Wouldn't a ban on giving the homeless money for alcohol and drugs do a lot more to protect their health? Fining someone for buying a homeless person a burger sounds like a real dick move.
It is psychologically useful to have certain reserved word which only only used when extraordinary emotional impact is appropriate. For instance, saying "fiddlesticks!" when you stub your toe is much less satisfying than a load outburst of "fuck!" Overuse of these words in everyday speech lessens their emotional impact, and make them less psychologically satisfying when you really need to express your displeasure. Personally, I've caught myself quoting an old coworker about piping data to/dev/null being like "sending the bits up an angel's ass!"... then realized I was talking to a devout christian coworker. He never batted an eye or complained, but I sure felt like an ass. There's a thin line between "colorful" and "offensive".
I suspect they would not have been arrested if the mall management had not complained and called the cops. It's not like gangs of cops routinely patrol shopping malls looking for the undead... of course, it is possible that the zombies' mistake was strolling past a donut shop in the mall. Mall security should have ask the protesters to leave, and should only have called the cops if they refused to comply. I don't know all the facts, so I can only speculate on what should have happened, not what actually happened. I'm willing to bet that now that the mall knows these individuals identities, they have issued trespass notices for them. "Disturbing the peace" is just a catch all that cops use when they are too lazy to actually research a proper charge. Carrying a boom-box might justify that charge, but only if they apply it equally to anyone carrying a boom-box in the mall. To be fair, they would probably need to arrest people with obnoxious phone ring tones as well!
Generic metformin in is available in the US for $4 for 60 850mg tablets, or less that 7 cents per pill. You example is wrong, but your general point is not -- it is widely known that American pharmaceticals are sold for far less in other countries, even in Canada and Mexico. Basic economics say they should be more expensive elsewhere, due to transportation costs. And of course, the pharma companies due their best to make reimportation of drugs back into the US unlawful.
Under the law, the shopping mall management has the right to bar anybody they want to from being on their property. If they refuse to leave, they can then be arrested for trespass. If the protesters were in fact on public property, then the article is correct -- the police should have left them alone.
Assholes like you are the reason there are so few girl geeks! Personally, although the piercing is a turn-off, I still think she is hot... brains are sexy!
If you don't get the update and hit someone, you can always blame the software and get off scogt free. However, if you get the update and hit someone, you've only yourself to blame! Would you rather have them suing you, or big-pockets Toyota when you run over someone and kill them?
While were at it, lets make the telephone company responsible for phone fraud, and the postal service responsible for mail fraud,,, none of these silly "common carrier" exemptions should apply!
It's life Jim but not as we know it, not as we know it! For one thing, these guys are living in a giant ice chest, so they are never at a loss for a place to keep their beer cold!
That was exactly my point... even with mandatory auto insurance, some people don't carry it, and there appears to be no penalty to them for failing to do so... those who carry insurance STILL pay for the mistakes of the uninsured! Mandatory health insurance would have the same problem, e.g. undocumented immigrants would still be unwilling or unable to buy insurance, and the rest of us would still have to pay extra to cover their healthcare costs. Unfortunately, just telling people "Fuck you! If you don't pay, you don't get healthcare!" is not a politically viable option.
Healthcare is a special case that doesn't obey established principles of economics. For example, even if you have no insurance and no income, hospitals are still required to treat you, and eat the loss. Of course, the hospitals then pad the bills of all their paying customers to make up the difference. Hospitals that only provide services to paying customers can charge significantly less. The problem with mandatory insurance is that they want to force people that requires far less services than average into the same pool with those that require far more services than average, effectively forcing people that lead healthy lifestyles to subsidize the bad decisions of those that do not. Barring those people with neither insurance nor cash up front from receiving expensive medical services would be far more effective then fining people that don't purchase insurance -- but that's not going to happen, is it? I've been rear-ended twice by people with no automobile insurance... guess who picked up the cost of the repairs?
If you can get the government to make consumption of your product mandatory, then you're set for life. This is just like the single company in the US that manufactured catalytic converters lobbying congress not to mandate emissions standards, but to mandate that all cars be equipped with a catalytic converter -- regardless of their emissions. They've been mandatory since 1975 despite the fact that they reduce horse power and fuel economy
If you're going to make little cars that can be linked together to make larger cars, why stop at two? And didn't this concept used to be known as a "train"?
Antidepressants have been shown to work no better than a placebo... are they going to stop funding them as well? Or just stop funding them for mildly or moderately depressed patients?
Personally, I take a placebo every day, because scientists have conclusively proven it has a somewhat beneficial effect for more different conditions than any other medication known to mankind!
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Wouldn't a ban on giving the homeless money for alcohol and drugs do a lot more to protect their health? Fining someone for buying a homeless person a burger sounds like a real dick move.
Dude, if you would just learn how the use the 3 shells, you wouldn't need any toilet paper!
It is psychologically useful to have certain reserved word which only only used when extraordinary emotional impact is appropriate. For instance, saying "fiddlesticks!" when you stub your toe is much less satisfying than a load outburst of "fuck!" Overuse of these words in everyday speech lessens their emotional impact, and make them less psychologically satisfying when you really need to express your displeasure. /dev/null being like "sending the bits up an angel's ass!"... then realized I was talking to a devout christian coworker. He never batted an eye or complained, but I sure felt like an ass. There's a thin line between "colorful" and "offensive".
