1095: How to Be a Vampire

[DWarrior]

Keith, regarding colds:

An ancient belief still common today claims that a cold can be "caught" by prolonged exposure to cold weather such as rain or winter conditions, which is where the disease got its name. Although common colds are seasonal, with more occurring during winter, experiments so far have failed to produce evidence that short-term exposure to cold weather or direct chilling increases susceptibility to infection, implying that the seasonal variation is instead due to a change in behaviors such as increased time spent indoors at close proximity to others.

Common cold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's seasonal and occurs more frequently when it's cold, but that doesn't mean you actually get it from being cold. Your argument of "when do you get it? when it's cold" is not really relevant to what you're saying. Sure, the cold virus is more prevalent when it's cold, but that doesn't mean you can prevent catching it by heating your house and wrapping yourself up in blankets.

And no, your immune system doesn't somehow slack off when you're sleeping, Chemda is so wrong. It's the opposite, if you don't sleep enough your immune system gets weak. The effects you feel when you get sick (high temperature, chills, etc) is your body's work, it raises the temperature to what the virus can't tolerate so it dies, you feel the effects too, but you survive. You wake up "feeling sick" because your immune system was able to do its job (raise the temperature) more efficiently while you were sleeping.

[lizsquiz]

I voted yes on the poll. This guy has a right to a fair trial despite being a fucktard neo-nazi douche who got an enormous swastika and other obscenities tattooed on his body. It's his lawyer's responsibility to give his client a fair trial and that means that if there are things that could sway the jury e.g. massive nazi tats that things are taken care of.

Once the trial starts, it's the job of both lawyers to enter into evidence anything that the jury should consider - it's not for the jury to make up their own mind based on appearances that this guy is guilty. That's one of the reasons mistrials happen - like when jurors go to a crime scene or whatever. They're only supposed to base their decision on information officially presented to them in the court.

So, the prosecuting lawyer needs to make sure the jury is armed with whatever character and background information to make sure they get that he has neo-Nazi affiliations and that may have been a factor in the crime. Then, it's officially evidence and can be officially considered by the jury. Leaving the swastika etc visible only increases the risk for the jury to be unfairly influenced and like the feedback person brought up, risk mistrial or hand the prosecution reason to appeal.

[DWarrior]

Originally Posted by lizsquiz

I voted yes on the poll. This guy has a right to a fair trial despite being a fucktard neo-nazi douche who got an enormous swastika and other obscenities tattooed on his body. It's his lawyer's responsibility to give his client a fair trial and that means that if there are things that could sway the jury e.g. massive nazi tats that things are taken care of.

Once the trial starts, it's the job of both lawyers to enter into evidence anything that the jury should consider - it's not for the jury to make up their own mind based on appearances that this guy is guilty. That's one of the reasons mistrials happen - like when jurors go to a crime scene or whatever. They're only supposed to base their decision on information officially presented to them in the court.

So, the prosecuting lawyer needs to make sure the jury is armed with whatever character and background information to make sure they get that he has neo-Nazi affiliations and that may have been a factor in the crime. Then, it's officially evidence and can be officially considered by the jury. Leaving the swastika etc visible only increases the risk for the jury to be unfairly influenced and like the feedback person brought up, risk mistrial or hand the prosecution reason to appeal.

Yes, the important point here is the jury isn't deciding "is he a nazi scum douche", of course in that trial all tattoos should be made visible. He's on trial for murder.

[Vampire Lizard]

On the subject about the twilight bitch having her period;

Everyone know Mugglecast? The podcast with the nerds talking about Harry Potter? Well they have three podcast (mugglecast, imprint, and smartmouths, which is frecking irony since they dissed KATG for having three different feeds in the podcast alley thing) and back when I was really Twilight obsessed I asked the question on Imprint about what happens when Bella is on her period.

All I was really told before my topic was closed and deleted was that it's not blood it's lining from your utery wall and they got all snippy w/ me.

[siric]

Character witnesses can be used as evidence to sway the jury.

Neo Nazi markings all over the defendant's body are extremely honest character witnesses.

[Junkenstein]

Originally Posted by DWarrior

Yes, the important point here is the jury isn't deciding "is he a nazi scum douche", of course in that trial all tattoos should be made visible. He's on trial for murder.

If he's on trial for murder and you believe the justice system is fair and working, then he can face a trial with all his creepy shit on his face.Actually i think he shouldnt be allowed to removed them to make the trial more fair. He may be innocent of murder but the fact that he has those tattoos is definitely a clue.

The right thing to do would be to execute everyone in the nazi compound, guilty or not. BUt there always has to be law truckery involved.

[thepetek]

Originally Posted by Vampire Lizard

On the subject about the twilight bitch having her period;

Everyone know Mugglecast? The podcast with the nerds talking about Harry Potter? Well they have three podcast (mugglecast, imprint, and smartmouths, which is frecking irony since they dissed KATG for having three different feeds in the podcast alley thing) and back when I was really Twilight obsessed I asked the question on Imprint about what happens when Bella is on her period.

All I was really told before my topic was closed and deleted was that it's not blood it's lining from your utery wall and they got all snippy w/ me.

Really? Freck you you cum guzzling, cock sucking ass licking cunt munching tit licking fuckhole. Also, ball sack you taint weed.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by DWarrior

Keith, regarding colds:

Common cold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's seasonal and occurs more frequently when it's cold, but that doesn't mean you actually get it from being cold. Your argument of "when do you get it? when it's cold" is not really relevant to what you're saying. Sure, the cold virus is more prevalent when it's cold, but that doesn't mean you can prevent catching it by heating your house and wrapping yourself up in blankets.

And no, your immune system doesn't somehow slack off when you're sleeping, Chemda is so wrong. It's the opposite, if you don't sleep enough your immune system gets weak. The effects you feel when you get sick (high temperature, chills, etc) is your body's work, it raises the temperature to what the virus can't tolerate so it dies, you feel the effects too, but you survive. You wake up "feeling sick" because your immune system was able to do its job (raise the temperature) more efficiently while you were sleeping.

I disagree. Still.

[DWarrior]

Originally Posted by Keith

I disagree. Still.

A neat feature of reality is it's there regardless of what you believe.

/shrug

[BrownEyedBtch]

Originally Posted by Vampire Lizard

On the subject about the twilight bitch having her period;

Everyone know Mugglecast? The podcast with the nerds talking about Harry Potter? Well they have three podcast (mugglecast, imprint, and smartmouths, which is frecking irony since they dissed KATG for having three different feeds in the podcast alley thing) and back when I was really Twilight obsessed I asked the question on Imprint about what happens when Bella is on her period.

All I was really told before my topic was closed and deleted was that it's not blood it's lining from your utery wall and they got all snippy w/ me.

You didn't actually think you would get a serious answer from them, did you? I listened to a couple of episodes of imprint before I realized my head was going to explode if I kept going. The fact that anyone takes Twilight seriously makes me want to find a nice warm rock and live under it.

I remember having the same thought about Bella's period when I first read the book when it came out. That is one of MANY problems in the book. The writing is atrocious, the story is shit.