Cancer Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 * Cancer reveals his Psycher insignia and disintegrates Badger's head * Damn. Missed all his vital spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 don't worry it'll grow back, once the sacrifices come in. Extra Lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Some friends of mine were screwed over by this so-called "director". ? Local Production of 'Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding' Canceled After Theater Director Fails to Secure Proper Liscensing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 In memorium get out the film and play it. Last of the Great Escapers dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-47257570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 A group of prison inmates in Florida used the skills that got them into prison in the first place to save the life on a one-year-old girl who had been accidentally locked in a car. The minimum-security prisoners were working on a highway repair when it happened. Their guards watched them, and one actually praised their actions. One of the most famous stories of American writer O. Henry (master of the last-page plot twist) involved a reformed safecracker in a similar position, throwing away his freedom to rescue a child. The consequences weren't so serious in this case, but I was reminded of that story when I read this. Christopher and tkdguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 35 minutes ago, Michael Hopcroft said: A group of prison inmates in Florida used the skills that got them into prison in the first place to save the life on a one-year-old girl who had been accidentally locked in a car. The minimum-security prisoners were working on a highway repair when it happened. Their guards watched them, and one actually praised their actions. One of the most famous stories of American writer O. Henry (master of the last-page plot twist) involved a reformed safecracker in a similar position, throwing away his freedom to rescue a child. The consequences weren't so serious in this case, but I was reminded of that story when I read this. I think this should count for a severe reduction in sentence time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 How photos of your hands could help bring child predators to justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Karl Lagerfeld one of the world's leading fashion designers dies at 85 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47293637 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 baseball legend Don Newcombe did the same yesterday. (3rd black Brooklyn Dodger, after Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 hours ago, death tribble said: Karl Lagerfeld one of the world's leading fashion designers dies at 85 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47293637 Oh, is that who that was? Wife was going on last night about how some Karl dude died, and it was sudden cancer and it was tragic, and I was smiling and nodding while thinking "Who the f**k is she talking about?" Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 The Jim Henson Company and Neil Gaiman Are Bringing Back The Storyteller tkdguy, Logan D. Hurricanes and L. Marcus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Cygnia said: The Jim Henson Company and Neil Gaiman Are Bringing Back The Storyteller Awesome! I have fond memories of that show. I ought to look for it on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 6:21 PM, Cygnia said: How photos of your hands could help bring child predators to justice This is the justification they use for mass surveillance and dna database of everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Jagged said: This is the justification they use for mass surveillance and dna database of everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1t55BF4uE0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 There's about an inch of snow accumulated on the top of my car this morning. https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/local-news/slideshow-snow-blankets-parts-of-the-las-vegas-valley/1798134428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Jussie Smollett arrested, charged with felony First of all, innocent until proven guilty, of course. This is pretty awful. Damages REAL victims, many of whom already have problems getting people to believe them, wastes valuable taxpayer money and police time/resources, and anti-LGBTQ and race-baiters something to crow about. Trencher and Hermit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Starlord said: Jussie Smollett arrested, charged with felony First of all, innocent until proven guilty, of course. This is pretty awful. Damages REAL victims, many of whom already have problems getting people to believe them, wastes valuable taxpayer money and police time/resources, and anti-LGBTQ and race-baiters something to crow about. Yeah, hard to remember that "innocent until proven guilty" bit sometimes, our nation seems very quick to judge and eager for blood these days. But if he did do this, yup, a lot of harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/3/2019 at 9:24 AM, Duke Bushido said: This is the disgusting and horrifying reason I left Carolina many years ago. Shortly after this named to be used as a tool in the "war against drugs" and it escalated to include taking cars, houses, and whatever cash they could find, I bugged out. I ran a cash-heavy truck-based business at the time, and when the crew and I were headed home after two or three weeks in the field, we did _not_ look like high-end citizens. We were ragged, filthy, and tired. I had nightmares about getting pulled over and losing a month's worth of payroll for eight men and a sizable bit of operating capital to get us to the next job. Then, just a few years later, the government decided that any "large" cash transaction had to be reported by banks, making it just flat dangerous to do business at all. I quite the business all together (and thus had to make several truck and equipment payments out of a _much_ smaller income until I finally got it all sold) simply because, what with the example of South Carolina, I figured at some point I'd walk in to the bank with "too much cash" and there'd be a federal agent in charge of just taking it. Not a joke. It's some seriously terrifying and absolutely sketchy crap. Consider that I used to move houses. I left SC-- where the permits, rights, and licenses are fairly easy to acquire-- and moved the whole shebang to Georgia, where those same processes are like pulling teeth from a grizzly bear, just because I didn't feel safe operating a completely legal enterprise. Duke Back when I used to do political activism and blogging, I advocated, at the very least, that the agency which confiscated the money should NEVER get any of the money. Law enforcement agencies shouldn't have a profit motive for going after real crime, much less have a profit motive for going after innocent people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 51 minutes ago, Hermit said: Yeah, hard to remember that "innocent until proven guilty" bit sometimes, our nation seems very quick to judge and eager for blood these days. But if he did do this, yup, a lot of harm. Well, they apparently have a copy of the check he paid them with, so he's also pretty dumb criminal as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, archer said: Back when I used to do political activism and blogging, I advocated, at the very least, that the agency which confiscated the money should NEVER get any of the money. Law enforcement agencies shouldn't have a profit motive for going after real crime, much less have a profit motive for going after innocent people. The Supreme Court agrees with you as of yesterday. I'm not sure how long it will take for this ruling to filter down to the municipalities. Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, Old Man said: The Supreme Court agrees with you as of yesterday. I'm not sure how long it will take for this ruling to filter down to the municipalities. Oh there will be many sheriffs and police captains whining...pardon, protesting this all over the country about how this makes law enforcement hard. pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Which reminds me, they're proposing red light traffic cameras here again. Time to write my representatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 39 minutes ago, Old Man said: The Supreme Court agrees with you as of yesterday. I'm not sure how long it will take for this ruling to filter down to the municipalities. While this is a step in the right direction, the ruling made it clear that it was the galling magnitude of the seizure compared to the size of the legally allowed fine which was the problem. If the police had seized his $10,000 car rather than his $42,000 SUV, it doesn't appear that there would have been any problem at all with that action. Law enforcement can still use money from seizures. This ruling just says the seizures have to be in line with the limits on fines rather than in addition to fines (or completely unrelated to the issue of fines). In theory, law enforcement could continue to bring in the exact same amount of money from seizures if they start aggressively looking for properties which fall under the legal limits for fines and if prosecutors aggressively lay on all the additional charges they can think of in order to boost the cap. I mean, it'd be nice if state and local governments looked at the ruling and gave up their evil ways. But I think it's more likely that they'll just work to maximize their revenue under the new ruling. On the bright side, it was nice to see justices on both sides of the aisle come together on this ruling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Agreed. It does seem as though it would have helped Duke out with his situation at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Starlord said: Jussie Smollett arrested, charged with felony First of all, innocent until proven guilty, of course. This is pretty awful. Damages REAL victims, many of whom already have problems getting people to believe them, wastes valuable taxpayer money and police time/resources, and anti-LGBTQ and race-baiters something to crow about. I have to admit, I was somewhat skeptical, after hearing the temperature that night was -20. Maybe Chicagoans are more inclined to the cold than me. But, I just know if I cut off my own foot, I might not go out in that kind of temperature to go to the hospital. Much less to go out and commit hate crimes if I was so inclined. When I have been in single digit temperatures my thinking was limited to Warmth! and Shelter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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