Indeed, when all is lost and humanity buckles under it's own weight, and we listlissly go through the motions of our meaningless lives, the blame will lie on NASA.
What's defective is blindly suggesting the death penalty for a group of people like that.
Who else is defective. Thieves? Drug users? Alcoholics? They could be a danger to society.
Hackers? Homeless? Homosexuals? Jews? How far shall we go?
I'm serious. That sort of thought process makes me shiver. They are people, no matter how much you despise their actions. Killing them would not be like killing cockroaches.
My point, which didn't get across to well, is that the government, once done punishing someone, should treat them as a normal civilian, not some sort of 3/5 civilian just because they were once a criminal.
I don't care whether this is sex offenders or drug dealers, or monkey importers.
Moreover, the constitution protects us from cruel and unusual punishment, which for this would probably be in most cases once parole is over.
Where did I call on criminals to be freed? I just quoted the pledge of allegience.
You can't just assume I meant that. (and i really didn't)
Even if I did, your point is strange. No logical process would flood the gates of prisons, of say, drug dealers if they were offered amnesty, without dealing with the issue of making sure they have a place to live and helping them get a job if they like, just as is done in the current justice system.
Moreover, if they are freed, and no longer criminals, then it's not really your business what they do anyways.
A man who has served his time is no longer a criminal, ergo, he should have the same liberties given by the government as all other citizens.
But then, this is just a misunderstanding, as you took my point far too extreme for this context.
Are you saying we need prisons because we wouldn't have space for the population otherwise?
The point is that tracking people(especially indefinitly) is counter to American principles.
Moreover, if I made a dumb drunken mistake 30 years ago, the fact that the police show up if I aimlessly walk near a middle school is cruel and unusual punishment. Even worse, what if I was innocent the whole time.
Methodists: Do believe that the entire Bible is the literal word of God, but most do not believe that Evolution contraticts it.
I grew up methodist and never saw this belief enforced. I would have described it as Methodists believe the bible contains the wisdom to live happily, but can not always be interpreted literally.
But then, I did lose my faith anyway, so maybe that's just what I believed while I was losing it.
I know you have a large amount of replies already, but this hits home since I was a young gamer.
First of all, 5 years old? I wasn't even in kindergarten at five. I wouldn't worry about a 5 year old's studies so much anyway.
Well I'll get to the point. Games takeover people's lives because of lack of motivation. Teach him why he needs to do his schoolwork, and ensure the reward is high enough. When I was young and gaming, that was my problem. Take away his video games and he'll be hopping the fence to the neighbors. If it's really an issue, give him a computer use block, say an hour, if his work is done. But removing it completely, through deception or otherwise, is not solving anything.
I'm sorry, but your fiance's ethics are quite suspect.
You see, laws like this exist to prevent women like you from being taken advantage of. It's not wrong that your fiance is 5 years older than you, but 14 year old girls, on average, can not distinguish what love is. How many other men have you dated? You'd be suprised how what you once thought was love can be reproduced by a good portion of the population. Moreover, young people are weak willed and easily manipulated.
So, by dating a 14 year old he's effectively rejecting our culture's rules. Because he couldn't wait for you to grow up, he's adding clout to any man who want to seduce a young girl because 'it might work out'. Yea, that's healthy. Morals are grey enough as it is, the least we can do is try to let people experience life for as long as possible before they have to make hard decisions. I mean hell, I've met tons of 19 year olds who don't have the maturity to have a serious relationship, and every relationship I know of that started before college and has been going on for years is creepy, trite, and uncomfortable because they weren't ready for it.
Your fiance *is* a pedophile by definition, as he was attracted to you while you where a child. You could have easily been a victim, and incredibly selfish to say that because you're in love with your fiance that 14 girls who get hit on by older men are not victims.
I ain't a conservative nor do I have the best ethical record either, so I rarely preach values, but it's just disgusting, wrong and stupid. It shows a complete lack of responsibility as a member of a society.
If he really had respected you, he would have waited, and if you had respected yourself, you would have waited.
A few years ago I drove an hour to niagara falls to go wine tasting across the border with some friends.
Since I originated in Maine, and have lived near the border all my life, on at least a dozen prior occasions I've crossed with no problem, sometimes asked for ID, sometimes just waved through.
(I am a young unthreatening looking geeky white male)
So this time I rolled up to the window, and when he asked for ID I handed him the driver's licenses of those in the car.
He asked for my passport, a first. I hadn't bothered to bring it. He then proceeded to lecture me for 15 minutes on how gracious the Canadian government was that I had the opportunity to visit them, and that in no way it should be considered a right to enter the country.
Never mind the 1.5 miles of bumper to bumper traffic behind me of tourists, like myself. They had to wait as he explained.
So shocked was I as being treated like a criminal, that I instinctly laughed nervously, never having been interrogated like this.
'You think this is funny???' he yelled like an inept schooteacher, and I had to use every inch of willpower not to tell him to fuck off since I had just sat in traffic for an hour to reach the border.
He warned me if I ever approached the border again without a passport, they'd for sure send me home.
I went back to Canada a few months later, with passport at hand, and got waved through without so much as a glance at my driver's license...
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I was to understand that the revolution wouldn't be televised, so how the heck can you see the game you're playing???
The amazing work they do on just about every other subject of civil rights makes up for it.
Their plan is quite similar to my studying for finals routine.
There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering torrent!
Indeed, when all is lost and humanity buckles under it's own weight, and we listlissly go through the motions of our meaningless lives, the blame will lie on NASA.
No, you see, this time we're going to the moon for real!
Can't we just assume he's dead. Even 10 seconds of death is too much jar jar for me :)
What's defective is blindly suggesting the death penalty for a group of people like that.
