But, they don't mind being able to make a buck off them. Fristly, as everyone has already pointed out, the article in the fourth link talks about how MS asked for the laptop back after they completed their review, or give it away to someone in their community. NOT take it and sell it on eBay. Ya, we get it, everyone loves Mac and hates MS. Companies are out to make money and they only reason why people love macs is image. Mac is as much about making money as anyone else. They're not in business to make your life easier...they're in business to make money...
"We believe in authority up here more than in America it seems. It's unlikely to be abused, especially if there is some transparency. It's very American to automatically respond to this kind of thing as though it was a threat. Stop acting like a teenager."
1. Please don't speak as though you speak for a nation, you don't represent me.
2. Don't say that it is "very American" to do anything. You just said you're Canadian, so how would you know?
3. It will get abused, things of this nature always get abused, ESPECIALLY where ANY special interest group is involved.
4. We're talking about child porn here, the only REAL way to combat it is to stop it at it's source, not throw a blanket over it any pretend its not happening. (out of sight out of mind)
5. To the American user (sorry i didn't catch your handle): I believe it's an American colloquialism "Love it or leave it". I suggest that you follow that. I don't recall bad-mouthing your country the last time I was there. I went there, met some great people, had a good time. If you don't like Canada, no one is keeping you here against your will, leave.
6. If you think stopping the transfer of images containing child porn shouldn't be illegal, i ask you this. What if it was your child? What if it was even you? How about that? These kids didn't ask to be put on the internet and exploited so some sick pervert can make a buck selling it to other sick perverts. I think a child's right for privacy and dignity supersedes your right to get a nut off looking at kiddie porn.
Sorry its a long post, this is my first, by I felt some of these things needed to be said outright. I know some of this was mentioned earlier in the post I just thought I'd bring some of the main points together into one post. Haha like I said, it's my first post, don't flame me!
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But, they don't mind being able to make a buck off them. Fristly, as everyone has already pointed out, the article in the fourth link talks about how MS asked for the laptop back after they completed their review, or give it away to someone in their community. NOT take it and sell it on eBay. Ya, we get it, everyone loves Mac and hates MS. Companies are out to make money and they only reason why people love macs is image. Mac is as much about making money as anyone else. They're not in business to make your life easier...they're in business to make money...
I am Canadian...
"We believe in authority up here more than in America it seems. It's unlikely to be abused, especially if there is some transparency. It's very American to automatically respond to this kind of thing as though it was a threat. Stop acting like a teenager."
1. Please don't speak as though you speak for a nation, you don't represent me.
2. Don't say that it is "very American" to do anything. You just said you're Canadian, so how would you know?
3. It will get abused, things of this nature always get abused, ESPECIALLY where ANY special interest group is involved.
4. We're talking about child porn here, the only REAL way to combat it is to stop it at it's source, not throw a blanket over it any pretend its not happening. (out of sight out of mind)
5. To the American user (sorry i didn't catch your handle): I believe it's an American colloquialism "Love it or leave it". I suggest that you follow that. I don't recall bad-mouthing your country the last time I was there. I went there, met some great people, had a good time. If you don't like Canada, no one is keeping you here against your will, leave.
6. If you think stopping the transfer of images containing child porn shouldn't be illegal, i ask you this. What if it was your child? What if it was even you? How about that? These kids didn't ask to be put on the internet and exploited so some sick pervert can make a buck selling it to other sick perverts. I think a child's right for privacy and dignity supersedes your right to get a nut off looking at kiddie porn.
Sorry its a long post, this is my first, by I felt some of these things needed to be said outright. I know some of this was mentioned earlier in the post I just thought I'd bring some of the main points together into one post. Haha like I said, it's my first post, don't flame me!