Am I too late to get in on this conversation about where and how license plates are mounted or does nobody care anymore?
Thats really good. You may only live once but that's about 216 child support payments.
Venezuelans consider the US to be their enemy. Condolences from us may give credence to claims by vice president Maduro that Chavez was poisoned by american agents. Its better to leave them alone, so they will realize that Chavez had them living in constant fear of the US for no reason.
I've always been taught that seatbelts are fairly useless too. In the event of a bad crash, your best bet is be ejected through the windshield and thrown clear of any danger. This is especially true in convertables where you could safely land 100-300 feet away from the dangerous impact debris as long as you're not strapped to the seat like a crash test dummy. No one died in car crashes before they started putting 'safety' devices in.
This is funny to you? Ever wonder why Finnish comedy isn't translated to English?
I certainly can. A mass shooting is one where four or more people are killed in a single attack according to the FBI. There have been about 60 of these attacks since the 1982, all highly publicized giving the killer maximum media exposure and rewarding the next sociopath with the same celebrity treatment. Maybe if the news outlets gave heroes with guns the same adoration that they give murderers the world would have a different perception.
These thwarted mass shootings received not even a fraction of the media attention that successful mass murderers did:
Interesting to note that far-left magazine Mother Jones recently reported that no armed civilian has ever stopped a mass shooting. Of course their only pool of data was a list of all successful mass shootings. Great journalism.
In fact there has been no increase or decrease in mass shootings since 1980. That means that all laws both restricting or liberalizing guns have had zero affect on this particular type of crime. Laws in other countries like Norway specifically, which are much stricter have not prevented mass shootings. Nothing can absolutely prevent sociopaths from acting out their rage to kill except vigilant citizens and police.
I think the media glorification of mass murderers in the name of entertainment is the biggest factor which drives sociopaths to want the same attention that they never received in life. 15 minutes of fame is now more like 15 weeks of fame.
These thwarted mass shootings received not even a fraction of the media attention that successful mass murderers did:
Interesting to note that far-left magazine Mother Jones recently reported that no armed civilian has ever stopped a mass shooting. Of course their only pool of data was a list of all successful mass shootings. Great journalism.
In fact there has been no increase or decrease in mass shootings since 1980. That means that all laws both restricting or liberalizing guns have had zero affect on this particular type of crime. Laws in other countries like Norway specifically, which are much stricter have not prevented mass shootings. Nothing can absolutely prevent sociopaths from acting out their rage to kill except vigilant citizens and police.
I think the media glorification of mass murderers in the name of entertainment is the biggest factor which drives sociopaths to want the same attention that they never received in life. 15 minutes of fame is now more like 15 weeks of fame.
but as reasonable people who can see through media hype, we both know that is not true. Or are you the type of person who cares about the way things seem rather than the way they are?
BMX you're going to need to be more explicit with your insults, trust me that I can handle some name-calling without stooping to that level myself.
BMX you're going to need to be more explicit with your insults, trust me that I can handle some name-calling without stooping to that level myself.
You think that with more than 10% unemployment and massive underemployment there are not equally bad ghettos today?
Besides, mass shootings don't seem to be closely related to poverty. These shooters are sociopaths who are not equipped to interface with people in everyday society, so it is next to impossible for them to acquire the help and support they would need to get better and not 'snap'. I personally think mass murders are unavoidable, because they occur in all countries regardless of the laws. The purpose of this thread is to discuss that.
Yes in fact the murder rates were so high prior to 1992 that state legislators did do something about it, legalizing gun carry and protecting lawful gun owner's rights. Since then murder and violent crime have fallen to their lowest levels since 1981.
If the question is between more or less freedom, it is apparent at least to me that we should err on the side of more freedom. Governments that decide on less freedom usually decide to do other horrible things as a result. At least in the US it was an excellent decision to allow responsible people to protect themselves and helped create a much safer and secure society as evidenced by our relatively low rates of violent crime among populous Western countries.
If the question is between more or less freedom, it is apparent at least to me that we should err on the side of more freedom. Governments that decide on less freedom usually decide to do other horrible things as a result. At least in the US it was an excellent decision to allow responsible people to protect themselves and helped create a much safer and secure society as evidenced by our relatively low rates of violent crime among populous Western countries.
Removing the rights and protections of the vast majority to punish a tiny minority (~10,000 gun murderers out of more than 310,000,000 citizens), but actually helping the criminal minority by ensuring they will never have to go through the pain and fear of being shot at by their victims. You guys are excellent internet legislators.
We're not clear by this point that his posts are copy-paste diarrhea?
sorry im burned out from the last thread on this topic
sorry to ruin the magic but storage wars is staged 
They did film an episode at a facility in Austin but not mine.
