Tell me about New Mexico
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Dr. Strangemonkey
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DMauricio said:
Sounds like parts of Central Australia... Are you sure they're not the same place?
D.
In a more or less metaphysical sort of way they certainly are. Nothin' I love better than drivin a long stretch across the great American desert and thinkin, "Ya know the Greek vision of Hades that ain't so bad..."
buzzard
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kenjib said:
Damn straight.
I greatly miss NM food.
As for the scenery, it very much depends on what you like. Yes it is rather brown. However NM is the basis for what is known as the 'wide open spaces'. I quite enjoyed it when I lived in Albuquerque. Good food, and I did eventually find a good gaming group (in the afforementioned Rio Rancho of all places).
A regular gaming group may be a chore, but there are some decent Cons in Denver, and Albuquerque has at least one a year (which I keep meaning to go to just to see it- and eat well of course). Of course both will be a trek, but there are only 3 big Denver cons a year, so it might be worth your trouble. You could always go the Living Greyhawk route since we do have a pretty good Meta Region (County of Urnst- check the Yahoo Group).
buzzard
LuYangShih
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The Land Of Entrapment phrase actually refers to the fact it is so difficult to leave the state because of the high real estate, combined with the abysmally low wages for most people. I do not think New Mexico is a good state for a teacher be in. A teacher I know of left the state on a brief vacation, and discovered she could get two times the pay, as a new teacher, than what she had been recieving as a long term teacher in New Mexico.
Furthermore, here are a few more statistics to demonstrate why the state is simply not worth being in:
The only state where possession of Child Pornography is still legal.
The only state that does not require the registration of sex offenders.
The state where the age of consent is 13.
The state where the standing policy of the DA is that a person must be accused of rape at least twice before they will consider prosecution.
Combine all of the above, and you can see the result quite clearly. I do not base what I am saying merely on my own personal experience, I base it on what I have learned talking to others, and from the analysis of the status of laws, employment, and other factors present in the state. Again, I would urge Number47 to ask his wife to find another job, or, if he must move, begin looking for a way out as soon as possible.
Furthermore, here are a few more statistics to demonstrate why the state is simply not worth being in:
The only state where possession of Child Pornography is still legal.
The only state that does not require the registration of sex offenders.
The state where the age of consent is 13.
The state where the standing policy of the DA is that a person must be accused of rape at least twice before they will consider prosecution.
Combine all of the above, and you can see the result quite clearly. I do not base what I am saying merely on my own personal experience, I base it on what I have learned talking to others, and from the analysis of the status of laws, employment, and other factors present in the state. Again, I would urge Number47 to ask his wife to find another job, or, if he must move, begin looking for a way out as soon as possible.
BSF
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Clearly, you have had some very different experiences with New Mexico than I have. I have had a number of friends choose to live elsewhere. Some of them liked leaving. Others wanted to return, and did so at their first opportunity.
I don't _really_ want to get into the discussion, it get's increasingly heated and is likely to be shutdown. But I will offer some differing viewpoints of your facts because I feel they are incorrect.
NM doesn't require Sex Offender registartion?
Please reference the following URL's
http://www.nmsexoffender.dps.state.nm.us/ for the database.
http://www.nmsexoffender.dps.state.nm.us/SexOffenderLaw.htm For the specific law. If you check, the law was passed in 1978.
Now, it is true that the law that Albuquerque tried to pass to make the city "unappealing" to sex offenders was struck down as unconstitutional, but that had no bearing on the state law. To quote the intent of the law:
The law required sex offenders to register with police and notify employers and landlords of their criminal history. The measure also prevented sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school and required them to give police DNA samples and imprints of feet and teeth, if asked.
It would have been the toughest law in the nation. But, the requirement for DNA, and imprints of feet and teeth without probable cause seemed to create some controversy.
