One year in jail for dropping the bomb

IvyTheTerrible

Well it seems new legislation is being drafted which will give you a whopping 12 months in jail, or a max fine of 5000 euro for exploding a nuclear bomb:

http://www.labour.ie/press/listing/12106773802394427.html

So all I need to take over the world with little or no consequences is to get my hands on some uranium....:p

leninbenjamin

Ciar&#225 wrote: »

"This is beyond ridiculous. We've become accustomed to some barmy ideas coming from the John Gormley and his Green Party colleagues, but this takes the biscuit."

lol

Rb

Wow.

Seriously, how did these people get into such a position where they can draft such daft legislation? I mean, sure some kind of brain is needed, but they appear to be lacking one, so wtf?

IvyTheTerrible

rb_ie wrote: »

Wow.

Seriously, how did these people get into such a position where they can draft such daft legislation? I mean, sure some kind of brain is needed, but they appear to be lacking one, so wtf?

Think about how all that wasted time in the Dail could be used..

Ross_Mahon

12 months in jail is nothing! I think mess around with nuclear bombs more often now :pac:

antodeco

It doesnt say where you can detonate the bomb. All them Al Queda lads will gain Irish Citizenship, nuke the states, and only get a year here through extradition!

Wheres that application form...

javaboy

I could be wrong and I haven't read the actual wording of the proposed legislation but I suspect this is being twisted a lot to make it seem more absurd. It's probably a law related to corporations doing nuclear testing which encompasses any nuclear explosion/accident. It's probably aimed at CEOs who run companies which do nuclear testing and not as a disincentive to terrorist organisations. That's my guess.

Davidius

Nuclear powered battle suit FTW.

Rb

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Think about how all that wasted time in the Dail could be used..

Sometimes I feel as though they just take turns spinning eachother around on swivvle chairs and daring eachother to come up with crazier ideas, then bet against eachother on the outcome of the reaction to the proposals.

antodeco

Its pronounced NoooKleeauuuur

Karl Hungus

javaboy wrote: »

I could be wrong and I haven't read the actual wording of the proposed legislation but I suspect this is being twisted a lot to make it seem more absurd. It's probably a law related to corporations doing nuclear testing which encompasses any nuclear explosion/accident. It's probably aimed at CEOs who run companies which do nuclear testing and not as a disincentive to terrorist organisations. That's my guess.

Agreed. This is just sensationalist rubbish, especially when it's in relation to a Nuclear Test Ban Bill, it takes a bit of a clown to read something else into that.

Nerin

Davidius wrote: »

Nuclear powered battle suit FTW.

trojan exoskeleton

http://onemansblog.com/2007/05/17/the-trojan-worlds-first-body-armor-exoskeleton/
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=104428

antodeco

Id rather get get a year for dropping the hand....

ohhhhhhhh yeah giggidy giggidy

The_Minister

*Sigh*
Facepalm to all of you, this is retarded.

Firstly, if people die in the nuclear explosion, or property is damaged, you would be liable. So its not a case of drop the bomb, serve 12 months.

Secondly, AFAIK this legislation is an attempt by the Greens to stop nuclear power ever entering Ireland, and to stop those colleges that use nuclear technology for science experiments (there are like two). Also its to stop companies doing the same.

Not all nuclear technology goes Boom!

Neither does all scientific progress go Boink!

javaboy

The_Minister wrote: »

*Sigh*
Facepalm to all of you, this is retarded.

Firstly, if people die in the nuclear explosion, or property is damaged, you would be liable. So its not a case of drop the bomb, serve 12 months.

Secondly, AFAIK this legislation is an attempt by the Greens to stop nuclear power ever entering Ireland, and to stop those colleges that use nuclear technology for science experiments (there are like two). Also its to stop companies doing the same.

Not all nuclear technology goes Boom!

Neither does all scientific progress go Boink!

On behalf of Karl Hungus and myself, I resent that facepalm. We amn't wetarded!

IvyTheTerrible

The_Minister wrote: »

*Sigh*
Facepalm to all of you, this is retarded.

Firstly, if people die in the nuclear explosion, or property is damaged, you would be liable. So its not a case of drop the bomb, serve 12 months.

Secondly, AFAIK this legislation is an attempt by the Greens to stop nuclear power ever entering Ireland, and to stop those colleges that use nuclear technology for science experiments (there are like two). Also its to stop companies doing the same.

Not all nuclear technology goes Boom!

Neither does all scientific progress go Boink!

