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Add the sailor to the list of the dead I believe that at this point..... there needs to be a sidearm incorporated into the uniform of ALL service members. With this latest threat from ISIS to go after them here in the homeland... I think OPEN CARRY by our service members should be mandatory.... They are targets... let all of them be trained and act accordingly... I agree completely. The only problem is qualifying with the sidearm. I few years ago I overheard a friend who is a captain in the reserves talking about how over HALF of the unit failed rifle qualification due to lack of training time/ammo. And this was a unit that has seen combat (were actually seen at the end of Fahrenheit 9/11). I have no clue if training and qualifying for active duty easier to accomplish (more training and ammo readily available) but my only concern (same concern with most LEO) is being a piss poor shot. Then that is a training FAIL especially for combat arms...... if they are motivated sufficiently... I bet they can be trained up... seriously... If you are in uniform... and I do not care if you are a mechanic, a cook or some of the college boys who drove airplanes that I trained.. they need to be qualified... no matter how long it takes..... PERIOD. Think both of you are missing the point. It doesn't need to be mandatory, nor does how good a shot they are matter in this case. It just needs to be allowed so they aren't just known unarmed targets. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

The problem with gun free zones is they're basically on the honor system. If one truly wants a gun free zone, it needs to be a secured area where people are scanned and searched by armed guards prior to entering. The other reason the guards are armed is as backup in case there is an incident inside the area. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

You mean the Vatican? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

It's scary the amount of power we're giving racists and extremists these days, of all colors. Will this be targeted next? http://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/historyculture/the-crater.htm Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Benign software updates are not done in the middle of the week and would not have been done on a federal holiday weekend either. Anon may not have done anything other than possibly heard some "critical" update was being rushed in without proper testing. Perhaps this one? https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.html Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

One of them should just buy the country. Greece could be the first corporation nation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Greek_billionaires Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Is this the start of the Fundamentalist Libertarian movement? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Ron, has there been any discussion in the religious community of efforts to remove the government from "marriage" completely for all and/or increase the separation between church and state? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

But that's what they do. Get involved in things they have no need to, create special classes of people and then when confronted about it enough times, just expand the requirements to include the new group to enhance their power and influence. The only time they've not done it was the abolition of slavery, but the Feds still greatly enhanced their power and influence. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Don +1 Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

With retroactive power. Silver lining though, this could sure close a lot of loopholes. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

After the noninsured fine was considered a tax, it became very clear any legal challenges would fail, no matter what it took. Scary new precedent: write some huge bill no one can/will read first before voting, selectively enforce only parts or none and if something doesn't work or not to one's advantage, "what we meant was" is enough to get it changed without any pesky voting. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

I think it should have happened decades ago. Its removal from public property is the right thing to do. As for the reasons being wrong, this serial shooting was just a catalyst, not the reason. The flag is a battle flag of an organization that fought a bloody war AGAINST the United States. It is a symbol of the willingness to do violence against the USA in order to perpetuate an institutionally racist society. http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/22/416548613/the-complicated-political-history-of-the-confederate-flag Sadly, by shifting the focus of this tragedy to a symbol, any meaningful reforms of gun free zones, mental health diagnosis and treatment, and racism are basically lost. The ultimate irony is we're giving Roof's actions purpose and in essence letting a domestic terrorist dictate policy changes. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

My biggest objection to all of this is it's all happening the wrong way for the wrong reasons. An act of unspeakable violence was committed by a deranged psychopath (terrorist?) against his secondary target. A fixed flag on the capital building was also a prop in his pictures. Disinformation ran rampant. Then vandalism. Threats of riots and looting followed. The changes being made aren't being done in the name of progress, but intimidation and fear. Some may think the ends justify the means. The worst part of all of this is their are those out there that may think the flag removal was the solution that will prevent something like this from happening in the future. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Its' all irregardless...

The box contains 96% less cash plus Boardwalk, Park Place, the utilities, and the railroads are mysteriously absent... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

The cynic in me thinks the whole concept came from a trophy company. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Think most people act and sound like that on their first acrobatic flight, I know I did. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Was she the best candidate for the jobs? Did the organization benefit from her leadership? Were they happy with her performance prior? If yes, why does her personal life matter? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Just hoping for a pyrrhic victory.

Let economics prevail. If you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em. If anyone goes on the dole during their childbearing years, a condition is that the fertility of anyone receiving compensation is forfeit (by a reversible means). If someone has such staunch convictions that they won't go with it, fine. They're on their own. If someone on the dole gets knocked up, their choices are either terminate the pregnancy in the first few weeks or never receive another nickel of compensation. If someone cannot afford the operation to reverse sterilization during their childbearing years, they can't afford kids. Unless the next generation of indigent is halted before it is spawned, we will live with it. This was the case when the 'war on poverty' was announced in the '60s, and look what we're stuck with as a result of overlooking the obvious. BSBD, Winsor Which leads again to being bonded. No need for bonding and permits and the like, just conditions for receiving government assistance, for both men and women. Those that choose to comply are given any assistance needed to survive. Those that choose not to, don't get any assistance from the government and must depend on assistance from non government sources. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

This was a lawsuit? It makes no economic sense to build low income housing in a higher real estate value area. Again, not racist, classist is a stretch too. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

to whom? Seems to be a classist statement, not racist. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

This incident proves this isn't racial, but socioeconomic and police procedure/relations. Silver lining? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

I still use a 14 year old Digitude altimeter. Only LCD that doesn't get washed out by polarized lenses that I've found.