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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 07:14 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 7,915
Posted By 12AX7
Not sure which is worse; a blind shooter or an...

Not sure which is worse; a blind shooter or an inept one.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 06:28 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 7,915
Posted By 12AX7
1. "Law Enforcement". Not hard. 2. So? Is...

1. "Law Enforcement". Not hard.
2. So? Is anything RandFan described from the video inaccurate?

<snip>


Edited for Rules 0/12
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 06:09 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 7,915
Posted By 12AX7
As in "legally" blind?

As in "legally" blind?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 06:08 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 7,915
Posted By 12AX7
The guy says he hears someone yelling for him to...

The guy says he hears someone yelling for him to "come here", but being that he is blind, he didn't head their way because he didn't know they were police (not sure if they ID'd themselves verbally)....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 05:12 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 7,915
Posted By 12AX7
"Fearing for their safety". :rolleyes: ...

"Fearing for their safety".

:rolleyes:

Well, at least the cops went home safe; that's the important thing.

ETA: Another BS police report too. Nice.
Forum: USA Politics 11th June 2015, 03:54 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,640
Posted By 12AX7
You know, it's funny you say that. Since getting...

You know, it's funny you say that. Since getting here to the beach, I find I miss the foothills.

:o
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 02:37 PM
Replies: 3,788
Views: 341,645
Posted By 12AX7
Good. Between this and Casebolt, the cop...

Good.

Between this and Casebolt, the cop apologists are having a bad week.
Forum: USA Politics 11th June 2015, 02:20 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,640
Posted By 12AX7
Unfortunately I am. ;)

Unfortunately I am.

;)
Forum: USA Politics 11th June 2015, 01:33 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,640
Posted By 12AX7
Yay. Now they can get back to their fiddles,...

Yay. Now they can get back to their fiddles, square dancing and ice cream (http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1012036).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 12:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,383
Posted By 12AX7
1. The AAP are probably just shills for the gun...

1. The AAP are probably just shills for the gun grabbers.

2. Pools knives, cars and gallons of bleach.

3. **** happens; price of freedom.

That should do it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 07:19 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,322
Posted By 12AX7
There's no justice. What about MLB's...

There's no justice.

What about MLB's greatest player ever? Why no HoF for him?

Oil Can Boyd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Can_Boyd).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 07:17 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,322
Posted By 12AX7
Of course not.

Of course not.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 05:35 AM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
And the sound of crickets chirping is deafening...

And the sound of crickets chirping is deafening too.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 04:43 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,913
Posted By 12AX7
Sure. You live in Australia. What would you...

Sure. You live in Australia. What would you know about gun violence and removing access to guns to reduce it?

Oh wait...

;)



I wonder if gun owners truly oppose this because FREEDOM! or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 04:22 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,322
Posted By 12AX7
Call my a cynic, but I think cops and prosecutors...

Call my a cynic, but I think cops and prosecutors just want conviction numbers, not real justice.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2015, 02:56 AM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
Yes, because the man was faced with an...

Yes, because the man was faced with an unspeakable fear.


http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y466/fwdaocl6/11401059_10152927361203715_5007135176738245565_n_zpswekzmkxg.jpg...
Forum: USA Politics 10th June 2015, 05:53 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 25,520
Posted By 12AX7
I compiled some of the debunking of Lott here...

I compiled some of the debunking of Lott here (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10504067&postcount=224).
Forum: USA Politics 10th June 2015, 03:06 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 25,520
Posted By 12AX7
You're assuming he "was gloating and ranting...

You're assuming he "was gloating and ranting before he actually stabbed her". Do you have evdence of that?



Exactly.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2015, 05:11 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
No way. We've been told in this thread...

No way.

We've been told in this thread that...

Meh. Nevermind.



;)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2015, 04:39 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
Last week a 14 year old wasn't responsible for...

Last week a 14 year old wasn't responsible for his actions (Duggar). This week a 14 year old girl in a bikini is a dangerous threat.

They grow up so fast.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2015, 03:25 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,902
Posted By 12AX7
Check out his actions on Route Irish and the...

Check out his actions on Route Irish and the controversy therein.
Forum: USA Politics 9th June 2015, 08:22 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 8,081
Posted By 12AX7
Plus, they'll be flush with cash in December.

Plus, they'll be flush with cash in December.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 05:27 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 15,610
Posted By 12AX7
I suspect "The Tank" will come rolling in any...

I suspect "The Tank" will come rolling in any second now...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 01:54 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
Of course they do. Read the article in post...

Of course they do.

Read the article in post #61.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 07:47 AM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
Great article! Thanks!

Great article!

Thanks!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 07:37 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,993
Posted By 12AX7
Thank you for the honest reflection. And...

Thank you for the honest reflection.

And that's my position too. We cannot un-dead someone. It's bad enough when someone loses decades of freedom (even with compensation). But executing an...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 07:04 AM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
No, bleach was used once too...

No, bleach was used once too (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9656512&postcount=214).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 06:52 AM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
They should have thrown rocks at him instead. ...

