02-27-2019, 12:09 AM
(02-26-2019, 10:54 PM)GMDino Wrote: I know I said to stay on topic but this line made me think:
Does that double standard work for you too? If it were a man would you WANT them to be brought back?
No, not at all.
Quote:Not that I think you think that, but to accuse others begs the question if they can accuse you.
I'm not sure why that begs the question, but have at it.
(02-26-2019, 11:02 PM)GMDino Wrote: Me either. But ti someone wants to pose that question it would seem, to me, that they believe at least a few people are saying it does matter and it is only fair others could do that to him.
I'm certainly not bothered by it.
Quote:I don't think anyone made that distinction in this case.
Well, actually, what prompted the thought was the fact that every link Dill shared about returning ISIS members was about women. Given that women demonstrably receive lesser sentences than men for the same crimes;
https://www.law.umich.edu/newsandinfo/features/Pages/starr_gender_disparities.aspx
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/women-arent-always-sentenced-by-the-book-maybe-men-shouldnt-be-either/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/men-women-prison-sentence-length-gender-gap_n_1874742.html
It raised the question of whether these two women were receiving any sympathy for joining an organization as vile as ISIS because they were women. Feel free to read the above links and ponder the question yourself.
