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The "it's just been revoked" scene is a minor plot hole.
When cops see a hostage situation aren't they supposed to...
The title was very risky
Carl Lee's acquittal was jury nullification
Batman's one rule is a massive flaw in the Dark Knight trilogy
A heavily pregnant cop is almost as ridiculous as a paraplegic cop in Family Guy
If we ignore the Spider-Man 3 retcon, Uncle Ben did not do the right thing.
Am I the only one who thinks Annie is the villain?
Is the "it's just a story" ending supposed to be a surprise?
Is the dream ending supposed to be a surprise?
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I never said it was morally wrong, I just said it’s ridiculous that he has a one rule he doesn’t seem to care about.
That's like ordering someone to shoot someone in the head and saying "I didn't kill him, I just chose not to save him from the shooting I ordered". Bruce and Gordon were directly responsible for his death, because Gordon blew up the tracks under Bruce's orders.
Why not? How would you define an execution? I'd define it as a deliberate premeditated killing, which is exactly what it was. He told Gordon to blow up the tracks, which is the same as doing it himself, knowing it would kill him.
Isn't that what paid leave is for? Gunfights isn't the biggest issue, at any point she could have to run.
That's because he made it clear he wasn't interested in the bribe, he would've been welcome on the boat if he pretended he was considering it.
Well he could’ve told Jordan he’d think about it, then told his superiors, and then told Jordan he’s accept the bribe.
Why couldn’t they have seized the yacht if they arrested him quicker?
OK you seem to be much more of an expert on this than me, you may be right. Although I'd argue it is very different from taping a movie off TV and giving it to a library. You have to actually go to the library to get it, and while you have it nobody else can access it, and then you have to go return it. When you upload a movie to a torrent site, anyone with a computer with internet can very quickly and easily download it and keep it forever.
I'm still not convinced it's ethical. Maybe the food analogy is a bad one, a better one is I don't see how it's any different from sneaking into a concert without paying, assuming there are lots of empty seats. Nobody would think that's OK, I think it's just a cultural thing, just like how people think it's OK to eat pigs but not dogs, even though pigs are smarter.
I don't see how the fact that it's only "speculative damages" makes it OK. There's no irrefutable proof that people who pirate films would've paid for it if they couldn't pirate it, but I think we can make an educated guess that some of them would.
Lots of things are overpriced, yet movies are the only one people think it's OK to access illegally. Why are people entitled to cultural assets? They have absolutely no impact on your survival. I can't imagine life without movies, but that's just the way the world works, there are things people want but can't afford. I'd love to live in a big house, but if I squatted in a billionaire's house while they were on vacation, nobody would think that's OK. You could argue a big house is slightly more important for survival. Better security, more room to exercise, etc.
Regarding that information, I'm not sure if it's true, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it is. I still don't see how that makes it OK. Pirates aren't a hive mind, maybe it's not very common, but I'm sure there are some billionaires who always pirate movies and never pay for them simply because they're cheap, and would've paid for them if piracy wasn't available.
Lots of things are overpriced, yet movies are the only one people think it's OK to steal. Movies are not essential for survival, nobody is entitled to them.
There isn't "one less" of the movie you pirate, but the overall result for the company is similar. McDonald's buys food, someone takes it without paying, McDonald's loses money. A studio spends money on a movie, someone watches it for free instead of paying, the studio loses money.
But if you won't accept that analogy, here's another: It's no different from sneaking into a concert without paying, assuming there are lots of empty seats. Yet nobody would think that is OK.
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