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Bitter Thorn wrote:
I hope y'all are doing well.

I too hope you are all doing well.


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TheWhiteknife wrote:

We'll bang your wife, ruin you in court, and then make ourselves immune to the rules that we hold you to!

This must be that "government-is-held-more-easily-accountable-than-private-individuals" that I heard so much about before.

Oh man, it gets better. When his mistress broke it off with him, Judge McCree lied to prosecuters to try to get her arrested for stalking and extortion.

So where the heck are the perjury charges?


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We'll bang your wife, ruin you in court, and then make ourselves immune to the rules that we hold you to!

This must be that "government-is-held-more-easily-accountable-than-private-individuals" that I heard so much about before.


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In order to prosecute a 17 year old on child porn charges for sexting his 15 year old girlfriend, police plan on using injections to make him erect and then comparing his penis to the sext with "special software".

Nothing fights child porn like creating child porn. The good news is that today police abandoned this plan. The bad news is that a judge signed off on this warrant.


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Feds accused of cell surveillance abuse


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"Baghdad Bob" - Apparently 1/3 Miss Cleo, 1/3 Edgar Cayce, 1/3 Nostrodamus, with maybe a pinch of Yoda.


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So..........fix that maybe?

There are literally a thousand ideas on these boards alone (probably) that could be tried. End some of the more oppressive federal agencies/laws, like DHS, DEA, fusion centers, war on terror, American imperialism etc etc. and taxes wouldnt even have to be raised, or raised that much. Hell go with the build a billion off shore turbines plan or whatever. Beats jailing more people and further degrading our liberty.


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Moorluck wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

What the hell caused him to flip our like that?

Also, learn from my folly. This year would not be nearly so bad if i had been in shape last year. That's all I'm going to say about that.

Yeah, even though I finally came to an agreement with the wife that I am indeed to old to get back into the ring, I too want to get back into fighting trim. If for no other reason than my daughter will be a teenager sooner than I'd like. :P

Crapfully crap. 6 year old daughter told me that a boy kissed her in school the other day. Knees be damned, I gotta get back in shape too.


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I remember why I ignore you now.


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Monsanto Protection Act signed into law


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No, honestly I dont. I really dont.

Edit- and Ive posted before Im ok with some felons buying guns. I guess it depends on what exactly the felony is. I think there should be some mechanism that allows certain felons to become normal people, with full rights again.


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meatrace wrote:
TheWhiteknife wrote:
Yeah except one increases liberty and the other decreases it. I know which one I would pick.
Yes, holding individuals responsible for their own actions decreases liberty. It decreases one's liberty to inflict harm on others without repercussions. That's not a liberty you ought to be arguing for.

Im going to take you in good faith here, and assume that youre not trying to put words in my mouth.

I got no problem with holding individuals responsible for their actions. I DO have a problem with forcing people to register to excercise their inalienable rights. I would be just as against a proposal to register the names and addresses of anyone using their first amendment protected rights to protest a president or senator. Come up with a better way that doesnt include a registry and Id probably be behind it.


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Yeah except one increases liberty and the other decreases it. I know which one I would pick.

And again, its not really evidence of anything either way, without a control group.


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More cops who do not know how to read a warrant threaten 11 month old, shoot dog

But fear not, intrepid citizens. Your noble government will see that they are held to the same standards as you! Why, I bet the process to put them on paid administrative leave has already begun and will be completed within a matter of weeks!

PS- we need you to pay your fair share in taxes, citizen. These dynamic raids and civil suits arent free, you know.


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In Pennsylvania, it is illegal to sing in the bathtub. Also, fireworks stores are not allowed to sell to PA residents. And all liquor stores are run by the state (for now).

A local law in Danville PA is that all fire hydrants must be fully inspected one hour before any fire.


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NYPD sued for 250 million for handcuffing and interrogating 7 year old FOR 10 HOURS

Atlanta officer accused of sexting 15 year old

Man, that government accountability is HARSH. I know every time Im accused of inappropiate relations with a minor, I get way way less than being put on easier task at work. I mean, administrative duty?!? Thats cruel and unusual, man!


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Bitter Thorn wrote:
New Anne Arundel Co. Executive Probes Suspicious Cameras In County Council Offices

I wonder if this is related? If youre camera-shy, stay out of Annapolis, I guess.


