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In reply to the discussion: Dear Gov. Snyder: You Have to Go to Jail [View all]ecstatic
(35,013 posts)69. It's actually worse. Try genocide:
Excerpt from the Convention on the Prevention and
Punishment of Genocide: http://www.preventgenocide.org/genocide/officialtext.htm
Punishment of Genocide: http://www.preventgenocide.org/genocide/officialtext.htm
"Article II: In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
Article III: The following acts shall be punishable:
(a) Genocide;
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;
(e) Complicity in genocide. " (Snyder knew about the situation for months before apologizing and still hasn't done anything)
...
Causing serious bodily or mental harm includes inflicting trauma on members of the group through widespread torture, rape, sexual violence, forced or coerced use of drugs, and mutilation.
Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to destroy a group includes the deliberate deprivation of resources needed for the groups physical survival, such as clean water, food, clothing, shelter or medical services. Deprivation of the means to sustain life can be imposed through confiscation of harvests, blockade of foodstuffs, detention in camps, forcible relocation or expulsion into deserts.
Genocidal acts need not kill or cause the death of members of a group. Causing serious bodily or mental harm, prevention of births and transfer of children are acts of genocide when committed as part of a policy to destroy a groups existence.
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
Article III: The following acts shall be punishable:
(a) Genocide;
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;
(e) Complicity in genocide. " (Snyder knew about the situation for months before apologizing and still hasn't done anything)
...
Causing serious bodily or mental harm includes inflicting trauma on members of the group through widespread torture, rape, sexual violence, forced or coerced use of drugs, and mutilation.
Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to destroy a group includes the deliberate deprivation of resources needed for the groups physical survival, such as clean water, food, clothing, shelter or medical services. Deprivation of the means to sustain life can be imposed through confiscation of harvests, blockade of foodstuffs, detention in camps, forcible relocation or expulsion into deserts.
Genocidal acts need not kill or cause the death of members of a group. Causing serious bodily or mental harm, prevention of births and transfer of children are acts of genocide when committed as part of a policy to destroy a groups existence.
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The EM did the same thing with the only community radio station, too. I have no words to describe
catbyte
Jan 2016
#34
Because many people will read "amazing" as meaning "awesome" rather than "unbelievable." nt
tblue37
Jan 2016
#63
Sounds like a long shot but it's worth a try. Since the GOP controls every branch ..
MinM
Jan 2016
#5
Problem is that the Fed Government is run by conservatives appointed by Obama. Not
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#49
Snyder ignored and then tried to cover-up a test conducted by EPA scientist Miguel Del Toral
MinM
Jan 2016
#19
Jail? He still thinks he can be President. But Moore's right: the Govenor belongs in jail.
marble falls
Jan 2016
#21
Isn't it obvious that Republican cost-cutting measures are a danger to the public
Baitball Blogger
Jan 2016
#29
Dougie Douchebag should go to. He appointed another douchebag to AZ Supreme Ct with no experience
lonestarnot
Jan 2016
#33
Jail is too light of a sentence, multiple life sentences (1 for each poisoned) would be a good start
U of M Dem
Jan 2016
#35
heard the press conference this am...they take no fucking responsibility at all
spanone
Jan 2016
#42
seppuku would be even better, so we don't have to pay to keep his disgusting ass in jail.
niyad
Jan 2016
#55
I hate to toss around the term lightly, but we might have cause to think about using ....
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#61
That involves intent, depraved indifference is what I used for the neocons destroying Iraq
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#70
The fucker should get the Khalid Shaikh Mohammed treatment with Flint water.
lonestarnot
Jan 2016
#73