There is a video of somebody driving on youtube (part of a british tv program) with a similar result to what you are describing. There have also been studies in NL showing how a joint can increase driving ability, especially at night (though I'd have to find the source).
I'd agree with most of your points but disagree that it's a health issue. That implies that somehow compulsive drug use is a disease, a person is not responsible for their actions, and thus they should be treated differently. I think that all drugs should be legalized yes, but I disagree with either court ordered treatment or treatment as an option. I think it's a "cop out" and actually gives an incentive to people who commit crimes to do so while intoxicated. Drug use is a personal choice and one that I think is completely irrelevant to one's actions. People shouldn't be judged for it or let off the hook because of it. Judge people by their actions and not what is in their bodies.
I don't believe that's fair. It has yet to be shown that cannabis causes driving impairment. There is evidence to the contrary in studies done in NL as well as this handy video. The few people who indeed become "too stoned" to drive are not likely to be doing so... rather sitting on a couch somewhere. Weed does not make people overconfident like alcohol and "believe" they can drive when they can't. It's likely to do the opposite and make a person too paranoid to drive. I think it's a lot more fair to develop a way to test coordination and so forth (sort of like a field test, but more advanced).
But if it's within acceptable limits, what is the problem? You're also assuming that all illegal substances cause driving difficulty which is simply not the case
(in addition to that TV test, there have been actual studies in NL finding similar results as well).
Racing in general has traditionally been addled with corporate sponsorship. Look at F1 or NASCAR. Even the original wipeout had adds for red bull during loading. Personally, I could care less about adds during loading or even billboards in the game itself as long as it doesn't interfere with the gameplay or story.
That is really how it works. When I got sued for something frivilous my initial reaction was to do exactly what c64 suggested: ignore it. After talking to a few lawyer friends, I realized that was a really bad idea. In the end, I won anyway and the plaintiff ended up paying all my attorneys fees *and* court costs (their case was struck down by an anti-slapp motion).
"druggies aren't known for thinking rationally". How many have you known? Either way, you're judging a group based on a steriotype. So many criminals use drugs, sure. It doesn't mean that all drug users are criminals (except where they are made so by definition).
Nope. All roads that I know of lead to Synanon, the originator of these programs. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if there is some connection from US programs to this Chinese program but I have no proof of that. What is it, specifically, that makes you doubt that this could happen in China?
It sort of already exists, but it's not used as you suggest (yet). It would be nice if it were one drive with two virtual drives, separately accessible. MSI has a netbook with both SSD and HDD (seperate). Provided you could select where windows stores it's hibernate data (don't know, don't use windows), you could probably accomplish what you suggest fairly easily.
There are also several US based programs overseas owned by WWASP. They're so bad the US Dept of State has put out warnings about them but unfortunately the us govt has no jurisdiction since the abuse takes place off us soil. Google "paradise cove samoa" or "tranquility bay".
There is one in Canada, not with shock therapy, but with cult like tactics that came from the united states. I'm American and I have nothing against the US, but the whole "addiction treatment for teens" trend originated and became popular in the US. It stands to reason most of the programs are US based. Sure there have been thousands of documented instances of severe abuse and even death but for the most part the state does nothing because it's seen as somehow a "necessary evil". I don't doubt that it can happen in China, not specifically because I have any direct evidence, but because I believe the eyewitness accounts to be both credible and plausible in light of what has happened in the US.
Either you're hopelessly naive and have too much faith in society of you have a kid in a program (WWASP, perhaps?). Abuse can happen in any program in any country. The above referenced article and others on this particular program are very well source. One kid was shocked several thousand times in a single day. In another case, another kid was shocked as a result of a prank call into the facility in which a person posed as a staff and ordered the shocks. There was video tape of these things happening until when requested by the state they were destroyed by JRC. Do your own research and you'll find this is accurate.
This isn't ECT. This appears to be aversion therapy. Just because it's done wrong and the shocking last long doesn't make it any different. The same has happened at Judge Rotenberg Center in the United States where a slightly more brutal form is used (kids permanently strapped to devices triggered by remote control).
It's currently going onin the United States and nobody is getting punished. It's "aversion therapy". This article on the Judge Rotenberg Center will make you wretch, i guarantee.
after Internet users claiming to have received the treatment wrote in blogs and forums about being tied down and subjected to shocks for 30 minutes at a time
Wow. There's a shock. Not only was it unethical; it was also ineffective.
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There is a video of somebody driving on youtube (part of a british tv program) with a similar result to what you are describing. There have also been studies in NL showing how a joint can increase driving ability, especially at night (though I'd have to find the source).
