Quote Originally Posted by ThisYouWillDo View Post
I would also like your opinion (in addition to wmrs's) on "Blackstone's Ratio": better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.
In theory it's a good idea. In real life things are never quite that simple. Ideally the courts should have indisputable proof that someone has committed the crime which they are being tried for, no question. That's why hearsay evidence and evidence which might have been tainted by overzealous police officers or "helpful" citizens is generally not allowed. But the idea of having a vicious criminal's case tossed out of court because of minor procedural errors is taking things to the extreme, I believe.

(As for offending Him Above, I was really referring to God ... LOL.)
Yes, I was aware of that. That was my point. Certainly He is much more patient and forgiving than I (just ask the Church). If you haven't angered me yet, I can't believe you could have angered Him. And if you did, and the earthquake was his way of getting your attention, well then it just proves that He has pretty poor aim!

(Waiting for MY world to rock, now!)