It looks like people are on a witch hunt since a registered sex offender downloaded child pornography from the library's website.
Hey, whoa, hey! There's nothing in TFA that says that the guy downloaded child pornography, and nothing in TFA that says he downloaded anything at all from the library's website.
In the UK there's a concept of "national speed limit", which is actually different depending on the type of vehicle you are driving. [Truck, car, bus...]
As for highway codes, I've had the misfortune to have had to have driven in a number of different places. I learned in the UK, and the UK highway code is by far the most logical, well thought out that I've come across. There's very little room for misunderstanding, and at the risk of giving a little too much control to TPTB, it bloody well works.
Lots of states and provinces I've been to (and had to read up on the highway codes of each) do a fairly decent job of laying out the basics - but none hold a candle the UK.
But he didn't single out western Europe - you did, and you certainly mixed in non-western European cultures for comparison (Greek & African), and your language implied that the aristocracy of western Europe were the only people to which this was new.
Maybe I misread your intended point, in which case apologies.
Studies done by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that we trim the entire country's electricity usage by about one percent EACH DAY with Daylight Saving Time.
Wow, so after three months, we'll have saved nearly 100%! Cool!!
Over 20 years I think that's quite cheap. How many GP drivers and test drivers have been killed in the last 20 years? How many hot air balloonists?
If you're talking absolute numbers, 14 is a small price to pay. If you are talking relative, then we start to enter the realm of risks and percentages - and astronauts know what they are getting into. How many of these guys and girls did not volunteer? How many were told "You're going into space like it or not"?
Don't get me wrong - I'm not taking ANYTHING away from the memory of those who died. If you were to tell me that I could be on an IIS bound shuttle launching tomorrow, but that there was a 2 in 113 chance it would explode, you couldn't get me to sign up fast enough.
No, they want to sell more of their clients' products, for less outlay. If you can target your most cost effective audience, you're more likely to make a profit in the changing, web-enabled landscape. Have a look at this Wired article, which explains. What appears to be counter-intuitive, makes sense.
taskforce gets run down by a truck and does have an ID card. Ambulance whisks him off to the local hospital where (*) he doesn't get treated straight away anyhoo, stays 36 hours in pain in an ant infested bed before having an x-ray taken of the wrong side of his body, gets misdiagnosed and given the wrong medicine.
Everything from (*) onwards happened to my wife. I'm certain that ID cards would have helped.
One slight problem: how do you distinguish between those who've done nothing illegal and those who have, if you've no idea who anyone is.
But the government already knows who everyone is. Introducing compulsory IDs and mandating that people carry them at all times adds nothing except another layer of (costly) corruptable bureaucracy.
As for anti-crime, the ID that people will be forced to carry doesn't broadcast the fact that the carrier has committed illegal acts. How do you find the perp? Random calls for "Papers please!" at street corners?
I can't see a connection between being forced to carry ID, and a reduction in crime to the levels being touted by TPTB.
I'm not sure that I understand what you mean. At the very least you are being unclear - you provide a long list of international organisations, and say that if a nation is a member of them all (you said "and" not "or") then "your country and its citizens get to pretty much unilaterally accept the laws of your fellow member nations when it comes to this type of "crime".
Not true. In fact, a long way from true. There is not a single country that is a member of all those organisations. For a start, NAFTA and the EC are mutually exclusive. The US has trouble recognising the validity and authority of the ICC, and has stated that in certain circumstances any foreign nation wanting an extradition can go whistle. China is a member of the IMF but to get an extradition order for copyright violation agreed by them? You have to be kidding. The truth is muddied when viewed across national borders.
Did he break the law? Wrong question, as there is no "the law" when you think globally. Ask a better question.
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Thanks - none of that was in TFA, nor in the article taht was linked from it.
It looks like people are on a witch hunt since a registered sex offender downloaded child pornography from the library's website.
Hey, whoa, hey! There's nothing in TFA that says that the guy downloaded child pornography, and nothing in TFA that says he downloaded anything at all from the library's website.
IME, the vehicle behind (the one doing the hitting) is the one in the wrong. Someone wants me to break the law to make them feel better? Screw them.
Over 70% of vehicle deaths are caused from unimpaired drivers
When I go home, I'm gonna drive drunk! Much safer!!
In the UK there's a concept of "national speed limit", which is actually different depending on the type of vehicle you are driving. [Truck, car, bus ...]
