"I wouldn't mind compulsory voting, but I'm really not sure anything but public campaign funding can fix the problem."
That doesn't really work either unfortunately. It was tried in Portland, Oregon a few years back. Most of the candidates didnt have a chance to win, and they basically just took the money and ran. Taxpayers got hosed.
"Now, lets say you are arrested on trumped up charges which you know would be thrown out of court if you had a good lawyer .... too bad most people can not afford one. "
Maybe so, but corrupt police don't just pick random citizens to trump up charges. Most people who are arrested did something to be in that predicament in the first place.
Maybe don't do illegal stuff? Whether or not you think certain laws are just, not breaking them seems to be the easiest way to stay out of jail. Obviously, there are a large majority of citizens who manage to do just that.
I don't think you can sue the ISP. Not in the US anyway. That was part of the protection they got written into the law for keeping the information in the first place.
This kid initiated the plot, and was turned in by his own father. And he is the one who tried to detonate the bomb...twice. There was no entrapment here.
He COULD have been informed that there were nude pictures on the phone and he COULD have been simply trying to confirm the presence in order to have her 'properly' charged for having pornography, self created or not, on school grounds.
"Properly charged?" For what? Is that even a law?
Bottom line is the teacher had no business looking at her phone. Period. He was right taking it, but even if he "thought" there may have been something on her phone. He cannot look on there. And I agree with a previous post that the teacher or the union should be paying the settlement, not the taxpayers.
I think Oregon has some law that requires an attendant to pump your gas (no self-serve) so stations compensate for the extra help by upping the price/gal or gas. A tank of gas there could get ridiculous in a hurry.
Yes, we do have that law. But I dont think it makes a big difference in the price of gas. In Washington state you can pump your own gas, and if I drive right across the border, gas isnt higher, sometimes its cheaper.
Americans pay a pittance on gas compared to other western states, and higher gas prices would help encourage more people to go green.
Thats what created this problem. The state is upset so many people bought hybrids or are scaling back on their driving, so they are getting less taxes.
wait...
If he didn't pay, how did he get access to the exams for those courses? Wouldn't he have to pay to be enrolled in those courses?
Re: Re: A personal appeal
"I wouldn't mind compulsory voting, but I'm really not sure anything but public campaign funding can fix the problem."
That doesn't really work either unfortunately. It was tried in Portland, Oregon a few years back. Most of the candidates didnt have a chance to win, and they basically just took the money and ran. Taxpayers got hosed.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Yes, its sad. But there is a solution...
"Victim blaming? Stay classy."
Im blaming criminals, not victims.
Re: Re: Yes, its sad. But there is a solution...
"Now, lets say you are arrested on trumped up charges which you know would be thrown out of court if you had a good lawyer .... too bad most people can not afford one. "
Maybe so, but corrupt police don't just pick random citizens to trump up charges. Most people who are arrested did something to be in that predicament in the first place.
Yes, its sad. But there is a solution...
Maybe don't do illegal stuff? Whether or not you think certain laws are just, not breaking them seems to be the easiest way to stay out of jail. Obviously, there are a large majority of citizens who manage to do just that.
Jobs for the creative class will be fine....
There are Starbucks popping up everywhere.
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I don't think you can sue the ISP. Not in the US anyway. That was part of the protection they got written into the law for keeping the information in the first place.
Aiding and abetting?
For linking? Thats like charging Chevrolet because the bank robber got away in a Tahoe. Whatever.
Re: lost sales?
Wow, think of all the sales Amazon would gain if we closed the libraries!
Torture?
So solitary confinement is called "torture" now too?
Whats's next? Take their TV away? The food is good enough? Give me a break, people.
Making some prick sit alone in a cell is not torture.
Guilty
This kid initiated the plot, and was turned in by his own father. And he is the one who tried to detonate the bomb...twice. There was no entrapment here.
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Actually, it is "censorship." Its just not a First Amendment issue.
Re: An Alternate Point of View
He COULD have been informed that there were nude pictures on the phone and he COULD have been simply trying to confirm the presence in order to have her 'properly' charged for having pornography, self created or not, on school grounds.
"Properly charged?" For what? Is that even a law?
Bottom line is the teacher had no business looking at her phone. Period. He was right taking it, but even if he "thought" there may have been something on her phone. He cannot look on there. And I agree with a previous post that the teacher or the union should be paying the settlement, not the taxpayers.
Re: Higher Gas in Oregon?!?!
I think Oregon has some law that requires an attendant to pump your gas (no self-serve) so stations compensate for the extra help by upping the price/gal or gas. A tank of gas there could get ridiculous in a hurry.
Yes, we do have that law. But I dont think it makes a big difference in the price of gas. In Washington state you can pump your own gas, and if I drive right across the border, gas isnt higher, sometimes its cheaper.
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Why not just hike the gas tax?
Americans pay a pittance on gas compared to other western states, and higher gas prices would help encourage more people to go green.
Thats what created this problem. The state is upset so many people bought hybrids or are scaling back on their driving, so they are getting less taxes.
hmmm
I just dont understand. Lost votes? But a Democrat won...how can that be?
I thought only Republicans cheated in elections?
Re: Uh...
No attack would have been possible?
Did you know that India has some of the strictest gun laws in the world?
Do you think the terrorists had licenses for the weapons they used?
Re: Modern technology to blame
Im not sure if you are using sarcasm here, (its not as obvious as other posts)...but do you really think banning guns will stop terrorists?