From: Adam Flinton 

Mark Hessey wrote:

> "Steve Ewing"  wrote in message
> news:opr2toxsy6y0yqhy{at}news.barkto.com...
>
>>On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:14:00 -0500, Mark Hessey 
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Our prisoners have been  convicted of a crime in court...
>>
>>"The pitcher lobs a slow fat strike right down the middle, as the hitter
>>digs in..."
>>
>>Anyone care to take a swing?
>
>
> ROFL! I can take it, whatever it is... I presume that I left myself wide
> open, but I'm missing it ;-)
>
>

Who sets the rules? i..e let us imagine that opposing in word or deed etc
Mr S Hussein was a capital crime in Iraq. So you mutter that he's a bad man
&  you're dragged off, tried & executed.

Or even you get lucky & it's just life (meaning life) in jail.

But at least the prisoner has been convicted of a crime in court.

I.e. set the rules make the crims you want.

e.g. a good old favourite around the less enlightened parts of the world is
ye olde making it a crime to be in anyway disparaging about the President
(e.g. Mr Mugabe).

Good way to get all those discontented by your grip on power into jail
& thus a good thing for stability over liberty.

Adam

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