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I figured this may be interesting for some people; its an article documenting the racial component to "stand-your-ground" laws:...
Where did I claim that religion hasn't been a major source of morality for many people? Earlier in the thread I admitted as such and stated that...
Don't bother. He's been making the "people would be lost without religion" argument over and over throughout this entire thread no matter how many...
What are you talking about? I never said anything about Zimmerman being racist, simply that the doctrine of double jeopardy does not bar the DOJ...
Uh...double jeopardy in spirit? So where do you draw the line? Is everyone forbidden to bring it up in the future? Is the almost-guaranteed...
Yes, the the DOJ can prosecute him for whatever crime they want up to and including murder. Read the case law.
Err...that's not how the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment works. As a result of the US "dual sovereign" system, federal and state...
In the words of Immortal Technique, media is the 4th branch of government. jkjk...kind of.
Doesn't the subject of this thread go without saying? New sources, by their very nature, gravitate toward the exceptional and the unusual in what...
Hey giddy, Despite all the media attention paid to black victims of crime in relation to white, you can take solace in the fact that, all...
Dude, I respect the Constitution as much as the next guy, but 225 years is not that long a time in the grand spectrum of human history. There are...
Barrack Obama and Jerry Falwell are Christians. That does not mean that there is no difference in their Christianity, and the same can be said of...
First, which religion gives us the answer to the question "what is the meaning of life?" The other questions you ask can be answered by science,...
It's true that US patents are ignored in may places around the world, often to the benefit of some of the poorest people worldwide. In fact, most...
This hypothetical is kind of weird. Presumably, the company that developed the drug would immediately obtain a patent and essentially have a...
I'm confused? :rolleyes: I'm not taking sides in this pointless argument; just providing some perspective. I happen to think the "blaming the...
This giddy dude (or wherever he got his info) is manipulating statistics. Sure, the black percentage of slave owning may have been higher (highly...
Sure, if Capital One decides that those tweets will affect the image of their company. I would have no sympathy for him being dropped regardless...
How did she get a raw deal? No one's entitled to a food network contract. They can hire and fire (choose not to renew) whoever the want. She's...
Well, since we're all posting youtube videos, here's my addition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ns-kXeQCMk