gowlerk
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PD uses a machine not available in the field to test the porosity of the fabric. Most canopies sent to them seem to pass the test and are then approved for a varying number of further repacks and or jumps.
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Yes I did. You just didn't see it.
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Voter qualification measures have a long history. SCOTUS probably could find a way to make it possible to exclude the intelligentsia from imposing upon the common people.
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Somehow you think this is useful and not a PA?
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She is great theatre and has great name recognition. The people want to be entertained. The same reason so many R primary voters like the dotard. Run off elections would certainly help.
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Where are you? The first step would be to contact a local rigger if possible.
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Actually, it is you that is mistaken and it is well established law. LEOs are not hired to or required to lay their lives on the line. And they do all they can to avoid doing so as a general rule.
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Of course I would. But do I have a right to expect that?
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My understanding is that while they may die on the job they have taken no oath nor committed to place themselves in danger to save others. It is not their job to take a bullet for you or your grandchildren. Their job is to enforce the law by bringing lawbreakers to justice. And that is dangerous enough all by itself. There has been a fair amount written about this misunderstanding of the role of police in society. Even the military members that they are sometimes mistaken for are not in the business of saving members of the public. Their focus in battle would be to save only members of their side.
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Police have good reason to be afraid. Perhaps politicians who aren't afraid may be the longer term answer.
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I’m responding to the idea that better protection for schools could be a solution.
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Yes, they do die. But usually not before they accomplish at least part of their mission. So your tough talk is just tough talk. May as well be thoughts and prayers for all the good it does.
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If only they had the decency to announce their plan in advance. But no, the dirty bastards keep sneaking around and taking advance of the element of surprise. Of course the only sensible thing is well armed sentries with military discipline and ready backup available at all vulnerable points. Like elementary schools and kindergartens and such. It should be easy. There are only about 115,000 schools in the US. And they are mostly closed on weekends so the personnel could be assigned to places of worship as well.
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That is what you think the answer is? America is a strange society in some ways. And the strangest part is that you probably really believe that things could be improved by arranging some method of "dumping" the threat. Maybe you could explain just what you mean by "dumped", but I expect you won't.
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Post trump Legal Actions, Including his Enablers
gowlerk replied to Phil1111's topic in Speakers Corner
Yes, but there are a lot of Looneys out there singing similar Toons. I'm hoping they are mostly the same type that would vote Trumpy, but who knows where this sort comes from? -
I plead guilty, I did not read more than the first paragraph or so. CNN definitely caters to an audience almost as much as FOX does. It's front page is mostly all Trump all of the time.
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Post trump Legal Actions, Including his Enablers
gowlerk replied to Phil1111's topic in Speakers Corner
I gave up predicting US election results after Bush V Gore. I've come to realize that the margins are so small that it comes down to who is motivated enough to turn up at the voting booth. And now mail in balloting makes it even harder to guess. I've also come to the conclusion that people lie to pollsters quite often. And then there is the unknown effect of RFK junior. Like you, I don't think Trump can win this time. Especially in the face of anger coming from those offended by the overturning of Roe. But I am wrong more often that I am right. -
At one time children learned to hide under desks for air raids. Now they are being taught how to keep from bleeding out if shot. https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/health/gun-violence-stop-the-bleed-children-gupta/index.html
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Much like Federal subsidies to small airports. Boondoggles.
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Post trump Legal Actions, Including his Enablers
gowlerk replied to Phil1111's topic in Speakers Corner
There is only one week left in June. They always save the most consequential and controversial rules for the last week. -
This place is starting to look more and more like a bad day on my FB feed.
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Ya don't say?
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It is true that he increases the overall participation rate.
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There is some truth there. But for me it just gets really tiresome. It’s not just the constant untruths, but the attitude that not always but often can be so disrespectful.
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Occasionally I click on the option to view his posts. But not often because I feel so unclean afterwards.
