Stories that make you shake your head - Page 2

toranokaze · 08-04-2009, 09:55 PM

Frivolous law suites will be the one of the many nails in the coffin of this country.

This is one of the things that spook me about the internet; it seems that any comment or complaint is potential for liable.

On another note is that tween even her's once it hits twitter?

Cloud · 08-04-2009, 11:21 PM

Most frivolous lawsuits simply get dismissed, and there are heavy penalties imposed on attorneys who are found to have filed them. There will always be people who abuse the system, but there are also checks and balances in place to address it. People can try to sue for anything they want--achieving a desired result is a different story.

toranokaze · 08-04-2009, 11:29 PM

That oddly makes me feel better

ZenGum · 08-05-2009, 03:11 AM

Hey! There's a big spider on your hair!!!!

Well, wouldn't that make you shake your head?

Sheldonrs · 08-05-2009, 12:30 PM

http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2009-08/453958.html

The "teachers" should be slowly skinned alive.

Gravdigr · 08-05-2009, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

You think only Merkins are dicks? Sorry, it's a human condition.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Yeah...there are lots of dicks all over the place.

Yeah, but we're better at it.

Cloud · 08-05-2009, 12:39 PM

i.e, we have bigger dicks, right?

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-05-2009, 05:11 PM

C'mon, Cloudie -- you know very well it's not the meat, but the motion!

Cloud · 08-05-2009, 05:16 PM

Ha! and Ha! again, I say!

ZenGum · 08-05-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2009-08/453958.html

The "teachers" should be slowly skinned alive.

Well, I'm pretty sure his internet addiction is cured.

Reminds me of a news story I saw when in Japan. A 55 year old former teacher was being released from prison. He had been working at a reform school/sailing academy for wayward youth, but had beaten to death not one but two students (and two others were missing without trace).
He got five years in prison.
As he was being released, he said words to the effect of "I did nothing wrong. Physical punishment is educational. I am looking forward to returning to my position at the academy." [my emphasis.]

TheMercenary · 08-06-2009, 08:59 AM

Calif is set to release 57,000 California prison inmates.

http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2009...090211748.html

ZenGum · 08-06-2009, 07:51 PM

IMHO, the issue in Merc's lnik is just the tip of the iceberg.
Doesn't your bill of rights say that you have the right to be kept safe from harm while in the custody of the state?
Doesn't that mean that every single time someone is assaulted or raped or even exposed to disease while in prison, their civil rights have been violated? And the relevant authorities are criminally responsible for it, a la the Rodney King beat-down?

As you were. [/rant]

Cloud · 08-06-2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Doesn't your bill of rights say that you have the right to be kept safe from harm while in the custody of the state?
Doesn't that mean that every single time someone is assaulted or raped or even exposed to disease while in prison, their civil rights have been violated? And the relevant authorities are criminally responsible for it, a la the Rodney King beat-down?

As you were. [/rant]

Uh, what? No, I don't think it says that. It says no cruel and unusual punishment may be inflicted, but that's not what you're describing.

ZenGum · 08-06-2009, 08:20 PM

Here's a head-shaking cock-up*

(* author not responsible for incoherent metaphor)

There was a bikie brawl in March at an airport in Sydney, as members of the Hell's Angels and Comancheros clashed after - ironically - retuning on the same flight from what was supposed to be some kind of peace conference. One man was killed.

This chap, a Hell's Angel, was in custody for a long time, but was finally released on bail, on the condition that he not associate with any other Hell's Angels.

To make sure there was no confusion, the cops sent him a list of the people he was not allowed to hang out with. Well, that was the idea.

They sent him a list of the names and home addresses of 46 members of the COMANCHEROS instead.

Hello?! Knock knock? Anybody paying attention at all in there?

ZenGum · 08-06-2009, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Uh, what? No, I don't think it says that. It says no cruel and unusual punishment may be inflicted, but that's not what you're describing.

Well, maybe it says both, you know. I think it says quite a few things.

I'm going on what I remember from the second Rodney King trial. After the poice were acquitted of assault, they were charged with the different crime of violating his civil rights by failing to ensure he was kept safe from harm etc.

I suppose I should look it up. Too lazy.

08-04-2009, 09:55 PM	#16
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	Frivolous law suites will be the one of the many nails in the coffin of this country. This is one of the things that spook me about the internet; it seems that any comment or complaint is potential for liable. On another note is that tween even her's once it hits twitter? __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

08-04-2009, 11:21 PM	#17
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Most frivolous lawsuits simply get dismissed, and there are heavy penalties imposed on attorneys who are found to have filed them. There will always be people who abuse the system, but there are also checks and balances in place to address it. People can try to sue for anything they want--achieving a desired result is a different story. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-04-2009, 11:29 PM	#18
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	That oddly makes me feel better __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

08-05-2009, 03:11 AM	#19
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hey! There's a big spider on your hair!!!! Well, wouldn't that make you shake your head? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-05-2009, 12:30 PM	#20
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2009-08/453958.html The "teachers" should be slowly skinned alive. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

08-05-2009, 12:39 PM	#22
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	i.e, we have bigger dicks, right? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-05-2009, 05:11 PM	#23
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	C'mon, Cloudie -- you know very well it's not the meat, but the motion! __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-05-2009, 05:16 PM	#24
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Ha! and Ha! again, I say! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-06-2009, 08:59 AM	#26
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Calif is set to release 57,000 California prison inmates. http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2009...090211748.html __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-06-2009, 07:51 PM	#27
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	IMHO, the issue in Merc's lnik is just the tip of the iceberg. Doesn't your bill of rights say that you have the right to be kept safe from harm while in the custody of the state? Doesn't that mean that every single time someone is assaulted or raped or even exposed to disease while in prison, their civil rights have been violated? And the relevant authorities are criminally responsible for it, a la the Rodney King beat-down? As you were. [/rant] __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-06-2009, 08:20 PM	#29
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Here's a head-shaking cock-up* (* author not responsible for incoherent metaphor) There was a bikie brawl in March at an airport in Sydney, as members of the Hell's Angels and Comancheros clashed after - ironically - retuning on the same flight from what was supposed to be some kind of peace conference. One man was killed. This chap, a Hell's Angel, was in custody for a long time, but was finally released on bail, on the condition that he not associate with any other Hell's Angels. To make sure there was no confusion, the cops sent him a list of the people he was not allowed to hang out with. Well, that was the idea. They sent him a list of the names and home addresses of 46 members of the COMANCHEROS instead. Hello?! Knock knock? Anybody paying attention at all in there? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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