America's Gun Violence

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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,675
    mace1229 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    I have a friend who has lived in Paris for almost 20 years working for a French company.  He gets off all of August, 2 weeks at Christmas, and another 2 weeks to use as he wishes. This is in addition  to sick leave and personal days.
    Yeah, France has a 52 day minimum for paid vacation I believe (I had a French BF once, and I'm pretty sure that's what he said it was).
    5 weeks (30 days with Saturdays, but not Sundays counted as holidays) plus up to 22 days of RTT (Réduction du Temps de Travail, English: Reduction of Working Time) for the employees that choose to work more than 35 hours per week - the "limit" is 39 per week, further additional hours are compensated in almost all the cases by money and not by additional leave hours. Bonus days off are given to people who take a part of their annual leave outside summer (3 days grant 1 bonus day off, 6 days grant 2 bonus days off). Combining all these rules, in a few public offices and in a few companies like Orange, the resulting total, for certain employees, might be of 9.5 paid vacation weeks (5 weeks of vacation + 4 weeks of RTT + 0.5 week of bonus days off). Furthermore, there are 11 paid public holidays
    That sounds amazing! And I love the 39 hour rule.
    I never looked into it, but was told a law was passed that employees paid less than 50k must be hourly here. Because too many employers were forcing the employees to work over time without pay, for a job less than 50k. Totally sucks.
    When my friend first moved to Paris and started his job he found it hard to decelerate to the French way of not working so damn much.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,238
    Bentleyspop said:
    mace1229 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    I have a friend who has lived in Paris for almost 20 years working for a French company.  He gets off all of August, 2 weeks at Christmas, and another 2 weeks to use as he wishes. This is in addition  to sick leave and personal days.
    Yeah, France has a 52 day minimum for paid vacation I believe (I had a French BF once, and I'm pretty sure that's what he said it was).
    5 weeks (30 days with Saturdays, but not Sundays counted as holidays) plus up to 22 days of RTT (Réduction du Temps de Travail, English: Reduction of Working Time) for the employees that choose to work more than 35 hours per week - the "limit" is 39 per week, further additional hours are compensated in almost all the cases by money and not by additional leave hours. Bonus days off are given to people who take a part of their annual leave outside summer (3 days grant 1 bonus day off, 6 days grant 2 bonus days off). Combining all these rules, in a few public offices and in a few companies like Orange, the resulting total, for certain employees, might be of 9.5 paid vacation weeks (5 weeks of vacation + 4 weeks of RTT + 0.5 week of bonus days off). Furthermore, there are 11 paid public holidays
    That sounds amazing! And I love the 39 hour rule.
    I never looked into it, but was told a law was passed that employees paid less than 50k must be hourly here. Because too many employers were forcing the employees to work over time without pay, for a job less than 50k. Totally sucks.
    When my friend first moved to Paris and started his job he found it hard to decelerate to the French way of not working so damn much.
    Yeah when I lived in Spain i was amazed at how little everyone worked.  A damn siesta in the middle of the day!!! I d love to have that in my contract. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,675
    edited August 2018
    mcgruff10 said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    mace1229 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    I have a friend who has lived in Paris for almost 20 years working for a French company.  He gets off all of August, 2 weeks at Christmas, and another 2 weeks to use as he wishes. This is in addition  to sick leave and personal days.
    Yeah, France has a 52 day minimum for paid vacation I believe (I had a French BF once, and I'm pretty sure that's what he said it was).
    5 weeks (30 days with Saturdays, but not Sundays counted as holidays) plus up to 22 days of RTT (Réduction du Temps de Travail, English: Reduction of Working Time) for the employees that choose to work more than 35 hours per week - the "limit" is 39 per week, further additional hours are compensated in almost all the cases by money and not by additional leave hours. Bonus days off are given to people who take a part of their annual leave outside summer (3 days grant 1 bonus day off, 6 days grant 2 bonus days off). Combining all these rules, in a few public offices and in a few companies like Orange, the resulting total, for certain employees, might be of 9.5 paid vacation weeks (5 weeks of vacation + 4 weeks of RTT + 0.5 week of bonus days off). Furthermore, there are 11 paid public holidays
    That sounds amazing! And I love the 39 hour rule.
    I never looked into it, but was told a law was passed that employees paid less than 50k must be hourly here. Because too many employers were forcing the employees to work over time without pay, for a job less than 50k. Totally sucks.
    When my friend first moved to Paris and started his job he found it hard to decelerate to the French way of not working so damn much.
    Yeah when I lived in Spain i was amazed at how little everyone worked.  A damn siesta in the middle of the day!!! I d love to have that in my contract. 
    "Spain was ranked second behind only Japan for life expectancy among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) list of advanced economies in a report on Wednesday."
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 43,314
    “Responsible” until they’re not. 

