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by Sir Sirius
2016-03-24 01:27pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: European refugee crisis thread
Replies: 1141
Views: 147128

Re: European refugee crisis thread

The statement is pretty simple: (1) the West should not "ramp up" penalties for rape, instead lesser offenses should carry no punishment or stop being a crime at all... I read and read this over and over again because I found it such an utterly incomprehensible position for anyone to hold...
by Sir Sirius
2016-02-27 11:13am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Scalia dies on quail hunting trip
Replies: 149
Views: 21679

Re: Scalia dies on quail hunting trip

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/antonin-scalia-dow-chemical_us_56d0d4bfe4b03260bf76efa4 Antonin Scalia's Death Just Cost This Company $835 Million Dow Chemical settled a price-fixing lawsuit because it lost the late justice's vote. Cristian Farias Legal Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post Dow ...
by Sir Sirius
2016-02-16 09:08am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: European refugee crisis thread
Replies: 1141
Views: 147128

Re: European refugee crisis thread

Sadly madd0ct0r didn't post the Independent article, because I'm pretty certain they've edited it and the it and that title originally read "Cologne: Only three out of 58 men arrested in connection with mass sex attack on new years eve are asylum seekers". Actually, the full address still ...
by Sir Sirius
2016-02-15 11:08pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: European refugee crisis thread
Replies: 1141
Views: 147128

Re: European refugee crisis thread

http://nr.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=4&articleid=58026534 Prosecutors say most of suspects in a series of robberies and sexual assaults in Cologne at New Year's are refugees ASSOCIATED PRESS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2016 2:00 PM GMT BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say most suspects in ...
by Sir Sirius
2016-01-30 06:01am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: European refugee crisis thread
Replies: 1141
Views: 147128

Re: European refugee crisis thread

One of the thing Europe can do is immediately grant refugees* authority to work in their new countries. If you want people to feel they have a stake in society then having an actual job will go a long way towards that. Absent a job, being able to at least look for work without fear of legal penalty...
by Sir Sirius
2016-01-28 10:48am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: European refugee crisis thread
Replies: 1141
Views: 147128

Re: European refugee crisis thread

So maybe treating them as rational people with self-interest would work better. Such as sitting them down and saying 1)“here's how the rules here differ from the laws where you come from... 2) here's how you get work... 3) here's what you need to know to be successful here.” 1) The laws the migrant...
by Sir Sirius
2016-01-12 01:52am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Mass sexual assault in Cologne, including rape cases
Replies: 315
Views: 70358

Re: Mass sexual assault in Cologne, including rape cases

https://www.rt.com/news/328561-taharrush-germany-assault-collective/ ‘Taharrush gamea’ comes to Germany? Police fear Cologne sex abuse may be imported practice Published time: 11 Jan, 2016 17:55 German police fear repeats of the Cologne New Year’s Eve sexual assaults, saying extra attention will now...
by Sir Sirius
2016-01-07 12:16pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Mass sexual assault in Cologne, including rape cases
Replies: 315
Views: 70358

Re: Mass sexual assault in Cologne, including rape cases

BBC News has a few videos of the victims describing the events. I really recommend that everyone watch those videos, especially those who have been downplaying the events as nothing more then business as usual.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35250903
by Sir Sirius
2015-12-31 08:54am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: New York woman beats DUI charge by proving her body is a brewery
Replies: 57
Views: 6354

Re: New York woman beats DUI charge by proving her body is a brewery

I do not really see why this would work as a defense. Was she over the limit? Y/N? That really is the only thing that should be on trial. The conditions of the situations should frankly not even need considering. And if her condition flared up while she was at the wheel, rather than beforehand? We ...
by Sir Sirius
2015-11-06 03:56pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Finnish government in crisis over social reform
Replies: 4
Views: 1651

Re: Finnish government in crisis over social reform

No, this has nothing do with election. This all about healthcare.

