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- Wed Jun 02, 2021 12:07 am
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: 5 Officers Shot In Houston - Pray
- Replies: 689
- Views: 206478
Re: 5 Officers Shot In Houston - Pray
The thing that needs to be remembered is that these clowns hurt a bunch of black and brown people as well. They were finally found out because an armed citizen shot back.
- Mon May 31, 2021 10:23 pm
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: I retract anything bad I’ve said about French bravery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3070
Re: I retract anything bad I’ve said about French bravery
The myth of French cowardice in battle is completely false. The French are very brave and love their homeland. The more accurate version is that French politics has been an unrelenting series of disasters for the past 1000 years, while their military leadership swings between talented tyrants and ab...
- Tue May 25, 2021 1:30 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Senator Rand Paul
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3793
Re: Senator Rand Paul
Rand's situation is particularly interesting in comparison to AOC's histrionics.
- Thu May 20, 2021 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: MO: You get what you vote for.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1910
Re: MO: You get what you vote for.
St. Louis is the third world because it has chosen to be the third world. It will get worse. Fun thought experiment: do policies which functionally end local law enforcement improve or weaken the tax base in the areas in which they are implemented? Step 2 in "Defund the police" is "we...
- Thu May 20, 2021 8:42 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: Officer Invades Apartment, Shoots Resident
- Replies: 435
- Views: 159498
Re: Officer Invades Apartment, Shoots Resident
Not to derail this any further, but on Youtube there is a physical penetration tester named Deviant Ollam who does a ton of stuff on physical security. Most of his work is for commercial clients, so he's well aware of code and how that affects legal solutions to security problems. Bottom line: stand...
- Thu May 20, 2021 8:30 pm
- Forum: Federal
- Topic: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 against unlawful seizure of guns!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8762
Re: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 against unlawful seizure of guns!
Red Flag laws seem very reasonable to people who have no reason to believe that they will ever be subject to them. The same people vigorously object to similarly onerous laws which affect things that they care about. In the current state of affairs, red flag warnings will be repeatedly brushed aside...
- Tue May 18, 2021 6:27 pm
- Forum: Federal
- Topic: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 against unlawful seizure of guns!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8762
Re: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 against unlawful seizure of guns!
Alito's concurrence stated that Red Flag laws are separate and that he expects them to come before the Court, but that this opinion does not specifically address them. True. But if I understand things correctly Alito's opininion was a seperate concuring opinion, supported by himself alone, which ca...
- Tue May 18, 2021 12:26 am
- Forum: Federal
- Topic: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 against unlawful seizure of guns!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8762
Re: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 against unlawful seizure of guns!
Alito's concurrence stated that Red Flag laws are separate and that he expects them to come before the Court, but that this opinion does not specifically address them.
Re: Twitter
Twitter and Facebook are private entities; they can do as they please. That said, there is zero reason for anyone who isn't a die-hard Democrat to use either service.
- Wed May 12, 2021 4:55 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Fauci says gun violence is a public health issue
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9388
Re: Fauci says gun violence is a public health issue
The things that he says in public are often internally inconsistent and at odds with publicly available information. When confronted with uncertainty, he chooses the most conservative position with respect to those risks that he oversees. It is the classic behavior of an academic internal medicine s...
- Tue May 11, 2021 11:56 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: NBC won't air next year's Golden Globes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3869
Re: NBC won't air next year's Golden Globes
Ricky Gervais 2020 Golden Globes speech had more views on Youtube (currently 35 million) than the actual awards show had viewers.
- Thu May 06, 2021 9:42 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: TX: all our wind turbines are obsolete
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4948
Re: TX: all our wind turbines are obsolete
The problem with the current generation of nuclear AND coal is that they cannot be more than 5-15% of generation; they are limited to baseload. A gas turbine, wind turbine or solar panel costs only opportunity and overhead when it goes offline. A coal or nuclear plant does not: the absolutely massiv...
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:09 pm
- Forum: Never Again!!
- Topic: Why Use Eye Protection
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14420
Re: Why Use Eye Protection
I have 10 pairs of eye pro scattered around my house, garage, range bag, loading bench, et c. Working in the ED in a big hospital will make a believer out of you. It's been 21 years since I've mowed grass in anything but sandals, but I will not do it without eye pro. I could live with a few toes mis...
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:37 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The Reddit short squeeze
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5245
Re: The Reddit short squeeze
I don't mind shady actors being shady....there isn't really a way to prevent it. What I cannot stand is the government stepping in to put us on the hook for their losses when the tide goes out. Clinton, Bush 2, Obama, Trump: their policies were indistinguishable. Put the taxpayer on the hook for st...
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:15 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The Reddit short squeeze
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5245
Re: The Reddit short squeeze
I don't mind shady actors being shady....there isn't really a way to prevent it. What I cannot stand is the government stepping in to put us on the hook for their losses when the tide goes out. Clinton, Bush 2, Obama, Trump: their policies were indistinguishable. Put the taxpayer on the hook for stu...