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Ye you all injuns, did you all forget this great story in the land of the brays and home of the bonded,

Cop doing his dharmic duty to educate immigrant
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Shreeman: Umpire and a bystander are getting into the game and are trying to swell the losing team's ranks. First one not kosher christine faire. :)
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More positive news again on the Hispanic front! Bravo! Bravo!

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Shreeman wrote:
LokeshC wrote:I have a ton of them with me, just felt like it was getting too positive for my own good :(

Since someone was mentioning the negative news that in the US he does not have to bribe some lower level folks to get by everyday here is some bositive neuj to counter that:
Exhibit A
You are doing a service Lokesh Chandra, stick to it with the karmanye vadhikaraste... theme.

Good and bad exists everywhere, no reason to expect it or ignore it.
The fact is I know that some day positive news is going to hit me, and its taking its toll. Its statistically improbable that bositive news will hit anyone of us on this forum, but that is nowadays. Who knows what tomorrow holds.
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I was reading some- where that just like US military, around 50% of students are raped or molested by their teachers or co-students in US education system.
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The daily diet: The revelry and lovefest sections are new in every post, courtesy of google uncle, in case you haven't noticed.
Revelry: In this series alone, there is already more than a 777 full of souls lost, if you care.
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Lovefest:
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[url=hhttp://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Suspect-Sou ... 02231.html]7[/url],
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Revelations: What is rape vs. what is sexual assault ? What is an atomic weapon or atom bomb and what is a nukular weapon? What is an indian and what is a south asian ? When are these terms used?
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A story:
chapter 0. The initiation.
chapter 1. The dictionary.
chapter 2. The White house takes lead in promoting the United States leadership in robotics.
chapter 3. The United States takes lead in high-technology -- haptics, robotics, and healthcare.
chapter 4. An editorial: the value of satire.
chapter 5. The Freedoms: Thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain.
chapter 6. The Law: In whom shall we place blind faith.
chapter 7. The Zeal: Where humans aim to imitate and excel upon sheep.
chapter 8. Hiatus to observe pastafarian sabbath.

and, an anecdote for the young'uns, and a FAQ and why it is important to you. And there is no distinction between donkeys and horses here. All stories are welcome and encouraged.

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With no particular dates in mind, to come:
chapter 09. The essence of verification in journalism, publication, and everything; and the myth of peer-review.
chapter 10. The lure of money.
chapter 11. On the dangers of speaking out.
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chapter 12. And in conclusion.
chapter 13. Acknowledgements.
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The next match in the series has been declared but not scheduled yet.

Disclaimer:Please re-read the FAQ, before making any judgements and inferences. The intent is not to have the reader conceive, but to perceive what is in plain sight. Inferences are your own and please resist the temptation of 140 character conclusions. You may not have yet perceived much more that is relevant. All the yak butter will not give you the essence of what is above. I dont know, and I wrote it. The thread is established and this adds only little additional value now. It is only there at the admin's discretion. This was all that was handy at the time. And pasta willing, more of your preconceptions will be proven false, in less than 140chars.

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vic wrote:I was reading some- where that just like US military, around 50% of students are raped or molested by their teachers or co-students in US education system.
Vic: I don't know the statistics but the overall effect is terrible. Think about what the rest must do to avoid suspicion when there is such prevalence of misconduct. And remember its not one odd Duke student, students themselves routinely take advantage of the situation where they can. Being a teacher (or god forbid a priest, now) is no cake walk. Its not that education was all that great to begin with (don't listen to those glorifying a few "brands" without personal knowledge of them), but these last decade of financial difficulties (for both students and teachers) has really ruined anything that remained.
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LokeshC wrote:I have a ton of them with me, just felt like it was getting too positive for my own good :(

Since someone was mentioning the negative news that in the US he does not have to bribe some lower level folks to get by everyday here is some bositive neuj to counter that:
Exhibit A

You are doing a service Lokesh Chandra, stick to it with the karmanye vadhikaraste... theme.

Good and bad exists everywhere, no reason to expect it or ignore it.

The fact is I know that some day positive news is going to hit me, and its taking its toll. Its statistically improbable that bositive news will hit anyone of us on this forum, but that is nowadays. Who knows what tomorrow holds.
And this is literally what karmanye vadhikaraste... is all about.

You will come across plenty of positive news whether you write about it or not. Positive news has already hit folks on this forum, we know that well. But that is not the point, inserting oneself in any debate of principle will create these fears. Maintaining the principle provides the distance needed.

