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Kaimi Kyomoon
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12-07-2009 21:50
I think we probably do have some sort of genetic pre-disposition to trying to solve our problems through violence. As the world's human population increases and its resources decrease exponentially this would probably be a good time to try really hard to think of a way to get that tendency under control.
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Milla Janick
Empress Of The Universe
Join date: 2 Jan 2008
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12-07-2009 21:54
I'm sorry Oryx, but I refuse to accept that we have some sort of genetic predisposition for killing each other. Overcoming such "biological imperatives" is precisely the point of "culture," and, on the whole, humans have done a pretty good job over the last 100,000 years or so of abandoning a whole lot of such "predispositions." History suggests the main advances we have made regarding killing each other involve improving the efficiency of the process. _____________________
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Kaimi Kyomoon
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12-07-2009 21:58
Sad but true, Milla.
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Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
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12-07-2009 22:10
While I will readily grant that such a statistic on its own can merely be suggestive, rather than conclusive in any way, I'd like to point, with reference to the issue of gun control, to these stats from the "Seventh United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems" (1998 - 2000) Murder with Firearms: Per Capita, by Country. United States: 0.0279271 per 1,000 people Canada: 0.00502972 per 1,000 people United Kingdom: 0.00102579 per 1,000 people The per capita rate of Canada, which has reasonably stringent gun control, is less than one fifth that of the United States. That of the United Kingdom, also with gun control, is lower still. Both the United Kingdom and Canada are comparable with the US in other regards: all three are relatively wealthy nations with very diverse populations and high levels of immigration from all over the world. Yes, it is only suggestive. According to the same document a Canadian woman is 2 1/2 times more likely to be raped than an American woman. People in the U.S. are 30% less likely to be the victim of a burglary (home invasion) than their Canadian counter part. I may be considered a cold hearted SOB but I would rather have a corpse on the floor than a rapist on the loose. Firearms are inanimate, blaming them for peoples actions is like blaming the structure for killing the guy who jumps off a ten story building. Water and fire both kill hundreds of thousands of people a year, they do so with very little help from man. Where are the outcries against the elements? _____________________
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Love Hastings
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12-07-2009 22:14
Firearms are inanimate, blaming them for peoples actions is like blaming the structure for killing the guy who jumps off a ten story building. Water and fire both kill hundreds of thousands of people a year, they do so with very little help from man. Where are the outcries against the elements? Perhaps a better analogy would be cars? _____________________
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Rafe Phoenix
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Join date: 15 Nov 2004
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12-07-2009 22:23
Perhaps a better analogy would be cars? In the case of accidental shootings, yes. I am referring to intentional death with my analogy. I refer to the elements because the human factor is removed almost all together. _____________________
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Ava Glasgow
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By all that's holy, this thread needs some Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade
12-07-2009 22:44
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Ava Glasgow
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Ava Glasgow
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Ava Glasgow
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Ava Glasgow
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Nika Talaj
now you see her ...
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12-07-2009 23:05
Yay!
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Scylla Rhiadra
Gentle is Human
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12-07-2009 23:25
Yay! In an effort to get this thread back on track, and return to the largely inconsequential fluff that it was REALLY made for, I am going to graciously decline to answer Rafe's point with the incredibly insightful, witty, and eloquent deathblow that (I assure you, really) I COULD deliver (if I so chose) and instead echo Nika's astute point. YAY!!  _____________________
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Lula Svoboda
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12-07-2009 23:43
Big hugs to Lexxi... I do feel your sadness. Your kitty was ever so blessed to be yours.
Gonna avoid the heavy subject matter at hand so yes, Yay Ava! Great pics! And... I was inworld but SL was so borked that I just stayed home and cuddled with Amelia bear in my new jammies courtesy of The Accidental Avatar! I love them so much!  "Vanity is my favorite sin." _____________________
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
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12-08-2009 03:21
Good thing that's just particles and not real fire. |
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
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12-08-2009 03:30
So... jury duty.
It was fine. We sat in the jury selection pool room for five hours and they let most of us go. They did make one jury, but I wasn't in that group. Outside the room was a nice rotunda where we could stretch our legs and look at the people on the other floors. I couldn't chat with anyone because the room was so small. No one talked. One guy fell asleep and snored, very lightly. I read an entire fat little book. And that was it. Oh, they showed us an orientation film about being a juror, and the first to speak was a judge who had a problem with r's: "Twial by juwy is a fundamental pawt of the Amewican system of justice." Nobody laughed though. I bit my tongue. Now I'm good for three years. Massachusetts has a one day/one trial system for jurors - you go for one day, unless you're impaneled for a trial. And they can only call you once every three years. |
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Brenda Connolly
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12-08-2009 04:12
So... jury duty. It was fine. We sat in the jury selection pool room for five hours and they let most of us go. They did make one jury, but I wasn't in that group. Outside the room was a nice rotunda where we could stretch our legs and look at the people on the other floors. I couldn't chat with anyone because the room was so small. No one talked. One guy fell asleep and snored, very lightly. I read an entire fat little book. And that was it. Oh, they showed us an orientation film about being a juror, and the first to speak was a judge who had a problem with r's: "Twial by juwy is a fundamental pawt of the Amewican system of justice." Nobody laughed though. I bit my tongue. Now I'm good for three years. Massachusetts has a one day/one trial system for jurors - you go for one day, unless you're impaneled for a trial. And they can only call you once every three years. I went through it last week, same ending, fortunately. They let us all go at 2:30 after a nice long lunch break where I got some shopping in. The county I live in also has the one day setup now, thankfully. It wasn't a bad experience , all in all. They paid for our parking, and the jury room was big, with plenty of coffee and other snacks. They also had WiFi, for those so inclined to use it. _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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12-08-2009 04:13
Big hugs to Lexxi... I do feel your sadness. Your kitty was ever so blessed to be yours. Gonna avoid the heavy subject matter at hand so yes, Yay Ava! Great pics! And... I was inworld but SL was so borked that I just stayed home and cuddled with Amelia bear in my new jammies courtesy of The Accidental Avatar! I love them so much! "Vanity is my favorite sin." You are even more cuddly than the bear. _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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12-08-2009 04:34
Lexxi, I'm sorry to hear about your Kitty. Boomer sends hugs too.
Ava is right, this thread needs to be put on it's course of inconsequential fluff...luckily, that is my specialty. Let's all go shopping. You can ride with me.  _____________________
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Eli Schlegal
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Join date: 20 Nov 2007
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12-08-2009 04:55
Good Morning! I'm back from Jamaica. Had a wonderful time. Trying to adjust from 80-90 degrees sunny to 29 degrees and snow. Even harder to get used to is not having a bloody mary and a dip in the pool every morning.
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Brenda Connolly
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12-08-2009 04:58
Hey Mon, it's the Jerk.*
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Jezbell Nitely
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Eli Schlegal
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12-08-2009 05:22
I'm thinking you're not getting a star from Maureen...
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3Ring Binder
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12-08-2009 06:17
good morning, sweetie
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3Ring Binder
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12-08-2009 06:18
Lexxi, i'm so sorry about kitty. *hugs* my heart hurts for you.
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