caroljane Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 The mills of the hockey gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small. Twenty-five years after committing the greatest crime ever perpetrated against Canadian hockey, Peter Pocklington is going to jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 The mills of the hockey gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small.Twenty-five years after committing the greatest crime ever perpetrated against Canadian hockey, Peter Pocklington is going to jail.Could we get some context here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merjet Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 He is not going to jail for "the greatest crime ever perpetrated against Canadian hockey" (link). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Merlin, you of all people understand poetic justice! His greed sold Gretzky down the river, and his greed is finally putting him in jail. Not a pretty goal but the Pock is still caught in the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 He is not going to jail for "the greatest crime ever perpetrated against Canadian hockey" (link).That is a uniquely "weak" sentence, considering the minumum sentencing aspects of Federal law. Me suspects that someone made a deal here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Weak sentence? |I thought it was one of my better ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Weak sentence? |I thought it was one of my better ones!My error. It was a weak conviction based on the minimum Federal sentencing guidelines,**** however, that last sentence was one of your better ones.A...****http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Sentencing_Guidelines Guidelines basicsThe Guidelines determine sentences based primarily on two factors:the conduct associated with the offense (the offense conduct, which produces the offense level) the defendant's criminal history (the criminal history category)The Sentencing Table[7] in the Guidelines Manual[8] shows the relationship between these two factors; for each pairing of offense level and criminal history category, the Table specifies a sentencing range, in months, within which the court may sentence a defendant. For example, for a defendant convicted on an offense with a total offense level of 22 and a criminal history category of I, the Guidelines recommend a sentence of 41–51 months, considering the year of the offense to be the same as the year of the guidelines.[clarify] If, however, a person with an extensive criminal history (Category VI) committed the same offense in the same manner in the same modern timeline and not during the older guideline periods, the Guidelines would recommend a sentence of 84–105 months.[7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 ?Error,? Heck, I thought you were feeding me a straight line! Any sentence would be too weak for that man. And the province of Alberta should treat him as Missouri treated the Mormons when he gets out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 You are a perfect argument against a centralized executive branch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 lol don't worry, you are safe from my justice - if nominated I will not run and if elected \I will not serve! I'd rather be right than set precedent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 lol don't worry, you are safe from my justice - if nominated I will not run and if elected \I will not serve! I'd rather be right than precedent.Really, why do I find that so disengenuous from a Canadian socialist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 You can't trap me with your rhetorical questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 In related legal sports news, the Maple Leafs are suing the Blackhawks for You shipping the David Clarkson package to them without a brain included. You want context, Adam? Clarkson was bought(dearly) to fill a vital and irreplaceable on-ice role, from which he chose to take a ten-game leave last night. Ay yiyiyiyi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrakusos Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 ....I'd rather be right than precedent.Really, why do I find that so disengenuous from a Canadian socialist?You can't trap me with your rhetorical questions! Not rhetorical, ad hominem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 It was also rhetorical because he knows he won't get an answer, or hopes he won't. The only answer to a rhetorical question is, "I don't know, why...?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 For example, the rhetorical critic may assess the effect of asking a question as a method of beginning discourse: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" says the persona of Shakespeare's 18th sonnet. This kind of rhetorical question, in which one asks the opinion of those listening, is called anacoenosis. This rhetorical question has a definite ethical dimension, since to ask in this way generally endears the speaker to the audience and so improves his or her credibility or ethos. The technical term for rhetorical questions in general is erotema.There are many uses of rhetorical questions. Most folks call rhetorical questions as a question that answers itself.Examples of Tropes: Semantic Inversions Rhetorical Question Asking a question for a purpose other than obtaining the information requested. Examples:Why are you so stupid?Why, God, do you allow this to happen?A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point.[1] The question, a rhetorical device, is posed not to elicit a specific answer, but rather to encourage the listener to consider a message or viewpoint. Though classically stated as a proper question, such a device may be posed declaratively but implying a question, and therefore may not always require a question mark when written. Though a rhetorical question does not require a direct answer, in many cases it may be intended to start a discussion or at least draw an acknowledgement that the listener understands the intended message.A common example is the question "Can't you do anything right?". This question, when posed, is intended not to ask about the listener's abilities, but rather to insinuate a lack of the listener's abilities.While sometimes amusing and even humorous, rhetorical questions are rarely meant for pure, comedic effect. A carefully crafted question can, if delivered well, persuade an audience to believe in the position(s) of the speaker.[2]In simple terms, it is a question asked more to produce an effect than to summon an answer.Not as simple as yea thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Also, you were asking yourself a question, which we reasonably expect you to answer yourself. In this case the answer is, "Because I always suspect Canadian socialists of being disingenuous, unlike Amurcan freedom lovers who are straightforward!" You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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