Author Topic: Idiot of the Day 2012: How do these people breathe? (Read 21866 times)

NotMiki · « **Reply #100 on:** April 08, 2012, 08:48:02 PM »

What bugs the hell out of me about this is, Fox news broke the story about the edited tape. I fucking hate anything that makes Fox look even slightly principled. Don't worry; they're not. It was just fortuitous that, for once, the truth happened to fit their ideologically preferred view of events. Broken clocks, etc.

superaielman · « **Reply #101 on:** April 09, 2012, 01:24:06 PM »

http://www.economist.com/node/21552201?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/thewrongsignal

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But a man who had sex with three 12-year-olds in 2002, it decided, had committed no crime.

In this case, all three children worked as prostitutes. The mother of one had previously told a lower court that her daughter often missed school to join the other two turning tricks in the town square. That showed that the girls were “far from innocent, naive, ignorant or ill-informed about sexual matters,” the judges said. Whether they were mature enough to consent had to be decided with reference to their wide sexual experience, not just their age.

I present this one without comment. That judge can go to hell.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #102 on:** April 09, 2012, 07:29:01 PM »

That's the case from Brazil, right? My sentiments about it are the same as yours, verbatim.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #103 on:** April 09, 2012, 09:27:17 PM »

I think it's funny how I automatically assume these things happen in Florida now.

e: like this one.
http://www.bradenton.com/2012/04/02/3977391/manatee-woman-offers-sex-for-2.html

NotMiki · « **Reply #104 on:** April 10, 2012, 02:30:55 AM »

You should blame the legislature before the judge. I mean, feel free to blame the judge too, but the lack of an age-of-consent law until 2009 is absolutely beyond the pale.

EDIT: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/critics-slam-brazilian-appeals-courts-lenient-verdict-in-sex-with-minors-case/2012/03/30/gIQAAPNulS_story.html

Based on this article, it seems like the ruling was made under current Brazilian law, even after they created an age of consent (14), and the fact that the acts took place before current law was enacted was merely one of the extenuating circumstances leading to acquittal. That's weird. And, y'know, horrific.

superaielman · « **Reply #105 on:** April 10, 2012, 02:38:51 AM »

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on April 09, 2012, 07:29:01 PM

That's the case from Brazil, right? My sentiments about it are the same as yours, verbatim.

Yep. The article said there was a lot of public outrage over the case for obvious reasons.

NotMiki · « **Reply #106 on:** April 10, 2012, 02:55:36 AM »

The U.S. takes a hard line against using evidence of an alleged sexual assault or rape victim's sexual past to help prove consent. In fact, the U.S. has been criticized as being too protective of that information, not allowing it even in some instances when it would be relevant.

Grefter · « **Reply #107 on:** April 10, 2012, 03:32:54 AM »

Jim is some kind of rap apologist.

March 9th 1997 never forget.

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #108 on:** April 16, 2012, 08:47:04 PM »

Rap apologists should be shot. There is no excuse for much of it.

NotMiki · « **Reply #109 on:** May 02, 2012, 09:36:07 PM »

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/north-carolina-marriage-amendment-protects-caucasian-race.php?ref=fpb

Really, North Carolina?

SnowFire · « **Reply #110 on:** May 03, 2012, 01:31:40 AM »

The craziest thing is that the amendment will be voted on at all during a primary. NC law allows amendments to be voted on pretty well whenever, and if Santorum / Gingrich hadn't dropped out, there'd have been the farce of there being a ton of Republican voters at the polls for the presidential primary while Obama ran uncontested, making for an extremely obvious pass. (There's a vague chance of an upset now that only state-level primaries are on the table and turnout will be generally suppressed.)

That said, don't hate on North Carolina too much. It's been the only state in the South that didn't have a marriage amendment for some time now thanks to the Democratic legislature generally being able to bottle up any demands for one (since it's not like gay marriage is legal, anyway). The big Republican gains in 2010, alas, ended that bit of restraint. Since we all know such laws need to be written into freakin' state constitutions for some reason, and the average voter treats all referendums as "do you like this y/n."

NotMiki · « **Reply #111 on:** May 07, 2012, 07:28:05 AM »

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/297225/death-free-speech-continued-karen-lugo#

God fucking dammit. I am posting a National Review article because I agree with it. Now if you'll excuse me I'll be in the shower with an economy-size brick of soap, screaming "out, damn spot!" and bashing my head against the wall.

