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- 2016-03-24 01:27pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: European refugee crisis thread
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 147819
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...
- 2016-02-27 11:13am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Scalia dies on quail hunting trip
- Replies: 149
- Views: 21811
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 ...
- 2016-02-16 09:08am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: European refugee crisis thread
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 147819
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 ...
- 2016-02-15 11:08pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: European refugee crisis thread
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 147819
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 ...
- 2016-01-30 06:01am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: European refugee crisis thread
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 147819
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...
- 2016-01-28 10:48am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: European refugee crisis thread
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 147819
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...
- 2016-01-12 01:52am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Mass sexual assault in Cologne, including rape cases
- Replies: 315
- Views: 70945
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...
- 2016-01-07 12:16pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Mass sexual assault in Cologne, including rape cases
- Replies: 315
- Views: 70945
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
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35250903
- 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: 6391
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 ...
- 2015-11-06 03:56pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Finnish government in crisis over social reform
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1663
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.
Besides Finland doesn't use FPT in parliamentary elections.
- 2015-10-01 03:46pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: School shooting reported at a Community College in Oregon
- Replies: 166
- Views: 18988
School shooting reported at a Community College in Oregon
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-north ... at_um.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/or ... index.html
Evidently 15 dead, though the casualty figures are somewhat conflicting.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/or ... index.html
Evidently 15 dead, though the casualty figures are somewhat conflicting.
- 2015-08-21 08:14am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3042
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.
- 2015-08-20 01:22pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3042
Re: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party
Are you quite illiterate?Thanas wrote:And on what polls in what nations do you base this on?
- 2015-08-20 09:47am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Sweden Democrats become Sweden’s largest party
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3042
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...
- 2015-07-10 03:02pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Kids sent to juvenile detention over cold shoulder to father
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10087
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...
- 2015-06-04 02:14pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The TSA is completely useless
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4200
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...
- 2015-05-21 11:06pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Cameron Actually Goes Down The "Thoughtcrime" Route
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3688
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.
- 2015-03-31 12:18pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Arkansas bans photography
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4839
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...
- 2015-03-18 02:45pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US State Department Spokesperson's Jaw Dropping Lie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3675
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...
- 2015-02-14 04:57am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Bat shit insane group say dinosaurs are a lie
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7623
Re: Bat shit insane group say dinosaurs are a lie
These people should get together with dinosaur porn readers.
- 2015-02-05 02:39am
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Fossile fuels to be left unused
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3216
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...
- 2014-08-28 12:04pm
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: The Man From Earth: The Series
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1848
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.
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.
- 2014-08-23 11:46am
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: The Man From Earth: The Series
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1848
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.
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.
- 2014-08-06 11:34am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: F1 boss Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3517
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 ...
- 2014-08-05 01:22pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: F1 boss Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3517
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?
Why is it that every time I learn more about the law of any nation the more I'm disgusted by it?