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  1. Re:I trust parents more than government on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    This makes it a troll:
    " I don't trust the people inside the DC Beltway. They are sick (control freaks)."

  2. Re:I trust parents more than government on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    So when your neighbor plays music at 135 db you won't stick your nose into their business?
    If someone parks in front of your drive way?
    If you see people in danger you wont call for help because you don't stick you nose into other peoples business?

  3. Re:I trust parents more than government on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    Giovernemn is reletivly open, you can get records on mos tof that they do, and it has a oral res;ponsibility to all the people.

    Corporations are largly secreitve, amfd have no responsibility with to the people.

    That's why the default position should be to trust the government.

    Also, 'The Government' is made of many separate agency, many different groups. A corporation only works on it's products.

    Most of what the government says can be verified.

    Note: I am talking about the government employees and records, not politicians.

    This doesn't mean be stupid and stop thinking. Not at all. I can list several things I am unhappy with. Interestingly, all of the issues where forced on by politician, not decided on by knowledgeable people.

  4. Re:Vermont. on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 4, Informative

    "A vaccination is an individual decision "
    false
    - Not all vaccines are 100%. This is one reason why herd immunity is critical.
    - These people my not be able to be vaccinated for medical reasons.
    - They may go home to family members you are elderly, or too young to be vaccinated.

    When you don't get vaccinated, you harm others pretty directly, same with smoking, BTW.

  5. Re:Vermont. on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    I agree that the right thing to do is to force all those medically able to get vaccines.

  6. Re:Vermont. on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "A vaccination is an individual decision "
    no it is not. It is a social decision. If you are able, but unwilling to get a vaccine, then you are risking society.

  7. Re:Autism on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    Then you should get you vaccination, you are a risk to others.

    In fact, adults who got the vaccines should go get a booster.

  8. Re:Autism on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    " we have the right not to be forced to submit to medical procedures we don't agree with."
    But you don't have the tight to put children in harms way.
    Just like you don't have the right to watch your child die on your couch when they could get medical care.

  9. Re:Autism on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    "more gun ownership equals less burglaries"
    false.

    Not getting vaccinated puts everyone ELSE at risk. If you don't want your children vaccinated, don't have children.
    Or go live in some 3rd world hell hole.

  10. Re:Autism on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 2

    "I'll use ad hominem attacks and faulty logic to keep them safe. "
    if you boil it down to that, then how do you know you are keeping them safe? You don't. You need science and numbers to know that.

    You have the same irrational attitude as people who are anti-vaccines.

  11. Re:Vermont. on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 0

    Mod parent up.

  12. Re:I trust parents more than government on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Parents are not give some magic ability to know science, or understand medicine.
    Mom aren't magic and there gut feelings are wrong more then right. Fortunately on most matters there isn't an immediate effect.

    That parents decision is killing children. When it comes to vaccines, I would welcome back the days where all the children got there shots at the school.

    Don't confuse politicians with the agency doing the science.

  13. Re:Evolution in Action? on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's the children that died, not the fuck twads that listen to Jenny and watched Oprah.

    What the parent deserve to get is prison time.

  14. I would like to take a moment on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 0, Troll

    And say something to the women who made this possible:
    Dear Jenny and Oprah:
    Fuck you, I hope you both die in a fire.

  15. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    She wasn't convicted, but she is a murderer.
    She killed her daughter. No doubt. The defense side tracked the case with alleged past sexual abuse.

    "If she didn't kill her daughter (or pay someone to do it), an acquittal is the only valid verdict"
    incorrect. If her lawyer can defend her then an acquittal is the only valid verdict. Completely separate from whether or not she did it.

    You are clearly ill informed of the facts.
    The found the girls hair in the trunk. The hair was in a state that happens to hair only after someone is dead.
    They found evidence of a decomposing body in her trunk.
    They found evidence of chloroform in her trunk.
    There is a clear record of her looking up information on how to do this exact same type of murder
    Her car smelled like a dead body.
    She fabricated a story about a nanny.

    They found her hair in the trunk from the girls corpse.

  16. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    Yeah, shame his DNA was found at the scene.
    No doubt in my mind that he did it.
    Also no doubt in my mind that the verdict is the proper one because the prosecutors fucked up. The moment she changed her hair, it went from another murder case to a show for her.

    And the glove? I don't know whats more baffling, that they insisted he try it, or that they let him get away with how to tried to put it on. If you can get a video, watch how he scrunches his hand for a brief moment that turns it into theatrics; which his lawyer jumped right on. They where prepared for that.
    And the judge should have barred all cameras.

  17. Re:Really? on Scientists Study Trajectories of Life-Bearing Earth Meteorites · · Score: 1

    yeah, it's a fact. Giant craters, layer of material around the globe. etc...

  18. Re:Sub 1cm Ejecta on Scientists Study Trajectories of Life-Bearing Earth Meteorites · · Score: 1

    depends on the atmosphere and speed, but probably. Of course, 'burning up' doesn't mean the mass goes away, just changes.

  19. Re:and all galactic life will be like star trek on Scientists Study Trajectories of Life-Bearing Earth Meteorites · · Score: 1

    There are a lot of advantages to being bipedal. On planets with land.

  20. Re:Panspermia on Scientists Study Trajectories of Life-Bearing Earth Meteorites · · Score: 1

    No it isn't. It shows that amino acids can come from inorganic compounds. Being on Earth isn't needed.

  21. Re:Panspermia on Scientists Study Trajectories of Life-Bearing Earth Meteorites · · Score: 1

    Other planets.

    You can have both.
    Hell, Human beings could be wiped out by a giant piece of rock from a destroy planed, and organic compound on that rock could eventually become the new life forms.

  22. Re:My experience from Atlanta on Data Center Staff Will Sleep Among the Racks For London Olympics · · Score: 1

    " Plus, it's totally fun to live at work! If you've ever worked a campaign, you know this!"

    No, no it isn't. It's called slavery. The fact they you 'get' to leave to get coffee once in a while doesn't change that.

  23. Re:It's the Olympics on Data Center Staff Will Sleep Among the Racks For London Olympics · · Score: 0, Troll

    The point is, working for some data center that has nothing to do with the Olympics is not contributing to the Olympics.

    That said,. so the fuck what? IT's another sporting event where people will make tons of money at the top, and everyone elses lives will be a nightmare.

    They can shove the Olympics for all I care.

  24. Re:Sounds kind of fun, actually. on Data Center Staff Will Sleep Among the Racks For London Olympics · · Score: 1

    I'll take proper pay and buy my own food, thanks.

  25. Re:Sounds kind of fun, actually. on Data Center Staff Will Sleep Among the Racks For London Olympics · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Any work request made to an employee who doesn't have any force behind them is never truly voluntary.

    People will remember you aren't a "team player". Of course those same people get to go home at night.