Misopinionated,

Interesting question - why do you behave like a half-wit ? If someone disagrees with you, is that all you've got ?

Joe

Dear Loudmouth,

It's obvious that you and individual and some others do not come from a humanities background so I guess that is why I keep seeing you as creation scientists.

'It's obvious that you and individual and some others do not come from a humanities background so I guess that is why I keep seeing you as creation scientists.'

Its obvious that the humanities background has dumbed you down Mr Opinion. Joe admits to be as godless as you.

Dear runner,

Well at least I've got degrees in the humanities which is a lot more than I can say about you.

Hi there BANJO PATERSON...

As always, you argue a very, very sound case for the execution of those individuals who commit the most atrocious of crimes in our community. I note, among those who, in your view, should suffer execution, are child murderers. A crime which Ms. Linda CHAMBERLIN was once convicted and sentenced. Further advances in forensic science, and a more thorough police investigation, ultimately proved (on appeal), she was innocent of killing her baby daughter, Asaria.

Imagine if you will, she was executed? Without going over old ground ad nauseam, I was a policeman for over 32 years, most of that as a detective. Fortunately, or unfortunately, when you think about it, I dealt with one of the most depraved killers in NSW, Archie Beattie McCAFFERTY, who killed four innocent souls, with three to go. Little did this killer know, he taught me much about the mind and MO of an unstable and unpredictable killer. If you have a mind to Rodney, you could perhaps Google him. In fact, Archie wanted to be executed, claiming he would ultimately find peace, from the endless persecution from the Courts & the police.

Notwithstanding the apparent advances of Science, let me tell you, Rodney, it's dogged, hard, mindnumbing police work, that counts in the end. Sure science has it's uses - it works like a signpost, pointing you in a specific direction. However, it can muddle the facts, sending investigators on false lines of inquiry as well.

That said, I much preferred working under our current arrangement, at which point, if an atrocious crime is committed, the perpetrator upon conviction, spends years locked-up in gaol. Rather than investigating suspect(s), and if you, as the investigator, get it wrong, the suspect may forfeit his life.

I don't remember runner rabbiting on about formal qualifications as young, naive people seem to do. With his innate wisdom and goodness, he would never need such useless trappings. My vote goes to runner.