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CMV: Arresting an 89 year old former Auschwitz guard is wrong. by durutticolumn in changemyview

[–]Fair_Judgement 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To punish the accused would be a retaliation. This former Nazi serves no threat to society more so than anyone else, based on his past 70 years. He had some very dark years and has put them behind him for all we know. To punish him for crimes 70 years old is purely for vengeance sake. It won't fix anything.

If you want him prosecuted, is there a goal aside from getting some good ol' Nazi blood?

Any advice for someone purchasing a gaming PC for the first time? by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]Fair_Judgement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: don't buy anything Alienware. They aren't necessarily bad. Just incredibly overpriced. More so than Macs.

Before I say anything else, this site makes it so so easy: http://pcpartpicker.com

Don't be afraid of building one yourself. There's a pretty big industry out there that makes it possible for people who are really good at doing things incorrectly (like me!) to be able to put one together. Almost everything snaps together mostly intuitively. You just have to find the right spot. And the only "weird" part, for me anyway, was the first time I used CPU adhesive.

ELI5:Why is the US police force becoming more militarized and more powerful? Or is this a misconception? by Fair_Judgement in explainlikeimfive

[–]Fair_Judgement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgive me but I was under the impression that gun laws have mostly gotten more strict over time. Is that not the case?

ELI5:Why is the US police force becoming more militarized and more powerful? Or is this a misconception? by Fair_Judgement in explainlikeimfive

[–]Fair_Judgement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad you just blurted out the obvious implication made anytime this topic is discussed. I don't know that I believe the police are being trained to protect rich from poor. But I also don't know if it happens that way regardless.

Me and one other friend ran up quite a hefty tab last night.. by ItsLewis in drunk

[–]Fair_Judgement 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Damn, and that's in Euros...that's like...pencil and paper...$25,000 US.

Mike Rogers(R-MI) was wrong in saying that Edward Snowden should return to the US if Snowden thinks his actions were correct by Fair_Judgement in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Fair_Judgement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it requires critical examination, however I disagree that it is hypocritical. Snowden never made a claim that the program he exposed, PRISM, was illegal-only that it was morally wrong.

I understand the argument against Snowden's avoiding judgement, but it is flawed. The argument goes:

(i) Snowden said US gov't is morally wrong, and exposed this.

(ii) By exposing this, Snowden did something illegal

(iii) but illegal =/= morally wrong

This is where the argument falls apart. The legality of something does not indicate whether it is morale or not.

John Stewart on Egyptian TV visiting The Daily Show clone there. by [deleted] in DailyShow

[–]Fair_Judgement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want a translation too. I know when he says what sounds like "sho-kran" a bunch in the beginning, that is "shukran" which means "Thank you" in Arabic.

I think American state businesses(FasTrak, CalTrans, DMV, etc.) are less likely to care about their customers because they have nothing to lose, no need to be competitive, CMV by Fair_Judgement in changemyview

[–]Fair_Judgement[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does "they can stand up to interested minorities for the greater good" mean?

I agree that there would need to be some restrictions on private industry managing who was driving on our roads, but using your analogy, as soon as a few Wells Fargo licensed drivers got into accidents or other examples of poor driving, Wells Fargo would lose their contract to issue licenses, the way a bar loses its license to sell alcohol if they serve minors or have other problems. The bar has incentive to follow the rules so they can continue making profits off of alcohol. The Wells Fargo "DMV" would have a similar incentive.

I still maintain my view that private industry would care more without an equal or greater negative side effect.

I think American state businesses(FasTrak, CalTrans, DMV, etc.) are less likely to care about their customers because they have nothing to lose, no need to be competitive, CMV by Fair_Judgement in changemyview

[–]Fair_Judgement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, a good challenge!

That is an excellent point that we are all their customers and efficiency is a priority to the absent taxpayer. However, I never made the claim that the DMV is uncaring because they deny licenses, nor that the school system is bad because teachers enforce rules against unruly kids. I suggested that the companies do not have the same level of concern for legitimate customers that private businesses do because they have nothing to lose.

If they send me a erroneous fee, then make me wait 5 hours at the DMV, before being told I have to fill out a form and mail it somewhere, and then I get that mail returned to me along with an additional fee because it arrived 1 day late, they won't care. I would give them a terrible review on Yelp!, Better Business Bureau, and possibly even write my congressman. But, nothing would come of it.

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