The only true remedy is to understand that now is valuable, and if there is a better way to enjoy it with one's loved ones, then it must be exercised. Ignorance is bliss, but one that can be forever ruined instantly. Knowledge leads to equilibrium, a far superior outcome.
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The daily diet: The revelry and lovefest sections are new in every post, courtesy of google uncle, in case you haven't noticed.
Revelry:
-------------
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10.

Lovefest:
--------------
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10.

Revelations: What is rape vs. what is sexual assault ? What is an atomic weapon or atom bomb and what is a nukular weapon? What is an indian and what is a south asian ? When are these terms used?
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A story:
chapter 0. The initiation.
chapter 1. The dictionary.
chapter 2. The White house takes lead in promoting the United States leadership in robotics.
chapter 3. The United States takes lead in high-technology -- haptics, robotics, and healthcare.
chapter 4. An editorial: the value of satire.
chapter 5. The Freedoms: Thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain.
chapter 6. The Law: In whom shall we place blind faith.
chapter 7. The Zeal: Where humans aim to imitate and excel upon sheep.
chapter 8. Hiatus to observe pastafarian sabbath.

and, an anecdote for the young'uns, and a FAQ and why it is important to you. And there is no distinction between donkeys and horses here. All stories are welcome and encouraged.

------
With no particular dates in mind, to come:
chapter 09. The essence of verification in journalism, publication, and everything; and the myth of peer-review.
chapter 10. The lure of money.
chapter 11. On the dangers of speaking out.
-----
chapter 12. And in conclusion.
chapter 13. Acknowledgements.

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The next match has been scheduled, though participation is not certain from one of the "will not engage" teams.

Disclaimer:Please re-read the FAQ, before making any judgements and inferences. The intent is not to have the reader conceive, but to perceive what is in plain sight. Inferences are your own and please resist the temptation of 140 character conclusions. You may not have yet perceived much more that is relevant. All the yak butter will not give you the essence of what is above. I dont know, and I wrote it. The thread is established and this adds only little additional value now. It is only there at the admin's discretion. This was all that was handy at the time. And pasta willing, more of your preconceptions will be proven false, in less than 140chars.

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The daily diet: The revelry and lovefest sections are new in every post, courtesy of google uncle, in case you haven't noticed.
Revelry:
-------------
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10.

Lovefest:
--------------
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10.

Revelations: What is rape vs. what is sexual assault ? What is an atomic weapon or atom bomb and what is a nukular weapon? What is an indian and what is a south asian ? When are these terms used?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A story:
chapter 0. The initiation.
chapter 1. The dictionary.
chapter 2. The White house takes lead in promoting the United States leadership in robotics.
chapter 3. The United States takes lead in high-technology -- haptics, robotics, and healthcare.
chapter 4. An editorial: the value of satire.
chapter 5. The Freedoms: Thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain.
chapter 6. The Law: In whom shall we place blind faith.
chapter 7. The Zeal: Where humans aim to imitate and excel upon sheep.
chapter 8. Hiatus to observe pastafarian sabbath.

and, an anecdote for the young'uns, and a FAQ and why it is important to you. And there is no distinction between donkeys and horses here. All stories are welcome and encouraged.

------
With no particular dates in mind, to come:
chapter 09. The essence of verification in journalism, publication, and everything; and the myth of peer-review.
chapter 10. The lure of money.
chapter 11. On the dangers of speaking out.
-----
chapter 12. And in conclusion.
chapter 13. Acknowledgements.
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The next match to be reported on, when the teams are announced.

Disclaimer:Please re-read the FAQ, before making any judgements and inferences. The intent is not to have the reader conceive, but to perceive what is in plain sight. Inferences are your own and please resist the temptation of 140 character conclusions. You may not have yet perceived much more that is relevant. All the yak butter will not give you the essence of what is above. I dont know, and I wrote it. The thread is established and this adds only little additional value now. It is only there at the admin's discretion. This was all that was handy at the time. And pasta willing, more of your preconceptions will be proven false, in less than 140chars.

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wiki wrote: Tuskegee syphilis experiment
The Tuskegee syphilis experiment (/tʌsˈkiːɡiː/)[1] was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the U.S. Public Health Service to study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in rural African American men who thought they were receiving free health care from the U.S. government.[1]

The Public Health Service started working with the Tuskegee Institute in 1932. Investigators enrolled in the study a total of 600 impoverished sharecroppers from Macon County, Alabama. 399 of those men had previously contracted syphilis before the study began, and 201[2] did not have the disease. The men were given free medical care, meals, and free burial insurance, for participating in the study. They were never told they had syphilis, nor were they ever treated for it. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the men were told they were being treated for "bad blood", a local term for various illnesses that include syphilis, anemia, and fatigue.

The 40-year study was controversial for reasons related to ethical standards, primarily because researchers knowingly failed to treat patients appropriately after the 1940s validation of penicillin as an effective cure for the disease they were studying. Revelation of study failures by a whistleblower led to major changes in U.S. law and regulation on the protection of participants in clinical studies. Now studies require informed consent (though foreign consent procedures can be substituted which offer similar protections; such substitutions must be submitted to the Federal Register unless statute or Executive Order require otherwise),[3] communication of diagnosis, and accurate reporting of test results.[4]

By 1947, penicillin had become the standard treatment for syphilis. Choices available to the doctors involved in the study might have included treating all syphilitic subjects and closing the study, or splitting off a control group for testing with penicillin. Instead, the Tuskegee scientists continued the study without treating any participants and withholding penicillin and information about it from the patients. In addition, scientists prevented participants from accessing syphilis treatment programs available to others in the area.[5] The study continued, under numerous US Public Health Service supervisors, until 1972, when a leak to the press eventually resulted in its termination on November 16.[6] The victims of the study included numerous men who died of syphilis, wives who contracted the disease, and children born with congenital syphilis.[7] Physicians in this time were fixated on African American sexuality, and the willingness of African Americans to have sexual relations with those who were infected led them to believe that the responsibility for the acquisition of the disease was solely upon the individual. This need to place blame blinded the physicians to find ways to help the innocent infants born with the disease through no fault of their own.[8]

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, cited as "arguably the most infamous biomedical research study in U.S. history,"[9] led to the 1979 Belmont Report and the establishment of the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).[10] It also led to federal laws and regulations requiring Institutional Review Boards for the protection of human subjects in studies involving human subjects. The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) manages this responsibility within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).[11]
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Human Rights?!!! :roll:
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LokeshC wrote:More positive news again on the Hispanic front! Bravo! Bravo!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kelly_Thomas


Kelly Thomas (April 5, 1974 – July 10, 2011) was a homeless man diagnosed with schizophrenia who lived on the streets of Fullerton, California. He died five days after an altercation with members of the Fullerton Police Department on July 5, 2011. Thomas was taken to St. Jude Medical Center before being transferred to the UC Irvine Medical Center, where he was comatose on arrival and not expected to recover. He never regained consciousness, and died on July 10, 2011.[2][3]

Medical records show that bones in his face were broken and he choked on his own blood.[4] Officer Manuel Ramos was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter; Corporal Jay Cicinelli and Officer Joseph Wolfe were each charged with one count of felony involuntary manslaughter and one count of excessive force.[5][7][8] All three pleaded not guilty.

A judge declined to dismiss the charges against the officers in January 2013, finding that "a reasonable person could infer that the use of force was excessive and unreasonable."[9] An appeals court judge also denied a request to overturn the lower court's decision.[10] On January 13, 2014, Ramos and Cicinelli were found not guilty of all charges,[11] while the trial for Joe Wolfe was pending.[12] Following the verdict for the two officers, the district attorney's office announced it would not pursue the case against Officer Wolf
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So many cases of human rights violations by USA police, it's almost like an avalanche yet nary a squeak from Amnasty International or Human Rights Watch, whose job it seems is to only police the darkies.
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How a real human trafficker is punished:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/1 ... Conviction
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habal wrote:So many cases of human rights violations by USA police, it's almost like an avalanche yet nary a squeak from Amnasty International or Human Rights Watch, whose job it seems is to only police the darkies.
Well these are not officially called police the darkies international or darkies watch.

So these individuals must be doing mental hand waving and assume "how can this occur in first world countries" only to mentally "rescue" themselves when conflict of interests appear. Stating the obvious.
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habal wrote:So many cases of human rights violations by USA police, it's almost like an avalanche yet nary a squeak from Amnasty International or Human Rights Watch, whose job it seems is to only police the darkies.

I am shocked at how brutal and inhuman the US police are and no I am not being facetious. They kneel on suspects forcing their mouths to the ground, not allowing them to breathe, not one policemen but five or six, basically asphyxiating the suspect to death, and this is usually after a brutal beating with a nightstick to the face and vital parts of the body. Even if the person survives, he or she will most likely be a cripple for life. This in case after case. You can see the same pattern in both the above cases. They beat/asphyxiated a man to death in both cases. Here is one more.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/1 ... 11629.html
http://rt.com/usa/man-death-police-disabled-534/

What is wrong with the US, that they allow themselves to be brutalized in this fashion?

Add all the cases of police just shooting kids, teenagers and there is something seriously wrong with their culture of violence.
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And this, they have no respect for human life whatsoever of those they are supposed to protect?

