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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 03:00 PM
Replies: 1,181
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Posted By The Dark Lord
I might point a gun at somebody to avoid a punch,...

I might point a gun at somebody to avoid a punch, depending on the situation. How it goes from there is up to them.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 04:26 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
What I know is that when you smoke it, you do...

What I know is that when you smoke it, you do only a little at a time and it hits you almost right away. So it would be hard to smoke enough to kill you. I won't pretend that it is impossible to die...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 02:09 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
It's "heroin." A big reason that injecting...

It's "heroin."

A big reason that injecting heroin kills people is because they can't be sure of purity. So they get a batch that is more pure than usual, end up taking too much without knowing,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 01:51 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
No.

No.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 01:43 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
Personally, I don't really give a **** if people...

Personally, I don't really give a **** if people want to shoot up speedballs everyday as long as they don't hurt anybody else. If they do hurt other people, feel free to send them to prison and/or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 01:25 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
I cannot predict the future but the chances that...

I cannot predict the future but the chances that I am going to cause myself any real harm from smoking weed and occasionally taking other drugs are minimal. It is not like I am shooting speedballs...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 12:35 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
I am aware that they can legally do it. It is...

I am aware that they can legally do it. It is still ******** and I will continue to simply ignore the law.

As for me dying with a rifle in my hands, well, I am not a drug dealer, so the chances...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2012, 12:21 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
You're not going to get me to agree that the...

You're not going to get me to agree that the government has the legitimate authority to use violence to tell me what I can do with my own body in my own house. If I want to do drugs, legal or not, I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 11:51 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
Yeah that is why I am not a heroin addict. Not...

Yeah that is why I am not a heroin addict. Not because heroin is illegal.



One is far worse than the other. Yet that one remains legal to sell, possess, and consume while you can be arrested...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 11:46 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
Yeah, it is regulated, but anybody who is old...

Yeah, it is regulated, but anybody who is old enough can just go into a grocery store and buy as much as they want. And it is without a doubt more dangerous than marijuana. Yet marijuana is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 11:34 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
Would you suddenly become a heroin addict if you...

Would you suddenly become a heroin addict if you could get it legally?

Doesn't make any difference to me. I don't really give a **** what the law says, I'll use drugs if I want to (and I...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th October 2012, 10:57 PM
Replies: 1,889
Views: 123,038
Posted By The Dark Lord
I was going to say that this was the stupidest...

I was going to say that this was the stupidest thread ever but then I looked and saw that this person also believes that nuclear weapons are fake.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 13th October 2012, 10:24 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,372
Posted By The Dark Lord
Indefinitely.

Indefinitely.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 07:46 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 13,853
Posted By The Dark Lord
I suppose you're free to imagine what you want,...

I suppose you're free to imagine what you want, but the fact of the matter is that the only people that the poster calls savages are the jihadists who are at war with Israel. And I agree with that....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 07:37 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 13,853
Posted By The Dark Lord
The poster didn't say that unless you think that...

The poster didn't say that unless you think that all of Islam is at war with Israel.

And I apologize for mistaking you for someone who is against free speech.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 07:25 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 13,853
Posted By The Dark Lord
Who called an entire religion savages? And why...

Who called an entire religion savages? And why should that be a crime anyway?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 07:01 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
Pros for the war on drugs: Maybe somewhat fewer...

Pros for the war on drugs:
Maybe somewhat fewer people do drugs.

Cons:
-Billions and billions of dollars make it into the hands of ruthless criminals.
-Violence between rival gangs and the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 06:44 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
Some people can't handle drinking. Those people...

Some people can't handle drinking. Those people will have a negative impact on society (far more than those that can't handle smoking weed, I would argue).

Should we ban alcohol?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 06:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,571
Posted By The Dark Lord
What I was saying would be the same for pot or...

What I was saying would be the same for pot or alcohol. I don't think that any DUI lawyer in my state would recommend taking fieldside sobriety tests at all if you have any drugs or alcohol in your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 05:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,571
Posted By The Dark Lord
But if you refuse to take it, the cop is going to...

But if you refuse to take it, the cop is going to have a very hard time establishing probable cause. He may arrest you anyway, but he will have hard time convincing a judge that he had a good enough...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,571
Posted By The Dark Lord
I do too. I smoke weed, though. But even if I...

I do too. I smoke weed, though. But even if I didn't smoke that day or even that week, I could be guilty of DUI. So why would I help the cops in their attempts to gather enough probable cause to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 04:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,571
Posted By The Dark Lord
DUI cases get thrown out for lack of PC all the...

DUI cases get thrown out for lack of PC all the time. Of course, if you help the cops in their attempts to get PC, your lawyer will have a much harder argument.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2012, 04:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,571
Posted By The Dark Lord
I simply wouldn't take the roadside tests. You...

I simply wouldn't take the roadside tests. You can fail those even if you're sober. I see no reason to give the cops probable cause to arrest me and take my blood. If they did it anyway, that gives...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th October 2012, 08:27 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
You're free to explain the "logic" of banning...

