There's a pretty simple and objective test for bad faith. Blatant contradiction. It's astounding how common this has become. I mean, FFS, Trump could do it in a single paragraph. Anyone engaging in this should be considered not serious, not worth listening to. The default should be to laugh at them to their face and ask them if they really think anyone should give a fuck what they have to say.
Re: Re: Re: Not a goddamn person would feel this encounter was s
Not to mention, if you're driving anywhere near a cop, they're quite likely to claim you're trying to run them over and you get charged with assaulting a police officer or even attempted murder.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right
Is it not a parasite because it isn't a separate organism? I somewhat agree, that's one of the reasons it's a useful argument, if they're going to insist it's a another separate life, another whole full living person, then it would necessarily be a parasite. If you look at the development of the fetus, the whole time, fetus and mother are in a rather fierce battle over resources, it wants far more than is good for the mother to allow, she wants to be around after birth so she can have more babies, the fetus doesn't care if mommy is used up and can't have more or even if she dies [that's generally, for species requiring lots of child care it's going to be complicated]. It seems like there's more to it than a tumor, which is tissue with genetics that have gone rogue, but it's not something the host/mother actually wants to live, preferably without getting killed in the process.
It's meant to be loaded, those insisting it's a separate life need the jolt.
Re: Re: Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right or
" things like natural miscarriages"
It's REALLY a hell of a thing in 2 ways. The percentage of miscarriages is something like over 60%. And the really ugly bit is how lots of christians say unbaptized means your future is hellish, so they're saying god condemns over 60% of babies to eternal torture before they're even born. That kind of belief is insanity, don't matter the DSM has exceptions for religiosity, it's amusing that it does.
Re: Re: Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right or
It's very useful. It will drive most believers and pro-lifers livid, they'll yammer about a parasite can't be the same species, but really, only a special exemption can preclude the term from applying to fetuses. And, it's irrelevant if a fetus is a separate organism--another, individual human being. No one should ever be forced to harbor a parasite against their will. That's a position it's hard to argue against.
Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right or wrong an
That was poor word choice, I think I was coming at it from the way believers see it as a fully realized independent soul, I should have said something like 'separate'. A fetus is a parasite, very dependent, there certainly is a right answer there.
A lot of questions simply don't have a right or wrong answer
A lot of questions simply don't have a right or wrong answer. Is a virus alive? Is a fetus a living, independent organism? Does, or can, an AI think? Stealing from Chomsky on that last one, and to add to the difficulties discussed in this article:
Ask yourself 'Do airplanes fly?' Well, that's kind of a silly question, right? Of course they do.
I was born in 1958, so back in the early '60's I was definitely a children, I lived in a small Texas farming community, went to a Catholic School, my mother made sure we only went to movies cleared by the Catholic Church's rating system's cleanest rating, it was AI, 'A' came with some I, II, III IIII subcategories if I remember correctly, which were listed in every Sunday's bulletin. Needless to say, this was a pretty sheltered existence, not very far removed from Mayberryesqueville, and I can't remember how young I was when most kids I knew used 'fuck' regularly but it was maybe 2nd grade. Do most folks simply forget what it was like when they were kids? If merely seeing the word 'fuck' somehow traumatized a kid, then virtually every kid today would require massive doses of Thorazine.
What I take from the union head statement is that his definition of "good men and women serving in law enforcement" is someone whose conduct as officers of the law involves "serious disciplinary violations".
You could call this a head-scratcher but you'd need something like a backhoe to do the scratching. It's FFS raised to the FFS power. I simply cannot grasp how anyone could possibly think like this. Even if I was utterly biased for law enforcement, I could not bring my self to even try to make such a preposterous claim, I would be too mortified at myself. The really really awful thing is how common this kind of crap is.
"The few times I've read about such happenings in the news have been sensational because that sort of behavior is rare."
Your personal experience means nothing. But 'few'? There are more than one police killings a day, this stuff is in the news every day FFS. If you googled, it would take you weeks to get through the massive accumulation of articles/videos even limiting it to just a few per incident.
Welcome to the new order. We've gotten so polarized and caustic towards so many of our fellow citizens that acts of kindness stick out enough to strike fear in paranoid minds of folks who think half the country is out to get them in some way. If a stranger smiles at you or offers a 'Howdy', you better run, they're sex traffickers out to steal your kids. And god help you if they anyone offers to help you in any way, I hear that's how the cannibals get you.
It's unbelievable these coward PDs can so easily stonewall utterly reasonable information requests. In a saner world, you could start at the top and jail the chiefs until the information was released.
Another tragedy adding to the massive pile of evidence that the whole legal system anti-drug apparatus needs to go. What's more dangerous, a drug dealer or a narcotics unit cop?
