Except, he wasn't. His stated goal was killing white people and police officers.
He was a piece of shit, and the world is better off now that he's not in it.
This asshole was shooting police officers and was holed up. They made the judgment that he wasn't going to be taken alive, so fine, don't take him alive. Seriously, why risk another police officer's life on that piece of shit?
I'm not saying you're wrong, because I don't know, but that doesn't make logical sense. Everything we have ever known has had a cause. We might not know what that cause is, but there has to be a cause there. It may simply be inaccessible to us. If the universe is everything we have ever known, then it's by definition not possible to know what came before it. But that doesn't mean that there was no before. It just means it's imperceptible to us. If you want to say that it makes no difference if there was a before, that's another matter, but it's not the same thing.
some of the features of our Site and our Service are intended to provide entertainment.
That sentence doesn't mean anything. All of the site is intended to provide entertainment, I'd imagine. Why else would you go to the site? But the entertainment being offered is talking to people who want to have hot, sticky affairs.
Their motto was not, "Life is short. Talk to a bot.".
I don't see anything that says you won't be interacting with a real person. All the above language means is that what another user might tell you could be complete bullshit.
Every publisher believes that the e-books don't really compete against one another in price because each one is unique. They aren't interchangeable...someone won't say "wow, I bet I can get this same book cheaper somewhere else..."
But they are wrong.
Exactly. People might not be able to buy that particular book for less money, but maybe they can find a book in the same genre for less money. The only reason someone would be set on one particular book is either a) it's an author they know and enjoy, or b) that particular book got great reviews or was recommended by a friend.
As others have noted, items are priced at what people will pay, or they don't sell. In addition to that, an e-book is worth mroe than the cost of the materials. The intellectual property and skill of the writer figure into the price.
That's just saying that an adult that causes a child to sin is condemned (presumably to Hell). It's not specifically about child molestation, and it doesn't really condemn doing anything to children (other than leading them to sin). If a person rapes a child, does the child sin? I can't see how.
Two different things. I may not agree with their abortion restrictions (e.g., I think any restriction that ignores the life of the mother is patently ridiculous), but that has nothing to do with this victory.
You can celebrate on Christmas, even if it's not your birthday.:)
Hopefully, this will lead to other countries, including the U.S., doing the same thing
I can't for the life of me figure out why I should give a rat's ass if two particular adults want to marry each other, as long as they're not biologically related. As Jefferson would say, it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket.
The people who should really be happy about this are the lawyers. More divorces and custody cases for them.
He's the one who went there in the first place, though. And he certainly didn't come back to face the music once he realized Russia was the only country that would harbor him.
The difference between Snowden and an actual whistleblower is that whistleblowers are willing to face the consequences of their actions. The fact that people make Snowden and Assange out to be heroes makes me want to projectile vomit on them.
I have no issue with ignorant people. Ignorance, in and of itself, doesn't hurt anyone else.
Besides, this isn't ignorance. When you're provided the information, and you still reject it in favor of your own fantasies, you've moved from ignorance to obstinacy.
... my "people are idiots" theory.
Can we just take all the anti-vaccine people and put them on an island, and wait for them to die out? Antarctica is a research area, right?
If there's structure everywhere we look in the universe, maybe it's the multiverse that's uniform. (Disclaimer: I'm not a scientist of any type. I'm just thinking out loud here.)
Still, it's quite important, politically; nobody believes anything he says anymore, and certainly not denial of spying or knowledge. However, in the political world, from sovereign leader to sovereign leader, you can't just *say* the other one is lying. At least not if you're allies, even if one of them isn't taking the whole ally thing too seriously.
Well said. There's a serious credibility gap that seems to grow every day.
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I assume they also bathe an brush their teeth in Saudi Arabia. Do you want us to stop doing that, too?
The fact that a despotic government has the death penalty doesn't, in itself, mean that the death penalty is despotic.
What for? He shot at cops, killing several of them.
There may be times when a taser makes sense, but not here. This piece of shit needed to die.
They waited a long time, and gave him the option to surrender. Two things he didn't deserve, IMO.
If you shoot at people, the only thing you can reasonably expect in response is death.