You're free to explain the "logic" of banning marijuana while at the same time permitting the far more dangerous drug, alcohol to be sold to anyone who is old enough.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th October 2012, 03:48 PM
Replies: 1,181
Views: 53,118
Posted By The Dark Lord
It seems he thought it might be dangerous. So the...

It seems he thought it might be dangerous. So the sensible thing was was to go out with his gun ready.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th October 2012, 01:21 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 25,688
Posted By The Dark Lord
Even if marijuana causes some damage, alcohol is...

Even if marijuana causes some damage, alcohol is clearly a far more dangerous drug.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th October 2012, 08:26 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,329
Posted By The Dark Lord
I dunno, I am pretty much never treated rudely.

I dunno, I am pretty much never treated rudely.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th October 2012, 01:51 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
Manson didn't physically kill anyone either.

Manson didn't physically kill anyone either.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th October 2012, 01:31 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
Property crime - someone loses some property. ...

Property crime - someone loses some property.
Murder - someone is eliminated from the universe forever.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th October 2012, 01:28 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
You comparing murders to disease is ***********...

You comparing murders to disease is *********** stupid.

Fact of the matter is that those 204 murders can be prevented by not giving scumbags who have proved they are willing to kill people...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 10:19 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
If a thief reoffends, all that happens is...

If a thief reoffends, all that happens is somebody loses some property, so I do not have a problem giving those people a second chance. If a murderer reoffends (and it does happen and you cannot know...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 09:06 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
No. It is an argument. I argue that it is best...

No. It is an argument. I argue that it is best for society if murderers are unable to repeat their crimes. You apparently want to give them that chance.

And that robbers/burglars are likely to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 08:18 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
So nothing.

So nothing.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 08:16 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
I am sure you are right. But you cannot know that...

I am sure you are right. But you cannot know that somebody is actually rehabilitated and will not murder again. So I would rather err on the side that guarantees they will not.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 6th October 2012, 07:10 PM
Replies: 868
Views: 63,901
Posted By The Dark Lord
Google doesn't make phones (well now that it owns...

Google doesn't make phones (well now that it owns Motorola I guess you could say it does). Samsung does. Its most popular phones have microSD cards.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 6th October 2012, 05:12 PM
Replies: 868
Views: 63,901
Posted By The Dark Lord
Galaxy S3, almost certainly the most popular...

Galaxy S3, almost certainly the most popular Android phone, made by the largest smartphone maker in the world...(micro)SD card slot.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2012, 05:01 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 4,907
Posted By The Dark Lord
I just came out to find a car window busted open....

I just came out to find a car window busted open. There was a gun in there, not even well hidden, but for some reason, the dumbass didn't get it, nor anything else, as far as I could tell. Anyway,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 04:19 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
Justice for murdering somebody, at least in the...

Justice for murdering somebody, at least in the vast majority of cases is, at least, having your freedom removed forever. After all, the murderer took the victim's life forever.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 04:15 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
Citation required. I don't really...

Citation required.




I don't really care if you think so.



Citation required.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2012, 04:10 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 4,907
Posted By The Dark Lord
Anybody is free to start a not for profit...

Anybody is free to start a not for profit insurance organization anytime they wish. And since they are not seeking profits, they should be able to charge lower prices and thus attract more customers....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 03:43 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
Nah, Chapman is serving a 20 to life sentence in...

Nah, Chapman is serving a 20 to life sentence in prison.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 03:37 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
I am pretty sure the parole board can use any...

I am pretty sure the parole board can use any reasons they want to to determine whether or not to grant parole. Or the Governor when determining whether to overrule the parole board. If Chapman...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2012, 03:28 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,630
Posted By The Dark Lord
lol

lol
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 03:13 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
Or you could just spend whatever money is needed...

Or you could just spend whatever money is needed on both. I pay more taxes than the vast majority of people, and if I need to pay more to do this so be it. And if I were in charge, there would...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 02:35 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
True, the optimal way to deal with them would be...

True, the optimal way to deal with them would be to just kill them, but that bring in other problems, so life no parole it should be.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 01:28 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
I don't think that somebody who murders a liquor...

I don't think that somebody who murders a liquor store owner to steal a few bucks should ever be let out of prison either.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 4,907
Posted By The Dark Lord
And because there is a lot of competition, auto...

And because there is a lot of competition, auto insurance companies aren't even that profitable. Some even lose money some years. So if you do not allow them to charge more for people they determine...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2012, 12:41 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 4,907
Posted By The Dark Lord
Yeah, I think insurance companies know better how...

Yeah, I think insurance companies know better how to access risk than some random internet crybaby.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,140
Posted By The Dark Lord
If you don't want to die in prison, don't murder...

If you don't want to die in prison, don't murder people.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th October 2012, 09:32 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 3,193
Posted By The Dark Lord
At my high school, everybody took the ASVAB their...

At my high school, everybody took the ASVAB their junior year. I scored in the 99th percentile. I had recruiters from all four branches calling my house and some even dropped by. I didn't enlist but...
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