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/mental ... f-parents/

“My word that I want to get out to every family who has a mentally ill patient: do NOT call the police department for help, because your son will probably get shot and killed, just like mine did.”
...

According to the family’s report, as can be heard directly in the video below, their son was upset and had a small screw driver in his hand, which they could not get away. He was not threatening anybody with it, but they could not get it away from him. They were afraid he was going to hurt himself. A call was put in to the police to help them get the screw driver away from the boy. The mother reports that she wanted help getting him to the emergency room where he could receive medication.

The boy only weighed 90 lbs. The boy was tasered first. Then two officers held the youth down with the father nearby, when a third police officer reportedly walked in, about 15 minutes after the first two policemen had arrived and were already dealing with the situation, and within 10 seconds reportedly stated. “We don’t have time for this” and then drew his gun and shot the boy who was between the other two policemen.

The father jumped up and threw him back, and the policeman reportedly drew his gun again, and the father states he was afraid that he was going to be shot next: “I thought he was going to shoot me.”
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BTW in that video I posted above, the hispanic father who got murderered was not wearing a hood. His face is dark because of he puked blood which clotted on his face. By the time they were sitting him up and yelling "stop resisting sir" he was already in heaven.

As they say in the US: RIP sir.
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If mentally ill patients commit a crime and are caught and put in jail they would wish that they had been shot. The cells are usually padded, prisoners are kept completely naked, food is passed through a small window in the door which is the only window to outside and to top it all the cell is kept quite cold. There was this father who gave a interview on NPR six seven years back. His son a teenager with some mental problem broke into a house and found taking a bath in the bathtub. The homeowners pressed the case and the DA did the rest. Son was put in a prison fir mentally ill in Florida.
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Karan guns coupled with violence in movies and games is a big problem.
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You know I have seen this for a while but failed to connect it, most Euro movies seem to be about existential problems, their violence seems restricted to war dramas etc. In Indian movies till recent times violence was beating folks up but not killing them unless it was the ultra evil villain in a heroic fashion. In Hollywood movies, in their games, its violence 24/7.

Another thing is the US glorification of physical violence and some sort of winner takes all, rest can go to heck mentality. US football f.e. - is like organized violence, effectively. Rugby is similar, but then again, soccer is more popular. In the US soccer, cricket are "effete". I see American football players at 18, 20, dealing with injuries that are near crippling, what for? How can a state allow such brutal contact sports to thrive?

The US conservative opposition to medicare and all sorts of stuff is couched under business protection etc, but effectively its, if you scratch it, a feeling that "why should I pay for others". And then you combine this with the bizarre insistence to tithe money to the church to bring more people to Christ.

Then amongst all groups, there is the untrammeled celebration of hedonism - have as many partners as you wish, do as you wish, its all good. There seems to be no introspection.

The so called liberals who militate against the above, mock religion in turn and seem to take great pride in attacking other cultures and faiths. Something they share with the conservatives.

In India we are aping them, and thinking modernism is westernism. Which makes me think, is it really worth it?

The US routinely invades other countries, engages in mechanized slaughter of other people - see Iraq, and takes no responsibility for its actions. Every third black man or so I read, is now in prison or has some prison sentence. Yet the US pontificates to others about human rights.

Scientific advancement apart, as a society they have huge gaping holes where their souls should be.
Basically, the only thing the west seems to have going for it is good administration allowing for advancements in science and technology, in turn allowing them dominance.

While their advancements in S&T are a plus, everywhere else, its pretty bad.
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matrimc wrote:Karan guns coupled with violence in movies and games is a big problem.
Particularly the gun culture does not help since police are also on trigger alert. Plus, Glorifying the police and the firefighters creates an even bigger problem. Further, there is no check against police brutality!
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Karan M wrote:In India we are aping them, and thinking modernism is westernism. Which makes me think, is it really worth it?
Karan M wrote:Scientific advancement apart, as a society they have huge gaping holes where their souls should be.
Basically, the only thing the west seems to have going for it is good administration allowing for advancements in science and technology, in turn allowing them dominance.
Couldn't agree with you more. It really hurts me to see Indians trying to copy such aspects of American culture... because they are at the top of the totem pole and vigorously present themselves as such through media and other means, we are buying into their concept that the American way is the right way.
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chaitanya wrote:
Karan M wrote:In India we are aping them, and thinking modernism is westernism. Which makes me think, is it really worth it?
Karan M wrote:Scientific advancement apart, as a society they have huge gaping holes where their souls should be.
Basically, the only thing the west seems to have going for it is good administration allowing for advancements in science and technology, in turn allowing them dominance.
Couldn't agree with you more. It really hurts me to see Indians trying to copy such aspects of American culture... because they are at the top of the totem pole and vigorously present themselves as such through media and other means, we are buying into their concept that the American way is the right way.
Gentlemen, with due respect, "Neuj" thread please. Please use the disc-e-ssion threads for other purposes. Only repeated neuj after neuj after neuj will convince people there is some merit to the positive aspects. Any time you inject your brown subjectiveness, you will turn away your TSJs altogether. This story is not for the knowledgeable and converted, it is for the innocent and ignorant.

