its real simple

[wildhorses]

(haha)

your choice...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear wildhorses!

I prefer to be merciful.........

But it does depend!

Is this some sort of a trick poll? :scared:


:loveya: :hug:

[wildhorses]

3. heavens no!!

just like to throw stuff out for discussion...

i am with you ...give me mercy

and let me be merciful

thanks for responding!!

:hug:

[Ptah]

2. Other

merciful justice, please.

:prayerful pose gif:

[wildhorses]

4. you must be a diplomat

;):hi:

[Ptah]

5. I'll be whatever you insist I be.

:hi:

If I must

[wildhorses]

6. you know i just save that pic

thanks!!

:hug: so good to see you tonight :hi:


how are things?

[Ptah]

7. Things are good

I'm in the prime of my life, I think.

:hug:

[wildhorses]

8. you are--if that is your grandson!!

:rofl:


that is the cutest pic...reminds me of my nephews, they have that kind of attitude...7 going on 37!!

[Ptah]

9. That's a scan of the card

my daughter gave to me for my most recent birthday.

I love her.

[wildhorses]

10. of course you do!!!

is she the one that got you the watermelons?

[Ptah]

11. Yes, she is my decorator.

[wildhorses]

12. have you ever grown watermelons?

how are your sunflowers?

[Ptah]

13. I have had some success with watermelons.

My sunflowers are just now shedding their husks:



It is one of the most graceful things I have ever seen.

:hi:

[wildhorses]

14. it is truly a miracle

i think my granpa woulda liked you...

he would plant 3 rows of watermelons about 200 feet long...

they got long rows in alabama:P

this was his favorite time of year:bounce:

lord, the stuff he would plant:loveya:

[Ptah]

15. You would have like my grandparents, as well

[wildhorses]

16. they look so happy

and i love her hair...

is this you mother or father's side?

[Ptah]

17. Those are my father's parents.

I have a picture of my father, when I was just a twinkle in his eye.



















I'll try to find it.










































I know it's here somewhere,




















































Here it is:

[wildhorses]

18. i think i see a resemblance

he was a navy man?

[Ptah]

20. It looks like we're alone here so I'd like to say

feel free to PM me.

[wildhorses]

24. --

check your pm

[hfojvt]

19. it is said that Philosophers

kick up dust and then complain that they cannot see. But my answer depends on definitions. What is justice? How does it differ from retribution or prevention of recidivism? What is the severity of the offense? For example, I run stop signs all the time on empty streets on my bike at night. Does justice demand that I pay a fine for each instance? Why? Who has been harmed? On the other hand what would 'mercy' be when applied to the BTK killer or Tookie or Mumia? That he not get a life sentence? Are they just told 'go, and sin no more'? Or is the fact that they are not tortured in retribution a degree of mercy?

[Ptah]

21. I am harmed

if I cannot count on fellow citizens stopping.

[hfojvt]

23. many car drivers seem to expect me to run them

Although I never do when a car is there. I would ride in front of a loaded weapon of mass destruction?

[Ptah]

26. See, I'm riding my bike, expecting you to adhere to the rules of the road.

and you blow the stop sign because there is no car?

:ouch:

[hfojvt]

27. ha. Seeing another bike in this town

there are better odds on the powerball. You are far more likely to get hit by a meteorite than you are by a scofflaw bicyclist.

[Ptah]

28. If I got hit by a scofflaw bicyclist,

it would be you?

It would hurt.

If only you hadn't blown that stop sign.

If only I had made car noises.

[hfojvt]

29. a whole lotta ifs there

if beagles could fly, they might break the sound barrier

if not for your blazing speed my evasive maneuvers would work

since most stop signs are 4 way, you must also have blown one, or

you are on some really busy through street where a) you are already taking your life in your hands, and b) requires me to slow and/or stop most of the time just for the accursed motorized traffic.

[Ptah]

31. I don't know, man

I take the bus.

Keep the shiny side up!

[wildhorses]

22. i think you raise an obvious question in regards to the

black and white of things and the various shades of gray that life comes...

still, i would rather err on the side of mercy even with the foul deeds you have just mentioned...

however, i might pose the question that it might me more merciful to put an end to it rahter than to let justice seek its course in appeals and life in misery...

i do not know...i just question...

thanks for your response

:hi:

[dEMOK]

25. There is no Mercy w/o Justice - and no Justice w/o Mercy... n-t

[billyskank]

30. Mercy is way better than justice

Justice is getting what we deserve. If that is all we'll ever get then we're all screwn. Mercy is getting better than we deserve.