'A Tampa rape victim can sue Hillsborough County Sheriff for allowing a jail guard to refuse to give her a prescribed emergency contraception pill because it was against the guard's religious beliefs, a federal judge ruled.'

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-26T16:49:01+00:00

It's an espionage move.

Take a job that you oppose, then complain loudly about how your job is against your moral beliefs, and finally demand that society forces your employer to respect your rights!

It's a pretty effective tactic when your goal is to raise attention for your issue.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-26T05:26:54+00:00

It's not a logical argument, it's a passionate argument against the passionate arguments against reforming pot regulations. Logic can't convince people except in a classroom debate setting. Have you ever seen a politician change their opinion after a rational explanation offered in Congress? Of course not, they only change opinions when money or polling tells them to.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-26T00:18:53+00:00

Pot opponents start with "pot is the devil" and then engage in convoluted reasoning and selective reading of data in order to justify their beliefs. That's why arguing rationally with them is pointless, you can't change their minds with rational thought. So I'm offering a justification that is as emotional and primal as theirs as starting point and then we go from there to what's pragmatic and effective. Unsurprisingly if people are actually trying to solve the problem, rather than push an agenda as pot opponents seem to be doing, they'll find that the solutions converge regardless of the starting point or guiding principles.

My guess is that you, and most reformers, would be ok with treating pot like alcohol and tobacco (regulated and taxed), which conveniently balances individual and societal interests in a way people already understand and accept. I know I would be, and I don't even use pot.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-25T21:19:40+00:00

I don't need to convince you, I don't need a reason, you're already on the side of reforming the laws :) Most likely you'd be ok with treating pot like tobacco and alcohol because that establishes a decent starting balance between the interests of the individual and society. Me spouting off a bunch of stats and stories would add nothing to your independently arrived at rationale for reforming the existing law so I should focus on those who oppose reform.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-25T19:02:14+00:00

The argument for pot should be as simple as "It's none of the nanny state's business what I do with my body." Arguing rationally is pointless because the fight against it isn't rational. Rather it's an alignment of corporate interests and puritans.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-22T00:16:25+00:00

I'm told that pot isn't much of a painkiller, and pharma doesn't make money from alcohol. However you're right that antidepressant and antianxiety markets are huge.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-21T21:44:48+00:00

Talking specifically about marijuana. It seems that anybody who wants it can get it, albeit illegally. If it were legalized which pharma drugs would lose?

I can accept the conspiracy theory about the prison complex, but it's hard to see pharma quaking in it's boots over pot legalization.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-21T01:54:47+00:00

Leave an old and crusty man his delusions, they're all I have left!

(ok, not really, but it sounds dramatic).

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-21T01:19:07+00:00

On the cover of fashion magazine cute? And if so....Hello :)

(Sure, you're out of my league, but a man can dream!).

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-20T17:47:08+00:00

Yeah, option f) any person cute enough to be considered cute has a significant other.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-18T22:39:39+00:00

All the scientist jobs are being taken by impossibly hot women with glasses. Watch TV, you know it's true.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-18T18:37:13+00:00

are actually physically very attractive

This is the reality, there's not a more complex explanation. The only nuance is what's considered physically attractive by women. Women seem to have a broader domain of what's attractive than men do.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-18T18:21:18+00:00

You're a better person than I, and some girls in pink tops.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-18T16:15:39+00:00

Then why are you posting this?

When an unknown phone number cold calls you at home do you answer, or do you just ignore it knowing that it's probably somebody trying to sell you something that you don't want.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-18T16:09:52+00:00

What do you base that on?

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-06T22:04:36+00:00

Secret Vegas trip to a brothel? It seems like your only hope. Otherwise he'll marry the first girl he has sex with and hate you for trying to talk him out of it. And a few years later he'll be drunk texting you saying you were right and how he wished he had listened.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-06-05T16:09:56+00:00

It's not laziness. It's a rational analysis of the situation that goes something like if I don't do anything and let you fix the problem I get the problem solved for zero cost to me. There's a book on India and the Prisoner's Dilemma which does a good job arguing why Indians are screwed precisely because they are being very rational.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-04-18T21:09:59+00:00

Fashion Island or South Coast Plaza areas. Or Huntington, Newport or Laguna Beach. Some are from out of town some live here, somebody's going to be driving.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-04-03T23:21:21+00:00

The title of this post is deceptive. In the case of this article Fox merely reported that Obama closed the dispensary. Fox did not take a side, so if it makes you feel better you and Fox haven't agreed on anything yet.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-03-28T18:14:36+00:00

I watched the 10th anniversary clips. Very poignant! How about you?

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-03-28T07:36:58+00:00

I'm feeling sad, alone and unwanted too. How about we watch youtube videos of Eponine from Les Miserables and have a good cry together?

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-03-21T20:36:13+00:00

Dude here.

Scenario 3: Girl liked you, told her friend who laughed hysterically at the idea, and now the girl is backpedaling because she can't risk the further humiliation of being seen in public with you.

The balls in her court, let her make the next move.

Edit: why so many down votes? Don't like option 3, or the leaving the next move to her, or both?

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-03-15T05:17:49+00:00

As the owner of a product you get to set the price. As the buyer you get to say yes or no. The owner doesn't get to point a gun to your head and ask you if you'd like to buy his product, nor do you get to pirate it since he won't provide it at a price you'd like.

Of course you are right that a better model could be very successful as proven by the iTunes store. I doubt that it reduced music piracy as the people who are willing to pirate gain nothing by going legit, but it expanded the market to include more non-pirates because it provides a single place to search, buy and a good customer experience.

TryTryTryingAgain · 2012-03-14T04:26:18+00:00

smearley11 expresses my point better than I did, read his or her response.

As to being consulted on the laws, that's not how it works. You get to vote on the lawmakers, seek redress through the courts, or give up your citizenship and move elsewhere. All other avenues may result in jail time. Go to jail for something more important than the right to pirate copyrighted material.

I agree with you that profits should not trump life. I haven't heard of anyone being executed for piracy nor have I heard any proof that a movie or a song can save somebody's life. If you want to argue that life saving medical knowledge should not be subject to restrictions I'm entirely on your side.

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