And while a cop won't be arrested for the unlawful detainment, he will see disciplinary action
And that is exactly the problem. If I were to unlawfully detain somebody, it's jail time for me or, at the least, a painful fine. On the other hand, we have a caste that has the opportunity, means and often an inclination (not to mention guns, handcuffs, badges, uniforms) to perform illegal acts with relative impunity. "Disciplinary action" is a joke, as in every system that tries to regulate itself. I hear it on the radio all the time: officer such and such was suspended (with pay) pending an internal investigation... The internal investigation cleared officer such and such from all allegations of wrongdoing... Basically the power tripping criminal gets an extra paid vacation.
and a right to a lawsuit most likely has opened up.
Not a good idea. There are so many laws on the books, some of them subtly conflicting, that you are bound to be breaking some of them [insert Ayn Rand quote here]. If you sue a cop, his friends will make you their personal hobby and will fuck up your life until you decide to quit and then some. There are legalized way of harassment at their disposal and even if they utilize illegal ones, it is usually your word against theirs and every judge will side up with the police version 99 times out of 100.
The police has to have a reason to fuck with you period. You being on a public street or in a public area is not reason on it's own. Being a smart ass or a jerk is not reason either.
You know the difference between theory in practice? It's been said that there isn't any (in theory).
Theoretically, the police are there to "serve and protect". In practice, it is a state-sponsored mafia (with a strong union) that looks after its own interests, not yours.
I make software that goes on an aircraft for a living.
That's some resourceful software!
All such software is required to be certified by the FAA, which has elaborate requirements for development, documentation, and testing (the applicable document is DO-178B).
I interviewed at a company that developed such software. At the end of the interview, the interviewer asked me if I had any questions. Since I tried to do my homework and read up on DO-178B beforehand, I asked how much time on average do the developers spend on developing and how much on documentation and other required paperwork. According to her, it was about 1/3 development, 2/3 red tape. I understand the need but not everybody can be happy with such a job (provided there are alternatives).
Yes, that's one major aspect of how such widely-broken laws undermine the rule of law. The single biggest purpose of the "rule of law" is to avoid a society where citizens/subjects scurry around in perpetual fear of government officials.
Therefore government officials seek to undermine it.
The problem is distinguishing between *you*, supposedly an expert on the subject, with access to primary sources (not easily referenced otherwise) posting accurate information; and Joe Random Vandal, masquerading as an expert, claiming to have access to primary sources, posting false and misleading junk. Without fallacious appeals to authority.
If you have a reasonable solution, that does not involve taking a picture and scanning the manual, please share. (On second thought, in the age of accessible photomanipulation, even that may not be enough).
Rogue/Nethack/etc. have perma-death. I love perma-death.
Speaking of permadeath, can somebody zap a wand of undead turning at the DevTeam's corpse? It's been over 5 years since the latest minor (a.k.a bugfix) release.
Really, the USA thinks that they are the only thing holding humanity back from utter destruction and because of that the USA must be the country you model your countries after, including our draconian copyright laws, lack of free speech or other constitutional guarantees, the encroachment of government into business, the general failure of our economy, etc.
My understanding is that the first part of your statement is internal propaganda used to distract the US citizenry from realizing the second part.
If you are unable to recall the name of the person whom you want to vote for, or can't reasonably explain why you are voting for them, then your vote is not credited to any candidate.
Excellent idea!
(as long as I am the one who determines what constitutes "reasonably").
It's one of those habitual things. Some English-speakers (not sure if this is American-specific) refer to certain countries with the definite article, like the Ukraine or the Sudan.
Well I wish computer programming was more accessible to me. What can you do? We live in a complex world. A lot of things require a lot of study to become "accessible", and each of us has only one lifetime. The law, like every other field of study, has its own language, conventions, methods, and processes. It takes time to learn them.
A fine example of a false analogy.
The right to justice is supposed to be a basic right in a country based on laws and should be accessible (read: affordable) to everybody. Socialized medicine works quite well in several countries and the practitioners are getting paid [1].
[1] Of course they probably cannot charge $300+/hour for their services but I see no reason that lawyers should. I am also under the impression that on the aggregate physicians work harder than lawyers.
Also realize that the Christian church grew out of the Jewish religion, where "spilling one's seed" or other non-procreative sexual acts were condemned
Also realize that the "spilling one's seed" quote was in the context of coitus interruptus.
As another fencer, I would have to disagree. There's still too many things that can't be measured with just a wiimote. Wrist angle is the most important, as the wiimote would have no way to verify the wrist was absolutely straight. Body lean, distance between the elbow and body, and foot position are also very important.
So, you're saying that I can't use the Wiimote to check whether Thibault really cancels Capo Ferro? Damn, all the time wasted on studying my Agrippa...
In japanese fencing arts (perhaps it's the same in western fencing), you don't use the same muscles that people normally use. When it's done well, you can strike a thousand times without being tired, and it's basically the only way to strike effectively with a katana. None of this could be learned with a wiimote, especially not Iaido.
