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12 hours ago, John Drake said:

I wear Hawaiian shirts all year.

Me too. I wonder where all the unsold shirts disappear to.... here today gone tomorrow. I'd be willing to buy even more if they give me a little discount...

22 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

No, being a homosexual is not against the law. Some homosexual behavior is against the law. 

 

 

that is some strange reasoning: please explain. How do you define homosexual, other than by behavior? Tastes in shoes? decorating?

www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?embed=true" frameborder="0"></iframe>

This is good world resource: can click on continent & country and shows the laws. I randomly hit Brunei, little Asian country:

• Criminalises LGBT people
• Criminalises sexual activity between males
• Criminalises sexual activity between females
• Criminalises the gender expression of trans people
• Imposes the death penalty

or maybe a trip next door to Myanmar:

• Criminalises LGBT people
• Criminalises sexual activity between males
• Criminalises the gender expression of trans people

Ten years imprisonment

I'm not gay, but reckon what adults do with consent to each other is none of the governments damn business

The web site of laws https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/

Looks like the men in the photo are almost wearing burkas... I'm amazed they allow any music at all

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

They were locals, not tourists, so no need for police to do anything. Besides, teens had a gun! Cops might get shot!

21 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

 

How many Capital Police were hospitalized the day of the riot?

 

That there were a bunch of government workers in the days following the riot taking paid vacations they could blame on Trump does not surprise me.  

 

Your claim is that: "99 were charge with using "... dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer."" 

 

That means to me is that it could be no one was injured, or that 99 people were injured. Does it mean something other than that to you? 

 

Also, being charged with, and being convicted of are two very different things. The state most always makes a strong charge in hopes of getting pleas to lessor charges. You know this, correct?

 

No one brought a firearm into the capital, so the "dangerous weapons" were broomsticks and whatnot. You know this as well, correct?

 

So, it reads to me like 99 morons were running around with broomsticks and whatnot, and that likely injured no one were "charged" with "using a dangerous weapon, or causing serious bodily injury", and likely ended up pleading guilty to trespassing or some-such.

 

Now I truly feel sorry for guys like you that were home clutching your pearls in front of the television, terrified that a crowd of morons with broomsticks and whatnot were going to overthrow the United States, but I feel much worse for the guys sitting in jail for no other reason than to promote a phony leftist narrative. 

 

If your idea of broomsticks had any validity, the morons that invaded the capitol could have easily beat the charges. They also had gallows to hang the vice president, but hey, that's just some wood and rope.... and they did chant "Hang Mike Pence" and Trump encouraged them.

But back to simple basics: they had absolutely no right to interfere with the Constitutionally mandated provisions for election of president. Tens of millions of people voted. Some for Trump, more for Biden & Biden had more electoral votes, FULL STOP. Those morons who tried to stop the count did not pick that day at random. Their intent was to negate ALL of our votes: those who voted for either Trump or Biden. Insipid to say it is some "phony leftist narrative": "ah heck, they was just funnin'.... they weren't there to kill Pence, Pelosi, et al... they jus wanted to be heard".

here are some facts about weapons, but even if unarmed they had no right to interfere with Congress doing it's duty

"US Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell told Kinzinger that “(c)ommon things were used as weapons, like a baseball bat, a hockey stick, a rebar, a flagpole – including the American flag – pepper spray, bear spray.”The rioters “had all these items,” Gonell said, “used to attack us. Those are weapons.”

As CNN has reported, rioters also used knives, stolen police shields, a stun gun, fire extinguisher and more. Hand-to-hand combat led to more than a dozen officers being sent to the hospital, some of whom had bone fractures and concussions."

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According to police testimony, Christopher Alberts was arrested leaving the Capitol grounds on January 6 while trying to flee from officers after they suspected he was carrying a firearm on his hip. Alberts was carrying a loaded pistol and 25 rounds of ammunition, according to court documents.

Guy Reffitt has been charged with illegally bringing a handgun on Capitol grounds on January 6. Reffitt allegedly told family members he “brought his gun with him” in the Capitol attack.

Mark Ibrahim, who at the time was an off-duty special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration, has been charged with bringing his service weapon on Capitol grounds during the insurrection as well as lying to the FBI about why he was at the Capitol.

Another individual, Cleveland Meredith Jr., is accused of possessing a pistol and rifle without “a registration for any firearm in Washington, DC,” which were recovered by the FBI a day after the insurrection. According to an officer statement, the individual arrived too late for the Capitol riot and talked about killing Pelosi in a text conversation." https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/28/politics/armed-insurrection-january-6-guns-fact-check/index.html

"Jerod Thomas Bargar, 37, of Centralia, MO., was sentenced to five years probation, six months of home confinement, and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine by U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton. Bargar pleaded guilty to one felony count of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, a felony, on June 8, 2023.

