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Post by professorx on Feb 9, 2012 20:44:20 GMT -5
O.K.! So you all seem to agree we abide by the laws (even when we disagreewith them) civil disobedience aside, until they are changed! WaHoo! Wait 'til el Gusano reads this! Should a person say "I translate the laws, and everyone else's translantion is inferior!!!!" If the laws are inferior, they should have their day in court rather than inflicting violence on the police... We are free to disagree with the way the law is enforced, but the place to disagree is in court, not with violence...
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Post by professorx on Feb 7, 2012 21:29:21 GMT -5
my computer at work is on and in use 24/7 by any number of people who work other shifts. Anything could be on it. If it could be proven that it was on my time, that would be different. Message board is the only alien thing on there. Hmmm The way I see it Babs is they gave this chick a take home computer. I don't believe her explicit material was illegal. I guess at any time in our at computing we are 2 degrees of seperation from explicit material. Let's say this chick wants to see some peener... Should we really punish her for looking at such things on her own time at home?
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Post by professorx on Feb 7, 2012 21:19:43 GMT -5
Not in a no-passing zone. That's why it is called a no-passing zone. So when I was driving though Chattavegas today in a no-passing lane and came up to two orange barrels blocking the road, I should have waited for the barrels to be moved to proceed? :-)
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Post by professorx on Feb 7, 2012 21:12:55 GMT -5
Police Integrity Lost: A Study of Law Enforcement Officers Arrested $261,480 Grant From the National Institute of Justice Released: 1/31/2012 Source: Bowling Green State University Newswise — BOWLING GREEN, O.—A Bowling Green State University criminal justice team is developing the first national profile of police integrity through an analysis of police crime committed by sworn law enforcement officers. A National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grant in excess of $260,000 will fund the work of criminal justice faculty members Dr. Philip Stinson, principal investigator for the project, and co-investigators Drs. John Liederbach and Steven Lab. NIJ is a branch of the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice. The focus of the 24-month research project is to study the arrest records of on- and off-duty law enforcement officers across the nation. It builds on previous studies by Stinson and Liederbach published in Police Quarterly, Criminal Justice Policy Review, and International Journal of Police Science and Management. According to Stinson, the research is important because “there are no comprehensive statistics available on problems with police integrity, and no government entity collects data on criminal arrests of police officers in the U.S.” “The lack of statistics on police crime should be troubling to police executives, researchers, policymakers and the general public,” Stinson added. Read more: newswiseThis study has been done before... They determined certain factors predicted bad police officials... including IE lost credentials, equipment, etc. It reminds me of something an old crusty officer once told me "The only officers that never do anything wrong, are the ones that never do anything... These people become supervisors, of course." Was he lazy, a bad cop, or pragmatic?
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Post by professorx on Feb 7, 2012 21:08:37 GMT -5
If they don't believe in our laws, then they shouldn't complain if a non-"soverign citizen" beats the hell out of them. You haven't find the same infallible legal decoder ring they have...
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Post by professorx on Feb 7, 2012 21:04:37 GMT -5
Sewage Treatment Plant Operator Given Prison Time Monday, February 06, 2012 A sewage treatment plant operator has been ordered to serve time in federal prison for not operating the facility at Niota, Tn., correctly and for lying to state inspectors about it. Judge Sandy Mattice on Monday morning sentenced Donald Jack Clark to six months in prison and another six months of home confinement with an electronic monitoring device. He must also perform 150 hours of community service. Prosecutor Matthew Morris had argued for a stiffer sentence, saying a message needed to be sent to other sewage plant operators not to endanger the public's health. He said there was no evidence that anyone became ill due to the problems at the Niota plant, but he said the possibility was there. Read more: chattanooganAin't that some sh*t? ;D Administrative law will get you every time.
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Post by professorx on Feb 7, 2012 21:02:20 GMT -5
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Post by professorx on Jan 29, 2012 10:33:02 GMT -5
Holy crap..... too many one liners. Creekcat wrote a better entry that negated mine, so I deleted my entry. It is one of the most creative things I've seen in a while...
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Post by professorx on Jan 28, 2012 23:42:52 GMT -5
Fitz and the Tantrums. Highly overlooked band...
