What do you think should be a crime?
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Spoiling the story of games/movies/books to people
You may think it ain't that bad but imagine your most favourite story and twists of a movie/game/book,spoiled to you by someone before you could even watch it.I would seriously kill the guy.
You may think it ain't that bad but imagine your most favourite story and twists of a movie/game/book,spoiled to you by someone before you could even watch it.I would seriously kill the guy.
Posting news stories without doing proper research on the subject first should be punishable by fines.
Fukushima was a good example of this. 15 000 people died or went missing due to the earthquake/tsunami, yet all the media seemed to focus on was "OMGAR NEWKLAER ATOMS ACCIDENT R CATASTROPHE HURR", which didn't kill a single person and didn't cause dangerous radiation levels anywhere. Yeah, let's halfway neglect a humanitarian disaster in favor of the fact that neither the journalists or most of the readers know what the fuck they're talking about in terms of radiation or nuclear physics.
Gah.
..any government that actually did this would be crazy rich.
Fukushima was a good example of this. 15 000 people died or went missing due to the earthquake/tsunami, yet all the media seemed to focus on was "OMGAR NEWKLAER ATOMS ACCIDENT R CATASTROPHE HURR", which didn't kill a single person and didn't cause dangerous radiation levels anywhere. Yeah, let's halfway neglect a humanitarian disaster in favor of the fact that neither the journalists or most of the readers know what the fuck they're talking about in terms of radiation or nuclear physics.
Gah.
..any government that actually did this would be crazy rich.
My definition of crime:
Anything that inhibits, attacks, or damages a person's rights without consent by the person affected.
Leads to to anything that inhibits, attacks, or damages the populace as well.
As to what our rights are, that can be discussed. I believe what we have a right to our own bodies however, so I should be allowed to ingest whatever drug I want. If this drug is immediately fatal, perhaps I am under some psychological strain and should be helped. Most recreational drugs aren't that dangerous though.
Anything that inhibits, attacks, or damages a person's rights without consent by the person affected.
Leads to to anything that inhibits, attacks, or damages the populace as well.
As to what our rights are, that can be discussed. I believe what we have a right to our own bodies however, so I should be allowed to ingest whatever drug I want. If this drug is immediately fatal, perhaps I am under some psychological strain and should be helped. Most recreational drugs aren't that dangerous though.
^ This. In law. Right now. Punishment: getting punched in the face.Nantucket said:
No joke, this is seriously being considered in the UK!Deltron0 said:
As currently proposed, it would be only for situations where there are other neglect issues as well. So it would be treated more like an aggravating factor.
E.g. You neglect your nine-year-old child be leaving them shut in the house alone for two days every weekend. As a result of this lack of exercise (and the fact you only buy them junk food to eat) they get massively fat. Their weight would then be used as evidence of your neglect.
Loans with those rates of interest are "pay-day loans", which generally have a maximum duration of 30 days. The APR is the amount you would pay back if you kept the money for an entire year, so it's not quite as scary as it sounds.maninahat said:
But yes, I think pay-day loans are a horrifically bad thing. If you desperately need a short-term loan to tide yourself over until pay-day, there are far better ways of doing it. Many (if not most) banks are happy to extend your overdraft on a temporary basis, often for free (as long as you always pay it back in time). And the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free money advice, including information about local council schemes to offer short-term loans (which usually have extremely low interest, as the council doesn't make money off them).
I wish I could knock on the door of every person in Britain and tell them never to get a pay-day loan or a "debt consolidation" loan (which have low interest but lock you in for decades, with a penalty for paying off early). If you have money problems, talk to the Citizen's Advice Bureau and then talk to your bank.
*gets down off soapbox*
False rape/sexual assault accusations. Yes they are a crime in theory, but no, it's not enforced.
Spam, not electronic but physical. I say this because it is a complete waste of resources on the planet, most are just to scam you out of money and are fucking irritating. Plus if I complain then the company realises I am paying them some form of attention so they send me more.
Easy choice! Bullying.
Current legal options against bullying are just laughable, even though it's in the same weelhouse as sexual harrasment etc. I'm aware there would be some nasty grey areas to figure out, like when is playful roughhousing no longer playful? But hey, sexual harrasment law has pretty much the exact same issues yet that didn't stop it from becoming officially illegal.
Oh and if anyone wants to bring up how being bullied builds character, let me stop you right there. It. Does. Not. It just turns happy, healthy people into bitter loners. And occasionaly causes serious mental disorders or suicide.
Current legal options against bullying are just laughable, even though it's in the same weelhouse as sexual harrasment etc. I'm aware there would be some nasty grey areas to figure out, like when is playful roughhousing no longer playful? But hey, sexual harrasment law has pretty much the exact same issues yet that didn't stop it from becoming officially illegal.
Oh and if anyone wants to bring up how being bullied builds character, let me stop you right there. It. Does. Not. It just turns happy, healthy people into bitter loners. And occasionaly causes serious mental disorders or suicide.
I would create a minor police force with clubs, or perhaps just harsh words, to enforce good behavior.
I'd rework child punishment for starters, this happy go lucky feel good time out crap obviously isn't working as with every new generation kids become 10x more douchier than the last. Now before anyone gets their panties in a knot, I'm not giving a green light to child abuse, if we look to science if you burn your hand you learn maybe I shouldn't do that again. You need a good consequence for the message to sink in. What does a time out or taking something away send as a message? "I'm bored"...
Oh also trolling, there's no room in society for that. >_>
Oh also trolling, there's no room in society for that. >_>
You're going about this backwards.
People are going to do what they want regardless of what the law says.
Just make Murder legal and you'll see a steep and instant drop off in the crime rate.
Because Yeah, you could steel that guy's wallet, but he could kill you. You're not going to steel that guy's wallet are you?
And let's face it 99% of people aren't going to go on wild killing sprees just because it's suddenly legal.
There's no down side.
People are going to do what they want regardless of what the law says.
Just make Murder legal and you'll see a steep and instant drop off in the crime rate.
Because Yeah, you could steel that guy's wallet, but he could kill you. You're not going to steel that guy's wallet are you?
And let's face it 99% of people aren't going to go on wild killing sprees just because it's suddenly legal.
There's no down side.
Smoking outside your home or indoor smoking areas. If you do it in public, you're putting your (enjoyment) addiction ahead of other people's health and safety. Stop being dicks.
The US population in July of last year was 311,591,917. 1% of that is 3,115,919. Three million killing sprees from that 1% of the population. Yeah, that's a pretty big downside.Mikeyfell said:
I know extortion is a crime but I think it should extend to the gigantic fees companies are able to slap on consumers at will.
I suppose rather than a crime, there should be a law in place that states the maximum amount every thing can cost and, if that already does exist, it should be far more tightly moderated so that companies like the RIAA can't sue normal people for trillions of dollars.
I suppose rather than a crime, there should be a law in place that states the maximum amount every thing can cost and, if that already does exist, it should be far more tightly moderated so that companies like the RIAA can't sue normal people for trillions of dollars.
I don't see why this should be a joke. You need a license to drive a car and irresponsibly raising a child can cause far more long-term damage than driving a car without the proper training.DeltasDix said: