Gfted1 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Fake Donald Trump Stars Popping Up All Over Hollywood Blvd. Be careful what you wish for, folks ... 'cause it usually backfires. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 L0L DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 Fake Donald Trump Stars Popping Up All Over Hollywood Blvd. Be careful what you wish for, folks ... 'cause it usually backfires. Considering all the publicity it's generating, I'd say lots of people got exactly what they wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 In California you cannot be a firefighter or EMT if you have a criminal record. But, there is such a shortage of firefighter during the wildfire season that they are recruiting prisoner trustees to help out. So... lemme see if I have this straight. While they are IN prison they can be firefighters. But when they get OUT of Prison they can't? Government in action! https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2017/11/03/prisoners-who-risk-their-lives-during-calif-wildfires-shouldnt-shut-out-profession/827215001/ "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Considering all the publicity it's generating, I'd say lots of people got exactly what they wanted. That's the last sentence of the article. You feel adding more Trump stars is desirable? OR! Its a response to the clowns that are destroying the original? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injurai Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Wanting a star or not is such a consolation prize in the grand scheme of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) $1 an hour? SLAVERY. I don't why you'd automatically be Banned from being an EMT or firefighter simply for having a 'criminal record'. I would think logic would dictate it should be depend on the actual crime commited. Now, if you got thrown in priosn for starting fires... yeah.. banned from firefighting. Then again, the gov't has a habit of hiring ex hacker criminals... So... L0L That said, I would not be shocked if said article writer demands athletes or cleebrities whom commit a crime (or even accused of what) be banned from participating in their jobs. Or not.Of course, they had to make it a 'racial issue'. LMAO Edited August 10, 2018 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Our criminal justice system is generally terrible at reintegrating ex-cons. Well, it's pretty terrible in general. Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 $1 an hour? SLAVERY. I think I have to talk to my boss..... Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 In California you cannot be a firefighter or EMT if you have a criminal record. But, there is such a shortage of firefighter during the wildfire season that they are recruiting prisoner trustees to help out. So... lemme see if I have this straight. While they are IN prison they can be firefighters. But when they get OUT of Prison they can't? Government in action! https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2017/11/03/prisoners-who-risk-their-lives-during-calif-wildfires-shouldnt-shut-out-profession/827215001/ CalFire actually hires a lot of those former prison firefighters, so that article is pretty loose with the facts. They may not be getting a real wage for the work, but they are given valuable training and get to spend part of their sentence being treated like a hero instead of a prisoner. Seems like a pretty good deal, it is voluntary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 'voluntary' DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 https://iso.500px.com/exclusive-the-story-behind-the-most-intense-lion-portrait/ Story behind this pretty cool photo of a lion 3 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 'voluntary' Not sure why you would consider it otherwise. They are free to sit in a cell and serve out the sentence that way. Also you get 3 days of time served for every 1 say of service, so you can cut your sentence down considerably. I have no problem with them getting a better wage, but lets remember that they are getting free training, food, and shelter for their service. Former inmates and fire chiefs who have worked with the crews all rave about the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 But can they become firefighters after getting out of prison then? Didn't read the article, but Guard Dog mentioned exactly that. If that's true... it's really stupid. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 But can they become firefighters after getting out of prison then? Didn't read the article, but Guard Dog mentioned exactly that. If that's true... it's really stupid. They can, but their opportunities are limited by felony convictions. CalFire has a reputation for hiring them. As I said, you can find a number of success stories. We are in desperate need of prison reform in the US, but this type of program seems to be the right way to rehabilitate. The problem is both in the EMT licensing, which is restricted, and the City and Municipal departments not being willing to hire them. I don't really get the licensing restriction. They should be able to take the test. But I can't really argue with the city and municipalities not hiring them. Those jobs are already in high demand. They are looking to filter out any possible risky behaviors, and a felony conviction is going to be a pretty big red flag. https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/21/opinion-a-skilled-cal-fire-firefighter-as-an-inmate-shes-barred-from-career-now-that-shes-free/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNjMV9EjIfo "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/shocking-wildfires-into-submission-a-proposal/ Seems like a fitting American solution Edited August 13, 2018 by Malcador Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Let's blame it on GTA... There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smjjames Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Saw that one elsewhere. It was right after an arrest (you'd think an arrest would actually stop him from getting on the plane, was probably a warrant than an actual arrest) for domestic violence. So, it's sort of like, domestic violence? I'll show you domestic violence! The wife and his kid escaped unharmed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Talk about a psychopath. And, a waste. Look at that house. Plus, a plane. EVIL. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-world-war-ii-masters-degree-program-will-launch-january-180969971/ am suspecting there is more to it than watching a bunch o' good war movies and documentaries, but... HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smjjames Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Bridge on the River Kwai is Vietnam though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Bridge on the River Kwai is Vietnam though... correcting you is making us feel old. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smjjames Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 You're right, my bad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai Probably shoulda checked myself first, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 The internet will find a way for anything... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu9kgVA5apo&feature=share "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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