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Portuguese mobile data plans, are funny because they were main reason why lots of European mobile carriers opposed EU's plans to give people right to use their mobile data everywhere in EU with same price as they can use in their home country, because as they (carriers) put it, prices for mobile data there is so outrageous that it would force them to rise prices in their home markets if they would offer their limitless data plans there.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/daniel-shaver-shooting-ex-arizona-police-officer-not-guilty-murder-n827641 Last year's fatal shooting of a Texas man by Arizona police was caught on body-camera video and showed him sobbing with his hands up, begging for his life in his final moments. Jurors who watched the full video showing Daniel Shaver's death agreed Thursday to acquit former Mesa officer Philip Mitchell Brailsford of murder, ending an emotional six-week trial. Brailsford faced as many as 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder charge. Brailsford's attorney, Michael Piccarreta, put an arm around his client after the verdict was read. "There are no winners in this case," Piccarreta said, "but Mitch Brailsford had to make a split-second decision on a situation that he was trained to recognize as someone drawing a weapon and had one second to react." Laney Sweet, Shaver's widow, shook her head "no" after the decision was read and later declined to answer questions, reported The Associated Press. She and Shaver's parents have filed wrongful-death lawsuits against the city of Mesa. Mark Geragos, an attorney representing the Shaver family, called the shooting an "execution" and said the "justice system miserably failed," reported The Arizona Republic. At the heart of the prosecution's case was the shaky bodycam footage taken at a Mesa hotel on the night of Jan. 18, 2016. Shaver, 26, a pest-control worker, was in Mesa on business and was with acquaintances at his room. According to the prosecution, Shaver showed them an air rifle used to exterminate birds and at one point waved it outside of his fifth-floor window — prompting a witness to notify the hotel front desk, which led to police to being called. Police said he had been drinking at the time. When officers got there, they ordered Shaver out of his room and to lie face-down in a hallway and refrain from making sudden movements — or risk being shot. "Listen to my instructions or it's going to become very uncomfortable for you," one of the officers shouted. "Please do not shoot me," Shaver said before he was ordered to crawl toward officers. As he inched forward, he reached toward the waistband of his shorts. That action led Brailsford to fire his rifle, he said, because he believed Shaver was grabbing for a handgun. While no gun was found on Shaver's body, two pellet rifles related to his pest-control job were discovered in his room. The detective investigating the shooting agreed Shaver's movement was similar to reaching for a pistol, but has said it also looked as though Shaver was pulling up his loose-fitting basketball shorts that had fallen down as he was ordered to crawl. The investigator noted he did not see anything that would have prevented officers from simply handcuffing Shaver as he was on the floor. During his trial testimony, Brailsford, 27, told jurors that he was terrified for the safety of officers and a woman who were in the hallway. He also said he felt "incredibly sad" for Shaver. Brailsford served as a Mesa officer for about two years before he was fired two months after the shooting for violations of departmental policy, including unsatisfactory performance. Video of shooting https://twitter.com/i/videos/939014159726870530

Maybe our founding fathers saw what a huge melting pot we was gonna become and gave the right to us as a psychological comfort and also a way to ease up the govt way to "protect" since as a single country we are much bigger than I think any single country in Europe. In Europe I'm wondering if it is common to have "big" creatures (not snakes and spiders etc) running around that can kill you as well. Like are bears, lions, tigers, etc very common in y'all's countries still? We have bears, wolves and lynxes, although in many places they have been hunted to extinction. Here in Finland they are quite common, but city person can live their life without seeing one.

Dems probably should nominate 20+ candidates plus one rich celebrity joke candidate and have lots of idiotic debates to hog press time and it is almost guaranteed that their joke candidate will win

I must say that USA has very interesting tax laws considering that they need following definitions be included in them

Chicago offers 2.25 billion dollars worth of tax breaks and other incentives if they build their office to Chicago.

He had dual citizenship, which is why he was able to move Norway so easily.

It is nice little story about how expectations patriotism don't match reality of what being patriotic entails. I personally find it very funny.

We have quite similar system in Finland, as every year on 1st of November (also called national envy day) everybody's tax returns are made public.

https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/933346267492646913 8:06AM: White House makes pool reporter issue a correction to say "The president will NOT have a low-key day and has a full schedule of meetings and phone calls." 9::26AM: The president goes golfing I don't envy people who are running political satire magazines these days.

That isn't even worse robbery that government does. I mean they say that debt is not inherited. Like for example man is 10 million dollars in debt to you and then he dies and government tells you that man's children don't own any money to you. Like those children have not benefited from that 10 million dollars that you borrowed to their dad.

