Posts by mark taslov

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  • Hard News: When that awful thing happens,

    ...in the case of the police, the execution of the search warrant.

    Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report

  • Hard News: When that awful thing happens,

    Nice even handed post Russell. One question I'd like to know more about is the case of Molenaar's being stopped by police a couple of weeks back, and complaining of racism, what exactly happened then? Was the search warrant issued after that event and with any relation? And Was any significant portion of the armoury purchased after that event. The media treatment gave me the impression that this was some kind of grudge execution, by both parties. Well Stuff and Scoop.

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  • Hard News: There is History,

    Someone died of this so your body can't handle it. We will focus our initial reports on casualties, alert levels and warnings providing little or no detail about the lifestyles of the victims for your understanding.

    ATLANTA (AP) — America's two swine flu deaths — a toddler and a pregnant woman — each suffered from several other illnesses when they were infected with the virus, according to a study released Thursday.

    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gD1ZJvhHO6wfvF42FQf6V4E9eISgD981MJA02

    We will do our best to deny you exposure to this illness, blocking the greater mass's ability to develop natural immunity despite the low mortality rate. As we isolate the virus, we increase our market value, we encourage further mutation, and we enhance your susceptibility towards future versions.

    but our medicine works.

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  • Hard News: There is History,

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  • Hard News: The Social Retail,

    Ok, I'm sorry Russell and Sacha I'll drop, it thought it seems like e slightly eccentric localized culturally conditioned behavioural pattern and was interested to see if anyone was up for discussing its origins or manifestations.

    I know I would love to see marijuana decriminalized at least. I am a firm supporter of maintenance programmes for othr drug use but I not so sure 'bout the meth, just because I don't like "go fast" and I suspect brains don't either.

    I think it is essentially decriminalized for the recreational user, in that you'll see very few cases in court solely related to simple possession. But there are still some ridiculous sentences being handed down for growing the stuff. I feel that the Hawkes bay shooting yesterday really highlights a need for reform there. If people are being driven to murder in order to protect crops, that's ample evidence to suggest that the black market value of a relatively harmless weed has either far superceded the value of human life, or perhaps and less likely that it turns the user into paramilitary killer. The current situation is largely a US intervention and I doubt things will change significantly as long as that country continues to hold our own by the strones.

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  • Hard News: The Social Retail,

    I'm not really looking to pursue the point, but Sacha corrrectly deduced my meaning.

    your point was you hid because your human? or you hid because you're not a market actor? I'm not angling for an indepth sociologocial/ psychological inquiry here, but a little depth never goes amiss.

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  • Hard News: The Social Retail,

    Sorry, belatedly Sacha,

    Because they're humans, Mark, not just market actors. People get embarrassed irrationally. Sheesh.

    Wrong. But try again.

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  • Hard News: The Social Retail,

    work on their strengths.

    fair enough.

    I think he'd be fully appraised of market realities in his own line of business, Mark

    so why hide?

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  • Hard News: The Social Retail,

    The state fails hugely at suppressing weed, after all.

    You'll find there's no real intention to suppress weed. it's set up as the borderline/no man's land between legal and illegal drug use. Hence possession largely usually just being punished with confiscation.

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  • Hard News: The Social Retail,

    Question is, is there a connection between the penchant for supermarket guilt and chronic binge drinking?

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