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Comment Re:Laws just hamper the law abiding (Score 3, Insightful) 301

by RaigetheFury (#26144193) Attached to: CAN-SPAM Act Turns 5 Today — What Went Wrong?

Whoa whoa buddy, your facts are ALL WRONG!!!

Somalia and Russia are a different playing field. More Somalia than russia really. People who have guns have power. Typically those without guns can't afford them. Plain as that. Comparing Somalia to the US is like comparing apples to oranges.

The world is a complex place, and "weapons" don't solve everything... but being a criminal, if you know that person has a gun typically you'll go after the person that doesn't. Less risk.

The US has laws in place that pretty much screws anyone who shoots their gun without using their brain. I wish i didn't live in a world where guns were needed but that's how it is. Before you pass judgment on me... I don't own a gun. The level of security i wish to live requires only two great dogs (labs) to alert me or let the criminal know that my house probably isn't the best place to rob.

However, there are a LOT of people who's way of life and experience require some form of protection. A gun is one of those things.

Another thing, when you're talking about the number of gun deaths, what about the crime rate? You quote VIOLENT crime... but what about overall crime. Hmm lets look!

http://www.gunsandcrime.org/auresult.html ... wait that can't be right it says the crime rate INCREASED... in fact it says the crime rate exploded... lets look at more references... this one must be flawed...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=AU+crime+rate+gun+legislation&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

Well... I'll be damned. Government studies, independent studies and just plain facts show you're completely wrong. Here are some quotes from your own major news groups.

"Crime rate has been skyrocketing in the UK and AU since stricter gun control laws were enacted..."
"Australia saw its violent crime rates soar after it's gun control measures..."

It's littered with the same thing. You are WRONG. Your violent crime might be down but your crime went through the roof!!!!!

The only gun control the US needs is to require education on ALL purchasing of firearms, and much much stiffer penalties on those that illegally own firearms. I have NO problem with someone owning an automatic weapon as long as they have proven that they are trained to use it.
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Submission + - Corrupt technical Consulting Services

Submitted by RaigetheFury
RaigetheFury writes: What would you do if you caught a consultant red-handed lying to a client about time required to complete a task? What if that consultant wanted to charge $900 to add 25 records to an access database (no formatting, just adding them to the database)? What if that consultant wanted to charge $200 to remove two lines of code? But all the while they were lying in order to confuse the client in order to make them think it was harder than it actually was.

While it's not illegal to price a customer anything you want, this consultant was trying to take advantage of a Non-profit which has little experience with internet technologies. It's a simple group that it's goal is to create a website portal to an immense amount of content that provide teachers a massive resource in teaching about Responsible Pest Management using pictures, games, videos, all provided by Universities and other Donors.

That's my situation right now. (http://www.mytechguy.com) is the culprit. On their from page it says "Preserving the Client Trust" a hypocritcal statement to say the least.

What would you do? What CAN you do? But most importantly, what SHOULD you do in a situation like this?
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Submission + - Lawyers Teach Companies How to Hire Immigrants (youtube.com)

Submitted by David7
David7 writes: The Programmer's Guild has posted a YouTube video (direct link) of a lawyer teaching a course on how to hire immigrants while passing over qualified U.S. candidates. He describes the basics of the process, including what to put in a classified ad and what kind of publication to place it in. He also describes the methods used to interview qualified U.S. candidates but avoid actually hiring them so that a job can be passed along to an immigrant.
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Submission + - What's next for DVD? (computerworld.com)

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Lucas123
Lucas123 writes: "As Blu-ray and HD DVD formats are at war with no clear victor in sight, DVD burners are getting cheaper and faster. Sony recently began shipping the latest iteration of its stand-alone DVD burner that's independent of a PC as well as a $70 internal and $110 external drive, and Pixela just released a $300 burner for the mobile camcorder user with its slick, slim-line design. So it begs the question, is DVD really headed for the scrap heap?"

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