People usually think they have a lot more rights than they actually do when it comes to gun defence.
The majority of states (except the sporadic insane one, like Florida) allow the use of deadly force only when it meets the requirements of justifiable homicide, including self-defence or, in some cases, defence of another. In most cases though, the requirement is that the defendant had no alternative method of self-defence except to kill the attacker.
Use of deadly force is often subject to examination by the courts. However given that the average education level of an american juror is about grade 8, it's likely that the defendant would get off completely.
I'd put shooting high on the list of options for a human that broke into my house, sexually harrassed my woman, and stole my food. If you'd read the article you'd see the monkeys were actually grabbing the women's breasts AND making additional lewd gestures.
If you did, then you'd probably go to jail.
You are only allowed to do a proportionate response to the threat. You cannot respond with deadly force if the attacker is just doing a simple assault and insults that are clearly non life-threatening.
Oh, I understand it- I am it. I am the threat. I am exactly the same type of personality that has become radicalized all over the world. There is NO difference between me and a suicide bomber. I know the danger- apparently you are too stupid to know the danger.
I understand the danger - it exists mainly in the minds of people that are too afraid to face reality, people like you.
The terrorist have only won when they succeed in forcing you to change your life - which is what they want. Apparently they have already claimed victory over you. Myself, I refuse to let them win and will always remain free.
My answer to yours is 'knowledge is power'. If you don't know about something then you can only fear it. The only way to know if something is a real threat is to know it an understand it. Usually when that happens the preceived threat of the unknown is not justified in the slightest.
But if you want to ignore things by sticking your head in the sand (and getting your ass blown off) then go right ahead. Incidentally the religious fundamentalists do exactly the same thing as you are doing - fear through ignorance.
This is the information age, who needs to travel? Everything you can ever learn is right at your fingertips. Any experience you could ever want is available in the United States already, within 3000 miles of home, so who the hell needs to travel? Travel is just a waste of resources.
Spoken like someone who has never left their basement let alone travelled anywhere. Go visit a few places around the world and look for yourself with an open mind. I guarantee that will change your point of view.
I think your bench press numbers are a bit unrealistically high. The guideline I've always heard was you should be able to bench your own weight (that should be fairly easy if you are fit).
Your 700 lbs comment is too high. Keep in mind that the *world* record for benching 700 lbs was only broken in 1985, so to expect that 700 lbs is now some sort of minimum standard for the average guy is a bit unrealistic.
It was about his use of dialect that is not intelligible to anyone outside of his region, fucktard.
Well if you're too stupid to understand what he's talking about, don't respond! Do you stroll into the Italian or French chat areas and start whining that they should be speaking American English? Arrogant ass - assuming averything is about you.
So I assume you agree with those that want to teach 'ghetto english' in schools as proper because thats how the majority of kids speak and talk? So something like 'I go wit da bitch cuz she ma ho' is both gramattically correct and spelled correctly?
You're missing the point entirely - you asked him to speak English and he was. Your attitude showed that you assumed that American English WAS English and that he should learn to speak it properly. Typical American arrogance. I was not saying that American English is not legitimate (or for that matter Quebec French), but that it was quite ironic that you were telling a Brit that his versin of English was not correct (and again here since you argue that a majority of English speakers are in the US and therefore by default it is now the standard).
The majority is not always right. Case in point - a majority in the US believed the Bush lies about Iraq which they now know not to be true (most non-Americans always believed it to be complete fabrication).
Actually American english is the way it is because the majority of people settling there were uneducated, and couldn't speak, write, read or spell properly. So why dont you STFU. And people with english as a second language are often much better qualified to criticize Americans use of their english since they were actually taught proper english. Redneck is not a dialect.
For a variety of not very good reasons we haven't purchased an unlimited films for twelve quid a month pass, we don't have Orange phones and we don't go on Wednesdays: we we're paying rack rate.
Would you mind rephrasing that in English?
That's funny - the American asking the Brit to speak English... You do realize they originated the language?
Supporting guerilla armys and overthrowing democratically elected governments makes Regan a good president? I don't care what his convictions were, that's not good governemtn.
And Bush-I - don't you remember the famous election promise - 'Read my lips - no new taxes' then promptly once elected raised taxes to its highest level ever, while simultaneously incurring a ridiculously large debt? The two-faced lying governing style didn't end there either which is why he got thrown out after one term.
And Bush-W - well I agree there isn't a single redeeming quality about him or his presidency. Worst president ever.
t's a pretty straightforward thing to understand... when education is treated as a business, those who provide the education will provide a financial disincentive to join high paying fields.
