Jaywalking is also hard to catch and prosecute. So is graffiti (which causes more damage than what he did). We don't make the punishment for either very severe. Punishment should be proportional to damage caused or intended, not to difficulty of prosecution.
Equating all crimes (as you seem to be) is the real stupidity. Felonies should be reserved for major thefts and serious harm to others' health or lives. By making everything a felony, the American system has lost all sense of proportion.
Considering a lot of people start being locked up for personal matters that shouldn't concern the state (like what substances they choose to put into their bodies), I don't think I am.
The US has a higher incarceration rate than most of the developed, democratic world, but doesn't have lower violent crime rates to show for it. The US system lacks a sense of proportion.
If he just raised random people's grades (so as not to point only to himself), it might have slipped by un-noticed. But students who got lower-than-expected grades would likely complain, causing an investigation. Hoist by his own petard, so to speak.
Should we ruin his life with 14 felonies over it? Nope. He needs a slap in the hand and some direction, not serious jail time and a record. Unpaid community service conducting teacher training on cybersecurity and Internet hygiene would be about right.
1. Get an account at a credit union -- no monthly fees. 2. Create a separate account for direct deposits/checks. 3. Transfer money as needed, only keep enough in the account to cover outgoing payments.
Unlike the US, most of Japan actually has a functional public transport system. Even absent self-driving cars, this is much less of a burden in Japan than it would be in the US.
Never understood why this has to be a racial thing. I'm whiter than white, yet have a much higher spice tolerance/enjoyment level than my partner, who's West Indian.
Solution... don't eat at Chili's. It's not like you'll really miss crappy fake "Tex Mex" food heated in a microwave. If you really need this cr@p, pay with good, old-fashioned, cash or a pre-paid card.
Riding on DC sidewalks will be a self-fixing problem. DC sidewalks are often so uneven that scooter riders might end up "arse over tit." This happening once tends to be an educational experience.
Technically, it didn't "brick" because you could still boot from the extra partition or even USB drive. "Bricking" can only happen in terms of corrupted BIOS or if Apple adopted the boneheaded lockdown of the iDevices.
Most of Apple's recent products are "defective or crippled by design." iPhones without headphone jacks. MacBooks with only one port, to be used for charging and USB. Soldered-on SSD and RAM, making upgrades and recovery after a motherboard failure difficult. (You can't just pop out the SSD and stick it in a sled.)
If Cook and Ive joined Jobs, Apple's ecosystem would likely improve. Fuck "courage." Build products that are actually functional.
This. The keyboard comes out with a few screws and a connector or two. Anyone with a bit of mechanical talent can grok how to replace it. No "Genius(tm)" needed.
No need to "replace the top case" or whatever Apple's boneheaded, crappy-ass design requires people to do.
Washington, D.C. has been Washington since 1791. Washington' ("Washington-prime") has only been a state since 1889. So "Washington" refers to the original article, Washington', Washington prime, Washington II, Washington State, or Amazon HQ refer to the unlicensed, outsized duplicate:)
Depends on the case. The Tenaha, TX case (look it up) involved people being coerced into "voluntarily" signing over money or even cars in order not to be robbed of their children by corrupt cops.
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Yet murder, if you're a soldier or cop, is perfectly legal, and often celebrated.
Jaywalking is also hard to catch and prosecute. So is graffiti (which causes more damage than what he did). We don't make the punishment for either very severe. Punishment should be proportional to damage caused or intended, not to difficulty of prosecution.
Found the cop-hugging pigfucker.
Equating all crimes (as you seem to be) is the real stupidity. Felonies should be reserved for major thefts and serious harm to others' health or lives. By making everything a felony, the American system has lost all sense of proportion.
Considering a lot of people start being locked up for personal matters that shouldn't concern the state (like what substances they choose to put into their bodies), I don't think I am.
The US has a higher incarceration rate than most of the developed, democratic world, but doesn't have lower violent crime rates to show for it. The US system lacks a sense of proportion.
But if anyone who's likely to be called to jury duty on the case is reading this, some advice:
nullify.
Nullify.
NULLIFY.
Not that it's likely to get that far in a juvie case, but still ... remember that it's always your right to judge the law as well as the case.
Victimless apart from his stupid lowering of other students' grades. But hey, he's 16, no one has good judgment at age 16.
If he just raised random people's grades (so as not to point only to himself), it might have slipped by un-noticed. But students who got lower-than-expected grades would likely complain, causing an investigation. Hoist by his own petard, so to speak.
Should we ruin his life with 14 felonies over it? Nope. He needs a slap in the hand and some direction, not serious jail time and a record. Unpaid community service conducting teacher training on cybersecurity and Internet hygiene would be about right.
But 'murkah and harsh "justice."
... or just cook them dinner, to show them what food (not "food") is supposed to taste like.
"You" may do so, smart people don't.
1. Get an account at a credit union -- no monthly fees.
2. Create a separate account for direct deposits/checks.
3. Transfer money as needed, only keep enough in the account to cover outgoing payments.
If someone tries to suck it dry, joke's on them!
Unlike the US, most of Japan actually has a functional public transport system. Even absent self-driving cars, this is much less of a burden in Japan than it would be in the US.
Note to self: don't move to Seattle :)
I should have qualified further. Don't eat at most chains. If it's traded on Wall Street and has > 5 locations, quality takes a plummet.
You can definitely get spicy/authentic Mexican food in AZ, CA, NM, or NY (Brooklyn). Places with ... large Mexican communities :)
Never understood why this has to be a racial thing. I'm whiter than white, yet have a much higher spice tolerance/enjoyment level than my partner, who's West Indian.
Solution ... don't eat at Chili's. It's not like you'll really miss crappy fake "Tex Mex" food heated in a microwave. If you really need this cr@p, pay with good, old-fashioned, cash or a pre-paid card.
Riding on DC sidewalks will be a self-fixing problem. DC sidewalks are often so uneven that scooter riders might end up "arse over tit." This happening once tends to be an educational experience.
Technically, it didn't "brick" because you could still boot from the extra partition or even USB drive. "Bricking" can only happen in terms of corrupted BIOS or if Apple adopted the boneheaded lockdown of the iDevices.
Most of Apple's recent products are "defective or crippled by design." iPhones without headphone jacks. MacBooks with only one port, to be used for charging and USB. Soldered-on SSD and RAM, making upgrades and recovery after a motherboard failure difficult. (You can't just pop out the SSD and stick it in a sled.)
If Cook and Ive joined Jobs, Apple's ecosystem would likely improve. Fuck "courage." Build products that are actually functional.
This. The keyboard comes out with a few screws and a connector or two. Anyone with a bit of mechanical talent can grok how to replace it. No "Genius(tm)" needed. No need to "replace the top case" or whatever Apple's boneheaded, crappy-ass design requires people to do.
Washington, D.C. has been Washington since 1791. Washington' ("Washington-prime") has only been a state since 1889. So "Washington" refers to the original article, Washington', Washington prime, Washington II, Washington State, or Amazon HQ refer to the unlicensed, outsized duplicate :)
The scooters themselves are under $300 -- just buy one and take it on the train with you. Problem solved, no Scroogle or Crapple spy device required.
Those are electric, not gas. Also, most (if not all?) scooters sold in the US are 4-stroke these days.
Wasn't their test site already "dismantled" by a massive tunnel collapse?
Depends on the case. The Tenaha, TX case (look it up) involved people being coerced into "voluntarily" signing over money or even cars in order not to be robbed of their children by corrupt cops.