Director of Narrative
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I wonder what the mountain lion was doing carrying a chainsaw...
Those f%@+ers are getting wily these days. See, what they do is deforest their own habitat so developers will go in and build bullshit houses for people who don't want to live in the city. Once those people move in and go jogging and biking and stuff, they get to feed. Clever creature, the mountain lion.
30 days of night was so fakeass.
Sarah Palin would've messed ALL those vampires up.
Nah, she flipped sides... she's a vampy herself. She made Tina Fey her thrall and mind controls Fey for use in daylight appearances.
THEN, Owen Wilson would hit them with his grow lites.
Well, this thread took a turn to the nonsensical.
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Cop pleads guilty to civil rights violation for sexual assualt on a woman he pulled over.
While it is good this guy is getting a prison sentence, charging him in federal court in this case is special treatment. If he had been charged with sexual assault in California state court it would carry a longer prison sentence in a prison with violent offenders, and he would have been forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, and in California that means electronic tracking by GPS and no living within 2000 feet of a school or park.
He still has to register as a sex offender (and abide by state sex offender restrictions), and he'll do 85% of his sentence in the Feds rather than be released on parole in some ridiulously short amount of time. California is releasing prisoners at an alarming rate to ease overcowding and budget shortfalls...
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Cop pleads guilty to civil rights violation for sexual assualt on a woman he pulled over.
While it is good this guy is getting a prison sentence, charging him in federal court in this case is special treatment. If he had been charged with sexual assault in California state court it would carry a longer prison sentence in a prison with violent offenders, and he would have been forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, and in California that means electronic tracking by GPS and no living within 2000 feet of a school or park.
Henry Rollins was right. Cops are f!%+ed.
14-year-old girl shot in the head with taser dart after walking out of police station.
Noticing a pattern here?
Well, there is a pattern with the comments on that site, a number that I would categorize as a wee bit insane.
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Well, there is a pattern with the comments on that site, a number that I would categorize as a wee bit insane.14-year-old girl shot in the head with taser dart after walking out of police station.
Noticing a pattern here?
You have a point. Still...
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When tasers were first being issued to police stations, it was said that strict guidelines required they only be used in situations when the officer would otherwise fire their gun.
Obviously that promise wasn't kept. It is now being used as a way to force compliance on those who merely refuse to cooperate or passively resist. It is also used as a means of punishment, to inflict pain.
Part of the problem I have observed is taser training. When officers experience being tasered in training conditions(if they even do that), they know it is about to happen, and there are people to catch them should they fall.
Needless to say that isn't how it works in the field, most people obviously aren't going to be given time to brace for being tasered, they will be shocked unexpectedly, and the only thing to stop their fall will be the ground, whether they land on soft turf or concrete.
Second problem is a majority of the population(not just police) view anyone in confrontation with police as a criminal, the thinking being only criminals would resist police authority. Thus anyone who is innocent but stands up for themselves when police overstep their authority is considered criminal for the mere action of asserting their position.
This thinking has led to more and more tolerance for police abuse both in the government and the public at large.
Before I start, a bit of background on myself. I'm a liberal. So far liberal that I'm opposed to the death penalty as a punishment and believe that we need universal health care and we need to ban ALL handguns to civilians.
Now, having said that, I'm the son of a cop. I have 4 cousins that are cops. Both of my former brother-in-laws and a lot of my friends are cops.
And I totally disagree with NPC Dave's post.
First off, having seen and heard about most cases like this, you have to take into consideration that they 'plaintiffs' are out to get money from the government.
I'm sure that the deposition of the lady from the football game does not show how she verbally abused the officer, told her off and, most likely, was physically bigger than the officer.
I'm also sure that the deposition from the mother who's daughter was tasered doesn't mention that she brought her to the police to bring her to jail and press charges for battery (scratches & bloody lip from a fight?) and that the daughter ran off to avoid arrest. And how the officer used a taser gun (which is not all that accurate), so he wasn't actually aiming at her head, but most likely at her her back to bring her down.
Yes, the officers are trained in using a taser and are trained to draw it only in similar situations where they would draw a gun (the difference being the defendant is NOT armed). Before they are allowed to carry a taser, they MUST go through the training course where they are tased. Just like if they are going to carry pepper spray, they are sprayed to see the results first hand. And it is EXTREMELY painful. All the cops I know that carry tasers are big, tough guys. And they went down like sacks of potatoes when the juice was turned on. So they know to use it only as a last resort. I can count on one hand the number of times they have used a taser and still have fingers left. To give you an idea of their 'beat', my cousins are cops in Philadelphia and one was actually shot and nearly killed a few years ago.
Anyway, I just wanted to point out that there are two sides to every story and, a lot of times, especially when there's a lawsuit involved, the story that you hear is the one being 'released' to the media by the defendants to gain credibility.
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Here's my personal experience, and after this, we get back to our scheduled programming. No questions asked, I don't want to get caught in a flamewar-excuse-me-civil-discussion.
In my experience, nine out of ten cops are nothing but power-grubbing bullies who use their station as a means to get what they want. Several of my friends have been beaten by cops simply for being out after dark. A girl I knew in high school used to buy heroin from one of the local beat cops, and occasionally took sex as payment.
About two years ago, my girlfriend's stepfather beat her, and she called the cops. When the pigs showed up, she started having a panic attack, and they handcuffed her to a bench. They did nothing about her stepfather. (She and her mother finally left him a couple of days ago.)
