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I'd say that's a big stretch. Gunshot residue testing involves looking for traces of primer components. The whole point is to determine whether someone fired a gun. We're not talking about gunpowder residue from the blast. Did I say anything that contradicts this? Because I didn't. I gave context. My point is, there is no reason to go off the rails about this case at this stage. Let the investigation play out.

Two things come to mind: First, you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. There was gunshot residue on the poor, innocent babe's hand. He was the shooter. So, the simplest way for him to have avoided becoming the victim of police violence was to not be a violent criminal. On the micro level. On the macro level: It's systemic racism that's lead to the situation where kids like him are forced into gangs at that age and made to do this shit. So, it's still racism. Just not necessarily on the cop's part. Second, the cop did not wait very long for compliance before shooting. I've been in quite a few knockdown drag out fights at work, on camera, over the last few years at my current job. I will say this: Things you think took several minutes usually only took seconds. You're brain races during a fight/flight response, and your sense of time is pretty f-ed up. That could be a factor here. Investigators will have to investigate. Things just aren't as clean or cut and dry in real life sometimes. Listen to the audio from after the shooting, when the officer is trying to save the kid's life. He's clearly torn up about it. He's also a victim of the same cycle that the kid was caught in. The whole situation sucks on this one. Also, I hope the 21 year old accomplice is charged for his death.

Two things: 1. I hadn't read anything regarding the prosecution's findings at that point. b) I used the word "intent" one time. I apologize for beating a dead horse like that.

Uh, that's not twerking. The only objectionable thing I see is that the brunette in the front row is out of time with the rest of the troupe a few too many times.

Or they're more concerned about acting out than the message.

I always thought it was a bad idea to arm panicky people. Seems counterproductive for protestors. You'd think they'd want their message to be heard.

I disagree. If a TASER can stop someone from speeding off in a car thinking police are in hot pursuit, then it's the safer option. Morons recklessly driving while running from police do far more damage each year than TASER activations do. The greater risk is letting someone drive away from the scene in those circumstances.

Charges have been filed: https://apnews.com/article/kim-potter-2nd-degree-manslaughter-shooting-daunte-wright-5eb0d206f2798e29b22c783b7d6b1d8d They landed on second-degree manslaughter. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.205

And as I pointed out, that second one won't pass the awareness requirement cited. Neither am I, but I can remain calm while restraining a single individual with copious back up. That looked like a very routine situation. I've dealt with far hairier shtuff than that guy at work, and didn't get wound up about it. Neither do most of my co-workers. The ones who do get wound up, don't last.

Or she's just not cut out for a job with that stress level. I doubt this will be proven. She thought she was deploying a TASER, not a firearm, so the risk of death she was aware of was practically zero. Absolution is another matter altogether. She done f---ked up and cost a person their life. There won't be absolution for her, likely including from herself. She'll have to live with herself, and overwhelming negative public opinion. Her own family will likely never look at her the same way again. I'd be surprised, however, if she faces any kind of criminal penalty. It was a mistake. There's no intent. No intent, no violent crime.

Stress reactions will be factored in. Before I go into that, let me just preface it by saying this wasn't a situation I'd find stressful enough to elicit such reactions, and not one I'd expect a veteran police officer to find highly stressful. Given that she had an stress reaction, a few things are going to happen: 1. Threat focus: People will tunnel on the threat, and not look at the weapon. In the vast majority of shootings, people instinctively point shoot. 2. Adrenal response: Weight and shape of handle are not going to register. At all. 3. Muscle memory: Most officers practice drawing their sidearm a LOT more than drawing their TASER. I noticed in the video that one of the officers had his sidearm on his strong side, and the TASER in a crossdraw. If that's the standard setup, then the department has them using the SAME HAND to draw BOTH weapons. So, which one is going to get drawn under stress? The one you've practiced most with. I'd be surprised if these points didn't come up in the officer's defense. The real question on my mind, is why do we have a veteran officer so jumpy they have a panic reaction instead of a measured reaction? The department in question is going to be held accountable for that, and probably number 3 above. I expect them to be forced to settle. The officer needs to be removed and encouraged to find a lower-stress career at the minimum. I'm not seeing any criminal charge that I think would stick, but I think she better start checking her union benefits for legal coverage when she gets sued by the family.

The company name certainly turned out to be prophetic in the case of Image.

Utah also has a Threat of Violence misdemeanor offense which would cover this situation. That assault wording is pretty much standard most places in the US whether by wording of the law or how it's enforced. -------------------------------------- Begin second post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Worked fine for me. You may need a better ad-blocker. 😁

Some of Liefield's early work was attached to good writers like Louise Simonson, so I'm sure that boosted him.

Well, if you applied the edict directly, they'd just be "turtles" because Wolfman and Perez didn't start it.

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I love some refreshing Lepton Iced Tea!

There he is! The Old Man we all know and . . . know!

I thought your list would be more like: Running woolly mammoths into pits Painting mural of the hunt on cave walls Fire! The Wheel Domesticating wheat Transition from hunter/gatherer to agrarian society etc.

Camera has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Alarm Clock has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Pocket Calculator has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Flashlight has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Mail has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Ebook Reader has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Voice Recorder has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Stopwatch has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Egg Timer has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. GPS has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. MP3 Player has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Transistor Radio has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Leveler has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Scanner has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Compass has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Hand Held Gaming Console has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Barcode Scanner has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Portable DVD Player has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Calendar has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Photo Album has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Phone Book has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. Newspaper has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone. . . . has just evolved over the years into Smart Phone.

Hey kid, can you run a mimeo of these exercise questions?

I had a coworker in her mid-20s who didn't know that Berlin used to have a wall. I've got a chunk of it on my desk. So, black with a blue line on the bottom. 😁

I agree, as a generic monster, it was a good design, and the CGI was impressive for the time. But it just left too many design elements of every other Godzilla on the table.

I thought it looked fine. The 1998 version from the one with Matthew Broderick in it, that was a true stinker.

It wasn't really that bad, just the pacing in the first half. I loved the visuals.