Recent content by stompy

Campaigning against a law considered immoral is a fundamental right in democracies like the US. However, like tanis said, if you break the law (regardless of whether the law is immoral), you have to face the punishment. There's no point in trying to work through a system to get change if you...

From the trailers I've watched and the information I've learnt about Atomic Games, I think that Breach was a poor attempt by the studio to recoup some of the losses they incurred. The mechanics of the game (taking cover, destructible scenery) sound like they were developed for a game that...

I'm Australian, so no, I don't remember those incidents. Sorry. Though, I get what you're saying. I guess what really bugs me is that, in those instances, it was the media actually reporting on something, not a made-up story propagated by what essentially amounts to a propaganda tool for the...

The fact that this 'journalism' comes from a state-owned media outlet does make me wonder whether the Kremlin wants to deflect attention away from the issues surrounding the region. Food for thought, at least.

Or, of course, the issue of Chechnya, what with a really pissed of militant Islamic group taking up arms against the Russian Government. I'm surprised that no-one has blamed them yet, considering that they have undertaken suicide-bombings in the past.

Yet, our strict gun control laws were only instituted in 1996, after the Port Arthur massacre. I don't think we had a high level of crime before 1996. That isn't to say that US culture is 'inferior'. They have a lot of problems that we don't have to deal with, including drug violence and...

I can definitely understand that sentiment and it does explain why they folded for such a (relatively) paltry amount. Doesn't mean that I'm not made at the non-binding precedent made though... (not at the artists but at the system). PS: My understanding of civil cases is somewhat limited...

I'm not too happy with the case because it's a cop-out. The Canadian 'RIAA' (the CRIA) paid $45m for 300 songs - $150,000 per song - while they charge individuals millions... and the CRIA profited from their act of piracy. Not only is the payout a pitiful amount but the CRIA has not admitted...

Can't speak for the law where the OP lives but, at least where I live, the police are allowed to pick and choose how and when they enforce the law. Police do tend to have discretion, especially to stop situations like this, where a person faces what appears to be an excessive punishment for a...

I owe you an apology. I wasn't aware of such regulations. Thanks for the information.

**twitch** As an Australian, there is no reason why I have to pay $118 (Australian dollars) [http://www.ebgames.com.au/sale-product-748-home-Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-Out-Now] for a game that you Yanks pay $59 (US dollars) [http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=77793]...

True but still, those against piracy can't argue that piracy is denying the developer income, their livelihood. I understand that it hurts the industry in the long-run but the immediate cost is borne by the publisher... the people who gamers often have little sympathy for.

I remember hearing that developers are paid for their finished product and the risk of making a profit is actually taken on by the publisher. Not saying piracy is excusable but just putting it out there. Though, it is something I've heard, so if anyone wants to correct me, go right ahead...

It's always great to have a thought-provoking conversation. I'm glad we've kept this civil while some of the other posts... not so much. Ok, so the main issue is where the conflict crossed the 'point of no return'. My argument is that the US, at the very end of the war, right up until they...

Basically, what I'm trying to argue is that the US backed themselves into a corner and then claimed that it did what it had to. That's why I brought up the origins of the war, to draw parallels. So, sorry but you're going to have to bear my discussions on the beginning and the end. The...