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Post by professorx on Jan 28, 2012 23:08:31 GMT -5
*ROFL* Most of 'em I'd say. Especially if they're not to impressed by the aunt. I'm no millionaire but I've and aunt and her children (my cousins) that aren't doing too hot financially. I wouldn't give them a better home or anything if I WAS a millionaire because they'd only squander it and the boys would still wind up eating at the state pen on a regular basis. It just seems hypocritical to me "We must care for the poor...", yet he has done nothing for the poor in his family. His aunt was not only poor but lived in a horrible Chicago housing project according to the newspapers...
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Post by professorx on Jan 26, 2012 22:25:43 GMT -5
"...with an increase in income, the Obamas increased their charitable donations..." Charity begins at home. How many millionares would let their aunts live like he does?
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Post by professorx on Jan 26, 2012 22:07:39 GMT -5
Has anyone ever heard of the group The Death Weather? They are from Nashville. American Pickers has a second location in Nashville. They sold the lead singer an elephant head. I had to buy a CD. Different king of rock, but very good. Not to be a dick, but if you are trying in vain to google them then try "The Dead Weather". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Weather
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Post by professorx on Jan 26, 2012 22:03:44 GMT -5
Just had to sit through Jane Eyre... but I did force the wife to sit through Hang Over 2 a couple of weeks ago. You can't pick two more opposite movies. Opposites? I did not realize that Jane Eyre was outrageously funny. FYI, I purchased HO2. A horrible waste of time.
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Post by professorx on Jan 26, 2012 21:42:31 GMT -5
rap "music"; a gateway stimulus to porn! This should be an interesting topic, but too bad most people ignored it. You make a good point. If the teacher is assigned a computer for her long term use, why would she not use it? You download your copy of "As Nasty as They Want to Be" (a classic), and then music and "explicit" material is copied. BAM, your ass is fired when "the MAN" scans your computer. Could anyone use a computer and not have "explicit" material on their computer? If she has anything illegal, fire her, but mere "explicit" material means nothing to me.
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Post by professorx on Jan 24, 2012 23:34:04 GMT -5
Legalize it all, with no tax or regulation! Let Darwin work out the mathematics. Just don't ask me to pay for the result. And this is why it will never be legalized. Too many people want drugs and a safety net for when they crash and burn.
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Post by professorx on Jan 24, 2012 23:31:59 GMT -5
They are. They are and that's why we seem to continually re-elect those running for re-election. What is truly amazing is that marijuana is still illegal despite having idiots in office elected by a majority of idiots. Or vice versa. Me? I am going to refuse to vote for anyone with an "I" (Incumbent) next to their name in the next election. I really don't care about what a person's opinion is on weed, illegal immigrants, gay marriage, etc. These issues are all meaningless if the economy is in the crapper. The ecomomy should be a priority, not special interests. I'd tell any politiciant to fix the ecomony, then work on sundry items.
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Post by professorx on Jan 24, 2012 23:25:24 GMT -5
Gary Johnson isn't a one policy politician. His position on drugs is his most controversial policy so that's the one that gets the most attention. If he cannot get a simple fact correct, what value could he have on more complicated issues?
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Post by professorx on Jan 24, 2012 23:23:31 GMT -5
Which is more likely? That most people who are not well off, have not tried to succeed or the poor would have succeeded if not for the wealthy oppressing them?
Our country is still a country of great opportunity. I find it laughable that one party's entire platform is on punitive measures toward people who have succeeded.
Basic economics state the economy is not a fixed, zero sum "game". Wealth is not theft.
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Post by professorx on Jan 24, 2012 23:15:46 GMT -5
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Post by professorx on Jan 24, 2012 23:05:05 GMT -5
A new interesting debatable topic. www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/school-board-member-wins-porn-fight/nG7MW/A forensic computer expert said he found the sexually explicit images, along with rap music, on Garrett’s computer while investigating district equipment last year, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. He said the data could not have been downloaded accidentally. The facts: This teacher was almost fired because they found "explicit" photos in her browsing history. They also found music on her take home computer.
