Raithe Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 National Geographic - Heart wrenching video of starving polar bear on iceless land "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
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Elerond Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/daniel-shaver-shooting-ex-arizona-police-officer-not-guilty-murder-n827641 Last year's fatal shooting of a Texas man by Arizona police was caught on body-camera video and showed him sobbing with his hands up, begging for his life in his final moments. Jurors who watched the full video showing Daniel Shaver's death agreed Thursday to acquit former Mesa officer Philip Mitchell Brailsford of murder, ending an emotional six-week trial. Brailsford faced as many as 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder charge. Brailsford's attorney, Michael Piccarreta, put an arm around his client after the verdict was read. "There are no winners in this case," Piccarreta said, "but Mitch Brailsford had to make a split-second decision on a situation that he was trained to recognize as someone drawing a weapon and had one second to react." Laney Sweet, Shaver's widow, shook her head "no" after the decision was read and later declined to answer questions, reported The Associated Press. She and Shaver's parents have filed wrongful-death lawsuits against the city of Mesa. Mark Geragos, an attorney representing the Shaver family, called the shooting an "execution" and said the "justice system miserably failed," reported The Arizona Republic. At the heart of the prosecution's case was the shaky bodycam footage taken at a Mesa hotel on the night of Jan. 18, 2016. Shaver, 26, a pest-control worker, was in Mesa on business and was with acquaintances at his room. According to the prosecution, Shaver showed them an air rifle used to exterminate birds and at one point waved it outside of his fifth-floor window — prompting a witness to notify the hotel front desk, which led to police to being called. Police said he had been drinking at the time. When officers got there, they ordered Shaver out of his room and to lie face-down in a hallway and refrain from making sudden movements — or risk being shot. "Listen to my instructions or it's going to become very uncomfortable for you," one of the officers shouted. "Please do not shoot me," Shaver said before he was ordered to crawl toward officers. As he inched forward, he reached toward the waistband of his shorts. That action led Brailsford to fire his rifle, he said, because he believed Shaver was grabbing for a handgun. While no gun was found on Shaver's body, two pellet rifles related to his pest-control job were discovered in his room. The detective investigating the shooting agreed Shaver's movement was similar to reaching for a pistol, but has said it also looked as though Shaver was pulling up his loose-fitting basketball shorts that had fallen down as he was ordered to crawl. The investigator noted he did not see anything that would have prevented officers from simply handcuffing Shaver as he was on the floor. During his trial testimony, Brailsford, 27, told jurors that he was terrified for the safety of officers and a woman who were in the hallway. He also said he felt "incredibly sad" for Shaver. Brailsford served as a Mesa officer for about two years before he was fired two months after the shooting for violations of departmental policy, including unsatisfactory performance. Video of shooting https://twitter.com/i/videos/939014159726870530 1
Hurlshort Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 It's a tough case. I mean I can see why a jury doesn't want to send the officer to prison. The reality is he was trained to handle this type of situation in this manner. We need to drastically think the way we are training officers to respond to these scenarios.
Volourn Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 Cold blooded murder. Plain and simple. But, cops are allowed to commit cold blooded murder and then hid ebehind their obviously poor training. The police are a Nazi organization. Shoot an unarmed amn who is on the ground and obeys your commands while even crying for you not to kill him because 'you feel scared'. The guy with the gun and has control of the situation and has backup is the one whining about scared. Yet there are cases where people who suffere break ins and defend themselves get in trouble with the law if not flat out convicted depending where they are. This fake sadness the officer claims to feel is nothing but crocodile tears. He feels proud. He probably had an orgasm when he took the shot. EVIL. 1 DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Rosbjerg Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 We need to drastically think the way we are training officers to respond to these scenarios. Yeah, when cops are trained like military, it seems fairly logical that they are going to deal with any threatening situation like a para-military organization, with extreme prejudice and escalation to neutralize the threat. Police officers should be peace-keepers first and foremost, with training always emphasizing deescalation. The warrior mentality in particular needs to die, a cop obviously needs to be able to defend him or herself, but that video seemed more like a powerfantasy of toying with victims and less like a trained official trying to deescalate a situation. 1 Fortune favors the bald.
Malcador Posted December 10, 2017 Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) It's a tough case. I mean I can see why a jury doesn't want to send the officer to prison. The reality is he was trained to handle this type of situation in this manner. We need to drastically think the way we are training officers to respond to these scenarios. Helps when they create a situation they can then react violently to, what with the bizarre instructions. But then again, with the cop etching "You're ****ed" on his weapon...can't expect too much from that kind. Edited December 10, 2017 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
Raithe Posted December 10, 2017 Posted December 10, 2017 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
ShadySands Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 ^I wish all the worst life has to offer on those kinds of people Anyways, Lakewood man convinces armed robber to drop him off at work; suspect goes on six-hour crime spree DENVER – A Lakewood man held at gunpoint convinced an alleged robber to drop him off at work before the suspect reportedly stole his car to continue a crime spree that lasted more than six hours. At around 4 a.m. Saturday, a man heading to work in the area of Morrison Road and South Kipling Parkway was confronted by a man who pulled a gun on him and forced him into the victim’s red Nissan. The victim reportedly told the carjacker, “Look, man, I just want to go to work. Drop me at work and you can keep my car,” according to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Marc Techmeyer. 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
Gromnir Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) "hearing" a silent gif? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-can-you-hear-silent-gif-180967491/ HA! Good Fun! Edited December 11, 2017 by Gromnir "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)
rjshae Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-probe-or-galactic-driftwood-seti-tunes-in-to-oumuamua/ A signal is heard: "This is your final warning. Move your planet or else!" "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Malcador Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 Hope that guy has to watch his wife bleed out and die. 1 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
Hurlshort Posted December 14, 2017 Posted December 14, 2017 Morgan Spurlock from Super Size Me has taken an unusual tack in this whole misconduct thing. I guess it is something that he came forward with it, but I don't see much to sympathize with.
