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Family Games
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We've been playing Outsmarted! It's a trivia game with a ton of categories to choose from. Phone based but has a physical board. One of the cool things about it is that you can play on a virtual board so family that it not able to come can play too. We sometimes get my brother in law who's in Germany to join and he just plays on the virtual board and we track his moves on ours. Plays quick too if you want. There are several settings that make it so you can have a longer or shorter game. The variety of categories makes for good competition as some folks know more about history or geography, and some are better at pop culture stuff.
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4 minutes ago, fuggled said:
It wasn't obvious on the video but I read in the police report that the guy pulled out a knife.
If that is, in fact, the case then I would agree it was a legitimate use of force, but it must have been a really small knife to not show on the video.
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2 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:
I'm not debating the morality here, just saying how the laws around this work. You may not like that, but it doesn't make it less so. Had the guy not stopped and got out of his car, we wouldn't have had a video of anything at all. Also, the military rules of engagement are a completely different concept entirely, and are not relatable to civilian self defense.
This isn't the wild west. You can't just say, "It's comin right for us!" and go blasting away. There are lawful considerations which must be accounted for in order for it to be lawful self defense, and they vary by state, but most are similar and being in immediate danger of death or sever bodily harm is just one of those parts. I've never seen any self defense laws which require using a defensive response that is "equal or less" in strength than the attack.
Whether that is morally right or wrong is a completely different discussion for other places.
Why is it a discussion for other places? My exact point is that the law is immoral in this case. It's based on a morally indefensible argument put forth by people who are frightened by their own shadows who secretly yearn to shoot someone. I was in the army. I know exactly what the rules of engagement are based on, and my point stands. How can you be in fear for your life from an unarmed person on the outside of steel door, tempered glass window, in a vehicle that could have easily pushed the vehicle in front of it aside enough to go around it? The shooter made a choice to kill someone they didn't have to. Murder.
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32 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:
No, that isn't murder. You may not like it, but you have a guy stop in the middle of the road, get out and start yelling in your window. Up to that point, there is no "threat". Once he crosses that line and starts to attack through the window, the rules change.
That truck had nowhere to go. Blocked in front by the asshole who got out, blocked behind by the guy filming, and traffic had stopped on the other side.
There is no rule saying you must use equal force. If you feel in fear of your life or serious bodily harm, you have the right to defend yourself. The guy in the truck had no idea what the guy was capable of, but he was obviously off his rocker to stop and get out like that in the middle of the road. So now he's gonna start an attack, and who knows if he's mental or what he's going to do.
It's not a pretty situation, and the guy should have never got out the car to begin with, but it was not murder. Had he not crossed the line and started an attack through the window, it's a different case.
The base defense of pussies everywhere. The fucking military doesn't even believe this. If your fear gets to be the deciding factor in taking someones life, then there are no rules. I don't get how you guys can't see that?
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I don't give a fuck what the "law" says in this situation. That's murder. Guy who got killed was a dumbass, but that doesn't mean he should die. I'm not opposed to defending yourself or your home and property, but what happened to us that we find it ok to shoot an unarmed man in a situation were we could have just driven away? Fuck that.
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Murder.
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Love this movie. "Is this really Santa?" "I already know you're stupid, don't be stupid outloud".
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22 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:
Went on a fishing trip to the coast the week after 9/11 and the entire trip was nothing but "you fucking guy" "you know damn right" etc. Timing is everything.
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It was a piss poor effort all around, but Pope just kills this offense with his random dribbling. Guys have no idea where he's going so it makes everything disjointed. He also has no sense of the game. We went on a little run in the first half to get it within 10 and dumb shit comes down the floor and heat checks a 3 from 6 feet beyond the arc with 25 seconds left on the shot clock that catches all our guys by surprise, ends up in a run out by Virginia and all momentum is lost and we never got close again.
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Moving screen twice. They call every touch foul in the game but not those two.
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You can pass it to yourself now?
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How can you tell? Every possession ends in a foul? I hate the way college basketball is officiated.
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13 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:
Another thing: performance shirts. Every shirt I see online --- Pancho and all the rest ---- cost 130 buck and are "performance" shirts. Damn. I just want a shirt. A regular shirt. One made of cotton or maybe wool, as they have been my entire life. Now I gotta buy "performance" shirts and pay a premium for it because it's a performance shirt? WTF? How did they take something so simple, so elemental, as a shirt and manage to enshittify it?
Carhart is your friend. 80% of my casual wear is their pocket Ts short or long sleeve. Sized right, don't shrink, and sturdy. $30.
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1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:
15 point loss in the opener. I hope we're able to improve as the season progresses
Did you watch the game? This team is going to win plenty of games.
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I think I could be an all-American if I just had to shoot free throws.
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Entire 2nd half point difference at the line. Sure thing.
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3 minutes ago, Derka said:
we are 11-12 from the line.
Most shocking stat of the game.
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2 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:
That's great.
I forgot that I've also seen a wild pitch or two on occasions when pitchers were attempting to intentionally walk a batter.
There are all sorts of ways that making 'em actually throw the pitches can affect the game. I realize they changed the rule to speed up the game, but the old IBBs didn't take that much time. They should go back to the way it used to be done.
I looked but couldn't find exact stats, but the various quotes indicate that incidents like the ones you cited were "vanishingly small". That makes the ones that did happen noticeable, but in the grand scheme they determined that the vast majority of the time the guy just walked as intended so why waste the time? I don't really miss it.
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Chiropractors. The ones who stick to back stuff are probably fine. Too many of them claim they can cure cancer and shit.
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2 minutes ago, WBT said:
Cincinnati up 10-0 and driving again on Iowa State. Their 5'8" running back just absolutely trucked someone. The Clones may be in trouble.
That poor kid's position meeting this week is going to be hell. He's going to see that clip 100 times.
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18 hours ago, Brisketexan said:
I can absolutely BUY a firearm much faster than I can rent a car. Unless you’re a member of their “preferred” program (where you get to just get in your car and go), all car rental experiences are awful.It's free to join the rewards program so that's what I did. I probably travel once a year or less and it's still worth it to avoid the counter.
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Y'all count internet points and I'm the special one? I've had Anastasis on ignore for years ever since he lost his mind. I guess Derka didn't notice the pos rep I gave him too on several other threads, but then again, I'm not sure why I'm surprised considering the glaring lack of self awareness he exhibits at times.
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Colonoscopy
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Just had mine. Five polyps. Doc says if only one or two are precancerous I'm on the 5 year plan. Three were, so now I'm on the 3 year plan. Son of a...
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Compensation & WFH debate ($120K vs 240K)
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I'd take the money and commute again, but if anyone actually thinks it would change my expertise and productivity, they are full of shit. I can do my job anywhere there is an internet connection. I collaborate daily with team and customers. If some dumbass wants to pay be double to do it in a cube, fine.