[ale] Way OT - Was cellphones...

[Jeff Lightner]

We're getting there.  In my view "hate-laws" deal more with what you "think" than what you "did".  It is illegal to assault people - why should it matter "why" you assaulted them?  And of course these "hate-laws" are being stretched to fit the perceived crimes now. 

France and many other European nations have laws making illegal to deny the holocaust.     While I definitely believe the holocaust happened I think it is wrong to make it illegal for morons to think otherwise.  I'd prefer they speak their minds so I can readily identify them.

A year or so ago France tried to make it illegal to deny the Armenian genocide by the Turks.  Interestingly in response to the French attempt, the Turkish government has now made it illegal to claim there WAS an Armenian genocide.

Maybe soon governments will go back to loyalty oaths where you have to positively state you believe what the government does or you get put to death.  It worked well for Henry VIII.

P.S.  Anne Rice writes well but I quit reading her after The Vampire Lestat.  I've never been a fan of books that somehow try to justify Victimizers as having no choice.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kinney
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:48 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Cell phone signal blocker

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Jeff Lightner<jlightner at water.com> wrote:
> The excuse "it isn't illegal overseas" won't help much in your U.S. trial.
>
True. Fortunately, knowledge of how to and having done it are still
separate legal things (for now) in the US. The link was provided for
the educational stimulus. I also posses the ability to yell "fire" in
a crowded theater but have never used that ability.
>
>
> By the way it IS illegal at least some European countries.  I saw mention of
> it being illegal in the UK when I was doing my search last week.
>
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James P. Kinney III
Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness

and occasionally the acquisition of  knowledge deemed unsuitable for
general consumption :-)

p.s. I also collect "banned books" on the same principle grounds.

p.p.s.  the "Sleeping Beauty Trilogy" by Anne Rice would likely
thoroughly upset many people on this list. Even I didn't finish them.

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