They should have thrown rocks at him instead. That way he could call for backup, kill the offenders and go home safe at the end of the day.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 06:51 AM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By 12AX7
Imagine if there had been a gallon of bleach...

Imagine if there had been a gallon of bleach somewhere.

:eek:
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 06:05 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,993
Posted By 12AX7
An excellent point. The Todd Willingham case is...

An excellent point. The Todd Willingham case is sad on many levels.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 06:01 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,993
Posted By 12AX7
From the article: And: ...

From the article:



And:



You've been shown upthread why you're wrong on the compensation issue, so I won't go there.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 05:47 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,689
Posted By 12AX7
Sad update to this story: Suicide of Kalief...

Sad update to this story:

Suicide of Kalief Browder, 1993–2015 (http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/kalief-browder-1993-2015)





Anything to add, Brainster?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th June 2015, 08:24 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,993
Posted By 12AX7
Well, the pro-death penalty politicians had no...

Well, the pro-death penalty politicians had no problem vilifying the person rather than the crime. Gotta put a face to the crime, dontchaknow. From the article:





Zero. Zero innocents. ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th June 2015, 06:25 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,993
Posted By 12AX7
Not a lot of conservatives/pro-death penalty...

Not a lot of conservatives/pro-death penalty posters on this thread.

Interesting.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th June 2015, 02:08 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 11,343
Posted By 12AX7
You went to school with Ted Nugent? ...

You went to school with Ted Nugent?


:boxedin:
Forum: USA Politics 7th June 2015, 01:38 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 25,520
Posted By 12AX7
Or, she could also be a dead gun owner. ...

Or, she could also be a dead gun owner.

Owning a firearm isn't the same as being trained in its use. Leveling of the playing field for her? Sure. Assuming she saw her attacker in plenty of time...
Forum: USA Politics 7th June 2015, 01:34 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 25,520
Posted By 12AX7
OP- Was this for a purchase permit or a CCW...

OP-

Was this for a purchase permit or a CCW permit?

From the article:
Forum: USA Politics 6th June 2015, 06:09 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 22,165
Posted By 12AX7
Why not? Some probably went to her cowboyz...

Why not?

Some probably went to her cowboyz OMG!! homebrewz server maintenance too. And some went to pay off the Vince Foster thing. And some went to hush money for Benghazi!!1!!!.

But you...
Forum: USA Politics 6th June 2015, 05:57 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 33,089
Posted By 12AX7
I see what you did there. :D

I see what you did there.

:D
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 6th June 2015, 05:54 AM
Replies: 975
Views: 152,882
Posted By 12AX7
Thermite, man. Thermite. I fear...

Thermite, man. Thermite.





I fear he's been captured and is in a FEMA camp as we speak.

Damn. We should have taken him more seriously.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th June 2015, 05:44 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,993
Posted By 12AX7
Scalia’s perfect capital-punishment case falls apart via pardon

Scalia’s perfect capital-punishment case falls apart (http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/scalias-perfect-capital-punishment-case-falls-apart?cid=sm_fb_maddow)



Yes, I am anti-death penalty.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th June 2015, 05:28 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,902
Posted By 12AX7
Google/YouTube James Yeager. Start here: ...

Google/YouTube James Yeager.

Start here:

James Yeager, CEO Who Threatened To 'Start Killing People' Over Gun Control, Backpedals... Sort Of...
Forum: USA Politics 5th June 2015, 03:48 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 33,089
Posted By 12AX7
It must be really tough being a conservative...

It must be really tough being a conservative these days.
Forum: Trials and Errors 5th June 2015, 01:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,001
Posted By 12AX7
Good question. I need to change...

Good question.



I need to change anyway. Since we moved here last September, I don't get to Clemmons much anymore.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th June 2015, 10:49 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 11,343
Posted By 12AX7
As much as it pains me to agree with 16.5 on...

As much as it pains me to agree with 16.5 on anything, this is a legit question.

I attended my step-daughter's graduation last month (rural North Carolina). There were 40 graduates. At times it...
Forum: Trials and Errors 5th June 2015, 10:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,001
Posted By 12AX7
My dentist killed his wife

My dentist killed his wife with a pocket knife (cut her throat) after she stabbed him with a spear.

48 Hours episode (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-mystery-a-killer-defense-01-05-2010/).
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th June 2015, 09:19 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 11,343
Posted By 12AX7
Classic! :D

Classic!

:D
Forum: USA Politics 5th June 2015, 07:49 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 42,468
Posted By 12AX7
And now the paragon of Christian child-rearing...

And now the paragon of Christian child-rearing has opened her cakehole and attempted to sting together random sentences to make an opinion. In defense, of course.

Sarah Palin blows her top over...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th June 2015, 06:02 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 37,274
Posted By 12AX7
Amazing isn't it? Nothing to see here.

Amazing isn't it?



Nothing to see here.
Forum: USA Politics 4th June 2015, 04:10 PM
Replies: 3,421
Views: 376,394
Posted By 12AX7
OK...So this is not the smoking gun that will...

OK...So this is not the smoking gun that will blow the case wide open then?

Sorry to keep asking. I'm just so excited to see it and I don't want to miss it when the moment comes.
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