Rich people lobby for loophole and get legislation creating it. After some time, court invalidates it. Rich people ask for and get amnesty for period between creation of loophole and its final invalidation.
In theory, they could play this game forever. Simply pass the 'same' legislation again with some minor differences making previous court decision not applicable. Case goes back to court, invalidating new loophole. But amnesty is granted for the period between law enactment and court finding. Again. For all intents and purposes, business would get its loophole. And if they are smart, they can time the events to which these transient loopholes apply, avoiding tax altogether.
The article quoted one rap celebrity saying that he wouldn't even tell the police about a known murderer living next door to him.
Well, how did you know the guy next door was a murderer? Are you covering up for him? Complicit in some of his activities? We're slapping the cuffs on you too, buddy. Keep in mind that a lot of what the cops do is just to harass people they don't like. No, they could probably never build a case against the neighbor. But if they get him to make a few mis-statements, they have probable cause to have him spend a few nights in jail. And that was probably the goal at the outset: Hassle the guy we don't like.
The other side of the coin: We had a case a few years back involving some incidents of child molestation at a local boys and girls club. Eventually, they nabbed a minister who was volunteering at the place and charged him. But the interesting part (which actually was pointed out by our local news media) was that the case had to be investigated by an outside police agency rather than the local cops. We have had ongoing problems in this town of this nature for literally decades. And the cops don't do much about it because the people involved are "the good old boys". And interviewing friends, neighbors, an co-workers might reveal more guilty parties. We don't want to bring the high and mighty into police interrogation rooms or they might slip and admit that they've been passing some of the kids around themselves. So this is a case of the cops saying "Don't talk to the cops."
In fact, in the 'rebuttal' video from Officer Bruch, he says at the 6:20 mark:
"You're going to lose [in the police interrogation room], unless you're purely innocent. On the other side of it, I don't want to put anyone who's innocent in jail. I try not to bring anyone in to the interview room who's innocent. And there are a couple that I have let walk away because they were innocent."
The determination of guilt/innocence isn't the cops job. They are there to round up suspects and collect evidence to support a prosecutor's court case. Being in a police interrogation room implies a type of detention. Technically, you are in police custody and that can escalate into an 'official' arrest at any time the police officer desires. If they just need some information from you, they can meet you at some public* place.
* Don't invite them into your home. Once they've got their foot in the door, it can be difficult to get them back out. All they have to do is to declare your residence as some sort of crime scene. Your best bet is to meet in the establishment of some (friendly) third party. You can sit down over a cup of coffee and answer all the questions you want. But if the interview seems to go against you, you give your buddy a sign and he withdraws the invitation for the police officer to be on his premises. The cops leaves or he gets charged with trespassing.
On a school bus, you can pull over and evacuate. On an airplane, you are stuck for maybe half an hour, from being able to divert, land and get law enforcement help. And yes, airplanes are high profile targets.
I don't know how you go about sorting through the people who might go nuts and kill. I mean without trampling all over everyone's individual rights. We can profile some killers, but 99.9% of the people fitting that profile will never kill. They'll just stand on a street corner, mumbling to themselves.
That would be a self fulfilling prophecy. Our federal bureaucracy and elected representatives are already full of marginally functioning paranoid personalities.
The rest of the world needs to stop enabling this behavior. Next time the NSA comes around with a joint espionage agreement, other nations' security services need to pat them on the head and send them back home.
... is this physiological difference innate or developed as a result of Einstein applying his brain to difficult problems? Like what happens to the brains of London cab drivers.
and how dare you even conduct this research into the issue!
Stand by for a lot more politically incorrect research being done by AI researchers. Sociologists, psychologists and linguists have known about this stuff for years. But it has been a 'no go' area of research, thanks to many institutes of higher learning PC policies. Now, enter the software geeks, necessarily lacking social skills. Give them a sizable corpus of training material and look what pops out.
I got a kick out of the ABC article description of cops and secret service vehicles wrecking on those automatic barriers they've placed around DC. It sounds like the perp's vehicle made it over the barrier, triggering it to pop up just in time to disable the pursuing cops. Good thinking there.
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Rich people lobby for loophole and get legislation creating it. After some time, court invalidates it. Rich people ask for and get amnesty for period between creation of loophole and its final invalidation.
In theory, they could play this game forever. Simply pass the 'same' legislation again with some minor differences making previous court decision not applicable. Case goes back to court, invalidating new loophole. But amnesty is granted for the period between law enactment and court finding. Again. For all intents and purposes, business would get its loophole. And if they are smart, they can time the events to which these transient loopholes apply, avoiding tax altogether.
The article quoted one rap celebrity saying that he wouldn't even tell the police about a known murderer living next door to him.
