GreyEyedGhost

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

And even with this antagonistic system, police officer isn't in the top 10 professions to die on the job.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Wow, that's a read. Conrad was outraged by Chretien thwarting his desire to be a Lord by...pointing out the laws of Canada. Renounced his citizenship out of spite after losing two law suits where he attempts to have the courts say the law doesn't apply to him. And then, after all this, loses his seat due to non-attendance, after he's been quoted as saying he wants to restart his political career (and then doesn't). Every step of the way, he touts his exceptionalism due to the large pile of cash he sits atop. And as a cute aside, gets convicted of fraud in the U.S. and is pardoned by Trump, which is pretty damning in my eyes. A true caricature of humanity.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

What, terror offenses might get me sentenced to life in the UAE? That's pretty serious, I don't think I could handle that much heat.

That title could definitely be written better.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

That was laugh-out-loud funny, almost as much as this bizarrely conceived knife.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

~~First and foremost, she isnt eligible to be president until next year. She's only 34, and won't be 35 until after the inauguration.~~

Whoops, looks like I misread and was off by a year. I don't think it's going to matter this time around, but hopefully they keep her in mind for the future.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was about the letter after his name. If sex was illegal (and I think sex with subordinates often should be), they would have gone for that. Lying under oath is illegal, so they went for that. This wasn't some principled mission, this was to stop the guy they disagreed with using whatever would stick.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

As a straight guy, I'm also confused.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Streaming is legal in Canada, regardless of the legality if the hosts. Moreover, we have precedent in Canada that tops off your fines for illegal downloading at about $500 for all previous non-commercial infringements of any kind, which means any suits brought against Canadians are at a loss before you even have a meeting with their lawyers.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well shit, now I feel like a bit of an ass. Sorry for the snark.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

A whole screen of text and you didn't even finish the first sentence of my comment, and don't appear to have read the second to last one..

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

French or standard?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know, I don't think I want the best IT person in the world performing an appendectomy.

Just because you're an expert in one field doesn't mean you're an expert in every field.

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