Recent content by LazarusLong

Sorry, this is flawed reasoning. One could make a similar 3-step QED by inserting almost anything into number 2 ("The largest costs on the health care system are from providing health care to people" would be even more accurate!). There are two flawed assumptions with this reasoning: 1...

Did I ignore your post? You asked why I didn't mention the second article. I explained that it was a poorly written article full of inconsistencies that cherry-picked statistics (with no proper context) to try to justify itself. I also mentioned that your whole point (that the UK police have...

GAH, posted a long post and it all disappeared. Let me try and recreate it. A couple of counterpoints: 1.) I didn't bring up that second article because it was a spotty article with a lot of inconsistencies and un-backed up claims. It uses a ton of misleading statistics and examples...

Actually, let's look at this said violent crime rate. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0708.pdf Crime statistics in the UK from 2007/2008. Section 3.10, crimes involving weapons. While 24% of all violent crimes involved some sort of weapon, only 1% involved firearms. Where...

Wow, where the hell did you get that I'm trying to prove that police kill innocents often or for fun? Way to not even remotely read what I've written, hot shot. First of all, I brought up the Cincinnati incident to put the article in context. Second of all, if you actually read what I wrote...

No, it isn't assuming that they use weapons solely in response to police. My exact words were "contributing factor." That's a big difference. I intentionally didn't bring drug cartels into it, because in most instances they are an exception to the rule (for a lot of reasons - the organized...

I think that's a bit unfair - no one is implying that the "overwhelming majority of officers" shoot innocent people, and to force things into such a black and white statement is misleading. The fact is, though, it DOES happen sometimes. And unfortunately, sometimes it's unavoidable...

Unfortunately, in the United States, having every single police officer be armed is one of many contributing factors to why guns are so widespread. It effectively ups the ante, especially when dealing with gang violence - the "other side" is armed from the high to the low, so why shouldn't we...

David Bowie 10. Sound and Vision 9. Teenage Wildlife 8. Kingdom Come 7. Andy Warhol 6. Wild is the Wind 5. Quicksand 4. Always Crashing in the Same Car 3. Life on Mars? 2. Ashes to Ashes 1. Station to Station ...I think, anyhow. Is hard, yo.

Mine was about breaking into an abandoned building. I got accepted into all my top choices but one despite having a terrible GPA. But then again, I also had pretty good recommendations and specifically applied to schools where grades weren't a big deal (Antioch, Friends World College...

I hate to bring Timothy Leary into the mix because sooooooooo much of what he did was complete bullshit that it calls all of his other work into question, but I find that I really respect his 4-circuit, imprint-based model of behavior. (Actually, in his writings and research it was an...

Don't be a crasshole. (PS: Subhumans might take actually be snottier than Crass, but they don't count because they spend their entire time wishing they WERE Crass.)

1. David Bowie 2. Tom Waits 3. Talking Heads 4. Crass 5. Nina Simone Not necessarily in that order, but that is the order they came to me. David Bowie's probably on the top of the list either way. And, yeah, if listing Wu-Tang Clan includes all the solo stuff their members did under the Wu...

I'm sorry, your OP did not specify "feminists," it specified "women." Re-read your own post. I don't really know where Bill Clinton came into this. But as far as major feminists who didn't defend his activities? Erm... how about Patricia Ireland, the former (and longest-serving) president of...

I was very into Robert Heinlein when I was in high school and made my first gfaqs account. I've had this username for everything pokemon-related for about 9 years now. Which these days isn't much - all the more reason to keep the same name, since if I only pop in on occasion, it's silly to...