... to control a cane-armed naked woman who is 80 years old?
In Dorchester County, South Kalinky, the answer is "four" if one of them is willing to shoot her in the back with his Taser.
So, how are these fellows with badges equipped to handle a husky young gang banger? An RPG fire team? Abrams tank? Small tactical nuke?
Jun 16, 2012
Bunch of old dead white guys
...happened to to tell King John:
No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled . nor will we proceed with force against him . except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.
Most of us colonials would -- as a matter of courtesy -- not demand that rulers now resident LondonTown pay more attention to this document. None of our business.
But since we've been shedding blood off and on since 1775 in defense of its principles, (or at least so we claim), we allowed to tell our own rulers that they're getting awfully damned John-like lately and, if necessary, we are capable of doing a little Runnymeading of our own.
Happy Magna Carta Day -- one day late.
No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled . nor will we proceed with force against him . except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.
Most of us colonials would -- as a matter of courtesy -- not demand that rulers now resident LondonTown pay more attention to this document. None of our business.
But since we've been shedding blood off and on since 1775 in defense of its principles, (or at least so we claim), we allowed to tell our own rulers that they're getting awfully damned John-like lately and, if necessary, we are capable of doing a little Runnymeading of our own.
Happy Magna Carta Day -- one day late.
Jun 14, 2012
Texas justice
The urge to kill neighbors who blast high-decibel rock across the block is understandable. It is not defensible, and a jury in Texas got it right.
Danaher was part of a loud party in the wee hours. Rodriguez got a gun, walked onto Danaher's driveway and, after a long and moronic argument fueled by the demon rum, shot him dead.
He claimed self-defense under the Texas stand-your-ground law. The jury disagreed, even after learning that Danaher and some of his partying pals added their own boozy stupidity to the fracas.
Ladies and Gentlemen, when we initiate a confrontation, intrude on our neighbor's property, and then kill him we are not "standing our ground." We are behaving like an especially stupid asshole who misses the whole point of self-defense statutes.
Their purpose is to permit lethal response to a gratuitous threat of lethal force. It is a doctrine designed to allow you to preserve your life, not your ego.
Nor even your right to be free of 100-decibel juvie music intruding on your sleep. That's a job for the cops.
This guilty verdict should sustain the arguments for stand-your-ground by making the point clearer. It becomes part of the case law, and we ought to cite it freely when ever we are contesting the issue with the dupes of Ste. Sarah.
Danaher was part of a loud party in the wee hours. Rodriguez got a gun, walked onto Danaher's driveway and, after a long and moronic argument fueled by the demon rum, shot him dead.
He claimed self-defense under the Texas stand-your-ground law. The jury disagreed, even after learning that Danaher and some of his partying pals added their own boozy stupidity to the fracas.
Ladies and Gentlemen, when we initiate a confrontation, intrude on our neighbor's property, and then kill him we are not "standing our ground." We are behaving like an especially stupid asshole who misses the whole point of self-defense statutes.
Their purpose is to permit lethal response to a gratuitous threat of lethal force. It is a doctrine designed to allow you to preserve your life, not your ego.
Nor even your right to be free of 100-decibel juvie music intruding on your sleep. That's a job for the cops.
This guilty verdict should sustain the arguments for stand-your-ground by making the point clearer. It becomes part of the case law, and we ought to cite it freely when ever we are contesting the issue with the dupes of Ste. Sarah.
Adventures in shopping
It's a 20-mile round trip to the big city, population about 4,200.
I go there as seldom as possible, about once a month, when New Dog Libby's supply of Purina Dog Chow in an Old Roy bag gets low. While I'm at it, I do my "big" grocery shopping, a little at WalMart, most of it at a medium-box store.
It's never a particularly happy day. Virtually every trip to consumerville reveals at least one jaw-dropper. This time, at Wally's, I discovered that it is perfectly possible to buy a jug of "Sugar-Free Imitation Honey."
A man could buy that and still be permitted to vote, and if that doesn't explain the Decline of the West better than Spengler, I'll kiss your arse at high noon in a field of clover and give you an hour to buzz up a film crew.
I go there as seldom as possible, about once a month, when New Dog Libby's supply of Purina Dog Chow in an Old Roy bag gets low. While I'm at it, I do my "big" grocery shopping, a little at WalMart, most of it at a medium-box store.
It's never a particularly happy day. Virtually every trip to consumerville reveals at least one jaw-dropper. This time, at Wally's, I discovered that it is perfectly possible to buy a jug of "Sugar-Free Imitation Honey."
A man could buy that and still be permitted to vote, and if that doesn't explain the Decline of the West better than Spengler, I'll kiss your arse at high noon in a field of clover and give you an hour to buzz up a film crew.
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