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One thing I have learned.... as you have said on more than one occasion... don't argue with them and don't talk to them more than the bare minimum. No good comes of that. And be nice. If they are in the wrong the time to sort that out is after. Even if they are in the right you might still get out of it later. But you are only going to make things worse trying to deal with the police the night of. But as far as first hand interactions I have not had many.

I've never heard of a DUI that did not lead to arrest. Every state I've ever lived in that was an automatic trip to the pokey.

I'm sorry but no. If they find you passed out drunk at the wheel, unless the cop and suspect actually know each other and are friendly, that guy IS getting a DUI. In fact if it went any other way I would definitely call the cop negligent.

This is an actual quote from Joe Biden, 4/5/2020 JOE BIDEN: “We cannot let this, we’ve never allowed any crisis from the Civil War straight through to the pandemic of 17, all the way around, 16, we have never, never let our democracy sakes second fiddle, way they, we can both have a democracy and — correct the public health.” God we are soooo screwed

A Crash in the Dollar Is Coming And $26T and increasing at a rate of $11,500 per second Look at it this way.... no one will give a f-k about whose lives matter when a loaf of bread costs $1k. And it IS coming. But, f--k it. I'm prepared. How about you guys?

If he were black and had not punched a cop, grabbed a taser and pointed it at a cop he would still be alive.... probably

Exactly. Coulda, shoulda, woulda. But people are mad it happened and they are going to be madder when criminal charges are not filed on him. The firing will stick. And it should. The cop did not need to shoot a fleeing man in the back. But with a weapon, even a taser, in the suspect's hand there is more than a fig leaf to hide behind for justification. They DA would likely never get a conviction. No charges will be more palatable to the mob than an acquittal.

Never mind. Only the picture copied, no caption. Without that.... not funny

You'd be wrong for thinking that. It actually did escalate because of the suspect. He failed a field sobriety test. It's a DUI easy. But he fought back, punched one of the cops and grabbed a taster and started running away. Now, here is where bad went to worse. As he is running away he points the taser back at the pursuing cop. The cop pulls his weapon (which, up to this point, was holstered) and shot the suspect in the back. On the first look the cops actions are not unreasonable. A taser is a weapon. But it is not a deadly weapon and in the hands of a fleeing suspect posed no threat to either cop. They had his name, license, car and keys. That guy was not going to get away even if he ran. So the pursuit was probably unnecessary. No pursuit and the suspect does not get shot. IMO only, I think the cop was mad about being punched, mad about his partner's taser and that drove him to pursue. There is a lot of gray area in this one. This is not George Floyd where he died after a curel, calculated, and deliberate act for no purpose other than torture.

Too late, almost the entirety of the SH Indy Terr is already surrounded by a fence. 4' high, fieldwire, creosote treated fence posts every 5' (more or less). Of course our fence was built by me at the bargain basement price of around $700. But it's more for keeping my critters in than other stuff out. Well, not the two acres of the creek/river though. But I didn't buy that until four years after the fence was built.

Well crap... now I do feel bad

No way do I put her in charge! She is strictly there for voter appeal. If/when I abdicate Rep. Duke would be a much better successor. That SOB already figures he owns this place.

Vice President Smiles would like to assure all visitors of the Southern Hatchee Independent Territory that all gestures of affection and friendship expressed to the Senior Leadership will be returned in kind. Additionally she wishes to inform all visitors to the capital that any food items that land on the floor are the exclusive prerogative of the Vice President.

I hate to say this but I had no clue that was even a thing until folks starting bitching about the rally date.

Ahhhh the sweet air of freedom will blow through the Southern Hatchee Independent Territory until November then! Hey five months is better than most start up countries can boast!

I am pleased to announce my secession from the United States. From now on my 26.5 acres will be known as the Southern Hatchee Independent Territory. I considered abbreviating that but the Minister of Tourism feels it might not make a good impression. On behalf of myself, Vice President Sunny Smiles and Representative Duke, Speaker of the Hen House of Representatives we would like to welcome all tourists to visit the Southern Hatchee Independent Territory. No passports are required. Entry tax is 1 bottle of Bourbon whiskey (products of Kentucky are preferred) and the willingness to share said bottle with the President of the Territory. The Southern Hatchee Independent Territory is not open for immigration at this time. Hey, if those s--t heads in Seattle can do it so can I!

Sometimes you get lucky!

I suggest a Obs Board Project. We gotta get @Gromnir on Jeopardy.

Who was the fist Japanese born player to play in both the NPB and MLB? A) Hideo Nomo B) Takashi Kashiwada C) Masanori Murakami D) Hideki Irabu

DVD's might become the only surviving copies of politically incorrect humor

If I was not already on some FBI/ATF watch list I'll bet I am now. I have ordered a hell of a lot of black powder, wadding, projectiles, sabot, and regular ammunition lately. But the latter is probably not so worrisome to Big Brother because they are in calibers that do not have automatic weapons.

Exactly. They were put up fifty years after the war. And while they were not done to promote some fantasy "lost cause" narrative that is exactly what they ended up doing. They were put up as a big middle finger at the end of reconstruction and as a response to growing civil rights movements. I have said this before, the Confederacy is dead. Leave it lie. It should not be glorified nor should it be dug up and lynched. Doing either represents a serious ignorance of what it was and the times it existed in.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/08/18/cnns_angela_rye_washington_jefferson_statues_need_to_come_down.html How very Robespierreian. F--k it take them down. Who even cares any more. Time to start preparing to bug out I think. Or bug in in my case.

No more names. Just numbers. New recruits? Take them to Camp 4. Going forward we memorialize no one. Because no matter who they were, good or bad, thry did/said/wrote/tweeted/thought/ something some nutless limp wristed candyass, or some self absorbed contrarian raging about wrongs done by other people to people other than him/her, or some perpetually angry and equally unattractive woman who hasn't realized the world does not revolve around her will at some future time take offense and we'll be right here again.