What do you think should be a crime?

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thePyro_13

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I would target a law to control dishonest media better. They happily say things which are known to be completely false, and make bold assertions of deceitful claims.

Media companies, individual journalists(including those who work for the media companies) and politician should be fined for making false claims.

It would end alot of sensationalism and bigotry in the media. And might make politics into a legitimate field.
 

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Nantucket said:
Walking slowly in front of me in public.
Just move out the way! Don't walk in threes because I cannot slip by!
OH MY FUCKING GOD THIS.
If you're going to walk slowly, at the very least stick to one side of the sidewalk and walk straight so I can walk past you. I have to resist the urge of punching those people in the liver every day of my life.
 

axlryder

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SacremPyrobolum said:
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SacremPyrobolum said:
Have you recently been cheated on by your wife/husband? If so, I am very sorry, but to make it a crime is a terrible idea as the act of having sex with another women/man/hermaphrodite beside the one the you said a few words to is not harmful to anyone.
You're either a sociopath or have never been in a relationship before if that's what you think.
The point is that the government should stay out of you bedroom. The act of sleeping with someone else does not endanger or destroy you freedoms, which is what the law is suppose to prevent in the first place.

Granted, adultery usually leads to divorce and a splitting of resources but it is not written anywhere that that course has to be taken. I know some people who are married but allow each other to sleep with other occasionally. Under a new law against it, they could not.

I know where you were coming from, but your initial phrasing was very poor. Non-consensual adultery can cause severe emotional damage to not only the spouse, but also any other immediately affected member of the family. It also likely causes a greatly increased risk of violent outbursts between two individuals (outbursts that might be categorized under temporary insanity). I don't agree that it should be illegal, but the idea that "it doesn't hurt anyone" is pretty ridiculous, and I wouldn't be against some kind of reasonable proposal to implement practices that would help avoid it. Also, just because things like cuckolding and open relationships exist doesn't mean lawmakers would completely turn a blind eye to any potential damage a similar action would cause in a more typical situation. Just because physical abuse is illegal doesn't mean all forms of S&M suddenly are. Obviously consent and various other factors are taken into consideration when writing laws. What's more, laws aren't necessarily there just to solely protect your "freedom".
 

Hawkeye21

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VeryOddGamer said:
Stupidity.

Yeah, it would be pretty hard to enforce, but hey, the world would be a better place for it.

Me, despise idiots? Yes.
lol yeah... like somebody suggested on the internets:

"We should remove the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself"
 

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Aris Khandr said:
DUI already is a crime, but I feel it should carry sentencing more along the lines of Attempted Murder. If you think your good time is worth potentially costing someone their lives because you can't thing straight, you should be locked up.
Yeah, penalties for this need to be tough. I don't think current laws are strong enough in this regard.


I think pregnant women who drink or smoke should be charged with child abuse. I don't care what someone does to their own body, but the child doesn't have a choice. If you can't get off the smokes or the drink for the nine months it takes for a child to develop, then get an abortion.
 

DarthSka

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Only thing I can think of at the moment is abortion where the mother's life isn't in danger.
 

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I think it should be illegal to lie about your age to anybody, and any crime directly caused by lying about your age shouldn't count as a crime. eg. You lie about being 21 in a bar, the bartender should not be charged with selling alcohol to an underage person. Or, you lie about your age and have sex with someone, that person should not be charged statutory. Many applications to this one actually. I think the punishment should be at least a $500 fine and a year of supervised probation :p
 

Colour Scientist

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rob_simple said:
No, having a child is a conscious decision that two people make (in an ideal situation.)

That almost rarely happens.

If those two people are incapable of properly caring and providing for that child then why should they be allowed to bring it into the world, just because they can?

That's like saying 'oh I can shoot heroin into my arm, it's my body, so why does the government say I'm not allowed to?'
How do you plan on enforcing this? Forced abortions? Taking a newborn away from their mother immediately after birth? Forced sterilization? What qualifies as being an unfit parent?

Not having enough money? Spending too much time at work? Does there have to be two parents? Not a big enough house? Having a ridiculous surname? Not educated enough? Too educated?

What are you going to do to qualify the parents? IQ test? Means test?

I hate it when people bring up the idea of "child licenses", it's fucking retarded. I also find that the people who do have very little real world experience with parenting and children.

Also, did you just compare having a child without the Governments permission to shooting up heroin?
 

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Colour-Scientist said:
rob_simple said:
No, having a child is a conscious decision that two people make (in an ideal situation.)

That almost rarely happens.