Well, you see, you use different moves when you're fighting half a dozen people than when you only have to be worried about... one.
I have seen "green waves" in Germany where they did suggest to travel at a certain speed.
I remember the "green wave" system from 20 years ago in Israel. The city roads that utilized were very convenient, if you travelled at the recommended speed (usually 50 or 60 kph) you were practically guaranteed a green light in all the intersections along that road, unless congestion exceeded capacity.
Now I live in Canada, a country with less issues and more money, and I long to see a similar system implemented in the GTA, because currently it feels that the traffic light timings were calculated to stop a car at least on every other intersection, wasting time, energy and money and increasing pollution.
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And that is exactly the problem. If I were to unlawfully detain somebody, it's jail time for me or, at the least, a painful fine.
On the other hand, we have a caste that has the opportunity, means and often an inclination (not to mention guns, handcuffs, badges, uniforms) to perform illegal acts with relative impunity. "Disciplinary action" is a joke, as in every system that tries to regulate itself. I hear it on the radio all the time: officer such and such was suspended (with pay) pending an internal investigation... The internal investigation cleared officer such and such from all allegations of wrongdoing... Basically the power tripping criminal gets an extra paid vacation.
Not a good idea. There are so many laws on the books, some of them subtly conflicting, that you are bound to be breaking some of them [insert Ayn Rand quote here]. If you sue a cop, his friends will make you their personal hobby and will fuck up your life until you decide to quit and then some. There are legalized way of harassment at their disposal and even if they utilize illegal ones, it is usually your word against theirs and every judge will side up with the police version 99 times out of 100.
You know the difference between theory in practice? It's been said that there isn't any (in theory).
Theoretically, the police are there to "serve and protect". In practice, it is a state-sponsored mafia (with a strong union) that looks after its own interests, not yours.
All the more reason not to mess with him.
That's some resourceful software!
I interviewed at a company that developed such software. At the end of the interview, the interviewer asked me if I had any questions. Since I tried to do my homework and read up on DO-178B beforehand, I asked how much time on average do the developers spend on developing and how much on documentation and other required paperwork. According to her, it was about 1/3 development, 2/3 red tape. I understand the need but not everybody can be happy with such a job (provided there are alternatives).
Therefore government officials seek to undermine it.
While recalibrating the sensor array.
The problem is distinguishing between *you*, supposedly an expert on the subject, with access to primary sources (not easily referenced otherwise) posting accurate information; and Joe Random Vandal, masquerading as an expert, claiming to have access to primary sources, posting false and misleading junk. Without fallacious appeals to authority.
If you have a reasonable solution, that does not involve taking a picture and scanning the manual, please share.
(On second thought, in the age of accessible photomanipulation, even that may not be enough).
Interesting. Can you provide a link to the history of a sample page?
What's left?
Nethack 3.5?
Speaking of permadeath, can somebody zap a wand of undead turning at the DevTeam's corpse?
It's been over 5 years since the latest minor (a.k.a bugfix) release.
My understanding is that the first part of your statement is internal propaganda used to distract the US citizenry from realizing the second part.
Theodore Sturgeon said it better than I could.
Excellent idea!
(as long as I am the one who determines what constitutes "reasonably").
You probably also think that having good stable communities is a good thing. So by the same (lack of) logic, you must be a communist.
Then stop stealing my culture.
And that, my friend, is what severely limits your success rate.
Or the Iraq?
That is not what I understood from his example but I will not nit pick seeing as we agree on the important issue.
A fine example of a false analogy.
The right to justice is supposed to be a basic right in a country based on laws and should be accessible (read: affordable) to everybody. Socialized medicine works quite well in several countries and the practitioners are getting paid [1].
[1] Of course they probably cannot charge $300+/hour for their services but I see no reason that lawyers should.
I am also under the impression that on the aggregate physicians work harder than lawyers.
Police departments worldwide expected to pay royalties.
So you got three degrees?
Bovine Scientist
Master of Swine
Pig-hog Doctorate
That's impressing education.
Also realize that the "spilling one's seed" quote was in the context of coitus interruptus.
So, you're saying that I can't use the Wiimote to check whether Thibault really cancels Capo Ferro?
Damn, all the time wasted on studying my Agrippa...
Well, you see, you use different moves when you're fighting half a dozen people than when you only have to be worried about ... one.
I remember the "green wave" system from 20 years ago in Israel. The city roads that utilized were very convenient, if you travelled at the recommended speed (usually 50 or 60 kph) you were practically guaranteed a green light in all the intersections along that road, unless congestion exceeded capacity.
Now I live in Canada, a country with less issues and more money, and I long to see a similar system implemented in the GTA, because currently it feels that the traffic light timings were calculated to stop a car at least on every other intersection, wasting time, energy and money and increasing pollution.
I salute you.
But what you did is a criminal offence in the US.
You were lucky.