Except, he wasn't. His stated goal was killing white people and police officers. He was a piece of shit, and the world is better off now that he's not in it.
This asshole was shooting police officers and was holed up. They made the judgment that he wasn't going to be taken alive, so fine, don't take him alive. Seriously, why risk another police officer's life on that piece of shit?
I'm not saying you're wrong, because I don't know, but that doesn't make logical sense. Everything we have ever known has had a cause. We might not know what that cause is, but there has to be a cause there. It may simply be inaccessible to us. If the universe is everything we have ever known, then it's by definition not possible to know what came before it. But that doesn't mean that there was no before. It just means it's imperceptible to us. If you want to say that it makes no difference if there was a before, that's another matter, but it's not the same thing.
some of the features of our Site and our Service are intended to provide entertainment.
That sentence doesn't mean anything. All of the site is intended to provide entertainment, I'd imagine. Why else would you go to the site? But the entertainment being offered is talking to people who want to have hot, sticky affairs.
Their motto was not, "Life is short. Talk to a bot.".
The fake messages are sent to convince the user that the service is useful to them. How is that not fraud?
It's the equivalent of selling magic beans.
I don't see anything that says you won't be interacting with a real person. All the above language means is that what another user might tell you could be complete bullshit.
Every publisher believes that the e-books don't really compete against one another in price because each one is unique. They aren't interchangeable...someone won't say "wow, I bet I can get this same book cheaper somewhere else..."
But they are wrong.
Exactly. People might not be able to buy that particular book for less money, but maybe they can find a book in the same genre for less money. The only reason someone would be set on one particular book is either a) it's an author they know and enjoy, or b) that particular book got great reviews or was recommended by a friend.
As others have noted, items are priced at what people will pay, or they don't sell. In addition to that, an e-book is worth mroe than the cost of the materials. The intellectual property and skill of the writer figure into the price.
Haw-Haw!
That's just saying that an adult that causes a child to sin is condemned (presumably to Hell). It's not specifically about child molestation, and it doesn't really condemn doing anything to children (other than leading them to sin). If a person rapes a child, does the child sin? I can't see how.
Two different things. I may not agree with their abortion restrictions (e.g., I think any restriction that ignores the life of the mother is patently ridiculous), but that has nothing to do with this victory.
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You can celebrate on Christmas, even if it's not your birthday.
You've got a point there. Nothing would be wrong with that, I suppose.
Hopefully, this will lead to other countries, including the U.S., doing the same thing
I can't for the life of me figure out why I should give a rat's ass if two particular adults want to marry each other, as long as they're not biologically related. As Jefferson would say, it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket.
The people who should really be happy about this are the lawyers. More divorces and custody cases for them.
... try editing your page after you're dead.
I assume that decomposition has a negative effect on your typing skills.
He's the one who went there in the first place, though. And he certainly didn't come back to face the music once he realized Russia was the only country that would harbor him.
The difference between Snowden and an actual whistleblower is that whistleblowers are willing to face the consequences of their actions. The fact that people make Snowden and Assange out to be heroes makes me want to projectile vomit on them.
I tend to think that Snowden's probably just not that bright, and Russia was the only place he could escape the consequences of his actions.
I have no issue with ignorant people. Ignorance, in and of itself, doesn't hurt anyone else.
Besides, this isn't ignorance. When you're provided the information, and you still reject it in favor of your own fantasies, you've moved from ignorance to obstinacy.
... my "people are idiots" theory.
Can we just take all the anti-vaccine people and put them on an island, and wait for them to die out? Antarctica is a research area, right?
We only can only observe part of the universe anyway, right?
If there's structure everywhere we look in the universe, maybe it's the multiverse that's uniform. (Disclaimer: I'm not a scientist of any type. I'm just thinking out loud here.)
If I only had mod points for you. :)
Still, it's quite important, politically; nobody believes anything he says anymore, and certainly not denial of spying or knowledge. However, in the political world, from sovereign leader to sovereign leader, you can't just *say* the other one is lying. At least not if you're allies, even if one of them isn't taking the whole ally thing too seriously.
Well said. There's a serious credibility gap that seems to grow every day.