text; un: anonymous

[guangyao]

A curious, hypothetical question to put forwards to people here after reading something.

If someone you know commits crimes up to the point of murder, how far should the punishment go before they can consider it enough? Would it ever be enough?

Alternatively while I have this thing open; all the coffee tastes the same. Is there truly a difference between the different kinds the stores are offering?

[ Look, it's hard work being stuck in a bathtub as a mermaid sometimes, okay?]

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text, un: lian

[holycurse]

I believe that would depend on the crime, and how much those affected by it are willing to forgive.

Or how much you're willing to forgive yourself, in some cases.

As for coffee, I must admit I can't tell the difference between them either! Have you tried very many of them?

text; un: anonymous

[guangyao]

A lot of people here seem to believe that forgiveness and circumstance seem to be applicable in such cases.

I have tried a few, but it may simply be a case of choosing unwisely.

[holycurse]

It's the reasonable answer, don't you think? Using your example of murder, if one were to kill someone out of self-defense, certainly such a crime might be judged differently from a murder of malicious intent. And if you were to kill someone for what you believed to be a greater cause, then...regardless of that cause or its results, the victim's family might never forgive you for the deed.

I know there were quite a few different names in the store, but an acquaintance of mine did say the instant kind is terrible. Whether that's true or not may be up to different tastes, although they often appear to be the cheapest available as well, if that makes a difference.