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Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl
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« on: January 10, 2010, 04:34:56 AM »

It seems foolish to me, though I guess it is somewhat admirable that you at least practice what you preach if you are going to be an authoritarian regardless.
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2010, 05:34:47 AM »

If you believe a law is evil in its consequences, would you still follow it? This obviously doesn't really apply to "this is not legal, therefore I don't do it" and "this is legal, but that doesn't mean I have to do it" situations, but to situations where a course of action is legally prescribed.



That would depend on what the "evil" consequences are, and the definition of evil in that case.  But if it was a situation where 99% of Americans would agree with me that it was an evil law, then no, I wouldn't do it.

So you do in fact allow other people to decide your opinions for you?
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2010, 01:16:55 AM »

Here are all my crimes:

Underage drinking (quite frequently when I was underage)
Providing alcohol to underage people (never in the last two years or so though.)
Providing pornography to minors (my brothers when they were underage.)
Use of marijuana (rarely, there's maybe three or so instances the statute of limitations hasn't expired on, not that it would matter anyway)
Public intoxication (I'm good at keeping to myself though if I'm just coming home after getting drunk or whatever and don't act like a jerk or anything that would draw attention and result in an arrest. Probably not even illegal under Minnesota law.)
Speeding (Rarely severely, but I've been ticketed twice)
Jaywalking (I never cross at a red light, I'm referring to crossing at the middle of the street. And only if there aren't any other cars around.)
Running a red light (always unintentionally. There's some streets in Minneapolis where this is quite easy to do.)
Illegal parking (Been ticketed once for this.)
Illegally downloading music (Not that often though since I went to college and beyond, and most that I do I later buy. I'm not even morally opposed to it really, it's just not something I have much interest in anymore. I'd rather listen to my records and I prefer online radio like Last.fm's for checking out new stuff)
Engaging in prostitution (I never paid for sex, just for an "erotic massage" a few times, so basically a handjob. Falls under prostitution law but not really enforced here.)
Lewd behavior (Maybe. Some things I've done with strippers in the backrooms and some massage parlors might fall under this but not prostitution. On the other hand Minnesota law is actually very lax about this sort of thing. Even public masturbation isn't illegal in Minnesota!)

Meh, pretty boring overall actually.
compared to your list mine is very short.
Mine is just breaking into the house of the guy who made the game sims to keep my friend from freezing. She fell in the ocean in the winter.

Why did you have to break into the house of the guy who made the game sims to keep your friend from freezing? Huh
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2010, 01:29:05 AM »

There is no person who drives who has never ever speeded (especially since speeding unintentionally and at a level where you will not be ticketed is quite easy.)

Oh, I admit that I've sped before.  There's times where I'll be driving and my foot gets a little too heavy on the pedal, but I never intentionally speed.  And when I catch myself going over, I slow down.  But by no means do I perfectly follow my principle.

If the speed limits were set at sensible levels, I would not speed either.

But alas, they are not.
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2010, 09:47:39 PM »

That's not what I'm referring to. I'm thinking of the hypothetical person who doesn't drink a drop until they're 21 and then goes and gets totally wasted. That makes no sense.

That's the goal of MLDA 21.
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2010, 09:59:31 PM »

Actually most states do allow people under 21 to drink in some circumstances (basically under parental supervision.)

Inks happens to be in one of the worst states for that...


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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2010, 10:33:33 PM »

Meh underage drinking is so much fun. I miss it.

     ^This is why the drinking age is completely useless.

You're so wrong, sir.

Drinking was much more exciting for me before I turned 18 and when it was not legal.

     In other words, it actually undermines the goal it was instituted to achieve.

Well duh...
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