The issue not being raised here is that would "swatting" even be possible if were not for the over militarization of our local, even suburban, Police forces?
A SWAT team, with all it's potential lethal force, should take hours to obtain and move into position, not mere minutes. Time to do a bit of investigative police work first.
Would it be so terribly awfully bad to have this law enacted for just one day so we can find out who out_of_the_blue is, thus empowering us to go pee in his Begonias?
oh, yes ootb. You have Begonias. You write like a Begonia kinda guy.
Also with this admission, every attorney of a client convicted using evidence supplied by any Federal agency has reasonable grounds to challenge the conviction based on the theory that the evidence originated via unlawful NSA surveillance and was backdoored to another Federal entity to conceal it's origin.
These men have no idea of the immense damage that they have caused.
The Constitutional First Amendment speech right trumps any Statutory (not in the Constitution) anti-discrimination laws.
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights is the highest law of the land. Any time you try to saw away at the Constitution in an attempt to restrict a protected freedom, you have to have a compelling reason of imperative benefit to all.
The desire (not right) of gays to have their weddings photographed does not rise to that standard.
The mechanism of turning away this customer is the only "path to relief" that the photographer has to avoid being compelled to commit personally objectionable speech.
"Now, while I can appreciate that not everyone will agree, I would hope that many/most will think that discussing current events and a major law being passed in our state would be a good topic of discussion amongst school children. After all, they live under this law. More importantly, as France notes later in his post, this was to be an open discussion with no push on telling kids they should "agree" with the law. It was purely a teaching moment."
Outside of a Secondary level (pre-adult) "Social Studies" class, this subject matter is simply not appropriate for school children, especially "young children" (K-9).
Any attempts to rationalize this as appropriate "rides the line" on attempted premature sexualization of children, an odd and disgusting fascination of the liberal/progressive mindset.
As for the school's internet filters, the filters should be set up to whitelist less than 50, maybe 100 age appropriate reference material sites that are directly required to support a documented lesson plan.
Mr. Sampson needs to petition the courts to vacate and seal each and every one of those trespassing arrests and if I were the sitting Judge, I'd vacate and seal the weed bust too just for good measure.
Also...
The news of this can't be sitting too well with the good folks who live in that county and if I were the local DA, I'd be getting out in front of this by empaneling a Grand Jury before the PD has time to get their lies all in a line.
Let's be clear on this. This is not a case of "good men going too far". This is a clear-cut case of governmental corruption and conspiracy.
...and ask for a BPD number Public Relations Contact number to use other than (617) 343-4520 because you would prefer to avoid being charged with wiretapping at this time.
Re: Re: Times are changing
So if I were a Gay porn star, Chase would not have been able to close my banking account?
Do have have any clue how absurd this "sexuality based discrimination" argument sounds to rational ears?
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The issue not being raised here...
The issue not being raised here is that would "swatting" even be possible if were not for the over militarization of our local, even suburban, Police forces?
A SWAT team, with all it's potential lethal force, should take hours to obtain and move into position, not mere minutes. Time to do a bit of investigative police work first.
.
Errr, ummm....
Would it be so terribly awfully bad to have this law enacted for just one day so we can find out who out_of_the_blue is, thus empowering us to go pee in his Begonias?
oh, yes ootb. You have Begonias. You write like a Begonia kinda guy.
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This is baaaaad,
Also with this admission, every attorney of a client convicted using evidence supplied by any Federal agency has reasonable grounds to challenge the conviction based on the theory that the evidence originated via unlawful NSA surveillance and was backdoored to another Federal entity to conceal it's origin.
These men have no idea of the immense damage that they have caused.
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Well, you know how that old joke goes...
"...but it's not like they'd get $150,000 from each of the 100 Does."
Maybe the plan is to make it up in volume.
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Re:
Hmmm...
A pretty good argument in favor of shifting to a system of lawless anarchy.
Lawyers would be out of work -and- could be hunted for sport without repercussion.
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Ahhhhh...
Shoe, meet other foot.
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According to the LA health Department...
According to the LA health Department, E. Coli can't take a joke.
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Doh!
Prince, A.K.A. The artist formerly known as 'Petitioner'.
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This is simple...
The Constitutional First Amendment speech right trumps any Statutory (not in the Constitution) anti-discrimination laws.
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights is the highest law of the land. Any time you try to saw away at the Constitution in an attempt to restrict a protected freedom, you have to have a compelling reason of imperative benefit to all.
The desire (not right) of gays to have their weddings photographed does not rise to that standard.
The mechanism of turning away this customer is the only "path to relief" that the photographer has to avoid being compelled to commit personally objectionable speech.
.
Re:
timcushinghatesthugswithbadgesdotcom
There. Fixed that for you.
And you're ever so welcome!
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Wow...
This is good news which, in and of itself, raises another issue.
It it wrong to want to "party" with the Pope?
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Wrongo, Mr. Geigner...
"Now, while I can appreciate that not everyone will agree, I would hope that many/most will think that discussing current events and a major law being passed in our state would be a good topic of discussion amongst school children. After all, they live under this law. More importantly, as France notes later in his post, this was to be an open discussion with no push on telling kids they should "agree" with the law. It was purely a teaching moment."
Outside of a Secondary level (pre-adult) "Social Studies" class, this subject matter is simply not appropriate for school children, especially "young children" (K-9).
Any attempts to rationalize this as appropriate "rides the line" on attempted premature sexualization of children, an odd and disgusting fascination of the liberal/progressive mindset.
As for the school's internet filters, the filters should be set up to whitelist less than 50, maybe 100 age appropriate reference material sites that are directly required to support a documented lesson plan.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Re: KlearGear doing fine ...
...Or an upfront lying excuse for poor customer service and deliberate under-staffing, assuming there actually -is- a staff somewhere.
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As to whom KlearGear's real owners are...
...my first guess would be John Steele and Paul Hansmeier.
There's just a perfect kind of symmetry to that answer.
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Mr. Sampson needs a decent Pro-Bono Atty.
Mr. Sampson needs to petition the courts to vacate and seal each and every one of those trespassing arrests and if I were the sitting Judge, I'd vacate and seal the weed bust too just for good measure.
Also...
The news of this can't be sitting too well with the good folks who live in that county and if I were the local DA, I'd be getting out in front of this by empaneling a Grand Jury before the PD has time to get their lies all in a line.
Let's be clear on this. This is not a case of "good men going too far". This is a clear-cut case of governmental corruption and conspiracy.
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Re: Re:
...even when they -clearly- deserve it.
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Re: Re: We need a list
More like a "Traitors List", I'd think.
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Time to call the Boston Mayor's office...
...and ask for a BPD number Public Relations Contact number to use other than (617) 343-4520 because you would prefer to avoid being charged with wiretapping at this time.
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Re: Re:
...And the Judge should issue an order that all the medical personnel involved -will- change their last names to "Mengele" within 60 days.
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