FYI this story came out in August, and the scientists in the study said there was NO scientific reason to run this study.
It was conducted because he needed to use all the money in the budget, there was absolutely nothing learned of scientific importance from the study, in fact a previous study that was nearly identical already proved the hypothesis they were testing for.
You'd think they would go buy the finest coke and strippers or something, not 'heheh let's watch hungry insects devour puppy brains and take out their vocal cords cuz that's an annoying sound they make when they're in pain'
I think they will do the same or worse to us if we go to their camps
why not just give the fucking money back instead of wasting it?
I see you've never been part of a budget meeting where an entire budget wasn't used.
In Government especially they are in a constant battle for more funding, whether they need it or not.
Because it is so competitive for money anyone who doesn't use their full budget has their next years budget cut to the amount used.
They can't just keep the money, they can't pay out bonuses, they have to use it 'as intended' which results in insane things done by the US military, the DEA / FBI / CIA etc. because they suddenly have their budgets increased and they just don't know how the hell to spend it all.
You wouldn't believe the amount of 'research' that gets approved that has little to no purpose simply because they need to max out their budget for the year and don't have any better way to spend it.
I'll see if I can find the article that quotes the scientists, it was from when the first story broke.
FYI this story came out in August, and the scientists in the study said there was NO scientific reason to run this study.
It was conducted because he needed to use all the money in the budget, there was absolutely nothing learned of scientific importance from the study, in fact a previous study that was nearly identical already proved the hypothesis they were testing for.
I'm hungry for some SAUCE on this. I need to know why they did this - why not just give the fucking money back instead of wasting it?
I know the answer though - because they can, because it's government but surely we have something better than just that.
This is a cardinal sin in government. If you don't use your budget, your budget will be adjusted DOWN next fiscal year.
You'd think they would go buy the finest coke and strippers or something, not 'heheh let's watch hungry insects devour puppy brains and take out their vocal cords cuz that's an annoying sound they make when they're in pain'
I think they will do the same or worse to us if we go to their camps
Say your mommy and daddy give you $10 to run a lemonade stand....
I see you've never been part of a budget meeting where an entire budget wasn't used.
In Government especially they are in a constant battle for more funding, whether they need it or not.
Because it is so competitive for money anyone who doesn't use their full budget has their next years budget cut to the amount used.
They can't just keep the money, they can't pay out bonuses, they have to use it 'as intended' which results in insane things done by the US military, the DEA / FBI / CIA etc. because they suddenly have their budgets increased and they just don't know how the hell to spend it all.
You wouldn't believe the amount of 'research' that gets approved that has little to no purpose simply because they need to max out their budget for the year and don't have any better way to spend it.
I'll see if I can find the article that quotes the scientists, it was from when the first story broke.