Should people be allowed to be asshats? Sure why not? But they should expect to be punched in the nose every once in a while when they are.
Should people grow a spine? Sure, why not? We really shouldn't cater to the whiny sniveling lot either. They should learn to punch people in the nose.
The world was much more polite when people actually could punch someone without fear of being sued into oblivion.
I generally agree with your assessment, however the last paragraph is only presenting half the story. The other half of the test should be "should a middle age woman harass a young teenager the way she did?"
I honestly don't know of ANY adult woman, middle age, that would even think of, let alone bother to execute such a plan. I cannot even comprehend the mind that thinks that was fine, funny, or even remotely okay to do. I know they exist, but I can't imagine a worse excuse for a pathetic piece of womanhood.
... punish someone for their obviously evil actions, when it wasn't clear that an actual crime had been committed.
This is what I call an "ASSHOLE LAW", where someone obviously evil to most people, but clearly within the confines of what is "legal".
In the old days... people like this would get their asses kicked, and the law would look away. The assholes would end up being isolated away from the rest of the community.
Bad cases make worse laws. This case is just another example of ASSHOLE justice, which is really bad for defining what is legal or not legal.
Assholes always skirt around the edges of what is legal, which is my definition of what an asshole is. Assholes ruin it for everyone else.
This explains the current two party system in the USA, the last several elections, and the current flap in Illinois. Actually, it explains a lot more. Damn I'm depressed.
FOR $DIETY sake, don't do it!!! You'll end up surfing Slashdot ALL DAY like the rest of us.
If you're really bright, go into Physics or Chemistry! Better chance at girls than living in your mom's basement for the next 30 years till you're too old to program any longer!
You are moral police, you just have a different application.
Do you think stealing is okay? how about MP3s? Moral Police?
Do you think killing is okay? How about death penalty? Abortion? Moral Police?
Do you think Beating kids is okay? Spanking? Grounding? Moral Police?
Can I eat animals or should I listen to PETA? How about tossing paint on fur coats? Moral Police?
So, where does one draw the line? I'm sure you have morals, but where they differ from others, doesn't mean they are "moral police" any more than you are.
As for the Album Covers, I found the Scorpions Virgin Killers cover disgusting. Not because of the picture itself(partly, not totality), but because what the whole point is. To say it isn't "Sexualizing" a child is pure sophistry. The Album Title itself is sexual in nature. It was clearly mean to be sexual in nature.
If you don't think it was sexual, even a little bit, then I have SERIOUS questions on your judgment, and I wouldn't let you any where near my daughters.
Congress critters, unions and lobbyists are part of the problem. It would be much easier to require foreign goods to be manufactured for import by US standards, required of US companies.
This means that companies wanting to import products would voluntarily agree to ALL the standards, regulations and controls, AND inspection, or else their products won't be allowed import.
We shouldn't allow products that don't comply with our standards into our country. If it is good enough for us, it should be good enough for everyone.
I remember way back when (10-15 years ago), a certain Bill Clinton Administration passed a "Luxury Tax" on such things. The logic was that the rich will just keep buying these things even if they taxed them to death. Reality was that they had to rescind the tax when the workers for the companies making those thing lost their job. Not a single rich person lost their job. Taxes only hurt the poor, regardless of who you think you're punishing.
2) The Top of the economy buys things from the bottom of the economy, and hires them to service the rich.
The problem isn't the rich, in spite of Obama and the left. The poor will always be with us. Looking around here in the USA, Most of those called "poor" aren't really "poor", especially when compared to the truly impoverished in the rest of the world.
I care more about opportunity than I care about people being poor. Opportunity to succeed and be successful. To that end, each and every regulation government imposes limits the ability of one to succeed. True economic justice doesn't punish success (taxes, regulation), True economic justice means the little guy has as much opportunity to succeed as the big guys. Let me know when a true startup or small mom/pop company can make a car, without being regulated to death before they even start.
3) Economic Recovery can only happen when we start imposing the same restrictions on imported goods as found on goods produced in the US (or where ever you are). The reason we offshore is because there is economic advantage to. When we can't make electronics in the US because of environmental, worker safety, and wage laws make it non-feasible to do so, but China has no such problems, of course all of our stuff will be made in China.
AND as long as Walmart and others only want "cheap" goods, it will remain so. Neither the (R) or (D) understand this. Because both want more regulation.
And before you start saying "evil corporations", corporations are neither evil or good. They are built to make money for their owners, which often times are you (Stocks, bonds, pension funds, 401K etc). And you are buying their products. People are evil or good.
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In many places that is still against the law, even if you could get the Asshole to agree to such an invasion. Not getting permission first is definitely a bad idea, and illegal in most jurisdictions.
ON an asside note, most bad laws are written because some Asshole did something that wasn't against the law. So they write a law to make it illegal so we can "legally" punch them in the face (ie jail or fine).
You'll see this everytime someone says... "There ought to be a law". No, there shouldn't be a law, we should be allowed to punch assholes for being assholes.
World is full of Assholes... And Assholes use the law to continue to be assholes.
