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KongouDesu
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I find your conclusion very far-fetched, sensationalist, and even a little bit ignorant. Yee's ties are with the Triads, not the Chinese government. The Triads left China for Hong Kong and SEA because of the communist crackdown on organized crime. There's no reason for the Triads to support the Chinese government, they're a crime organization. In fact they probably even have bad blood between each other. Do more research before you come to these kinds of conclusions. This isn't a movie or a video game. |
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Beatdigga
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Scapegoating to keep eyes off the real problem (namely, him?). Huh.
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bemused Bohemian
Posts: 404 Location: central Mizzou (Moral Oralville) |
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Tip o' the iceberg re corruption: too bad the FBI can't round them ALL up.....who would be left to govern (theoretically speaking) the country?
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revolutionotaku
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I've first read about this on the CBLDF's website. http://cbldf.org/2014/03/politician-who-sponsored-law-struck-down-by-brown-v-ema-arrested-on-public-corruption-charges/ |
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mdo7
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Unfortunately, some Triads have ties with the Mainland Chinese government, and this was brought up several times. how do you know this triads doesn't have tie with the regime?? If they do have ties, then Leland Yee could be in more trouble for possible espionage. But for now, no evidence yet, but it would be a double whammy if he was doing deal with the Chinese government. |
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Hiro94
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Best news I've heard all day.
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ikillchicken
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It would also be a double whammy if he was running a secret brothel in his basement. Or a meth lab. Or a dog fighting ring. (And how do you know he wasn't?) But since there's no evidence yet of any of that, suspecting as much would be pretty ridiculous. If something comes out to actually indicate any of these things are even remotely true, okay. But for now, this whole line of speculation is absurd and actually comes off as being a wee bit prejudiced. |
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Sven Viking
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I do some game development and hadn't had any particular problem with the idea of minors being prevented from buying games (or films etc.) not rated for them. Let their parents buy them. Presumably Yee felt game-related restrictions were an extension of or step towards the gun control laws he and his criminal associates saw as good for business, though, so I guess any non-essential increase in government control should probably be considered skeptically.
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Wandering Samurai
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What shocks me is I'll be in my local Gamestop browsing and listening to the clerk explain to a mom with her elementary aged child present about the content of said M rated game, and the adult will then consent to buy the game. Not my choice to say how that parent should raise their kids but there is consequences to not addressing those issues. Looks like Yee might have been trying to help create a bigger problem by what he is accused of at this point. If he hadn't been caught maybe he could have made a case to expand gun restriction even further. Which proves how big a hypocrite he was. Walk the walk if you are going to talk the talk. |
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R315r4z0r
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It must've been them vidya games that made him do it! There's simply no other explanation...
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enurtsol
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Just as a rule of thumb, treat it like this: the higher the politician's position, the higher the probability of hidden corruption. Politicians have to do some unsavory acts over the years to get where they are - even the ones who support your video games or anime. Just something to keep in mind.
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Mikeski
Posts: 608 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
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If they want the job, they can't be trusted with it.
Once they have the job, they can't be trusted with anything. |
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TsunaReborn!
 Posts: 4713 Location: Cheltenham UK |
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Exactly - you just need to watch Scandal 
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mdo7
Posts: 6269 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Uh oh, looks like Leland Yee could be indicted with aiding terrorism because according to Gamepolitics, the gun deals he was involved with can end up supplying muslim extremists/rebels in the Phillipines, if any of those groups are linked to Al-Queda, Leland Yee could end up being charged for aiding Al-Queda indirectly.
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revolutionotaku
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I've read about that as well. And as the nephew of a 9/11 survivor, this is an extremely despicable & unforgivable crime. |
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