Recent content by cappp

The only problem being that there's no evidence at all that family size is a product of potential welfare payment. That argument relies on stereotypes, hyperbole, and anti-welfare sentiment. For instance <url=http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-welfaremothers.htm>note that: Just one of these...

I think it's interesting to throw some numbers in the discussion. The usual statistical caveats obviously apply, indeed there's probably more than the usual deception in responders, so consider the following with all due suspicion. The CDC compiled their...

There was a similar discussion raised a little while back - my post there contained a few links that may drive your discussion in an interesting direction. I'm assuming of course that the underlying assumption is that media, be it movie or game, makes a fortune and doesn't feel the financial...

It's not as simple as that though. There's an article on Slate that explores the issue in more depth, the <url=http://www.slate.com/id/2118819>relevent portion reads: "First, the reported "grosses" are not those of the studios but those of the movie houses. The movie houses take these sums...

How about, just for a laugh mind, everyone consider the logic behind the inclusion of your most hated subject.

No it's not. The "Unnatural and Perverted Sexual Practice" law regarding oral sex between people of the same gender was invalidated in 1998. There is no restriction on oral sex between those of different genders.

It's not quite as simple as you're making it out to be. For one thing most room inspections occur after the students have already left i.e. there is no way to politely ask him to clean his walls. If you inspect before they leave you're going to create a logistical nightmare where multiple...

It's not a law suit but it is the way university bureaucracy functions, any organization that large necessarily involves multiple actors to deal with even the simplest task. The amount of paperwork involved in making sure dorms are up to standard, including inspections after move-out and before...

Oh I get it. It's annoying and an inconvenience, it makes your life just that little bit more difficult. It's stressful and frustrating and rather a chore. But it's also not discrimination. It's not irrational. It's not without perfectly valid and legitimate reasons. All I'm saying is that...

Yeah because the university has an interest in keeping those buildings fresh for the next person who is moving in and perhaps doesn't want a room covered in blu-tac marks. The fact is you were warned, you did it anyway, and then you're shocked that you got punished. That's what the fine was, a...

As a non-smoker let me tell you that inside or outside makes very little difference. Smokers become desensitized to the smell but ask someone who doesn't smoke, we can smell you from a few meters away easily on a windy day. More if it's calm. If we can smell it that means we're getting hit by...

I have, I laid out the reasons I don't see how it counts. Feel free to actually rebut them. Smokers can't smoke in public buildings...not discrimination. Black people can't drink from certain water fountains...discrimination. There's a difference. Just because you're not given the right to light...

How? What definition are you using for discrimination? The city has ruled that for the enjoyment of all it's citizens publically owned property will be smoke free i.e. people who don't smoke but want to use public facilities can do so freely. Smokers can similarly use these facilities so long as...

Well, lucky it's gross exaggeration then isn't it. If you're publicly urinating...and can be seen then yes you have a problem. If there's a child there who can see you, double trouble. If you're down some alley and out of sight, no problem. Getting on the sex-offender list is a little more of a...

Or, you know, people could take a moment to think about the underlying logic behind the rules and not fly off on a hyperbolic rant about the idiocy of adults. Most of the "injustice" mentioned so far makes perfect sense if considered for just a moment. For instance, you can't run in corridors...