It isn't justice for Purvi Patel to serve 20 years in prison for an abortion

When I first read this news I actually misread it as India, not Indiana because I could not believe that America had gone so far down the road against women's rights.

Some places never left that far down the road. Remember some states have medical marijuana, and some have felonies. Why should any other medical treatment be different? Amerika is not a monolith. Apologies, in advance, this is a bit O/T and might be better discussed in the forms of government thread.

It is allowed to happen on US soil. The rest of you should be rallying to stop it.

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It isn't justice for Purvi Patel to serve 20 years in prison for an abortion

When I first read this news I actually misread it as India, not Indiana because I could not believe that America had gone so far down the road against women's rights.

Some places never left that far down the road. Remember some states have medical marijuana, and some have felonies. Why should any other medical treatment be different? Amerika is not a monolith. Apologies, in advance, this is a bit O/T and might be better discussed in the forms of government thread.

It is allowed to happen on US soil. The rest of you should be rallying to stop it.

I live in California; I have no vote in Indiana. The same as you live in Canada; you have no vote in Australia.

Now I can boycott Indiana, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is another dang good reason to do so. I can write a letter of protest. But I have no direct way to change that government. They are elected by the people of Indiana and presumably doing what Indiana residents want or they would be tossed out of office. Democracy.

Perhaps we should test to see if Indiana's water supply is contaminated ;)

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It isn't justice for Purvi Patel to serve 20 years in prison for an abortion

When I first read this news I actually misread it as India, not Indiana because I could not believe that America had gone so far down the road against women's rights.

Some places never left that far down the road. Remember some states have medical marijuana, and some have felonies. Why should any other medical treatment be different? Amerika is not a monolith. Apologies, in advance, this is a bit O/T and might be better discussed in the forms of government thread.

It is allowed to happen on US soil. The rest of you should be rallying to stop it.

I live in California; I have no vote in Indiana. The same as you live in Canada; you have no vote in Australia.

Now I can boycott Indiana, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is another dang good reason to do so. I can write a letter of protest. But I have no direct way to change that government. They are elected by the people of Indiana and presumably doing what Indiana residents want or they would be tossed out of office. Democracy.

Perhaps we should test to see if Indiana's water supply is contaminated ;)

Didn't you invade Afghanistan to 'save' the oppressed women? Perhaps you should invade Indiana. Or aren't Indiana's women as important?

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News from Russia.
This American was given 18 years in jail for publishing intimate photos of women on the Internet.
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=ru&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Flenta.ru%2Fnews%2F2015%2F04%2F04%2Frevengeporn%2F
Surprised?

News from Russia.
This American was given 18 years in jail for publishing intimate photos of women on the Internet.
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=ru&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Flenta.ru%2Fnews%2F2015%2F04%2F04%2Frevengeporn%2F
Surprised?

I'm surprised they actually did something about him. He was basically blackmailing people.

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Nobody talks about trafficking...

Here is a film that illustrate the problem
Lilya 4-Ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr698yhF5tA
16 year-old Lilya lives in a poor and dreary suburb somewhere in the former Soviet Union. She dreams of a better life. Her mother has moved to the States with a new man and Lilya is waiting to be sent for. When no letters or money arrive from her mother, it becomes obvious that Lilya has been abandoned. She's forced to move into a tiny, run-down flat with no electricity or heating. Heartbroken and without money, Lilya's situation becomes desperate. Her only friend is the 11 year-old boy Volodya, who sometimes is allowed to sleep on her sofa. They hang around together and fantasize to make life a little easier. One day, hope arrives when Lilya falls in love with Andrei. He asks her to follow him to Sweden to start a new life. Little Volodya is jealous and suspicious -- but Lilya packs her things. Suddenly she´s sitting on a plane bound for Sweden not knowing what will happen next
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilya_4-ever

Lilyas background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPdHGX8IijA

News from Russia.
This American was given 18 years in jail for publishing intimate photos of women on the Internet.
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=ru&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Flenta.ru%2Fnews%2F2015%2F04%2F04%2Frevengeporn%2F
Surprised?

At the translation ....
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Revenge-porn-site-runner-gets-18-years-in-6178500.php

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Thanks Gary.
From the article...

Kevin Christopher Bollaert, 28, of San Diego, was found guilty in February on six counts of extortion and 21 counts of identity theft for running a website that posted nude photos of individuals, as well as identifying information, without their consent, according to Attorney General Kamala Harris.