Age of Consent:
Please have a look at http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm for a chart of Age of Consent from around the world. I admit, we have some odd laws in that regard. But, like many states, it isn't a clearcut law. Sex laws never are. After all, it is illegal to have sex between unmarried persons in Georgia! As a state, we are possibly a bit behind the curve in repealing bad laws. However, I find it interesting the differences between our laws that govern same-sex coupling in comparison to the laws in other states.
Child Pornography:
We convict people of possession of kiddie-porn out here! Though, I admit I do not keep up on those laws. It may be that we prosecute under a federal violation. I do know that one of our Senators keeps trying to strengthen federal laws in this regard.
Rape - Standing policy:
Again, this is an area that I have practically no knowledge of. Which District Attorney's office are you speaking of?
Perhaps you have some resources that are more up to date than mine. Perhaps you are more intimately familiar with the laws and codes of the state than I am. I certainly don't study such things, I am a gamer that works with computers for a living. My experience is only based on having lived here for 33 years.
I don't _really_ want to get into the discussion, it get's increasingly heated and is likely to be shutdown. But I will offer some differing viewpoints of your facts because I feel they are incorrect.
NM doesn't require Sex Offender registartion?
Please reference the following URL's
http://www.nmsexoffender.dps.state.nm.us/ for the database.
http://www.nmsexoffender.dps.state.nm.us/SexOffenderLaw.htm For the specific law. If you check, the law was passed in 1978.
Now, it is true that the law that Albuquerque tried to pass to make the city "unappealing" to sex offenders was struck down as unconstitutional, but that had no bearing on the state law. To quote the intent of the law:
The law required sex offenders to register with police and notify employers and landlords of their criminal history. The measure also prevented sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school and required them to give police DNA samples and imprints of feet and teeth, if asked.
It would have been the toughest law in the nation. But, the requirement for DNA, and imprints of feet and teeth without probable cause seemed to create some controversy.
Age of Consent:
Please have a look at http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm for a chart of Age of Consent from around the world. I admit, we have some odd laws in that regard. But, like many states, it isn't a clearcut law. Sex laws never are. After all, it is illegal to have sex between unmarried persons in Georgia! As a state, we are possibly a bit behind the curve in repealing bad laws. However, I find it interesting the differences between our laws that govern same-sex coupling in comparison to the laws in other states.
Child Pornography:
We convict people of possession of kiddie-porn out here! Though, I admit I do not keep up on those laws. It may be that we prosecute under a federal violation. I do know that one of our Senators keeps trying to strengthen federal laws in this regard.
Rape - Standing policy:
Again, this is an area that I have practically no knowledge of. Which District Attorney's office are you speaking of?
Perhaps you have some resources that are more up to date than mine. Perhaps you are more intimately familiar with the laws and codes of the state than I am. I certainly don't study such things, I am a gamer that works with computers for a living. My experience is only based on having lived here for 33 years.
Macbeth
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Let me say that, even if all of these things ARE true, (which I wouls tend to believe they are not) that New Mexico is still a great place to live. I have lived here almost all my life, in an average neighborhood, and the ONLY crime that has ever happened to me was when somebody broke in to my (unlocked) car, which is really my fault, for not locking it. As for teachers, I have no idea regarding slaries or any of that, but as a student I have found the public schools adequate, if not outstanding. I would suggest that New Mexico can be as good a place to live as anywhere else.
Utrecht
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I suspect that Durango will be your best bet for gaming - There is a two-year college called Ft. Lewis that might attract games - I know that some of the people I played with in High School ended up there.
As far as gaming stores - Albuquerque, Sante Fe or the internet are going to be your best bets.
As far as gaming stores - Albuquerque, Sante Fe or the internet are going to be your best bets.
Number47
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Um, there's already a 2-year college in Farmington. That's where my wife is teaching. She just got in yesterday and is working finding daycare, getting an apartment and getting ready for classes on Monday! Anybody who wants to give her any kind of hand, much appreciated! E-mail me dragonwhitetile AT yahoo.com and we can talk.