One local cop in particular has a record for getting away with shit. Like buying liquor for underage kids. Or getting a DWAI in his squad car. And KEEPING HIS JOB. A little over a year ago, a few people I knew were killed in a drunk driving accident. I got caught spray-painting a Henry Rollins quote on a rock near the crash site a few days later, and got busted for it. They didn't arrest me. Instead, they called me a faggot and threw trash at me.
Six months ago, the Ti police department put in an order for tasers. Right now, the local pigs carry tasers, mace, and Glock 9mm handguns. All three implements are used with alarming frequency. Out on the streets at night, it is not uncommon to hear gunshots. The locals in Ti are rough, and the cops are no different. You think Philly, or New York, or Los Angeles are messed-up towns? It's a whole different ballgame up here in the woods.
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ESPN Bans NY Post Reporters Over Andrews Video
What got me about this article was, and I quote:
"'While we understand the Post's decision to cover this as a news story, their running photos obtained in such a fashion went well beyond the boundaries of common decency in the interest of sensationalism,' ESPN senior vice president of communications Chris LaPlaca said in a statement Wednesday night."
Emphasis mine. So, ESPN, a news organization that covers professional athletics and all the drama associated with it, is going to lecture someone about the "boundaries of common decency in the interest of sensationalism"?
Pot, I'd like to introduce you to kettle....
Obama doesn't care about gamers!
Obama says that cops are stupid for arresting a prominent black scholar. Yet he has said anything about the gamer that got arrested in a similar incident.
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This is from the Press-Republican, a local newspaper, about an event in the town that I live in. All comments are my own.
TI MAN CHARGED AFTER THREATENING GROUP WITH FAKE FIREARM
by Andrea VanValkenburg, staff writer, Press-Republican
TICONDEROGA - About 10 people were inside the Lil Cyber Lounge late Wednesday night when they were confronted by an alleged irate man brandishing a gun.
As Edward Fuller allegedly threatened store patrons, demanding cash and other property, Ticonderoga Town Police were notified about the gun-wielding man.
When police arrived at the area, they allegedly found the 30-year-old Ticonderoga man walking near the Montcalm Street arcade still carrying the gun.
He was taken into custody without incident and charged with attempted robbery and two counts of menacing.
Authorities later determined that the weapon was an air pistol.
Fuller was later sent to Essex County Jail on $15,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond. He is due back in court July 24.
Police said Friday that they are still trying to determine a motive for the crime. They are also looking into whether Fuller was intoxicated at the time of the 11:20 PM incident.
Officials said the violent public threats were highly unusual in this close-knit community and were thankful no one was hurt during the ordeal.
Officials said the violent public threats were highly unusual in this close-knit community and were thankful no one was hurt during the ordeal.
Yeah I hear you Shiny. I live in an area that gets most of its income from visitors. The authorities try very hard to squash any mention of the violence, alcoholism and rampant drug abuse that festers among the year-round population. If the tourists from Boston and New York thought their landscaper was a crackhead or that the girl serving their dinner at a restaurant beat her kids they might not want to come and spend their cash.
Lotta dough wrapped up in projecting a happy seaside 'close-knit' community atmosphere here.
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Man with fetish charged with stealing eyeglasses
At least the fetish involved glasses. It would have been embarassing had they been unrelated, like if a guy with a foot fetish was stealing glasses.
Not exactly news, but how do you mess up a f&%#ing map?
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Not exactly news, but how do you mess up a f&%#ing map?
I usually hate the comments that people post on news stories, but this is just too priceless:
"See, this is what I like about Fox. They let you decide where Egypt is instead of having some fancy pants elitist tell ya!"
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Not exactly news, but how do you mess up a f&%#ing map?
OH F%#$ TERRORISTS ARE TRYING TO BLOW UP THE F!&$ING PYRAMIDS! BOMB EGYPT! BOMB EGYPT!
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Grad sues alma mater over inability to find a job.
The epitome of a frivolous lawsuit. Hopefully, the school can countersue once she finally lands a job.
I can't believe she thinks a 2.7 GPA would cause "any reasonable employer [to] pounce..."-- There are plenty of A students who want the same jobs, so why would you hire a C student?
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Grad sues alma mater over inability to find a job.
The epitome of a frivolous lawsuit. Hopefully, the school can countersue once she finally lands a job.
I can't believe she thinks a 2.7 GPA would cause "any reasonable employer [to] pounce..."-- There are plenty of A students who want the same jobs, so why would you hire a C student?
Yeah, I saw this the other day and almost couldn't believe it. I'm hoping that a judge laughs her out of court.
Is the world getting sadder?
What they measured (maybe) was the happiness of bloggers and song writers, NOT the general public.
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Is the world getting sadder?What they measured (maybe) was the happiness of bloggers and song writers, NOT the general public.
True enough just though it might catch some interest.
Music apparently scares the savage beast, rather than soothing in some cases
"Because using the leaves to produce the “kiss squeaks” produced the lowest sounds, scientists postulate that the animals employ the leaves to give the illusion of being larger, and therefore a more difficult target for predators."
I don't disagree that this behaviour was documented, but the author gives the illusion the animals actually 'employ cognition while planning to perform' this act. They certainly did not measure that. It may just be sloppy writing, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.
Interesting.
True enough just though it might catch some interest.Is the world getting sadder?What they measured (maybe) was the happiness of bloggers and song writers, NOT the general public.
It is very interesting. Keep up the good work.