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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mr. Vega on March 18, 2007, 04:11:46 pm
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Forgive me for a little spam, but this is just about the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
http://forum.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=3111042#post3111042
Yeah, cause discussion of Bush being killed by an assassin droid from Star Wars needs to be taken very seriously. :rolleyes:
If I had any respect at all for Spacebattles before, it's gone now.
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:wtf:
Spacebattles is screwed up [overuse of 1's and 0's].
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My emotions (at order of occurrence):
:eek: :lol: ::) :nervous: :shaking: :wtf: :confused:
...what is up with that place? It's like discussing which are better, ninjas or pirates, and which group could do better in taking over the world (pirates, obviously, but that's not the question here). Completely random discussion for fun.
Then again, I can somehow understand the "cover my arse" reaction of the forum adminstration, given that US government has obtained right to simply label random people as terrorist suspects, ripping them off their civil rights, keeping them detained for undeterminate period of time without trial and finally, to "use harsh interrogation methods" to them for information. I wouldn't like the secret service bringing me in for questioning myself.
That doesn't mean that I approve that kind of things. Terrorism shouldn't be let the chance to affect living, whether it comes from the outside... or from the inside.
I'm tempted to join the forums just to ask them a question: If King Kong would be dropped to nowadays New York, with it's original strength and size from the book, would he be able to climb to Empire State Building and blow it off the map with a suicide nuclear bomb tied into it's abdomen? :rolleyes: I wonder if Secret Service would take that seriously...
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At face value I'd like to say it's rediculous that they have to cover their asses by not allowing such a fictional question.
However in the face of some of the stupid things that police forces / secret service / whoever have done around the world - over-reacting or reacting poorly to things that are clearly (at least to any normal thinking person) a joke - well - it just seems you can't be too careful these days.
That said I wonder how carefully these people look into a subject. Say you substitute the name of Americas current president for another name, you're then creating a work of complete fiction even if it's based on a set of real life charachters (droids from Star Wars aside). Hollywood films have already tackled the subject of assassination numerous times, should all those writers and directors be locked away for potentially giving Joe Public ideas?
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However in the face of some of the stupid things that police forces / secret service / whoever have done around the world - over-reacting or reacting poorly to things that are clearly (at least to any normal thinking person) a joke - well - it just seems you can't be too careful these days.
Clearly, we should just acquiesce to their paranoia/love of intimidation so they learn that they can get away with anything, or in the case of Spacebattles here, take part in the hysteria.
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True story:
A fellow I know once posted on one of those "secret" diary websites that he wanted to kill George W. He posted his intention (to test if this diary really was secret) on another forum to cover his ass. Sure enough, he got a phone call within the week from the USSS. What's even crazier - he's Canadian.
Therefore, while it may seem silly, some agencies go a little overboard with this kind of thing and I can't blame people for not wanting serious law enforcement attentions directed at their website.
Now then, everyone wave to Carnivore...
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It's ****ing ludicrous and paranoid. Do they really think anyone with the capacity to actually execute the closely guarded man in the world is going to advertise? (let alone the ludicrousness of this example)
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although i gotta say, if anyone can do it, HK-47 can.
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Affirmative, Meatbag.
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He has one year to complete the mission. Can he do it?
No ****ing way. Jonathon 'The Impaler' Sharkey (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,45952.0.html) will get Bush first.
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Yeah, it's stupid. But to be honest, the way I read it, he could very possibly be making a metaphor. But that's just how I see it. particularly the "average knowledge about the subject equivocal to an average SB member" "not bulletproof" and "streets of NYC" parts. Not to mention, the poster has HK-47's face as his avatar.