Keep in mind that we don't know if the gun was related to the offense, or even that they stole it. It is very possible that the residents thought that they legally purchased the gun. For example, they might have bought it at a gun show not knowing that it was stolen. The stolen gun is certainly a concern but simply knowing that there was a stolen gun on the premise is not enough to show guilt.
Another concern is about the search itself. They clearly did not have a warrant when they first came to the house. Did they get one for the kid or for the parent? A very real concern is that they simply grabbed onto the frivolous charge against the parent so that they could get a warrant to search for evidence regarding the kid.
Regardless, I feel that they should cover the damage done during the search. However, it is my understanding that, if they had a proper warrant, they don't (this is something that my high school teachers said, so take it with a proper quantity of salt).
Voting for a third party is actually a very good option. If everyone that is whining about the current political duopoly would stop whining and vote for someone else then the duopoly would fall apart. People normally counter argue that you are throwing your vote away because they 3rd party will never win. I disagree with this because:
- There are currently several independent congressman.
- While they might not win this race more people who voted mainstream might vote for them next time if they are noticed in this race. People will take you a lot more seriously if you got 15% last election instead of 1.5%.
- A large number of people don't because they don't like either of the 2 main parties. If they would get out and vote for 3rd parties then we would see a lot more 3rd parties winning.
Most importantly, don't get that you have more than one vote! There are many issues on a single ballot, so you can vote mainstream for president and 3rd party for other offices. Last election I felt that the presidential race was very close and that there was a huge difference between Bush & Kerry. I voted for one of them even though I felt that one of the other candidates would do a better job. However, a number of other offices I often voted 3rd party because there was not nearly as much at stake. If more people in my state will start doing this then we can get a 3rd (and hopefully a 4th) party going locally. After that we can work toward another party for president.
Why does Microsoft think that they have to compete with Google? M$ makes its money off of office and windoes, while google does searches. Sure, if google gets a good office product out there then M$ should worry about it, but I don't see google competing with windows.
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In order to show how dumb this law is perhaps Ohio residents should look up everyone that voted for it and accuse them of rape.
Keep in mind that we don't know if the gun was related to the offense, or even that they stole it. It is very possible that the residents thought that they legally purchased the gun. For example, they might have bought it at a gun show not knowing that it was stolen. The stolen gun is certainly a concern but simply knowing that there was a stolen gun on the premise is not enough to show guilt.
Another concern is about the search itself. They clearly did not have a warrant when they first came to the house. Did they get one for the kid or for the parent? A very real concern is that they simply grabbed onto the frivolous charge against the parent so that they could get a warrant to search for evidence regarding the kid.
Regardless, I feel that they should cover the damage done during the search. However, it is my understanding that, if they had a proper warrant, they don't (this is something that my high school teachers said, so take it with a proper quantity of salt).
Voting for a third party is actually a very good option. If everyone that is whining about the current political duopoly would stop whining and vote for someone else then the duopoly would fall apart. People normally counter argue that you are throwing your vote away because they 3rd party will never win. I disagree with this because: - There are currently several independent congressman. - While they might not win this race more people who voted mainstream might vote for them next time if they are noticed in this race. People will take you a lot more seriously if you got 15% last election instead of 1.5%. - A large number of people don't because they don't like either of the 2 main parties. If they would get out and vote for 3rd parties then we would see a lot more 3rd parties winning. Most importantly, don't get that you have more than one vote! There are many issues on a single ballot, so you can vote mainstream for president and 3rd party for other offices. Last election I felt that the presidential race was very close and that there was a huge difference between Bush & Kerry. I voted for one of them even though I felt that one of the other candidates would do a better job. However, a number of other offices I often voted 3rd party because there was not nearly as much at stake. If more people in my state will start doing this then we can get a 3rd (and hopefully a 4th) party going locally. After that we can work toward another party for president.
Why does Microsoft think that they have to compete with Google? M$ makes its money off of office and windoes, while google does searches. Sure, if google gets a good office product out there then M$ should worry about it, but I don't see google competing with windows.