There is never anything good in the units except maybe furniture. 4/5 units are empty or full of moldy clothes and children's toys. If there was treasure in the unit, people wouldn't let it be foreclosed on for only $350.
They did film an episode at a facility in Austin but not mine.
There is never anything good in the units except maybe furniture. 4/5 units are empty or full of moldy clothes and children's toys. If there was treasure in the unit, people wouldn't let it be foreclosed on for only $350.
I manage a storage facility.
I don't think these are too popular outside of the US, but its a mini-warehouse where people pay $120-$300 per month to pack their useless extra shit instead of selling it. Some businesses and state agencies use them for storing merchandise and files. I am one of two managers serving 500 customer tenants. I do everything from cleaning to collection calls and auctioning the contents of the units if they fail to pay. It is an ok job for the most part, but people become monsters when they owe money and get desperate. I've been told the most blatant lies and insults right to my face and I still have to be respectful. Luckily I get paid more than I can spend, so I'm saving to buy an airplane after paying my student loans.
I don't think these are too popular outside of the US, but its a mini-warehouse where people pay $120-$300 per month to pack their useless extra shit instead of selling it. Some businesses and state agencies use them for storing merchandise and files. I am one of two managers serving 500 customer tenants. I do everything from cleaning to collection calls and auctioning the contents of the units if they fail to pay. It is an ok job for the most part, but people become monsters when they owe money and get desperate. I've been told the most blatant lies and insults right to my face and I still have to be respectful. Luckily I get paid more than I can spend, so I'm saving to buy an airplane after paying my student loans.
You've been proven utterly wrong in every respect in this thread and now you're just firing pot shots. pun intended. I'm out.
Maybe crime has dropped by half in part because we lock away a lot of the violent criminals for very long terms (I am against drug incarceration fyi)
Back in the 60's and 70's prisons were like revolving doors. A 'life sentence' meant usually 13-20 years maximum and a lot of violent offenders and murders were put back onto the street to kill again. That changed in the 80's, and along with liberalization of gun laws crime took a serious nosedive as evidenced in the graph posted earlier.
Yet there were also mass killings. Littleton and Aurora Colorado and Newtown Connecticut are all nice and safe places to live for the most part. And the killings that happened there were especially heinous, but they represent a drop in the bucket compared to the murder rates before 1990. As long as people are free, some will use that freedom to act out their rage to kill and should lose their freedom forever. It doesn't help that most of the mass murderers of the past two decades were on Kill Pills known as SSRIs and more people are forced to take them every day.
Of course it's also a good time to mention while we're on the subject of mass murder that cigarettes killed almost 450,000 people in the United States last year while about 300,000,000 guns killed nobody. Which mass murders do we want to punish? Is that technically mass suicide?
Back in the 60's and 70's prisons were like revolving doors. A 'life sentence' meant usually 13-20 years maximum and a lot of violent offenders and murders were put back onto the street to kill again. That changed in the 80's, and along with liberalization of gun laws crime took a serious nosedive as evidenced in the graph posted earlier.
Yet there were also mass killings. Littleton and Aurora Colorado and Newtown Connecticut are all nice and safe places to live for the most part. And the killings that happened there were especially heinous, but they represent a drop in the bucket compared to the murder rates before 1990. As long as people are free, some will use that freedom to act out their rage to kill and should lose their freedom forever. It doesn't help that most of the mass murderers of the past two decades were on Kill Pills known as SSRIs and more people are forced to take them every day.
Of course it's also a good time to mention while we're on the subject of mass murder that cigarettes killed almost 450,000 people in the United States last year while about 300,000,000 guns killed nobody. Which mass murders do we want to punish? Is that technically mass suicide?
damn i love wagons. Not the first allroad I've seen like that.
people who are purposefully contrarian in the face of facts and statistics that prove them wrong are probably much more likely to be victims of physical violence, but that's just a hunch.
is that a Pantera? awesome!
I wish so badly that Delorean had contracted with ford to put real engines in these cars Like Detomaso did.
I wish so badly that Delorean had contracted with ford to put real engines in these cars Like Detomaso did.
The problem is that your reasoning is contrary to the facts. Gun ownership has never stopped rising steadily in the US even as violent crime and homicide has plummeted to new lows. Maybe someday we'll live in a crime free utopia where the state controls all thoughts and emotions with a complete cocktail of psychotropic drugs, but not today.
In short, more guns exist in the US than there have ever been and crime has not been lower in quite a while. Your emotions on the subject are one thing and may be valid, but your feelings cannot protect you from criminals or your government. (same thing)
In short, more guns exist in the US than there have ever been and crime has not been lower in quite a while. Your emotions on the subject are one thing and may be valid, but your feelings cannot protect you from criminals or your government. (same thing)
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