Bambi and the Lion King aren't appropriate for children under 12 anymore? Because last I checked, they both had violence and death in them.Rocklobster99 said:
University Threatens Criminal Charges Over Firefly Poster
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Just because an abnormal number of people OWN firearms doesn't mean they carry them. It's generally illegal to carry a concealed weapon, and you generally get put in jail anyways for carrying it openly. If anyone actually read the damn quote they'd notice the part where they would also be armed, which no one is on campus these days.syrus27 said:
This is quite simple.
1) Police "Chief" presses charges on Prof.
2) Prof goes to court.
3) Judge says GTFO because First Amendment.
4) Police "Chief" charged with wasting the court's time with frivolous, unfounded cases.
5) Profit?
6) Some psycho shoots up the school while the threat assessment team is busy assessing the threat of, I dunno, some bees or something.
1) Police "Chief" presses charges on Prof.
2) Prof goes to court.
3) Judge says GTFO because First Amendment.
4) Police "Chief" charged with wasting the court's time with frivolous, unfounded cases.
5) Profit?
6) Some psycho shoots up the school while the threat assessment team is busy assessing the threat of, I dunno, some bees or something.
That is nice "AH HA" statistic you state there. But that is not an indicator of anything. We do have the third largest population on the planet. And law abiding legally armed citizens don't go around shooting people. We actually have some very strict gun laws preventing illegal ownership of firearms. But, as you said, people can still get them if they are inclined to look hard enough. If you look at statistics from your own country (whichever one it is), you will find that people who illegally own firearms are the culprit to gun crimes in your country as well. So, it doesn't make sense to punish law abiding citizens by taking away their right to defend their homes and families. If you look at the city of Chicago, where they completely banned gun ownership, violent gun crimes increased. Why? Because the law abiding citizens were no longer allowed to defend themselves, and the criminal element could do as they pleased. In New Orleans, the police disarmed law abiding citizens, leaving them at the mercy of the criminal elements during the aftermath of Katrina.syrus27 said:
Gun ownership is not and of itself a bad thing like people like to believe it is. And it's not really common for people in America to be shot, contrary to popular belief. That is why it makes the news when it happens, just like that fella in Oslo. Rare enough that it's big news. You don't here about ethnic cleansing on Africa so much, lots more people get shot and killed any of it's 61 territories.
Also, America is nowhere near the top of the list when it comes to overall intentional homicides per 100k people. Guns aren't the culprit of violence, violent people are.
oh no a poster that says something about killing every we must over react and sue this man for putting up this poster. Excuse me I'm going to beat my head against a wall until i loose enough blood to where this makes an ounce of seance. One trip to the hospital later "nope still nothing"
He's a drama professor, right? It's an odd choice of quote, sure, but I feel like it's at least as justifiable as the things the physics, math, and CS professors put on their doors when I where I went to school. Usually, they were cartoons of one sort or another related to the field, but sometimes they also included things like a fake movie poster for "Gulf War II".Sober Thal said:
Ah command of the English Language is at an all time low. Love it when people can't read.
Poster translation: i will only shoot you dead if you are about to do the same to me.
Poster translation: i will only shoot you dead if you are about to do the same to me.
Way to promote thinking in young people, university pissants. Stifle any and all sources of creativity or interest you find even the slightest bit offensive, woo-hoo!
Assbags... *groans* It's a frigging poster in the Theatre Class, for fuck's sake. What is this the university of, cowardice? Backwards Mentality Tech? Oo- I know, Pussy-U, right? Damn, but that is just pathetic.
Assbags... *groans* It's a frigging poster in the Theatre Class, for fuck's sake. What is this the university of, cowardice? Backwards Mentality Tech? Oo- I know, Pussy-U, right? Damn, but that is just pathetic.
Honestly, I'm not surprised. As unfortunate as the situation is, many universities have speech codes (ostensibly to preserve a 'welcoming' and 'tolerant' atmosphere) that are occasionally used to supress viewpoints that are unpopular or politically incorrect. As orwellian as that sounds, these attempts are usually clumsy and seldom survive legal challenge.
You sir, are a firefly genius...Ser Imp said:
OT: What, What, WHHHAAAT! So are posters bad in UNI?
Most schools prohibit possession of firearms on campus, either in dorms or in vehicles. America has a high gun crime rate than other places because we have higher crime rate in general. Additional gun restrictions won't solve that; several states and municipalities have tried. Most of them subsequently exhibited worse crime rates than the country in general.syrus27 said: