The really amusing part about all this is that the comic just was not that funny. It was smart, telling, and exposed a huge hole in the gaming paradigm we are involved with. It was a great way to make a point. But it was NOT funny.
can someone remove the mod points from the parent post. Old bug.
But like a Car accident, the impact can be minor or major. The GP was pointing out that we don't know the impact and to assume it will ruin lives is making very large assumptions. Just like someone died when they say they had a car accident.
By living IN the society, you are part of it. If you remove yourself to somewhere where no government or people exist, perhaps you could remove yourself from society. But as soon as you live amongst others, you are given rights because of that, whether you want them or not. You cannot stay outside of it because society has imposed itself upon you by giving you silly things like the right not to be killed by other humans.
It amazes people from inside the US too.
Those two people were elected by THOUSANDS. Electing one of these nutbags might be forgiven. An abboration. People not doing a good job vetting their potential candidates. Maybe someone losing it halfway through his/her term. But seeing TWO elected officials like this makes it a real problem.
And lets not forget that KY is not alone. You have people like this all over the country. Primarily in the Souteast, but Im sure if we looked we could find some in the west, midwest and northeast too.
I am not very tin foil hat-ish (Im abig believer is stupidity and selishness being the root of most issues), but even I think he is being setup. Maybe not setup in the traditional sense, but the US is pressuing Sweden to nial him to the cross if they can on any charge they can when the oppurtunity arose (thus the charge being reduced then reinstated).
I cannot speak to the veracity, but I found several sources on Google that indicated that the 'rape' was having sex without a condom. That the sex was completely consensual (if foolish). Again, I dont have stats, but how many men go to jail is sweeden every year for doing a woman (or in this case 2 women) bareback. With their concent.
It is possible I suppose that they withdrew consent as some sources claim, but that becomes a he-said she-said thing. Add to that the fact that neither woman seemed phased by the encounters until they talked to each other and it becomes even more fishy and sounds like sour grapes.
Add to THAT the pressure the US government is surely putting on the Swedes, and you have a nice little setup.
The entire thing has oddity written all over it, and frnakly as much as I think the guy is an arrogant douchebag, I would do the same thing in his situation.
In most states, threatening to hit someone is considered assault (vs hitting them which is battery).
I tend to agree with the GP regarding social acceptance of female on male violence. To be clear, threats of violence of any kind are not ok. Creating an atmosphere of fear is not ok. Regardless of the sex of the parties involved.
Being propositioned IS ok. Even if you are rude.
Being threatening is not ok.
Being drugged is not ok.
Being coerced is not ok.
Being groped is not ok.
Being hit is not ok.
People seem to get confused, but it is really simple. ASKING for something is fine. (outside of work. Work rules are far more strict). Putting a threat in with the question is assault. Grabbing them is assault.
There is a difference between being an cad and being a criminal. One is socially frowned upon and the other is illegal. It sounds like (form the reports) this crossed that very simple line.
And just like many other social issues, guys (and women) have every right to be rude. And we have every right to make sure they know how inappropriate we all think their behavior is to engender change in the group. Social shame is a powerful tool.
You assume the factory owners will be able to maintain their sales. At some point enough people will be unemployed that the entire system will collapse.
people say IT folks have a hard time seeing the business side of things. I would argue that lawyers are FAR worse.
JD isn't being nice either. They are being POLITE and RESPECTFUL. There is a difference.
Nice would be 'sure you can use our branding for your book, we explicitly give you license. for free.
THAT would be nice.
Lived in the south. Work with people from the region (2 locations). Racism and bigotry and misogynistic behavior is covered in a vernier of politeness. If you look at how people ACT instead of what they say, the South is no better than it was in the 50's.
Personally I blame it on religion, but that's just me.
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