(July 11, 2022 at 11:39 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: @Huggy Bear

Quote:So charge R Kelly with statutory rape, how does this rise to the level of racketeering and sex trafficking? 

Because Kelly didn’t exploit minors for sex all on his own. He and his ‘inner circle’ (the term used by prosecutors) carried on a coordinated effort to do so, which is the exact definition of racketeering.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/nyreg...ering.html

Boru

(July 11, 2022 at 12:19 pm)Helios Wrote: Congrats you found someone with an opinion on this case. Like there aren't a million of those, And it makes not a lick of difference to the outcome of his trial.

(July 11, 2022 at 11:55 am)Huggy Bear Wrote:

(July 11, 2022 at 11:39 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: @Huggy Bear


Because Kelly didn’t exploit minors for sex all on his own. He and his ‘inner circle’ (the term used by prosecutors) carried on a coordinated effort to do so, which is the exact definition of racketeering.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/nyreg...ering.html

Boru

Quote:I believe you said the exact same thing with Cosby...

(July 11, 2022 at 2:32 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(July 11, 2022 at 11:55 am)Huggy Bear Wrote:

Opinions vary, which is why Kelly has the right of appeal.

Boru

(July 10, 2022 at 3:26 am)Brian37 Wrote:

(July 9, 2022 at 10:54 am)GUBU Wrote: One less neo-nazi in the world.

I saw this, and I am wondering how my Japanese X wife is taking this. I'd bet outside of politics, she probably is feeling what most Americans thought, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, that it was horrifying to see the office get attacked like that when JFK was murdered. 

While this PM was out of office, it doesn't mater, he still represented the office he once held. 

But worse than that, our right wing gun nut cultists here want to spread their vile disease of "sell more" to the Japanese because of this. These morons don't want to face the fact that in Japan, WHICH IS NOT A DICTATORSHIP, it has virtually no firearm violence that would cause their government to go, "please hand out more guns". Yes, it is fucking horrible that our fellow human got shot dead with a firearm. But they also know that just because of that, MORE FIREARMS FOR EVERYONE, regardless if they have a need for one or not, WONT FUCKING WORK.

That isn't to say that any of their politicians should not have security ever, WE ARE NOT FUCKING ARGUING THAT. If someone is vetted for the job of protecting their officials, and they are not a domestic abuser, and they are mentally stable, and they passed all those hoops, then yea, the do have a ligit need to carry to protect their politicians. All we are arguing is stop going to the bullshit extreme of arguing if they can have a firearm then everyone can have one too, without being vetted.

AGAIN nobody in their right mind in a lucid state, who is being logical, would put up with a flight school that trained passenger Jet pilots if they simply said to a potential wannabe, "Ok, here you go, your flight leaves in two days, be on time to be in the cockpit" just two days after they applied. GUNS ARE NOT A FUCKING HOBBY, you still have to take them seriously at a shooting range. AND ANY FUCKING MORON who names their shooting range "Burgers And Bullets" is not fucking competent enough to own one. If you allow a kid with scrawny arms, who cant handle the recoil of an Uzi, and shoots her instructor in the head, that is plenty of fucking evidence you have no fucking clue what you are doing or selling.

(July 11, 2022 at 4:25 pm)Orbit Wrote: Noteworthy news: Right wing think-tank gets IRS recognition as a church. Evidently this is a trend. https://www.propublica.org/article/famil...rch-status

• The organization must operate exclusively for religious, scientific, educational or charitable purposes
  
  
• The net earnings of the organization may not provide an advantage to a shareholder or private individuals
  
  
• The organization can't devote a substantial part of its activity to influencing legislation
  
  
• The organization can't intervene in political campaigns
  

(July 11, 2022 at 5:18 pm)tackattack Wrote:

(July 11, 2022 at 4:25 pm)Orbit Wrote: Noteworthy news: Right wing think-tank gets IRS recognition as a church. Evidently this is a trend. https://www.propublica.org/article/famil...rch-status

You think these would immediately be disqualified based on any of  the 501©3 requirements:

• The organization must operate exclusively for religious, scientific, educational or charitable purposes
  
  
• The net earnings of the organization may not provide an advantage to a shareholder or private individuals
  
  
• The organization can't devote a substantial part of its activity to influencing legislation
  
  
• The organization can't intervene in political campaigns
  

to list a few.


politicians be sneaky....