http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/24/more-than-48000-sign-petition-calling-for-cnns-piers-morgan-to-be-deported-over-pro-gun-control-comments Comments On: More than 48,000 Sign Petition Calling for CNN's Piers Morgan to Be Deported Over Pro-Gun Control Comments by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Karina]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:03:35 -0800 The Stranger
"Long-winded."

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"Shitty (at using the mechanics of the Slog forum, and lots of other stuff)."


Posted by Boring Dad is Boring]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:28:39 -0800 The Stranger
I'm not a sociologist or statistician, and so anything I say on the topic should be taken with an appropriately large grain of salt.

Some observations, though, based on what I do know:

It seems that both Scotland and Australia have gone at least part way down the path of what they call "harm minimisation" as it relates to illegal drugs. From the evidence I can piece together there, here and elsewhere, I believe that keeping drugs illegal (as opposed to treating them as we do, say, alcohol) and imprisoning nonviolent offenders by the millions provides criminals the means and motive to introduce a ton of violence into our society, because there are literally billions of dollars flowing through an underground economy that can flow to criminals at all levels. At the same time imprisonment and ostracization of nonviolent offenders destroys lives and leaves people with no natural violent tendencies in terrible situations where they have few options in normal society.

This is such a touchy conversation that finding empirical data can be tough, but even in the case of Australia, for instance, it seems like there's still a lack of focus on putting violent people in cages away from normal, peaceful society - pick your statistics source, but it's a country where violent crime (not just gun related violent crime) is increasing at a decent clip, which is actually the opposite of the US - again, take a look at overall violent crime rates. I am all in favor of locking up violent people for as close to 'forever' as we can get away with.

This may open an enormous can of worms in attributing causes, because again, it's so colored by emotion and politics that this is the point where a lot of people (in my experience) give up and pick an easy position on one extreme or another, which has a tendency to go precisely nowhere.

That's probably a lousy answer, but it's what I have.
Posted by Boring Dad is Boring]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:12:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gnot]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:41:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gnot]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:32:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by scary tyler moore]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:37:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by michael bell]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:24:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Skye Blu]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:19:22 -0800 The Stranger
bishop is not his name, sport.

you were a junior high student 21 years ago. are you still?

by your logic, that is.....

mormon bishops typically serve about 5 years.

Crapo is 61 years old.
Posted by do the math]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:22:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Max Solomon]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:57:26 -0800 The Stranger
"Crapo was named a bishop in the church at age 31"

So by your logic, I was a Michael 21 years ago but now I'm something else. At least read the article someone fetched for you.
Posted by michael bell]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 05:39:37 -0800 The Stranger
Thank you Sarah.
That article says he was a Bishop 30 years ago.
Goldy said he currently is a Bishop.
Posted by words matter]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 04:53:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by michael bell]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 01:34:33 -0800 The Stranger http://wh.gov/QN1T

Posted by Mrwho570]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:49:38 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/…
Posted by sarah70]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:51:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Crapola]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:31:23 -0800 The Stranger
Why not just lock him up?

Like Obama did that guy who made the horrible horrible video we'll never get over....

Liberals are such hypocritical cunts.....
Posted by Estoban]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:26:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Buttercup]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:21:28 -0800 The Stranger
Here 'tis!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQr90AjKV…
Posted by Chefgirl]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:58:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Boring Dad is Boring]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:08:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by delirian]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:36:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Lew Siffer]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:33:04 -0800 The Stranger
FYI, I'm a dad of two young kids, and I can not imagine what those parents are going through. I do have to say, at the risk of inflaming people here, I wish the principal of that school (and of our school now) had been trained and had access to a high quality pistol when she confronted this piece of shit, rather than just her bare hands. Might have worked, might not, but if she was anything like the principal at our school I have a feeling she would have flattened his ass.

An AR-15 is what's called an intermediate caliber (i.e., not especially powerful). They very much look scary, but in terms of capability they are not nearly destructive as a good deer rifle or hunting shotgun, believe it or not. In a lot of states they're banned for hunting deer because they are not considered humane (i.e. they are not likely to kill a large animal reliably without suffering). Please read up on this - I promise I am not trolling.

They are used very widely in smaller game hunting and pest control, for things like feral pigs, coyotes, etc..

People enjoy using them because they are highly modular, reasonably accurate, affordable, and a great defense gun for when a piece of shit like the Sandy Hook shooter or someone intent on doing your family harm shows up.

I'm not trying to disqualify anyone from any debate. What I am telling you is that you owe it to yourself to learn how this stuff works, and not get distracted by doing "something," where it turns out that the something that gets done is useless and makes responsible people like me into criminals.

Adding some extra layers of security in the right places, taking down "Gun Free Zone" signs that tell a piece of shit madman that a shooting gallery is waiting, and putting violent people in jail and keeping them there (vs, say, completely harmless drug users who hurt nobody) all seem like good places to start, to me.

Posted by Boring Dad is Boring]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:16:17 -0800 The Stranger
Here is the rough outline:
1. End the War on Drugs
2. Require licenses for owning a gun
3. Track firearms from birth to destruction. Use the FBI and ATF to root out all untrackable firearm producers. Any person who possesses an untrackable firearm will be jailed, even if the firearm was never used or if it was used in self defense. Owners must also immediately report stolen firearms. Any injury caused by a licensed firearm can be used in a civil suit against the person who held the license.
4. Enhance licensing standards and increase the cost of licensing to make owning a firearm be considered a luxury.
5. Maintain the above actions and slowly squeeze out the amount of guns the general public possesses.
Posted by delirian]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:13:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Tacoma Traveler]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:13:03 -0800 The Stranger