Do we need a freakin law that says when and where you can yell "whore" for each and every possibility? Asshatry is an artform practiced by people who don't suffer the consequences of being an asshat.
The point is, yelling "whore" at my wife should get ones ass kicked. Is it illegal to yell "whore"? No, and it shouldn't be. However the asshat who calls my wife a whore will get his ass kicked by me each and every time. And if I ever sat on a jury that had a similar case, I'd vote to acquit every time, and I wouldn't give the ass hat a cent either.
and regarding the incident that of the Article, the asshat adult at the center of the story did nothing "illegal", nor should it ever be considered "illegal". Still should have their ass kicked for being an asshat.
I'll tell you, there'd be a lot less asshatry if every once in a while someone kicked the shit out of someone who deserved it.
"He always kept the team meetings stocked with several kegs of beer and always told the employees that if they drank too much take a cab home and expense it."
"The reason we have things like laws and such is so that people can get justice even if they aren't physically strong."
That's what a mob is for.
Seriously, when there is no law against being an asshat's antics, there is no justice. This is the problem with "laws" in general. Then, when laws are passed, it snares otherwise innocent people who aren't asshats, and worse, used to bully otherwise normal people.
There is no law that works for asshats, other than frontier justice, and mob violence.
"On one hand we want to create a way to prevent things such as this suicide from happening."
Impossible goal. You can't stop people from doing stupid stuff. People doing stupid stuff shouldn't be illegal. While tragic suicides of little girls supposedly from "online bullying" is rare, there shouldn't be a law against "cyber bullying".
Seriously, I blame the parents (term used loosely) for not monitoring their little girl's online activity, nor teaching proper self esteem (gad, I hate that term). I blame the parents for letting a 13 year old for allowing "dating" type relationship, either online or otherwise. While it is all the rage in Junior High, it isn't appropriate for little girls. What's the point of it anyway, other than getting pregnant and all the other horrible things that arise from being 13 and pregnant?
I also blame society that has laws for everything so that the dad of little can't walk over to the asshat's house and kicking the shit out of them. The fact that asshats need their asses kicked, and they know that if/when that happens there is a nice juicy lawsuit judgement waiting, it only encourages more asshats.
This is one of the reasons why there so many asshats today, there's nothing anyone can do about them, there's no restraint.
Next time someone wants a Nanny State to provide something to everyone, this should be the response from the crowd. I'd love to see someone say this very thing each and everytime Obama (or Hillary) or McCain mentions a new program to save us from ourselves.
I suspect that as things start moving more and more in this direction, WINE will become the new "windows" API, taking it from Microsoft. If I were working on software, I'd write something platform independent as I could, and if I had to use Windows API, I work with WINE to make sure it ran flawlessly under that environment.
Imagine Windows API not in the hands of Microsoft.
Okay, I seem to contradict myself. NCLB is the result of Teacher Union involvement at the Federal Level. It is the resultant policy of trying to make a Utopian socialist society, an active goal of the Teacher's Union. Believe it or not, the Teacher's Union support the goals of NCLB, but not the actual policy embedded in NCLB.
This only seems to be a paradox, until one reminds people that failure isn't unnecessarily failure.
The problem isn't NCLB, its with the Teacher's Unions and Federal Involvement in Education.
The fact is, no matter what we (as people) do, there are going to be problems with whatever. I know some people cannot accept "problems". The fact is, Problems exist, because we don't live in a perfect world. Trying to create a Problem Free Society is HUGELY expensive and impossible to boot. There will always be "problems" and pouring money into "solutions" will NEVER fix them all.
There will always be people who fail the system, or the system fails some of the people. NCLB is flawed because it creates an impossible standard of perfection, where none can exist. Even the title betrays the goal. "No child left behind" is a great goal, but impossible to accomplish, which is why it is doomed to failure.
I'd much rather give people OPPORTUNITY to succeed, and the opportunity to fail. Because sometimes failure is the greatest teacher of all, and leads to success.
"I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb." Thomas A Edison (not withstanding the debate over TAE and invention of light bulbs)
While I hate Comcast's man in the middle "throttling" of internet packets (Bittorrent), I'm very concerned with the government getting involved. It almost feels like Alien vs Predator, "Who ever wins, we lose" scenario. Because the government will screw it up worse than it is now.
"3) Just ask GWB how well preemptive attacks work out for the US's world image;)"
Ummm, why do we (you, me, anyone) cares what the world thinks of us (US)? Putin doesn't give a rats ass about our view of him, which is why two bombers just buzzed one of our aircraft carrier groups.
