even just possession of pictures puts you at war with human society not on the grounds of abstract legal principles, but on the grounds of innate biological drive.
Sorry, I don't see it the same way as you do. There is perhaps an "exact moment" when a pre-pubescent human female becomes post-pubescent. The male is wired to impregnate the female as soon as possible after this exact moment.
Attempting to impregnate a human female too long after this event, and the human male (A) may find that a competitor (B) has already laid his seed, and the female is already pregnant; male A loses.
Attempting to impregnate a human female at any time before this event will result in A simply wasting time and resources, because impregnation will not occur.
So it is absolutely true that human males who are attracted to pre-pubescent human females are abnormal. However, human males who are attracted to post-pubescent females, who are younger than an arbitrary legal age limit, are not abnormal, however much you would like to rant against the injustices of the world. And in this case, the injustice is written into our code of law. Perhaps generously decided to give the human females time to develop further, but that's not part of biology/nature/the real world.
"Child pornography does not directly put childrens lives at risk."
Other than death by disease and damaged internal organs, I'd have to say - I still don't agree with you. The emotional health of a child is part of their life and is directly at risk.
Just in case you did not intentionally misunderstand, the OP meant "people looking at pictures of a crime that had been committed, should not itself be a crime."
As far as I know, there exists no other crime for which the possession of evidence that the crime was committed, is itself a crime.
Yes, victimizing children is completely wrong. So, too, is victimizing adults who possess evidence that a crime was committed.
Especially when said adults had nothing to do with the perpetration of the crime in the first place, and are just "onlooking bystanders", like those you see watching the aftermath of a car crash. (Except that they're also generally masturbating, usually in the privacy of their own homes, but that's what makes people squeamish. What the fuck, why am I defending this you ask? Because it's a matter of principle; you are legally able to possess pictures of a murder; in fact, the movie Faces of Death is available at my library. Don't hurt children -- also, don't criminalize adults for their possessions; criminalize their actions. Authorities just find it easier to go after the picture-sharers, than the actual perpetrators who hurt the children in the first place. And, to head it off: no, I am not at all interested in any type of pornography; I've had enough training with a heart-rate monitor.)
Finally, expect the blamestorm to fall upon climatologists for failing to convince them there was a problem [...]
I really liked that scene in The Last King of Scotland, where Idi Amin said to his adviser, who said he had warned the king about this circumstance, "BUT YOU DID NOT WARN ME STRONGLY ENOUGH!" I can see this blamestorm proceeding thusly...
And that combination can pretty much scare the hell out of anyone with a brain....
Yeah, I've had this scenario playing itself out in my brain for most of my life: the critters evolved far enough to be able to slightly escape the gravity well; then, they burned up all their resources, and were extinguished when the next big rock came too close to their planet.
Worst part of it is that the oil companies contributed to this result, instead of extending the usable life of their scarce resources.
Depends. A felon can no longer vote. Why do you think so many lesser crimes are now being made into felonies? Some crimes require you to be "put on a list" and cannot live in any demesne (e.g., "must be more than X feet away from a school at all times" means some housing is not for you). Prisoners, therefore, can generally be said to have lost rights; and, to have lost liberty. Both tend to persist beyond the period of incarceration. Which is sad, because this system appears to be mostly set up to disenfranchise, rather than educate/reform.
Using wireless makes sure that even if they step on it, you'll still get pictures of the layout. And it could be designed with a cavity in the center, and a motorized weight, so it could move around -- so you don't have to go in and retrieve it. And perhaps "spikes" that it could extend, if it needs to get over a larger obstruction. Which makes me think of Snow Crash (the motorcycle).
I've never even heard of places using formal project planning systems like microsoft project and GNATT charts and all that, but I suppose it could theoretically happen.
The more you zoom out from a GANTT chart, the closer it resembles a GNATT?
I find it difficult (though doable, using hands and perhaps a detached corpus collosum) for "one man" to be in a lover's tryst. I think the word you were looking for was "assassination", which as a side benefit has twice as many asses in it.
Going off-topic a bit I find it laughable that the US should be accusing Iran of breaking US and international law by trying to organise an assassination on US soil, when the US seems to feel free to use cyber-attacks against Iran.
Or the larger elephant in the room, "when the US seems to feel free to commit assassinations on foreign soil." (Especially of US citizens!)
You are correct, sir. Thanks for that quote, too; I'm fairly certain she wasn't being sarcastic as she evidenced poor understanding of the Constitution, and still wants to push her (Sonny's) agenda through.
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again, if there wasn't punishment in this world at all, it would probably turn out bad, so I acknowledge my "ideal" is not at all, really, realistic.
"Hi, I want 0 == 1, I know it's not really realistic, but that's what I want."
even just possession of pictures puts you at war with human society not on the grounds of abstract legal principles, but on the grounds of innate biological drive.
Sorry, I don't see it the same way as you do. There is perhaps an "exact moment" when a pre-pubescent human female becomes post-pubescent. The male is wired to impregnate the female as soon as possible after this exact moment.
Attempting to impregnate a human female too long after this event, and the human male (A) may find that a competitor (B) has already laid his seed, and the female is already pregnant; male A loses.