Besides Finland doesn't use FPT in parliamentary elections.
by Sir Sirius
2015-08-21 08:14am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party
Replies: 7
Views: 3017

Re: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party

It is certainly a relief that those numbers are unreliable, Sweden Democrats being the third largest party in the Swedish parliament is bad enough.
by Sir Sirius
2015-08-20 01:22pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party
Replies: 7
Views: 3017

Re: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party

Thanas wrote:And on what polls in what nations do you base this on?
Are you quite illiterate?
by Sir Sirius
2015-08-20 09:47am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party
Replies: 7
Views: 3017

Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d144b594-4703-11e5-b3b2-1672f710807b.html Anti-immigration Sweden Democrats become country’s largest party Richard Milne, Nordic Correspondent The surge in support reflects growing worries over immigration and integration in Sweden, which has taken more asylum seekers in r...
by Sir Sirius
2015-07-10 03:02pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Kids sent to juvenile detention over cold shoulder to father
Replies: 67
Views: 10015

Kids sent to juvenile detention over cold shoulder to father

Kids sent to juvenile detention over cold shoulder to father a 'disturbing' ruling, experts say Michigan judge Lisa Gorcyca sent three siblings – ages nine, 10 and 15 – to a facility for not speaking to their father because they say he abuses their mother George Washington University Law professors...
by Sir Sirius
2015-06-04 02:14pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: The TSA is completely useless
Replies: 16
Views: 4185

Re: The TSA is completely useless

An enterprising terrorist could just stroll onto the concourse before all the checkpoints and shoot up all the people in the airport they wanted to. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/georgia-man-wandered-around-atlanta-airport-with-a-loaded-ar-15-because-something-might-happen/ Well, a white terroris...
by Sir Sirius
2015-05-21 11:06pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Cameron Actually Goes Down The "Thoughtcrime" Route
Replies: 24
Views: 3657

Re: Cameron Actually Goes Down The "Thoughtcrime" Route

The UK has been charging head first towards a police state for a good long while now, sadly I fear they are just leading the pack.
by Sir Sirius
2015-03-31 12:18pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Arkansas bans photography
Replies: 26
Views: 4787

Re: Arkansas bans photography

You know, I really believed that this was a clever April fools joke... but after a bit a Googling this does appear to be legit and accurate. Something that I am still having a hard time actually believing. In fact, what if this is an April fools pulled by the Arkansas State Legislature? Doesn't seem...
by Sir Sirius
2015-03-18 02:45pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: US State Department Spokesperson's Jaw Dropping Lie
Replies: 13
Views: 3657

Re: US State Department Spokesperson's Jaw Dropping Lie

I don't suppose there's a text version anywhere? From http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2015/3/18/state_department_announces_new_long_standing TRANSCRIPT REPORTER: President Maduro last night went on the air and said that they had arrested multiple people who were allegedly behind a coup that was ba...
by Sir Sirius
2015-02-14 04:57am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Bat shit insane group say dinosaurs are a lie
Replies: 29
Views: 7564

Re: Bat shit insane group say dinosaurs are a lie

These people should get together with dinosaur porn readers.
by Sir Sirius
2015-02-05 02:39am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: Fossile fuels to be left unused
Replies: 7
Views: 3191

Fossile fuels to be left unused

Link The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C Christophe McGlade & Paul Ekins Nature 517, 187–190 (08 January 2015) doi:10.1038/nature14016 Policy makers have generally agreed that the average global temperature rise caused by greenhouse gas emis...
by Sir Sirius
2014-08-28 12:04pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The Man From Earth: The Series
Replies: 4
Views: 1841

Re: The Man From Earth: The Series

The Kickstarter project exceeded it's goal. Excellent, I really loved the movie.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/17 ... the-series

Oddly enough the Youtube channel hasn't gathered many views at all, even though the Kickstarter exceeded it's goal.
by Sir Sirius
2014-08-23 11:46am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The Man From Earth: The Series
Replies: 4
Views: 1841

The Man From Earth: The Series

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuNmO2 ... oCE9g/feed

Ran in to this accidentally. I wonder how this would work, the original movies "people talking" concept wouldn't really work for the television show.
by Sir Sirius
2014-08-06 11:34am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: F1 boss Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial
Replies: 31
Views: 3486

Re: F1 boss Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial

So when charged with bribery in Germany you can just bribe the state in to dropping the case and this is perfectly legal? Nope, you can't and I can't see how you can view it as such. Prosecution goes and says "this is our evidence we think it caused damges of X amount and with punitive action ...
by Sir Sirius
2014-08-05 01:22pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: F1 boss Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial
Replies: 31
Views: 3486

Re: F1 boss Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial

So when charged with bribery in Germany you can just bribe the state in to dropping the case and this is perfectly legal?

Why is it that every time I learn more about the law of any nation the more I'm disgusted by it?