Cygnia Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Mayor Of Seoul Found Dead: South Korea Media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Legislation proposed (not a law, not yet) to go after racially motivated 911 calls. They named it the "CAREN" act. Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies. Because nobody likes apropos acronyms more than comic book writers, but after that, nobody more than politicians. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-08/lawmaker-proposes-caren-act-making-racially-biased-911-calls-illegal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 I worry that is going to become a judgement call. And punish people who made honest mistakes, or even worse was in danger, but it becomes too political not to charge. The last month has left me to be surprised by nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Isn't making a false 911 call already against the law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 20 hours ago, Sociotard said: Legislation proposed (not a law, not yet) to go after racially motivated 911 calls. They named it the "CAREN" act. Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies. Because nobody likes apropos acronyms more than comic book writers, but after that, nobody more than politicians. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-08/lawmaker-proposes-caren-act-making-racially-biased-911-calls-illegal I've got a friend named Karen. She's a nice lady. This relatively new use of her name to be mean 'Busybody on a power trip' is depressing her. But it seems to be rooted pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Yeah I have known 2 Karens and both were in no way the type described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Nearly half of surveyed grad students in Australia expect to suspend or abandon their degree programs Economic fallout of the pandemic on graduate students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 All of my MS cohort were supposed to do lab internships this summer. (I did mine last summer, for reasons too complicated to go into here.) Now, instead of an in-person lab research experience like I had, they're all having a stay-at-home coding and data analysis experience as the capstone project for their Master's degree program. I feel sorry for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Badger said: Yeah I have known 2 Karens and both were in no way the type described. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 All the Karens I have known personally were very nice and would never behave in the now-stereotyped manner. Debbies, on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 20 hours ago, Pariah said: Isn't making a false 911 call already against the law? Yes, I think this would add aditional charges if intent can be shown. Maybe, I don't live in Cal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Jack Charlton footballer and then football manager has died. He played all his career at Leeds United and famously managed the Republic of Ireland team taking them into the quarter finals of the World Cup. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53373542 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Mysterious pink "watermelon snow" has been appearing in the Italian Alps — and it may warn of environmental disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Does it taste like watermelon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Sigh. I used to count on 7-11 giving out free slurpees in observance on my birthday, but 2020 is so totally yngvied up ... Pandemic leads 7-11 to cancel free slurpees this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, Cancer said: Sigh. I used to count on 7-11 giving out free slurpees in observance on my birthday, but 2020 is so totally yngvied up ... Pandemic leads 7-11 to cancel free slurpees this year Free medium Slurpee through tomorrow if you have their app, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Washington Redskins are retiring their name! https://abc11.com/sports/washington-redskins-retire-team-name-and-logo/6314438/#:~:text=-- Washington's NFL team announced,name being racist and insensitive.&text=It remains unclear what the team will be called in future seasons. Still wish they'd kept the name and just changed the logo, just because MY high school mascot was a potato aylwin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I'd say it'll be interesting to see what direction they go with this, but that would be a lie. The fact is it without Tom Bergeron, the show won't be worth watching. Hosts Tom Bergeron, Erin Andrews will be replaced on 'Dancing With the Stars' (And how does ballroom dancing work with social distancing, anyway?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Doggone it--this wasn't supposed to happen. assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 10:24 PM, Old Man said: All the Karens I have known personally were very nice and would never behave in the now-stereotyped manner. Debbies, on the other hand... In my age group, there were about an order of magnitude more Debbies than Karens, going strictly by count of people names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I can't help but feel that I've awakened in some bizarre alternate universe, where a pair of convicted cop killers can be released from prison by committing acts of assault. Two brothers convicted of killing West Valley officer out of jail early, back in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 6:05 AM, Pariah said: Isn't making a false 911 call already against the law? It sure is. In some states there are broader laws against abusing the 911 call line (like Texas). My wife used to be a 911 operator and has some stories to tell. One of them involved a guy calling 911 over and over because he had called the police and didn't like the police that showed up and wanted DIFFERENT cops to come. When he got told "no" he kept calling until they told him he was about to get charged with 911 abuse. Because alcohol is very helpful in decision making he kept calling again and again and ended up going to jail. PSA: Don't get stupid drunk and then call the cops over some triviality and then verbally abuse the 911 operators and the police you called to your own damn house. Lawnmower Boy and Tom Cowan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Meanwhile i Mexico, Aztec palace remain's uncovered https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53397164 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 What could possibly make 2020 even worse than it already has been? How about "the big one"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Cancer said: What could possibly make 2020 even worse than it already has been? How about "the big one"? So long as it's in Sensurround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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