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Comment Re:Texas Barely Registers (Score 1) 544

I worked as a programmer for the state here in VA. The only person I've ever met who actually argued that evolution is a lie was a supervisor of mine there. Between explaining VERY basic shell commands to this poor idiot (ex: "Hey do you know the command to list files in a folder?") he would argue that evolution isn't real because the fossil record is a lie. The weirdest thing about his argument though, was that he apparently believes in natural selection and adaptation but does not believe it happens on such a large scale as evolution.

Comment Re:Retired LEOs (Score 1) 1431

This is not true. As a former military member, we are NOT more exempt from background checks. The only difference between former mil/cop and a civ is that in a very few states, we can get our concealed carry license without taking the gun safety class because we were already well trained in gun safety in boot camp/qualification inspections/classes that were required for our jobs. We are not just handed a CC license though, we still have to show our DD-214 and prove a clean service record and go through background checks even in the states that exempt us from the gun safety class. Also, when purchasing weapons, we still go through the same process as a civilian.

Submission + - Gore Site Operator Arrested for Posting Video of Murder (montrealgazette.com)

theshowmecanuck writes:

The owner and operator of a well-known “real gore” website is charged with corrupting morals for posting a video allegedly depicting the murder of student Jun Lin by Luka Magnotta.

Magnotta, 30, is currently in custody charged with first-degree murder in the death of the 33-year-old Chinese international student, who was killed in Montreal in May 2012. The victim’s severed limbs were then mailed to political parties and elementary schools, and his torso found inside a discarded suitcase.

A news interview with the detective in charge of the case, airing on CTV as I type this, says he believes the web site hosts a lot of racist content and unimaginable violence. You should note that Canada has less free speech than in America (we have 'hate crime laws'), but there will likely be some arguments in this vein. The charge against the operator is quite rare and no-one so far remembers it ever being used before.

Comment Re:Only usable in some jurisdictions (Score 1) 186

AC posts! Stranger Danger!

In all seriousness though, I do entirely agree with this comment. The widespread education via parents, schools, even advertisements warning of these things just doesn't seem to exist anymore. Seeing how with the internet and other tech advances, these dangers have only grown, it seems odd that we are no longer teaching the children how to recognize and avoid these situations.

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