Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La...
by neonIcon on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @02:56PM
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2/3 = 66% So if I ate 66% of a cake you just ordered, and handed you back the rest would that not be considered a vast majority of your cake?
Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La...
by shkkmo on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @06:18PM
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Nope, 'vast' means more than very large and its closest synonyms are 'immense' or 'boundless'. I would consider a vast majority to require at LEAST an order of magnitude difference, so 90%+ as a bare minimum and I would probably not use it myself until more like 95% and I would still consider that rather hyperbolic up until 99%. You could call 66% a strong majority or a clear majority, but 'vast' is far too strong in my opinion.
~2/3 is a majority, but certainly not a vast majority.
> and don't flagrantly disobey police officers, and I guarantee you'll be completely fine.
Plenty of people are shot by police without flagrantly disobeying police orders. It may reduce your risk, but it does not eliminate it.
> If you disagree with all this, it's probably just not the country for you. You make a good decision staying out.
As a country founded on pluralism, The USA has plenty of room and hospitality to offer those who disagree with you.