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General Discussion / Re: U.S. Soldier who leaked war video + other documents charged
« on: July 08, 2010, 07:35:07 am »
It's a bit radical.
I'd say that those who sacrifice liberty for security will get neither.
The reasoning is obvious.

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General Discussion / Re: Homeowners CAN be sued by burglars
« on: July 08, 2010, 06:49:03 am »
Quote from: Josephus on July 08, 2010, 06:33:15 am
Quote from: Phmcw on July 08, 2010, 06:01:54 am
When we want gun regulation, we don't say that not having a gun will make you safer, we mean that stronger gun regulation would prevent gun violence.

You're a strange fellow. Remember that an important thing to consider is the social and psychological weather of any given country. Saying, for example, that "gun control will work in America, because it works in Canada" fails to take into account that Americans and Canadians are different beasts entirely.

Also, have a look-see at Britain - they have very strict gun-control laws, and their incidences of murder and rape are low, but their crime rate otherwise is about normal. (As normal as a crime rate can be, of course.)

http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/crime-prevention/latest-crime-statistics
http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/hosb1109summ.pdf

I fail to understand you. Are you supporting, or denying my point?
I said that gun regulation prevent gun violence : you point me out the example of a country that has strong gun regulation and has less murder. (btw gun regulation is not the only way to prevent gun violence : if you have few criminality, you'll have few overall violence. But then you need strong social care.)

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General Discussion / Re: U.S. Soldier who leaked war video + other documents charged
« on: July 08, 2010, 06:17:56 am »
Yes, but, the van? They fired on a van that was only picking up wounded and had no weapon.
As for the first argument, then stop using anti tank helicopter on infantry, you're not supposed to do that in he first place, and now it's unable to distinguish weapon?

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General Discussion / Re: Homeowners CAN be sued by burglars
« on: July 08, 2010, 06:01:54 am »
If it come to that, why a rifle? Wouldn't an handgun do a better job?

Also, like I said before, just look at statistics. The important point being criminality and number of gun in circulation.

When we want gun regulation, we don't say that not having a gun will make you safer, we mean that stronger gun regulation would prevent gun violence.

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General Discussion / Re: Homeowners CAN be sued by burglars
« on: July 07, 2010, 09:08:03 pm »
Except if he got a gun of course. I heard that fully automatics guns aren't uncommon among thugs in the us. In that case, or if they have modern handguns, this little joke could have you, and maybe part of your family killed.

And if your weapon are safe, you'll never get them in time.

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General Discussion / Re: U.S. Soldier who leaked war video + other documents charged
« on: July 07, 2010, 09:02:41 pm »
How original, trolling about France.
Anyway, I'm happy that even our enemies are treated somewhat humanly, something you cannot say.

Back on topic, it's an obvious abuse of the system, and should this trial end on anything harsher than an expulsion from the army, a true infamy. 

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General Discussion / Re: U.S. Soldier who leaked war video + other documents charged
« on: July 07, 2010, 08:34:48 pm »
Quote from: Cthulhu on July 07, 2010, 08:14:48 pm
I guarantee your country executes convictees of treason too.  It's par for the course.
No, death penalty is forbidden here, it's in the constitution.

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General Discussion / Re: U.S. Soldier who leaked war video + other documents charged
« on: July 07, 2010, 08:08:04 pm »
Great, know we just know what the us military think about murdering civilian : SHOOT THE GUYS WHO TELL THE MEDIA.
I hope the American will show Obama what they think about it.

I love how some poeple says the war on terror is about protecting freedom of speech.

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General Discussion / Re: Geert Wilders
« on: July 07, 2010, 04:24:26 pm »
Quote from: Siquo on July 07, 2010, 04:06:43 pm
[disclaimer: I was making this shit up as I was going along]

More "telling them what they think the people want to hear". With nothing left to struggle for, boredom makes people hungry for misery.

Really, movies about people shooting other people? If you're from a war-torn country and have seen your family die by violence, would you want to see violent movies? Would you want to read about death and hate and rape? People love that shit, because they don't really know what it is. That's what the media serves us, that's what we crave. We need fear and struggle to give our lives meaning. We need "us" vs "them" to get a sense of belonging. We need to know that we are the good guys, fighting the good fight.

Unless of course you've got a little bit more brain and can rationalise that it's exactly that craving that makes the world a sadder place.
It's funny because it's what Dwarf Fortress is about : awesomeness and misery. 

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General Discussion / Re: All chemicals and medicines will KILL YOU
« on: July 07, 2010, 01:40:49 pm »
I agree with you, but I want them banned from agriculture until these problem are solved, not the other way around : If we had done that for the nuclear, we wouldn't have all the opposition we have now (and actually I'm a bi concerned by the current loosening of the application of the security measure. The last thing we need is another major nuclear incident.)

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Life Advice / Re: A rather major issue
« on: July 07, 2010, 01:27:23 pm »
You need a job above everything. Maybe Nikov can tell if there is any in his area.

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General Discussion / Re: All chemicals and medicines will KILL YOU
« on: July 07, 2010, 01:13:12 pm »
Yes, but what is it used to?
make round up resistant plant and pesticide plant.
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Seriously, it's straight-forward enough to test GM foods for safety.
Not the least bit. It's very hard, actually. And the actual toxicity of the plant isn't the only problem.

Actually : "Much of Monsanto's seed products are genetically modified, often to make them immune to Monsanto's "Round Up" herbicide. In a study published in the International Journal of Biological Sciences, researchers applied a different statistical analysis on raw data obtained from Monsanto and concluded that these GM corn (maize) varieties induced a state of hepatorenal toxicity.[26] They suggested that the presence of the new pesticides associated with the inserted genes were responsible, although the possibility that this could be due to a mutation during the transformation process was not excluded.[26]" Wikipedia

We banned them for a reason.

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General Discussion / Re: All chemicals and medicines will KILL YOU
« on: July 07, 2010, 12:10:56 pm »
On Gm in food, there is a few annoying loophole in the law right now, and of course the whole patent and intellectual property problem. There is also the problem of proper usage and that Monsanto is know for it's very unethical policies.

Also the problem of cross species genes transmission, which is not impossible a all between micro organism, and between closely related vegetables. Could be very annoying.

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Up with Feudalism
« on: July 07, 2010, 06:41:48 am »
Dammit a Vlaams with a hammer. RUN BEFORE HE TRY TO TEACH YOU NETHERLANDS.

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General Discussion / Re: All chemicals and medicines will KILL YOU
« on: July 07, 2010, 06:37:52 am »
Once again, both true and false : ephedrine, legal in the US last time I've checked, may have severe side effect, way worst than your small flu. Antibiotic induce germ resistance. A root may be better for your cold than antibiotics and ephedrine because a) you don't suffer the side effect of ephedrine b) cold is caused by a virus, the antibiotic won't have any effect anyway. Even if the root is useless.
Placebo effect is potent and may be all you need.

However Ephedrine will get you back on your feet so it may be useful.

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