Why did these effed up cops do this in the first place? They don't have enough to do? What did the mother claim? If it was just seeing some drugs getting enjoyed, WTF? If it were up to me, every arrest these guys made that resulted in a conviction would be thrown out.
Why aren't more folks disgusted with the mother's actions? Would she try that again if she has any more children smoking some weed or doing a a few lines of coke? Who needs corrupt cops when your own mother will turn you in?
"...is pretty ridiculous, but this is Dennis Prager we're talking about, and he's up to the task"
heeehee, god that's good, really hilarious.
Might be a good time to remind folks that reality has a liberal bias. That orange thing in the oval office and the sickophants who support it are making that truer than ever.
They may be part of the same group, and so accept what they say, but then, they are also in position to observe how often what they said doesn't match the truth, as in court scenarios, not some interaction out on the street or wherever. DAs/US Attorneys should not be allowed to be judges, there's too much of a built in bias, but that's where most come from I think, it's true for the feds/US Attorneys.
It's kinda scary to think there are judges who apparently rubber stamp the warrants that come across their desks. Given their position, you'd think they'd trust cops less than you're typical young black male. That would be an interesting survey, what percentage of judges would trust LEOs.
Re: "the recent neutering of ... net neutrality", eh?
Wow, you talk as if you know something about writing. "neutering neutrality"--What's there to 'sheesh' about? Alittle alliteration never hurt anyone, I bet you're one of those people who think words are sacrosanct things one mustn't diddle with. As for adjectives not informing? You gotta be kidding? I don't know where to begin with such an absurdity, so I'll just say that's the dullest comment I've heard, speaking superlatively.
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There's a pretty simple and objective test for bad faith. Blatant contradiction. It's astounding how common this has become. I mean, FFS, Trump could do it in a single paragraph. Anyone engaging in this should be considered not serious, not worth listening to. The default should be to laugh at them to their face and ask them if they really think anyone should give a fuck what they have to say.
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Re: Re: Re: Not a goddamn person would feel this encounter was s
Not to mention, if you're driving anywhere near a cop, they're quite likely to claim you're trying to run them over and you get charged with assaulting a police officer or even attempted murder.
On the post: Disentangling Disinformation: Not As Easy As It Looks
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right
Is it not a parasite because it isn't a separate organism? I somewhat agree, that's one of the reasons it's a useful argument, if they're going to insist it's a another separate life, another whole full living person, then it would necessarily be a parasite. If you look at the development of the fetus, the whole time, fetus and mother are in a rather fierce battle over resources, it wants far more than is good for the mother to allow, she wants to be around after birth so she can have more babies, the fetus doesn't care if mommy is used up and can't have more or even if she dies [that's generally, for species requiring lots of child care it's going to be complicated]. It seems like there's more to it than a tumor, which is tissue with genetics that have gone rogue, but it's not something the host/mother actually wants to live, preferably without getting killed in the process.
It's meant to be loaded, those insisting it's a separate life need the jolt.
On the post: Disentangling Disinformation: Not As Easy As It Looks
Re: Re: Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right or
" things like natural miscarriages"
It's REALLY a hell of a thing in 2 ways. The percentage of miscarriages is something like over 60%. And the really ugly bit is how lots of christians say unbaptized means your future is hellish, so they're saying god condemns over 60% of babies to eternal torture before they're even born. That kind of belief is insanity, don't matter the DSM has exceptions for religiosity, it's amusing that it does.
On the post: Disentangling Disinformation: Not As Easy As It Looks
Re: Re: Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right or
It's very useful. It will drive most believers and pro-lifers livid, they'll yammer about a parasite can't be the same species, but really, only a special exemption can preclude the term from applying to fetuses. And, it's irrelevant if a fetus is a separate organism--another, individual human being. No one should ever be forced to harbor a parasite against their will. That's a position it's hard to argue against.
On the post: Disentangling Disinformation: Not As Easy As It Looks
Re: Re: A lot of questions simply don't have a right or wrong an
That was poor word choice, I think I was coming at it from the way believers see it as a fully realized independent soul, I should have said something like 'separate'. A fetus is a parasite, very dependent, there certainly is a right answer there.
On the post: Disentangling Disinformation: Not As Easy As It Looks
A lot of questions simply don't have a right or wrong answer
A lot of questions simply don't have a right or wrong answer. Is a virus alive? Is a fetus a living, independent organism? Does, or can, an AI think? Stealing from Chomsky on that last one, and to add to the difficulties discussed in this article:
Ask yourself 'Do airplanes fly?' Well, that's kind of a silly question, right? Of course they do.
OK, so ask yourself 'Do submarines swim?'
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What about the children?
