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INJUSTICE: if the state refuses to prosecute the offenders of the law, is there truly justice?

Lets talk about justice and equality for a moment. I don't want to talk about how the US has changed to an entitled society where the rich and famous can literally get away with murder (until they attempt to hide their seized assets from the law)... lets instead focus on the people who need to be represented by the law who can't speak for themselves . Recently in the news I saw where a former astronaut was charged with DUI and murder due to a DUI accident and I needed to vent a little about the situation because of the lack of prosecution for the responsible parties. Now, I am in no way attempting to vindicate or take blame away from Halsell for his actions because they are indefensible . Halsell chose to take alcohol and pills and it impaired his driving causing the accident where the two minor girls were killed. This direct action was the cause of the accident and this is why DUI is illegal. The fact that a former astronaut was so irresponsible considering the educatio...

Continuing lessons on how to "spot the LOONEY"

The dangers of accepting anything at face value is part of the continuing lesson being taught in this blog, and this entry is no different. We are going to look at some of the more difficult points being made and the general refute for the claims of the pseudoscience crowd. We can get more into detail but it may not be necessary as a lot of this stuff is picked apart all over the net by physicists and scientists far more experienced than I, and anyone can find it. So I will be general for a short while and allow you to research (as taught earlier) for your own good. We can get more specific later. Russels Teapot, Special pleading and argument from misinterpretation You can't state that the lack of evidence refuting x is definitive proof that x must exist... this is another common tactic of pseudoscience and religions both. You can see a demonstration of this as: "No one has proven that the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't exist, therefore it MUST exist". Some o...