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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 1, 2015 14:55:39 GMT -5
... and their lawyers mind you ...
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 6, 2015 15:53:47 GMT -5
He's an elected official no less ... West Virginia Republican says rape can be
‘beautiful’ if it produces a childDAVID FERGUSON
06 FEB 2015 AT 09:25 ETRepublican state lawmaker in West Virginia said on Thursday that while rape is horrible, it’s “beautiful” that a child could be produced in the attack. According to Huffington Post, Charleston Gazette reporter David Gutman was on the scene when Delegate Brian Kurcaba (R) said, “Obviously rape is awful,” but “What is beautiful is the child is that could come from this.” Kurcaba made the remarks during a House of Delegates discussion of a law outlawing all abortions in the state after 20 weeks’ gestation. At 20 weeks, anti-choice activists and lawmakers allege, a fetus can feel pain and is therefore too viable to abort. The bill was passed by West Virginia Republicans in 2014, but vetoed by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Now the state GOP has revived the bill and voted to remove an exception for victims of rape and incest. Kurcaba’s remarks echo a string of embarrassing statements by Republicans regarding rape and women’s bodies. In 2012, Missouri’s Rep. Todd Akin said that pregnancy can’t result from rape because “If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.” Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said that while sexual assaults are unfortunate, the resulting pregnancy is a “gift from God.” the rest of the story |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 23, 2015 20:43:58 GMT -5
For a foul ball no less ...
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 18, 2015 16:35:03 GMT -5
... I'm comin' 'lizabeth ... it's the big one ...  |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 5, 2015 11:14:37 GMT -5
Unbelievable ... U.S. School Officer Sued For
Restraining Children with HandcuffsClaire Galofaro And Adam Beam, The Associated Press Aug 5, 2015, Last Updated: 12:35 AM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The boy sat in a chair, the sound of his whimpering interrupted briefly by the clank of metal handcuffs closing around his arms. "You don't get to swing at me like that," a deputy says to the 8-year-old child, the interaction caught by a video camera. "You can do what we asked you to, or you can suffer the consequences." The video -- entered as Exhibit A in a lawsuit the ACLU filed against the school, the sheriff and the officer -- rocketed across the Internet on Tuesday and was shown again and again on cable news, reigniting a fierce debate over aggressive policing in public schools. The sheriff defended his deputy while experts insisted that children shouldn't be treated like adult criminals and bemoaned the lack of standardized regulations for restraining children. More |
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Post by BadCompany on Oct 14, 2015 13:37:25 GMT -5
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Post by HABsurd on Oct 14, 2015 19:21:42 GMT -5
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Post by BadCompany on Oct 15, 2015 10:29:09 GMT -5
So let me get this straight? By law she is obligated to sue somebody in order to get her insurance to pay her medical bills? I think that belongs in the Signs of Apocalypse thread as well. |
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Post by Tankdriver on Oct 15, 2015 11:41:30 GMT -5
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Post by Polarice on Oct 15, 2015 12:03:39 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 3, 2015 16:51:24 GMT -5
"... walk the dog, take out the garbage, check the mail ... it gets nasty ... get down to business ... FMG9 ..."
Drago Magpul
... just came back from Las Vegas ... quick story ... a shooting occurred only a few blocks from my friend's place just outside the city ... an owner demanded that a trespasser leave his property ... he didn't move fast enough so the owner got a rifle out and shot him in the leg ... the police arrived ... the owner said this, the trespasser said that ... the policeman told the trespasser to "get to a hospital and get his leg cleaned up AND to stay off his property in the future" ... |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 28, 2018 12:30:00 GMT -5
Arming a nation to protect it against itself is self-defeating ... Florida Moves To Arm Teachers After School MassacreFlorida’s Republican-controlled state House and Senate approved bills this week that would train teachers to carry guns in classrooms, advancing GOP calls for more weapons in schools following the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The legislature’s package would devote $67 million to establish school “marshals” ― teachers and school staff trained to carry a concealed weapon. President Donald Trump last week floated the idea of arming up to 20 percent of teachers, proposing bonuses for educators who undergo training. Law enforcement groups and teacher organizations strongly oppose the idea. The Florida bills also would raise the minimum age for purchasing a firearm in the state to 21 from 18, ban the sale of bump stocks that allow some semi-automatic rifles to fire as rapidly as an automatic, institute a three-day waiting period for purchasing a gun, and increase spending on school mental health resources. More |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Feb 28, 2018 13:01:04 GMT -5
"... walk the dog, take out the garbage, check the mail ... it gets nasty ... get down to business ... FMG9 ..."
