JoshuaTerrell

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• Commented on DC sniper to die today
  That actually sounds like a pretty good idea. It makes it a societal responsibility. Every citizen will have to live with the responsibility that they might have to kill someone in the name of justice. It's not fair for someone...
• Commented on Fort Hood Shooter bought "cop killer" at "Guns Galore"
  Cops are too slow and too few. I'm sorry you don't comprehend the wisdom of the Constitution of the United States of America. "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor...
• Commented on More on secret copyright treaty: your kids could go to jail for noncommercial music sharing
  Absolutely. But since the officials in power also control the laws that decide how they are elected, and major corporations with interest in keeping the system in place control what we see/hear/think, how are we supposed to break the cycle?...
• Commented on More on secret copyright treaty: your kids could go to jail for noncommercial music sharing
  Find the officials responsible for this piece of vampirism. Vote out of office next cycle. Rinse and repeat....
• Commented on Crucixion and beheading for child rapist in Saudi Arabia
  Sounds good to me. Burn 'em....
• Commented on Bank-robbers' demand notes
  It seems like these people are shooting too low. I watched an armored car guard empty an ATM and there was at least $2000 in cash on his person. There have got to be better crimes. Just goes to show...
• Commented on DARPA challenge -- find 10 red balloons, win $40,000
  I was doing about 3 months before this comment. I am angry. THE GAME....
• Commented on Council bans parents from play areas
  1984 here we come....
• Commented on The Cove director on watching his film with the dolphin hunters
  Hiroshima/Nagasaki/You started it: Frankly, I have a very little sympathy for the WWII Japanese. If you want to start a mud slinging match about who was the more atrocious, you will find that the Japanese win that by a long...
• Commented on Iraq: Open Thread, "Bloody Sunday"
  This is sad that it happened, but it brought out some good. “The perpetrators of this have revealed publicly that they are targeting the state and its basic pillars,” Mr. Talibani said. “They want to hinder the political process or...
• Commented on Franken passes law denying fed contracts to companies that support rape of employees
  @4 Stefan: You obviously don't understand Libertarianism very well if you think that the concepts that it espouses (such aequal protection for all individuals under the law) would lead to this. In a libertarian society, this amendment Al is introducing...
• Commented on Franken passes law denying fed contracts to companies that support rape of employees
  I will say this very clearly, and I hope I am heard. If this man runs for President. I will vote for him. Somebody fund him....
• Commented on Olympic Commitee claims that photographing exterior of venues violates copyrights
  Cory: You said "corporations and organized crime syndicates". I think that might be redundant?...
• Commented on Rogue helicopter pilots and "chameleon lemon-headed coward terrorist pussies."
  I live in Charlotte, NC. And I've never seen this. Thanks for sharing the lulz. I like Mccrory (the mayor shown) and his attitude....
• Commented on Here come the airport rectal exams!
  I accused the TSA of being rational once, but then they gave me a cavity search....
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  Takuan@98 You yourself stated that we don't know all the details. As such, I am not well enough aware of the elements of the situation to precisely determine my reaction. I don't know what I would do. Situations like that...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  Takuan@88 And? Are you saying the law is flawed? One circumstance completely out of context for any real argument? What are you trying to say?...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  Takuan@80 Yes. But they have to live with the legal and moral consequences of being easy frightened. This student in question will most likely only have to deal with the former....
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  Takuan@69 This is a rational dispute, but one that rarely applies. If the student perceived at the point and time of the incident that his life was threatened, and the burglar was responsible for the the student's perception of the...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  @61 Does it matter? Really? Threaten someone, you die. It's just that clear cut. There is a degree of proportionality to it, but I don't think you cut somebody with a sword for knocking on your door. You defend yourself...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  TOYG@10 Let me lay out the simple logic for you. All humans are equal in rights and responsibility. When one human trespasses on the rights of a another human, the trespasser is invalidating their inherent rights by demonstrating that they...
• Commented on Surveillance video of insurgents in Afghanistan accidentally blowing themselves up while planting a bomb
  DANLALAN@233: Well said. Takuan's strange brand of ill-informed cryptoliberalism leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I agree that the Afpak situation is a global problem. Somebody mentioned Afghanistan as the first lilypad. This is true. If they take Pakistan,...
• Commented on Surveillance video of insurgents in Afghanistan accidentally blowing themselves up while planting a bomb
  Never forget why. These guys, that's whom....
• Commented on Patrick Swayze, 1952-2009
  Goodbye Patrick. The Swayze will ride on....
• Commented on Brutal police violence at Berlin "Freedom not Fear" demonstration
  All peaceful protestors should be well armed. Hold your white flag in one hand and your rifle in the other. Peace is not a right, it is earned with blood....
• Commented on Interview with John Marcotte, author of bill to ban divorce
  I think his point is valid: If you regulate the number of times somebody can get divorced/remarried and enjoy the benefits, then marriage in a practical sense will be much more thought out. We shouldn't be dishing out tax breaks...
• Commented on Interview with John Marcotte, author of bill to ban divorce
  @26 It's called Multitouch. You may have heard of it. Two fingers are a Mac's right click. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-touch#Mac_OS_X_Tiger...
• Commented on Baby chicks ground up alive: animal rights video goes viral
  This makes me feel bad, but I still eat meat and eggs. Somebody has to die to feed me....
• Commented on Climate Camp to London cops: We won't tell you where the next camp is because you keep beating the crap out of us
  @38 "Hv y rplcd yr crg, wth gns?" N. f ll ths prtstrs hd bn rmd wth sslt rfls, th rnn Rvltn wld hv bn rslvd mch qckr wth mch lss bldshd n th sd f th rvltnrs. Y dn't...
• Commented on Wikileaks publishes large cache of US neo-Nazi group's emails
  Am I allowed to hate Nazi's? Or is that stooping down to their level? Anyway: "My name is Lt. Aldo Raine and I need me eight soldiers. We're gonna be dropped into France, dressed as civilians. We're gonna be doing...