Nobody chooses to be the target of frat-boys and jock-boys.
There is plenty of purely voluntary behavior that can result in one being the target of bullies. It doesn't justify the actions of the bullies, but it doesn't justify the victim's inaction either.
You are talking about things you don't know nothing about. There is a major difference between secretly filming gay sex and straight sex between someone. Both are just wrong, but the first one is more so because it carries social prejudice along with it.
Well, how can we get rid of the prejudice if the matter is still being hidden in the closet?
What if he'd filmed his roommate having sex with a woman, and said roommate killed himself? Would this still be bullying, and would he still be liable? I thought society was accepting of homosexuality.
Has the internet gotten so bad that Nazis are being compared unfavorably with the Tea Party?
Here's a hint, in case you aren't just a belligerent troll: the Tea Party in the USA is against increasing government power and control. I know it's fun to just call everyone you disagree with a fascist, but it's something you should have grown out of just like we all stopped calling everything we didn't like "gay" when we were in grade school.
I wish you spent 7 times as much time researching your "arguments" as you did launching attacks on people. The USA is a federal system, wherein responsibility for education is shared among localities, states, and cities.
Look at the rest of the world during that time! It was a very egalitarian society for the standards of the time. Your argument is like criticizing the builders of the Great Pyramid for not installing a better security system so that Khufu's tomb wouldn't be plundered.
It's highly unlikely that chart includes local tax data, like property tax. In fact, considering how much state income tax varies, I highly doubt that was taken into account.
Are we really going to seriously claim that people can't afford to own pots and spices in the western world? This isn't Columbus' time, when you had to said to HERE THERE BE DRAGONS to score some tumeric. You don't need to own the car, and you really don't need to own the fridge and stove as it is not hard to find an apartment that comes with them.
I have been told that if you wear glasses that flip your vision, within a few days you'll see the correct way again. The idea of actually trying that myself is a bit intimidating!
Car: not required, when two trips on a bus will do. But we just established that the fatties live in the suburbs, so... we'll say $10,000 for a used one that runs well.
Fridge: $500
Pots and pans: $200. Seriously, we don't have to be Wolfgang Puck. Get an iron skillet, two sizes of steel pots (no teflon, please), some Pyrex or Corningware, and wash them every day instead of leaving them in the sink.
Knives: $50. Or by junkers at the "dollar stores" and replace them every year.
Cutting board: $15. Seriously? And don't get a wooden one; dangerous if not cleaned thoroughly.
Spoons: $25
Spice rack: $40 with 10-15 jars of spices. Get more for $1 at Dollar Tree or supermarket brand.
Understanding of cooking: Buy Fannie Farmer cookbook for $25 to get started. Borrow more from library, or go to yard sales and get them for $1 each.
Total: $11,355. And that's because I humored your absurd suggestion that one must own a car to go shopping. Heck, add another $150 for a good microwave and vegetable oil cooking spray for your stainless cookware ; those will be a big help.
'Beginning in the 1970s, there was a change in national agricultural policy. Instead of the government paying farmers not to engage in full production, as was the practice'
As was the practice since the Great Depression, when crops were plowed under to drive up prices. Meanwhile, people starved.
I love how the solution is to make food expensive. Let's make water and clothing expensive, too! But make sure that Fannie Mae gives home loans to poor people.
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There is plenty of purely voluntary behavior that can result in one being the target of bullies. It doesn't justify the actions of the bullies, but it doesn't justify the victim's inaction either.
No, it's clear that the legal system favors "victim" groups like women.
It's not the 19th century, Captain Straw Man. Stop playing the victim.
The content of a person's character is so overrated!
Well, how can we get rid of the prejudice if the matter is still being hidden in the closet?
What if he'd filmed his roommate having sex with a woman, and said roommate killed himself? Would this still be bullying, and would he still be liable? I thought society was accepting of homosexuality.
Onions for his belt, I gather.
Has the internet gotten so bad that Nazis are being compared unfavorably with the Tea Party?
Here's a hint, in case you aren't just a belligerent troll: the Tea Party in the USA is against increasing government power and control. I know it's fun to just call everyone you disagree with a fascist, but it's something you should have grown out of just like we all stopped calling everything we didn't like "gay" when we were in grade school.
I wish you spent 7 times as much time researching your "arguments" as you did launching attacks on people. The USA is a federal system, wherein responsibility for education is shared among localities, states, and cities.
Still not seeing a logical argument here. Have a great day!
I didn't expect the Australian Inquisition!
Yeah, facts can be boring. Maybe he should have Snooki or Charlie Sheen explain it to you.
Look at the rest of the world during that time! It was a very egalitarian society for the standards of the time. Your argument is like criticizing the builders of the Great Pyramid for not installing a better security system so that Khufu's tomb wouldn't be plundered.
So what you're saying is that you'd rather use a straw man and ad homs than formulate a rebuttal.
Got it.
We spent $1.15 trillion dollars on education in the USA last year. Source: US Dept. of Ed.
It's highly unlikely that chart includes local tax data, like property tax. In fact, considering how much state income tax varies, I highly doubt that was taken into account.
Are we really going to seriously claim that people can't afford to own pots and spices in the western world? This isn't Columbus' time, when you had to said to HERE THERE BE DRAGONS to score some tumeric. You don't need to own the car, and you really don't need to own the fridge and stove as it is not hard to find an apartment that comes with them.
Not to mention the disturbing burning smell.
I have been told that if you wear glasses that flip your vision, within a few days you'll see the correct way again. The idea of actually trying that myself is a bit intimidating!
Not to mention how difficult it is to find a seat on the bus for your straw man.
3 1/4 pounds is actually a lot of bananas! And $0.67/lb is a pretty high price.
I know several folks who used Atkins and lost a lot of weight. That's high protein, relatively high fat, and low carb. People are different.
Total: $11,355. And that's because I humored your absurd suggestion that one must own a car to go shopping. Heck, add another $150 for a good microwave and vegetable oil cooking spray for your stainless cookware ; those will be a big help.
Who doesn't have a FRIDGE?
Why was this modded insightful? We're willing to buy Alienware game systems and 40" TVs, but not buy staples and cook our own food?
As was the practice since the Great Depression, when crops were plowed under to drive up prices. Meanwhile, people starved.
I love how the solution is to make food expensive. Let's make water and clothing expensive, too! But make sure that Fannie Mae gives home loans to poor people.