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Hehe. Did you see the updated website? We're having a boobie boogie in August. It was my idea. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I wouldn't call 4th amendment challenges a slimy procedural technique, but that is undoubtedly the evidence to which you refer, correct? (If you don't know what I'm talking about, I'm not going to explain the 4th amendment to you - look it up.) However, as someone pointed out to me, this thread was supposedly about the English justice system (although I don't remember seeing anything in the original post), so I'll stop trying to defend the rights guaranteed to all US citizens and illegals on US soil. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Several people asked questions about my smileys in this thread. To answer your questions: YES, they hurt a lot. It was really, really painful. The artist warned me that they would fade quickly, and they are. They get lighter and lighter with the passing months. I've only had them about a year, but they're fading fast. My other artist said they'd be gone within 5 years. They're not a yellow smiley, they're just the eyes and the mouth. I'll post pics of them when I post the pics of my new one (which is being colored on Sunday). Thanks for all the replies! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

No, I have 12 others.

Are you really arguing that we should deny accused people their procedural due process rights in the name of justice? Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I've heard of this on opening on naked jumps. Would this be a snatch snatch? Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

My outline hurt a lot, but this is a delicate tattoo, and the black lines are VERY thin and light. I don't know if they hurt worse because thay were done with a smaller needle, or whether the color will hurt worse because it's a MUCH larger part of the tattoo. I'm getting nervous. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I love not having a lot to do. I hate not having enough to do.

Hello All, I got the outline of a tattoo done last week, and I'm getting it colored Sunday night. It's three tulips, and they start near my hip on the front, and run around my side and up my ribs. Needless to say, the outline really hurt. Some people have told me the color won't hurt as much (the tattoo is mostly color), and some have said it will hurt worse. Which is it? Either way, I'm really excited about it. I'll post pics on Monday.

I'm 24 and I'm getting married next month. In all seriousness, I think when you know...you know. And maybe you have to be a little older to figure out what exactly it is that you know, but I know that I was old enough to know what I knew, and what I knew was what I was supposed to know. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I think the motocycle guard is a good idea, provided they don't actually interfere with the protest. If they stand between the protesters and the families, or rev their choppers to drown out the sounds, it's a great idea. The bottom line is that the way we counteract offensive speech in this country is not by censoring the speaker. The way to remedy it is with more speech, better speech. Speech that makes more sense, and changes people's minds. These people may be saying some very offensive stuff, in a very offensive way (don't they think these soldiers will go to hell because they fight for a country that supports a gay lifestyle?), but they still get to speak their opinions. And I would go to court to fight against a law that limited any peaceful protest. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

If it's a tort, what level of mens rea would you require in order for there to be damages? Intent? Recklessness? Negligence? Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

There is no constitutional right to freedom. There is a constitutional right to not be deprived of liberty without due process of law, but I think you can see a difference... Sheesh. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Constitutional rights don't just go away because we don't like a person, or because they've done a bad thing. If they did, they wouldn't be rights. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

This is an interesting argument in the context of the rape shield laws. It's essentially the same thing. I don't think anyone thinks rape shield laws are a bad thing (blocking evidence of a victim's sexual history in a rape case), but this case has different ramifications. He could argue that he got the virus from his wife in some way other than sex, and not open up the sexual history can of worms. Also, it was my impression that in order to examine a victim's sexual history, the victim has to make allegations about his or her character in general, and the other side can rebut with specifics. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