That's not it at all. I went to a university where my tuition for Engineering was almost twice what someone else in an arts degree was paying. But the reason is that the engineering students were doing 40-60 hours a week of class and lab time, while the arts students were doing just over 20 hours. Also the equipment and lab materials need constant updating to stay current, which is not the same for an arts student.
So the higher fees are justified to offset the higher costs incured, not some conspiracy theory by evil big business as you seem to think.
That is bullshit. Absolute bullshit. As in, it's complete and utter fabrication.
No it is not bullshit. I speak from experience. I'm an engineer and I work with a group of 300 enginers and scientists. Engineers with no practical experience (i.e. all theoretical) are just as useless as those with all practical and no theory - you definietely need a good mixture of both.
Military engineers shit all over civilian engineers
Why would I give a crap what military engineers think? They don't generally have the publics best interests at heart.
Education for any purpose other than personal self-interest is less than useless, because it doesn't make you competent, and it clutters the field with those who claim to know but do not, making things more difficult for those who really know to stand out from the flock.
There is flat out too much education in this society, and not nearly enough self-sufficient gathering and wielding of power and knowledge for purpose by the common person.
Doctors are accredited and regulated like engineers. I assume then, so that you are not a flaming hypocrite, that your doctor learned everything he knows on the internet and all his practical expertise comes from practicing on people (or should I say 'victims').
Spending trillions of $ just to be the first to plant a freaking flag on a distant sterile rock is not my idea of any triumph. But then, I'm just a crazy dissenting American (who doesn't think we should have wasted all that money on Iraq either)
Personnaly I'd sleep much better at night knowing that the government was spending trillions on real science and exploration rather than trillions blowing shit up for no reason.
Not to offend, but perhaps they realize that college isn't the place that you learn about new things. Why would I pay several thousand a year to learn something that I can learn on the internet?
For many people / subjects you are right. Real world experience can go a lot farther than what you just learn in college or university.
However for some professions, there is more than just working knowledge and you have to get that from an accredited institution. Engineering is one of those disciplines where the work that you do can seriously affect the safety and lives of other people. For that reason, you cannot practice until you prove to a regulatory body that you are proficient and know what you are doing. That means not only getting a degree but writing a series of examinations post graduation to prove to the regulatory body that you actually learned what your degree said you learned.
For engineering at leat, yes there are things that you learn in the real world that you cannot learn in college, but there is also a large number of things that you cannot learn in the real world but must learn in college.
Even if people don't know what's legal, they should care that the Bush administration is trampling their rights by ignoring the constitution and the continued abuse of power regretfully given to this idiot by the people.
Like the current Bush government cares whats legal or not.
Besides, you can achieve the same effect with a good removable camera flash. Yet the government felt it necessary to spend millions on what is essentially a repackaging in the name of fighting terror. What a waste.
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People usually think they have a lot more rights than they actually do when it comes to gun defence.
The majority of states (except the sporadic insane one, like Florida) allow the use of deadly force only when it meets the requirements of justifiable homicide, including self-defence or, in some cases, defence of another. In most cases though, the requirement is that the defendant had no alternative method of self-defence except to kill the attacker.
Use of deadly force is often subject to examination by the courts. However given that the average education level of an american juror is about grade 8, it's likely that the defendant would get off completely.
Then don't vote republican. They're the reason the terrorists want to keep attacking the US anyway due to their colossally moronic foreign policies.
If you did, then you'd probably go to jail.
You are only allowed to do a proportionate response to the threat. You cannot respond with deadly force if the attacker is just doing a simple assault and insults that are clearly non life-threatening.
I understand the danger - it exists mainly in the minds of people that are too afraid to face reality, people like you.
The terrorist have only won when they succeed in forcing you to change your life - which is what they want. Apparently they have already claimed victory over you. Myself, I refuse to let them win and will always remain free.
My answer to yours is 'knowledge is power'. If you don't know about something then you can only fear it. The only way to know if something is a real threat is to know it an understand it. Usually when that happens the preceived threat of the unknown is not justified in the slightest.
But if you want to ignore things by sticking your head in the sand (and getting your ass blown off) then go right ahead. Incidentally the religious fundamentalists do exactly the same thing as you are doing - fear through ignorance.
Spoken like someone who has never left their basement let alone travelled anywhere. Go visit a few places around the world and look for yourself with an open mind. I guarantee that will change your point of view.
I think your bench press numbers are a bit unrealistically high. The guideline I've always heard was you should be able to bench your own weight (that should be fairly easy if you are fit).
