[Gambini]

Forge, on 06 June 2014 - 08:21 PM, said:

appeals to a death sentence are mandatory in the united states. but dragging them out for twenty years or more should not be.

numerous wrongful convictions are not a problem that is especially unique to the u.s.
it happens alot all over the world (including many countries that have the death penalty).
the u.s. just looks stupid for publicly making a news item out exoneration so it appears that they do it more often when this is not the case.

's okay everyone loves knocking on the u.s. because of the death penalty and their gun laws.
keeps the population in check

You´re a raw and deep guy, some of your points seem like a joke but they have solid arguments to start with. Would like to share a few beers or a joint with you. No gay things later.

[Mark]

Your last sentence probably killed any chance of meeting up with Forge.

[Kyanos]

I've always thought the worse the punishment the less likely the crime will be committed again, by anyone. Stonings, decapitation even the odd flaying would be better than the revolving door we got going now. Crime is a business and a few weeks or months in jail is small risk for some people. Countries pay a lot of money to police and jail people but no one gets punished at all.

[Mark]

Are there still places where you can get your hands cut off for stealing? I'll bet that is a great deterrent. I never did research it though. On the other hand, pun intended, many criminals in the heat of the moment are not thinking about the consequences when commiting the crime.

[Hank]

@ Drek, you never been in jail then

@ Mark try Pakistan, Syria, Sicily or where ever fellow hard core masochist rule

[Jeff]

Mark., on 07 June 2014 - 05:11 AM, said:

Are there still places where you can get your hands cut off for stealing? I'll bet that is a great deterrent. I never did research it though. On the other hand, pun intended, many criminals in the heat of the moment are not thinking about the consequences when commiting the crime.

I think Saudi Arabia still does that. More of a pure form of justice. Wouldn't want to go to jail there. My cousin got sent to prison because she was caught drinking booze. In these countries women are not treated as equal as they are in other places of the world. In addition, drinking alcohol is forbidden in Islamic countries.

[Lunick]

[Forge]

Fox, on 06 June 2014 - 09:51 PM, said:

Actually the U.S. do stand aside when it comes to wrongful convictions. The problem is that in the U.S. prosecutors dictate the police investigation.

when the country has the largest prisoner population in the world, one can make that assumption.

also one of only a few countries that keeps statistics on exonerations and is loaded with watch-dog groups.

it's hard to find world statistics because it's not something that's tracked

what few studies that can be found agree that it's an international problem

http://www.temple.ed...00/1911_ch1.pdf
http://www.nij.gov/t...convictions.pdf


but fuck the u.s. if they'd just exile the prisoners right off the stand to some remote arid subcontinent, they wouldn't have to worry about it.

[Micky C]

Had a surprise 21st birthday. Didn't plan anything myself because me (along with many of the people I know), are super busy with university stuff this time of year. For the record the drinking age here is 18 so I don't see any real significance with turning 21, but it was still nice.

Reminded me of this meme though:

[X-Vector]

[Jeff]

The drinking age in Alberta used to be 21 up until 1971. After that it was changed to 18. There is talk of increasing it up to 19 though. Most provinces have it set to 19.

[Mark]

I can remember back in the 70's just before my 18th birthday. Politicians were talking about raising the age from 18 up to 21 to see X-rated movies. I had a big sigh of relief when it failed.

[Kyanos]

Sure that wasn't more of a moan of release than a sigh

[Mark]

My sigh wasn't the only big thing I had.

[Person of Color]

Mark has the right idea about this drinking age shit...If you did it as a kid, you learned your lesson. If you delay it for your children, they'll just learn it later.

There isn't much of a difference between 18 and 21 maturity wise. Now, 21 to 25 on the other hand...

[Fox]

I am quite sure my maturity decreased from 21 to 25.

[Forge]

you can remember what you were doing between 21 to 25?

i recall going to the liquor store on my twenty-first birthday and waking up half a decade later

[Mark]

i recall going to the liquor store on my twenty-first birthday and waking up with your mom.

[Forge]

[The Commander]

http://www.nzherald....jectid=11186470

Who cares about the drinking age right?

[Person of Color]

>Not a Maori

How the fuck does that happen?

[Forge]

wonderful adult supervision

if that kid's telling the truth about the quantity he drank; for his body weight he's flirting with alcohol poisoning

[Mark]

oops nevermind, I posted in response to one of the video links in the previous video. Duh.

[HulkNukem]

I've made it a point in my life that I won't watch trailers, read reviews or previews, and to try and avoid screenshots or pictures. Too many times I've been spoiled because companies release too much about their movie or game in the previews. I also over analyze it all and then when watching said movie or playing said game, I'd tell myself "well this scene hasn't happened yet, this person is going to survive this part because they are in a different scene later on, etc etc"
About a year or two ago I've stopped, I'll watch a quick 10 minute preview of a game or watch a trailer for a movie just once, and I've been enjoying everything a lot more. Even movies or games everyone deems bad I will find some enjoyment out of just from being surprised. It has still been hit or miss, but not knowing whats going to happen makes it all much more enjoyable.

That all said, I really hope Edge of Tomorrow is good. Going to see it with my dad tomorrow, and the only thing I know about it is people seem to really like it, and its about Tom Cruise in a sci-fi Groundhog's Day.

[Danukem]

http://damerivi.tumb...eaths-in-8-bits

[Gambini]

Couldn´t figure out if my mouse had any impact on the events of the screens but that was lovely!

[Forge]

never watched the show, but since those little gifs were 8-bit i'm guessing they're better than the original

[Jeff]

Protected by Viper, on 07 June 2014 - 08:11 AM, said:

There isn't much of a difference between 18 and 21 maturity wise. Now, 21 to 25 on the other hand...

I've seen plenty of 25 year olds acting like 12 year olds. I've also seen plenty of 15 year olds acting very mature.

[Fox]

Forge, on 07 June 2014 - 12:20 PM, said:

you can remember what you were doing between 21 to 25?

i recall going to the liquor store on my twenty-first birthday and waking up half a decade later

I don't drink. Alcohol is a social stimulant, and you don't ingest it if you don't participate in social activities.

At age 18 I was moving over with my life. But at age 25 I am getting revenge on my parents for tormenting me in my school years (i.e. making them pay for college and quitting close to the end). What does that tells you about maturity?

[Hank]

^ ... that you may be an introvert and found little use for college and dislike you parents.

Maturity comes with responsibility and social interaction.