« Reply #52 on: February 02, 2009, 06:04:40 PM »
I have a novel idea that might take care of the issue of punishment and restitution all in one fell swoop!! Expanding on your idea of the death penalty, let's start a lottery. $10 a ticket and the winner gets to flip the switch!! I'm quite sure there are enough of us on here who would buy into that to come pretty darned close to taking care of the restitution. 
That sounds like a winner to me. Especially if he has room on his lap for some people who screwed me over.

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