Your 700 lbs comment is too high. Keep in mind that the *world* record for benching 700 lbs was only broken in 1985, so to expect that 700 lbs is now some sort of minimum standard for the average guy is a bit unrealistic.
Take a look at this chart: http://www.criticalbench.com/sportstraining.htm . The highest bench presses for American football players is only in the 300 lb range.
Well if you're too stupid to understand what he's talking about, don't respond! Do you stroll into the Italian or French chat areas and start whining that they should be speaking American English? Arrogant ass - assuming averything is about you.
So I assume you agree with those that want to teach 'ghetto english' in schools as proper because thats how the majority of kids speak and talk? So something like 'I go wit da bitch cuz she ma ho' is both gramattically correct and spelled correctly?
You're missing the point entirely - you asked him to speak English and he was. Your attitude showed that you assumed that American English WAS English and that he should learn to speak it properly. Typical American arrogance. I was not saying that American English is not legitimate (or for that matter Quebec French), but that it was quite ironic that you were telling a Brit that his versin of English was not correct (and again here since you argue that a majority of English speakers are in the US and therefore by default it is now the standard).
And I'm not a Brit moron.
The majority is not always right. Case in point - a majority in the US believed the Bush lies about Iraq which they now know not to be true (most non-Americans always believed it to be complete fabrication).
I guess its hard to type with your head up your ass, given that your post made no sense whatsoever.
Actually American english is the way it is because the majority of people settling there were uneducated, and couldn't speak, write, read or spell properly. So why dont you STFU. And people with english as a second language are often much better qualified to criticize Americans use of their english since they were actually taught proper english. Redneck is not a dialect.
That's funny - the American asking the Brit to speak English... You do realize they originated the language?
Maybe there should be a fine for being really really shallow...
Supporting guerilla armys and overthrowing democratically elected governments makes Regan a good president? I don't care what his convictions were, that's not good governemtn.
And Bush-I - don't you remember the famous election promise - 'Read my lips - no new taxes' then promptly once elected raised taxes to its highest level ever, while simultaneously incurring a ridiculously large debt? The two-faced lying governing style didn't end there either which is why he got thrown out after one term.
And Bush-W - well I agree there isn't a single redeeming quality about him or his presidency. Worst president ever.
That's not it at all. I went to a university where my tuition for Engineering was almost twice what someone else in an arts degree was paying. But the reason is that the engineering students were doing 40-60 hours a week of class and lab time, while the arts students were doing just over 20 hours. Also the equipment and lab materials need constant updating to stay current, which is not the same for an arts student.
So the higher fees are justified to offset the higher costs incured, not some conspiracy theory by evil big business as you seem to think.
No it is not bullshit. I speak from experience. I'm an engineer and I work with a group of 300 enginers and scientists. Engineers with no practical experience (i.e. all theoretical) are just as useless as those with all practical and no theory - you definietely need a good mixture of both.
Why would I give a crap what military engineers think? They don't generally have the publics best interests at heart.
Doctors are accredited and regulated like engineers. I assume then, so that you are not a flaming hypocrite, that your doctor learned everything he knows on the internet and all his practical expertise comes from practicing on people (or should I say 'victims').Well no wonder people distrust the governemnt when crackpots like Regan, Bush and BabyBush are voted in...
Personnaly I'd sleep much better at night knowing that the government was spending trillions on real science and exploration rather than trillions blowing shit up for no reason.
For many people / subjects you are right. Real world experience can go a lot farther than what you just learn in college or university.
However for some professions, there is more than just working knowledge and you have to get that from an accredited institution. Engineering is one of those disciplines where the work that you do can seriously affect the safety and lives of other people. For that reason, you cannot practice until you prove to a regulatory body that you are proficient and know what you are doing. That means not only getting a degree but writing a series of examinations post graduation to prove to the regulatory body that you actually learned what your degree said you learned.
For engineering at leat, yes there are things that you learn in the real world that you cannot learn in college, but there is also a large number of things that you cannot learn in the real world but must learn in college.
Shuttle pilots experience less than 4gs during takeoff - That's not onerous to deal with.
And that's a sad state of affairs.
Even if people don't know what's legal, they should care that the Bush administration is trampling their rights by ignoring the constitution and the continued abuse of power regretfully given to this idiot by the people.
Like the current Bush government cares whats legal or not.
Besides, you can achieve the same effect with a good removable camera flash. Yet the government felt it necessary to spend millions on what is essentially a repackaging in the name of fighting terror. What a waste.
I can't wait for these assholes to get impeached.