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  1. Yeah, that's hideous. We throw around the term "ghoul" a lot, and that's ghoulish.
  2. And, I think it's a tall order to resist the desire for vengeance, but I really think that trying to find some kind of solace or resolution to the death of a loved one though the "fate" or "disposition" of their murderer is probably a pretty futile endeavor. It might serve as a distraction for a few years, but when it's over and done, you're still left with it.
  3. Discount Tire will sell and install a TPMS sensor for ~$62 plus tax. https://www.discounttire.com/accessories/tpms/tpms-sensors-catalog
  4. I think kind of the crux of it is since money has come into politics full force, all politicians are consumed with getting reelected, and therefore with fundraising and therefore with the things that funds pay for that ostensibly insure re-election, that is, ads, consultants, polls, and so on. Serving a constituency is no longer thought to be sufficient to insure reelection. And, a greater part of the "constituency" has become corporate interests that can provide that sweet, sweet cash. In this sense, Ds are no better than Rs. In fact, one of the main reasons Rs are kicking Ds asses is that they have found something other than, or in addition to, money, to pursue: the bigoted moron.
  5. Every plea bargain saves money. No mistake about that. And frees up resources for other things. And yeah, among its other problems, death penalty cases are massively expensive and resource-intensive.
  6. Egg zachary! Although, probably worth pointing out, you don't need a trademark or trademark registration (or patent or copyright) to release a product. You may get your ass sued off for patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, but a patent or TM registration wouldn't have stopped that. IP is mostly offensive in nature: it gives you the right to sue others, but not much else. It has few defensive characteristics: it won't protect you from suit except in some very indirect ways.
  7. Pretrial investigation is mostly sunk cost, meaning you're already paying detectives, cops, CSIs, etc., but there's probably considerable overtime involved. Once a trial starts, it starts going past that into expert fees, payment of officers for trial time, probably a good number of third parties get on the payroll for various things.
  8. Yeah, expensive, especially for death penalty, risky (both as to actual conviction and sentence), just a gigantic hassle best avoided if a lifey sentence can be obtained otherwise.
  9. Probably true, but I was meaning in the "moral" or "prudential" sense. The criminal justice system doesn't exist to redress the injuries or grievances of the victims. Is consideration of their interests and desires worthwhile? Yes, but I think the notion of "victim's rights" has gone a bit overboard recently.
  10. Guess it depends on the jurisdiction, but federal pleas, for example, require a factual "resume" or statement in support of the plea. They can get fairly detailed and can be the subject of considerable negotiation, at least in part because certain fact findings can affect sentencing, etc. I don't know that any of them supply sufficient detail to satisfy crime nuts or victim's families. And, if the plea is LWOP, or even life, versus death, I think the families start to lose standing to object. Those are not objectively lenient sentences and I don't think victims/survivors should exert that level of influence over the sentence, nor should they be able to force the state to a trial.
  11. Worth pointing out that Japanese think American rice is trash, such that they might stop buying rice at all rather than buy American. https://apnews.com/article/japan-rice-explainer-shortages-rising-prices-agriculture-6e21bc9017c8f6d8c0a1f179e50e975f
  12. True enough. One thing that has ground my gears about Congress for the last couple of decades is a seeming refusal to revisit, repeal, and revise legislation. Except trying to repeal Obamacare of course.
  13. The concept here is that agents cannot commit a trespass when executing an administrative/immigration warrant. You can commit a trespass once a property owner tells you to leave and you do not. So, at least theoretically you can put ICE agents in a trespass situation by telling them to GTFO. And I think the "no masks" rule works the same way: you may be asked to leave or remove your mask, if you do not, you become a trespasser. But it may be too late, and the scenario is clearer if they aren't allowed in in the first place.
  14. Yeah, he delayed us embarking on our coaching sojourn for a couple of years. Which might have led to someone other than Strong, someone better or worse, Herman too, maybe. But that's all speculation; the only thing he really did was prolong the Mack Brown agony for a couple or three unnecessary years. Hell, if you're going to play the speculation game, without that delay, Sarkisian wouldn't have been available/ready. Blaming him for our long malaise is a causation fallacy, as you note. I remain kinda mad at him though, because he turned out to be such a turd after convincing me he really was one of the good guys.
  15. I said at some point that Abrego Garcia's indictment looked like it was entirely based on co-conspirator evidence. Read that "jailhouse snitch" handsomely compensated by the government.
  16. "American families." Kochs, Dunns, Wilks, Waltons if they get in line, Musks . . . .
  17. Particularly because it followed a trend that included "coachfran-aggyfootball.com" or similar.
  18. But will accuweather get it? Or whoever his butt buddy is?
  19. It all depends on what is actually registered and for what goods. Unsurprisingly, multiple variations of "grok" are registered for various types of computer software. Adding shit like "xai" or a font, or spelling it funny like groq or whatever, isn't going to help the basic case. He still has a common-law trademark in grok for AI, but he won't be able to get a registration most likely. It is conceivable that he gets some kind of consumer survey expert and survey that indicates AI is recognized as a separate category from software more generally and it is entitled to registration for that narrow class only.
  20. Im just really skeptical that a bunch of D and EE width boots could really properly fit the vast majority of people.
  21. Not even when his lil eyes popped and his tongue came out?
  22. Federal is probably going to be a bit more formal than state, but anything you wear with a jacket would be fine most likely. Except this:
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