You do realize that SSH depends on certificates too, right? It just relies on the end-user instead of a third party to verify whether or not they are valid. Let me guess, you are one of the people that ignores ssh's warning messages about new or changed certificates and just clicks "Yes" when asked about them?
they've basically destroyed the financial justification for all similar such copyright infringement trials
There is no financial justification for these lawsuits. They exist solely for intimidation. Big judgments further that goal. The RIAA knows that it will never collect on a seven or eight digit judgment (civil judgments are easy enough to dodge, just ask OJ Simpson...) but hopes the headline of "Jury enters bizillion dollar judgment against filesharer" will deter others from engaging in the practice.
They shoot him in the heart which means he has to die slowly, in excruciating pain, for several minutes until his brain runs out of oxygen and he becomes unconscious.
That's actually not how it works. Look up hydrostatic shock sometime. Rifle bullets contain enough energy to inflict brain damage with chest or abdominal hits. Ever seen an animal shot with a high powered rifle? They are dead before they hit the ground if the marksmen is halfway competent.
Maybe if they interacted with their constituents more than a few hours each year there wouldn't be so much pent up anger. Besides, the videos that you saw weren't representative of all the town halls or even a majority of them. The media isn't going to air a video of a respectful conversation when they can air fireworks instead.
Fair enough. Sorry, I mistook you for one of the flower children that always manages to come out and find sympathy for a murderer just because he's been (or is about to be) put out of our misery.
It's not about an "eye for eye", it's about putting a piece of human garbage out of our collective misery after his demonstration of the fact that he isn't capable of living in a civilized society.
Most animals move after they get shot. That doesn't mean they aren't already dead though. Rifle bullets have enough energy in them to cause traumatic brain injury even with hits to the chest or abdominal cavity. Ever seen an animal hit with a well placed bullet from a high power rifle? Many times it looks as though they were hit by lightning -- they hit the ground, kick once or twice and expire.
Most lay people have no appreciation for just how powerful rifles really are.
It also dismisses prospective jurors if their bias would tilt against the defendant, so I really don't see what the problem is. The fact remains that the state can't deprive you of liberty unless you can convince 12 of your fellow citizens of the righteousness of doing so. It's not a perfect system but I'll take it over the competing systems that vest the power to decide your fate entirely in the hands of a bureaucrat (Judge) working for the state.
What worries me is the notion that politicians might begin to use twitter and other internet communication as a way to avoid interacting with the public
They are already doing this. Notice how there aren't too many House Democrats doing town halls this summer? Why face our Consistency and justify our agenda when it's much easier to hide behind the Congressional leadership?
From the AG of the great democracy, USA, I expect a bit more
A) The United States is not a democracy, it's a Republic.
B) This man isn't the AG of the United States, he's the AG of one of it's member states.
but because I still believe that the taking of someone's life, no matter your stance on capital punishment, deserves a bit more than 140 characters in Twitter
Why? What else is there to say? The man was sentenced to death and that sentence was carried out at 12:01AM.
Hanging has more potential for error than the firing squad but I would still take it over lethal injection. If it breaks you neck then it's quite humane -- if it doesn't then it's a rather lousy way to exit the world. Of course the same could be said for the firing squad if the marksmen screw up but the odds of four men all missing the kill zone with rifles at 30 feet (or whatever laughably short distance is used) is pretty low.
Firing squad is deemed inhumane in 49 out of 50 states
It hasn't been deemed "inhumane", it just isn't used in those states. Having seen my share of animals that were shot and a handful that were "put to sleep" I would actually argue that being shot is more humane. The ones that were put to sleep seemingly just closed their eyes -- but who knows what really happens? At least with humans, there's a school of thought that suggests the anesthetic used wears off quickly and leaves the condemned man awake but with a paralyzed diaphragm. If this is true you are suffocating to death while awake.
Contrast that to being shot. A well placed rifle bullet will kill you before you hit the ground. No need to sit and watch as they try to find a vein. No danger of them missing a vein and setting your arm on fire with muscular injections of the drug cocktail.