Any just to note, this thread is also about the so-called scientific advancements. Give it time. Its on the horizon now.
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On how enjoyable freedom is for newcomers: free 5-star accomodations available
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First world healthcare -- new heights of excellence, we dont worry about minor diseases like MDR-TB.
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I am up at an ungodly hour, and have been exposed to some very interesting re-education in the past day or so by my doings and chance responses. This created a need for additon to this FAQ regarding the goings-on and what might someday see the light of the day. In the absence of what is to follow, this will look silly to most of you. But there is a reason for this extension of the FAQ. The temptation is to shoot the messenger first, then think about whether they might actually have had a point. That's ok, I asked for it.
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An addendum to the FAQ since its easier to convince folks of the existence of extra-terrestrials than of common facts that will impact their lives much sooner than they expect. A brief detour from the news, thus:

1. You are not "white", therefore you are my competitor. .
I am not. Nor are most other posters here. The links posted here are true and positive news. We are certainly not in any way or form commenting on your glorious achievements, white or brown.

2. But I am successful. .
You are. We are nothing. Ignore us. Our mistake in writing this (or any other mistaken missive).

3. There is a simple explanation for this. .
There isn't. You can't make one.

4. I could have dealt with this differently/resolved it/used my connections/etc. .
No, you couldn't have.

5. This is not a big problem .
Wait till you come across it yourself. You will.

6. So what, everybody does things like this.
No, they don't. And its an even bigger problem if they do. And this is what leads to the pakistans that I would rather not see in any nationality that reads here.

7. You have an "angle" .
I don't. Its a waste of my limited time. Nor do most other folks here. We may be retired, or retarded, but there is no "angle" here. Don't read this. Problem solved.

8. How could you do something like this? You are "brown", and I am much smarter than you, and have many accomplishments .
You are and you have, and this was a fool's errand on our part, trying to attract your attention. Personally, I used to be brown, now the tan is even worse, more towards black. Ignore the problems until you run into them yourself.

9. How could it get so bad?
It was always this bad. A poor unwashed untenured not-successful brown messenger is incapable of "making" it bad, by your rules. Just because its visible now doesn't mean it was invented today. Things didn't escalate, they were this bad at the beginning. Don't try to make up "patterns of behavior" where none exist.

10. I don't believe it .
Sure. Join the majority. We are only selling tin-foil. Its up to you to make a hat or bake a pie.
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Here is a touching story about an unsuccessful man who was told where to get off by a benevolent system

He was let off easily, to paraphrase Preek Bharara. Not cavity searched. He was told his rights and informed about all the crimes he committed. His problem that he couldn't understand what he had done wrong

I have learned much about the legal system in the US and two really precious titbits are as follows:

1. Statute of limitations: This allows me to falsely implicate you using trumped up charges, or charges that you don't even know about and allow a court case to drag on for five years. After five years you no can no longer nail me. Lovely. India is nowhere and we need to learn.

2. Plea bargain: The system accuses you of being a mass murderer, serial rapist and burglar and awards you with freedom of choice. You choose the least of the three and admit to being a burglar. A penny saved is a penny earned. A year less in jail is a year more of freedom of choice.
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Black man offered free meals for 30 years. He didn't want to take that many free ones but they gave it to him nonetheless to prevent him from suing under statute of limitations.
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wah wah ... democracy, freedom have finally 'touched' hawaii too ..

usa usa usa usa

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03 ... cs+-+Text)

long suffering cops of hawaii plead for justice
Police officers have a message for state lawmakers: Undercover officers need to be able to have sex with prostitutes.
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Though she is in England now, her story is from America:
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle ... hild-abuse
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Karan M wrote:
What is wrong with the US, that they allow themselves to be brutalized in this fashion?

Add all the cases of police just shooting kids, teenagers and there is something seriously wrong with their culture of violence.
What's even more beautiful is how the murderers get away with it almost every single time. Hardly any police officer even gets suspended. Even if they do, they get reinstated. And the evidence against them (usually explicit videos) are pretty damning. US is going the way of Sparta
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