Explain to parents why every single kid is presumed guilty. "Safety" and "Think of the Children" have been roundly mocked for years for good reason. Your arguments in favor of this crap apply about equally well to NSA surveillance, the TSA, and the PATRIOT Act. Are you in favor of all of those oversteps in the name of prevention and safety, too?
I am in favor of a scan, within the limits of a single event on school property, in the name of safety and prevention. Local school event, which is (I assume) not mandatory, != national security. Try again.
Scale changes the sentiment entirely, from the effect on an individual to whether or not the consequences are avoidable. It's simply not comparable on anything but an ideological discussion in a vacuum. In reality, they're completely different.
At what point are compulsory searches as a requirement for voluntary entry a problem? When you start getting searched at the supermarket? The pharmacy? The liquor store? Movie theater?
Since scale is such a factor, I'm curious at what point "voluntary" searches become an impediment to human rights, in your eyes. The argument that you can opt not to be searched by avoiding the event or area gets thinner the more it's implemented.
If some day the only way to avoid a search is to remain in your home 24/7, is that a problem? After all, you don't have to go anywhere.
You can shout slippery slope and ad absurdum but the fact is that if it's OK as long as the violation of your Constitutional rights is optional, there's really very few limiters.
I've got work so I can't continue the discussion (if you're going to take it into semantics and philosophy), but I stand by the sentiment that, practically speaking, it is not unreasonable for the school to take the measures of a breathalyzer test for entry to a school-run event. Considering the effects on an individual basis are minimal, it's a reasonable measure to take.
You're often searched any time you go into a large shop, or a place where there will be a large gathering of people.
My opinions on the original problem aren't worth sharing, due to the fact that America is doing pretty much everything wrong, in my eyes, and you're discussing various ranges of less wrong or differently wrong options.
You're often searched any time you go into a large shop, or a place where there will be a large gathering of people.
My opinions on the original problem aren't worth sharing, due to the fact that America is doing pretty much everything wrong, in my eyes, and you're discussing various ranges of less wrong or differently wrong options.
Well, I agree with you that there are so many ends on the knot of American culture and society that it's difficult to know which to pull first, but I still have to live in this knot and do my best.
I think that if we stopped making alcohol such a fucking taboo in the first place, this could quickly become a non-issue.
Huh. BLS's dances have no such policy. I wonder if it's a city vs suburbs thing. Anyone know where these things tend to be in place?
I would tend to guess it's more prevalent in urban areas intuitively, but based on which districts I personally know of that are doing this (very few because my research hasn't been comprehensive), that's not the case.
SO.. no idea. I do think it's interesting that schools in Boston aren't doing it, though.
What's the liability for someone who crashes into a crash. Because usually the person who hits with the front of their car is at fault, but if the accident happens right in front of you and you hit them. Are you at fault?
Depends on the accident. If a car flies backward toward you, then probably not. If you crashed because you were following too closely, then yes. It's highly situational.
My MacBook Pro has officially succumb to some hardware failure. I'm sending it in today to get fixed, but I really don't know if anything can be saved or if I might have to bite the bullet and buy a new laptop.
On the week where I have so much shit due, so I'm at the 24/7 Computer Lab to get everything done by Noon tonight and 9 AM tomorrow. Things suck hard right now.
Hyundais are solid cars imho. I traded my Elantra in before it needed any major work (like say, the timing belt), but it ran great the entire time I had it (except that one time my wife filled it with diesel.)
At $34K, though, I'd be looking at other makes personally (but I'm not especially mechanically inclined so take that for what it's worth.) I'm a big fan of Honda since we got our Fit.
I'm pretty impressed with how quickly and thoroughly Hyundai took their cars from ass-ugly with design and aesthetics stuck in the 1980s as recently as 2008 to very contemporary and sleek looking cars, without any huge price hike, and still very reliable.
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Since scale is such a factor, I'm curious at what point "voluntary" searches become an impediment to human rights, in your eyes. The argument that you can opt not to be searched by avoiding the event or area gets thinner the more it's implemented.
If some day the only way to avoid a search is to remain in your home 24/7, is that a problem? After all, you don't have to go anywhere.
You can shout slippery slope and ad absurdum but the fact is that if it's OK as long as the violation of your Constitutional rights is optional, there's really very few limiters.
My opinions on the original problem aren't worth sharing, due to the fact that America is doing pretty much everything wrong, in my eyes, and you're discussing various ranges of less wrong or differently wrong options.
I think that if we stopped making alcohol such a fucking taboo in the first place, this could quickly become a non-issue.
SO.. no idea. I do think it's interesting that schools in Boston aren't doing it, though.
On the week where I have so much shit due, so I'm at the 24/7 Computer Lab to get everything done by Noon tonight and 9 AM tomorrow. Things suck hard right now.
Additional fail. Someone beat us to the awesome apartment we wanted. Also, having to figure out how the fuck this gap insurance works.
Had some minor bad news today to give me some anxiety. Never fun.
At $34K, though, I'd be looking at other makes personally (but I'm not especially mechanically inclined so take that for what it's worth.) I'm a big fan of Honda since we got our Fit.
I'm pretty impressed with how quickly and thoroughly Hyundai took their cars from ass-ugly with design and aesthetics stuck in the 1980s as recently as 2008 to very contemporary and sleek looking cars, without any huge price hike, and still very reliable.
However they may have improved since the last time I owned one. Scion FR-S
(I don't know why Toyota has this brand in the US.)