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Bitter Thorn wrote:
Obama Administration Censored, Withheld Record Amount Of Government Documents In 2012

To be fair, campaigning Obama stated that his administration would have "an unprecedented level of transparency." He didnt say that it would be more transparent. So, not a lie. It IS unprecedented.


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Soylent Green made from Yellowdingo? Wouldnt it end up being some shade of Soylent Chartreuse, then?


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Brooklyn woman chained to bed for 17 days. After NYPD breaks her leg. During a false arrest. Because she was a flight risk. With her broken leg. Seems legit.


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accountability


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Maybe they are just trying to find...
(puts on sunglasses)
...their porpoise in life.

YYYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!


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TheWhiteknife wrote:


Second grader suspended for chewing pastry into a gun shape

In a follow-up, School offers counseling to kids traumatized by pop-tart gun. Not the Onion. Im wondering if the trauma counseling is for the pastry gun or for the kids learning of the idiocy of their teachers. Since it was an imaginary gun, should the suspension likewise be only imaginary?


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Enjoy this montage of non-compliance. I know that I did.

Radley Balko: how cops became soldiers


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Feds say man deserved arrest for wearing "occupy everything" on jacket.

Second grader suspended for chewing pastry into a gun shape Anyone else remember when playing GI Joe was a thing?

2700 mine-resistant armored carriers to go along with DHS's 1.6 BILLION+ rounds of ammo. Glad to see the sequester is cutting spending. But seriously, are mines a really big problem whilst serving warrants? (these APC's stated purpose)

Raid of the Day: Kids and Flashbangs 2 - The Electric Bugaloo


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Kirth Gersen wrote:

Allowing government to form a closed loop with big business, excluding the citizenry, is major folly.

Lobby money buys corporate stooges as canditates who then pass corportate-friendly laws so that corporations make more money (at the expense of actual working citizens), which they then use to buy more candidates...

venn diagrams


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Grayfeather, you may safely ask our resident communist goblin to put down his hammer and sickle. But I implore you to never ask him to put down his shovel. I've seen........things. Things no person should ever have to see. You dont even want to know where he puts it down at!


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Bitter Thorn wrote:
Don't Americans have "the right to know when their government believes it's allowed to kill them"? As Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., put it last week, you'd think that's "not too much to ask."

Of course they dont have that right. And yes, it is too much to ask. And we need to tax more. These drones dont pay for themselves.


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Comrade Anklebiter wrote:
More on Africa

About President Obama: "He called on African countries to end the tyranny of corruption that affects so many of their populations, and to build strong institutions that serve the people and hold leaders accountable."

hahhahahahhahahahahahahahhahah whew.


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thejeff wrote:
Exactly what, on the split-second decision level did either cop do wrong?

Well, target identification is pretty much the first thing that you learn, after general safety guidelines. Let me put in its simplest terms: A cop yells that he's been shot. Return fire should then be directed at someone who has a gun. Not someone who is unarmed and watching tv.

You are correct in that the biggest mistake was opting for the no-knock raid to begin with. You are incorrect in believing that the cops should be justified in shooting at just any target, without even fully knowing what that target is.

Edit- Or to put it another way, lets explore a hypothetical: a family has friends staying the night over the holidays. During the night, the wife mistakenly believes shes been shot, somehow. The husband rushes downstairs and shoots his friend while his friend is watching tv. Should the friends family be able to seek damages? Of course they should! Should the husband win Homeowner of the Year awards? Of course he shouldnt, he should face trial! Target identification is important.


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Townships pay 3.5 million for deadly raid. The killer wins "officer of the year" award for his actions.

Relevent quote: "During a deposition, Sweeney asked: "Why didn't we just knock on the door?"

My response to Sweeney: Why would you? If you shoot people watching porn in their living rooms, you win awards. If the death is found to be wrongful, the township pays for you. There is literally no downside.


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No charges for cops who beat up guy for driving while black.

But I see the victim got a $795,000 settlement.......from the taxpayer.


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How about Radley Balko's new daily on the Huffington Post?

AND

Im thinking that there isnt much to the whole "Government is great at holding itself accountable" thing.


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Comrade Anklebiter wrote:

The Second Anniversary of What?: The New Libya

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So, as I have mentioned in the past, one of my best friends is a half-Egyptian union field organizer. Back before the imperialist intervention, he had sent me an e-mail asking me to sign a petition for the UN to establish a humanitarian "no-fly zone" around Benghazi.