Drago Magpul
... just came back from Las Vegas ... quick story ... a shooting occurred only a few blocks from my friend's place just outside the city ... an owner demanded that a trespasser leave his property ... he didn't move fast enough so the owner got a rifle out and shot him in the leg ... the police arrived ... the owner said this, the trespasser said that ... the policeman told the trespasser to "get to a hospital and get his leg cleaned up AND to stay off his property in the future" ... The owner broke the law by shooting the trespasser in the leg. According to state law the gun owner must shoot to kill. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 28, 2018 13:23:08 GMT -5
"... walk the dog, take out the garbage, check the mail ... it gets nasty ... get down to business ... FMG9 ..."
Drago Magpul
... just came back from Las Vegas ... quick story ... a shooting occurred only a few blocks from my friend's place just outside the city ... an owner demanded that a trespasser leave his property ... he didn't move fast enough so the owner got a rifle out and shot him in the leg ... the police arrived ... the owner said this, the trespasser said that ... the policeman told the trespasser to "get to a hospital and get his leg cleaned up AND to stay off his property in the future" ... The owner broke the law by shooting the trespasser in the leg. According to state law the gun owner must shoot to kill. Is that lawherethe State of Nevada ... I remember talking to you about this and I thought that was the law in (wherever you bought your firstgun) Missouri? ... Cheers. PS this srory was con eyed to me by a Canadian expat who lives in Vegas. |
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Post by Cranky on Feb 28, 2018 15:53:54 GMT -5
I like guns for four reasons....
1...from a sport shooter of ultra long range (my father was a sniper in WW2)
2...for hunting....and EATING what one hunts. None of this "kill for sport"
3...for self defense....CLEAR self defense and not someone stealing my banana split.
4...from and engineering perspective. It takes tremendous machining/engineering ability to make a barrel and a bullet hit 8" target a mile away.
Having said all that, that video is simply BONKERS. I can not support what is nothing more then a concealed weapon.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Mar 6, 2018 12:42:20 GMT -5
I like guns for four reasons.... 1...from a sport shooter of ultra long range (my father was a sniper in WW2) 2...for hunting....and EATING what one hunts. None of this "kill for sport" 3...for self defense....CLEAR self defense and not someone stealing my banana split. 4...from and engineering perspective. It takes tremendous machining/engineering ability to make a barrel and a bullet hit 8" target a mile away. Having said all that, that video is simply BONKERS. I can not support what is nothing more then a concealed weapon. the world has gone crazy. I love guns and I hate the thought of being told by the government what I should and shouldn't have. I don't need a gun but I don't need a lot of things I want and enjoy so for me, need is not part of the equation. I remember getting the strap in school so I don't think guns for teachers is a great idea. comparison of the US to other countries like Australia makes no sense. Switzerland has lots of guns and they aren't shooting each other. I was recently in Singapore where the crime of graffiti and littering are punishable by 10 years in prison and 20 lashes. They have no graffiti, cigarette buts on the ground of homeless camps. we need stricter laws, stricter enforcement and personal pride but I am not certain what the US can do to remedy the situation. Bump stocks is not the answer. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 9, 2019 10:36:42 GMT -5
You have to wonder whether a hefty dose of fiber would seriously help some folks ... Supermarket forced to remove 'racist'
chocolate Easter ducksStaff writersPerthNowTuesday, 9 April 2019 2:36 am  A UK supermarket chain has been forced to remove chocolate Easter ducklings from its shelves after complaints they were racist. The trio of milk, white and dark chocolate was for sale at Waitrose and the ducklings were named Crispy, Fluffy and Ugly. One customer who took to Twitter to vent about the $15 choccies, said: “Crispy, Fluffy and Ugly - trio of Easter ducklings at #Waitrose. Ugly is the dark one on the right. Overheard women saying “this is not right”, I agree, doesn’t look good at all. Thousands of other options... why #ugly?  ?” More ... |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 10, 2019 15:05:43 GMT -5
If they named it "spotty", does that mean it's brown and sick?
