What does what others think have to do with an individual's responsibility? I may feel threatened by the biker in the booth next to me at McDonald's. Can I have him prosecuted for intimidation?
There are likely "no campfire" regulations currently in effect on public land, and those fires are deliberately started, so your comparison is invalid. Point to some examples of wildfires accidentally caused by a vehicle (hot exhaust, etc.) where there have been prosecutions.
Of course, a primary difference is, one deliberately starts a campfire. And, despite their claims, how many are actually prosecuted?
A better comparison would be to wildfires caused by vehicles (hot exhaust parked over dry grass, no spark arrestor, etc.)? There, as with firearms, there was no intent to start a fire in the first place. Can you point to any law or prosecution regarding those?
You're wrong. One need only look at the text for the links in the article, which aren't about fire prevention, but firearms. ("gun rights," "target shooting," "regulating firearms")
Campfires are the most frequent preventable cause of wildfires, where's the article about careless campers? If campers who don't give a fuck are so stupid to let their campfires cause wildfires, they're stupid enough to do other things.
Stupid campfires don't kill people, stupid people kill people.
...and apparently that website is not up-to-date, or isn't accurate. From the first linked article...
Before the lightning season has even begun, typically the busiest time of the year for firefighters, there have already been 400 wildfires in Utah -- and 380 have been human-caused, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said in comments Friday near the fire site.
Whoosh. Yes, that there will be another fire and another lottery winner can be reasonably predicted. But, you can't predict the where, when, or who, which is all that really matters.
Thank you for helping prove the point that this is political, having nothing to do with fires, and all about people who are afraid of private citizens owning firearms.
Before someone points to the "grand total" of 84 on that page, I'll point out that that figure must be incorrect - there are 145 listed under the "ST" ( State) agency, which was apparently left out of the total. I also missed a figure, the total actually appears to be 11+50+1+2+9+145+11=229.
Do that, and what's going to happen is worse than this case. From one of the linked articles:
Two shooters sparked the blaze, named for a landfill popular with target shooters, late Thursday afternoon, Curry said. They tried to put it out, then called 911.
Now, if you have a law saying they're responsible for accidental fires, do you think they're going to call 911 for a quick response, or just get the hell out of there, leaving the fire to build until someone else notices it?
What are you blathering about? Are you making some specious tie between the three letter acronym SSS and the two letter acronym SS, representing SchutzStaffel? Or was there some secret organization called the Solid State Storage during WW2?
"The message that should be going out is to educate yourself enough to make an actual decision, THEN vote!"
This. +10. Making it easier for people to vote only makes it so those who aren't willing to expend the effort to make an informed choice, pollute the waters. People complain about all the money in politics - well, the only reason it's there is because political advertising works to convince the ignorant to vote based on shallow marketing, not knowledge or understanding. If someone won't take the initiative/effort to register to vote, or to go to a physical polling place, they are very unlikely to be making the effort to be informed, and are simply going to choose panem et circenses.
So, instead of considering those who save their money, and would prosper in a recession, we reward those who are in debt, by paying off those debts with inflationary policies.
You don't have kids, do you? Rewarding bad behavior only results in more bad behavior.
But even that is a misnomer. It's not a drive at all. A hard disc drive, has a hard disk being driven (spun) by a motor. SSDs should really be called SSS (Solid State Storage), or similar.
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What does what others think have to do with an individual's responsibility? I may feel threatened by the biker in the booth next to me at McDonald's. Can I have him prosecuted for intimidation?
"2,500 times more precise"
Which, of course, does not mean "2,500 times more accurate."
There are likely "no campfire" regulations currently in effect on public land, and those fires are deliberately started, so your comparison is invalid. Point to some examples of wildfires accidentally caused by a vehicle (hot exhaust, etc.) where there have been prosecutions.
Slashdot, dude. We're on Slashdot. Go ahead, I'll wait while you type "campfire" in that search box found on the top of every page.
Of course, a primary difference is, one deliberately starts a campfire. And, despite their claims, how many are actually prosecuted?
A better comparison would be to wildfires caused by vehicles (hot exhaust parked over dry grass, no spark arrestor, etc.)? There, as with firearms, there was no intent to start a fire in the first place. Can you point to any law or prosecution regarding those?
You don't know what "brandishing" means. Let me help - "threatening manner" does not include... the possession of a dangerous weapon, whether visible or concealed, without additional behavior which is threatening... 76-10-506, Utah Criminal Code
And, yes, although "brandishing" isn't defined as such in the code, that's what it is, using a weapon to intimidate or threaten.
In exactly what way is carrying an unloaded weapon "irresponsible?"
So, you have no references to support your statement. Meh.
You're wrong. One need only look at the text for the links in the article, which aren't about fire prevention, but firearms. ("gun rights," "target shooting," "regulating firearms")
Campfires are the most frequent preventable cause of wildfires, where's the article about careless campers? If campers who don't give a fuck are so stupid to let their campfires cause wildfires, they're stupid enough to do other things.
Stupid campfires don't kill people, stupid people kill people.
For definitions of "a whole lot" which include the number 9 or the ratio of 4%.
No, the Mythbusters were never locked up, not even when they used a cannon.
Whoosh. Yes, that there will be another fire and another lottery winner can be reasonably predicted. But, you can't predict the where, when, or who, which is all that really matters.
Thank you for helping prove the point that this is political, having nothing to do with fires, and all about people who are afraid of private citizens owning firearms.
Peter Noone had a house in Utah?
Before someone points to the "grand total" of 84 on that page, I'll point out that that figure must be incorrect - there are 145 listed under the "ST" ( State) agency, which was apparently left out of the total. I also missed a figure, the total actually appears to be 11+50+1+2+9+145+11=229.
And this story is unfairly associating this lack of common sense with firearms, apparently for some political agenda. 20 fires have been associated with firearms activity. But, there have been 218 human caused wildfires so far this year in Utah, so that's less than 10%. The same, official Utah government website informs us of the "...three major preventable causes of fires in Utah. They are campfires, debris burning, and vehicle fires."
The lottery has been won a similar number of times this year. Clearly, you think you can predict the next one. Good luck.
Now, if you have a law saying they're responsible for accidental fires, do you think they're going to call 911 for a quick response, or just get the hell out of there, leaving the fire to build until someone else notices it?
When Microsoft makes the Surface OS open source, you'll have a comparison to make.
What are you blathering about? Are you making some specious tie between the three letter acronym SSS and the two letter acronym SS, representing SchutzStaffel? Or was there some secret organization called the Solid State Storage during WW2?
"The message that should be going out is to educate yourself enough to make an actual decision, THEN vote!"
This. +10. Making it easier for people to vote only makes it so those who aren't willing to expend the effort to make an informed choice, pollute the waters. People complain about all the money in politics - well, the only reason it's there is because political advertising works to convince the ignorant to vote based on shallow marketing, not knowledge or understanding. If someone won't take the initiative/effort to register to vote, or to go to a physical polling place, they are very unlikely to be making the effort to be informed, and are simply going to choose panem et circenses.
So, instead of considering those who save their money, and would prosper in a recession, we reward those who are in debt, by paying off those debts with inflationary policies.
You don't have kids, do you? Rewarding bad behavior only results in more bad behavior.
Not only are you illiterate, you're a Googletard, unable to find any info on SATA devices without adding "drive" to the search. Meh.
You don't know what "misnomer" means, do you?
But even that is a misnomer. It's not a drive at all. A hard disc drive, has a hard disk being driven (spun) by a motor. SSDs should really be called SSS (Solid State Storage), or similar.