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Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
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Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Do you think this bible-thumping judge will provide atheists any jail options?


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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Have some written rag:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/2...0680.shtml
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Madness strikes again.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Interesting...
I'm unsure how exactly they imagine church is going to help.

Wait, I get it! The offender will get molested by a priest, and that'll be the punishment!
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm
I would have overwhelmingly chosen jail until I read this...

Quote:If the one-year church attendance program is completed, the offender's case will be dismissed.

If you go to church, the case will be dismissed entirely. That is a tough call.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Hah! I'd go to church too - but I don't think the pastor would appreciate my commentary.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 6:04 pm
(September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I would have overwhelmingly chosen jail until I read this...

Quote:If the one-year church attendance program is completed, the offender's case will be dismissed.

If you go to church, the case will be dismissed entirely. That is a tough call.

Bring ear plugs. Or an ipod, some kind of mp3 player.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Erm,,isn't that, umm, "unconstitutional"?


Make an interesting court case.Fucking crackers.

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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 6:31 pm
(September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm)R-e-n-n-a-t Wrote: Interesting...
I'm unsure how exactly they imagine church is going to help.

Wait, I get it! The offender will get molested by a priest, and that'll be the punishment!

I don't think that this program applies for juvenile offenders.

I'm just waiting to see this program ruled unconstitutional. I mean, I can appreciate the gesture of people trying to rehabilitate criminals, but Church? I don't know who originally said it, but I think I've read somebody saying that "becoming a Christian doesn't make you a different person; it just makes you more of the same person you already were." If Anybody who has also heard this should give me an attribution, I will be eternally grateful.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I would need some clarification on what the actual choice is!
The clip says the choice is jail plus a fine ( TIME IN JAIL NOT SPECIFIED ) or 1 YEAR in church.
I would want to know the fine and the time in jail....if I could pay the fine and the jail term was short, I'd choose that over grovelling in church for a year!
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