Well, how did you know the guy next door was a murderer? Are you covering up for him? Complicit in some of his activities? We're slapping the cuffs on you too, buddy. Keep in mind that a lot of what the cops do is just to harass people they don't like. No, they could probably never build a case against the neighbor. But if they get him to make a few mis-statements, they have probable cause to have him spend a few nights in jail. And that was probably the goal at the outset: Hassle the guy we don't like.
The other side of the coin: We had a case a few years back involving some incidents of child molestation at a local boys and girls club. Eventually, they nabbed a minister who was volunteering at the place and charged him. But the interesting part (which actually was pointed out by our local news media) was that the case had to be investigated by an outside police agency rather than the local cops. We have had ongoing problems in this town of this nature for literally decades. And the cops don't do much about it because the people involved are "the good old boys". And interviewing friends, neighbors, an co-workers might reveal more guilty parties. We don't want to bring the high and mighty into police interrogation rooms or they might slip and admit that they've been passing some of the kids around themselves. So this is a case of the cops saying "Don't talk to the cops."
In fact, in the 'rebuttal' video from Officer Bruch, he says at the 6:20 mark:
"You're going to lose [in the police interrogation room], unless you're purely innocent. On the other side of it, I don't want to put anyone who's innocent in jail. I try not to bring anyone in to the interview room who's innocent. And there are a couple that I have let walk away because they were innocent."
The determination of guilt/innocence isn't the cops job. They are there to round up suspects and collect evidence to support a prosecutor's court case. Being in a police interrogation room implies a type of detention. Technically, you are in police custody and that can escalate into an 'official' arrest at any time the police officer desires. If they just need some information from you, they can meet you at some public* place.
* Don't invite them into your home. Once they've got their foot in the door, it can be difficult to get them back out. All they have to do is to declare your residence as some sort of crime scene. Your best bet is to meet in the establishment of some (friendly) third party. You can sit down over a cup of coffee and answer all the questions you want. But if the interview seems to go against you, you give your buddy a sign and he withdraws the invitation for the police officer to be on his premises. The cops leaves or he gets charged with trespassing.
Why should she care? Missouri is one of the states we fly over anyway.
Instead, give them something better to do with their lives..
I don't think you understand how mental disorders work.
On a school bus, you can pull over and evacuate. On an airplane, you are stuck for maybe half an hour, from being able to divert, land and get law enforcement help. And yes, airplanes are high profile targets.
I don't know how you go about sorting through the people who might go nuts and kill. I mean without trampling all over everyone's individual rights. We can profile some killers, but 99.9% of the people fitting that profile will never kill. They'll just stand on a street corner, mumbling to themselves.
Right. They'd never be given access to the cockpit. But nutcases can still do some damage with them. Including killing people.
Think about 9/11. Compare the size of a pocket knife blade to that of a box cutter. Most pocket knifes I've seen have larger blades than box cutters.
The 'confederacy of hysterical air-hostesses' included the ones who were getting their throats slit on 9/11. So I can sort of see their point.
As long as the corners aren't rounded.
That would be a self fulfilling prophecy. Our federal bureaucracy and elected representatives are already full of marginally functioning paranoid personalities.
The rest of the world needs to stop enabling this behavior. Next time the NSA comes around with a joint espionage agreement, other nations' security services need to pat them on the head and send them back home.
It couldn't have been the USA. We're closed for business until further notice.
When the TSA stops using clean gloves for the cavity searches, I'll be convinced.
Well, the pharaoh's still there sleeping, isn't he?
Nope. They failed to make it archeologist-proof.
We've told you a million times: Don't exaggerate!
the FAA forbids the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles over crowded areas such as Manhattan,
Looks like an applicable regulation to me. And it looks like the operator was in clear violation. No news here.
First, mod this +Funny. I'm out of points.
and how dare you even conduct this research into the issue!
Stand by for a lot more politically incorrect research being done by AI researchers. Sociologists, psychologists and linguists have known about this stuff for years. But it has been a 'no go' area of research, thanks to many institutes of higher learning PC policies. Now, enter the software geeks, necessarily lacking social skills. Give them a sizable corpus of training material and look what pops out.
When these robots run out of prey, they might crawl up on land and seek out some other soft, spineless form of life. Politicians.
Its big, about the diameter of a silver dollar. Six legs, shiny black body, big pincers and semi transparent wings. Its sitting on cowboyneal's head.
When its attempt at being the National Enquirer failed?
I got a kick out of the ABC article description of cops and secret service vehicles wrecking on those automatic barriers they've placed around DC. It sounds like the perp's vehicle made it over the barrier, triggering it to pop up just in time to disable the pursuing cops. Good thinking there.
There ought to be a law.....
That should be 'le desktop'. Use proper French or you'll run afoul of L'Academie Francaise.