Attempting to impregnate a human female at any time before this event will result in A simply wasting time and resources, because impregnation will not occur.
So it is absolutely true that human males who are attracted to pre-pubescent human females are abnormal. However, human males who are attracted to post-pubescent females, who are younger than an arbitrary legal age limit, are not abnormal, however much you would like to rant against the injustices of the world. And in this case, the injustice is written into our code of law. Perhaps generously decided to give the human females time to develop further, but that's not part of biology/nature/the real world.
"Child pornography does not directly put childrens lives at risk."
Other than death by disease and damaged internal organs, I'd have to say - I still don't agree with you. The emotional health of a child is part of their life and is directly at risk.
Just in case you did not intentionally misunderstand, the OP meant "people looking at pictures of a crime that had been committed, should not itself be a crime."
As far as I know, there exists no other crime for which the possession of evidence that the crime was committed, is itself a crime.
Yes, victimizing children is completely wrong. So, too, is victimizing adults who possess evidence that a crime was committed.
Especially when said adults had nothing to do with the perpetration of the crime in the first place, and are just "onlooking bystanders", like those you see watching the aftermath of a car crash. (Except that they're also generally masturbating, usually in the privacy of their own homes, but that's what makes people squeamish. What the fuck, why am I defending this you ask? Because it's a matter of principle; you are legally able to possess pictures of a murder; in fact, the movie Faces of Death is available at my library. Don't hurt children -- also, don't criminalize adults for their possessions; criminalize their actions. Authorities just find it easier to go after the picture-sharers, than the actual perpetrators who hurt the children in the first place. And, to head it off: no, I am not at all interested in any type of pornography; I've had enough training with a heart-rate monitor.)
1.6 tones of wreckage
That sounds horrible!
That certainly ended well.
I sea what you did there...
There is clearly a long term agenda here beyond "drugs and illegals".
I'd instead say there's clearly a long term agenda here beyond illegals.
[...] slippery slop [...]
That's when it contains Olestra, right?
the themes of your last five masturbatory fantasies
The heart-rate biofeedback system I trained my penis on years ago.
Finally, expect the blamestorm to fall upon climatologists for failing to convince them there was a problem [...]
I really liked that scene in The Last King of Scotland, where Idi Amin said to his adviser, who said he had warned the king about this circumstance, "BUT YOU DID NOT WARN ME STRONGLY ENOUGH!" I can see this blamestorm proceeding thusly...
There may always be an upside, but some silver linings are pretty thin. :P
Sliver linings, then. :)
And that combination can pretty much scare the hell out of anyone with a brain....
Yeah, I've had this scenario playing itself out in my brain for most of my life: the critters evolved far enough to be able to slightly escape the gravity well; then, they burned up all their resources, and were extinguished when the next big rock came too close to their planet.
Worst part of it is that the oil companies contributed to this result, instead of extending the usable life of their scarce resources.
By drumming softly?
Depends. A felon can no longer vote. Why do you think so many lesser crimes are now being made into felonies? Some crimes require you to be "put on a list" and cannot live in any demesne (e.g., "must be more than X feet away from a school at all times" means some housing is not for you). Prisoners, therefore, can generally be said to have lost rights; and, to have lost liberty. Both tend to persist beyond the period of incarceration. Which is sad, because this system appears to be mostly set up to disenfranchise, rather than educate/reform.
We have an energy problem, not a food problem.
<rango>You folks have a water problem!</rango>
I've drive from town to town and noticed time changes as you roam from one network to the other.
Perhaps you're just being haunted by the energy of Peter Bishop?
I am not sure what an alterior motive is, but I am quite sure that MS has an ulterior motive for this.
My ex-girlfriend was an ulterior decorator.
Using wireless makes sure that even if they step on it, you'll still get pictures of the layout. And it could be designed with a cavity in the center, and a motorized weight, so it could move around -- so you don't have to go in and retrieve it. And perhaps "spikes" that it could extend, if it needs to get over a larger obstruction. Which makes me think of Snow Crash (the motorcycle).
I've never even heard of places using formal project planning systems like microsoft project and GNATT charts and all that, but I suppose it could theoretically happen.
The more you zoom out from a GANTT chart, the closer it resembles a GNATT?
I find it difficult (though doable, using hands and perhaps a detached corpus collosum) for "one man" to be in a lover's tryst. I think the word you were looking for was "assassination", which as a side benefit has twice as many asses in it.
s/Hudson/Jenkins/
Cops rarely assault cops. Blue wall and all that.
So, she put on her robe and wizard hat, eh?
Going off-topic a bit I find it laughable that the US should be accusing Iran of breaking US and international law by trying to organise an assassination on US soil, when the US seems to feel free to use cyber-attacks against Iran.
Or the larger elephant in the room, "when the US seems to feel free to commit assassinations on foreign soil." (Especially of US citizens!)
"If you leave
Don't leave now
Please don't take my heart away
[etc]
You are correct, sir. Thanks for that quote, too; I'm fairly certain she wasn't being sarcastic as she evidenced poor understanding of the Constitution, and still wants to push her (Sonny's) agenda through.