Obama Calls For End To Murder Prosecutions

With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at his side, President Obama today announced his opposition to all prosecutions for the crime of murder. "While murder is a dark and painful act," said Mr. Obama, "I see no point in looking backward to prosecute those who have committed it in the past." Mr. Reid added "It's quite possible that the investigation and prosecution of these past crimes will be seen by many as 'retribution'. Surely Americans do not wish to be viewed as a nation which 'punishes' those who break 'laws'. That way lies chaos."

The President continued: "Yes, reflection rather than retribution is needed now. Nothing will be gained by blaming murderers for what they've done. That is, of course, assuming the murder is in the past. Anyone planning to murder in the future should be aware of the possibility that their actions may be condemned and that they themselves may be put at risk of public criticism."

Mr. Obama also called for an end to the teaching of History in the public schools. "How can learning about what happened in previous years prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow? Moving forward is the best way to avoid making the mistakes of the past. Even better is not doing anything about those mistakes, which will assist us in not making them again, at least in exactly the same way."

Comments

[RevBookburn]

Right on! If we're supposed to overlook war-crimes, torture, crimes against humanity, mass-murder, and global economic destruction, who cares if someone murdered a small number of people or perpetrated any other kind of low-level crime? Rev. Bookburn - Radio Volta

[Zuzette]

Let's hope Obama is just positioning himself out of harm's way politically with his "moving forward" statements, & that Atty. General Holder will take the heat for him & procede with prosecutions of anyone involved in the many Bush era crimes against the Constitution. Otherwise, how can the U.S. continue to try to reclaim the moral high ground & the badly needed leadership role in this crumbling world ?

[wifitekman]

lol, this is like a April fools Joke or a " I gotcha", right? He can't actually be serious.

[Scurvybro]

Hmm ... I guess the first question to ask is that YOU can't actually be serious in posing your question, are you?

If you are serious, here goes:

If the "he" you are referring to is Mr. Misch, then yes, he was seriously writing a piece of satire.

If your "he" refers to the Obama or Reid mentioned in Mr. Misch's piece, well, uh, they can't be serious, because they are in a piece of fiction.

For further reading, see Jonathan Swift.

[carolr51]

Didn't you notice this is the comedy section?

[anachoret]

Great post.
But don't forget that it "works."
When you need to stop someone from doing something that they might do, even if they probably won't or can't, it is the best way to insure that the possibility is removed.

[SatinPanties]

Excellent! As one of the guests on Real Time with Bill Maher said Friday, "all crimes are committed in the past"!

From Congress Dems, I don't expect much, but I had (and still have) high hopes for Pres. Obama.

[LeftRight]

THANK YOU DAVID!!!! I've been saying this one to the tr0//s and, unfortunately, to the Democratic leaders ever since they started talking about "moving forward"!!!