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  1. Apparently the fact that she wasn't just a person, but an actual police officer trained for such situations, is completely lost on you. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  2. Really? You're sure that those people aren't glad that a cop on the scene did her job? Interesting. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  3. It does a lot better job of doing so than do civilians carrying concealed weapons. (Yes, I've read John Lott's work. His conclusions regarding CCW effects on crime rates are not justified by the data.) Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  4. True. It's more like the way they give out small-game hunting licenses: i.e., a small fee and minimal training. You have obviously never taken a Texas ccl course. Correct. So tell me, how many weeks does the training program last? How many hours per day are we talking about during those weeks? You can google the answer just as easy as anyone else. http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/chl/index.htm "An original (first time) CHL applicant must complete a minimum 10 hour class, taught by a DPS certified CHL instructor. The class includes classroom and a proficiency demonstration (shooting)." Like I said, minimal training, similar to a small-game hunting license in some states. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  5. Aren't cops like soldiers, EMTs, and many other public servants? Even when they're off duty they are expected to react to felonies in progress in the immediate vicinity, right? She did her job, no more, no less. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  6. bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/22/new-england-compounding-center-paid-owners-more-than-million-last-year/AuUj6S3Kz76GyOkQrM8C7M/story.html A kind lurker sent me this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/health/with-meningitis-outbreak-a-spotlight-on-family-behind-compounding-pharmacy.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  7. True. It's more like the way they give out small-game hunting licenses: i.e., a small fee and minimal training. You have obviously never taken a Texas ccl course. Correct. So tell me, how many weeks does the training program last? How many hours per day are we talking about during those weeks? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  8. True. It's more like the way they give out small-game hunting licenses: i.e., a small fee and minimal training. What kind of headline would you expect? I can see the front page now: Cop Does Her Job. That's not exactly newsworthy. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  9. It is, actually. Gun manufacturers are major financial supporters of the NRA. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  10. The responsibility ultimately lies with those who placed the legislators in office by voting for them or failing to vote against them. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  11. Ethics notwithstanding, of course. "Nice ethical business owners plunder the assets of their company then declare bankruptcy when their poor management practices cause the excrement to hit the fan." I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic when he described the owners as "nice" and "ethical." With that in mind, he summed up the information in the article rather well. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  12. Good thing we can at least read. Fredric Ellis, a Boston attorney representing several victims, said there is no evidence that the founders “raided” the company’s coffers shortly before it filed for bankruptcy protection. But he said the records show that the company was growing rapidly and generated enormous profits for the owners before it shut down. “They were clearly taking a lot of money out while it was operating,” Ellis said. “They cashed out, no doubt about it.” Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  13. The tenth amendment is a tautology. [I]"The amendment states but a truism that all is retained which has not been surrendered."[/I] United States v. Darby Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  14. Professor, I believe you have overestimated some people's ability to use Internet search tools. Owners drew $16m from pharmacy tied to deaths. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  15. Newsflash: Obama's policies arrested the economic collapse, which began before he took office. They didn't cause it. The cause was insufficient financial regulation and unsound fiscal policies, e.g., supply-side economic policy. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  16. Flipping the bird typically is, though. Are you saying that Title 32 trumps the Constitution? Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I didn't infer from their comments that some posters were merely advocating her removal. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  17. where is the sarcasm emoticon when you need it? I don't think lawrocket was being sarcastic (or even dickish). I think he truly finds the bill troubling. As we all should imo. I think we've all known for a while the Government was snooping. Not ethical, but not legal and not something that could be directly used against you. This changes that stance to legal snooping. I have a huge problem with that. Ian I agree with you. However, my concern is somewhat mitigated in the knowledge that we have judicial review to determine the constitutionality of challenged laws. I think more often than not the SCOTUS makes well reasoned decisions. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  18. where is the sarcasm emoticon when you need it? I don't think lawrocket was being sarcastic (or even dickish). I think he truly finds the bill troubling. Edit to add: I was also not being sarcastic. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  19. So you're claiming that the Constitution does not protect free speech (that doesn't incite riots, cause theater attendees to trample one another, etc.). Got it. Right. Instead they are advocating the guards beat her down for exercising her Constitutionally guaranteed rights. Of course, anyone who has served knows that doing such a thing would violate UCMJ and civilian law. True. The guards are free to form whatever opinion of the lady that they want. Performing violence on her because of that opinion, however, is something they do not have a right to do. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  20. Fortunately, we have judicial review to keep Congress in check. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  21. If the guards take their job and enlistment oath seriously, not a thing would happen, except perhaps the flipper getting bored and moving on. It never ceases to amaze me how some conservatives think so little of our troops as to believe them incapable of handling an uncomfortable situation without resorting to violence. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  22. I'm pretty sure that the Constitution trumps such "specific rules" whenever the two are inconsistent. Pretty sure you've never visited the Tomb of the Unknowns. And clearly you've never read the Constitution. I didn't say this was unconstitutional. What I said was anyone who actually yelled and flipped off the guards at the tomb would feel the wrath of those guards...physically. You can try and figure out whether that's an infringement on their constitutional rights later. First, my reply was to AggieDave, not you. Second, the guards, presumably US military, are sworn to defend the Constitution against its enemies. If they retaliated against someone who was merely exercising their right to free expression, however distasteful the guards might find that expression, they become an enemy of the Constitution and should be punished appropriately, whether that be Article 15 or court martial. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  23. jcd11235

    Warm?

    Traditionally, it is you, the party who is proved wrong, who eats the crow. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  24. jcd11235

    Warm?

    Incorrect. We are saying that the US data was, in fact, included in the world data. And the world temps are still above average despite that. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  25. jcd11235

    Warm?

    That may have been what you meant, but it certainly was not what you were saying, at least not before you began back-pedaling. Your reading comprehension is as deficient as your logic (i.e., completely absent) if you really believe that. The only person to demonstrate "total misunderstanding" in this thread is you, with your absurd claim that the world cannot be warmer than average in the same month that the USA is cooler than average. You even ignored concrete examples proving how such a thing is possible. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!