What I want to know is where are you when things like this happen? Why aren't you protesting in front of the Russian Embassy? Where are the protests on the street corners?
The peaceniks are just tools who are ignorant. Personally, I don't give a rats ass if a bunch of wackjob Islamacists think of the US. I don't care what a bunch of French Surrender artists think. Because when its all done and overwith, I know who they will be begging to save their ass again. And it isn't the Islamists or Putin.
So, your stupid point about world image is just that... stupid. Who cares and why? Because in the end, they'll come hat in hand, and the US will bail them out of the next world war.
Perhaps we'll should sit on the sidelines and not get involved in their affairs next time.
I'd make sure that each was installed to default configuration. No tweaking allowed.
Vista installed from DVD default/recommended choices where possible on installation screens. Same with Ubuntu, and Mac OS/X. Any deviations noted. Any extra software installed must be available on all three platforms.
I'm of the philosophy espoused by the Constitution, ensure domestic tranquility (peace), provide for the common defence, and PROMOTE the General welfare.
Modern Republicrats mix up them all up. For things like welfare, I'd offer tax breaks and other such for anyone offering employees or purchasing themselves insurance. If the government HAS (required) to be involved (like for poor people), provide a direct payment to a carrier of the poor person's choice for the premium. Make the people be involved in choosing the service they want/need.
I'd also make everything consumable legal, without restriction (drugs, alcohol, junk food, McDonalds etc) and tax the crap out of these items to pay for it all. Fat lady wants a Twinky? $3.00 ea. We could pay for all of society's ills if we just taxed them. And in the end, people who picked their poison, would end up paying for it, one way or another. Think what good a $1 tax on a Starbucks Latte would bring alone!
How do you get Universal without Nationalization at some level? I submit that government doesn't solve problems, only creates new ones, which leads it to offer solutions that create new and more problems.
And can you tell me one government mandated program that actually works as it was promoted?
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Epithets aren't usually considered slander. Nice try though.
Yelling "Whore"
Free Speech or Asshatry ?
Do we need a freakin law that says when and where you can yell "whore" for each and every possibility? Asshatry is an artform practiced by people who don't suffer the consequences of being an asshat.
The point is, yelling "whore" at my wife should get ones ass kicked. Is it illegal to yell "whore"? No, and it shouldn't be. However the asshat who calls my wife a whore will get his ass kicked by me each and every time. And if I ever sat on a jury that had a similar case, I'd vote to acquit every time, and I wouldn't give the ass hat a cent either.
and regarding the incident that of the Article, the asshat adult at the center of the story did nothing "illegal", nor should it ever be considered "illegal". Still should have their ass kicked for being an asshat.
I'll tell you, there'd be a lot less asshatry if every once in a while someone kicked the shit out of someone who deserved it.
"He always kept the team meetings stocked with several kegs of beer and always told the employees that if they drank too much take a cab home and expense it."
That explains VISTA!
History of Mobs only records where the mobs were wrong. You have no idea how many times mobs were right now do you?
This is the problem with history in general, it records only extraordinary events.
"The reason we have things like laws and such is so that people can get justice even if they aren't physically strong."
That's what a mob is for.
Seriously, when there is no law against being an asshat's antics, there is no justice. This is the problem with "laws" in general. Then, when laws are passed, it snares otherwise innocent people who aren't asshats, and worse, used to bully otherwise normal people.
There is no law that works for asshats, other than frontier justice, and mob violence.
You're a HERETIC! Where's my pitchfork, stake and torch?
"On one hand we want to create a way to prevent things such as this suicide from happening."
Impossible goal. You can't stop people from doing stupid stuff. People doing stupid stuff shouldn't be illegal. While tragic suicides of little girls supposedly from "online bullying" is rare, there shouldn't be a law against "cyber bullying".
Seriously, I blame the parents (term used loosely) for not monitoring their little girl's online activity, nor teaching proper self esteem (gad, I hate that term). I blame the parents for letting a 13 year old for allowing "dating" type relationship, either online or otherwise. While it is all the rage in Junior High, it isn't appropriate for little girls. What's the point of it anyway, other than getting pregnant and all the other horrible things that arise from being 13 and pregnant?
I also blame society that has laws for everything so that the dad of little can't walk over to the asshat's house and kicking the shit out of them. The fact that asshats need their asses kicked, and they know that if/when that happens there is a nice juicy lawsuit judgement waiting, it only encourages more asshats.
This is one of the reasons why there so many asshats today, there's nothing anyone can do about them, there's no restraint.
I have a BB Gun.
Hey!
Exactly!