We've been friends for a long time, and although he has never exactly shared my politics, he does test positive for "revolutionary" and "socialist" and I was disappointed that he had forwarded what I considered to be a pro-imperialist petition. I, of course, would do no such thing.

Later, after the imperialists violated their own UN resolution and started bombing the whole country, I made a joke about him "being spoonfed a bunch of bourgeois lies" and he got really mad and started defending himself. "If they had just set up a no-fly zone..."

Recently, I visited him in Vermont and he said, "You know, in retrospect, I wish I had taken a more pro-Qadaffi position..."

Although I have never taken a pro-Qadaffi position, I felt vindicated, although I did resist the urge to say "I told you so."

My favorite part of the humanitarian intervention in Libya was when NATO, whose stated goal was to set up a no-fly zone until Gaddafi agreed to a ceasefire and negotations, ignored Gaddafi's calls for a ceasefire and return to negotations and continued bombing a bunch of non-flying stuff. Man I cant wait.


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Its so absurd, that it deserves to be posted twice.


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Another terrorist plot foiled by TSA Ye gods, man. Those terrorists are using wheelchair-bound 3 year olds, now!

How many terrorists have the TSA caught now?


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Military: Rivers turn to blood, plagues upon mankind, cats sleeping with dogs, etc. if spending returned to 2007 levels.


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New York Federal Reserve: Still screwing the public.


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Apparently, polls show that bombing other countries causes resentment. Who knew?


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I love The Onion.

LA on high alert as LAPD returns to regular duty

At what point does reality become satire and vice-versa?


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More on America's expanding "kill list"

Exactly how many times does the "slippery slope fallacy" have to come true before its no longer a fallacy?


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Freehold DM wrote:
TheWhiteknife wrote:
Yeah, do remember that the main job of police is to apprehend, not kill. Training police to be efficient killers should not be priority #1 or 2 or 7 even.
I think it should be in the top 5. They really are the only people who are capable of taking out armed people who flip out.

Sure. But you dont need to be a highly trained killer to do that. Priority 1 should be getting innocents out of the way, not taking a guy out, and surely not shooting at people because they drive a truck.

Once innocents are out of harms way, negotiations can take place, or at the very least, a siege can occur where the police simply out-wait the assailant. Only when innocents are endangered by the gunman should lethal force be applied, and I imagine that this is so rare to not even need to appear in the top-top priorities of police training.


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Yeah, do remember that the main job of police is to apprehend, not kill. Training police to be efficient killers should not be priority #1 or 2 or 7 even.


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Our state stores are horrible. Seriously, I wouldnt be surprised if one day I entered my local one to find only one kind of bottle on every shelf: a white bottle with LIQUOR written in black letters. On the back it would say: Ingredients: liquor.


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Freehold DM wrote:

Re: intolerable, what do you mean? Would people open fire upon me for walking down the street?

Re: alcohol, you gotta be kidding me. What don't they allow? Are they a dry county or something else?

To expand on Kirth's comments: In between downtown Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pretty much consists of two things: farms and forests. I highly doubt anyone would open fire on anyone, but pretty much everywhere in between the two cities is highly insular and of the "bitter clinger" variety (its the part of the world that the President visited shortly before making that speech, after all.). It mostly consists of descendents of German, Polish, and Irish immigrants though.

And PA's liquor laws are just stupid. Plain and utterly stupid. On the other hand, we have easy and plentiful access to Yuengling lager.

And scrapple for hangover curing breakfast.


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Kirth! hows it going? How are you enjoying Pittsburgh?

Edit: And Dorner, turn yourself in or the LAPD is going to continue shooting civilians until you do.


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DHS Civil Rights Arm states that no reason needed for searches and seizures within 100 miles of border.

This is coming from DHS's civil rights department. Imagine what those within DHS not concerned with civil rights believe.


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Comrade Anklebiter wrote:

I wish Ivan Drago had blown him away with an AK.

Down with Rambo!

Vive le Galt!

Rambo doesnt believe in limiting magazine size. 8p


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But back to the original question of this thread, I would have to be put in the anti-bear spray in schools camp. To me, the reasoning is that the most like rampage shooting with spray deterrent would go done like this: Shooter walks in, school official notices and releases bear spray. Everyone (shooter included) starts tearing up, choking and coughing instead of running away and/or hiding. Shooter, unable to see, starts blindly firing in student/teachers general direction. Children/teacher unable to run away.

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