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Telarus

#1125
August 16, 2013, 05:22:54 PM
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Junkenstein

#1126
August 16, 2013, 06:56:34 PM
QuoteFor those of you who are Godless gun-grabbers or Euro-types, an AR15 is a semi-automatic variant of the M16 assault rifle used by the US military.  From a law enforcement point of view, it's sort of like swatting a fly with a ball peen hammer.  You might even get the fly, but the living room is going to be fucked up when you're done.

I just googled a couple of videos to get an idea of what "fucked up" might entail.

I'm guessing that the idea is that you show you're willing to not only stop the bad guy breathing, you're willing to stop anyone in the general area breathing as collateral damage. I'm not particularly up on arms, but is there a more reasonable substitute? I'm assuming no guns is not an option. Handguns seem to cause more fatalities overall so i'd guess that rules them out too. Anything non-lethal might not stop a shooter, so that's out.

Pretty much, after you start ruling shit out, it does seem like you're left with stupid automatic weapons or grenades.

A future where guns are banned and grenades are legal could be interesting. Some kind of non-lethal grenades might actually work.



Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

The Good Reverend Roger

#1127
September 10, 2013, 07:03:13 PM
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#1128
September 10, 2013, 07:13:38 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on September 10, 2013, 07:03:13 PM
http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/10/20390206-unwanted-adopted-children-traded-online-in-underground-network?lite

OH GOD

I HAVE MET NICHOLE EASON.

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ETA:  She wasn't using that name, but it's her.

JESUS FUCK

"Rehoming" adopted children??? Who are these monsters?
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

EK WAFFLR

#1129
September 10, 2013, 07:20:09 PM
What the fuck!
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The Good Reverend Roger

#1130
September 10, 2013, 07:21:43 PM
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Junkenstein

#1131
September 10, 2013, 07:25:12 PM
QuoteTo legally take custody of a child through the U.S. foster care system, prospective parents undergo criminal background checks, home inspections, and in most states, dozens of hours of training. After placement, social workers visit the family regularly to ensure the child is safe.
In informal private re-homings, none of that happens. The online bulletin boards have emerged as a do-it-yourself way for parents to quietly end adoptions, which often involve foreign children. By not involving child welfare authorities in the custody transfers, parents can bypass some of the most basic but time-consuming government safeguards meant to protect children.

The levels and scale of potential abuse here is staggering. Can anyone else say "trafficking"? Because I bet this shit gets used for that.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

The Good Reverend Roger

#1132
September 10, 2013, 07:27:18 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on September 10, 2013, 07:25:12 PM
QuoteTo legally take custody of a child through the U.S. foster care system, prospective parents undergo criminal background checks, home inspections, and in most states, dozens of hours of training. After placement, social workers visit the family regularly to ensure the child is safe.
In informal private re-homings, none of that happens. The online bulletin boards have emerged as a do-it-yourself way for parents to quietly end adoptions, which often involve foreign children. By not involving child welfare authorities in the custody transfers, parents can bypass some of the most basic but time-consuming government safeguards meant to protect children.

The levels and scale of potential abuse here is staggering. Can anyone else say "trafficking"? Because I bet this shit gets used for that.

If you read the whole article, that's why the lady that started this shit fled in abject horror.  Because that's exactly what occurred.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Cain

#1133
September 10, 2013, 07:30:48 PM Last Edit: October 25, 2013, 04:23:47 PM by -
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Junkenstein

#1134
September 10, 2013, 07:34:44 PM
Just finished it. Wow.

QuoteThe experience with the Easons persuaded Exon to stop moderating the re-homing bulletin board immediately. "I felt like maybe we were doing something wrong," she says. "I didn't want to be a part of it anymore."

NO SHIT?

Makes you wonder about what the European version is like. There must be one.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Cain

#1135
September 10, 2013, 07:38:00 PM Last Edit: October 25, 2013, 04:23:36 PM by -
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Junkenstein

#1136
September 10, 2013, 07:41:03 PM
Quote from: Cain on September 10, 2013, 07:38:00 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on September 10, 2013, 07:34:44 PM
Makes you wonder about what the European version is like. There must be one.

Marc Dutroux. 

If Roger doesn't object, I have my copy of the above-mentioned book with me, and can throw out a few quotes, or we can take the discussion to another thread.

That's exactly who I was thinking about. I can't recall offhand if that reached into adoption, but considering it, it must have. The ties to the UK were pretty solid as well as bordering nations. It's got to be at least a link in the overall chain.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

The Good Reverend Roger

#1137
September 10, 2013, 07:41:30 PM
Quote from: Cain on September 10, 2013, 07:38:00 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on September 10, 2013, 07:34:44 PM
Makes you wonder about what the European version is like. There must be one.

Marc Dutroux. 

If Roger doesn't object, I have my copy of the above-mentioned book with me, and can throw out a few quotes, or we can take the discussion to another thread.

No, go right ahead and post it here if you like.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#1138
September 10, 2013, 07:47:32 PM
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#1139
September 10, 2013, 07:51:49 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on September 10, 2013, 07:27:18 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on September 10, 2013, 07:25:12 PM
QuoteTo legally take custody of a child through the U.S. foster care system, prospective parents undergo criminal background checks, home inspections, and in most states, dozens of hours of training. After placement, social workers visit the family regularly to ensure the child is safe.
In informal private re-homings, none of that happens. The online bulletin boards have emerged as a do-it-yourself way for parents to quietly end adoptions, which often involve foreign children. By not involving child welfare authorities in the custody transfers, parents can bypass some of the most basic but time-consuming government safeguards meant to protect children.

The levels and scale of potential abuse here is staggering. Can anyone else say "trafficking"? Because I bet this shit gets used for that.

If you read the whole article, that's why the lady that started this shit fled in abject horror.  Because that's exactly what occurred.

I can't even imagine STARTING such a group. I mean, it literally never occurred to me that such a thing might exist for any purpose OTHER than as a human trafficking black market. "Hm, I think I'll start a group for connecting unwanted children with new homes; one that is completely off the official radar and has no screening or other legal interventions in place whatsoever. What could go wrong?"

I mean, really? I'm sure she meant well but REALLY? Jesus wept.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

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