If those two people are incapable of properly caring and providing for that child then why should they be allowed to bring it into the world, just because they can?

That's like saying 'oh I can shoot heroin into my arm, it's my body, so why does the government say I'm not allowed to?'
How do you plan on enforcing this? Forced abortions? Taking a newborn away from their mother immediately after birth? Forced sterilization? What qualifies as being an unfit parent?

Not having enough money? Spending too much time at work? Does there have to be two parents? Not a big enough house? Having a ridiculous surname? Not educated enough? Too educated?

What are you going to do to qualify the parents? IQ test? Means test?

I hate it when people bring up the idea of "child licenses", it's fucking retarded. I also find that the people who do have very little real world experience with parenting and children.

Also, did you just compare having a child without the Governments permission to shooting up heroin?
Getting pregnant is usually unplanned; having the baby is an entirely conscious decision.

Yes, I am talking about forced abortions, in extreme cases. In others, if having the child can't be stopped, then they'll at least be closely monitored from the onset. There is a huge problem in the civilised world with children being born to unfit parents. Every time a baby dies and it's on the news there are always people going, 'oh but what could we have done.' Um, maybe not left the kid with that junky ***** of a mum, for a start.

And yes, I think you should be of a certain level of intelligence to have a child. I don't mean you need to have gone to university, or have even graduated high school, but you should be able to display that you are capable of functioning as a human being before you commit to bringing another one into this world. Speaking of world experience, when I walk through a shop in Glasgow and hear a mum shouting at her kid to, 'fucking get in your fucking chair' and he tells her to fuck off, I think, 'you shouldn't be a parent.' Likewise, I know posh kids who were bundled off to single-sex private schools because it was easier for their parents, and it completely fucked them up because they had no concept of the world outside that school by the time they left at 18.

I appreciate that, as you say, it would be virtually impossible to actually enforce a law like this, but that's why we're discussing it on a forum and not in front of a senate. This is just my, 'in an ideal world...' opinion; I don't realistically believe it could ever go ahead.
 

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rob_simple said:
Yes, I am talking about forced abortions, in extreme cases.
That's disgusting.

In others, if having the child can't be stopped, then they'll at least be closely monitored from the onset.
If they didn't live up to your standards where would the child go? Into care? Which, judging by your planned system, would be ridiculously overcrowded.
And yes, I think you should be of a certain level of intelligence to have a child. I don't mean you need to have gone to university, or have even graduated high school, but you should be able to display that you are capable of functioning as a human being before you commit to bringing another one into this world. Speaking of world experience, when I walk through a shop in Glasgow and hear a mum shouting at her kid to, 'fucking get in your fucking chair' and he tells her to fuck off, I think, 'you shouldn't be a parent.'
You have no idea what that person is like as a parent, other than hearing one outburst of anger in a public place for all of 5 seconds. This is what I mean about world experience. That small window does not count as knowing what constitutes a bad parent, she could be a fucking amazing mother, she just happened to snap. Raising a child is fucking hard and sometimes people are going to lose their cool, it doesn't mean the government should get to decide that they can't have any more children.

Likewise, I know posh kids who were bundled off to single-sex private schools because it was easier for their parents, and it completely fucked them up because they had no concept of the world outside that school by the time they left at 18.
Do you know that the parents did it because it was easier? Maybe they did it because they thought they were doing the best thing for their child. Perhaps they though sending them to a private school would get them a better education and chose single-sex because they genuinely thought it would be better. Sometimes parents make mistakes, it happens.
 

rob_simple

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Colour-Scientist said:
rob_simple said:
Yes, I am talking about forced abortions, in extreme cases.
That's disgusting.
So is letting a child die, neglected and in poverty.

In others, if having the child can't be stopped, then they'll at least be closely monitored from the onset.
If they didn't live up to your standards where would the child go? Into care? Which, judging by your planned system, would be ridiculously overcrowded.
Well, since you're so keen to let anyone shit out a kid, what would you suggest? That we leave them with the parents that shout at them constantly, beat them, and don't feed them properly until they grow up to do the exact same thing and repeat the whole process over again (yes, I know not everyone with a shitty upbringing grows up to make the same mistakes; but an overwhelming number of them don't get that Lifetime Channel happy ending and are just as fucked up as their parents.)