If they named it "pinky", is that a dis on brown males?
If they call it "dotty", will that be some yet-to-be-defined trigger in some twitter twit?
That is why I have a total hate-on for political correctness......and twitter mobs.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 11, 2019 11:10:42 GMT -5
If they named it "spotty", does that mean it's brown and sick? If they named it "pinky", is that a dis on brown males? If they call it "dotty", will that be some yet-to-be-defined trigger in some twitter twit? That is why I have a total hate-on for political correctness......and twitter mobs. With you 100%. It's called "Ugly" in reference to Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Ducking. It just happens to be brown. If it'd been white with pink spots, there'd have been no complaints. On a related social media note, it took one call to a Ohio radio station to get Baby, It's Cold Outside on a virtue-signalling, banning rampage. I wonder if Rod Stewart's Tonight's the Night will get the same treatment .....or a myriad of rap/hip-hop lyrics.... |
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2019 11:58:44 GMT -5
You have to wonder whether a hefty dose of fiber would seriously help some folks ... Supermarket forced to remove 'racist'
chocolate Easter ducksStaff writersPerthNowTuesday, 9 April 2019 2:36 am A UK supermarket chain has been forced to remove chocolate Easter ducklings from its shelves after complaints they were racist. The trio of milk, white and dark chocolate was for sale at Waitrose and the ducklings were named Crispy, Fluffy and Ugly. One customer who took to Twitter to vent about the $15 choccies, said: “Crispy, Fluffy and Ugly - trio of Easter ducklings at #Waitrose. Ugly is the dark one on the right. Overheard women saying “this is not right”, I agree, doesn’t look good at all. Thousands of other options... why #ugly? ?” More ... Looking at "ugly" makes me think of those African Canadians/Americans who have Vitiligo. www.google.com/search?q=black+people+with+white+spots&client=firefox-b-e&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZgOyTwcjhAhWhpFkKHXbzBEYQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=1006Ugly, imo, is insensitive. Racist? With a brown duck at the other end? Likely not. Still, the company that came up with it should have more sense. |
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Post by BadCompany on Apr 11, 2019 12:50:07 GMT -5
Yeah so I went and read the article. Warning, incoming rant.
(this is not aimed at you Dis – just at the general idea of it all)
1) Nowhere, other than in the title of the article, is the word racist used. It seems to have been inferred that because one duck – an ugly duckling – is dark (with spots) and is thus named “ugly” that this is code for “dark skinned people are ugly”. At least to the author of the byline anyways. And of course we’re ignoring that one other duck is also brown, and the middle duck is yellow. There were no complaints from customers that this was racist.
2) There were no real complaints. One customer, on Twitter no less, whined about it, and claimed to have “heard” other women also whining about it. And from this we are supposed to infer that great masses of social justice warriors are up in arms over the name of this chocolate duck and that society is going to hell??
Let me ask you this; where is the outrage that supposedly exists out there, over the naming of this duck? Where are the masses of people with "Free the Ducks" signs gathered outside the store? Where are the letters to ministers of parliament? The boycotts? The burning cars that all good social justice riots must have? How many people called into radio stations, sent letters, or launched internet campaigns to rename this poor, discriminated against duck? I checked #allducksmatter – it’s not trending at all.
So here is the thing: There was no outrage. Not at the grocery store, not at the duck, not at the “racist” label makers. Nobody cared. Actually, that’s not true. You know who cared? The people who thought that other people cared about this. Way more people got outraged at the idea of people being outraged at the name of a chocolate duck than the number of people who were initially outraged at the name of the chocolate duck in the first place. Which, as far as I can tell, stands at one. It’s the same thing with that Baby It’s Cold Outside song. One college radio station banned it, a station that probably has about 7 listeners (six of them who are only listening because they are trying to bang a the DJs - its college after all), and suddenly it’s a national crisis. All these other radio stations start thinking “oh, I guess we’d better ban it too, lest the mob come get us!” And then people get all mad at the mob for ruining Christmas or what have you, and gosh darn it, this is why we can't have nice things! The perpetual rage machine rages on. But there was no mob! The outrage against the outrage was greater than the initial outrage! (take a second to parse that – it makes sense)
The cynic in me thinks that some grocery store manager looked at these chocolate ducks that have been sitting in his store room for three years because nobody wants to buy them – they are ugly after all – and decided to manufacture a crisis. He announces to the world that, oh gee, I’m so sorry, my $15 chocolate bunnies ($15??) are no longer for sale, because, well, liberals, you know. The story goes viral, people get outraged, and before you know it he can’t freaking keep up with the demand for his overpriced, ugly little chocolates. People are lining up outside his stores to show solidarity against the thought police who have clearly overstepped their bounds – again – with their rampant political correctness. The grocery store is raking it in now, because people love to be outraged against outrage. It’s pure marketing genius.
