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Z spellings are fine in British English, just less common.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry. -
Do men in Europe use the "I was drunk for 3 years" defense too?Originally posted by kentonio View PostI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Men use alcoholism as a mitigating factor in legal defences all the time, yes.Originally posted by Kidicious View PostComment
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For holding someone captive and torturing them?!Originally posted by kentonio View PostI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Can't see why it'd be any different for one type of crime to another. I don't particularly agree with it as a defense personally, but its not unusual.Originally posted by Kidicious View PostComment
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It seems to me that she is either not responsible for her actions, in which case she should be committed to an insane asylum, or she is responsible, in which case even the three years of the actual sentence seems way, way to light. If, of course, we are getting the full story in the linked article. She clearly is a danger to society either way.The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty…we will be remembered in spite of ourselves… The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the last generation… We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.
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In the US you can ask for rehab except for jail for minor offenses. It's not a defense. You aren't supposed to get leniency for being an alcoholic, drunk or female.Originally posted by kentonio View PostI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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How much jail time does this mean we can get for Kid for torturing us for years?“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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If he's tried in France, it will be an 8 hour sentence.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui View PostI make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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That's a whole workweek
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