So apparenlty Obama wants to ban illegal streaming

[kefkaownsall]

http://bgr.com/2013/08/06/obama-administration-streaming-proposal-felony/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+|+Boy+Genius+Report%29
I say apparently since I never heard of this site and a libertard posted on his facebook

[MadCatTLX]

Well if it's true then I can tell how people will react. The internet's gonna let out a big stream on it, if you know what I mean, and just be all like "what you gonna do?"

Seriously guys, you can't do shit to the internet. No matter how hard they've tried to stop piracy it's all been an exercise in futility, with their efforts often encouraging people to pirate shit out of spite. I know I damn well have. What do they think will be different now?

[Askold]

Well I really can't say that trying to stop illegal activity is wrong. I just wonder what methods they are planning to use.

[Her3tiK]

Well I really can't say that trying to stop illegal activity is wrong. I just wonder what methods they are planning to use.

The war on drugs is legal. Doesn't make it right.

[Askold]

Well I really can't say that trying to stop illegal activity is wrong. I just wonder what methods they are planning to use.

The war on drugs is legal. Doesn't make it right.

Drugs are illegal and ruin lives.

Besides I'm not saying that I accept any and all methods they might use to fight against crime. I'm just saying that they do have an obligation to fight against crime and try to stop people from breaking the law.

[nickiknack]

Never heard of the site either, but The Washington Post has an article about it.

[RavynousHunter]

Well I really can't say that trying to stop illegal activity is wrong. I just wonder what methods they are planning to use.

The war on drugs is legal. Doesn't make it right.

Drugs are illegal and ruin lives.

There are also drugs that are legal and still ruin lives.  Just because a drug is legal doesn't mean it stops being a drug.

[Askold]

There are also drugs that are legal and still ruin lives.  Just because a drug is legal doesn't mean it stops being a drug.

Could I get a clarification?

Are you referring to prescription medicine? Misused legal drugs as narcotics or are you complaining about doctors who drug up patients?

Or is that just a veiled comment about the legality of alcohol and tobacco which are also harmful?

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

The main problem with the "War on Drugs" isn't so much drugs themselves being legal as the methods used by the American government. The employment of punishment for addicts, rather than rehabilitation, and excessive sentences for dealers has done significantly more harm than good.

[RavynousHunter]

There are also drugs that are legal and still ruin lives.  Just because a drug is legal doesn't mean it stops being a drug.

Could I get a clarification?

Are you referring to prescription medicine? Misused legal drugs as narcotics or are you complaining about doctors who drug up patients?

Or is that just a veiled comment about the legality of alcohol and tobacco which are also harmful?

Prescription medicine, liquor, tobacco, anything that's a drug and is legal.  I fail to see how it was "veiled" in the slightest; my meaning was, to me, fairly obvious.  There are drugs that, while they are legal, have the potential for abuse, and therefore, the potential to ruin lives.  Legal drugs can be just as bad as illegal ones, if not (occasionally) worse.

[davedan]

The problem with the 'War on Drugs' in soundbyte form:

"The war on drugs is worse than the scourge of drugs. Like the prescription of amputation of your feet to cure tinea."

[Askold]

There are also drugs that are legal and still ruin lives.  Just because a drug is legal doesn't mean it stops being a drug.

Could I get a clarification?

Are you referring to prescription medicine? Misused legal drugs as narcotics or are you complaining about doctors who drug up patients?

Or is that just a veiled comment about the legality of alcohol and tobacco which are also harmful?

Prescription medicine, liquor, tobacco, anything that's a drug and is legal.  I fail to see how it was "veiled" in the slightest; my meaning was, to me, fairly obvious.  There are drugs that, while they are legal, have the potential for abuse, and therefore, the potential to ruin lives.  Legal drugs can be just as bad as illegal ones, if not (occasionally) worse.

Well I wasn't certain what you were referring to.

And I do agree that some of the outlawed narcotics aren't that bad compared to alcohol and tobacco for example. (though I still feel that pro-pot side is lying and misrepresenting the harm it does) And I sometimes see the logic in claim that if people want to mess up their own head and body they should be allowed to do it. It's just that it commonly leads to harm to other people as well and often benefits criminal organisations. And misuse of stuff like Krokodil and heroin and cocaine really does ruin lives and in the end I cannot support legalizing them.

And even though I also agree that the war on drugs in USA does seem to have questionably methods employed the fight against drugs and drug related crime is a good thing.

[davedan]

There are also drugs that are legal and still ruin lives.  Just because a drug is legal doesn't mean it stops being a drug.

Could I get a clarification?

Are you referring to prescription medicine? Misused legal drugs as narcotics or are you complaining about doctors who drug up patients?

Or is that just a veiled comment about the legality of alcohol and tobacco which are also harmful?

Prescription medicine, liquor, tobacco, anything that's a drug and is legal.  I fail to see how it was "veiled" in the slightest; my meaning was, to me, fairly obvious.  There are drugs that, while they are legal, have the potential for abuse, and therefore, the potential to ruin lives.  Legal drugs can be just as bad as illegal ones, if not (occasionally) worse.

Well I wasn't certain what you were referring to.

And I do agree that some of the outlawed narcotics aren't that bad compared to alcohol and tobacco for example. (though I still feel that pro-pot side is lying and misrepresenting the harm it does) And I sometimes see the logic in claim that if people want to mess up their own head and body they should be allowed to do it. It's just that it commonly leads to harm to other people as well and often benefits criminal organisations. And misuse of stuff like Krokodil and heroin and cocaine really does ruin lives and in the end I cannot support legalizing them.

And even though I also agree that the war on drugs in USA does seem to have questionably methods employed the fight against drugs and drug related crime is a good thing.

But people only use Krokadil because they can't get heroin.

[RavynousHunter]

To make my end clearer, I don't give a shit what you put in your body, be it a foreign object or crack.  Its your body, and if you want to do something to it, no matter how stupid, that should be your right as an adult.  However, I fully support addiction support centres and rehab clinics, along with proper drug education in schools.  If you wanna use em, such should be your right, but if you want to quit and need help, then help ought to be provided, at little to no charge.

[kefkaownsall]

http://actonline.org/act-blog/archives/1931
Actually the part of sopa would not hurt too much if revived