Who else is defective. Thieves? Drug users? Alcoholics? They could be a danger to society.
Hackers? Homeless? Homosexuals? Jews? How far shall we go?
I'm serious. That sort of thought process makes me shiver. They are people, no matter how much you despise their actions. Killing them would not be like killing cockroaches.
That's all well and good, but increasing punishment past a certain point does not deter crime, especially vaguely defined crime.
Must I always explain.
My point, which didn't get across to well, is that the government, once done punishing someone, should treat them as a normal civilian, not some sort of 3/5 civilian just because they were once a criminal.
I don't care whether this is sex offenders or drug dealers, or monkey importers.
Moreover, the constitution protects us from cruel and unusual punishment, which for this would probably be in most cases once parole is over.
Where did I call on criminals to be freed? I just quoted the pledge of allegience.
You can't just assume I meant that. (and i really didn't)
Even if I did, your point is strange. No logical process would flood the gates of prisons, of say, drug dealers if they were offered amnesty, without dealing with the issue of making sure they have a place to live and helping them get a job if they like, just as is done in the current justice system.
Moreover, if they are freed, and no longer criminals, then it's not really your business what they do anyways.
A man who has served his time is no longer a criminal, ergo, he should have the same liberties given by the government as all other citizens.
But then, this is just a misunderstanding, as you took my point far too extreme for this context.
Are you saying we need prisons because we wouldn't have space for the population otherwise?
The point is that tracking people(especially indefinitly) is counter to American principles.
Moreover, if I made a dumb drunken mistake 30 years ago, the fact that the police show up if I aimlessly walk near a middle school is cruel and unusual punishment. Even worse, what if I was innocent the whole time.
Under God, indivisible, with LIBERTY and justice for ALL.
Most of life becomes easier if you just relax and accept Chex as the true way.
As a Chexite, I think it's about time Christians opened their arms to different cultures and religions.
Methodists: Do believe that the entire Bible is the literal word of God, but most do not believe that Evolution contraticts it.
I grew up methodist and never saw this belief enforced. I would have described it as Methodists believe the bible contains the wisdom to live happily, but can not always be interpreted literally.
But then, I did lose my faith anyway, so maybe that's just what I believed while I was losing it.
Don't bother, it was really lame.
I agree. It's shear lunacy.
Rover: Could uh... could someone give me a push?...
I know you have a large amount of replies already, but this hits home since I was a young gamer.
First of all, 5 years old? I wasn't even in kindergarten at five. I wouldn't worry about a 5 year old's studies so much anyway.
Well I'll get to the point. Games takeover people's lives because of lack of motivation. Teach him why he needs to do his schoolwork, and ensure the reward is high enough. When I was young and gaming, that was my problem. Take away his video games and he'll be hopping the fence to the neighbors. If it's really an issue, give him a computer use block, say an hour, if his work is done. But removing it completely, through deception or otherwise, is not solving anything.
I'm sorry, but your fiance's ethics are quite suspect.
You see, laws like this exist to prevent women like you from being taken advantage of. It's not wrong that your fiance is 5 years older than you, but 14 year old girls, on average, can not distinguish what love is. How many other men have you dated? You'd be suprised how what you once thought was love can be reproduced by a good portion of the population. Moreover, young people are weak willed and easily manipulated.
So, by dating a 14 year old he's effectively rejecting our culture's rules. Because he couldn't wait for you to grow up, he's adding clout to any man who want to seduce a young girl because 'it might work out'. Yea, that's healthy. Morals are grey enough as it is, the least we can do is try to let people experience life for as long as possible before they have to make hard decisions. I mean hell, I've met tons of 19 year olds who don't have the maturity to have a serious relationship, and every relationship I know of that started before college and has been going on for years is creepy, trite, and uncomfortable because they weren't ready for it.
Your fiance *is* a pedophile by definition, as he was attracted to you while you where a child. You could have easily been a victim, and incredibly selfish to say that because you're in love with your fiance that 14 girls who get hit on by older men are not victims.
I ain't a conservative nor do I have the best ethical record either, so I rarely preach values, but it's just disgusting, wrong and stupid. It shows a complete lack of responsibility as a member of a society.
If he really had respected you, he would have waited, and if you had respected yourself, you would have waited.
It's important to me that my moon base have all 4 seasons.
Will I get that there?
ISPs connect to you!
Difficult to see, the future is.
A few years ago I drove an hour to niagara falls to go wine tasting across the border with some friends.
Since I originated in Maine, and have lived near the border all my life, on at least a dozen prior occasions I've crossed with no problem, sometimes asked for ID, sometimes just waved through.
(I am a young unthreatening looking geeky white male)
So this time I rolled up to the window, and when he asked for ID I handed him the driver's licenses of those in the car.
He asked for my passport, a first. I hadn't bothered to bring it. He then proceeded to lecture me for 15 minutes on how gracious the Canadian government was that I had the opportunity to visit them, and that in no way it should be considered a right to enter the country.
Never mind the 1.5 miles of bumper to bumper traffic behind me of tourists, like myself. They had to wait as he explained.
So shocked was I as being treated like a criminal, that I instinctly laughed nervously, never having been interrogated like this.
'You think this is funny???' he yelled like an inept schooteacher, and I had to use every inch of willpower not to tell him to fuck off since I had just sat in traffic for an hour to reach the border.
He warned me if I ever approached the border again without a passport, they'd for sure send me home.
I went back to Canada a few months later, with passport at hand, and got waved through without so much as a glance at my driver's license...
I won 100 dollars?
I guess I go out and buy something fancy.
A nice suit would be great.
If only I had some money to buy one.