I was born in 1958, so back in the early '60's I was definitely a children, I lived in a small Texas farming community, went to a Catholic School, my mother made sure we only went to movies cleared by the Catholic Church's rating system's cleanest rating, it was AI, 'A' came with some I, II, III IIII subcategories if I remember correctly, which were listed in every Sunday's bulletin. Needless to say, this was a pretty sheltered existence, not very far removed from Mayberryesqueville, and I can't remember how young I was when most kids I knew used 'fuck' regularly but it was maybe 2nd grade. Do most folks simply forget what it was like when they were kids? If merely seeing the word 'fuck' somehow traumatized a kid, then virtually every kid today would require massive doses of Thorazine.
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It's all in the definition
What I take from the union head statement is that his definition of "good men and women serving in law enforcement" is someone whose conduct as officers of the law involves "serious disciplinary violations".
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armed with ignorance and explosives
You could call this a head-scratcher but you'd need something like a backhoe to do the scratching. It's FFS raised to the FFS power. I simply cannot grasp how anyone could possibly think like this. Even if I was utterly biased for law enforcement, I could not bring my self to even try to make such a preposterous claim, I would be too mortified at myself. The really really awful thing is how common this kind of crap is.
On the post: Law Enforcement, Social Media Users Turn An Act Of Kindness Into A Human Trafficking Investigation
Re: Re: Re:
"The few times I've read about such happenings in the news have been sensational because that sort of behavior is rare."
Your personal experience means nothing. But 'few'? There are more than one police killings a day, this stuff is in the news every day FFS. If you googled, it would take you weeks to get through the massive accumulation of articles/videos even limiting it to just a few per incident.
On the post: Law Enforcement, Social Media Users Turn An Act Of Kindness Into A Human Trafficking Investigation
Acts of kindness are now suspicious
Welcome to the new order. We've gotten so polarized and caustic towards so many of our fellow citizens that acts of kindness stick out enough to strike fear in paranoid minds of folks who think half the country is out to get them in some way. If a stranger smiles at you or offers a 'Howdy', you better run, they're sex traffickers out to steal your kids. And god help you if they anyone offers to help you in any way, I hear that's how the cannibals get you.
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Re:
Al Bundy better watch out. Married ... and Targeted ... with children ... who are also targeted
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It's unbelievable these coward PDs can so easily stonewall utterly reasonable information requests. In a saner world, you could start at the top and jail the chiefs until the information was released.
On the post: Houston Officer Behind Deadly Botched Raid Hit With Two Felony Murder Indictments
Drugs don't kill people, drug laws kill people
Another tragedy adding to the massive pile of evidence that the whole legal system anti-drug apparatus needs to go. What's more dangerous, a drug dealer or a narcotics unit cop?
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For what reason did this happen?
Why did these effed up cops do this in the first place? They don't have enough to do? What did the mother claim? If it was just seeing some drugs getting enjoyed, WTF? If it were up to me, every arrest these guys made that resulted in a conviction would be thrown out.
Why aren't more folks disgusted with the mother's actions? Would she try that again if she has any more children smoking some weed or doing a a few lines of coke? Who needs corrupt cops when your own mother will turn you in?
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"up to the task
"...is pretty ridiculous, but this is Dennis Prager we're talking about, and he's up to the task"
heeehee, god that's good, really hilarious.
Might be a good time to remind folks that reality has a liberal bias. That orange thing in the oval office and the sickophants who support it are making that truer than ever.
On the post: Unsealed Warrants Show SFPD Officer Told Judges He Was Targeting A Journalist, But Judges Approved Them Anyway
Re: Re: Disturbing implications
They may be part of the same group, and so accept what they say, but then, they are also in position to observe how often what they said doesn't match the truth, as in court scenarios, not some interaction out on the street or wherever. DAs/US Attorneys should not be allowed to be judges, there's too much of a built in bias, but that's where most come from I think, it's true for the feds/US Attorneys.
On the post: Unsealed Warrants Show SFPD Officer Told Judges He Was Targeting A Journalist, But Judges Approved Them Anyway
Disturbing implications
It's kinda scary to think there are judges who apparently rubber stamp the warrants that come across their desks. Given their position, you'd think they'd trust cops less than you're typical young black male. That would be an interesting survey, what percentage of judges would trust LEOs.
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Re: "the recent neutering of ... net neutrality", eh?
Wow, you talk as if you know something about writing. "neutering neutrality"--What's there to 'sheesh' about? Alittle alliteration never hurt anyone, I bet you're one of those people who think words are sacrosanct things one mustn't diddle with. As for adjectives not informing? You gotta be kidding? I don't know where to begin with such an absurdity, so I'll just say that's the dullest comment I've heard, speaking superlatively.
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