Well then the legislation is still stupid...I don't agree with stopping research using nuclear technology. I know not all nuclear technology goes "boom", I just thought the headline on the news was funny.

The_Minister

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Well then the legislation is still stupid...I don't agree with stopping research using nuclear technology. I know not all nuclear technology goes "boom", I just thought the headline on the news was funny.

Oh, I disagree with the legislation, but I still think that Labour's take on it is...................idiotic.

The_Minister

javaboy wrote: »

On behalf of Karl Hungus and myself, I resent that facepalm. We amn't wetarded!

Sorry, after rereading your contributions, I withdraw my facepalm from javaboy and Karl Hungas.

Long may they continue to to fight the evil forces of crude soundbites and general idiocy.

Sherifu

They're creating jobs, fair play I say.

javaboy

The_Minister wrote: »

Sorry, after rereading your contributions, I withdraw my facepalm from javaboy and Karl Hungas.

Long may they continue to to fight the evil forces of crude soundbites and general idiocy.

We're getting our costumes next week!

A city ordinance states that a $500 fine will be given to anyone who detonates a nuclear device within city limits.

(In California)

Source

Tried finding on Snopes.com if this was true or fake but couldn't find anything.

B00MSTICK

Hmm better not get caught then...

leninbenjamin

javaboy wrote: »

I could be wrong and I haven't read the actual wording of the proposed legislation but I suspect this is being twisted a lot to make it seem more absurd. It's probably a law related to corporations doing nuclear testing which encompasses any nuclear explosion/accident. It's probably aimed at CEOs who run companies which do nuclear testing and not as a disincentive to terrorist organisations. That's my guess.

stop trying to de-tabloidize and bring an air of rationality into AH :mad: there are politics forums for that kind of rubbish

:mad::mad::mad:

javaboy

leninbenjamin wrote: »

stop trying to de-tabloidize and bring an air of rationality into AH :mad: there are politics forums for that kind of rubbish

:mad::mad::mad:

Sorry. Fecking Greens and their hairbrained ideas! They should hang anyone caught detonating nookyular bombs from a lampost by their giblets. Hanging's too good for 'em! €5000 me arse!

The_Minister

javaboy wrote: »

Sorry. Fecking Greens and their hairbrained ideas! They should hang anyone caught detonating nookyular bombs from a lampost by their giblets. Hanging's to good for 'em! €5000 me arse!

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Ross_Mahon

All my dreams of becoming an evil villain are shattered

leninbenjamin

javaboy wrote: »

Sorry. Fecking Greens and their hairbrained ideas! They should hang anyone caught detonating nookyular bombs from a lampost by their giblets. Hanging's to good for 'em! €5000 me arse!

much better thanks.






:pac:

ODS

So if I get caught + sent down for a year, I presume Im still entitled to time off for good behaviour

Victor

I'm not sure if this is the bill, its from 2006. http://www.dail.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2006/4606/b4606.pdf

Only minor offences are dealt with by the district court. Serious offences can result in a life sentence.

Davidius

Victor wrote: »

Serious offences can result in a life sentence.

Sure that's only a year.

Manic Moran

In fairness, I think there's a town in California with a $500 for detonating a nuclear device within city limits.

NTM

Dave!

If I dropped a bomb, there'd be none of ye left!

KTRIC

DaveMcG wrote: »

If I dropped a bomb, there'd be none of ye left!

I dropped a huge one earlier

Dave!

peww, was wondering what that was......

zenno

anyone who detonates a nuclear bomb in ireland will face a year in jail "LOL" or a maximum fine of 5,000 euro's. "LOL again" well i've compleatly given up on this backward government anyway but wtf is this. no wonder were laughed at all over the world. irish people are very intelligent but we keep letting these arseholes make dumb laws for us and do nothing but laugh. i'm still laughing as i'm typing this. i'll ask my dog what she thinks. might get an intelligent answer.

javaboy

What did your dog say Zenno?

Caoimhín

Victor wrote: »

I'm not sure if this is the bill, its from 2006. http://www.dail.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2006/4606/b4606.pdf

Only minor offences are dealt with by the district court. Serious offences can result in a life sentence.

Legislation was/is written in such "GOBBLDY-GOOK", to give its technical term, is so that the average citizen (most ot us don't have Left training) simply so we don't understand it and give up 3 paragraphs in. The juicy bits, (giving leg up to developers and keeping the Cartels nice and cosy) are usually buried under a mile of indecipherable gobbledygook.

There rant over at 05.00 hrs so ye should be safe for the day.

zenno

the dog said wtf then said wroof gobbledygook wroof