We live in a society now that is looking for reasons to be mad. And darn-it, if there are no reasons we will make some!
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 12, 2019 14:38:11 GMT -5
We live in a society now that is looking for reasons to be mad. And darn-it, if there are no reasons we will make some! Amen to that. |
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Post by Polarice on Apr 12, 2019 16:38:39 GMT -5
Yeah so I went and read the article. Warning, incoming rant. (this is not aimed at you Dis – just at the general idea of it all) 1) Nowhere, other than in the title of the article, is the word racist used. It seems to have been inferred that because one duck – an ugly duckling – is dark (with spots) and is thus named “ugly” that this is code for “dark skinned people are ugly”. At least to the author of the byline anyways. And of course we’re ignoring that one other duck is also brown, and the middle duck is yellow. There were no complaints from customers that this was racist. 2) There were no real complaints. One customer, on Twitter no less, whined about it, and claimed to have “heard” other women also whining about it. And from this we are supposed to infer that great masses of social justice warriors are up in arms over the name of this chocolate duck and that society is going to hell?? Let me ask you this; where is the outrage that supposedly exists out there, over the naming of this duck? Where are the masses of people with "Free the Ducks" signs gathered outside the store? Where are the letters to ministers of parliament? The boycotts? The burning cars that all good social justice riots must have? How many people called into radio stations, sent letters, or launched internet campaigns to rename this poor, discriminated against duck? I checked #allducksmatter – it’s not trending at all. So here is the thing: There was no outrage. Not at the grocery store, not at the duck, not at the “racist” label makers. Nobody cared. Actually, that’s not true. You know who cared? The people who thought that other people cared about this. Way more people got outraged at the idea of people being outraged at the name of a chocolate duck than the number of people who were initially outraged at the name of the chocolate duck in the first place. Which, as far as I can tell, stands at one. It’s the same thing with that Baby It’s Cold Outside song. One college radio station banned it, a station that probably has about 7 listeners (six of them who are only listening because they are trying to bang a the DJs - its college after all), and suddenly it’s a national crisis. All these other radio stations start thinking “oh, I guess we’d better ban it too, lest the mob come get us!” And then people get all mad at the mob for ruining Christmas or what have you, and gosh darn it, this is why we can't have nice things! The perpetual rage machine rages on. But there was no mob! The outrage against the outrage was greater than the initial outrage! (take a second to parse that – it makes sense) The cynic in me thinks that some grocery store manager looked at these chocolate ducks that have been sitting in his store room for three years because nobody wants to buy them – they are ugly after all – and decided to manufacture a crisis. He announces to the world that, oh gee, I’m so sorry, my $15 chocolate bunnies ( $15??) are no longer for sale, because, well, liberals, you know. The story goes viral, people get outraged, and before you know it he can’t freaking keep up with the demand for his overpriced, ugly little chocolates. People are lining up outside his stores to show solidarity against the thought police who have clearly overstepped their bounds – again – with their rampant political correctness. The grocery store is raking it in now, because people love to be outraged against outrage. It’s pure marketing genius. We live in a society now that is looking for reasons to be mad. And darn-it, if there are no reasons we will make some! Meh.....Fake News!! |
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Post by Cranky on Aug 6, 2019 14:16:56 GMT -5
Really? Seriously? As legal advisor (like the one i play one on tv) to those shops I would recommend the following response...."we are not experienced in male genitalia waxing although we would gladly experiment on you if you sign a waiver to fully exempt us from any and all liability of any health consequences". *lights up plumbers Burnzomatic* nationalpost.com/news/jessica-yaniv |
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Post by franko on Aug 7, 2019 6:09:00 GMT -5
yup, seriously. some telling thoughts: "in anticipation of discrimination" . . . "more than a dozen identical human rights complaints against salons for refusing to wax her crotch" . . . "I guess I’ll see you in court". Yaniv's claim: "I'm a woman who just happens to have testicles" and the reply "we do Brazilians, not Brozilians" just isn't . . . cutting . . . it. s/he is stretching out the 15 minutes as long as possible. and of course, Yaniv was arrested last night for having a prohibited weapon link . . . more discrimination, I'm sure. |
