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I started th thread actually, as it was in another thread, and I moved it to it's own.
I started th thread actually, as it was in another thread, and I moved it to it's own.
Strange. A overtly racist and non-sensical thread started by a right winger... That NEVER happens.
What does it mean for me, if I look upon Hellboy with an evil eye now, simply because Clay Morrow turned out to be such a douche?
BTW, to the unemployed (for now), Hellboy II is on FX.
It means you need a job.
I have some interesting information about that actually. I may be headed your way very very soon. For the time being, I have gotten some hourly contract work. I am not starting until Monday though. I want to be unemployed for at least a week. This is fun![]()
It gets old very fast. lol
While it might be smart to let this thread die a natural death...
I (and I'll admit I'm ashamed I'm extremely late to the party on this one) just found out about private prisons. It's things like this that keep me from being 100% Libertarian (I would consider myself to be a social Libertarian, but there are things - such as the incarceration of dangerous criminals - that I believe the state/federal government should be responsible for).
I read an article of a supposed confession by a former music industry mogul who said they were supported by owners/investors in privately owned prison to promote rap music in order to glamorize crime. I dismissed the article as conspiracy bullshit, but it still made me hop on google to find out more about "privately owned" prisons. There are more than a few it seems... just a simple search gets you stories from many different segments of media (from money.cnn to private bloggers) -
All That is Wrong With Private Prisons | JJIE.org
Michigan lawmakers considering use of private prison contractors to save money | MLive.com
What's costlier than a government run prison? A private one - Aug. 18, 2010
I had no idea this was true and I find this to be absolutely appalling. Why on earth would we ever want to have a privately owned prison? Giving this responsibility to a private, money-making company is inherently dangerous. The point of any company is to make money. How would you do that if your business is a prison? The same as you would in any business - try to increase demand. The basic incentive for this business model would be to promote crime to increase demand for criminal incarceration! Many of these facilities get paid by their state benefactor on the number of criminals they hold... that's a direct incentive to imprison more people. That's fucking outrageous!
Prison and other forms of federal/state correctional facilities should be a place to put violent criminals so they cannot harm the general public (and, hopefully, rehabilitate themselves so they can successfully rejoin society after they've served their sentence). In my mind, this is clearly the responsibility of the state, who would have no incentive to incarcerate more people than would be necessary as a result of the judicial process. This is also a strong argument against the Libertarian ideal of privatizing EVERYTHING. There are just some parts of governance that could be so easily abused if left to the free market.
Does anyone have an argument FOR privately owned and operated correctional facilities? I would love to hear it.
What's wrong with politics/government today? An information illiterate populous.
Study shows Fox News viewers less informed than those who watch no news - National Political Buzz | Examiner.com
I've seen this study in several different places (haven't checked Fox News yet) and yes, the headline certainly drew me in... but after reading the summary of the study, the REAL news is NO ONE IS INFORMED!!! Look at these groups and their results -
Domestic News (average # of correct answers to 5 questions on U.S. political and economic events) -
Fox News - 1.04
Don't watch news - 1.22
MSNBC - 1.26
CNN - 1.26
Daily Show - 1.42
NPR - 1.51 (highest average)
That means every group polled... FAILED. MISERABLY!!! An average of less than TWO correct answers? The best group scored 30%.
Holy shit people.
The Daily Show isn't a fucking NEWS SHOW!!!