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[Cain]

If the Imp of the Legally Perverse had a human avatar, it would be Scalia.

I'm not entirely convinced he is not some kind of hideously nihilistic anarchist, trying to destoy the state by heightening the contradictions.  His almost Nietzschean desire to undermine the legal basis of the state certainly suggest it as a possibility.

[Doktor Howl]

If the Imp of the Legally Perverse had a human avatar, it would be Scalia.

I'm not entirely convinced he is not some kind of hideously nihilistic anarchist, trying to destoy the state by heightening the contradictions.  His almost Nietzschean desire to undermine the legal basis of the state certainly suggest it as a possibility.

I'd back him 100% because "chaos", but I know and like too many actual women.

[LMNO]

 

[Cain]

Yeah, one can admire his audacity while damning his methods.  But I think it was...possibly Corey Robin who looked at a lot of Scalia's earlier legal writing and judgements and pronounced him as a Nietzschean, committed to being morally wrong but legally right (on some deeply technical level).  Like when he argued that innocent guy should be executed anyway, as he was found guilty.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yeah, one can admire his audacity while damning his methods.  But I think it was...possibly Corey Robin who looked at a lot of Scalia's earlier legal writing and judgements and pronounced him as a Nietzschean, committed to being morally wrong but legally right (on some deeply technical level).  Like when he argued that innocent guy should be executed anyway, as he was found guilty.

So he has a moral code, and his moral code is to do evil?

[Cain]

Yes, possibly.  So long as it can be justified by existing law.

Oh god.  Scalia's roleplaying a Lawful Evil judge, with no consideration of the nuances of the alignment.  This theory makes way too much sense.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yes, possibly.  So long as it can be justified by existing law.

Oh god.  Scalia's roleplaying a Lawful Evil judge, with no consideration of the nuances of the alignment.  This theory makes way too much sense.

It does. And it's creeping me out.

[Trivial]

http://www.emergent.info/ Kinda neat site for verifying news claims.  I'm saddened that there isn't a three breasted woman around.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

http://www.emergent.info/ Kinda neat site for verifying news claims.  I'm saddened that there isn't a three breasted woman around.

I am posting this on my Facebook wall immediately, I know many people who need it badly.

[Cain]

Yes, possibly.  So long as it can be justified by existing law.

Oh god.  Scalia's roleplaying a Lawful Evil judge, with no consideration of the nuances of the alignment.  This theory makes way too much sense.

It does. And it's creeping me out.

Technically this makes Obama his DM.  It's his responsibility to get his party into line.  Or at least arrange a really dangerous dungeon legal case for Scalia to work on.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yes, possibly.  So long as it can be justified by existing law.

Oh god.  Scalia's roleplaying a Lawful Evil judge, with no consideration of the nuances of the alignment.  This theory makes way too much sense.

It does. And it's creeping me out.

Technically this makes Obama his DM.  It's his responsibility to get his party into line.  Or at least arrange a really dangerous dungeon legal case for Scalia to work on.

I don't know how much DM experience Obama has... maybe someone should suggest this to him.

[minuspace]

Yes, possibly.  So long as it can be justified by existing law.

Oh god.  Scalia's roleplaying a Lawful Evil judge, with no consideration of the nuances of the alignment.  This theory makes way too much sense.

It does. And it's creeping me out.

Technically this makes Obama his DM.  It's his responsibility to get his party into line.  Or at least arrange a really dangerous dungeon legal case for Scalia to work on.

I don't know how much DM experience Obama has... maybe someone should suggest this to him.

Scalia vs. 9th (Re)Version of ConStitution, amen.  fight!

[Junkenstein]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29502410

The BBC attempts to understand a 63 year old woman trolling and apparent suicide.

Dr Cassidy, who specialises in the psychology of social media, explained that her well-educated, middle-class background is unusual for someone sending such messages.

Dr. Cassidy is a fucking moron of the first order. None of the above is remotely unusual, what's odd here is that it was someone of a certain age (I.e - Above 60), female and now dead.

The other odd thing that is odd is that Cassidy is clearly not competent to speak on such matters, and yet proceeds to.

[Cain]

These "science of trolling" articles really are terrible bilge of the first order.

It almost makes "media studies" look like a legitimate subject, by comparison.

[Junkenstein]

Oh, indeed.

That said, who hasn't considered a CV re-write to become a social media Guru? I'm considering it as I'm clearly more qualified such a job than "Dr" Cassidy.

Hells, any random 13 year old is more qualified than Cassidy.