Indeed - Wikipedia states that the US was one of the first countries to start sterilizing "undesirables", all the way back in 1907. Heck, Oregon had a Eugenics board until 1983...
Getting rid of "undesirables" has been around long before the US even existed.
These people have served their sentences. They have been punished according to the law of their land, and then released. In this country, a person's criminal record haunts them for life -- denying them jobs, restricting their freedoms, and in some cases leading to a greatly diminished quality of life such that they are forced into criminal enterprise in order to meet basic needs. But in Germany, these laws are crafted so that people can have a chance at a normal life again--A chance at redemption.
And when they kill again, say at a job, the employer can just shrug off responsibility because the law says you're not supposed to know they kill people.
I guess you never saw the Alero or Bravada, then. You're literally thinking of "your father's Oldsmobile".
No, not quite. I'm literally thinking of the Oldsmobile models.
Let's use your example of the Bravada.
The Oldsmobile Bravada is a bloated version of the Chevy Blazer.
The Chevy Blazer is a bloated version of the GM Jimmy.
The Oldsmobile brand has come to mean added "features" that only the older generation like and will pay for. And less of them are around to pay for it anymore. Or they are still around but a health emergency has taken all of their retirement money.
I was about 10 seconds, and this was without audio. The camera work is that of a douche, the camera is always panning at least a little bit, and there were too many stupid snap zooms. I realize this has become popular lately, but I start feeling like I'm getting tipsy.
Popular lately?
This kind of camera work has been going on by "hip" camera crews since the 1990's.
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Maybe you should check your facts.
Slashdotters don't check facts.
That's what eBay/PayPal is known for anyway.
...I'd get the flu with hallucinations-inducing fevers.
Really mom! I'm not high! I have a hallucination inducing fever!
Well, the regular flu on average kills 30,000 per year in the US. The swine flu was projected to START at 40,000 and go as high at 100,000.
So far the swine flu has only killed 4,000.
And I bet there will be no coverage on how many die from the regular flu this season.
Link?
Correct, but I think deciding to kill yourself and your loved ones based on a work of fiction counts as stupid.
But it is based on actual FACTS. :-)
Blue bloods have been doing it for centuries.
Indeed - Wikipedia states that the US was one of the first countries to start sterilizing "undesirables", all the way back in 1907. Heck, Oregon had a Eugenics board until 1983...
Getting rid of "undesirables" has been around long before the US even existed.
Exactly. Maybe the hillbillies in the mountains of Tennessee have been right all these years to marry your cousin.
This is part of Slashdot's comedy posting allotment.
That said -- your comment was a troll.
The article and your comment is that convictions should be private and I pointed out where that information is useful to the public.
pedophilia has nothing to do with the legal doctrine under discussion here, nor of free speech, any other related concept.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan's_Law
These people have served their sentences. They have been punished according to the law of their land, and then released. In this country, a person's criminal record haunts them for life -- denying them jobs, restricting their freedoms, and in some cases leading to a greatly diminished quality of life such that they are forced into criminal enterprise in order to meet basic needs. But in Germany, these laws are crafted so that people can have a chance at a normal life again--A chance at redemption.
And when they kill again, say at a job, the employer can just shrug off responsibility because the law says you're not supposed to know they kill people.
How about pedophiles being hired at schools?
Americans are fatter. So a meal lasts much longer than a skinny Aussie.
What kind of engineers do you think are left?
All the competent engineers left Sun already.
Takes a lot of head count to work on software and SPARC projects that never get released.
The problem is that the longer the decision is delayed the longer Sun's EU employees get to keep their jobs doing .... whatever it is they do.
Going to the movies. Going to the gym. Watching soaps. Surfing the web. Watching Hulu. Work?
Are you living in a communist country where competition is prohitibed by the government or something?
You must not be familiar with how the US govt works.
At least they are using the 5400rpm drives instead of the 4200rpm versions.
And not the 7200 versions.
I guess you never saw the Alero or Bravada, then. You're literally thinking of "your father's Oldsmobile".
No, not quite. I'm literally thinking of the Oldsmobile models.
Let's use your example of the Bravada.
The Oldsmobile Bravada is a bloated version of the Chevy Blazer.
The Chevy Blazer is a bloated version of the GM Jimmy.
The Oldsmobile brand has come to mean added "features" that only the older generation like and will pay for. And less of them are around to pay for it anymore. Or they are still around but a health emergency has taken all of their retirement money.
I wondered why General Motors dropped the Oldsmobile brand.
Because the elderly people who buy them are dying off.
...so that they can pick up new software updates and possibly also new encryption keys.
And so they can push messages to the box advertise the constant wresting pay per view people seem to buy.
Chandler Bing?
I've often wondered who actually uses Yahoo.
For starters AT&T
But ATT is down so often, can you really say people really USE the service "powered" by Yahoo?
Not everyone finds PayPal's Terms of Service acceptable.
In addition its none of Palm's business where your payment vendor points; checking account or no.
It's a bit scary how much people trust the PayPal-eBay empire.
I was about 10 seconds, and this was without audio. The camera work is that of a douche, the camera is always panning at least a little bit, and there were too many stupid snap zooms. I realize this has become popular lately, but I start feeling like I'm getting tipsy.
Popular lately?
This kind of camera work has been going on by "hip" camera crews since the 1990's.