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one-eyed fat man

(3,201 posts)
13. I suspect
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 01:10 PM
Dec 2011

the reporter would likely be a lot more qualified to comment on the quality of Amrani's dope than the condition of his weaponry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_service#Belgium

Belgium suspended conscription on 31 December 1992 by amending the 1962 Law on Conscription, which became applicable only to conscripts drafted in 1993 and earlier. In practice this meant that the law no longer applied to those born in 1975 and later. Since 1 March 1995 the Belgian armed forces consist of professional volunteers only


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis#Belgium

Individual or solo use by adults has the lowest priority to police and government instances, if the use doesn't cause any problems to their environment. This basically means only the use in public places, possession of more than 3 grams, or the sale of the drug are pursued in court. However, the use in the presence of minors is strictly forbidden. The cultivation of one female cannabis plant for personal use is decriminalized. Other than cultivating a female cannabis plant, there is no legal way of obtaining cannabis.


I'd lay odds the reporter was more likely to have spent his college years partying than as a draftee in the Belgian army so as far as first hand knowledge goes...

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I'm a juicer Glassunion Dec 2011 #1
Rocket launchers? Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #2
Buy 'em at any gun show with no background check DonP Dec 2011 #3
Especially in the Utopian Gun-Free Europe... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #4
Even if this guy's motives were absolutely apolitical Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #5
Look at the first pic in the first link... MicaelS Dec 2011 #6
I think the other one's an RPG-18 Euromutt Dec 2011 #32
I believe you are right. one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #37
The Zolya was a plausible guess Euromutt Dec 2011 #38
Some of that hardware one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #40
And live hand grenades Dr_Scholl Dec 2011 #7
Well maybe not a hardware store... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #16
Couldn't find a T62 We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #17
I'd have room to park those at my planned... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #18
Those things are pretty cool... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #21
Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #22
LOL We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #23
It's only... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #24
And for her... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #25
You've obviously got my wife confused with another.... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #26
My daughter... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #27
Good God, man!! one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #29
Assuming i could fly.... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #30
I don't exactly have that kinda coin in the couch cushions... one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #31
I'm not sure how well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #33
That's because T-62s tend to get melted down into razor blades Euromutt Dec 2011 #39
Rocket launchers one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #8
Golly, you'd think a responsible/thorough reporter would say if the rockets were present or not. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #9
Responsible reporter? We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #10
I suspect one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #13
You mean the reporter who mistook a stripped stock for an entire rifle? Euromutt Dec 2011 #34
Spent and discarded M72s... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #14
As Mr. Yuri says... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #12
Obviously the solution is to ban the ownership of weapons Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #19
Drafting that law would... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #20
What makes you think he even smoked the pot? Upton Dec 2011 #11
You may be right one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #15
Another victim of Americas war on drugs. ileus Dec 2011 #28
Follow-up: "Police were instructed to leave perpetrator of bloodbath alone" Euromutt Dec 2011 #35
But...MSM said he was a "gun man." I guess "rocket man" or "LAWS man" -- could be confusing. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #36
Talk about taking the "War on Christmas" to whole new heights - sheesh. nt OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2011 #41
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