Cotigo · « **Reply #112 on:** May 08, 2012, 01:57:46 AM »

To be fair it was a perfectly reasonable article up until they talked about liberals going after corporate campaign speech as if it held the same meaning as an individual's speech act.

NotMiki · « **Reply #113 on:** May 08, 2012, 02:33:56 AM »

You made it all the way to the end? Brave man.

Cotigo · « **Reply #114 on:** May 12, 2012, 12:06:49 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nMANMIe0ZZI

metroid composite · « **Reply #115 on:** May 12, 2012, 04:45:14 AM »

Quote from: Makkotah on May 12, 2012, 12:06:49 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nMANMIe0ZZI

I love the guy on the left.

metroid composite · « **Reply #116 on:** May 14, 2012, 08:45:36 PM »

http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/i-tried-to-rob-my-girlfriend-for-money-but-failed-help.160386/

And in case it gets deleted/modded/whatever...

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i've been dating this girl for about 8 months and everything is great. she always buys me gifts, takes me out to nice dinners and takes me on small vacations. she's pretty wealthy since she's a nurse practitioner and makes around 180,000 a year before taxes.

anyways, i'm kind of desperate for money but she doesn't know this and I felt too embarrassed to tell her so I decided to rob her. I know it sounds like a stupid plan but she's not that cautious with her money because she stores a lot of cash in a safe in her attic, so I figured it'd be pretty easy to steal. I initially tried to get her to take me up to the attic so I could see the safe but she kept refusing and told me I don't need to go up there, so I couldn't get it that way.

Eventually, I was desperate enough for the money that I decided to buy a ski mask and act like a burglar and steal the money through force. I know this sounds extreme but I really needed the money and this was the only way I knew how to get it. I wound up storming through her front door and demanded her to take me up to the attic to the safe and she seemed pretty scared and I felt bad but the problem is she's pretty strong, so when I grabbed her and forced her towards the attic, she fought back and sort of took my mask half off and I freaked out that she might find out it's me, so I just ran out of there as fast as I could.

I failed to get any money and I know she probably called the police. Should I even bother seeing her again? or should I risk it and go over there and see if she's alright? do you think she'll press charges if she finds out it was me? I really do care about her and I feel bad about this. this happened 6 days ago, if it matters

tl;dr I have a rich girlfriend and I attempted to rob her but failed

Grefter · « **Reply #117 on:** May 14, 2012, 10:54:12 PM »

why are you exposing yourself to shoryuken forums mc? You are so young and innocent, don't become cold bitter and cynical like me

metroid composite · « **Reply #118 on:** May 15, 2012, 10:48:30 PM »

I got that off of B8, actually.

And now, Denmark:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57431869-256/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-about-women-in-tech/?tag=mncol;txt

Grefter · « **Reply #119 on:** May 15, 2012, 10:56:38 PM »

Thaaaaaat is more like it. Much better.

Oh wait, no it fucking isn't.

Note to self: Don't try to have dialogue in IotD.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #120 on:** May 16, 2012, 05:04:01 PM »

@shoryukenforums post: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

....AAAAAAAAAAAGGHHH! *choke*

...clearly he should have just waited until he could legally rob her by marrying her and taking half her stuff.

superaielman · « **Reply #121 on:** May 17, 2012, 12:48:57 AM »

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/05/late-night-bill-maher-mormonism-omney-bullying-.html

Bill Maher: Always needs to shut the fuck up.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #122 on:** May 17, 2012, 01:07:34 AM »

I have always been pretty open about my hatred of all things Mormon, so generally I'm on board with that sort of thing, but Bill Maher isn't even clever about it.

metroid composite · « **Reply #123 on:** May 17, 2012, 03:46:30 PM »

Quote from: superaielman on May 17, 2012, 12:48:57 AM

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/05/late-night-bill-maher-mormonism-omney-bullying-.html

Bill Maher: Always needs to shut the fuck up.

In the defence of Bill Maher, he did make this speech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAvDtPz33w0

Which pretty much matched what my church was saying at the time (as Christians, we can't celebrate Bin Laden's death). Although, granted, Maher did it in a much more confrontational way.

So he can occasionally be on the mark.

superaielman · « **Reply #124 on:** May 17, 2012, 04:05:18 PM »

Bill Maher being smugly critical of religion or religious practitioners is not exactly breaking news. He may be right on this one, but it doesn't matter when you come off as a total condescending asshole.

News:

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