gowlerk

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  1. "That looks like a bad dude, too. Probably on something." This is a pretty good example of hyperbole. And that feeling of fear and distrust is at the root of this death. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  2. No, but it's a red flag, especially if it's done repeatedly and other commands are ignored as well. It will be interesting to see the toxicology results on this guy. My WAG is it's either drug related, or a medical/psychological situation. Either way it looks bad, we'll see. This is what can happen when someone ignores commands to show their hands. Again red flags, there is no do over. http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/221578006-Video-Austin-police-fatally-shoot-suspect-in-gun-battle/ Did you watch the video? Could you not see the raised hands? Is this a cop thing you guys just don't always see raised hands very well? Yes, when a man dies because of a cop's incompetence there is no do over. Even the helicopter pilot takes one look from overhead and says on the radio "That looks like a bad dude, too. Probably on something." The man was both large and black, but that's only two strikes. You would think the police could let him get to three strikes before they killed him. My WAG is that one cop tased him and then the other one panicked and started shooting. Probably because she was already on a hair trigger and the guy falling down from being tased was a "sudden movement". My other WAG is that a broken down car with a white driver would not have started the escalating situation of fear leading to violence because the first cop would not have been so frightened. Red flags? Sure, there's a reason to kill. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  3. A Singer 401 will take up to size 18 needles. Actually all domestic sewing machines will. "Jeans" needles I have seen are all size 16, which is the smallest size you can use with E thread. Size 18 is better when sewing Cordura though. 401s are slant needle machines, and use a class 66 bobbin and hook system. The class 15 machines are actually better IMO. But they only made a few Class 15 zigzag machines before the era of plastic gears. A Singer model 237 is the last all metal gear machine of this type they made. ( I'm talking domestic machines only here) It has plastic trim parts, but the parts that count are metal. It lacks the 401's worm gear drive, it's an external motor belt drive. The class 15 bobbins hold twice as much thread, which is a real advantage. And they are an oscillating hook design. Very simple and very robust. The disadvantage here is speed. But that is not really a factor except in manufacturing. You will spend far more time setting up your machine for each job then you will actually sewing. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  4. True, and all things are far from equal. That's why the score is cop nearly always wins, even if it goes to court. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  5. Despicable Donald for one. Winsor for another, but at least he has nearly equal disdain for most believers. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  6. Yes, you would. But would you go hunting with Cheney? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  7. I like it. It means the price of used GoPros will drop. Then I can upgrade to a Hero 3 for cheaper than I could yesterday. But then I'll need to upgrade my glove for the newer form factor as well. Or, you could say I'm underwhelmed by it all. Or maybe I'll just go Nikon! But some coincidence they just announce details on 3 new action cams today as well. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  8. Not to mention going down in history for advancing the Christian neo-con agenda and spreading Democracy throughout the disadvantaged backward nations of the world. What good right wing bible thumping politician could deny all the wonderful things Dick Cheney has brought to America? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  9. You can watch several videos of the scene here. The Tulsa police are being very pro-active so far. Warning, graphic video of a real fatal shooting is at this link. https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiBy4TOopzPAhVFwYMKHYZGA7UQqQIIHTAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2F09%2Fterence-crutcher-betty-shelby-tulsa-oklahoma-police-shooting-video-full-uncensored-youtube-audio-unarmed-hands-arms-up%2F&usg=AFQjCNGV1hu0N2kLxZPOuAlCHX22vP1n7Q&bvm=bv.133178914,d.amc Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  10. http://time.com/4499940/tulsa-police-shooting-video-man-unarmed/?xid=homepage I'm sure they had a good reason to shoot first, question later. I'm glad these officers will get to go home to their families. Too bad about the dead man's relatives though. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  11. I can acknowledge that. But we all must be careful not to put all Muslims into the same bag with the nut jobs. That's the point of bringing McVeigh up. We did not put all Christians and right wingers into the terrorist bag after Oklahoma, because that would be wrong. And in the same way we must resist and denounce those who would firebomb the local Mosque. Which happens all too often. Like just last week in Florida. But it's not just open attacks on buildings. It's fear and hatred of neighbours that we must be on guard against. To quote a noted politician, bridges not walls. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  12. We've already had this conversation, many times. No other free society on earth is as heavily armed as ours, like it or not. (With the possible exception of the Swiss). I'll repeat this once again. In my travels, all the cops I've met in other countries think American cops are nuts. Because our society is so heavily armed with weapons..................... and rights. Absolutely. It's all just a part of the price y'all pay down there for your right to treat the tools of war as personal toys. The police assume everyone is armed because there is a good chance they are. This is not true in any other civilized nation. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  13. Avast ye, it's talk like a pirate day landlubber. The fools on the port side are all against the crazies to starboard. Swing them all high from the yardarm sez I! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  14. None of this crap about HRC takes away from the fact that Despicable Donald was birther in chief for many years. Now when his lies come back to haunt him he is retracting some of them. No one is going to fall for the sideshow trick of blaming HRC for his antics. Try another tactic Rush. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  15. So, at about 6:04 the moderator asks a question about a story on the Drudge report. Clinton clearly disowns the report and states that it is wrong. You consider this to be evidence? The only thing it shows is how unreliable Drudge was. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  16. Today, from Despicable Donald: And: Just wanted to restore your faith in the predictability of Trump. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  17. Good point. Buddhists say "allahu akhbar" all the time. Boy, did this thread start off badly or what? First it has an unfortunate title, causing Normiss to react, then Winsor confuses the NY bombing incident with the MN stabbing incident. The bomber in question is not known to have mentioned god being great, he hasn't been seen yet except on surveillance video. Chances are pretty good that the naturalized Afghan American being sought is Muslim. Just as Timothy McVeigh was likely Christian. All we really know about Rahami's religion right now is that he is a young man who likes fast cars. Especially modified Honda Civics. Like most of the North American loser terrorists he is probably an angry aggressive male who was looking for an excuse to do violence and spent little or no time actually worshiping any god at all. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  18. Good question, and I wish she would spend more time talking about that instead of how bad Trump is. The world knows what Trump is, he has done a wonderful job of showing it. And she has lots of others to point that out. She needs to move on to ignoring him and focusing on herself and her plans. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  19. GIGO Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  20. Well then....... Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  21. It is very hard for me to believe that a Commander in Chief Trump would give more than cursory consideration to the dangers faced by American troops before he placed them in harms way. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  22. BJs as well. Your Father in Heaven has on occasion given me a BJ. I am eternally grateful for each of them. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  23. No questions, absolute madness. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  24. By now you should know, the last thing conservatives want to do is............conserve. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  25. That probably has more to do with how you interpreted the situation, rather than what they actually said. It doesn't matter what they said. Prayers don't help. send money and professional health care workers. Prayers are no more effective than any other placebo. And making sick kids feel guilty about being sick is just plain evil. Like "conversion therapy". Just plain evil as well. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.