Tanks. Couldn't say that they ever have. Course, we never bothered with them all that much till we had to bail Europe out of that little disagreement in the early '40's.
I was under the impression that the bulk of the work was done by the Soviets.
The justice system is very fond of claiming that harsh punishments deter crime. We should make them put their money where their mouth is and punish cops who break the law by having mandatory additional jail time on top of the normal sentence for whatever crime they committed. You could implement it as an 'abuse of authority' law. You break the law while acting in the capacity of your job as a police officer (I am aware there are some jurisdictions where cops are 'on duty' 24/7 in which case this would apply 24/7) and it's an extra 2 years + half the sentence length for the crime committed.
I think similar should be done for prosecutors. If you say something in your role as prosecutor about a defendant that turns out not to be true, even stating that the defendant is guilty if they are acquitted, you should have to serve time. How many people's lives have been ruined because of public perception brought on by a mouthy prosecutor? There should be punishments for doing that.
This will never work, due to the following:
1) It makes sense.
2) People in power do not pass laws against people in power.
3) What's the point of having power if you are not allowed to (ab)use it for your personal benefit?
Part of the problem is that "good" cops let other cops get away with shit and that undermines public confidence.
In which case they are *not* "good" cops. They are just as bad as the "bad" cops, except maybe more cowardly.
I have cops in the family too and I'd be extremely surprised if you hadn't heard a tale or two from them about either their own exploits or that of another officer on the force, that in the sober light of day, was at least ethically wrong if not outright criminal.
And since I doubt that you did anything about it, that make you complicit. So you are also equally as bad, except maybe more cowardly.
A little less of the "brotherhood" and a little more of the "duty" and things might eventually get better.
Don't lie to yourself. You, as a cop family, are a part of that "brotherhood". Not a first-class member but a member nonetheless.
The money comes from the police department budget. And the people responsible for that budget are elected officials. Since beading money to highly public lawsuits is really good way to get tossed out in the next election, the officials are inclined to take action against those who caused the mess.
Wrong.
Being taken off the gravy train is not a punishment. At worse, it is a cessation of a benefit one did not deserve in the first place. There will not be justice until those people start getting punished for their illegal abuses of power with personal fines and personal incarcerations.
Tanks and fighter planes are necessary for the defense of a country. iPhones, not so much.
I am not very much up to date with American history so please remind me when was the last time tanks and fighter planes were used in the *defense* of *your* country.
Actually there are valid medical reasons for it, such as reduced infections and lower risk of HIV and cancer. Do you really think Reimer is a good example for your side? Do you say not to drive to work if someone got into an off-roading car accident?
Another case of political moderation. Whether you happen to be pro or anti circumcision, the parent's post is not a troll. If you disagree with his statement, counter it with evidence.
It rained 1 day of "heavy water" which killed the water dwellers, followed by 39 days of "light water" which drowned everything else. Then, about 99% of the heavy water miraculously disappeared (or changed into light water) leaving us with the current 3600:1 light/heavy ratio.
Close, but not quite.
It actually rained super-heavy water (Tritium Oxide) and not "plain" heavy water (Deuterium Oxide), which killed the water-dwelling dinosaurs via internal beta emission. while being largely ineffective against land-dwelling creatures due to its short biological half-life (7-14 days).
Also, need for miraculous disappearance since, while Deuterium is stable, Tritium has a half-life of about 4,500 days.
Copyright is a human social construct that prevents the exploitation of creativity to the detriment of authors. Does this have any meaning in whatever system of exchange impresses monkeys?
This is the most relevant part. Copyright's intention is to encourage works by providing the author with certain privileges. When there is no human author and no intentionality behind it, there is no reason for copyright.
And here I was, thinking that modern day copyright is a system to lock down and monetize culture to the benefit of middlemen.
Unless you have done the experiments yourself the only confirmation of the theory of relativity you have is whatever your village elders of choice told you.
Except that one group of village elders actively encourages you to experiment and even provides instructions, while the other group provides you with Matthew 4:7.
The more complicated a theory is, the more resource-intensive the experiments will be. Nonetheless, you do have an option to perform these experiments yourself if you can afford the resources or join and organization that can.
This is a common myth, particularly in the US. What actually happened was that contrary to the plans of the UN/UK/US to split Palestine in two, the Jewish Agency (zionists) unilaterally declared indepenence in 1948 and called themselves Israel
Actually *reading* the page you linked to:
"The Jewish community accepted the plan, but the Arab League and Arab Higher Committee of Palestine rejected it. On December 1, 1947, the Arab Higher Committee proclaimed a three-day strike, and Arab bands began attacking Jewish targets."
which in turn triggered the "war of conquest" with the Arabs
And again:
"On May 14, 1948, the day before the expiration of the British Mandate, the Jewish Agency proclaimed independence, naming the country Israel. The following day, the armies of four Arab countries â"Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq â" attacked Israel, launching the 1948 Arabâ"Israeli War; Saudi Arabia sent a military contingent to operate under Egyptian command; Yemen declared war but did not take military action. After a year of fighting, a ceasefire was declared and temporary borders, known as the Green Line, were established. Jordan annexed what became known as the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Egypt took control of the Gaza Strip."
Funny. Here was me thinking that they'd been living quite well (19/20th C), side by side in Palestine as it was known back then, until the 1947 declaration. Zionists on the other hand, let's not go there.
Who's building those new yachts? Could it be, perhaps, a whole bunch of people all making 50k? I'm with you - let's tax away that yacht money. Those guys building them didn't actually need jobs anyway!
'Tis a global economy. Manufacturing (yachts included) is cheaper in 3rd world countries. Why pay $50K to a domestic worker when you can pay a fraction of that to a foreign one?
--> First of all, we are AMERICANS over here, but that aside...
By "here" you mean that whole continent outside the borders of the US too?
Nope. If you want to refer to the population of a continent, you use "North Americans" or "South Americans" (or even "Central Americans"). There is too little in common among the residents of the whole American continent to justify a common term. Similarly, you don't refer to the residents of the largest landmass on Earth as "Afro-Eurasians" and even the term "Eurasians" has a different meaning from what you'd assume.
Seriously, you people need to come up with a more representative adjective than "Americans"...which also applies to canadians, mexicans, colombians, argentinians, chileans, brazilians, venezuelans, peruvians, haitians, cubans (there, I said it) and so many many more...
I am, among other things, a Canadian and have yet to meet a single Canadian that refers to himself (or herself) as "American". I am willing to bet that all those other nationalities, that you are so eager to speak on behalf of, do not classify themselves as "Americans" either, nor do they, as a rule, have anything against Americans "co-opting" the term.
I like this USAians.... going to use it until you come up with a good replacement.
They did, you just chose to ignore it, which says more about yourself than about them.
It is generally accepted to use the demonym that a group chooses for themselves. After all, how would you feel if people ignored your given name and decided to use the arguably more descriptive "Ignorant Douche" instead?
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About $5M per year in lobbying expenditures.
If any /. comment deserves upmoding to "sticky" status, this is it.
Which was my point: you did not have to defend your country with tanks and fighter planes since 70 years ago.
So, roughly 70 years ago, just as I suspected.
I was under the impression that the bulk of the work was done by the Soviets.
In which case they are *not* "good" cops. They are just as bad as the "bad" cops, except maybe more cowardly.
And since I doubt that you did anything about it, that make you complicit. So you are also equally as bad, except maybe more cowardly.
Don't lie to yourself. You, as a cop family, are a part of that "brotherhood". Not a first-class member but a member nonetheless.
Wrong.
Being taken off the gravy train is not a punishment. At worse, it is a cessation of a benefit one did not deserve in the first place. There will not be justice until those people start getting punished for their illegal abuses of power with personal fines and personal incarcerations.
I am not very much up to date with American history so please remind me when was the last time tanks and fighter planes were used in the *defense* of *your* country.
Sounds to me that they found a way to "upgrade" the useless systems at the public's expense.
The backscatter machines emit X-rays, not microwave.
Asshole.
So we may yet to see Nethack 3.5 in our lifetime?
What about Manning?
Is he still being abused and deprived of his human and constitutional rights?
You, sir, should be modded redundant.
Note to self: next time add smileys.
Close, but not quite.
It actually rained super-heavy water (Tritium Oxide) and not "plain" heavy water (Deuterium Oxide), which killed the water-dwelling dinosaurs via internal beta emission. while being largely ineffective against land-dwelling creatures due to its short biological half-life (7-14 days).
Also, need for miraculous disappearance since, while Deuterium is stable, Tritium has a half-life of about 4,500 days.
Science. It works, bitches!
And here I was, thinking that modern day copyright is a system to lock down and monetize culture to the benefit of middlemen.
Live and learn...
Except that one group of village elders actively encourages you to experiment and even provides instructions, while the other group provides you with Matthew 4:7.
The more complicated a theory is, the more resource-intensive the experiments will be. Nonetheless, you do have an option to perform these experiments yourself if you can afford the resources or join and organization that can.
Actually *reading* the page you linked to:
"The Jewish community accepted the plan, but the Arab League and Arab Higher Committee of Palestine rejected it. On December 1, 1947, the Arab Higher Committee proclaimed a three-day strike, and Arab bands began attacking Jewish targets."
And again:
"On May 14, 1948, the day before the expiration of the British Mandate, the Jewish Agency proclaimed independence, naming the country Israel. The following day, the armies of four Arab countries â"Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq â" attacked Israel, launching the 1948 Arabâ"Israeli War; Saudi Arabia sent a military contingent to operate under Egyptian command; Yemen declared war but did not take military action. After a year of fighting, a ceasefire was declared and temporary borders, known as the Green Line, were established. Jordan annexed what became known as the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Egypt took control of the Gaza Strip."
s/left/were driven out/
If I kick you out of your home, populate it with squatters instead and keep you from returning via force of arms, would you say you lost claim to it?
Yea, right.
'Tis a global economy. Manufacturing (yachts included) is cheaper in 3rd world countries. Why pay $50K to a domestic worker when you can pay a fraction of that to a foreign one?
Am I the only person that finds anything wrong with it?
Nope. If you want to refer to the population of a continent, you use "North Americans" or "South Americans" (or even "Central Americans"). There is too little in common among the residents of the whole American continent to justify a common term. Similarly, you don't refer to the residents of the largest landmass on Earth as "Afro-Eurasians" and even the term "Eurasians" has a different meaning from what you'd assume.
I am, among other things, a Canadian and have yet to meet a single Canadian that refers to himself (or herself) as "American". I am willing to bet that all those other nationalities, that you are so eager to speak on behalf of, do not classify themselves as "Americans" either, nor do they, as a rule, have anything against Americans "co-opting" the term.
They did, you just chose to ignore it, which says more about yourself than about them.
It is generally accepted to use the demonym that a group chooses for themselves. After all, how would you feel if people ignored your given name and decided to use the arguably more descriptive "Ignorant Douche" instead?