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"War On Terror" Board Game Confiscated In UK
An anonymous reader writes "The board game The War On Terror is a satirical game in which George Bush's 'Axis of Evil' is reduced to a spinner in the middle of the board, which determines which player is designated a terrorist state. That person then has to wear a balaclava (included in the box set) with the word 'Evil' stitched onto it. Kent police said they had confiscated the game because the balaclava 'could be used to conceal someone's identity or could be used in the course of a criminal act.' Balaclavas are freely sold all over the place in the area." Schneier has blogged this stupidity, of course.
This doesn't strike me as a +5 "Insightful" comment. It's a broad-brushed rant with no supporting evidence. Even if it's true, it's not a novel idea. I suggest we stick with fact-based discussions.
I once read that a REAL DOCTOR told people not to drink water out of plastic water bottles. I also heard that you need to be careful about a virus named GOOD TIMES. I also forwarded an email which tested Bill Gate's email tracking system. I was going to get a dollar... In all fairness, these videos are actually interesting. But, just because someone claims he's a lawyer...
http://www.allen-poole.com/
The unfortunate Brazilian illegally in the country that the polices asked to stop when they thought he was acting suspiciously in the underground, who then proceeded to run away when they went towards him. Which happened shortly after the London bombings and the tubes had extra armed security personal patrolling. Yes, I can see why he was shot. Paranoia runs high when you local area has just been bombed, you obviously never lived anywhere near an IRA bombing attack.
Maybe the police should not have shot first, he certainly should not have run away. I doubt the thought of another bomb going didn't play on their reasoning. The guy should not have run making him look like a criminal, he shouldn't have even been in the country. There's no way he would have been arrest or deported when questioned. The police would have merely frisked him. He could have played the ignorant tourist and gone on his merry way.
I mean, I didn't even read the summary, let alone the article, but it was posted by kdawson.
Am I wrong?
What an over reacting lefty veggie tree hugger. There was nothing authoritarian about it. It was a mistake plain and simple. Get over it. People do jobs that require life or death decisions. When a /.er makes a mistake all that results is a runtime error, when service member makes a mistake someone can die. But they are human and can make mistakes under pressure as well. It's reactions like yours that make people hate liberals because of your incessant ranting and raving. Most reasonable people can understand that the police were under pressure. You clearly can't. Maybe a stint in uniform would help you understand better than sitting in the dark in your underpants.
But does the game allow the free-country to also be the
terrorist country? I.E, the real terrorists are inside
the free-country. If not, the game is not complete.
You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
Get over it? A man was murdered you sick motherfucker. Stop sucking police cock and reading the daily mail, and be a fucking human being.
I'd rather be a 'lefty veggie tree hugger' - none of which are bad things by the way - than a cunt like you apologising for the brutality of the state and its trigger happy representatives.
If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we shoot people for Apollo-related non-sequiturs?
the Israelis, hardly renowned for respecting the civil rights of those they consider enemies of the state.
Fucking anti-semitic cocksucking pig. Go die.
You've got some nerve calling someone else "racist", you Jew-hating piece of shit fuck.
I felt I should give him my support =P
This is why if the RCMP find some dude cutting some random guy's head off with a knife they enter into a five hour standoff rather than just shooting the sick bastard and moving on. Look, I'm all for police accountability, but if you've got some dude holding a head, 40 people who see him did it and have given him an opportunity to come peacefully without the threat of a death penalty and you don't shoot the guy then you are a bunch of pussies.
When Argumentum ad Hominem falls short, try Argumentum ad Matrem
You are assuming people individually have the right to be governed as they please. Which is obviously beyond impractical.
Because you were born in America you get a limited choice of governments, which is a LOT more than someone born in Iran or China gets, and it may in fact be the most freedom practically possible.
You don't want a standing army protecting you ? Then the result is simple : why don't you just die ? There are enough people simply wanting to kill you for breathing (or being white, or black, or blue for that matter, or believing in Jesus, or not believing in the paedophile prophet, or because you're female, or ...). So if you don't want anyone to protect you with weapons, just move to the conclusion : die.
Or go live in Ramallah or Khartoum or Ryadh, and "be free" : you'll be dead soon enough (esp. if you're female).
Alternatively there are a few European countries that are moving in the "no standing army" direction : Holland, and the EU as a whole (but the EU still has a lot of individual armies), so go live there and watch what happens.
The truth is these people don't want to share power. You hate democracy in general, but most of all you hate the compromises that it necessitates.
Democracy is the best possible government system we know, and we all know why it works : because it delays the point where idiots (and truly sorry : like you) force their idiotic will on the people, on everyone, the point where doing so starts killing them in the process. And yes, you heard me right, delay. Nevertheless making someone like you, or Al Gore, or Barack O. president will lessen said delay (potentially to 0). And yes, I'm fully aware that McCain will not be able to stop the slide into more idiotic, more suicidal policies, but electing him will at least delay said slide.