Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayandand's country, India, threw two teenage girls in jail a couple weeks ago because one of them posted a comment on Facebook about a dead politician that angered his followers, and the other girl merely "liked" the first girl's post. Both were arrested. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 12/15/12 2:29 PM, "jon.streeter" <jon.streeter at cox.net> wrote: >Do "most Asian countries" have a constitution with the guarantees of >freedom of the press and the right of the people to keep and bear arms, >in writing with a history of high-court decisions affirming those rights? > > >Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > >----- Reply message ----- >From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: [Leica] Gun control >Date: Sat, Dec 15, 2012 10:03 am > > >Most Asian countries have all these things. It is by no means restricted >only to the USA. >Cheers >Jayanand > >On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Phil Forrest ><photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > >> Most countries in the East also don't have the freedoms of speech, >> religion, press like we do here. Right to due process of law. Innocence >> until proven guilty by a jury of one's peers. Right to a speedy trial. >> Right to be secure in one's effects. Equal protection under the law for >> all citizens. Right to vote. The list goes down the Bill of Rights and >> through the rest of the US Constitution. No matter what nation says >> they have it right, they are wrong. Nobody is perfect, including the >> USA but here in the USA we have these rights and many are willing to >> give their lives to protect them. >> >> Phil Forrest >> >> >> >> On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:11:42 +0800 >> David Ching <davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg> wrote: >> >> > Most countries in the East ban possession of fire-arms by individuals >> > and unlicensed bodies. Schools here do not have metal detectors. >> > The students in general study in safe environments little affected by >> > violence, drugs or extortion. Only bullying by peers rears its ugly >> > head in certain schools. We watch the same violent movies. Have the >> > same concerns about safety. This is the 21st century. Why does >> > Americans need to have guns for self-protection? Stop shooting games >> > & hunting with bullets. 'Shoot' with glass! Capture not kill not >> > maim. It's time to act when little innocent kids get killed and >> > scarred for life. >> > >> > It's indeed a very sad day in the history of the USA. And I am >> > certain some other shooter will try to outdo this latest insane act. >> > >> > Mark, the firearms industry and gun toting lovers will always defend >> > the right to arms. Until one of their kind is personally affected, I >> > suppose. Sorry but I don't see the logic. Perhaps our differences in >> > lifestyles account for this madness. It's not matter of the East >> > versus the West. The Europeans do not bear arms. >> > >> > As I see it, the only way out is a total ban on guns for the civilian >> > population. Of course with the usual exceptions.. >> > >> > >> > David Ching >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> -- >> http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information