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  1. Shoplift from Walmart? That's a killin offense round here. https://www.fox4news.com/news/police-shoot-kill-suspected-walmart-thief-decatur?taid=6808d6580e4bb8000187e034&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter DECATUR, Texas - A man suspected of stealing from a Walmart in Decatur was shot and killed by police Tuesday night, authorities said. What we know: Officers responded to a reported theft at the Walmart on South U.S. Highway 81/287 in Decatur, about 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth, around 9:40 p.m. Police said a 46-year-old man ran from the store when officers arrived. A foot chase ensued in the parking lot, during which officers fired their weapons and shot the suspect. Officers provided medical aid at the scene before the man was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No officers were injured. Those involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard department policy. Decatur’s police chief told FOX 4 that someone had been waiting for the suspect in a vehicle in the parking lot. That driver fled the scene and remains at large. Police said they know the identity of that individual. What we don't know: Authorities have not released the names of the suspect or the officers involved. It’s still unclear what specifically led to the officers opening fire during the encounter. Well, duh. They were Decatur cops.
  2. RPM

    Below Deck

  3. WTAH? A United Airlines flight attendant called for security on an elderly disabled first class passenger who asked for assistance stowing her cane and small purse, since she’s not allowed to keep them with her for takeoff because she was seated in a bulkhead row. A fellow first class passenger on the flight shares the incident. An “elderly disabled” passenger seated at the first class bulkhead “politely asked the flight attendant if she could help put” up her “small purse and a fully collapsed” into the overhead bin. The flight attendant “got super defensive and aggressive,". The lady became apologetic, explaining that she “only asked because she’s disabled and can’t do it herself” and noted that she’s never had problems when making this request before. The flight attendant didn’t let it go. She “kept insisting that lady was being unreasonable.” Fortunately another passenger stepped in to assist the woman in stowing her carry-ons. But the flight attendant “then angrily slammed the bins closed and stomped back to her jump seat.” Hopefully that would have been the unpleasant end of it, but the flight attendant decided to delay the flight. The plane had already pushed back. It sat, though, for a few minutes before a pilot came on and announced that “there had been an incident and we’re heading back to the gate.” Since it was obvious to staff who boarded the plane that there was no threat, they left and did not remove the elderly disabled passenger. This was awkward for the flight attendant, who “then gave the safety announcement in the most eerie, overly cheerful, almost sociopathic-sounding voice.” The idea that the flight attendant was prohibited from helping by ‘union regulations’ is just incorrect. The flight attendant’s union contract may be what the crewmember is referring to, but it definitely does not say they cannot help with the cane. Flight attendants generally aren’t required to assist passengers with their bags, however Department of Transportation regulations actually do require the airline to provide the assistance that the passenger was asking for! Once a passenger with a disability has boarded, airlines must provide assistance, if requested, such as: moving to or from the lavatory, including using an on-board chair to assist, if requested. stowing and retrieving carry-on items, including assistive devices. This flight attendant is everything that’s wrong with airline culture, and why in many ways Delta crews whle not as good as they were pre-pandemic (too many good ones left, and their replacements aren’t up to par) are the heart of the ‘Delta Difference’. Their flight attendants are somewhat friendlier and more helpful – treating passengers as people. It’s important to note that this isn’t necessarily a union versus non-union result, as some online commenters suggest keying off of the flight attendant’s reported claim about union rules. Southwest Airlines crew are generally quite good and also unionized. There’s a saying, though, that management ‘gets the unions they deserve’ and decades of bad management at United is difficult and time-consuming to reverse, doubly so in a unionized environment.
  4. Thought that was Peyton Manning
  5. DZTV picked up a new sponsor.
  6. My question isn't about the looks of a young female actor. I wonder why they didn't flood the pipes with gas to kill the spores instead of opening them up to air.
  7. I'd buy a ranch in downtown Dallas, buy diamonds by the ton...
  8. X-mas szn
  9. Just ordered 1000 rds of green tip to level out the ammo safe. Beware the liberal with weapons experience.
  10. RPM

    Fat People

    Gene has musical talent.
  11. RPM

    Fat People

    This is a proven side effect. Chocolate is the #1 substitute.
  12. Never played the game, but saw that coming.
  13. Not yet.
  14. Did he bring a message of support from Ted Cruz?
  15. We had 3 young guys come on our construction site and climb one of the cranes. Facilities spotted them walking the boom. They were gone before Security got there.
  16. RIP. I'm not Catholic but I respected him.
  17. You are really over thinking this. It's not a procedural.
  18. 1. Deborah lives in Vegas and has more than 1 car? 2. No. Las Vegas is kinda spread out.
  19. Until a drone finds vibranium or kryptonite or some other unearthly substance that defense contractors can make a fuck ton of money from.
  20. Chinatown is a gotdang masterpiece. It goes toe to toe with any film noir.
  21. choke it and see what happens.
  22. US citizen shot dead after hijacking small plane in Belize A US citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three others before being shot and killed, police said. The assailant pulled a knife while the plane was in air, demanding the domestic flight take him out of the country, Police Commissioner Chester Williams told journalists. The hijacker was identified as US citizen Akinyela Sawa Taylor, Williams said, adding that it appeared Taylor was a military veteran. The plane circled the airspace between northern Belize and capital Belize City as the hijacking was underway, and began to run dangerously low on fuel, the police commissioner said. Taylor stabbed three people on board, according to Williams, including the pilot and a passenger who shot Taylor with a licensed firearm as the plane landed outside Belize City. That passenger was rushed to the hospital, as was Taylor, who died from the gunshot wound. Williams said that it was unclear how Taylor boarded the plane with a knife, though he acknowledged that the country’s smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers. The attacker had been denied entry to the country over the weekend, according to police. The plane had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, off the coast. Police said it was unclear how Taylor reached Corozal. Belizean authorities have reached out to the US embassy in the country for aid in investigating the incident. Luke Martin, public affairs officer for the embassy, told journalists that it had no details on Taylor’s background or motivation so far. According to information released by the airport, Taylor was a teacher in the United States. He was listed online as previously being a football coach at the McCluer North High School in Florissant, Missouri. An employee at the school told Reuters that Taylor did not currently work there.
  23. Let's take a peek at your voting record and social media before we determine what kind of white you are.
  24. So the ship's wifi is working?
  25. Department of Homeland Security
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