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Started by Korea, March 10, 2009, 06:24:26 AM

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Valmy

Well they are not conducting a war on drugs.  I bet that helps.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Eddie Teach

Quote from: garbon on February 23, 2015, 12:07:16 PM
A year without Dorsey. :)

I think you may have been reading his sig every now and then.
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garbon

Well yes, he helpfully provided that. Otherwise, I'd have no idea at all. :D
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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on February 23, 2015, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: garbon on February 23, 2015, 12:07:16 PM
A year without Dorsey. :)

I think you may have been reading his sig every now and then.

I like garbon but he was always ragging on me so I figured I'd help him remember the commitment he made.
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Maladict

Quote from: mongers on February 23, 2015, 01:29:50 PM
A bit more of a relaxed society, less people getting in each other's faces, as over here or elsewhere?

I'm not sure, there doesn't seem to be that much difference.
And given our population density we are more in each other's faces by default.

Maladict

Quote from: Tyr on February 23, 2015, 01:33:49 PM

The Dutch are famous for being very blunt and in your face.
Maybe that's what helps? :unsure:

But surprised they would be able to import Norwegians. Is there not some kind of human rights moan the Norwegian crooks can have?

Apparently we've already imported a few hundred Belgian prisoners. Maybe Dutch prisons are nicer so they won't make a fuss about it?

mongers

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Quote from: Maladict on February 23, 2015, 02:17:14 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 23, 2015, 01:29:50 PM
A bit more of a relaxed society, less people getting in each other's faces, as over here or elsewhere?

I'm not sure, there doesn't seem to be that much difference.
And given our population density we are more in each other's faces by default.

I think if you compare Netherlands with England, it's fairly close.

By in each other's face I meant more of the economic competition and having to have obvious winners/losers, rather than solely being 'up for it on a Friday night'



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just check on wiki, and surprisingly the figures are almost the same:
England - 407/km2
Netherlands - 406.8/km2

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Eddie Teach

That's less than New Jersey.

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mongers

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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on February 23, 2015, 02:52:52 PM
That's less than New Jersey.


Both are considerably more populous, one by nearly magnitude.
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Eddie Teach

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Valmy

Quote from: mongers on February 23, 2015, 02:58:01 PM
Both are considerably more populous, one by nearly magnitude.

Yes but New Jersey is small.  Not as small as Jersey though.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Maladict

Quote from: mongers on February 23, 2015, 02:44:50 PM

just check on wiki, and surprisingly the figures are almost the same:
England - 407/km2
Netherlands - 406.8/km2

Heh, I didn't know that. I suppose Scotland and Wales drag the average down a lot in the UK stats.

mongers

Quote from: Maladict on February 23, 2015, 04:02:33 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 23, 2015, 02:44:50 PM

just check on wiki, and surprisingly the figures are almost the same:
England - 407/km2
Netherlands - 406.8/km2

Heh, I didn't know that. I suppose Scotland and Wales drag the average down a lot in the UK stats.

Yeah, I didn't know it would be that close.

Oddly for the last couple of years, since they announced the Scottish referendum campaign, I've been thinking of the country in economic and statistical term as England, with a variable number of other 'kingdoms/provinces/principalities' depending on politics, attached as an after thought.  :blush:
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Sheilbh

Quote from: Syt on February 23, 2015, 12:44:51 PM
According to a German website if the pictures/videos were published without consent, then damages for the trauma/suffering can also be awarded by civic courts. Additionally, German punitive law allows monetary fines and jail up to one year for "publishing images of a highly peronal/private nature." The situation is similar in Austria.
Okay. In the UK I don't think we've a similar law that's that general - I think there are specific offences based on specific types of info or data online. It may be a difference in our approaches to writing laws because we don't have a criminal code, so most offences are created by a 'new law' rather than a more general crime of 'publishing images of a highly personal/private nature'.

My understanding is that the only answer for a victim of revenge porn was a civil case under confidentiality. Which obviously takes time and costs money and is probably an inadequate remedy. I think the criminal law does need to step in.

QuoteWhat makes Dutch people so law-abiding?
Crime's falling everywhere in the Western world. It's a really interesting mystery.
Let's bomb Russia!

Liep

There's been a shooting in Czech Republic, 9 people dead in a restaurant. Should we wait to see if the perp was brown before making a thread?

EDIT: Call it off, it's a local dispute: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31608932
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