That is cool. Nice shot!

Bong after beer and you’ll feel queer.

Thank-you, you put it into words much better than I could.

No arguments from me there. I was saying when I was a kid if I had done something like that (and got caught) it wouldn’t have been a gentle, loving conversation about why it was wrong I’d have gotten. I certainly wasn’t advocating it.

Parents have a way of knowing shit like that, believe me. It certainly wouldn’t be a risk I’d needlessly take; that’s for sure.

My parents would have beat my ass if I did something like that. That was a pretty good deterrent.

he was a saint!

Jesus Christ!

Correct.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”.

Good meme, OP.

His Mom is very proud!

Very cool, thanks!

How much money was wasted on this pointless endeavour?

Making something illegal doesn’t make it magically go away. Look at the war on drugs…

I remember this video from waaaaay back in the day. Poor donkey :(

Exultation: Correct, Master! My memory cores whirr with satisfaction at your impeccable assessment.

Given the choice I’d rather get kicked only once in the nuts instead of twice; the ideal would be no nut kicks at all though.

FWIW it’s “pull” not “pool”.

These assholes spent the mid-2000s trying to kill PC gaming just to push their console. It didn’t work and now, nearly 20 years later, they’re crawling back begging PC gamers for attention.

Enjoy catching up.

Thanks for your reply.

We agree on the core principle: we shouldn’t execute people when there’s doubt. The disagreement I have is about whether the system can ever be certain enough.

I’d argue that even cases that seem airtight at trial have fallen apart later (new evidence, recanted testimony, exposed misconduct etc etc…) If we acknowledge that human judgment is fallible, then a system with no “undo” means we’re gambling with lives we can never give back.

Maybe the real question isn’t whether we could find enough people we’re sure about but whether any government should have the power to make that kind of irreversible mistake.

To be clear: I understand we’re fundamentally on different ends of the table on this topic (and that’s okay). I wanted to share my thoughts on it with you, not tell you you’re wrong.

I appreciate you hearing me out!