Seriously, what the FUCK? I'm not explaining what's in the link, words simply fail me. Just trust me when I tell you that you'll react by either 1. agreeing with the WTF or 2. citing Discworld.
Right... they have an image, obviously, of being very strongly pro-gun (and they are), but when it comes to crime committed with firearms, as far as they're concerned, "all bets are off". They favor coming down on armed criminals quite hard, and something like this really gets them riled.
Actually, I was just wondering why they care what they do in Holland, which is international. I'm not strongly pro-gun, at all, and don't want to debate that (you'll notice I don't mention it in my journal ever), so I'll just wander off now.
At least he didnt try to pass of a set of useless vouchers "crystal" made of paste, or a humourous BBQ apron for when you have Al Fresco round for dinner
I'm not that surprised by the fact of it, actually.
That kind of thing is actually not all that uncommon in the States, since the IRS really doesn't care what you do for a living so long as they get their cut of it. You could be a slave trader who does transactions in pounds of cocaine and they wouldn't so much as peep in the direction of law enforcement. I just hadn't heard of other countries' tax collectors being the same way.
They're a conservative rag which loves any story that makes Europeans and liberals look stupid.
I don't trust it, really. Ask yourself this -- what's the name of the criminal?
Isn't that, like, basic reporting?
Who interviewed Leendert De Lange? It doesn't say. Was it the Telegraph? Or are they just rewriting -- as dubiously as they usually do (http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/brothel.asp) -- someone else's story in a different language?
Right... they have an image, obviously, of being very strongly pro-gun (and they are), but when it comes to crime committed with firearms, as far as they're concerned, "all bets are off". They favor coming down on armed criminals quite hard, and something like this really gets them riled.
Actually, I was just wondering why they care what they do in Holland, which is international. I'm not strongly pro-gun, at all, and don't want to debate that (you'll notice I don't mention it in my journal ever), so I'll just wander off now.
At least he didnt try to pass of a set of useless vouchers "crystal" made of paste, or a humourous BBQ apron for when you have Al Fresco round for dinner
I'm not that surprised by the fact of it, actually.
That kind of thing is actually not all that uncommon in the States, since the IRS really doesn't care what you do for a living so long as they get their cut of it. You could be a slave trader who does transactions in pounds of cocaine and they wouldn't so much as peep in the direction of law enforcement. I just hadn't heard of other countries' tax collectors being the same way.
They're a conservative rag which loves any story that makes Europeans and liberals look stupid.
I don't trust it, really. Ask yourself this -- what's the name of the criminal?
Isn't that, like, basic reporting?
Who interviewed Leendert De Lange? It doesn't say. Was it the Telegraph? Or are they just rewriting -- as dubiously as they usually do (http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/brothel.asp) -- someone else's story in a different language?
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*flabbergasted*
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Can I steal it? I saw it once before, and lost it....
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... very Discworldian, yes.
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boy I hope so.
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THIEVES' GUILD!
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The world is insane; just one more proof.
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That's NUTS!
And I thought OUR government officials were stupidly insane.
HAHAHAH!
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That kind of thing is actually not all that uncommon in the States, since the IRS really doesn't care what you do for a living so long as they get their cut of it. You could be a slave trader who does transactions in pounds of cocaine and they wouldn't so much as peep in the direction of law enforcement. I just hadn't heard of other countries' tax collectors being the same way.
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It's the Telegraph.
They're a conservative rag which loves any story that makes Europeans and liberals look stupid.
I don't trust it, really. Ask yourself this -- what's the name of the criminal?
Isn't that, like, basic reporting?
Who interviewed Leendert De Lange? It doesn't say. Was it the Telegraph? Or are they just rewriting -- as dubiously as they usually do (http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/brothel.asp) -- someone else's story in a different language?
--Kynn
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*flabbergasted*
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Can I steal it? I saw it once before, and lost it....
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... very Discworldian, yes.
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boy I hope so.
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THIEVES' GUILD!
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The world is insane; just one more proof.
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That's NUTS!
And I thought OUR government officials were stupidly insane.
HAHAHAH!
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That kind of thing is actually not all that uncommon in the States, since the IRS really doesn't care what you do for a living so long as they get their cut of it. You could be a slave trader who does transactions in pounds of cocaine and they wouldn't so much as peep in the direction of law enforcement. I just hadn't heard of other countries' tax collectors being the same way.
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It's the Telegraph.
They're a conservative rag which loves any story that makes Europeans and liberals look stupid.
I don't trust it, really. Ask yourself this -- what's the name of the criminal?
Isn't that, like, basic reporting?
Who interviewed Leendert De Lange? It doesn't say. Was it the Telegraph? Or are they just rewriting -- as dubiously as they usually do (http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/brothel.asp) -- someone else's story in a different language?
--Kynn