The government is nothing more than the biggest, baddest monopoly of them all. Plus they have the authority to kill you.
Saying that governmental power is the solution to corporate power is like saying a few sprinkles of salt will help save your garden from a drought. The government is not the source and protector of human rights; the Bill or Rights specifically mentions which natural rights the government isn't allowed to take away.
LONDON (Reuters) - Authors of emails and Internet postings that contain racist or xenophobic material may face criminal charges under a proposed European treaty that is dividing the Internet and law enforcement communities.
The proposal, drafted by the Council of Europe, would essentially outlaw the publishing of "hate speech" on the Internet. Welcomed by law enforcement agencies, it has been slammed by Internet firms as impossible to enforce.
The agreement would create a comprehensive legal framework for international crimefighters as they strive to identify and prosecute cross-border hate crimes on the Internet, an area politicians are eager to crack down on in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
"We must harmonize the laws first so that countries can cooperate in criminal investigations regarding the Internet," Peter Csonka, principal administrator at the Council of Europe, told Reuters on Friday. He added that many member states have already criminalized certain activities regarded as racist or xenophobic -- such as threatening a group on the grounds of race, color or religion -- and that the treaty would seek to extend that onto the Net.
FREE SPEECH OR RACIAL HATRED? The proposal has already provoked protest from civil liberties groups who maintain the proposal could criminalize free speech, and from some Internet firms concerned over liability issues.
Csonka said that telecommunications firms and Internet service providers have contacted the council asking for clarification on whether they would be held liable for hate speech posted or emailed by their customers.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) typically operate a policy of "notification and takedown," in which they will remove sites containing objectionable material if it's first brought to their attention. Self-policing in this manner, they say, is the best way to tackle hate speech online.
"It's almost impossible, and this is the consensus in the IPS community too, to monitor every single piece of Web space in the Internet community," said Paul Barker, director of corporate affairs at Freeserve, the British ISP owned by France's Wanadoo .
Csonka said the liability concerns raised by ISPs and Web site operators have not yet been addressed.
Civil liberty groups have also objected to the proposal, fearing it could bring the more rigorous anti-hate speech laws that exist in continental Europe to the more liberal UK and U.S.
For example, it is unlawful to post or sell Nazi regalia or propaganda on the Internet in France and Germany, but there are few legal curbs in the U.S. and Britain.
"This proposal could potentially outlaw free speech," said Malcolm Hutty, general director for Campaign Against Censorshipon the Internet in Britain, or CACIB. "That would be a great infringement of civil rights."
CACIB and sister organizations of online rights group, the Global Internet Liberty Campaign, have begun to formulate a campaign to raise awareness for the new policy.
The Convention on Cybercrime is the fruit of unprecedented international cooperation, receiving input from 43 European countries plus the United States, Japan, Canada and South Africa.
Drafted by the Council of Europe, a pan-European legal forum which works for the harmonization of laws across the continent, the treaty would need individual ratification by each before it is adopted into law. It has so far been signed, but not yet ratified, by 32 nations.
The "hate speech" amendment is expected to be brought into the convention this July, officials said, after the current public input period ends.
Dude. Get some sleep, man.
It's a sad day when a crapflooder such as myself is so full of pity for one of the "normals" that he doesn't even feel the need to comment on "It hurts, Mommy! It hurts! Make it faster! AAAAAAAGH!"
The last occasion that time read in such a symmetrical pattern was long before the days of the digital watch (or the 24-hour clock ): 10:01AM, on January 10, 1001
It reminds me of a brutally humid night in the back of a run-down Tijuana whorehouse back in '72, a loaded.44 to my head, a collar around my neck, and the best damn $200 I ever spent... then again, everything reminds me of that.
Keeping Clean, Douche My husband is a Muslim man...He washes every time that he uses the "facilities", and requires that I do the same. I have no problem with this. I find that I like it. However, he now is insisting that I "douche" every night before bed... I am uncomfortable with this practice, and have read much against it... He claims that his Mother and sisters do, and that it is my duty to him, to remain as clean as possible... Please help me. I want to please my husband, but I don't want to risk my health doing it. Is there a solution? Reply Washing after using the "facilities" is a part of the Islamic law. However, "douching" before retiring for the day, it may be a personal preference, is not a requirement of the Islamic law. If you do not feel comfortable with it, then I would suggest that you communicate your feelings to your husband. Trying to "remain as clean as possible" is no-doubt a great virtue. Whether or not regular "douching" entails a health hazard is a question that should be addressed to refrain from it, irrespective of your husbands preferences. The solution, in the light of the above explanation, is that it is your personal choice to carry on the practice or to discontinue douche it.
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The government is nothing more than the biggest, baddest monopoly of them all. Plus they have the authority to kill you.
Saying that governmental power is the solution to corporate power is like saying a few sprinkles of salt will help save your garden from a drought. The government is not the source and protector of human rights; the Bill or Rights specifically mentions which natural rights the government isn't allowed to take away.
And "the evils of corporate totalitarianism" isn't sensationalist crap?
LONDON (Reuters) - Authors of emails and Internet postings that contain racist or xenophobic material may face criminal charges under a proposed European treaty that is dividing the Internet and law enforcement communities.
The proposal, drafted by the Council of Europe, would essentially outlaw the publishing of "hate speech" on the Internet. Welcomed by law enforcement agencies, it has been slammed by Internet firms as impossible to enforce.