Next time someone wants a Nanny State to provide something to everyone, this should be the response from the crowd. I'd love to see someone say this very thing each and everytime Obama (or Hillary) or McCain mentions a new program to save us from ourselves.
I suspect that as things start moving more and more in this direction, WINE will become the new "windows" API, taking it from Microsoft. If I were working on software, I'd write something platform independent as I could, and if I had to use Windows API, I work with WINE to make sure it ran flawlessly under that environment.
Imagine Windows API not in the hands of Microsoft.
You're about to use a katana ...
Cancel or Allow?
Okay, I seem to contradict myself. NCLB is the result of Teacher Union involvement at the Federal Level. It is the resultant policy of trying to make a Utopian socialist society, an active goal of the Teacher's Union. Believe it or not, the Teacher's Union support the goals of NCLB, but not the actual policy embedded in NCLB.
This only seems to be a paradox, until one reminds people that failure isn't unnecessarily failure.
The problem isn't NCLB, its with the Teacher's Unions and Federal Involvement in Education.
The fact is, no matter what we (as people) do, there are going to be problems with whatever. I know some people cannot accept "problems". The fact is, Problems exist, because we don't live in a perfect world. Trying to create a Problem Free Society is HUGELY expensive and impossible to boot. There will always be "problems" and pouring money into "solutions" will NEVER fix them all.
There will always be people who fail the system, or the system fails some of the people. NCLB is flawed because it creates an impossible standard of perfection, where none can exist. Even the title betrays the goal. "No child left behind" is a great goal, but impossible to accomplish, which is why it is doomed to failure.
I'd much rather give people OPPORTUNITY to succeed, and the opportunity to fail. Because sometimes failure is the greatest teacher of all, and leads to success.
"I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb." Thomas A Edison (not withstanding the debate over TAE and invention of light bulbs)
I knew you'd say that! Seriously. You're like my twin. We gotta meet. ;-)
Damn, I was going to say that. I gotta meet you now.
While I hate Comcast's man in the middle "throttling" of internet packets (Bittorrent), I'm very concerned with the government getting involved. It almost feels like Alien vs Predator, "Who ever wins, we lose" scenario. Because the government will screw it up worse than it is now.
No no no no.
.... oooh look pretty shiney.
You got it all wrong.
Poor impulse control tends to
"3) Just ask GWB how well preemptive attacks work out for the US's world image ;)"
... stupid. Who cares and why? Because in the end, they'll come hat in hand, and the US will bail them out of the next world war.
Ummm, why do we (you, me, anyone) cares what the world thinks of us (US)? Putin doesn't give a rats ass about our view of him, which is why two bombers just buzzed one of our aircraft carrier groups.
What I want to know is where are you when things like this happen? Why aren't you protesting in front of the Russian Embassy? Where are the protests on the street corners?
The peaceniks are just tools who are ignorant. Personally, I don't give a rats ass if a bunch of wackjob Islamacists think of the US. I don't care what a bunch of French Surrender artists think. Because when its all done and overwith, I know who they will be begging to save their ass again. And it isn't the Islamists or Putin.
So, your stupid point about world image is just that
Perhaps we'll should sit on the sidelines and not get involved in their affairs next time.
Greetings Professor Falken, care to play a game?
I'd make sure that each was installed to default configuration. No tweaking allowed.
Vista installed from DVD default/recommended choices where possible on installation screens. Same with Ubuntu, and Mac OS/X. Any deviations noted. Any extra software installed must be available on all three platforms.
Just to make it "fair".
I'm of the philosophy espoused by the Constitution, ensure domestic tranquility (peace), provide for the common defence, and PROMOTE the General welfare.
Modern Republicrats mix up them all up. For things like welfare, I'd offer tax breaks and other such for anyone offering employees or purchasing themselves insurance. If the government HAS (required) to be involved (like for poor people), provide a direct payment to a carrier of the poor person's choice for the premium. Make the people be involved in choosing the service they want/need.
I'd also make everything consumable legal, without restriction (drugs, alcohol, junk food, McDonalds etc) and tax the crap out of these items to pay for it all. Fat lady wants a Twinky? $3.00 ea. We could pay for all of society's ills if we just taxed them. And in the end, people who picked their poison, would end up paying for it, one way or another. Think what good a $1 tax on a Starbucks Latte would bring alone!
What do you think?
How do you get Universal without Nationalization at some level? I submit that government doesn't solve problems, only creates new ones, which leads it to offer solutions that create new and more problems.
And can you tell me one government mandated program that actually works as it was promoted?
Never saw "Conspiracy Theory" did you?
I wonder if you want Universal Health Care? I wonder if you even realize why I ask?