Raithe Posted December 14, 2017 Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42338067'>BBC - Broadband over 'wet string' test for fun Engineers at a small British internet service provider have successfully made a broadband connection work over 2m (6ft 7in) of wet string. The connection reached speeds of 3.5 Mbps (megabits per second), according to the Andrews and Arnold engineer who conducted the experiment. The point of the experiment appears to have been purely to see if it was achievable. The firm does not believe there is a way to exploit the finding. "To be honest it was a bit of fun, which one of our techies decided to try out - we have equipment we could test in the office, and why not?" Adrian Kennard, the internet provider's director, told the BBC. "There is no commercial potential that we are aware of." "What it does show, though, is how adaptive ADSL really is. This can be important when it comes to faulty lines with bad (or even disconnected) joints still providing some level of broadband service." An asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is used by nearly half of premises in the UK. It works by splitting a single copper telephone line into separate voice and data channels. The string used in the experiment was first put in salty water - chosen because salt is a good conductor of electricity. Prof Jim Al-Khalili from the University of Surrey's department of physics explained how it worked: "Although wet string is clearly not as good a conductor of electricity as copper wire, it's not really about the flow of current. "Here the string is acting as a waveguide to transmit an electromagnetic wave. And because the broadband signal in this case is very high frequency it doesn't matter so much what the material is." Matthew Howett, principal analyst at research firm Assembly said: "While we often get tied up in knots over whether it should be fibre to the street cabinet or fibre all the way to the home, one thing's for certain and that's that this isn't going to make it into the mix of technologies companies like Openreach or Virgin Media will be using." Edited December 14, 2017 by Raithe "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
ShadySands Posted December 14, 2017 Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) Is 'man flu' real? Medical science delivers comfort to helpless male snufflers Snufflers? WOMEN OVER 85 ARE HAPPIER BECAUSE THEIR PARTNER IS DEAD BY THEN, PSYCHIATRISTS SAY Edited December 14, 2017 by ShadySands 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
Hurlshort Posted December 14, 2017 Posted December 14, 2017 I'm planning on tapping out around 65, so my wife will get a nice couple decades to enjoy life. 2
injurai Posted December 14, 2017 Posted December 14, 2017 Chinese woman offered refund after facial recognition allows colleague to unlock iPhone X 1
ShadySands Posted December 15, 2017 Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) Everybody Should Be Very Afraid of the Disney Death Star The first episode of the Streaming Wars is over. The rebels won. Now the empire strikes back. Disney announced on Thursday that it would acquire most of the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox for about $60 billion in stock and debt, in what would be the largest-ever merger of two showbiz companies. Already the most storied entertainment empire in the U.S., Disney would become a global colossus through this deal, gaining large stakes in the biggest entertainment companies in both Europe and India. The deal will almost certainly receive regulatory scrutiny, as the Justice Department has been lately dubious of mega media mergers. The yuletide haul includes some of the most famous properties in television and film. In the transfer of power, Disney would receive the 20th Century Fox film studio, including the independent film maestros at Fox Searchlight (Best Picture Oscar–winners include: Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave, and Birdman), the X-Men franchise, Fox’s television production company (worldwide hits include: The Simpsons, Modern Family, and Homeland), the FX and National Geographic cable channels, and regional sports networks, including the YES Network that broadcasts New York Yankees games. Disney also acquires a majority stake in the TV product Hulu, which it may use to kickstart its entry into the streaming wars. These additions would enrich an overflowing treasury at Disney, whose assets includes Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, ABC, ESPN, the world’s most popular amusement parks, and, of course, its classic animated-film division. When Mufasa tells Simba in The Lion King that “everything the light touches is our kingdom,” it isn’t just memorable screenwriting. It is corporate guidance. Edited December 15, 2017 by ShadySands Free games updated 3/4/21
Raithe Posted December 16, 2017 Posted December 16, 2017 Because, Not politics, have some cute: 3 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Hurlshort Posted December 17, 2017 Posted December 17, 2017 I always thought Mira Sorvino was a pretty interesting actress, and never understood why she didn't get more work. Now I know! What a crappy situation. Ashley Judd as well. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/99885932/sir-peter-jackson-breaks-silence-on-harvey-weinstein
Raithe Posted December 18, 2017 Posted December 18, 2017 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
ShadySands Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 Frozen embryo 'snowbaby' conceived the year after her mother was born The longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth was born last month in Tennessee. Emma Wren Gibson, delivered November 25 by Dr. Jeffrey Keenan, medical director of the National Embryo Donation Center, is the result of an embryo originally frozen on October 14, 1992. Emma's parents, Tina and Benjamin Gibson of eastern Tennessee, admit feeling surprised when they were told the exact age of the embryo thawed March 13 by Carol Sommerfelt, embryology lab director at the National Embryo Donation Center. "Do you realize I'm only 25? This embryo and I could have been best friends," Tina Gibson said. Today, Tina, now 26, explained to CNN, "I just wanted a baby. I don't care if it's a world record or not." 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
smjjames Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 Glaciers, obviously, and that rock looks flattened on the top.
ShadySands Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 I was going to go with aliens 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
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