There really isn't any pretty way to end a life but of the available methods that our technology allows I would argue that being shot is the most humane. If the shooters do their job right you will be dead in seconds.
There's more dignity in being shot than there is in the needle, IMHO anyway. Particularly if you believe the criticism of lethal injection that suggests the anesthetic wears off before the condemned man is killed -- then the poor bastard wakes up to a paralyzed diaphragm and suffocates to death while awake.
If I had to pick between the two it wouldn't even be a hard call.
How about if I'm a "voting customer", who will happily take my money elsewhere if someone tries to screw me?
Am I the only one that refuses to pay $30-$45 a month for the privilege of having a "smart" phone? I look at from two different vantage points, A) I'm not paying [mega-corp] the same amount of money for 5GB as my unlimited cable modem connection costs, B) If the matter is truly important whomever needs to reach me can just call me.
I've set up numerous smart phones for co-workers of mine and I'm not convinced that they actually increase productivity. They are a neat toy for looking shit up on the go but Google SMS is sufficient to look up the information (weather, phone numbers, addresses) that I need most often.
I've seen that "open container" law applied to people picking up aluminum cans along the roadway.
A friend of mine got pulled over speeding on his way to the grocery store to return bottles and was then cited for violating the open container law. Apparently the police officer was too dense to realize the difference between a beer open that's half full sitting in the cup holder and a rinsed out bottle that's been packaged for return.
Thankfully it got tossed when he went to court but it was still bullshit to begin with.
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You do realize that SSH depends on certificates too, right? It just relies on the end-user instead of a third party to verify whether or not they are valid. Let me guess, you are one of the people that ignores ssh's warning messages about new or changed certificates and just clicks "Yes" when asked about them?
they've basically destroyed the financial justification for all similar such copyright infringement trials
There is no financial justification for these lawsuits. They exist solely for intimidation. Big judgments further that goal. The RIAA knows that it will never collect on a seven or eight digit judgment (civil judgments are easy enough to dodge, just ask OJ Simpson...) but hopes the headline of "Jury enters bizillion dollar judgment against filesharer" will deter others from engaging in the practice.
And you sound like a biggoted asshole.
Does it make it easier for you to dismiss those who don't share your political views when you can associate them with a sexual act?
They shoot him in the heart which means he has to die slowly, in excruciating pain, for several minutes until his brain runs out of oxygen and he becomes unconscious.
That's actually not how it works. Look up hydrostatic shock sometime. Rifle bullets contain enough energy to inflict brain damage with chest or abdominal hits. Ever seen an animal shot with a high powered rifle? They are dead before they hit the ground if the marksmen is halfway competent.
Maybe if they interacted with their constituents more than a few hours each year there wouldn't be so much pent up anger. Besides, the videos that you saw weren't representative of all the town halls or even a majority of them. The media isn't going to air a video of a respectful conversation when they can air fireworks instead.
The death penalty is not "stooping" to his level, unless he gave his victims due process and a jury of their peers before he killed them.
Fair enough. Sorry, I mistook you for one of the flower children that always manages to come out and find sympathy for a murderer just because he's been (or is about to be) put out of our misery.
In fact we should televise each and every execution and see how many people are still "though on crime" when they see just what they're voting for.
I'd volunteer to squeeze one of the triggers.
It's not about an "eye for eye", it's about putting a piece of human garbage out of our collective misery after his demonstration of the fact that he isn't capable of living in a civilized society.
How nice, he only murdered two people. What a fine upstanding citizen.
Most animals move after they get shot. That doesn't mean they aren't already dead though. Rifle bullets have enough energy in them to cause traumatic brain injury even with hits to the chest or abdominal cavity. Ever seen an animal hit with a well placed bullet from a high power rifle? Many times it looks as though they were hit by lightning -- they hit the ground, kick once or twice and expire.
Most lay people have no appreciation for just how powerful rifles really are.
Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and India aren't "civilized countries"?
It also dismisses prospective jurors if their bias would tilt against the defendant, so I really don't see what the problem is. The fact remains that the state can't deprive you of liberty unless you can convince 12 of your fellow citizens of the righteousness of doing so. It's not a perfect system but I'll take it over the competing systems that vest the power to decide your fate entirely in the hands of a bureaucrat (Judge) working for the state.
What worries me is the notion that politicians might begin to use twitter and other internet communication as a way to avoid interacting with the public
They are already doing this. Notice how there aren't too many House Democrats doing town halls this summer? Why face our Consistency and justify our agenda when it's much easier to hide behind the Congressional leadership?
From the AG of the great democracy, USA, I expect a bit more
A) The United States is not a democracy, it's a Republic.
B) This man isn't the AG of the United States, he's the AG of one of it's member states.
but because I still believe that the taking of someone's life, no matter your stance on capital punishment, deserves a bit more than 140 characters in Twitter
Why? What else is there to say? The man was sentenced to death and that sentence was carried out at 12:01AM.
Hanging has more potential for error than the firing squad but I would still take it over lethal injection. If it breaks you neck then it's quite humane -- if it doesn't then it's a rather lousy way to exit the world. Of course the same could be said for the firing squad if the marksmen screw up but the odds of four men all missing the kill zone with rifles at 30 feet (or whatever laughably short distance is used) is pretty low.
Firing squad is deemed inhumane in 49 out of 50 states
It hasn't been deemed "inhumane", it just isn't used in those states. Having seen my share of animals that were shot and a handful that were "put to sleep" I would actually argue that being shot is more humane. The ones that were put to sleep seemingly just closed their eyes -- but who knows what really happens? At least with humans, there's a school of thought that suggests the anesthetic used wears off quickly and leaves the condemned man awake but with a paralyzed diaphragm. If this is true you are suffocating to death while awake.
Contrast that to being shot. A well placed rifle bullet will kill you before you hit the ground. No need to sit and watch as they try to find a vein. No danger of them missing a vein and setting your arm on fire with muscular injections of the drug cocktail.
There really isn't any pretty way to end a life but of the available methods that our technology allows I would argue that being shot is the most humane. If the shooters do their job right you will be dead in seconds.
The state doesn't really have that power since SCOTUS ruled that only a jury can impose the death penalty.
There's more dignity in being shot than there is in the needle, IMHO anyway. Particularly if you believe the criticism of lethal injection that suggests the anesthetic wears off before the condemned man is killed -- then the poor bastard wakes up to a paralyzed diaphragm and suffocates to death while awake.
If I had to pick between the two it wouldn't even be a hard call.
He is accountable and his constituents and other voters around the country know what he did.
He's in Utah. His constituents won't do anything but reward him for it.
How about if I'm a "voting customer", who will happily take my money elsewhere if someone tries to screw me?
Am I the only one that refuses to pay $30-$45 a month for the privilege of having a "smart" phone? I look at from two different vantage points, A) I'm not paying [mega-corp] the same amount of money for 5GB as my unlimited cable modem connection costs, B) If the matter is truly important whomever needs to reach me can just call me.
I've set up numerous smart phones for co-workers of mine and I'm not convinced that they actually increase productivity. They are a neat toy for looking shit up on the go but Google SMS is sufficient to look up the information (weather, phone numbers, addresses) that I need most often.
Ah, elitism, another wonderful leftist attribute....
Perhaps he wants to stem the tide before his government gets to the point that it tends to be listed alongside the ones you mention.
Or perhaps I just like a geek movie....
I've seen that "open container" law applied to people picking up aluminum cans along the roadway.
A friend of mine got pulled over speeding on his way to the grocery store to return bottles and was then cited for violating the open container law. Apparently the police officer was too dense to realize the difference between a beer open that's half full sitting in the cup holder and a rinsed out bottle that's been packaged for return.
Thankfully it got tossed when he went to court but it was still bullshit to begin with.