what i found offensive is Alex started a thread of an unbelievably sensitive (EDIT: and polarising) nature and was devolving extrordaniraly fast into another boring 'hang 'em high', 'i'm more hardass than you are' 'bring back capitol punishment' 'cut his ..... off' and provide a platform for nasty macho front bar bloodthirsty mob blah blah kneejerk reaction competition, stuff i am frankly suicidely bored of - on a subject that has had more press and discussion than just about anything I can think of in history, just check your letters to the editors in your local rag if you cant get enuff of this topic!?
officially taboo and suppressed things that dont get much media support/coverage like ID ect. are fair game - and like Bert says, things that actually have a connection to what this forum is remotely about, even tenuously

i am sorry Alex, but being an ex legal type you would know well know the term 'vexatious litigant'? even i know my rant quota and when i have exceeded it