The agreement would create a comprehensive legal framework for international crimefighters as they strive to identify and prosecute cross-border hate crimes on the Internet, an area politicians are eager to crack down on in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
"We must harmonize the laws first so that countries can cooperate in criminal investigations regarding the Internet," Peter Csonka, principal administrator at the Council of Europe, told Reuters on Friday. He added that many member states have already criminalized certain activities regarded as racist or xenophobic -- such as threatening a group on the grounds of race, color or religion -- and that the treaty would seek to extend that onto the Net.
FREE SPEECH OR RACIAL HATRED? The proposal has already provoked protest from civil liberties groups who maintain the proposal could criminalize free speech, and from some Internet firms concerned over liability issues.
Csonka said that telecommunications firms and Internet service providers have contacted the council asking for clarification on whether they would be held liable for hate speech posted or emailed by their customers.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) typically operate a policy of "notification and takedown," in which they will remove sites containing objectionable material if it's first brought to their attention. Self-policing in this manner, they say, is the best way to tackle hate speech online.
"It's almost impossible, and this is the consensus in the IPS community too, to monitor every single piece of Web space in the Internet community," said Paul Barker, director of corporate affairs at Freeserve, the British ISP owned by France's Wanadoo .
Csonka said the liability concerns raised by ISPs and Web site operators have not yet been addressed.
Civil liberty groups have also objected to the proposal, fearing it could bring the more rigorous anti-hate speech laws that exist in continental Europe to the more liberal UK and U.S.
For example, it is unlawful to post or sell Nazi regalia or propaganda on the Internet in France and Germany, but there are few legal curbs in the U.S. and Britain.
"This proposal could potentially outlaw free speech," said Malcolm Hutty, general director for Campaign Against Censorshipon the Internet in Britain, or CACIB. "That would be a great infringement of civil rights."
CACIB and sister organizations of online rights group, the Global Internet Liberty Campaign, have begun to formulate a campaign to raise awareness for the new policy.
The Convention on Cybercrime is the fruit of unprecedented international cooperation, receiving input from 43 European countries plus the United States, Japan, Canada and South Africa.
Drafted by the Council of Europe, a pan-European legal forum which works for the harmonization of laws across the continent, the treaty would need individual ratification by each before it is adopted into law. It has so far been signed, but not yet ratified, by 32 nations.
The "hate speech" amendment is expected to be brought into the convention this July, officials said, after the current public input period ends.
It's not an attempt to smash the stack. What you describe sounds like standard Konqueror functionality.
Or maybe pudge is just an uncreative idiot.
That's not a g-string... it's just another fold of fat.
Dude. Get some sleep, man. It's a sad day when a crapflooder such as myself is so full of pity for one of the "normals" that he doesn't even feel the need to comment on "It hurts, Mommy! It hurts! Make it faster! AAAAAAAGH!"
More annoying ads? Don't the Katz articles suffice?
Get in touch with reality. Jesus.
'Reality' and 'Jesus' used in the same paragraph? Ho boy, I'll be giggling in my dreams tonight,
Yeah. When Rome and England were superpowers, they were much nicer than the US is now.
Linux will be dead in six months anyway. And I won't shed a tear.
I wrote it myself. As you can see, the money my parents dished out for my Ivy League education was well-spent.
Nothing quite like current events though.
Haha, you smelly foreigner. In America, month comes before date.
11:02, 01/10, 2011 even
Seeing as how I was the first person to point out that the last symmetrical date was after 1001, I doubt it.
23:02, 01/10, 2032 is symmetrical too. Hell, I'll probably even be alive for that one.
The last occasion that time read in such a symmetrical pattern was long before the days of the digital watch (or the 24-hour clock ): 10:01AM, on January 10, 1001
Something wrong with 12:21, 12/21, 1221? Foolio.
Yes Slashdot is broken. It's been happening on and off for the last day or so. Open source strikes again!
It reminds me of a brutally humid night in the back of a run-down Tijuana whorehouse back in '72, a loaded .44 to my head, a collar around my neck, and the best damn $200 I ever spent... then again, everything reminds me of that.
Keeping Clean, Douche My husband is a Muslim man...He washes every time that he uses the "facilities", and requires that I do the same. I have no problem with this. I find that I like it. However, he now is insisting that I "douche" every night before bed... I am uncomfortable with this practice, and have read much against it... He claims that his Mother and sisters do, and that it is my duty to him, to remain as clean as possible... Please help me. I want to please my husband, but I don't want to risk my health doing it. Is there a solution? Reply Washing after using the "facilities" is a part of the Islamic law. However, "douching" before retiring for the day, it may be a personal preference, is not a requirement of the Islamic law. If you do not feel comfortable with it, then I would suggest that you communicate your feelings to your husband. Trying to "remain as clean as possible" is no-doubt a great virtue. Whether or not regular "douching" entails a health hazard is a question that should be addressed to refrain from it, irrespective of your husbands preferences. The solution, in the light of the above explanation, is that it is your personal choice to carry on the practice or to discontinue douche it.
Done. Perhaps this piece of news is something that each individual should have to discover for him- or herself though, hmm?
Speaking of lesbians, Rosie O'Donnell is now officially out of the closet. Wow, what a shock.
I guess some how what I would have read there would have made me a worse employee? I am glad they saved my eyes from seeing that!.
Perhaps your company prefers you to be doing work while they are paying you. Just a thought.
This page widener seems to affect only IE. And not all versions of IE at that.