           According to court documents, Bargar traveled to Washington, D.C., by car with a friend to participate in the "Stop the Steal" rally planned by former President Donald Trump for January 6, 2021. After the rally, Bargar and his friend walked to the U.S. Capitol building, entered onto the restricted Capitol grounds, and participated in the ongoing riot." https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/missouri-man-sentenced-felony-weapons-charge-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach

much more broad report, if you need more https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN29J2V8/

Trans should be allowed to participate in sports IF it is among those with the same sex at birth origin. Man gets clipped and called a woman... fine, but part of the deal is you're not going to compete against natural born women. Have to give some things up when you make those decisions.Like using a urinal, or short lines at restrooms at a concert. At least you won't have to worry about getting kicked in the nuts....

13 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

As far as I know, there is no place, including Uganda, that executes homosexuals specifically because of their sexuality.

New on the books for Uganda, so none executed yet.

For executions, check out Iran, Taliban, ISIS was notorious for this. Favorite it dropping a wall on them. So maybe you might want to widen your scope so "as far as I know" includes at least a cursory search for facts. Just sayin'

21 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

With the key word being "or", which you conveniently failed bold.  

 

Your link does not show that any officer was seriously injured during the "insurrection", yet I'm the one supposed to be out of touch with reality. 

you need remedial reading class.... copied this from longer report I posted: 99 were charge with using "... dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer." Get your facts right"

What part of "serious bodily injury " do you not understand?

Or? as in " charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees, including approximately 99 individuals who have been charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer." There looks like two categories of "or" in first part: "charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees..." which might be a lesser charge, like attempting to beat someone up. The part right after "using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer." Deadly means something that could kill you dead (far more serious than a bar fight)... same with  serious bodily injury... not simply getting a tooth knocked out, for comparison.

If I don't have your "or"s right, please explain what you mean and why those ors are crucial.

Also how you reason that "causing serious bodily injury" does not mean an officer was seriously injured?

On 4/5/2024 at 7:29 PM, JonnyF said:

Not much mileage in this thread.

 

Lefties give places like Uganda a free pass for bigotry, misogyny, transphobia etc.

 

They consider them too primitive to follow their progressive doctrine. They expose their patronizing attitude.

 

You really have no idea what you are talking about. Your senseless smear of "lefties", "free pass" etc is flat out stupid. US right wing Christians are the ones pouring millions into African anti gay culture. Read this https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/us-religious-right-lgbtq-global-culture-fronts

17 hours ago, James105 said:

 

I must have missed the part where they rocked up in armoured tanks along with the threat of nuclear destruction that would be required to effectively overthrow the government in the USA.  What were they armed with... a spear??!   You have all drunk way too much cool-aid from the teats of CNN, MSNBC etc and seem to lack any critical thinking or observational skills of your own if that is really what you think when looking at these pictures.   

 

It was a protest that crossed the line to include trespass and the sentences should really have reflected that.  The minute you think what you saw there was an "insurrection" is the point you should look long and hard in the mirror at what CNN et all have turned you into.   

93% of those locked up in DC are there for assaulting capitol police.... the ones protecting our elected officials, you know, essential functionaries of a democracy. Not so much simple crime like trespass but attempt to stop the government from doing required duties as outlined in the Constitution. Any minimizing or excuse making is shameful

3 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

How does it feel to know that my vote cancels you out completely???  555

You don't know that.... only true if you happen to be registered voters in the same state.... ever read Constitution? Electoral college mean anything?

I think we found the answer to the question "How stupid can you be?"

sounds like they are 60 years behind Lonely Planet et al in covering places

Uh, obvious but will say it anyway: enforce the laws.... if they were enforced on highways, fewer accidents. If they were enforced for water sports, fewer accidents.

A stitch in time saves nine months in a hospital... or a morgue

It's a good thing that aviation roars into the skies and not the seas.....

I wonder what would happen if the locals "just say no" to stoning the women? "Nope, ain't gonna do it... you want them dead for this, you kill them. Your problem, not mine" and just leave.

Shouldn't this be in "world news", if anywhere? I see no connection to "Thai news"

I wouldn't too much about up keep.... initial construction could keep me awake nights. Cheating on every sort of inspection and quality of concrete, steel, you name it. Too many buildings here have fallen/collapsed before they are even finished to everyone pitching in to make a dismal product. Silver lining might be it built so bad cannot even start it up....

If Russians help out, maybe name it "Chup Chern Nobyl"?