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Post by Cranky on Aug 7, 2019 12:42:35 GMT -5
yup, seriously. some telling thoughts: "in anticipation of discrimination" . . . "more than a dozen identical human rights complaints against salons for refusing to wax her crotch" . . . "I guess I’ll see you in court". Yaniv's claim: "I'm a woman who just happens to have testicles" and the reply "we do Brazilians, not Brozilians" just isn't . . . cutting . . . it. s/he is stretching out the 15 minutes as long as possible. and of course, Yaniv was arrested last night for having a prohibited weapon link . . . more discrimination, I'm sure. My personal experience was at my wife former job. Hired then 2 years later, out came the mini skirts and tank tops. To go along with the beard. A spectacle. But that's fine. Then came the mistakes on his/her job in an environment were mistakes and misdiagnosis kills people. Yes, kills people. He/she of course screamed "discrimination" and took it to real court seeking millions, but to no ones surprise, that didn't fly in court. You, know, REAL court with a REAL judge, not kangaroo courts. This was 25-27 years ago.....maybe today he/she would get a promotion to a ministerial job. Takeaway is....the kangaroo court are the problem. Any time you have a FREE court based on "perception and feelings", where one is shielded to personal costs and counter suits, it invites abuse. EDIT....and here is an article I ran across today. Very much of the same opinion about kangaroo courts... nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-b-c-human-rights-tribunal-is-the-real-villain-of-the-jessica-yaniv-farce |
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Post by Cranky on Dec 12, 2019 17:20:05 GMT -5
I'm reading about people and "organizations" that are against donkey rides. That's right, donkeys are "suffering" because they are used for what they were bred for in the last 5000 years.
The concept of "working animal" carrying man and material is foreign to the vast majority of westerners. The rest of the underdeveloped countries think otherwise because the are about 40 million of them. Down from several hundred million at the turn of the last century.
Here is the fun part, there will be no more donkeys in 1st world countries other then a few in zoo's. NOBODY keeps donkeys for a pets. At least, nobody normal.
Last but not least, they are DANGEROUS. When I was young in the old country, I was taught to never surprise a donkey and always be weary. It can and WILL deliver a head bashing, back breaking kick without any provocation. Storeys about donkey kicks were normal conversation for those who owned them. In fact, they were also used as herd protectors against wolves/dogs/foxes by....trampling them to death. Friend or foe? Kick first, ask questions later.
So I guess the donkey complainers are doing us a favor by saving us from potential donkey danger.
Brilliant.
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 13, 2019 10:59:41 GMT -5
Regular work? No problem.
Then there's the extreme. While walking up and down the 600 or so Santorini steps in 2006, I passed a lot of beasts of burden bogged down with buffet bingers.
Seemed so paradoxical to me. Cruise ship passengers needing to experience the "quaintness" of putting donkeys through hell.
I wonder how many kicks have been delivered in that scenario.
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Post by Cranky on Dec 13, 2019 14:23:41 GMT -5
Regular work? No problem. Then there's the extreme. While walking up and down the 600 or so Santorini steps in 2006, I passed a lot of beasts of burden bogged down with buffet bingers. Seemed so paradoxical to me. Cruise ship passengers needing to experience the "quaintness" of putting donkeys through hell. I wonder how many kicks have been delivered in that scenario. If tourist lifted the tail of the donkey and looked close, right besides the outlet there is a sign that says....."NO FAT TOURIST WEIGHT LIMIT". That is animal abuse. Period. More like this.... www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2158739/donkey-rides-think-twice-taking-one-animal-abuse-our |
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Post by GNick99 on Aug 10, 2021 6:24:01 GMT -5
I didn't want to start another thread, this is closest I could find to my content. But CNBC yesterday had a brief message about global warning. Seems scientists have stepped up their warning. We will see more drastic weather sooner than they first thought. With floods, droughts, and heat waves.
Interesting to hear others comments??
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