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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Like all these stories, it's more complex than that.
    What, you mean all criminals aren't scum who deserve to be put down like dogs and we only let them rot in hell-hole prisons as special favour to their Aunts Doris?

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo View Post
    What, you mean all criminals aren't scum who deserve to be put down like dogs and we only let them rot in hell-hole prisons as special favour to their Aunts Doris?
    Indeed. Sometimes they don't have an Aunt Doris. What do we do with them then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Indeed. Sometimes they don't have an Aunt Doris. What do we do with them then?
    Shoot them? Save us all a small fortune in tax.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Like all these stories, it's more complex than that. The vast majority of cases were where the prisoner was on a methodone-based withdrawal programme, which was changed without his consent to cold turkey.

    So I'd imagine that their argument would be as follows:
    • They were on (effectively) a medical treatment programme (methodone)
    • This medical treatment was removed in prison
    • This removal was equivalent to assault.


    Something like that. They'd clearly have a plausible case on the face of it.

    The blame lies with the prison staff who decided to force a change from methodone to cold turkey without checking its legality.
    Can't improve on that answer.

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    this was quoted on the page

    "A spokesperson for the store said: "We take the sale of alcohol to underage people extremely seriously. "

    This is taking the absolute mick! ok so Chavs and underagers are going to dress up like OAP's now? Please get REAL!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    Ha. How can you trust any "news" article that has "We're not in the business of predicting the future, but"...yeah "but" - and why if you are "not in the business of predicting the future" do you use "futures researchers" to do your research ?

    This is firmly in the realm of science fiction - Isaac Asimov no less; "The Bicentennial Man" (filmed in 1999s with Robin Williams in the leading role) has the "rights of robots" as its plot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clueless View Post
    this was quoted on the page

    "A spokesperson for the store said: "We take the sale of alcohol to underage people extremely seriously. "

    This is taking the absolute mick! ok so Chavs and underagers are going to dress up like OAP's now? Please get REAL!!!
    eh? Its nice to see underage drinking being taken seriously. The only outrage against common sense is its really not that hard to tell if someone is older than 25 and automatically serve them without needing ID. But then again, maybe the person serving had a problem with faces? are we to not employ people with Prosopagnosia just because Clueless and Philsmove are bigoted against them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    This is firmly in the realm of science fiction - Isaac Asimov no less; "The Bicentennial Man" (filmed in 1999s with Robin Williams in the leading role) has the "rights of robots" as its plot.
    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    are we to not employ people with Prosopagnosia just because Clueless and Philsmove are bigoted against them
    or perhaps to carry the Robin williams reference a little further.. he could have had an aging disorder like Robin in the film "Jack" and was actually only a really old looking 7 year old?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    This is firmly in the realm of science fiction - Isaac Asimov no less; "The Bicentennial Man" (filmed in 1999s with Robin Williams in the leading role) has the "rights of robots" as its plot.
    It's rubbish, the most annoying part of it is that it's taxpayer-funded rubbish.

    From that article:
    Robots could one day demand the same citizen's rights as humans, according to a study by the British government.

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    The research was commissioned by the UK Office of Science and Innovation's Horizon Scanning Centre.

    ....

    The paper which addresses Robo-rights, titled Utopian dream or rise of the machines? examines the developments in artificial intelligence and how this may impact on law and politics.

    The paper says a "monumental shift" could occur if robots develop to the point where they can reproduce, improve themselves or develop artificial intelligence.

    The research suggests that at some point in the next 20 to 50 years robots could be granted rights.
    What? I mean, what?

    Are these people monumentally clueless about AI, or what?

    Grrr, I want my money back.

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    Well it looks like Common Sense may be alive after all

    Nativity photos not against law, says data watchdog

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    Well it looks like Common Sense may be alive after all

    Nativity photos not against law, says data watchdog
    i took photos last year, and thought nothing of it. The lighting was terrible though

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    i took photos last year, and thought nothing of it. The lighting was terrible though
    Yeah, we have a photo-opportunity after our assemblies and plays. Think we have to get permission for photos which might go in the local paper, though.

    I have heard anecdotal evidence of parents who are prepared to trample others underfoot in order to get to the front so as to get the best angle for photographing their little darling, ruining others' enjoyment. Maybe Mr Troublemaker Parent's school in the article might have been quite glad to ban photography if that's been an issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    Well it looks like Common Sense may be alive after all

    Nativity photos not against law, says data watchdog
    But it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day, strange but true.

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