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Post by professorx on Jan 23, 2012 18:45:23 GMT -5
It’s Time to End the War on Drugs by Gov. Gary Johnson As President I will stop one of the biggest wastes and frauds ever perpetrated on the American people – the trillion dollar war on drugs. While falsely promising us a safer, more sober society, the war on drugs is bankrupting our state and local coffers and costs the Federal government $15 billion dollars per year. That’s five hundred dollars every second – mostly for possession of marijuana, I am always skeptical of these one policy politicians. After reading only a few words into his policy I see he is full of crap. I hope none of the people actually running for office are this stupid. I hope no one that actually votes is actually this dumb.
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Post by professorx on Jan 19, 2012 22:24:33 GMT -5
The issue was pot vs. pot+, ie.., cocurrent use. All drug abusers are abusers of convenience. Many experienced ones like to mix and match for customized experience. "Wow, I really like cocaine, but I am too wound up. Lets mix it with xanex."
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Post by professorx on Jan 18, 2012 22:25:10 GMT -5
Maybe we should be asking why we have such an abundant supply of thugs. Surely there is some point where a child becomes a thug and a reason for them taking up thuggery. Maybe that's where we need to be concentrating, stopping that moment from occurring. I think many people have lead a sheltered life... That is "Only bad people live in the hood, hustlers and gangstas" The fact is that it is a mixed bag of folks. If you want the non-criminals that live there to have a chance, the criminal element has to be under control. Mom isn't going to be able to keep a regular job if her car is stolen. Kids might not do as well in school if people are trying to sell them drugs all the time. How would anyone like to try to get to school by walking anywhere near east Chattanooga? Clean out the crime, and the majority of the people that live in crime ridden areas will do a lot better. I am sure if the same things were happening in the suburbs, more people would insist in police intervention rather than philosophical solutions.
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Post by professorx on Jan 18, 2012 22:18:10 GMT -5
One of Jit's points was that violent crimes are not committed by those only using pot, but by those who use other substances with pot. I'm not aware of legitimate data indicating that pot users crime (new verb) to buy weed. You should also know through the same studies that most drug abusers are users of opportunity and often have multiple drugs in their system. The reason it is so easy to say "It wasn't the weed that caused them to be violent, it is because of the other drugs in their system" is for this exact reason. To say that a significant portion of marijuana users are only marijuana users is not supported by data, as you would say. Cannabis linked to violence in young men news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1435974.stmI wonder how violent people are on viocidin and other "downers", I guess this is an argument they should be legalized and freely distributed as well? QUICK, change the subject to say weed is safer than alcohol. :-)
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Post by professorx on Jan 18, 2012 22:13:15 GMT -5
I'd like to see a story about someone committing a violent crime to get more marijuana for their own personal use. Or a story about someone committing a violent crime with THC being the only intoxicant in their system. Wow, can you add any more qualifiers? "I will believe it when it is a violent crime, committed by someone with only thc in their system, on a Tuesday, with the weather between 65-70f, and the person was wearing a blue shirt, and thier name was Steve... I will believe it then." How about a recent news story: www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_215319.asp"Defense attorney Anthony Martinez said Mitchell is addicted to marijuana, but he said there was no proof he used a weapon in drug trafficking." (Kind of silly since he was caught with weed and weapons at his adhoc weed distribution center, but...) Since he was an athlete he was using the weed to improve his lung capacity. I am sure that Blackfox will step in and say that it is not just criminals that use weed, that he blazes up with neurosurgeons and rocket scientists on a frequent basis.
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Post by professorx on Jan 16, 2012 23:20:52 GMT -5
You are missing the point. No benefit was ascribed to the herb in this test. The only benefit noted resulted from the ritual, not the substance. The point was that no harm to the lungs was found at the average users dosage. Yes smoke can be harmful to the lungs, regardless of the source, but the lungs can handle some exposure without being damaged. "Like cigarette smokers, marijuana users can develop throat irritation and coughs, but the study didn't focus on those. It also didn't examine lung cancer, but other studies haven't found any definitive link between marijuana use and cancer." It looks like the study focused on function solely. Mere function and capacity do not indicate a substance is not harmful. Lungs can be at a higher capacity and still function and still be not be healthy. It may be possible that the lungs have to take in a larger amount of air to compensated for other damage, who knows? It is a lousy study. I guess they could have included a VO2 MAX test, if they wanted to test something besides "do the lungs open and close" and mere "capacity". Again, lung volume by itself means nothing in regards to health. Again, lousy study. What's next? Obese people have higher metabolisms, means we should all over-eat?
