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How do you know they were old enough to know right from wrong? Did you raise them? Were they in school with you? It's easy to judge from the outside. I can tell you my 5 year old doesn't have a clue, and allthough he's usually slightly ahead of his peers, I'm not so sure he fully comprehends all these things in another 5 years time.
I'm not saying the kid isn't a danger to anyone, I just don't know. I leave that to those close around him, especially mental health workers. But claiming a 10 year old can be tried as an adult is absurd. Why not let them drive, drink, and while you're at it, give them access to guns as well. Seems only fair, if they're seen as adults.
Don't forget those ten-year olds should then also be allowed to vote in general elections. And to be drafted into the army if some cannon fodder is required. Or be ordered to work in a factory for a pittance, as it never hurt former generations of children, did it? And engage in binding contracts (including those ruining their finances) for anything without their parents having a say in that. And so on. And why not start with six- or seven-year olds? Or even younger? Haven't there been cases where a, say, three-year old shot a younger sibling with their father's gun lying around somewhere in the U.S.? They must have known that using a gun was deadly. I demand equal treatment in the form of putting toddlers into jail for the rest of their lives for something like that. Or, come to think of it, capital punishment?
Well, I guess I'm growing too cynical about this matter. Anyway, there are ways of dealing with less-than-14 year-olds without throwing them into the general slammer for life. AFAIK, Venables at least never killed anyone later on although he obviously and repeatedly distributed child pornography. But he can be tried for that separately, instead of reverting to advocating that he should have been put on a life sentence without parole (or worse) for what he did as a ten-year old.
PS: No person under 14 can be tried for a criminal offence in Germany. And persons from 14 to 18 (and persons between 18 and 21 whom the court considers no more mature than being 18) can only be sentenced to a maximum term of 10 years, even if they committed mass murder. And society's general consensus is that this is ok.
Well, maybe the Bond girl's friday isn't the right place to do so? ;-)
Nobody does it for me like Baron Samedi
Well, fridays and saturdays just don't match.. He was, after all, a sunday's child.
It has happened to us all. Be thankful it wasnt a flight or a Disney excursion.
Oh yes, did that with 5 seats on a flight trying to get Ukrainian refugees out of Romania last year. That did break me. Thankfully the airline (and one of the refugees) helped out. In the end they had places to sleep and flew out a couple of days later. But hell, finding that out whilst in line at the check-in.... Will never forget that one.
My sympathy, and I wish you a quick recovery...but this is a predicament that Europeans don't have (except for the ache itself). You keep getting paid while you're sick, in Germany for up to six weeks based on the same ailment, and after that the health insurance will pay half of your last wages. And if you get sick during your typically six weeks of paid vacation, the employer even has to grant another day of vacation for every sick day. And you also can't be fired for being sick and while you're sick.
Thank you - I’m doing better today, still some occasional pains. I sure wish that kind of thing was universal. I know employers in America are all about squeezing the maximum amount of dollars, but I’m positive worker morale and productivity would skyrocket if we had these kind of things.
Not all employers in America, c'mon.
Well, all the ones in my life so far, at least :P
Well, not trying to change the world here, I'm glad you're doing better today at least.
And now the kickstarter isn't doing much, so we'll probably have to pull the plug on it and start over again.
I never knew it was this much work. I'm exhausted, but I still want to make it work.
Oh well. we won't falter, it's for a good cause. If you want to see the project, it's over here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/312774031/fighter-alley-the-ghost-of-kyiv-special-edition?ref=discovery_category_newest
It's awesome that you're making a board game! I've always been super intrigued by this sort of thing. Definitely checking out your kickstarter!
Thanks! we've really got raving reviews, which is really invigorating after such long and heavy days. We're improving the game now on the basis of the experience in Essen, and I think we've got a very good finished product then. All that's left is bringing it to the market. We're learning... ;-)
Oh I didn't mean it in a bad way, it was my own choice after years of beeing an employee and having similar benefits. I'll be happy to get an 'unexciting pension' when the day comes. But for now we're putting everything on the line to make these two companies grow. It's fun, but also exhausting at times. And I was a little exhausted when I wrote all that ;-)
And my dream.
As a failed lawyer, it could always have been worse. At least you made it into legal practice, unlike me.
Oh well, I always thought that being a lawyer was the least of evils available to me. I had to make a living somehow. But then I always only worked for living, instead of living for work. And now that finances seemed to add up enough (when turning 65) for not having to work any more, I'm fine with that. While my former law partner, at the age of 83, still feels he has to continue with his clients. He says it will finally be over by the end of this year, but I wouldn't place bets on it. Just not my cup of tea. Life is for living.
Now mind you even though i got offered and will accept the role in job B… the fact that i love my current job so much (even though it’s temporary and no benefits) i am almost heartbroken about leaving my current job….
On Friday I am told i will know if i got the full time position at my current job but yeah nervous and upset is my current feelings
And all of that while I had originally planned to take competitive sport more seriously. I have started fencing as an adult beginner two years ago and actually wanted to give it a good go this season. One of my coaches is over-60s World and European Champion and while World Champion not really a realistic goal for me, it's pretty cool and inspiring to have a robust competition structure for older athletes. Since the start of summer preparations, I have twisted my ankle (still not fully healed out..), had two different colds, had to undergo two different tooth treatments, a bike accident and now the back situation. It's really, really frustrating.
The underlying issue though is that while I am telling myself that I want to take the sport seriously, I am still overweight. And I can't seem to get the weight down, because I can't seem to get out of my own head and just stick to a regular, healthy diet instead of "rewarding myself" every three days...
Anyway, that's my monthly moan. The back is ok enough that I can get back to work and hopefully back to training next week. We'll see..