Norway itself has the highest standard of living in the world, so it would stand to reason their prisons wouldn't be iron bars and a cot. It's still probably a step or two down from his home... but it's all a part of the rehabilitation process, treat the person how every member of their society is treated, to…

The punishment factor seems more secondary though; a side effect of the rehabilitation IMO. I do disagree with the death PENALTY, but do support execution in extreme cases. My beef with the death penalty is that it is logical that if a person has killed, and knows they're likely facing the death penalty, why…

No, they're teaching him how to be a productive part in society and correcting his beliefs and behaviors that lead to the murders. It's better than treating him like a piece of dirt, so that when/if he is released he feels that he IS a piece of dirt, pushing him further away from acceptable societal thinking and…

He doesn't just sit in his room all day.....

Very true, but the central theme of rehabilitation versus punishment is still present, though, many Canadians are also subjected to the punishment mentality via the American media. I would agree that he does have a relatively higher standard of living, but it's important to also keep in mind that Norway also has one…

He'll likely never leave. They can continually add 5 years once his term is up. 21 years is the max you can get in Norway. I was a little surprised at first as well.

Exactly. Treating them less than human only pushes them further from society when/if they are eventually released.

It's very typical of Europe (and Canada). Criminals aren't PUNISHED, they're rehabilitated.

This is a common attitude towards prison that is generally misunderstood by many Americans. Many countries in Europe, and Canada, do not punish criminals for their crimes. They do not pay a debt to society. Criminals are rehabilitated to rejoin society as productive members whenever possible.

Why zombies? Day of the triffids!

it's a mumble server - for voice chat, it's the IP, the port, and the password to get onto the server

The making of would likely be great... It'd be the Equivalent of Tim Burton's "Ed Wood". At least I hope. Wonder how his sex life is. Has he prepped by playing tuxedo football?

This looks good. I generally hate PvP games, it's very hard to enjoy it when you're new to the game and dying every 30 seconds, especially when your players, and the enemy, are being dicks about being a noob. I had this experience with Nuclear Dawn. I played 1 game and that was plenty, people were just camping the…

Great game. Very pleased to see it out for a new generation.

Awesome. I've been to a few in-game memorials for players, it's really kind of shocking how much of an impact a fellow player can have on your life, both in and out of the game. Hopefully nobody abuses the system to just include people who quit the game

I hope they're going to put Vile Rat on it

If you haven't seen it, the name I quoted above was a girl who was raped, pics posted, bullied, and eventually ended in a suicide. Happened last year in Nova Scotia (which is pretty close to Newfoundland). Factor in that this is Canada, where things like this are somewhat less common, and I don't find it surprising…

It has less to do when his gender, and more to do with his occupation and chosen discipline. In computer science you generally don't find people with a high degree of social grace and empathy. Men can be victims of sexual abuse as well, and it can certainly be a traumatic experience, so I would disagree that his…

I completely agree. Here's the deal. There are a hell of a lot of computer science professionals who have absolutely no social skills whatsoever. Often that's the reason they're in computer science to being with. They often see the world as code, and numbers. I do a lot of coding myself, and I get into social…

Have to agree. Had it been only the one victim who posted the videos, I'd in some ways be content with the resignation alone, as it's been some time, and no additional harm has come to anyone, the paedo may have been successfully rehabilitated. Many will disagree, but my stance on justice revolves around…