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The link below is an The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10cMike Huckabeethedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJason Jones in Iran" target=_blank>interesting debate between Huckabee and Jon Stewart on the Daily Show on the topic of abortion.  Sadly, when human life is devalued because of selfish reasons like economics, inconvenience, or emotional strife (all of the  primary reasons why women have abortions), the result is that human life in general is worth less.  Well now it seems that a human life is worth less than a really bad Mike Meyers movie.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a man was sentenced to 6 months for pirating the movie The Love Guru with Mike Meyers.  I didn’t see the movie and am probably more healthy for it – fewer destroyed brain cells and all.  As one blogger at Gizmodo says, “It might have been worth it for …” a better film like the recent Star Trek movie.  But when the man (Jack Yates") pirated the movie by lifting the DVD from work (he makes promos for movies) and distributed vie the Internets.  Now here is the sad part.  He blamed Grandma.  He showed it at her birthday party and then she gave it away to a friend who gave it to a friend who uploaded it.  So now he’s going to the pokey for 6 months.

Maybe he deserves it.  I think he should not have stolen the flick.  And it really doesn’t matter what he stole.  But what is so offensive to me is when you compare this infraction to that of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth and then see the resulting penalties for their crimes, it shows how little value our society places on human life.  Stallworth was driving drunk when he hit and killed a man in Florida.  He got 30 days.  One month for killing a man while doing something we all know is not only illegal and immoral but really stupid.  He should be getting at least 6 months.  I would say much longer.

You may not agree with my connecting this with the devaluing of human life as a result of abortion.  But at least we can agree that human life is worth more than a ridiculous comedy film on DVD.  How much?  That is not something I can calculate, but I know it’s worth more than one sixth the value of a DVD.

Here’s an idea.  To punish Stallworth further we can give him the six months and make him continuously watch The Love Guru.