Swiss arrest Polanski on US request in sex case

That is because this is a loaded question. It has more than one single answer depending on every specific circumstance. Just a couple of those circumstances are, does the prostitute or the guy have an STD? Is the guy married and is he cheating on his wife?

There are so many other variables in the question that I can not even pretend to have all the right answers to it. Thus, it is a loaded question, but you already knew that.

That's not how I see it at all.

This is how I see it:

You made an absolute declarative statement, that there is no such thing as a victimless crime. As a general rule, I would agree with you. However there are exceptions. I simply provided you with one such exception to test how you would respond. Rather than being open-minded and objective, and acknowledging the obvious exception for what it is, you tap danced around it and essentially refused to attempt any semblance of intelletual honesty.

You fail.

Have a nice day.

Wow, I state that I can not answer your question with a simple one statement answer because it is complex, and you claim victory?

Have a nice run for political office someday...

You see, there is no single answer to the question, yet you want a single answer based on a broad circumstance. I didn't fail; you just don't see the fallacy in your own question.

Sometimes the prostitue can be the vctim. Sometimes the John can be the victim. Sometimes the victim can be a spouse, it depends on a set of variables you did not present. Thus, you submitted a faulty question. I am not "tap dancing", you just want me to pull an answer out of my ass when I am not even standing up.
You're starting to make even less sense.
You made a categorical statement and now you seem to want to tailor circumstances to fit the statement.
Let's take a 70 year old guy who hires a prostitute, enjoys her services and pays her. Who is the victim here?
 
That's not how I see it at all.

This is how I see it:

You made an absolute declarative statement, that there is no such thing as a victimless crime. As a general rule, I would agree with you. However there are exceptions. I simply provided you with one such exception to test how you would respond. Rather than being open-minded and objective, and acknowledging the obvious exception for what it is, you tap danced around it and essentially refused to attempt any semblance of intelletual honesty.

You fail.

Have a nice day.

Wow, I state that I can not answer your question with a simple one statement answer because it is complex, and you claim victory?

Have a nice run for political office someday...

You see, there is no single answer to the question, yet you want a single answer based on a broad circumstance. I didn't fail; you just don't see the fallacy in your own question.

Sometimes the prostitue can be the vctim. Sometimes the John can be the victim. Sometimes the victim can be a spouse, it depends on a set of variables you did not present. Thus, you submitted a faulty question. I am not "tap dancing", you just want me to pull an answer out of my ass when I am not even standing up.
You're starting to make even less sense.
You made a categorical statement and now you seem to want to tailor circumstances to fit the statement.
Let's take a 70 year old guy who hires a prostitute, enjoys her services and pays her. Who is the victim here?

Hey, all I said is that I do not believe in a victimless crime. I did not say that each and every circumstance it fits is simple, you made that leap on your own. I did not say that you had to believe the same as me. I did not say tat I have all the right answers to all your questions either.

By the way, simply telling me the man is 70 years old does not plug all the variables into place and I am not going to chase you around all day trying to get you to understand my chain of thought.

By the way, in this example, unless YOU are the 70 year old man we are talking about, you wouldn't be qualified to answer all the variables to my satisfaction. You see, everyone's life is different and all you can do is ask hypothetical’s, which I am not about to argue with you.
 
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A sense of humor means you can laugh at yourself and/or at life in general.

A few of you obviously cannot.
 
For the record - I thought Ravi's post was funny.

But then so too was Meghan's reply.

You guys could all benefit from lightening up a bit.
 
A sense of humor means you can laugh at yourself and/or at life in general.

A few of you obviously cannot.

Actually a more accurate definition would be:

"the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous"

Just because I didn't find you funny does not mean you can change definitions to justify your ineptitude...
 
A sense of humor means you can laugh at yourself and/or at life in general.

A few of you obviously cannot.

Actually a more accurate definition would be:

"the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous"

Just because I didn't find you funny does not mean you can change definitions to justify your ineptitude...
:rolleyes: Would you like a shovel?
 
I don't care what the dictionary says. If you can't laugh at yourself, you absolutely do not have a complete sense of humor. Period.
 
A sense of humor means you can laugh at yourself and/or at life in general.

A few of you obviously cannot.

Actually a more accurate definition would be:

"the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous"

Just because I didn't find you funny does not mean you can change definitions to justify your ineptitude...
:rolleyes: Would you like a shovel?
No thanks, I found an easier way to deal with the bullshit people spew on this board.

Oh wait...you were trying to be funny again weren't you?

Look, you made a joke, it sucked...the sun will rise again tomorrow, don't worry about it.
 
Wow, I state that I can not answer your question with a simple one statement answer because it is complex, and you claim victory?

Have a nice run for political office someday...

You see, there is no single answer to the question, yet you want a single answer based on a broad circumstance. I didn't fail; you just don't see the fallacy in your own question.

Sometimes the prostitue can be the vctim. Sometimes the John can be the victim. Sometimes the victim can be a spouse, it depends on a set of variables you did not present. Thus, you submitted a faulty question. I am not "tap dancing", you just want me to pull an answer out of my ass when I am not even standing up.
You're starting to make even less sense.
You made a categorical statement and now you seem to want to tailor circumstances to fit the statement.
Let's take a 70 year old guy who hires a prostitute, enjoys her services and pays her. Who is the victim here?

Hey, all I said is that I do not believe in a victimless crime. I did not say that each and every circumstance it fits is simple, you made that leap on your own. I did not say that you had to believe the same as me. I did not say tat I have all the right answers to all your questions either.

By the way, simply telling me the man is 70 years old does not plug all the variables into place and I am not going to chase you around all day trying to get you to understand my chain of thought.

By the way, in this example, unless YOU are the 70 year old man we are talking about, you wouldn't be qualified to answer all the variables to my satisfaction. You see, everyone's life is different and all you can do is ask hypothetical’s, which I am not about to argue with you.

You made a categorical statement that there is no victimless crime. Now you seem to want to explain that away on a case by case basis.
It is illogical and poor argumentation.
These seem to be your middle names.
 
A sense of humor means you can laugh at yourself and/or at life in general.

A few of you obviously cannot.

Actually a more accurate definition would be:

"the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous"

Just because I didn't find you funny does not mean you can change definitions to justify your ineptitude...
:rolleyes: Would you like a shovel?

I could use one, not just in this thread, I need something to hit someone over the head elsewhere.....:D
 

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