I'd agree with most of your points but disagree that it's a health issue. That implies that somehow compulsive drug use is a disease, a person is not responsible for their actions, and thus they should be treated differently. I think that all drugs should be legalized yes, but I disagree with either court ordered treatment or treatment as an option. I think it's a "cop out" and actually gives an incentive to people who commit crimes to do so while intoxicated. Drug use is a personal choice and one that I think is completely irrelevant to one's actions. People shouldn't be judged for it or let off the hook because of it. Judge people by their actions and not what is in their bodies.
I don't believe that's fair. It has yet to be shown that cannabis causes driving impairment. There is evidence to the contrary in studies done in NL as well as this handy video. The few people who indeed become "too stoned" to drive are not likely to be doing so... rather sitting on a couch somewhere. Weed does not make people overconfident like alcohol and "believe" they can drive when they can't. It's likely to do the opposite and make a person too paranoid to drive. I think it's a lot more fair to develop a way to test coordination and so forth (sort of like a field test, but more advanced).
(in addition to that TV test, there have been actual studies in NL finding similar results as well).
If there is no way to tell if a person is intoxicated by their behavior, what exactly is the problem? Is the person really intoxicated then?
Racing in general has traditionally been addled with corporate sponsorship. Look at F1 or NASCAR. Even the original wipeout had adds for red bull during loading. Personally, I could care less about adds during loading or even billboards in the game itself as long as it doesn't interfere with the gameplay or story.
That is really how it works. When I got sued for something frivilous my initial reaction was to do exactly what c64 suggested: ignore it. After talking to a few lawyer friends, I realized that was a really bad idea. In the end, I won anyway and the plaintiff ended up paying all my attorneys fees *and* court costs (their case was struck down by an anti-slapp motion).
"druggies aren't known for thinking rationally". How many have you known? Either way, you're judging a group based on a steriotype. So many criminals use drugs, sure. It doesn't mean that all drug users are criminals (except where they are made so by definition).
Or a winding mountain road.
I guess the only thing to worry about then is the limited amount of writes on an SSD disk, it's one critical weakness.
So these kids got proper due process then?
Nope. All roads that I know of lead to Synanon, the originator of these programs. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if there is some connection from US programs to this Chinese program but I have no proof of that. What is it, specifically, that makes you doubt that this could happen in China?
It sort of already exists, but it's not used as you suggest (yet). It would be nice if it were one drive with two virtual drives, separately accessible. MSI has a netbook with both SSD and HDD (seperate). Provided you could select where windows stores it's hibernate data (don't know, don't use windows), you could probably accomplish what you suggest fairly easily.
There are also several US based programs overseas owned by WWASP. They're so bad the US Dept of State has put out warnings about them but unfortunately the us govt has no jurisdiction since the abuse takes place off us soil. Google "paradise cove samoa" or "tranquility bay".
There is one in Canada, not with shock therapy, but with cult like tactics that came from the united states. I'm American and I have nothing against the US, but the whole "addiction treatment for teens" trend originated and became popular in the US. It stands to reason most of the programs are US based. Sure there have been thousands of documented instances of severe abuse and even death but for the most part the state does nothing because it's seen as somehow a "necessary evil". I don't doubt that it can happen in China, not specifically because I have any direct evidence, but because I believe the eyewitness accounts to be both credible and plausible in light of what has happened in the US.
Meh. It's an aquired taste.
I fly a *lot* and I haven't had to do that in a very long time (it's in suspend all the time just in case).
It would still take considerable amounts of time to write all the ram to disk and read it back again.
Either you're hopelessly naive and have too much faith in society of you have a kid in a program (WWASP, perhaps?). Abuse can happen in any program in any country. The above referenced article and others on this particular program are very well source. One kid was shocked several thousand times in a single day. In another case, another kid was shocked as a result of a prank call into the facility in which a person posed as a staff and ordered the shocks. There was video tape of these things happening until when requested by the state they were destroyed by JRC. Do your own research and you'll find this is accurate.
doh!! I meant "can certainly go on in China". Where is the edit button when you need it.
If it goes on the the US it can certainly go on in the United States.
This isn't ECT. This appears to be aversion therapy. Just because it's done wrong and the shocking last long doesn't make it any different. The same has happened at Judge Rotenberg Center in the United States where a slightly more brutal form is used (kids permanently strapped to devices triggered by remote control).
It's currently going onin the United States and nobody is getting punished. It's "aversion therapy". This article on the Judge Rotenberg Center will make you wretch, i guarantee.
after Internet users claiming to have received the treatment wrote in blogs and forums about being tied down and subjected to shocks for 30 minutes at a time
Wow. There's a shock. Not only was it unethical; it was also ineffective.