I am sure the information that the hunt helps the species won't be bought. I have a real personal problem with hunting for reasons other than consumption. But that's me. These hunts take place in other countries in accordance with their laws. It is not the US governments business to tell citizens they can't go to a place they are welcome to do an activity that is legal. And this ban was yet another example of an intrusive nanny state sticking it's nose where it does not belong. If you want the hunts banned you really should be talking to the governments that not only allow but encourage them. As distasteful as I find the activity, free people should be left alone to pursue their interests as long as they are legal where they pursue them. So government should not ban importing goods that are attained legally in some other country which has questionable laws, even if it something like for example drugs and slaves?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-secret-correspondence-between-donald-trump-jr-and-wikileaks/545738/ The Secret Correspondence Between Donald Trump Jr. and WikiLeaks The transparency organization asked the president’s son for his cooperation—in sharing its work, in contesting the results of the election, and in arranging for Julian Assange to be Australia’s ambassador to the United States.

They are also same people that determine what information is so valuable for country that it needs to be kept from public eye and therefore can't be stored on private server. I mean if people don't believe them, then people should not prosecute other people for not believing them right? Seeing how Hillary isn't in jail, no prosecution going on right? I mean people who claim that sensitive information from security services is lie are same people who demand that Hilary should be jailed for treason because she potentially leaked said sensitive information. And they also claim that failure to prosecute Hilary is an example of government corruption. So what ur saying is is someone catches u lying as long as ur part of the govt and/or media, it means ur trustworthy to believe the next thing told to ya... I see what ur doing, the only flaw is is it started out with a lie (Hillary saying she didn't use a private server and then kept escalating) otherwise u would have a point..... Nah, anyone who thinks the govt and/or media tells you the truth and nothing but the truth, sadly is a fool. Which is why I personally support open government, where information is released to public. I though that she only denied sending classified emails from her private server (which seems to have been lie) But funniest and saddest thing about Hilary's private server is how it was found out that she uses one. One of her aide's aol account was hacked and said aid had used it to sent emails to Clinton, when she was the secretary of state. Because that is just unacceptable form of incompetency.

They are also same people that determine what information is so valuable for country that it needs to be kept from public eye and therefore can't be stored on private server. I mean if people don't believe them, then people should not prosecute other people for not believing them right? Seeing how Hillary isn't in jail, no prosecution going on right? I mean people who claim that sensitive information from security services is lie are same people who demand that Hilary should be jailed for treason because she potentially leaked said sensitive information. And they also claim that failure to prosecute Hilary is an example of government corruption.

They are also same people that determine what information is so valuable for country that it needs to be kept from public eye and therefore can't be stored on private server. I mean if people don't believe them, then people should not prosecute other people for not believing them right?

Reading how GOP politicians are defending Moore, I would not be so sure. Like for example To defense of Roy Moore from AL state Auditor Jim Ziegler: "Take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus.” And Sean Hannity tell on Fox that it does matter because that 14 year girl consented (even though according to law 14 years old cannot consent on sexual acts, but that don't seem to bother family value supporters)

Just name it responsible gun owner act and market it so that it looks cool to be person who takes responsibility of their actions.

Saudi Arabia is middle of political cleansing and it seem that they need outside enemies to keep people distracted from domestic politics.

It's a scary statement coming from a German I would say.We all know that monopoly is always bad in the long run. What I find wierd in US is that with all their culture of gun ownership they don't teach gun handling in school as a subject. I think there should be a class that teaches how to handle guns safely and how to act in different circumstances involving guns. Government runs what is taught at schools and the govt doesn't want people to use guns so they don't even allow them on the property even if u wanted to teach. We have the right in case to overthrow our govt if we need to, the govt isn't gonna teach people to handle to the very weapon that by right we can aim at them. They don't teach you how to use guns in schools? I had my first shooting class (with air pistols) in school when I was 9. And when I was 12 we went to actual shooting range to shoot with small caliber (.22) pistols and rifles and range owner's muskets.

Who knows at this point. Heck I am not even saying that much is even true. Just that AP is saying it. About the discharge part at least. I know about the Gun control Act of 1968 because I'm interested in that kind of stuff. AP is pretty reliable though. The only thing I can say for sure is we'll know a lot more tomorrow & Tuesday than we know today about this bastard and his motivations. This houston chronicle's article says that enforcement level isn't necessary very high -- "Anyone can sell a firearm online or at a gun show without a license, and they need not conduct a background check. The same is true in 31 other U.S. states." http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/explainer/article/gun-laws-regulations-firearms-8381025.php