And obviously whoever wrote this hasn't been in Iraq or Afghanistan where out troops have come under fire from insurgents hiding in mosques, hospitals, or other "protected" structures.
Hey OOTB, we all heard your rant, and some have even responded, in a mostly well controlled, if slightly exasperated ways. You, on the other hand, sound like you're about to blow a vessel in your head. If you're in such distress, my advice is that you simply step away from the computer. Don't go away mad, just go away.
Am I the only one that caught that this student is 18 and therefore, legally speaking, an adult, not to mention a voter? Who do you think isn't getting her vote when re-election time comes around?
Ok, so I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to appropriate your last paragraph, but I will attribute it, unless you would prefer I just attribute it to A Discordian.
The current semester has been a nightmare for both the students and the faculty at my college due to Blackboard issues. Didn't help that Blackboard decided to apply a patch less than 7 days before the start of the semester.
Gun manufacturers are not, and should not be, liable for the actions of someone else. If the weapon functions as designed and no malfunction cause a death or injury, it is the operator of the weapons responsibility. Unless of course you want to hold auto manufacturers liable when someone is killed by a vehicle functioning they it was designed, but operated by someone with some sort of impairment.
True, the plea bargains generally have an agreement as to the sentence, that doesn't not mean the judge has to follow through with the deal. It just means that's the sentence the prosecution will request.
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