What happens when ideological purity overrides public safety and common sense?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-1 ... -rule.html
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Reminds me of the April Fools article Mr. Watts posted about the low-flow hydrants.
Linear-no-threshold raises its head again.
Linear-no-threshold raises its head again.
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Exponential costs for diminishing gains.
The daylight is uncomfortably bright for eyes so long in the dark.
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I think there was probably some racism involved in this particular incident.
Large groups of young black males have come to engender fear even when they are doing nothing wrong.
‘What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.’
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Well look at the videos of who is playing the knock out game. I blame lack of fathers. And the Right put black fathers in jail at extraordinary levels. The Democrats started that with Drug Prohibition. Republicans are now doing their best to maintain it.Diogenes wrote:I think there was probably some racism involved in this particular incident.
Large groups of young black males have come to engender fear even when they are doing nothing wrong.
An ex-DEA Agent speaks to that. Starting at about 2 minutes in.
http://youtu.be/HmgeCeGk--I
And why is the Drug War Prosecuted mainly against blacks? Because white people can fight back. That raises costs. And we already can't afford it.
I have a black friend living with me. We discuss the situation frequently. There are now black areas that are no go even for him.
And I do understand D why you are against ending Prohibition. Your paycheck depends on its continuation.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!" - Upton Sinclair
The Chinese are more succinct. "Honor dies where interest lies."
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
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"And the Right put black fathers in jail at extraordinary levels."
Don't forget the differential sentencing for crack vs powder was done at the behest of urban center Democrats, and that violence done to distribute an illegal drug should be a crime.
Don't forget the differential sentencing for crack vs powder was done at the behest of urban center Democrats, and that violence done to distribute an illegal drug should be a crime.
molon labe
montani semper liberi
para fides paternae patria
montani semper liberi
para fides paternae patria
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True, but that is only one aspect. The vast majority of arrests are for pot. And we are coming to our senses on that one.TDPerk wrote:"And the Right put black fathers in jail at extraordinary levels."
Don't forget the differential sentencing for crack vs powder was done at the behest of urban center Democrats, and that violence done to distribute an illegal drug should be a crime.
And now the sentencing disparity is only 10 to 1 vs a previous 100 to 1.
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
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Here's another story of young people punished for nothing.
http://www.wric.com/story/24115770/oreg ... kay-to-beg
"The guard told her she can beg if she wanted but she can't sell the mistletoe," Root's father, Ashton told, ABCNews.com. He also said that Root "does not want to encourage begging and wants people to earn their living… She is so keen on high work ethic."
http://www.wric.com/story/24115770/oreg ... kay-to-beg
"The guard told her she can beg if she wanted but she can't sell the mistletoe," Root's father, Ashton told, ABCNews.com. He also said that Root "does not want to encourage begging and wants people to earn their living… She is so keen on high work ethic."
CHoff
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Okay I will bite....how is "D"'s paycheck dependent on continuing drug Prohibition?MSimon wrote:And I do understand D why you are against ending Prohibition. Your paycheck depends on its continuation.