The Writers' Block

[Autonomous Cleaner Bot Cleaners]

However, breaking down crime rates by age group would pretty easily expose the lie, and it wouldn't last long anyway because such a high population growth is unsustainable.

I think the trick would be to decant a lot of newborn angels leading up to the election, thereby enhancing campaign baby kissing while diluting the national murderosity, and then disappearing a proportional number post-election thereby preventing the famine.

You're the hero twice.

Plus, the combination of hypo- and hyper-murder periods will maintain the population as an overall running average. The size and duration of said periods can also be carefully adjusted so as to finesse the crime rate as needed.

One can add clever metaphor about short memories and/or "fake news" in the election cycle as needed.

[Trotterdam]

and then disappearing a proportional number post-election

If you're going to do that, you might as well let the murders stay but fudge the numbers to make it look like these people hadn't gotten murdered.

Sometimes people just end up with knives in their backs due to natural causes. No murders here!

[Autonomous Cleaner Bot Cleaners]

and then disappearing a proportional number post-election

If you're going to do that, you might as well let the murders stay but fudge the numbers to make it look like these people hadn't gotten murdered.

Sometimes people just end up with knives in their backs due to natural causes. No murders here!

I believe in forthright and honest government that doesn't resort to murdering people behind their backs.

[Trotterdam]

I believe in forthright and honest government that doesn't resort to murdering people behind their backs.

#568 1. citizens are deeply regretting challenging the government to be honest about its intentions

[Autonomous Cleaner Bot Cleaners]

I believe in forthright and honest government that doesn't resort to murdering people behind their backs.

#568 1. citizens are deeply regretting challenging the government to be honest about its intentions

4. Your paper shredder looks at you, knowingly. It doesn't talk, of course, but you know what it's trying to say. It beckons you. Go on... One more can't hurt, can it?

waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait...I know. @@LEADER@@ can lower the crime rate by reducing product design safety requirements concerning the maximum width of paper shredder feeder slots and by subsidizing a free necktie benefit for all citizens. Then, just sit back and watch the murder rate plummet, cause fewer people, less murder.

Brilliant.

[Australian rePublic]

I want to write an issue specifically about remote islands. Any ideas?

[Great Nortend]

As I have got into a groove with academic dress, I want to make an issue about declining standards of dress at universities. A bit like 593, but specific to an academic context. Option 1: Students must wear formal dress with academic gowns and hoods everywhere they go. Option 2: "Smart-casual" dress is mandatory at all classes. Option 3: A socialist student raves about the bourgeois and implements a soviet-style uniform. Option 4: Let students wear what they want.

Thoughts?

[Bears Armed]

I want to write an issue specifically about remote islands. Any ideas?

There's already one inspired by the Falklands Crisis.

[Krogon]

I want to write an issue specifically about remote islands. Any ideas?

Maybe a funny issue about colonialism?

[Trotterdam]

As I have got into a groove with academic dress, I want to make an issue about declining standards of dress at universities. A bit like 593, but specific to an academic context. Option 1: Students must wear formal dress with academic gowns and hoods everywhere they go. Option 2: "Smart-casual" dress is mandatory at all classes. Option 3: A socialist student raves about the bourgeois and implements a soviet-style uniform. Option 4: Let students wear what they want.

We already have an issue about uniforms in schools. What makes this different from an aged-up version of the same thing?

[Krogon]

Are there any issues about killing in self defense and whether its justified?

[Great Nortend]

As I have got into a groove with academic dress, I want to make an issue about declining standards of dress at universities. A bit like 593, but specific to an academic context. Option 1: Students must wear formal dress with academic gowns and hoods everywhere they go. Option 2: "Smart-casual" dress is mandatory at all classes. Option 3: A socialist student raves about the bourgeois and implements a soviet-style uniform. Option 4: Let students wear what they want.

WE already have an issue about uniforms in schools. What makes this different from an aged-up version of the same thing?

I would consider school uniforms and university standards of dress quite dissimilar. Even in countries where school uniforms are required, most universities do not have specified dress codes.

[Trotterdam]

I would consider school uniforms and university standards of dress quite dissimilar. Even in countries where school uniforms are required, most universities do not have specified dress codes.

I'd consider that a point against it: school uniforms are already a controversial concept, so university uniforms would be even less popular, being rejected even by most of the nations inclined to entertain the notion at all. I guess it might work if you make it a followup specifically for nations that already have school uniforms, so it'll at least be assigned only to nations that have some chance of considering it, though it still doesn't strike me as a particularly interesting dilemma. And like you say, it's a pretty unpopular position in real life.

[Great Nortend]

That might work. I've posted it as a draft anyway, so have a look.

[Australian rePublic]

Are there any issues about killing in self defense and whether its justified?

Does that include killing in defence of self only, or also in defence of others? Accidently murder or manslaughter?

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Are there any issues about killing in self defense and whether its justified?

There's 158. Also, I did this draft on home defence consequences:

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=429577

[Krogon]

Are there any issues about killing in self defense and whether its justified?

Does that include killing in defence of self only, or also in defence of others? Accidently murder or manslaughter?

Ooh, that would be interesting. Both.

[Krogon]

Are there any issues about killing in self defense and whether its justified?

There's 158. Also, I did this draft on home defence consequences:

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=429577

I'm mainly talking attempted murder, then someone shoots their attempted murderer. As in the person has already done violence against another person, and said person is shot by other person.

[Trotterdam]

I'm mainly talking attempted murder, then someone shoots their attempted murderer. As in the person has already done violence against another person, and said person is shot by other person.

That's a bit reminiscent of #1235... oops, #1235, though obviously there's other angles to take.

[Chan Island]

I want to write an issue specifically about remote islands. Any ideas?

Are there any issues in the pool about remote islands getting drowned out by the sea due to global warming? Because that's a very topical issue for remote island nations at the moment.

[Australian rePublic]

I want to write an issue specifically about remote islands. Any ideas?

Are there any issues in the pool about remote islands getting drowned out by the sea due to global warming? Because that's a very topical issue for remote island nations at the moment.

That's interesting. Cheers

[Zwangzug]

in other "life takes a crazy third option" news.

[Luna Amore]

in other "life takes a crazy third option" news.

I'm a prophet!

[Trotterdam]

Here's a link that doesn't badger you for cookie permissions.

[Australian rePublic]

Interesting, thank you