As for highway codes, I've had the misfortune to have had to have driven in a number of different places. I learned in the UK, and the UK highway code is by far the most logical, well thought out that I've come across. There's very little room for misunderstanding, and at the risk of giving a little too much control to TPTB, it bloody well works.
Lots of states and provinces I've been to (and had to read up on the highway codes of each) do a fairly decent job of laying out the basics - but none hold a candle the UK.
But he didn't single out western Europe - you did, and you certainly mixed in non-western European cultures for comparison (Greek & African), and your language implied that the aristocracy of western Europe were the only people to which this was new.
Maybe I misread your intended point, in which case apologies.
It was not new, except among the aristocracy of western Europe
Why pick on just western Europe? Japan held their emperor as a "god", Egyptians had their Pharaohs, and isn't the Pope infallible?
IMHO to "discard" genetic material is actually very hard to do, and would require purposeful action, not passive flaking, drooling, sweating, etc.
You mean like going to the lavatory? Or do you still do that by accident? You are purposefully discarding your waste.
Just a thought, not meant as a criticism or anything.
Studies done by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that we trim the entire country's electricity usage by about one percent EACH DAY with Daylight Saving Time.
Wow, so after three months, we'll have saved nearly 100%! Cool!!
Ok Einstein, exactly how do you intend to get this non-stick coated paint to stick to the external tank? ;)
Duct tape.
Over 20 years I think that's quite cheap. How many GP drivers and test drivers have been killed in the last 20 years? How many hot air balloonists?
If you're talking absolute numbers, 14 is a small price to pay. If you are talking relative, then we start to enter the realm of risks and percentages - and astronauts know what they are getting into. How many of these guys and girls did not volunteer? How many were told "You're going into space like it or not"?
Don't get me wrong - I'm not taking ANYTHING away from the memory of those who died. If you were to tell me that I could be on an IIS bound shuttle launching tomorrow, but that there was a 2 in 113 chance it would explode, you couldn't get me to sign up fast enough.
So why not apply that logic to driving speeds? 0-100 kph is much simpler that 0-60ish mph. Move to metric now, you know it makes sense :)
just a fake inqury from a corrupt judge.
I challenge you to name him.
No, they want to sell more of their clients' products, for less outlay. If you can target your most cost effective audience, you're more likely to make a profit in the changing, web-enabled landscape. Have a look at this Wired article, which explains. What appears to be counter-intuitive, makes sense.
Wow! How often do you drive a train while on vacation?
But only on the condition that it be called "Freedom Fusion".
Who is going to pay $1 to read about how your boyfriend dumped you last week and you're still crying in bed.
No, but I bet there's a nerd market for the contact details of chicks on the rebound.
Scenario:
taskforce gets run down by a truck and does have an ID card. Ambulance whisks him off to the local hospital where (*) he doesn't get treated straight away anyhoo, stays 36 hours in pain in an ant infested bed before having an x-ray taken of the wrong side of his body, gets misdiagnosed and given the wrong medicine.
Everything from (*) onwards happened to my wife. I'm certain that ID cards would have helped.
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One slight problem: how do you distinguish between those who've done nothing illegal and those who have, if you've no idea who anyone is.
But the government already knows who everyone is. Introducing compulsory IDs and mandating that people carry them at all times adds nothing except another layer of (costly) corruptable bureaucracy.
As for anti-crime, the ID that people will be forced to carry doesn't broadcast the fact that the carrier has committed illegal acts. How do you find the perp? Random calls for "Papers please!" at street corners?
I can't see a connection between being forced to carry ID, and a reduction in crime to the levels being touted by TPTB.
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I'm not sure that I understand what you mean. At the very least you are being unclear - you provide a long list of international organisations, and say that if a nation is a member of them all (you said "and" not "or") then "your country and its citizens get to pretty much unilaterally accept the laws of your fellow member nations when it comes to this type of "crime".
Not true. In fact, a long way from true. There is not a single country that is a member of all those organisations. For a start, NAFTA and the EC are mutually exclusive. The US has trouble recognising the validity and authority of the ICC, and has stated that in certain circumstances any foreign nation wanting an extradition can go whistle. China is a member of the IMF but to get an extradition order for copyright violation agreed by them? You have to be kidding. The truth is muddied when viewed across national borders.
Did he break the law? Wrong question, as there is no "the law" when you think globally. Ask a better question.
There should be a new /. section called 'google'..
There is.
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