In many cases, the sentencing judges have no choice about whether they can send these children to jail for life (according to the program). This is because many of them commit murder, rape, or arson, and many of these crimes have mandatory minimum statutes without age limits. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Yes. Another stat in the program was that something like 60 percent of the kids who were sentenced to life without parole were first time offenders. 70 percent of those were minorities, to make it even more interesting. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I was just listening to Justice Talking on NPR, and they were having a debate about whether the US should continue to sentence juveniles without parole. These juveniles are not eligible for any high school education, and many are sentenced before the age of 16. There were lots of scary stats on the program, but the one that sticks out is that we currently have 2000 juveniles serving life without parole in our criminal system, and the rest of the world has....12. I was listening to the arguments back and forth, and the lady arguing for sentencing juveniles said that there are just some kinds who are too messed up, and we should be able to lock them away for life. However, she couldn't adequately respond to a counter-argument that we don't evaluate these teens as people enough to know how much psychological damage there really is, or even whether or not their crimes are premeditated. Her response was "I trust the system and our legislators to make these decisions." That's about when she lost my attention. What does everyone think about this? Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I've been to a couple meetings at work (I work for the Department of Health), and some of the doctors in the bureau of epidemiology think that it will mimic the results of the 1918 influenza outbreak - that is, the post above about those with healthy immune systems having the greatest mortality rate is true. I think the way it works is that the immune system overreacts and causes some kind of shock to the system. Those who have these healthy immune systems generally caught the virus and were dead within a day. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

The only reason I've been able to jump as much as I have (around 400 jumps a year) is because of student loans. I made a conscious decision to keep up with school, and chose a field that was flexible and lucrative (law) - I don't know what I want to do yet, but I have a lot of choices, and they all pay well. And I have close to 1000 jumps in three years. The worst thing you could do is drop out of school at this point. Just my opinion. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Although there are many similarities between Christianity and ancient religions, largely because Christianity had to "absorb" local beliefs in order to survive, Mithraism is a bad example to use. I was a Classics major, and from what I remember, Burkhart's take on Mithraism is that the cult practices were secret, and the only reason we know anything about the cult is from interpretations of reliefs and other images, which largely surfaced a long time after Christ was crucified. Mithraism wasn't introduced into the Roman legions into 168. It makes a lot of sense for it to be introduced around that time, because by the time Constantine became emperor around 300, the beliefs of Chrisitianity and Mithraism would have merged. I'd trust Burkhart over any other book on the subject. He and Frazer are pretty much THE authorities on the subject. Mary didn't became a virgin until the new testment was translated from Hebrew to Greek, when the Hebrew word for 'young woman' was mistranslated to 'virgin' to counteract the influence of the sacred feminine. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

uh...Pope Paul V excommunicated Galileo in 1606....for saying that the Earth revolves around the sun. So how does the Church support science again? Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Your posts in this thread have been interesting, and coincide with my thoughts on the subject. However, I'm reading this really amazing book right now that gives a different perspective on ancient practices in magic and religion, and I think its worth considering. I agree with your earlier post about "vibes" being a broader term than simple prayer (admitting that we are not in control, and beseeching a deity to have pity on us and grant our requests). However, I don't think that admitting a lack of control is necessary to the equation. Those who don't believe in the Christian deity, but a collective unconscious, may believe that their positive vibes actually translate into the results which follow. This is the ancient misconception of control of the ancient cult pracititioners in Greece and elsewhere, and still practiced by primitive tribes in Australia and Africa. Their practices are really based on our societal ideas of magic, but their beliefs are based on a pseudo-science. For example, voodoo practitioners believe that plunging stones into water and sticking pins into dolls will produce an effect, whether it be rain or hurt to another person. When the desired result doesn't come into fruition, they don't assume that a deity is somewhere fuming because they have sinned and don't deserve to have their prayers answered. They assume that the ritual was not performed correctly. It's the same kind of belief that scientists today hold when their practices don't go as planned. I guess my point is that these kinds of people believed that they had control over the weather. If they were dependant on some deity to bring rain, they assumed that if the ritual was performed correctly, the deity was obligated to respond to their requests. In other words, they were in control. Anyway, long explanation, but the book is great. The Golden Bough, by Frazer. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

quick update: I talked to Hans this weekend, and it looks like we're going to have a plane fly down from the Farm for the party at Skydive Atlanta the evening of our wedding. So those of you swoopers and committed jumpers who can't make it during the day can contact Hans and reserve your slot. It also looks like Travis and I will be taking care of the gas for the flights down and back, so any small contributions will be appreciated. Thanks guys.

I need to recuse myself from this thread because I've already determined that Scalia being on the court is bad for the side I want to win, so I am not able to render an objective opinion. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie