I can think of at least one occasion where looking for a loner white male prolonged the time it took to catch a serial killer and probably got a few more innocents killed....
Racial profiling is ineffective. Behavioral profiling is very effective but various groups are opposed to it because they fear that it's just a buzzword for racial profiling.
While we're on the topic, most of our oil comes from Canada, South America, and yes, our very own US of A.
Yes, but we still try to stabilize the Middle East because the EU and Japan receive most of their oil from there. Who would fill that void if we left? The EU and Japan don't have the political will to do it, so it'd probably be the Chinese (whom are also dependent on Middle Eastern oil). Do we want the Chinese having our most important Allies by the proverbial balls?
Nor do they have the right to tell the airlines to require their customers to give up their 4th amendment rights to do business.
This. It's not the airlines doing this, it's the Government, so that kind of voids the "You agreed to this when you bought your ticket" argument. I highly doubt the airlines would be doing this if the decision was up to them.
it's because we are affecting their freedoms and assaulting their ideals with our imperialism
Give me a break. One of OBL's grievances against the United States was the fact that we had troops in the Holy Land. The fact that they were there at the invitation of the Government with the mission of protecting the Holy Land from Iraq didn't matter to him.
We could pull out of the Middle East tomorrow and return to a 1930s era isolationism and there would still be some extremist nutjob that would find a reason to hate us. That's just the way the world works.
I would suggest that, since they're heading toward "universal" security measures, we take a cue from the Old West and require that everyone carry a sidearm.
I'd rather live in that society than the society that gropes 80 year old wheelchair grandparents alongside their 6 year old grandchildren on the theory that they could be potential terrorists.
Besides, that society would be a pretty effective deterrent against this sort of thing, don't you agree?
Sounds like your cat needs to be taught who the alpha is in the household. Our cat waits until we wake up before she starts whining for food. If she tried to wake us up as you are describing it would end very badly for her.
Actually, after visiting the US, I'd say the food there is abysmal.
What, you couldn't be bothered to drive the five minutes from your hotel to find something other than Wendy's/McDonald's/Burger King? I've been all over the US and each region always manages to have a specialty that you can't find anywhere else in the world. If you think American food is abysmal then you didn't look real hard.
For something edible, you need to look into something italian/chinese/etc.
Italian-American food != Italian food. I have been to both places. I'll take the American take on pizza (particularly from the Northeast) over anything I tried in Italy. Mind you, the Italians do have some dishes that have no real American counterpart and the best lasagna I ever had in my life came from a restaurant in Florence.
But if the US, EU, AU, and Asian communities enacted a 1 child per family policy like China has done
if the US and EU did that they would no longer be the US and EU. Presumably you've heard of free choice, right? You propose to muzzle it and place reproductive rights in the hands of bureaucrats? Really?
Who said anything about withstanding? If it has the acceleration capacity required to achieve orbit and travel across the interstellar void it should have enough acceleration to outrun a SAM.
But 25,000 years ago in central Asia, near Mongolia, Man finally found a night watchman. The dogs. They got the sentry duty.
This role is still relevant today too. A dog is the most effective early warning system known to man. There isn't an alarm system on the market that will beat a good watchdog.
Something tells me that a craft capable of traveling interstellar distances wouldn't have too much to worry about from chemical rockets armed with chemical explosive warheads.
You ignored the question. Why are you trying to apply human facial expressions to your cat? It's a completely different species with a completely different means of communication.
Now, have you ever tried to put a cat in a cat carrier?
Yes, I have. She doesn't like it but she swallows her pride and goes without a fight. Our cat knows who the boss is. They may not be as social as dogs but they do understand the "alpha" concept. My GF has never figured this out -- she tries to put the cat into the carrier and gets clawed. I put the cat into the carrier and she goes without a fight. The cat knows on some instinctive level that it's going to end very badly if she claws me.
Feral cats are also much harder to catch and take to the shelter.
That's what firearms are for.
And before some animal lover shows up and condemns me, have you ever seen what feral cats do to the other animals in their environment? Felines are one of the nastiest invasive species you'll ever find.
One of my friends recently got a kitten to take care of his mouse problem.
Our dachshund was a better mouser and ratter than any cat I've ever seen. Most cats are afraid of rats. Dachshunds exterminate them with extreme prejudice.
Even in the role that cats were originally domesticated for you can find a dog breed that is better than them.
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Why the FUCK don't we, then?
Because our most important allies rely on the Middle East for oil and it's in our best interest to keep the region stable.
I can think of at least one occasion where looking for a loner white male prolonged the time it took to catch a serial killer and probably got a few more innocents killed....
Racial profiling is ineffective. Behavioral profiling is very effective but various groups are opposed to it because they fear that it's just a buzzword for racial profiling.
Actually, those guns are a great deterrent against terrorist attacks.
While we're on the topic, most of our oil comes from Canada, South America, and yes, our very own US of A.
Yes, but we still try to stabilize the Middle East because the EU and Japan receive most of their oil from there. Who would fill that void if we left? The EU and Japan don't have the political will to do it, so it'd probably be the Chinese (whom are also dependent on Middle Eastern oil). Do we want the Chinese having our most important Allies by the proverbial balls?
Nor do they have the right to tell the airlines to require their customers to give up their 4th amendment rights to do business.
This. It's not the airlines doing this, it's the Government, so that kind of voids the "You agreed to this when you bought your ticket" argument. I highly doubt the airlines would be doing this if the decision was up to them.
People in the US wouldn't put up with it either.
Sure about that?
Those of us paying attention knew exactly what he was, but voting for McCain/Palin was simply out of the question.
I wasn't aware that Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin were the only two choices on the 2008 ballot.
it's because we are affecting their freedoms and assaulting their ideals with our imperialism
Give me a break. One of OBL's grievances against the United States was the fact that we had troops in the Holy Land. The fact that they were there at the invitation of the Government with the mission of protecting the Holy Land from Iraq didn't matter to him.
We could pull out of the Middle East tomorrow and return to a 1930s era isolationism and there would still be some extremist nutjob that would find a reason to hate us. That's just the way the world works.
(AKA ex-head of Homeland Security )
Fixed that for you :)
I would suggest that, since they're heading toward "universal" security measures, we take a cue from the Old West and require that everyone carry a sidearm.
I'd rather live in that society than the society that gropes 80 year old wheelchair grandparents alongside their 6 year old grandchildren on the theory that they could be potential terrorists.
Besides, that society would be a pretty effective deterrent against this sort of thing, don't you agree?
Sounds like your cat needs to be taught who the alpha is in the household. Our cat waits until we wake up before she starts whining for food. If she tried to wake us up as you are describing it would end very badly for her.
Actually, after visiting the US, I'd say the food there is abysmal.
What, you couldn't be bothered to drive the five minutes from your hotel to find something other than Wendy's/McDonald's/Burger King? I've been all over the US and each region always manages to have a specialty that you can't find anywhere else in the world. If you think American food is abysmal then you didn't look real hard.
For something edible, you need to look into something italian/chinese/etc.
Italian-American food != Italian food. I have been to both places. I'll take the American take on pizza (particularly from the Northeast) over anything I tried in Italy. Mind you, the Italians do have some dishes that have no real American counterpart and the best lasagna I ever had in my life came from a restaurant in Florence.
No having to run somewhere to find a quiet spot, away from the shooting, to call dispatch. You just hit the dirt and text your ass off.
Get a concealed carry license and you'll have another option besides "Hit the dirt and pray the police respond to my SMS before he kills me."
But if the US, EU, AU, and Asian communities enacted a 1 child per family policy like China has done
if the US and EU did that they would no longer be the US and EU. Presumably you've heard of free choice, right? You propose to muzzle it and place reproductive rights in the hands of bureaucrats? Really?
Also, women are necessary for reproduction, but men are not.
Your new child seems to be missing 23 chromosomes....
If you use 1,000,000 watts of power and you reduce it by 10% that is 10,000 watts saved, a 10% reduction in your bill
10% of 1,000,000 is 100k, not 10k.....
Who said anything about withstanding? If it has the acceleration capacity required to achieve orbit and travel across the interstellar void it should have enough acceleration to outrun a SAM.
But 25,000 years ago in central Asia, near Mongolia, Man finally found a night watchman. The dogs. They got the sentry duty.
This role is still relevant today too. A dog is the most effective early warning system known to man. There isn't an alarm system on the market that will beat a good watchdog.
You feed the stray cats? Your local bird and squirrel population thanks you.
We don't feed strays around here. We shoot them. It's fun target practice and better for the native animal populations that stray cats decimate.
Read the comment I was replying to, he was implying that a visiting alien craft in our atmosphere would be shot down by SAMs.
Something tells me that a craft capable of traveling interstellar distances wouldn't have too much to worry about from chemical rockets armed with chemical explosive warheads.
You ignored the question. Why are you trying to apply human facial expressions to your cat? It's a completely different species with a completely different means of communication.
Now, have you ever tried to put a cat in a cat carrier?
Yes, I have. She doesn't like it but she swallows her pride and goes without a fight. Our cat knows who the boss is. They may not be as social as dogs but they do understand the "alpha" concept. My GF has never figured this out -- she tries to put the cat into the carrier and gets clawed. I put the cat into the carrier and she goes without a fight. The cat knows on some instinctive level that it's going to end very badly if she claws me.
Feral cats are also much harder to catch and take to the shelter.
That's what firearms are for.
And before some animal lover shows up and condemns me, have you ever seen what feral cats do to the other animals in their environment? Felines are one of the nastiest invasive species you'll ever find.
One of my friends recently got a kitten to take care of his mouse problem.
Our dachshund was a better mouser and ratter than any cat I've ever seen. Most cats are afraid of rats. Dachshunds exterminate them with extreme prejudice.
Even in the role that cats were originally domesticated for you can find a dog breed that is better than them.
That cat would discover the meaning of the word "catapult" if it tried that with me.