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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Stop labelling people who commit crimes criminals |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2017, 9:14 am
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naturalplastic wrote: leejosepho wrote: ...a criminal is a person who has committed *a* crime (singular), not crimes. So...you're admitting that your statement IS meaningless and self-contradictory?
Not at all! Committing a crime does not mean someone is a person who commits crimes. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Stop labelling people who commit crimes criminals |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 9:48 pm
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| By definition, a criminal is someone who commits crimes. No, a criminal is a person who has committed * a * crime without embracing crime as a career. . You must have made a typo and left out the word "not" between the words "is" and "a"... No, a criminal is a person w... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Stop labelling people who commit crimes criminals |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 9:24 pm
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| By definition, a criminal is someone who commits crimes. No, a criminal is a person who has committed * a * crime without embracing crime as a career. I once committed a crime and "did the time" many years ago and it would be accurate to say I have a criminal past...but it would be comple... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: First thing that comes to mind when you think of Best Buy |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 8:38 am
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Replies: 15
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| The sales person told my wife and I they accept TVs for recycling but did not mention the fee. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Americans are worse off financially then in 1998 |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2017, 9:08 am
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Americans are worse off financially then in 1998 |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2017, 8:26 pm
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| Net worth is what people own — [assets minus debt] -- [and] people in the lowest two income bands are getting squeezed from both ends. A bookkeeper will tell you what they numbers actually say -- Black or red? -- where an accountant will ask what you * want * the numbers to say and then spin them t... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Duracell and Energizer batteries. |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2017, 8:02 am
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: If I ran a humidifier and dehumidifier at the same time |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2017, 9:17 am
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Replies: 8
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| Since it is easier to saturate than to de-saturate, I suspect the dehumidifier would have difficulty keeping up. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Major homelessness crisis on the West Coast |
| leejosepho |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2017, 9:09 am
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Replies: 53
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| On top of that, because of the high cost of living, those who were displaced in the Santa Rosa wildfires may never be able to return home. The same kind of thing is happening to people who are teachers, police officers, nurses and the tourism service and hospitality workers in the Florida Keys foll... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So I get called by the autism center... |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2017, 8:48 am
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Replies: 8
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| I read reviews online and it said their autism techs complain about not getting trained adequately and not getting payed on time. Hmm? I hope I am wrong here, but that sounds to me like Dear_one's mention of "an invitation to wrestle alligators because the boss [wants to collect some State or ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So I get called by the autism center... |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2017, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I had someone tell me on Facebook already "I think you could do a great job with that! Sharing what has helped you and really understanding where they're at and coming from could be really useful." 8O I really, really don't know about this? Having Aspie traits and being able to empathize ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does someone with ASD know they have it/are different? |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2017, 9:01 am
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| There is no way to know what he might know or suspect in relation to himself unless he mentions it, and whether or not you mention your own suspicion is something for you to decide. But overall, I would guess your saying anything would not be helpful to either of you. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: It's Cracker Jack, not Cracker Jacks |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2017, 8:06 am
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Replies: 20
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| I still see Cracker Jack at the grocery store, I haven't had it in a long time. I wonder if they still put prizes in the box? No, just a scan: Trinket surprises were replaced a while back by paper prizes with riddles and jokes, and in 2013, Frito-Lay began rolling out codes for people to redeem on ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: It's Cracker Jack, not Cracker Jacks |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2017, 1:17 pm
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| "I don't care I never get back" is...not proper grammar. It should be "I don't care if I *ever* get back". Not true, and the difference is in "whether ever" versus "if/then never" (but with the "then" part missing). To wit: " If I never get bac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: John Elder Robison on American Autism research |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2017, 8:02 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,152
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| Children's hospitals such as St. Jude and Shriner have what might be a great model for an actual paradigm shift in relation to autism. Research for prosthetics, treatments, cures and such do take place in the background, but the immediate and continued needs of current patients so they can function ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: John Elder Robison on American Autism research |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2017, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 23
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B19 wrote: That wasn't my point at all...
I did my best to read your clues. |
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