“Sitting behind a computer, committing what is essentially a cowardly and criminal act will not shield predators from the law or jail,” she said in a statement. “We will continue to be vigilant and investigate and prosecute those who commit these deplorable acts.”

This morning a talked with my GF about the middle east and her experiences from there. She lived in Teheran, Iran for some years and have been in most of the countries in ME.
She did a business trip to Saudi Arabia but saw something very bad.

Public execution to death by stoning!
And the crime? She had looked at a man!

Does this happen today?
Syrian woman visited Facebook - sentenced to death by stoning
http://www.exponerat.net/syrisk-kvinna-besokte-facebook-domd-till-doden-via-stening/

God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
Rudyard Kipling

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32155187

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Rand Paul Teaches Lady Reporter How To Talk To Him, Again

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Rand Paul Teaches Lady Reporter How To Talk To Him, Again

Sounds like Hillary (can we still call her Hillary without being called sexist)

Do you call Obama, Obama or Barack?

..supporters instruction/threat to the News Media. Regarding Forbidden Words.

BTW: Hillary has not - yet - disavowed this.

Not really. It sounds like a man who thinks that he has the right to tell a women how to do her job rather than actually answering her question.

Try being a women for a while and see how quickly that sh*t gets old.

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Rand Paul Teaches Lady Reporter How To Talk To Him, Again

Sounds like Hillary (can we still call her Hillary without being called sexist)

Do you call Obama, Obama or Barack?

..supporters instruction/threat to the News Media. Regarding Forbidden Words.

BTW: Hillary has not - yet - disavowed this.

Not really. It sounds like a man who thinks that he has the right to tell a women how to do her job rather than actually answering her question.

Try being a women for a while and see how quickly that sh*t gets old.

And what exactly does that have to do with attempting to Threaten the News Media, if they use certain words, as used to describe all politicians.

Having certain grievances, doesn't make a Bully, a Non-Bully.

What has Clinton got to do with the d*ckish way Paul Rand behaved?

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Rand Paul Teaches Lady Reporter How To Talk To Him, Again

Sounds like Hillary (can we still call her Hillary without being called sexist)

Do you call Obama, Obama or Barack?

..supporters instruction/threat to the News Media. Regarding Forbidden Words.

BTW: Hillary has not - yet - disavowed this.

Not really. It sounds like a man who thinks that he has the right to tell a women how to do her job rather than actually answering her question.

Try being a women for a while and see how quickly that sh*t gets old.

And what exactly does that have to do with attempting to Threaten the News Media, if they use certain words, as used to describe all politicians.

Having certain grievances, doesn't make a Bully, a Non-Bully.

What has Clinton got to do with the d*ckish way Paul Rand behaved?

I am really Offended by d*ckish used against a Male.

As P*ssy used against a Female.

Very Gender Offensive Posting.

In answer to your Gender Offensive Question: I believe ALL politicians are (fill-in the Negatives). Nothing especially different from Rand.

BTW: My political beliefs are that Hillary would be a better President, than Obama, and Rand would be a disaster.

Clyde, your ability to miss the point never fails to surprise me.

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As YOUR reply's never fails to surprise me.

Oh, I'm quite sure of that.

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Shocking

Shame on you Canada.

Shocking
Shame on you Canada.

I would say Shame on us (western world)

Probably better if I said: -

Shame on you Britain!

“What most people fail to recognise is that the establishment of Canada was actually formed on colonial imperialism, fuelled by racism.”

Shame on you Britain!

“What most people fail to recognise is that the establishment of Canada was actually formed on colonial imperialism, fuelled by racism.”

The facts.

The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonies were established on the region's Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various conflicts, the United Kingdom gained and lost North American territories until left, in the late 18th century, with what mostly comprises Canada today. Pursuant to the British North America Act, on July 1, 1867, three colonies joined to form the autonomous federal Dominion of Canada. This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the new self-governing Dominion. In 1931, Britain granted Canada near total independence with the Statute of Westminster 1931 and full sovereignty was attained when the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament.

I rather fail to see why someone from another country seems to think that they have the right to criticise another country that they choose to live in, in this inaccurate way.

colonial imperialism, fuelled by racism.”

I would suggest bad temper fuelled by alcohol.

I would suggest you read that report. I did not say that, one of your peers did. Unlike you, I rarely drink so it would be best if you kept your assumptions to yourself.