tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317927722469077625.post4895027839107202766..comments2023-10-11T01:50:02.179-07:00Comments on Idaho Conversation League: It made me stop and thinkIdaho Conversation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831489469297838027noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317927722469077625.post-54133307095622073412010-01-15T17:52:09.130-08:002010-01-15T17:52:09.130-08:00Well-written and appreciated. Vengeance is your fr...Well-written and appreciated. Vengeance is your friend's goal, and that's a perfectly understandable motivation. It's human nature and arguably admirable, and how could anyone not acknowledge and respect such an emotion?<br /><br />Fortunately for the sake of justice, our society doesn't leave decisions of life and death retribution in the hands of furious ex-boyfriends. He's free to write letters and hold rallies and do whatever he can to urge the end he wants, which is as it should be. The judge, jury, and governor are supposed to be motivated by a desire for justice, which is easily confused for vengeance but isn't the same thing.Helen and Harry Highwaternoreply@blogger.com