And yes, I think you should be of a certain level of intelligence to have a child. I don't mean you need to have gone to university, or have even graduated high school, but you should be able to display that you are capable of functioning as a human being before you commit to bringing another one into this world. Speaking of world experience, when I walk through a shop in Glasgow and hear a mum shouting at her kid to, 'fucking get in your fucking chair' and he tells her to fuck off, I think, 'you shouldn't be a parent.'
You have no idea what that person is like as a parent, other than hearing one outburst of anger in a public place for all of 5 seconds. This is what I mean about world experience. That small window does not count as knowing what constitutes a bad parent, she could be a fucking amazing mother, she just happened to snap. Raising a child is fucking hard and sometimes people are going to lose their cool, it doesn't mean the government should get to decide that they can't have any more children.
Alright, that was just a snapshot, so I'll tell you where I really see this: the woman that lives above me. She has at least four kids, doesn't work, constantly screams at them and other people in the street, while her kids run riot in the street, shouting at passers-by, going through the bins and throwing shit all over the street and generally being a fucking blight on society. Social services have been out to her before but nothing has been done because apparently this is an acceptable way to live your life and, hey, if she wants to shit out another four kids, who's gonna stop her?

Likewise, I know posh kids who were bundled off to single-sex private schools because it was easier for their parents, and it completely fucked them up because they had no concept of the world outside that school by the time they left at 18.
Do you know that the parents did it because it was easier? Maybe they did it because they thought they were doing the best thing for their child. Perhaps they though sending them to a private school would get them a better education and chose single-sex because they genuinely thought it would be better. Sometimes parents make mistakes, it happens.
I'll buckle under this one, because you're right I can't be sure. I was merely trying to make it clear that I've not just got something against people who aren't rich and posh.

What I will say, though, is there is a different between making mistakes and constantly fucking up your child's life because you are incompetent as a human being; in turn raising your child to be just as fucked up, stupid and ignorant as you are.
 

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Brad Calkins said:
False rape/sexual assault accusations. Yes they are a crime in theory, but no, it's not enforced.
A woman recently went to jail for two years after falsely accusing three men of rape. They all got drunk, she regretted it, and the police called foul after 10 days or so when they noticed cracks in her story.

This is in the UK though.
 

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thedoclc said:
Mine would be simple. If you sell a product with proposed health benefits, it must stand up to scientific scrutiny, you must obey your nation's health regulatory agencies (in the US, the FDA), you must assume full liability and have conducted proper trials, and you must clearly indicate what your product is for, what the adverse effects are, what you claim it does and what mechanisms it actually follows, what concentration of the product is available, and where and when the product was manufactured. No empty claims like, "Boosts immunity!" which is technically true of a glass of water.
I was actually thinking really hard about what to say here, because I feel we are coming close to too many laws prohibiting stuff. But you sir, managed to come up with something I can wholeheartedly support. You are a scholar and I salute you.
 

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Nokshor said:
Brad Calkins said:
False rape/sexual assault accusations. Yes they are a crime in theory, but no, it's not enforced.
A woman recently went to jail for two years after falsely accusing three men of rape. They all got drunk, she regretted it, and the police called foul after 10 days or so when they noticed cracks in her story.

This is in the UK though.
Well then, we're definitely moving in the right direction.
 

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I don't think things like cheating and adultery should be counted as crimes. There are some cases where such things are a little more then just 'I wanted sex so I went with someone else', the circumstances can be different from case to case.

Honestly I'd ban politicians from ever saying 'god wants me to', with a punch in the face from one person being the punishment. I have nothing against religion but no person worth their salt should be bringing it into politics in such a manner.

Alongside this, I'd make the punishment for lieing in court worse, since that could set a crimial free or put an innocent perosn away. Also drink driving should have worse punishments, along with the bigger crimes everyone here has mentioned.

I'll stop there for now.
 

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ElPatron said:
Consumer's market. People just don't value music so it's hard to sell it.
Oh I value music. But most of the modern stuff? Jeez, not even worth pirating. I'll stick to my (genuine, purchased) Nightwish, Nick Cave, Enya, Parni Valjak and Siddharta CDs.

Now I might have ripped some MP3's so I could make a compilation of my favorites to play in my car so I don't have to swap CD's every three kilometers - road safety and all.

What would I make a crime though? Ahhh the hell with it, let's let out some ROAD RAGE!!!

1) Not signalling when turning.
2) Cutting in other people's lanes
3) Blocking a junction in case of congested traffic so that people from the other streets can't pass through when they have green (a misdemeanor already here)
4) Flashing and honking wildly when you're behind me and I'm already at the speed limit

Now let me get rid of other pet peeves.

5) Refusing to listen to reason and insisting on something stupid out of sheer stubbornness (hypocritical, guilty of this myself, several times)
6) Media sensationalism
7) Excessive wastefulness
8) Mistaking Slovenia for Slovakia