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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:07 pm
westers151 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:44 pm Don't you lot in the USA use the term homicide and murder to describe any kind of death caused by another person? Whereas we use Manslaughter to reflect the fact that the defendant didn't deliberately set out to kill someone, you use different degrees of murder to reflect the same thing?

In the UK I'd say it's fair to refer to this situation as manslaughter - if he hadn't been hit, causing him to fall over and crack his head, he wouldn't have died from the injury. It tends to be tough to get off manslaughter charges, even if you'd been subjected to being whacked by his flag pole.

Dunno what the US is like with regards to the whole mitigating circumstances - would this be argued as the right to defend yourself, and hence allow a chance to get off the charge??
First-degree murder is the most severe homicide crime and is always premeditated and carried out with intent. Second-degree murder is carried out with intent but with no premeditation. Third-degree murder is the lowest criminal homicide with no intent to kill and no premeditation.
Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of another person without premeditation or so-called "malice aforethought" (an evil intent prior to the killing).

& remember... you can't have manslaughter without laughter.. ;)
So manslaughter in the US can have intent, as long as you're thinking happy thoughts? :D
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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:19 pm There was a definite change in the media narrative on the 11pm news last night after the cops gave a presser where they mentioned contradictory eye witness accounts & having to go through *hours* of video. The media had only been showing one video that was filmed from behind the Shell sign on the corner so all you could see was two flags sticking up on the other side of it.
The video from the grassy knoll gives a different perspective.
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Pirahna wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:47 pm The video from the grassy knoll gives a different perspective.
There's gonna be a lot of media heads eating crow over this... especially on the one news outlet that is still talking about beheaded babies.
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Can I ask a question without the usual ensuing ming mong ping ping-pong

These pro Palestine demos. What do they hope to achieve?

The war is thousands of miles away. Will some marching folk really change the war?

Keep it sane.
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Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:39 pm Can I ask a question without the usual ensuing ming mong ping ping-pong

These pro Palestine demos. What do they hope to achieve?

The war is thousands of miles away. Will some marching folk really change the war?

Keep it sane.
I would imagine they're hoping to end up living in peace & able to come & go as they please... instead of living in the modern version of the Warsaw Ghetto (or worse)

and no, not a damn thing.

but you can't criticize Israel without being called an anti-semite because Americans can't tell the fucking difference. People in the UK don't get accused of being "anti-Prot* because they criticize the UK Govt, just as people who criticize Asian Govt's aren't accused of being anti-Buddhist etc.
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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:59 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:39 pm Can I ask a question without the usual ensuing ming mong ping ping-pong

These pro Palestine demos. What do they hope to achieve?

The war is thousands of miles away. Will some marching folk really change the war?

Keep it sane.
I would imagine they're hoping to end up living in peace & able to come & go as they please... instead of living in the modern version of the Warsaw Ghetto (or worse)

and no, not a damn thing.

but you can't criticize Israel without being called an anti-semite because Americans can't tell the fucking difference. People in the UK don't get accused of being "anti-Prot* because they criticize the UK Govt, just as people who criticize Asian Govt's aren't accused of being anti-Buddhist etc.
I get that. But will anyone listen so far away?
These protesters live here.

I don't want to discuss the war.
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They might achieve more than the anti-Trump demonstrations in London, I expect it's mostly the same people attending.
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Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:39 pm Can I ask a question without the usual ensuing ming mong ping ping-pong

These pro Palestine demos. What do they hope to achieve?

The war is thousands of miles away. Will some marching folk really change the war?

Keep it sane.
The Moslem participants want to achieve ranting about Jews, with a sideline in ranting about everyone else who isn’t a Moslem.
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I see good old Tommy Robinson is calling for the statue defenders to come out and clash with the anti war protesters (who just so happen to be quite brown).

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Met police are biased in favour of left wing protests, maybe we need Tommy Robinson to do the police's job for them. He's not so obsessed about social media likes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67364745
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MyLittleStudPony wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:39 am I see good old Tommy Robinson is calling for the statue defenders to come out and clash with the anti war protesters (who just so happen to be quite brown).


