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[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I'm going to Britain to read.

[Spriggan]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/china.panda.pregnant.ap/index.html


Panda pregnant after watching sex videos

is the header for that article.   And no there's nothing crude in it.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

and it's not even really what the story is about. I... I can't say everythign I want to about the journalistic practices at play here.

[Spriggan]

Computers Stolen From Computer-Security Meeting

HONG KONG (AP)--Thieves snatched two computers from a Hong Kong trade fair, a particularly brazen act considering that the victims were security companies showing off the latest crime-stopping technology.

The thieves stole two laptop computers worth $2,500 from the Asia Securitex 2004 trade show on Wednesday, police spokeswoman Carrie So said.

"If you can't expect good security here, where can you expect it?" exhibitor Shinah Lunty was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post newspaper. Lunty told the newspaper that her mobile phone, worth $260, was also stolen.

Hong Kong police inspector Bob White said he suspected a mainland China gang targeted the exhibition because it was seen as a place for "easy pickings," the newspaper reported.

The four-day trade show started Tuesday.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Yes... gangs, I belive that at a tech expo demonstrating security technology....

More likely it was the chinese govt involved in industrail espionage..

[Spriggan]

I posted the article more for the irony of the article articualted in the title.

[Spriggan]

iPods, the new national security risk:

http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/13/news/international/ipod_uk.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Yeah too bad people have know about this new "security risk" for years...
But they still give out USB thumb drives, and have cd read write drives in all our computers.

Yawn.

[fuzzyoctopus]

Defending lawyer's argument: "He's been punished enough already." ?

Prosecuting lawyer's argument: "This much stupidity should get you jail time." ?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5431787/

[EUOL]

Best line from that article:

"He still feels quite severe pain." Syed told Sheffield Crown Court, adding that some pellets still were lodged in Walker's groin area.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

i have little to no sympathy for the retardedness of drunk people. He did a stupid thing because he WILLINGLY released control over his mental and physical faculties. THAT is why he shot himself, and if anything, THAT is what the "punishment" of shooting his own crotch should be for.

Now, I'm American, so 'round here you're allowed to own a shotgun. however, he broke the law in his own land. He even admits to it. Supposedly there was at least SOME point since acquiring the gun (if not when he got it) that he was sober and in command of his mental faculties, and therefore, he broke the law when sober. So even if being drunk is an excuse (and in my mind, no, it isn't, it's still just a consequence of your choices) this buffoon shouldn't have his injuries considered part of his punishment.

[Entsuropi]

Yes, the wonderful world of british laws where robbing or assault get you community service but owning a gun is a minimum 5 years jail.

Plus, retard.