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Post by professorx on Jan 14, 2012 19:05:16 GMT -5
Am I wrong to support the Sheriff in this case? I think he's definitely on the right track. As for "balls", the LEOs I've met got 'em, even the females. As is almost always the case, the problem lies with "Senior Management" (the level above Chief & Sheriff). I don't suppose Sheriff Hammond has any interest in running for Mayor... Again, I like his aggressive attitude toward gangs, but what's his point? What role does he or the sheriff's department play? Are the sheriffs deputies now going to patrol the known gang areas covered by the Chattanooga Police Department? What is the relevance unless he is running for mayor in the future, or the police and sheriffs departments combine into a metro police department? When did Chattanooga get gangs, we didn't even have gangs a few years ago??? If we do have gangs, I like the law enforcement approach rather than hiring expensive consultants... How many new officers could be had with the money that could be used on consultants? How much police overtime could be paid with the same money that could be used on consultants? We were worried about paying for police vehicles just a year ago, now there is a surplus to hire gang consultants that are probably more social worker based than law enforcement based? I propose a easy solution: 1. Put police in known gang areas 2. Every-time a known gang affiliate is riding around and breaks ANY traffic or vehicular offense, have them pulled over. Write tickets for any and all traffic offense, narcotics violation, weapons violation, seat belt violation. Make it miserable for the criminals to live in Chattanooga. Treat assholes like what they are. 3. When they go to court, vigorously seek convictions for as much as possible. 4. When convicted keep them in jail for the time they were convicted for. I would guess that 1-3 might be happening already, and steps 3 and 4 are where the plan falls apart.
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Post by professorx on Jan 14, 2012 18:48:23 GMT -5
Reams upon reams of evidence continue to accumulate and the Federal Government still feels a need to keep this humble herb illegal even as states recognize the possible health and medical benefits for its use. Billions of dollars each year goes to waste out of the fear that someone might get high. It seems the lung "benefit" is attributed to the technique of marijuana smoking not the marijuana itself - according to the study "marijuana users tend to breathe in deeply when they inhale a joint, which some researchers think might strengthen lung tissue". Also "Like cigarette smokers, marijuana users can develop throat irritation and coughs, but the study didn't focus on those. It also didn't examine lung cancer, but other studies haven't found any definitive link between marijuana use and cancer." So if another study said "Chronic masturbation is good for you because it develops arm strength" it means broadly that chronic masturbation should be encouraged? Any sort of limited scope study like this makes me think the researchers had a foregone conclusion. The outcome of the research has nothing to marijuana smoking, but the technique of holding your breath, something that has been known to increase lung function for a long time. Common sense should tell anyone that inhaling any sort of particulate matter enhances a person's risk of emphysema or other lung disease.
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Post by professorx on Jan 13, 2012 21:24:23 GMT -5
Hammond Says Aim Is To Run Gang Members Out Of Town, Put Them In Jail Or "Send Them To The Funeral Home" Cites Need For $30 Million New Jail, $8 Million New Shooting Range posted January 13, 2012 Sheriff Jim Hammond told members of the Brainerd Kiwanis Club on Friday it is time for a get-tough stance with local gang members. He said, "We need to run them out of town, put them in jail, or send them to the funeral home." The sheriff said if the gang violence continues, many will no longer be willing to go downtown. He also said it is a threat to continued economic growth and tourism here. He said, "If we are going to stop this, we are going to have to have a real hard-nose attitude." Sheriff Hammond said he believes that 80 percent of the county "is very safe." He said that number may go down if the gangs spread out. Read more: chattanooganI like the proactive approach toward violent crime, but what will be the sheriff's role? Isn't this more of a CPD issue? Is a metro police force, an idea I like more everyday, coming soon?
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Post by professorx on Jan 11, 2012 23:07:49 GMT -5
ATL also has Atlanta Med Center for trauma and critical care. From where I stood, it was better then Grady. Course, I was unconscious and had morphine pumping through me so my opinion may not hold much water. =) It is not a level 1 trauma center though... The trauma centers I listed are the only level 1 trauma centers in the area.
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