Personally, I've caught myself quoting an old coworker about piping data to
I suspect they would not have been arrested if the mall management had not complained and called the cops. It's not like gangs of cops routinely patrol shopping malls looking for the undead... of course, it is possible that the zombies' mistake was strolling past a donut shop in the mall. Mall security should have ask the protesters to leave, and should only have called the cops if they refused to comply. I don't know all the facts, so I can only speculate on what should have happened, not what actually happened. I'm willing to bet that now that the mall knows these individuals identities, they have issued trespass notices for them. "Disturbing the peace" is just a catch all that cops use when they are too lazy to actually research a proper charge. Carrying a boom-box might justify that charge, but only if they apply it equally to anyone carrying a boom-box in the mall. To be fair, they would probably need to arrest people with obnoxious phone ring tones as well!
Give them at ticket every time they swear, and at least they'll have something to wipe their ass with!
Generic metformin in is available in the US for $4 for 60 850mg tablets, or less that 7 cents per pill. You example is wrong, but your general point is not -- it is widely known that American pharmaceticals are sold for far less in other countries, even in Canada and Mexico. Basic economics say they should be more expensive elsewhere, due to transportation costs. And of course, the pharma companies due their best to make reimportation of drugs back into the US unlawful.
You mean, "anybody could take the test, before the server got slashdotted!"
Under the law, the shopping mall management has the right to bar anybody they want to from being on their property. If they refuse to leave, they can then be arrested for trespass. If the protesters were in fact on public property, then the article is correct -- the police should have left them alone.
Assholes like you are the reason there are so few girl geeks! Personally, although the piercing is a turn-off, I still think she is hot... brains are sexy!
In their defense, they were only running from the police car because it had a "No Bozos!" bumper sticker...
If you don't get the update and hit someone, you can always blame the software and get off scogt free. However, if you get the update and hit someone, you've only yourself to blame! Would you rather have them suing you, or big-pockets Toyota when you run over someone and kill them?
Wow, he got assassinated in French?!? That's much worse than getting assassinated in English! Oh wait, the _article_ was in French? Never mind!
Next you'll be telling me that "He's dead, Jim... you get his tricorder, I'll get his wallet!" isn't a direct quote from StarTrek either!
While were at it, lets make the telephone company responsible for phone fraud, and the postal service responsible for mail fraud,,, none of these silly "common carrier" exemptions should apply!
It's life Jim but not as we know it, not as we know it! For one thing, these guys are living in a giant ice chest, so they are never at a loss for a place to keep their beer cold!
That was exactly my point... even with mandatory auto insurance, some people don't carry it, and there appears to be no penalty to them for failing to do so... those who carry insurance STILL pay for the mistakes of the uninsured! Mandatory health insurance would have the same problem, e.g. undocumented immigrants would still be unwilling or unable to buy insurance, and the rest of us would still have to pay extra to cover their healthcare costs. Unfortunately, just telling people "Fuck you! If you don't pay, you don't get healthcare!" is not a politically viable option.
You mean that Arthur C. Clarke screwed up, and it's Enceladus, not Europa, that we're not supposed to land on?!? Damn!
Healthcare is a special case that doesn't obey established principles of economics. For example, even if you have no insurance and no income, hospitals are still required to treat you, and eat the loss. Of course, the hospitals then pad the bills of all their paying customers to make up the difference. Hospitals that only provide services to paying customers can charge significantly less. The problem with mandatory insurance is that they want to force people that requires far less services than average into the same pool with those that require far more services than average, effectively forcing people that lead healthy lifestyles to subsidize the bad decisions of those that do not. Barring those people with neither insurance nor cash up front from receiving expensive medical services would be far more effective then fining people that don't purchase insurance -- but that's not going to happen, is it? I've been rear-ended twice by people with no automobile insurance... guess who picked up the cost of the repairs?
Did you notice his user name is "BadAnalogyGuy"??? He's just trying to live up to his name.
If you can get the government to make consumption of your product mandatory, then you're set for life. This is just like the single company in the US that manufactured catalytic converters lobbying congress not to mandate emissions standards, but to mandate that all cars be equipped with a catalytic converter -- regardless of their emissions. They've been mandatory since 1975 despite the fact that they reduce horse power and fuel economy
If you're going to make little cars that can be linked together to make larger cars, why stop at two? And didn't this concept used to be known as a "train"?
Would I lose access to some of my porn? Do I need to start caching it locally on my own hard drive, just in case?
Man, that's really got to be annoying when somebody dings your door in a parking lot!!!
Anecdotal evidence from myself and my father, so yes, in my own opinion.
Antidepressants have been shown to work no better than a placebo... are they going to stop funding them as well? Or just stop funding them for mildly or moderately depressed patients?
Personally, I take a placebo every day, because scientists have conclusively proven it has a somewhat beneficial effect for more different conditions than any other medication known to mankind!