if, in shouting so loud you create a problem for a company doing business, or annoy neighbors because of the volume or exceed any number of ordinances that limit the max decibels in a given area, then yes...shouting *can* be illegal just like a sit-in.
and 1000 people trying to get into walmart at black friday opening is not the same as 1000 people showing up and blocking the door so no one else can get in.... and you know it.... there is a huge difference and you are being disingenuous by trying to use that analogy.
while i agree that ddos can be used as a form of protest, but not legal in the same manner as sit ins and spouting your preferred rhetoric at 150dB at midnight from your window can also not be legal.
while i agree 100% that jailing someone over insulting tweets is not only bad, but incredibly stupid, i think without knowing what the actual insulting content is means we are missing a large part of the picture.
neither should be punishable by jail time (especially two years) but there is a large difference between:
the emir is a blathering idiot who does not know the first thing about running his country
and the emir is a stupid poopy-head that smells like bad feta cheese
after all, if it were in this country, i could be punished (civilly at least) for going on a complete rant denigrating people if in fact, they do not actually smell of rancid feta cheese.
the good thing about being beside yourself when that happens is that if you ever have to go soul searching to find yourself, it only takes a few minutes of looking to see which side you are on.
again with the chasing of your own tail. if you make it available for a reasonable price, people will pay for it.
if you refuse to make it available or even refuse to make it available at a reasonable price, people will find a way to get it in a format they want it in. its very very simple...
i disagree.
the problem here is that if you dont want stuff getting into the hands of others/being seen on the big bad interwebs, then dont put it there to begin with.
all rules, settings and subsettings aside, the moment you put it up there, there is a chance it will be seen by people other than who you intended.
so, i have to agree with all the points you said here... but...
the inclusion of "at an artificially inflated price combined with at times shockingly horrific customer service and no real compitition" would tend make all those points (which, as i said, i do agree with) a rather moot point really.
you can safely assume that at least to some degree, they are actually lying in this case.
the problem stems from a couple attack ads that claim he voted against two bills that in fact, he voted for.
additionally denham also advised both the DCCC and several television stations that the ads contained factual errors, they were pointed to the actual facts and they chose to go forward with them anyway.
while im not a large fan of leagaling your way through such issues, what other options are available when the opposition is spending tons of dough to (for the most part) lie through an election campaign?
not exactly but i see where your concern on that is.
i think a more tactful way to have put it is this:
in this day & age, if you are not willing to have your nude self plastered all over the internet, you really should think twice about who you are sending those pics to/who you are letting take such pics of you. how much do you trust that person to not let them out? chances are, they are going to be seen by someone that you dont want seeing them.
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and 1000 people trying to get into walmart at black friday opening is not the same as 1000 people showing up and blocking the door so no one else can get in.... and you know it.... there is a huge difference and you are being disingenuous by trying to use that analogy.
while i agree that ddos can be used as a form of protest, but not legal in the same manner as sit ins and spouting your preferred rhetoric at 150dB at midnight from your window can also not be legal.
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neither should be punishable by jail time (especially two years) but there is a large difference between:
the emir is a blathering idiot who does not know the first thing about running his country
and
the emir is a stupid poopy-head that smells like bad feta cheese
after all, if it were in this country, i could be punished (civilly at least) for going on a complete rant denigrating people if in fact, they do not actually smell of rancid feta cheese.
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ba-dum tsh!
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if you refuse to make it available or even refuse to make it available at a reasonable price, people will find a way to get it in a format they want it in. its very very simple...
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and now that i have just increased the value, i want my cut also :p
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happy happy birthday
happy happy birthday
now shut up and eat your cake!
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the problem here is that if you dont want stuff getting into the hands of others/being seen on the big bad interwebs, then dont put it there to begin with.
all rules, settings and subsettings aside, the moment you put it up there, there is a chance it will be seen by people other than who you intended.
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the inclusion of "at an artificially inflated price combined with at times shockingly horrific customer service and no real compitition" would tend make all those points (which, as i said, i do agree with) a rather moot point really.
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...why... they'd NEVER make a living that way!!!!
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the problem stems from a couple attack ads that claim he voted against two bills that in fact, he voted for.
additionally denham also advised both the DCCC and several television stations that the ads contained factual errors, they were pointed to the actual facts and they chose to go forward with them anyway.
while im not a large fan of leagaling your way through such issues, what other options are available when the opposition is spending tons of dough to (for the most part) lie through an election campaign?
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i think a more tactful way to have put it is this:
in this day & age, if you are not willing to have your nude self plastered all over the internet, you really should think twice about who you are sending those pics to/who you are letting take such pics of you. how much do you trust that person to not let them out? chances are, they are going to be seen by someone that you dont want seeing them.
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they should have seen this coming a mile away.
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hey man... its kettle.. long time no see dude! whatcha been up to?
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