    10 shot at San Bernardino apartment complex - CNN https://apple.news/Aqopsb6i8TkCDV7qLNidWQg
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,675

    How I See Guns in The US After Living in Sweden For 6 Years


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR5cW8FQCcE
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    How I See Guns in The US After Living in Sweden For 6 Years


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR5cW8FQCcE

    He needed to step outside America to look back at America and establish the fact that this isn't normal. It's like dealing with an alcoholic who doesn't recognize he has a problem.

    73,500 injured. We rarely talk about the injuries- we only talk about the deaths.

    With regards to the 'car argument'... do guns impact lives positively like cars do? Is the right to bear firearms worth the collateral damage?
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 43,314
    Just another day in ‘Murica.

    https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/09/05/student-shot-killed-outside-rhode-island-high-school-on-second-day-of-classes
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    U.S. military guns mailed in unlocked case to Toronto Bombardier facility

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/u-s-military-guns-mailed-in-unlocked-case-to-toronto-bombardier-facility-1.4081806

    Dear America,

    We thank you for this lovely gift.

    Respectfully,

    Canada's Armed Forces

    PS Can you accidentally send us some planes, ships and tanks ... that it'll be all for now.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,975
    Well....had active shooter downtown cincy this morning. Unsure if motive. Right on Fountain Square. I believe 2 dead and several injured.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    cincybearcat said:
    Well....had active shooter downtown cincy this morning. Unsure if motive. Right on Fountain Square. I believe 2 dead and several injured.

    Isn't there active shooters everyday? Is there any point to bringing these events up? Like any of us would even pause as we sip our coffee?

    Par for the course, Cincy. The US has more than demonstrated it is prepared for the 'collateral damage' associated with the loose interpretation of the 2nd amendment (under the guise of needing sophisticated weapons for home defence so that it can shoot shit).

    Thoughts and prayers! 
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,975
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Well....had active shooter downtown cincy this morning. Unsure if motive. Right on Fountain Square. I believe 2 dead and several injured.

    Isn't there active shooters everyday? Is there any point to bringing these events up? Like any of us would even pause as we sip our coffee?

    Par for the course, Cincy. The US has more than demonstrated it is prepared for the 'collateral damage' associated with the loose interpretation of the 2nd amendment (under the guise of needing sophisticated weapons for home defence so that it can shoot shit).

    Thoughts and prayers! 
    Yeah I guess it happens everyday. I’ll still point it out when the mood hits me. I may have spoken too soon, different reports saying different things about fatalities. 
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,975
    3 dead. 5 injures (2 critical). Thoughts and prayers.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    cincybearcat said:
    Well....had active shooter downtown cincy this morning. Unsure if motive. Right on Fountain Square. I believe 2 dead and several injured.
    This happened in my company’s headquarters. I know a lot of people that work in that building. Terrible. 
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Well....had active shooter downtown cincy this morning. Unsure if motive. Right on Fountain Square. I believe 2 dead and several injured.

    Isn't there active shooters everyday? Is there any point to bringing these events up? Like any of us would even pause as we sip our coffee?

    Par for the course, Cincy. The US has more than demonstrated it is prepared for the 'collateral damage' associated with the loose interpretation of the 2nd amendment (under the guise of needing sophisticated weapons for home defence so that it can shoot shit).

    Thoughts and prayers! 
    I'll give you the truth...

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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    bbiggs said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Well....had active shooter downtown cincy this morning. Unsure if motive. Right on Fountain Square. I believe 2 dead and several injured.
    This happened in my company’s headquarters. I know a lot of people that work in that building. Terrible. 
    Brutal.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,975
    bbiggs said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Well....had active shooter downtown cincy this morning. Unsure if motive. Right on Fountain Square. I believe 2 dead and several injured.
    This happened in my company’s headquarters. I know a lot of people that work in that building. Terrible. 
    Awful. This is just awful. 
    hippiemom = goodness
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,628
    Always relieving to hear that no one you know was harmed when these things happen. I have so many friends back in Cincy and I miss living there all the time. Terrible news to have to read today. 

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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    Just another day in ‘Murica.

    Tennessee nightclub shooting leaves several wounded, report says - Fox News https://apple.news/AWiwT_qyKQueGk1GsJgJiyQ
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    Ding dong, bang, bang? WTF? And the cops initially said no crime had been committed? I guess the 12 year old should have stood her ground and shot him on the stoop?

    Man armed with assault weapon captured on home video ringing doorbell: Police - ABC News https://apple.news/AAI7jIiNoTbio495TcNKDTQ
     
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 43,314
    Football and guns, woot woot!

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