Yes, I most definitely WANT the government to be able to look at the bad guy's traffic. Are you saying that you'd rather live in a world where law-enforcement does not have the ability to wiretap?
VOTE IN NOVEMBER AND PUT AN END TO THIS HORSESHIT.
I'm confused, do you honestly believe that Kerry would actually oppose the ability of law enforcement agencies to quickly and easily tap the internet communications of those suspected of crimes?
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To convict, you need a unanimous guilty verdict from a diverse set of twelve people. It's hard to get three people to agree on anything, nevermind twelve. I have enough faith in the system to think that a emotional appeal would sway a few but not them all.
Not scary at all. Out of those 172 people scattered across the entire world, how many had motive, means, and opportunity to do the crime? Only 1, I'm sure.
Ah, that's what you meant...my mistake. For suicide bombings, there are the terrorists and there are the conspirators (those who were involved in planning but didn't actually do the deed). Once can hope that by identifying the terrorists quickly (using the cameras), one will be able to look up their "known accomplices" (or whatever it's called these days), to find new leads for investigation--the ultimate goal being to bring justice to everyone involved.
I would agree with you though that cameras are not as useful in suicide (as opposed to non-suicide) attacks and plots.
I made the point that terrorists will scout a target before they attack, therefore being caught on camera. I agree that having cameras at the site will not deter them, but it can help catch them afterwards.
I have no idea what element of that prompted your subsequent rant about my lack of understanding of history or freedom.
Chasing muggers down the street...say he catches up to them...then what? The muggers have a LOT more to lose than he does--bad news in a fight. Also, if he goes out of control and critically injures or kills a mugger, his self-defense plea will look a lot less convincing if he was chasing them. Better to give up his bag, walk to the police station where they have the perps' faces on camera, and let the police sort it out.
Would you go to the target site and sit around for a while to let people know your intents?
Absolutely. How can you possibly plan an attack with no knowledge of the target, no knowledge of the escape routes from the target, and no knowledge of the traffic patterns around the target?
This is why you occasionally hear stories of cops harassing innocent people who happened to show a little TOO much interest in photographing important buildings.
They do ban cars from areas. Visit the federal building in any major city. Those giant concrete flowerpots are there for a reason---to stop car bombs from getting close enough.
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the
conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
plus listing artificially inflated "retail" prices to make their pricing look like impressive discounting
If I understand correctly, the list price is the "publisher suggested" price printed on the back of the book. For most paperbacks and new hardbacks, you'll be charged close to the list price, but, for the latter, the retailer will knock off a significant amount as the hardback ages.
In any case, I agree with you that list prices are pretty useless but I don't think that displaying them is a malicious action by Amazon.
If you live in the northeast US, you get free NEXT DAY shipping from Barnes & Noble's. Their prices are slightly more expensive than Amazon, but I've had experiences with Amazon where it took well over a week to ship.
Hooray, Ithaca. We sure love our protests. My favorites were when the animal-rights students locked themselves in cages every year. Or when the Gaia folks crashed a monotheism academic talk and started yelling about a "mother-goddess" and pantheism.
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Yes, I most definitely WANT the government to be able to look at the bad guy's traffic. Are you saying that you'd rather live in a world where law-enforcement does not have the ability to wiretap?
I'm confused, do you honestly believe that Kerry would actually oppose the ability of law enforcement agencies to quickly and easily tap the internet communications of those suspected of crimes?
Homeschooling appeals to the president's conservative base...this a softball question to allow Bush to swing away and make his base happy.
Disclaimer: I was homeschooled.
Congresscritters? What are we, five years old?
Speak like a child, get treated like a child.
To convict, you need a unanimous guilty verdict from a diverse set of twelve people. It's hard to get three people to agree on anything, nevermind twelve. I have enough faith in the system to think that a emotional appeal would sway a few but not them all.
Not scary at all. Out of those 172 people scattered across the entire world, how many had motive, means, and opportunity to do the crime? Only 1, I'm sure.
DNA is still only a part of a case. The prosecutor still needs to show motive, means and opportunity.
You're right, bribing someone for the tapes would be a good attack strategy. Physical security on the monitors is a must.
Ah, that's what you meant...my mistake. For suicide bombings, there are the terrorists and there are the conspirators (those who were involved in planning but didn't actually do the deed). Once can hope that by identifying the terrorists quickly (using the cameras), one will be able to look up their "known accomplices" (or whatever it's called these days), to find new leads for investigation--the ultimate goal being to bring justice to everyone involved.
I would agree with you though that cameras are not as useful in suicide (as opposed to non-suicide) attacks and plots.
I made the point that terrorists will scout a target before they attack, therefore being caught on camera. I agree that having cameras at the site will not deter them, but it can help catch them afterwards.
I have no idea what element of that prompted your subsequent rant about my lack of understanding of history or freedom.
Enough!
Oh, wait...what does that say about me?
Does you're wife know you're cheating on her?
Chasing muggers down the street...say he catches up to them...then what? The muggers have a LOT more to lose than he does--bad news in a fight. Also, if he goes out of control and critically injures or kills a mugger, his self-defense plea will look a lot less convincing if he was chasing them. Better to give up his bag, walk to the police station where they have the perps' faces on camera, and let the police sort it out.
But they may help catch who did the horrific crime.
Absolutely. How can you possibly plan an attack with no knowledge of the target, no knowledge of the escape routes from the target, and no knowledge of the traffic patterns around the target?
This is why you occasionally hear stories of cops harassing innocent people who happened to show a little TOO much interest in photographing important buildings.
They do ban cars from areas. Visit the federal building in any major city. Those giant concrete flowerpots are there for a reason---to stop car bombs from getting close enough.
Choose a better analogy...
That's pretty funny. I hadn't thought about anything but books.
If I understand correctly, the list price is the "publisher suggested" price printed on the back of the book. For most paperbacks and new hardbacks, you'll be charged close to the list price, but, for the latter, the retailer will knock off a significant amount as the hardback ages.
In any case, I agree with you that list prices are pretty useless but I don't think that displaying them is a malicious action by Amazon.
If you live in the northeast US, you get free NEXT DAY shipping from Barnes & Noble's.
Their prices are slightly more expensive than Amazon, but I've had experiences with Amazon where it took well over a week to ship.
Hooray, Ithaca. We sure love our protests. My favorites were when the animal-rights students locked themselves in cages every year. Or when the Gaia folks crashed a monotheism academic talk and started yelling about a "mother-goddess" and pantheism.
You a Cornellian or an Ithaca Collegian?
DSD, CU '02
How is cable a monopoly? One can always spring for a satellite dish...
No, it has a different high-tech feel, and I miss the Normal, Hard, Expert difficulties of Thief (made for amazing replayability).
But if you're willing to play "no-kill" style, you get the same hide-in-the-dark-and-plan feel.