IDoMath
IDoMath's JournalAre there any economists watching this forum?
Especially economists who specialize in taxation theory?
I have an idea I need to bounce off an expert but my background is physics and law and I don't want to spend a lot of time to find out I'm reinventing the wheel.
Can we enhance the jury system?
One of my big frustrations about the jury system is that there is no opportunity for an accused poster to defend him/herself. I'd like to see that added in perhaps as follows;
1) If the jury votes to "leave it" there is no need.
2) Jurors can vote to "hide it" and also mark a post as "indefensible"
3) Jurors can ask the accused to defend a post before voting.
4) A post which the jury decides to hide but which does not get a majority vote of 'indefensible" would hide the post but give the poster 1 chance to;
a) Defend the post, ask for a revote and get the post reinstated
b) Edit the post and ask for reinstatement of the edited post
c) Allow the poster to acknowledge an inappropriate post and self-delete.
I know, this probably seems too complicated but still, the current system seems to me to be a kangaroo court which only creates resentment and censorship instead of promoting constructive conversation.
PLEASE DON'T SHARE THAT VIDEO YOU WILL GET EAGLES KILLED
There is a video going viral purporting to show an eagle lifting a child. IT'S FAKE.
An eagle can only lift 1/3 of its weight and the toddler in the video outweighs the bird.
Stuff like this gets hawks and eagles shot and killed.
News articles are already reporting it is CGI. I don't even want to post those links because it just causes the video to get shared.
UPDATE: The video is now confirmed to be a fake, the creators have admitted it.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/montreal-school-admits-baby-snatching-eagle-video-is-a-hoax-1.1085355
Feature Request: Lock me out, please.
The recent gun control conversations have drawn the worst out of me. I've tried to walk away but I can't seem to stay away.
It would be a great feature if we could choose a friend (or more than one) who has the ability to temporarily lock us out on request or at their discretion when we or they feel we need to cool down. This might prevent some banned accounts.
As a way to encourage use of this feature, I would suggest that those who implement it get extra points toward their chances of serving on jury duty.
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