Everyone knows an asshole. You know, the guy/gal who sits on the fence of the law, skirting around the edges, being an asshole and taking every advantage to be one.
We all know we want to punch the asshole in the face, because they definitely deserve it, but we also know that the Asshole will sue and so we don't.
We're in the age of the "legal asshole", the asshole that never breaks any law, but abuses the gray areas simply because they can.
This is what happens when Libertarian Ideals are set aside because "the people want ______"
Fill in the ______ with any number of options, and you'll start to see why it is Tyranny. Especially if the ______ has any economic costs.
We know where the Terrorists are. We are too afraid of what the "world" will think if we try to do anything about them. Because most of them live in places that generally like those kinds of people around.
And if the latest incident in India could suggest anything, it would be that ten or fifteen people can do a whole lot of damage to "soft" targets. The same lesson is learned from 9/11, Columbine, Oklahoma City and off the coast of Somalia.
If you look at my short list above, you'll be able to see that it isn't easy to stop these kinds of things. We don't want to believe anyone is capable of such actions so we tend to ignore the REAL warning signs.
So we build up one area, while ignoring another. The next attack will not be on airports or planes. It will be a stadium filled with 100K drunken soccer fans, or some other place where there isn't enough security to stop a few guys determined enough to kill thousands.
And we'll be shocked. And shocked that it COULD have been prevented if we only took the signs seriously. And there will be finger pointing, and hand wringing that lasts for years. Maybe even a commission or two to pass blame.
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The problem results in Political Correctness.
Should people be allowed to be asshats? Sure why not? But they should expect to be punched in the nose every once in a while when they are.
Should people grow a spine? Sure, why not? We really shouldn't cater to the whiny sniveling lot either. They should learn to punch people in the nose.
The world was much more polite when people actually could punch someone without fear of being sued into oblivion.
I generally agree with your assessment, however the last paragraph is only presenting half the story. The other half of the test should be "should a middle age woman harass a young teenager the way she did?"
I honestly don't know of ANY adult woman, middle age, that would even think of, let alone bother to execute such a plan. I cannot even comprehend the mind that thinks that was fine, funny, or even remotely okay to do. I know they exist, but I can't imagine a worse excuse for a pathetic piece of womanhood.
... punish someone for their obviously evil actions, when it wasn't clear that an actual crime had been committed.
This is what I call an "ASSHOLE LAW", where someone obviously evil to most people, but clearly within the confines of what is "legal".
In the old days ... people like this would get their asses kicked, and the law would look away. The assholes would end up being isolated away from the rest of the community.
Bad cases make worse laws. This case is just another example of ASSHOLE justice, which is really bad for defining what is legal or not legal.
Assholes always skirt around the edges of what is legal, which is my definition of what an asshole is. Assholes ruin it for everyone else.
Next Asshole on the list ... Blago.
Just wait, Obama will surely do the exact same thing, except this time, you'll be all for it. (R) bad, (D) good.
IMHO the whole lot is corrupt and incorrigible. Bah Humbug!
"I cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw,"
How about the thousand and one other "flaws" that have been in IE? Which "Flaw" will break the camel's back?
Perhaps that is MS' problem right there, they are looking at each flaw individually, and not the aggregate nor the systemic problems.
Where's the good journalism followup question ... "is there any flaw that would cause you to recommend switching? "
Now we can make better diamonds than nature. I suggest we use use diamonds as carbon sequestering to prevent global warming! ;)
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This explains the current two party system in the USA, the last several elections, and the current flap in Illinois. Actually, it explains a lot more. Damn I'm depressed.
FOR $DIETY sake, don't do it!!! You'll end up surfing Slashdot ALL DAY like the rest of us.
If you're really bright, go into Physics or Chemistry! Better chance at girls than living in your mom's basement for the next 30 years till you're too old to program any longer!
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You are moral police, you just have a different application.
Do you think stealing is okay? how about MP3s? Moral Police?
Do you think killing is okay? How about death penalty? Abortion? Moral Police?
Do you think Beating kids is okay? Spanking? Grounding? Moral Police?
Can I eat animals or should I listen to PETA? How about tossing paint on fur coats? Moral Police?
So, where does one draw the line? I'm sure you have morals, but where they differ from others, doesn't mean they are "moral police" any more than you are.
As for the Album Covers, I found the Scorpions Virgin Killers cover disgusting. Not because of the picture itself(partly, not totality), but because what the whole point is. To say it isn't "Sexualizing" a child is pure sophistry. The Album Title itself is sexual in nature. It was clearly mean to be sexual in nature.
If you don't think it was sexual, even a little bit, then I have SERIOUS questions on your judgment, and I wouldn't let you any where near my daughters.
Nothing good can come from this. Notice, tax and spend. New tax, and spend on a new program. Don't the "Do Gooders" ever learn?
Why can't they (the gov) just let us be! DAMN IT!!!
Ahhh yes, Grade D .... Edible (for human consumption) ... that was the label for the chicken at the dorms. Seriously! My parents wouldn't believe me.
No.
Congress critters, unions and lobbyists are part of the problem. It would be much easier to require foreign goods to be manufactured for import by US standards, required of US companies.
