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Feb 26, 2014 @ 04:39am

on Moron Posts Videos Of Himself Terrorizing People With A BB Gun, Is Summarily Arrested

It may be possible that this will give ammunition to all those in authority who want to impose real consequences on children who play with fake guns. The logic will probably go along the lines of, look what harm the fake gun did in this case an actual crime was committed.

Feb 24, 2014 @ 05:02am

on Federal Judge Paraphrases Mike Rogers; Tells Muslims Their Rights Can't Be Violated If They Don't Know They're Being Violated

Very bad case law!

Lets change the details a little to see why.

Someone steals your car, and you dont notice it. Then when your neighbor tells you about it, and shows you proof of someone breaking into it on their phone, it hasn't been stolen. You never suffered any harm, you didnt notice it was gone, someone else did.

Dec 12, 2013 @ 05:35am

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on Teenager Pays Hundreds Of Dollars For A Picture Of An Xbox One

The buyer presumed that he was dealing with an honest seller.
It was a reasonable presumption. Most people aren't scam artists.

Please list and explain specifically what dishonest thing was done during the sale. Please explain in exact detail how this was a scam when the auction clearly said the sale was for a photo.

Dec 10, 2013 @ 02:35pm

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on Teenager Pays Hundreds Of Dollars For A Picture Of An Xbox One

We must disagree on the definition of "reasonable", "doubt", or both. Because it couldn't be more obvious that the seller was attempting to defraud people who don't read carefully.
Why are you trying so hard to argue that these scumbags have the moral high ground?

Exactly how was it fraud? What deceptive or fraudulent thing was done to make it so? There has to be a reason to call it fraud.
Why are you so quick to label someone a scumbag? Were you defrauded by someone in the past and now see a scammer behind every tree?

Dec 10, 2013 @ 09:33am

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on Teenager Pays Hundreds Of Dollars For A Picture Of An Xbox One

Ebay will bend over backwards for buyers at the expense of sellers. Its been that way for awhile now. All you have to do to get a refund is file a case with some half baked excuse and 95% of the time you will win. Sellers lose all the time unless they spell out terms in great detail. Thats why you see half a page of terms on most experienced sellers.

Dec 10, 2013 @ 07:41am

on Teenager Pays Hundreds Of Dollars For A Picture Of An Xbox One

There is no reasonable doubt that this seller (1) intentionally set out on a course calculated to deceive the buyer,

Yes there is reasonable doubt. The description clearly said it was a photo. How can you say it was a scam if the description said it was a photo?
Had the buyer read the complete listing, as anyone who had half a brain cell would, be would not have paid for it if he didnt want a photo.
You are relying on the actions of others who tried to do something similar but did not describe what they were selling in clear terms. That would be fraud. That isnt the case here, it clearly said it was a photo.
This is a case of a buyer making a mistake and buying something other than what they wanted. The excuse they came up with is just that, an excuse.
That it was in the wrong category is another excuse. The category of game console contains everything concerning game consoles including photos, boxes, controllers, handhelds, games, etc... That something for sale could be listed in multiple categories and is only listed in one is not deceptive.

Dec 06, 2013 @ 07:12am

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on US Spy Satellite Logo Not At All Subtle: Octopus Enveloping The Earth

That is exactly what I thought when I read the headline. The motto of cut off one head and two more take its place is also fitting. Every time one is put in the spotlight two others are doing something worse.

Dec 03, 2013 @ 12:06pm

Seduction of the innocent all over again.

on Another Questionable Study By Brad Bushman Claims Violent Video Games Are Bad For Children

Yet another "expert" has found out what is causing all the children to monsters. Those that do not know history are doomed to repeat it. In the 50's it was Comics now its video games.

Oct 25, 2013 @ 05:08am

The proof needed to be found guilty is low to coincidental.

on Wikipedia Fights Back Against Socking

I have edited wikipedia. I made the mistake once of editing an article that was a point of contention, OOXML. I was immediately accused and found guilty of sock puppetry because some other editor happened to live in the Chicagoland area. The evidence needed to be found guilty is low, are you in the same area (100 miles) found by an ip address? If you live in a large populated area, and post on an article that has hundreds of editors, if another editor is within 100 miles of you, you are guilty!
The thing is, later the person who accused everyone of being a puppet was found to be paid by Microsoft and had his account banned for numerous arguments and unrealistic edits. He was banned from Wikipedia. I now shy away from any hot topics.

Oct 02, 2013 @ 09:30pm