Why anyone would trust any statement made by the American government without providing any supporting evidence is beyond me.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/opinion/pardon-bush-and-th...
It's saddening to read such a two-faced argument by the head of an organization I supported with both time and money. When even the ACLU would rather call for pardons instead of prosecution because they no longer believe it politically viable I feel there is little left to say on the matters of justice and law in my country.
I can only hope Romero is soon fired so the ACLU can return to it's core mandate as written by them:
The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. ~
Once a country abandons it's laws it is soon then abandoned by it's people.
This is a common effect and often an intended one when it comes to regulatory capture and the raising of trade barriers to protect those in power.
Charge more at checkout, EU citizens will either understand or they won't, but they are the ones that need to confront their own laws passed by their politicians.
How do you know, perhaps jail time for executives would work. The problem is there is no simple implementation and to expect a corrupt government to police a corrupt bank is laughable, these people are often colleagues, co-workers, even friends who take turns writing laws and giving each other pay checks.
What a bizarre world when an academic will say such a thing, almost comical really.
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LOL
I disagree, the data exists, this is fundamental, we are not going towards data impoverishment, we are necessarily living in an environment rich with data. I rather have accurate data by far.
No, no you could not, least of why being improper grammar.
The male gaze.
Protip: the male in the story became the robot. And critiques of language usage is the first step to oppression.
Lol, this is often how compelled compliance works, you begin with voluntary adoption.
This is promising tech but not believing any and all data will be saved and used for every conceivable purpose including oppression is an obvious feat of delusion -- have you had your head in the sand this year?