This means that companies wanting to import products would voluntarily agree to ALL the standards, regulations and controls, AND inspection, or else their products won't be allowed import.
We shouldn't allow products that don't comply with our standards into our country. If it is good enough for us, it should be good enough for everyone.
Assholes never believe that they are being assholes. SO you'll never get "all" to agree.
In case you didn't know, low income children get free / reduced priced breakfasts AND lunches at public schools.
I'd go one step further, a student's parents are just as important to eating and sleeping as anything.
But being hungry with bad parents doesn't stop kids from being successful in school. I know, I've seen it. Some people are made of incredible stuff.
It just helps when kids get all the things they need to succeed. As they say, it improves their chances.
1) Who do you think builds Yachts, Jets etc?
I remember way back when (10-15 years ago), a certain Bill Clinton Administration passed a "Luxury Tax" on such things. The logic was that the rich will just keep buying these things even if they taxed them to death. Reality was that they had to rescind the tax when the workers for the companies making those thing lost their job. Not a single rich person lost their job. Taxes only hurt the poor, regardless of who you think you're punishing.
2) The Top of the economy buys things from the bottom of the economy, and hires them to service the rich.
The problem isn't the rich, in spite of Obama and the left. The poor will always be with us. Looking around here in the USA, Most of those called "poor" aren't really "poor", especially when compared to the truly impoverished in the rest of the world.
I care more about opportunity than I care about people being poor. Opportunity to succeed and be successful. To that end, each and every regulation government imposes limits the ability of one to succeed. True economic justice doesn't punish success (taxes, regulation), True economic justice means the little guy has as much opportunity to succeed as the big guys. Let me know when a true startup or small mom/pop company can make a car, without being regulated to death before they even start.
3) Economic Recovery can only happen when we start imposing the same restrictions on imported goods as found on goods produced in the US (or where ever you are). The reason we offshore is because there is economic advantage to. When we can't make electronics in the US because of environmental, worker safety, and wage laws make it non-feasible to do so, but China has no such problems, of course all of our stuff will be made in China.
AND as long as Walmart and others only want "cheap" goods, it will remain so. Neither the (R) or (D) understand this. Because both want more regulation.
And before you start saying "evil corporations", corporations are neither evil or good. They are built to make money for their owners, which often times are you (Stocks, bonds, pension funds, 401K etc). And you are buying their products. People are evil or good.
Choose Good .... everytime.
Don't settle for Sham WOW, ask for the real WOW every time!
You forgot ....
Shockwave/Flash
Java
YahooToolbar
Ask.com bar
Google toolbox
Weatherbug
Weather channel desktop (need two weather icons, one might be wrong)
Kodak Picture viewer
Musicmatch Jukebox
CouponsPlus (I think that is the name)
Ding (SW Airlines)
I could go on.
Don't settle for Shampoo, ask for the real poo every time!
In many places that is still against the law, even if you could get the Asshole to agree to such an invasion. Not getting permission first is definitely a bad idea, and illegal in most jurisdictions.
ON an asside note, most bad laws are written because some Asshole did something that wasn't against the law. So they write a law to make it illegal so we can "legally" punch them in the face (ie jail or fine).
You'll see this everytime someone says ... "There ought to be a law". No, there shouldn't be a law, we should be allowed to punch assholes for being assholes.
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World is full of Assholes ... And Assholes use the law to continue to be assholes.
Everyone knows an asshole. You know, the guy/gal who sits on the fence of the law, skirting around the edges, being an asshole and taking every advantage to be one.
We all know we want to punch the asshole in the face, because they definitely deserve it, but we also know that the Asshole will sue and so we don't.
We're in the age of the "legal asshole", the asshole that never breaks any law, but abuses the gray areas simply because they can.
Better tell that to the astrologers out there!
Mostly over 500 Telnic employees grabbing henry.tel and david.tel.
If I had known, I would have picked up WILLIAM.TEL
Welcome to the world of tyranny of the majority.
This is what happens when Libertarian Ideals are set aside because "the people want ______"
Fill in the ______ with any number of options, and you'll start to see why it is Tyranny. Especially if the ______ has any economic costs.
We know where the Terrorists are. We are too afraid of what the "world" will think if we try to do anything about them. Because most of them live in places that generally like those kinds of people around.
And if the latest incident in India could suggest anything, it would be that ten or fifteen people can do a whole lot of damage to "soft" targets. The same lesson is learned from 9/11, Columbine, Oklahoma City and off the coast of Somalia.
If you look at my short list above, you'll be able to see that it isn't easy to stop these kinds of things. We don't want to believe anyone is capable of such actions so we tend to ignore the REAL warning signs.
So we build up one area, while ignoring another. The next attack will not be on airports or planes. It will be a stadium filled with 100K drunken soccer fans, or some other place where there isn't enough security to stop a few guys determined enough to kill thousands.
And we'll be shocked. And shocked that it COULD have been prevented if we only took the signs seriously. And there will be finger pointing, and hand wringing that lasts for years. Maybe even a commission or two to pass blame.
And so it goes.