Stupid Questions

[Phil Sierra]

Who's that pencil neck?

 

[thenammagazine]

Tell your boyfriend to stop being an ass and nobody gets mad at him.

 

[Blackthornone]

You obviously believe it isn't parent's job to teach and protect their children. I think it is their job, and since it is, it is absolutely their job, not kinda sorta, up to the point it stays convenient for them and then let the government or the school system take up the slack. That's just ridiculous. It's lame.

 

[Darth Cruel]

There is nothing absurd about advocating self mastery, self control and discernment. There is also nothing wrong with responsible parenting. None of my friends would have ever fallen victim to such a plot by that woman.

As far as I'm concerned, anything bad that happens to a child on the internet, or as a result from using same, be it this, or becoming lured by a sexual predator is the fault of the parents for not watching and guiding their children diligently enough. There is no substitute for proper parental supervision, and to blame anyone other than the parents is to advocate, tolerate or excuse parental irresponsibility.

The lion will always be a lion and will do what lions do. If you don't want your children to be mauled by lions, teach them not to go into the lions cage. Of course, maybe you could hold the lion legally responsible and charge it with murder. It makes about as much sense in keeping children safe as just blaming the people who try to hurt children, and not their irresponsible parents. Yeah.

Parental irresponsibility is totally unacceptable in my opinion, and people need to know and understand the real consequences of this, such as this case, or peoples children meeting up with sexual predators.
Too many people deny that this is the real consequence or act like parents shouldn't be the ones responsible because it is too difficult for them. If that is the case, they need to keep their children away from the internet entirely.

The core of my argument is the paramount importance of proper parenting, and frankly, there is too much reliance on the government, the legal system, or the school system to pick up the slack of bad parenting. Parents need to do their jobs right, and anyone who can't handle the job under whatever conditions there happen to be, shouldn't have children, period. You can't stop bad people from attempting to to bad things to your children, but you can teach your children to be wise enough not to fall victim to what these people do.

So you make laws saying it's illegal to do what this woman did. Great. That doesn't fix the fact that this child is dead, nor will it probably prevent it in the future... but it will be illegal. Wonderful.
Children still will get hurt because they are gullible, and yet that's ok, so long as the people who do what this woman did are held responsible after the fact. Yeah, that will fix things.

Prevention>> legal accountability.

Saying the woman is totally responsible and the parents not is emphasizing the importance of closing the barn door after the horses have gone out.

Sorry, I should have clarified...most of this stuff is common sense. I was keying in on your belief that the internet is a reality unto itself and therefor requires a different set of laws to mediate it.

 

[Blackthornone]

Sorry, I should have clarified...most of this stuff is common sense. I was keying in on your belief that the internet is a reality unto itself and therefor requires a different set of laws to mediate it.

Thank you.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Thank you.

I said most...not all. I still think you are delusional and an enabler for politicians.

 

[The Ween]

Has anyone gotten a call on your cell phone with a number that has too many numbers to it? I just got one with 12 numbers right straight in a row. They've been calling for the past hour, twice in the last minute.

 

[Lejuan]

an international number perhaps, with the extra digits being a country code?

 

[The Ween]

an international number perhaps, with the extra digits being a country code?

It starts with 22

I have no idea, but I'm not answering it. Very few people have my cell phone number but I sure get some strange calls on it.

 

[Darth Cruel]

I just want to talk...

 

[Mr. EcKo]

Has anyone gotten a call on your cell phone with a number that has too many numbers to it? I just got one with 12 numbers right straight in a row. They've been calling for the past hour, twice in the last minute.

My girlfriend got one of those yesterday , i sheeeet you not .

The number said 000-000-0000

 

[Solidus]

It starts with 22

I have no idea, but I'm not answering it. Very few people have my cell phone number but I sure get some strange calls on it.

It's definitely a wrong number. I had a call like that a few years ago - from a phone number with A LOT of digits. Not sure about the "22", but I decided to answer one day and it was some random person from India .

 

[jack4]

Dont answer....last time I answered,it was similar situation,it was bad....

 

[Mr. EcKo]

Ok

Why is it called a picnic table?
Who carries a huge heavy ass table with them to go on picnics? Who actually goes on picnics ?

 

[devilof76]

People with picnic tables.

There isn't a difference. The morons just don't know how to apply laws.
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Um...how about the same way you deal with non-online harassment you ****ing mongoloids?

Just felt like this could bear repeating.

 

[Lejuan]

Just felt like this could bear repeating.

Harassment is harassment is harassment

 

[Kamandi]

Just felt like this could bear repeating.

How do bears repeat things when they don't even speak?

 

[thenammagazine]

How do bears repeat things when they don't even speak?

Go up to one. Get mauled. Then when you get out of the hospital after all the surgery, stitches and skin grafts, go up to another one. I bet the mauling gets repeated.

 

[devilof76]

Harassment is harassment is harassment

No one can really be harassed unless their parents were failures, in which case, they should have been thrown out with the bathwater. Losing offspring to suicide is inevitable for those unfit to raise children.

Of course, they'll probably blame the internet anyway. They just don't understand.

 

[Adoptedscot]

Okay quick question. Does Smirnoff Vodka expire??

I don't drink too often so have no idea.

I've had a bottle of it in the freezer for about a year and I've taken it out but can't see a Best Before/Expiry date on it.
So, before I open it and poison myself I was just curious, so I can get seriously blasted

Thanks.
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