JohnGaunt wrote:Is that an aardvark in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?Killing Joke had Commisioner Gordon kindapped and forced to wear bondage gear . . . but was anything else remotely sexual in nature.Punisher is pure violence and no sexual content. Of course, if his guns symbolize something . . .
bombadil wrote:Not to beat a dead horse, but here are some of Terence McKenna's thoughts on sugar as a drug (from Food of the Gods). In reading this, remember, one of his ultimate points in the book is that it's absurd to criminalize the use of plants that have narcotic properties.
Kingofpain89 wrote:I figure there has to be at least one or two people interested in this:http://joblo.com/hawk-the-slayer-sequelOr....maybe not.
JohnGaunt wrote:And on a completely unrelated note:The 2009 Texas Pinball Festival is being held March 13 - 15 in Grapevine, Texas:. . . http://www.texaspinball.com/
Hundreds who posted views on sex assault trial targeted in Tarrant suit04:39 PM CST on Saturday, February 7, 2009By CHRIS HAWES / WFAA--TV FORT WORTH — Hundreds of people who posted their opinions of a sexual assault trial in an online forum are now the targets of a lawsuit. The authors of those comments on a Web site thought they were anonymous, but this week, a judge ruled their names should be revealed. Mark and Rhonda Lesher lived quietly in northeast Texas; Mark practiced law, Rhonda ran a beauty salon. Then, last year, a woman accused the couple — along with another man — of sexually assaulting her. That's when the anonymous comments started appearing on Topix.com. An estimated 1,700 statements were too graphic to be included in this story, going far beyond the criminal charges. "They were perverted, sick, vile, inhumane accusations," said Mark Lesher in a telephone interview from Clarksville, Texas. The Leshers' attorney, William Pieratt Demond, labeled the comments "a form of persecution." Last month, the couple got their day in court. A jury found the Leshers, along with their alleged accomplice, not guilty. But in the online forum, it seemed, the trial had no end. "It just ... basically made us both feel like common criminals," Lesher said. "It's like someone had basically raped us of our reputation and our standing in the community over and over and over again." And so this month, the Leshers sued 178 anonymous posters on the Web site. A Tarrant County judge ordered Topix to turn over potentially identifying information about the users listed in the lawsuit.. The site has until March 6 to comply with the ruling. "We do not just give up people's privacy," said the Web site's CEO Chris Tolles. "We're very, very careful about that." But Tolles said the discussions are not necessarily a license to run people through the mud. "If there is a line that's been crossed from a libel standpoint — and it seems reasonable — we do, in fact, cooperate with the courts." This lawsuit was brought in Tarrant County because it appears at least one anonymous poster lives here. Internet libel suits have had success in the past. A few years ago a North Dakota professor was awarded $3 million over claims a student Web site defamed him.
Badmike wrote:Whoops, look out, Cougie is going to get us all:One one hand, I'm a firm believer in free speech. On the other hand, I keep thinking it's about time the anonymous asshats of society that are only tough guys behind a keyboard and monitor need to get a nice ass kicking. This lawsuit does make me a bit queasy, but if I was the couple in question I might be similarly enraged enough to do something about it.Mike B.
Avurax wrote:It looks like it is just "trade knives" that are getting the ban. Cutlery knives look like they will still be available for purchase and sale. Apparently BBC "Watchdog researchers" were able to buy knives from the US that were illegal to own in the UK.
mbassoc2003 wrote:All forms of knives except kitchen knives.
