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hornmpa96

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  1. I don’t understand the need to focus on the innocence or guilt of the victim. This raid demonstrates significant issues with how our police operate. They executed a search warrant in the middle of the night which resulted in somebody’s death. Whether it was a no knock warrant or the cops knocked, put yourself in the shoes of the people in that apartment. Would you clearly understand that the police are at your door as you’re half asleep? They took a tremendous risk for a minimal benefit which I assume was gathering evidence in addition to the drug house that was being raided at the same time and potentially arresting someone connected to the actual target of the investigation. On top of that, one of the officers upon hearing shots fired decided to blindly discharge his weapon multiple times into an apartment building putting everyone in and surrounding the apartment at risk. How has he not been arrested and charged by this point? On top of these mistakes, they attempted to coerce the boyfriend into agreeing with their version of the events by charging him with attempted murder. Her guilt or innocence is irrelevant in reviewing the various mistakes made and potentially how to eliminate these issues going forward.
  2. Excellent gun - That was my first gun. My parents gave that to me for Christmas when I was 10. We had a massive freeze that year and I emptied the magazine at least 10 times into the iced over creek at the ranch.
  3. and their rules of engagement are less specific
  4. The one lesson I've learned during this pandemic is that tasers seem worthless. I still don't understand why 3 trained police officers can't bring down one man before he gets to his car. Are they not allowed to carry batons? It's obvious to me that the big disconnect in our society is when police should utilize lethal force. In this case I'm not certain they tried all non-lethal avenues before going to their guns.
  5. There's a fourth alternative which always seems to happen to me - It quickly jumps up after a month or 2 of selling covered calls and you lose the appreciation.
  6. That brings back some memories from college. Putting that on leftover tamales was a breakfast staple. I'm going to have to make a grocery store run and stock up. If you hear of easy cheese shortages, I started the run.
  7. I agree with 4-5. If you get a chance, look at his front legs. I’ve been told that deer with visible calluses on their front knees should be at least 5.
  8. Also I wasn’t aware of the protesters gathering in bars after the protests or going to concerts. I guess I missed that.
  9. Why did the Mets trade Taylor for Marisnick? Was it to upgrade their flow?
  10. I just don't get the absolute anger on this. Sign stealing using technology and relaying it to the batter in real time has been going on since at least 1940. Hank Greenberg, Bobby Thomson, etc. One of the most famous moments in the game resulted from stealing signs. Baseball essentially allowed the technology to exist to steal signs and utilized the honor system to monitor potential cheating. It's only shocking that more players haven't pulled a Fiers and tattled on their prior teams. I understand the anger at the lack of player suspensions, but that was the deal. Also, Joe Kelly's still a little bitch for throwing high.
  11. Fisher benefited from having Bud Adams as his owner for many of years. Bud would never fire him and pay out the rest of his contract. How many of Fisher’s winning seasons were in the last 2 years of his contract? He’s the Albert Haynesworth of coaches.
  12. Just to get this back on the first page - Chicken Fried Backstrap - It always hits the spot. Apologies for my terrible camera skills - it looked right on my phone
  13. Leftover smoked feral hog nachos
  14. Was it worth his life? Obviously, my answer is yes.
  15. This was a series of terrible decisions on everyone’s part. The decision to drive drunk, the decision to resist and take the taser. Also, the decision to chase after him and shoot him appear piss poor to me. When he takes the taser and runs, what was the purpose of the chase? They have his license information and could have towed his car, filed their reports and had him arrested later when he was sober. if the decision to shoot him is inline with police training, the training needs to be changed. The threat of him driving drunk was already dealt with. They are making life and death decisions when they unholster their weapon and based on this video, I don’t think this officer should be trusted making those decisions.
  16. Watching that 1980 game reminded me how much the game has changed. Does anyone choke up on the bat anymore? Rose and Bowa choked up several inches for every swing trying to slap hits by the infield. With the Astros down 2-1, Virdon lets Ken Forsch lead off the 7th inning and he gets a single. Tug McGraw gets a 3 inning save. Oh well - We have Nolan going in Game 2. I was 7 during this series so I don’t remember any of it unlike 1986 which is burned into my memory right next to the GD Oilers/Bills playoff game. It’s time to start drinking now after thinking about those 2 events.
  17. Anyone else watching the 1980 NLCS on AT&T Sportsnet? Keith Jackson and Howard Coesell on the call.
  18. I still need my fried fish, fried okra and mashed potatoes with brown gravy. It’s probably the only restaurant meal still available that reminds me of my childhood. I hope the sale works out and they don’t change those items.
  19. Please, please resign Springer!
  20. He just wanted to make sure the bunker had enough bronzer for a couple of days.
  21. I just finished Season 1 last night and glad I decided to read this thread before starting Season 2. Since I’m aware of the change in focus, I won’t waste time wondering why it changed and just enjoy the show.
  22. Not shocking - Cornyn defending one of the most heinous acts by a President in my lifetime. Attacking American citizens for a photo op. This by itself should result in a new Texas senator next year.
  23. I removed Kelly and Hickenlooper. Added Bullock, McGrath, and Harrison.
  24. As you described, it sounds like 2020-2024 have gone as I’ve hoped. Under Democratic control, I’m hoping for our government to function again and pass simple things that a strong majority of Americans agree on: universal background checks for gun sales, allowing Medicare to negotiate with pharma companies to lower drug prices, reduce military spending to reasonable levels, smart criminal justice reform, a return to American leadership in global organizations and some unwinding of the Trump tax cuts which went to far. If a truly progressive candidate wins the Presidential primary, that’s going to be a tough sell. During this primary season, I decided I would vote for Bernie because he would be running against Trump. However, I would have definitely split my ballot at that point and Cornyn would have received my disgusted vote for Senate. In your scenario, I probably split my ballot and vote for the hopefully non-racist Republican Presidential candidate and the Democratic moderate for Senate. I would be hoping for split Government and hoping for the 2 parties to find a way to work in a bipartisan way to solve problems.
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