Posts by santonacci

Huh - I'm reminded of Samantha Brick.

Don't get me wrong, harassment for any reason is unacceptable, however, I'm not entirely sure why this one experience prevents her from working anyplace else.  Is she convinced that every research facility in England is staffed by asshats?

And who puts in the time and effort to get an advanced science degree, only to stop practicing it altogether because of one bad job?  Forget accusations of lazy - that's just a waste.

Original Post by februarystars:

Tornadoes are a weird irrational fear of mine (irrational since they never happen here), I can't look at a lot of the OK stuff.  TERRIFYING and devastating.. :\ 

Trust me, it's neither weird or irrational.

As an adult, I just roll with it, stay calm (for the kid's sake if nothing else), and head to the basement. 

When I was a kid, they terrified me - they sound like a freight train with really spooky low pitch wind howls (especially if local topography is just right). 

In St. Louis:  Tornado, flood, heat stroke

If the New Madrid fault ever activates again, then add earthquake.

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Original Post by cajunrider:

What's your thought?

I thought this was an interesting article on the whole thing.

Ah, TNR.  Still unconcerned with facts, I see.

Curious - The IG report (table on page 2) would seem to be in conflict with that.

"The Attorney General will not cast aspersions on my asparagus...." (Louie Gohmert)

Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless.  There is no intelligence where there is no need of change. -- H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

Update:  Only one of the brothers is being charged.  The police have stated there is a lack of evidence linking the other two to the crime.

I'm sure they'll become pariahs regardless.

Original Post by 68551:

Original Post by santonacci:

Our tax dollars aren't supporting criminals, they're supporting the US justice system.

How is it out tax money does not go to the criminals?   We feed them we give them TV's & college educations & house them & give them counseling, All of that has to be paid for & we are paying it....

Well, outside the fact that I think you have a rather unrealistic picture of what prison is (they're not all white collar country clubs), yes we have to pay for housing them.

As a society, we have established that we need to keep certain people away from the rest of the population for certain crimes, but those crimes do not revoke rights guaranteed in the Constitution and by our laws.

I realize all of these responses are mostly emotional, but honestly - do people not really care about the fact we are supposed to be a society governed by laws?  We don't get to abandon them just because we feel bad.

ETA:  And before someone comes back with "they abandoned the law first", I'll point out that punishing someone for breaking the law by breaking the law ourselves makes law pointless.  Consider if that's the society you really want to live in.

Original Post by sstnkyfeet:

I still say casteration.  Works every time.

To do what?  They're going to be in jail for the rest of their lives anyway.

Besides, they're not in a state that allows it, and it's chemical, not a mutilation fantasy.

Original Post by gotborked:

Wearing a certain brand of clothes, or showing off a certain part of what god gave you, or sporting a t-shirt with a certain slogan on it is a pretty lame way to express one's self and distracts the kid from more meaningful opportunities to stand out. 

And I missed the before, but how people dress has been a form of cultural and self expression for a very long time.  That some people choose to judge others based on it does not make it inherently lame.