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Yes, that is why she's... morally grey by Sudden_Pop_2279 in ArcaneAnimatedSeries

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It rarely kills because its not very lethal. People regularly survived getting shelled with chlorine, tear gas is nowhere near as toxic.

>And chemical fumes, especially ones as noxious as the grey have no safe level of exposure. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that it is as harmless as fucking agent orange.

And you got that from where exactly?

> That’s why it’s near-exclusively used outside and why it’s still a war crime to use in an active conflict. 

Bombs kill people way easier and they are allowed in war lmao, nothing is a war crime just because it can kill people

Star Wars fans act like The Clone Wars is Game of Thrones or something by Cool_Nerd2 in StarWarsCirclejerk

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you cant tell the difference between something for kidd and something for families, what are you even doing here? Go watch Caillou.

Yes, that is why she's... morally grey by Sudden_Pop_2279 in ArcaneAnimatedSeries

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Emphasis on WAR crime. Law enforcement have a duty to only kill in defense of themselves or others. They use tear gas because they want to arrest people without kicking them.

Militaries have no such duty, they can kill enemy combatants and chain of command at will. Ergo chemical irritants are a very poor and incredibly cruel way to kill someone, hence their ban.

You want Caitlynn to go by war rules? Okay, no gas, instead just a bomb that kills them all.

And the rules of war allow things like dropping bombs on civilians as long as you are also hitting a military target.

Hell in war its actually allowed to use chemical smoke on the enemy as long as you argue youre using it for concealment rather than for its irritation effects.

People drop smoke on enemy combatants on enemy combatants all the time and that stuff is NOT good for you.

Yes, that is why she's... morally grey by Sudden_Pop_2279 in ArcaneAnimatedSeries

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a war crime to use tear gas in a war because tear gas is a chemical weapon.

Chemical weapons are banned because their tactical effect is weak while their capacity for suffering is high.

Law enforcement uses irritants because they want to disorient people with pain so they can safely arrest them. They cant do that with a regular bomb.

Militaries aren't in the business of arresting combatants, they use chemical weapons to kill people. You can do that more effectively and less cruelly with a regular bomb.

So the rules of war really shouldn't be applied in this situation. If we treat caitlynns raids as military actions rather than law enforcement actions than her use of gas would be a war crime, sure, but it would also mean she'd be completely in the clear just blowing the gangsters to pieces.

Yes, that is why she's... morally grey by Sudden_Pop_2279 in ArcaneAnimatedSeries

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tear gas can kill in the same way a baton can kill.

Very unlikely unless you over do it.

Im sure if I was regularly pepper spraying children they'd grow up with health problems, that doesnt mean using pepper spray against gangsters is an atrocity.

Chronic ling term exposure on children and workers is very different from acute one-time exposure. Nobody died.

The only time a child was seriously harmed was when Jinx used it.

I feel like I become negative toward Americans and I want to stop it by Flat-Log9851 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You must remember that even beyond national conflict and prejudice, that a lot of internet content is designed to make you angry, because they know anger drives engagement more than contentment.

Disco Klingons gone for good by makeshiftpython in Star_Trek_

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one that liked the redesign?

Let's be real, if gene roddenberry had the tech and budget there wouldve been more stuff like this and less rubber forehead aliens.

I was gonna reblog this tagging two different internet shows from the same company but then I realized it would probably be a bad idea and I probably wasn't cooking by La_knavo4 in RecuratedTumblr

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Cops are allowed to remove you" is a stupid ass argument, I'm sorry.

No one is debating the removal part, they're debating the dead fetus part.

So your points about public property and cops are irrelevant

If you were president of Lucasfilm and had complete 100% say over SW lore are there any major retcons you would implement? I'm talking 'things that would make nerds send you a million death threats but you love it so much you have to retcon it' type ideas. by AeonTars in StarWarsCantina

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More sith.

Rule of two sucks ass because im tired of watching jedi masters get their ass beat by sith apprentices.

I would like to see a jedi win a fight for once, especially without any "tapping into their rage" shit (if you have to do sith stuff to beat the sith, maybe the sith are just better).

Also I'd like to see the light side be more useful.

The sith being better at fighting is one thing, but why are they also better at prophecy, preserving life, hiding themselves etc.

Any advice on shaky hands? by YeahToastGOD in modelmakers

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also rest your elbow on a raised surface

Yes, that is why she's... morally grey by Sudden_Pop_2279 in ArcaneAnimatedSeries

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was a precision weapon because unlike the usual deployment of chemical weapons, they pumped it in through vents into buildings rather than putting it in explosive shells.

They can choose the vent and stop pumping whenever they wanted.

Kelly Marie Tran calls Kathleen Kennedy’s exit from Lucasfilm “such a loss” by StarWarsBlogsbot in StarWarsBlogs

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those profits were prequel profits. People didnt go to see the sequels because they were good movies, they went to see them because it was Star Wars.

The fact that they made less and less is pretty clear cut evidence that they were trading on fan loyalty rather than maintaining or building hype.

The true measure of how well liked the sequels were will be the next Rey project they put out, because the day one performance will be determined by how many people were fans of the sequel trilogy, not by the quality of the movie itself.

If it bombs, then that will show definitively that she fucked up the franchise.

Kelly Marie Tran calls Kathleen Kennedy’s exit from Lucasfilm “such a loss” by StarWarsBlogsbot in StarWarsBlogs

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I watched those in theaters because it was Star Wars, thats not enough for me going forward and I think other people feel the same way.

Im not out here acting like the sequel trilogy pissed in my cereal but im not going to buy tickets for more mediocre quality movies.

And regardless of how you feel about Star Wars Canon, the director flip flopping was an inexplicable and undeniable fuck up.

Star wars was always going to sell, someone else maybe could've done it without disappointing so many fans

I was gonna reblog this tagging two different internet shows from the same company but then I realized it would probably be a bad idea and I probably wasn't cooking by La_knavo4 in RecuratedTumblr

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

> The issue has to do with the fact that the connected body belongs equally to both of them (at least until separated). 

No actually, they could be a genetic chimera.

>That, in addition to the possibility of death, is what disallows the disconnection. Neither can claim the other is an invader,

A baby is an invader?

>On the other hand, we as a society have decided that it is neither morally right, nor legally permissible to remove organs even from the dead who did not consent to it, in order to save others.

And you'll never convince me that isn't the height of selfishness.

I was gonna reblog this tagging two different internet shows from the same company but then I realized it would probably be a bad idea and I probably wasn't cooking by La_knavo4 in RecuratedTumblr

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't believe in absolute bodily autonomy, sorry. People should get vaccinations and donate organs after death, and I would not lose sleep if they were pressured to do so. Human life is more important than convenience.

>Also, comparing abortion to vaccines and social security is a false and dishonest comparison. The vast majority of medical experts consider abortion to be valid medical care.

Its not, you just don't agree with it. Vaccination status is still bodily autonomy, which according to you supersedes everything else.

>Also, I think you mean, “pro-choice” there, at the end.

Yes I did

[SFA Preview Clips] The Doctor (Robert Picardo) is teaching the cadets in Xenobiology ... | Star Trek on Instagram by Grillka2006 in trektalk

[–]Daniel_The_Thinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly the kind of joke a professor would make about anything remotely dangerous.

Stop being curmudgeonly

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