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Him and many, many others! I cant see this ending well. I was directed to TRs video (in the link below) and after he's finished ranting he does call for peaceful, respectful counter protest...

https://talk.tv/news/34703/tommy-robins ... ay-protest
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Finally some news we can all rally around and find some joy in....

Hollywood actors' union Sag-Aftra agrees tentative deal to end four-month strike

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67364587


Not having an over-paid, self-absorbed actor promoting their new film every opportunity was having a really negative impact on my life.

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Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:01 pm
ZRX61 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:59 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:39 pm Can I ask a question without the usual ensuing ming mong ping ping-pong

These pro Palestine demos. What do they hope to achieve?

The war is thousands of miles away. Will some marching folk really change the war?

Keep it sane.
I would imagine they're hoping to end up living in peace & able to come & go as they please... instead of living in the modern version of the Warsaw Ghetto (or worse)

and no, not a damn thing.

but you can't criticize Israel without being called an anti-semite because Americans can't tell the fucking difference. People in the UK don't get accused of being "anti-Prot* because they criticize the UK Govt, just as people who criticize Asian Govt's aren't accused of being anti-Buddhist etc.
I get that. But will anyone listen so far away?
These protesters live here.

I don't want to discuss the war.
I think thar the concept is that big protest marches make OUR government listen, and they in turn can try to pressure the Israel government to stop.

Of course, like all big protests, rent-a-mob elements will have a different agenda.
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Taipan wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:49 am
MyLittleStudPony wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:39 am I see good old Tommy Robinson is calling for the statue defenders to come out and clash with the anti war protesters (who just so happen to be quite brown).


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Him and many, many others! I cant see this ending well. I was directed to TRs video (in the link below) and after he's finished ranting he does call for peaceful, respectful counter protest...

https://talk.tv/news/34703/tommy-robins ... ay-protest
I do look forward to the media coverage of them. :lol:

Statue defenders, hooooooooooooooooo!
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Cousin Jack wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:31 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:01 pm
ZRX61 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:59 pm
I would imagine they're hoping to end up living in peace & able to come & go as they please... instead of living in the modern version of the Warsaw Ghetto (or worse)

and no, not a damn thing.

but you can't criticize Israel without being called an anti-semite because Americans can't tell the fucking difference. People in the UK don't get accused of being "anti-Prot* because they criticize the UK Govt, just as people who criticize Asian Govt's aren't accused of being anti-Buddhist etc.
I get that. But will anyone listen so far away?
These protesters live here.

I don't want to discuss the war.
I think thar the concept is that big protest marches make OUR government listen, and they in turn can try to pressure the Israel government to stop.

Of course, like all big protests, rent-a-mob elements will have a different agenda.
Blair ignored approx 1.5M protesters in 2003 . Absolutely No evidence that they listened then .
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I said "the concept is .......". I didn't say it would work. Politicians are,all arrogant bastards and rarely listen.
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And if they do listen and change their minds they are shouted down for being weak and populist.
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How very dare people call for a cease fire on armistice day, its just wrong. :angry-cussingblack:
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cheb wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:51 pm And if they do listen and change their minds they are shouted down for being weak and populist.
Adam Grant wrote:A sign of intellect is the ability to change your mind in the face of new facts.

A mark of wisdom is refusing to let the fear of admitting you were wrong stop you from getting it right
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Potter wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:16 pm
MyLittleStudPony wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:57 pm
I do look forward to the media coverage of them. :lol:

Statue defenders, hooooooooooooooooo!
I find it all very distasteful, but the day is supposed to be in remembrance of the people that died to maintain our sovereign nation and the British way of life - otherwise we might as well have welcomed Mr Hitler and started speaking German - so the public shouldn't have to go out defending British war memorials and British way of life, it should be the police doing it.
They should, but they aren't, but there are ex-squaddies there (Whitehall etc) each day now. Met Police statement below. There's pretty much a call to mobilise for all military personnel, and I guess patriots, on saturday to meet on the embankment at 10 am. I think there is more such meet ups, or anti protest protests called for around the country too.

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