redkow97

No. Ariel Castro abducted and repeatedly raped three women for a decade. He kept them bound, deprived them of food, and created a general atmosphere of terror that is far worse than any American prison. I'm not against punishing criminals when they have been convicted of crimes that warrant a deprivation of their freedom, but I think it has to be about punishment and not revenge. They have proven that they are not to be trusted in society, so we sequester them with others who are also not to be trusted with freedom. Absent a reliable form of rehabilitation, I don't know what else we can do that is more efficient. Killing an inmate does nothing to rehabilitate them, and ENDS their punishment. There's a fine line between punishment and vengeance.

I maintain that our justice system should not be seeking vengeance. We are supposed to be BETTER than those we punish and execute. Torturing them, or even killing them immediately and painlessly, makes us the same as them. Or wouldn't you have a problem with a murderer who kills his victims quickly and painlessly?

Wear slacks and a tie, and people assume you're a detective. It's shocking how often people assume you're authorized to do (insert whatever action here) when you act like you're allowed. At the Cuyahoga County Justice Center, there are signs on every floor that say "please check in with the deputy, take a seat, and wait to be called - authorized persons ONLY allowed beyond this point." I'll tell you right now, if you're wearing a suit, no one is going to blink when you walk past that sign. When I was clerking there, I actually asked a deputy to un-lock the door back to the judges' chambers for me. He never once questioned whether or not I was actually supposed to be going back there - just told me to cut through courtroom, because it would take less time than him finding his key. And this was a 23-floor building with 4 judges per floor (from 12 up anyway), so it's not like this deputy recognized me. I wasn't on that particular floor nearly often enough.

You mean if Danny has time after he wakes up hung-over and misses practice, right? Because that's what Eslick (allegedly) does at Mid-Ohio I kid, I kid. Hell, if Danny was too hung over to make it to practice on Sunday morning, he and I had something in common that weekend. Hopefully we get some more Danny Eslick post-race interviews this season. He needs to be back on top of the box!

The entire philosophy of "laws" is that society as a whole agrees that certain things should not be allowed to occur. Because society changes, so must laws, but legislation rarely keeps up with public opinion. The principle of Jury Nullification is a nod to two faults in the justice system, that were meant to be acknowledged: 1) the aforementioned changes in societal standards (e.g. the decriminalization of marijuana. A jury might preemptively have asked "where's the victim?" and acquitted despite the fact that the state proved all the elements of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. That is inherently a violation of their duty as jurors, but one that can't really be punished. 2) the fact that laws can be poorly written. This is less of an issue in 2014 than it was in 1914, because we make much longer and more complex laws to safeguard against ambiguity and overly-inclusive language now. But the idea would be that a law says "anyone in possession of 10 or more hypodermic needles is guilty of trafficking in drug paraphernalia." (that's a fake crime I just invented for the example) The idea would be to catch heroin users/dealers, but in practice, it would also include pharmaceutical salesmen. Jury nullification would allow acquittal of anyone who violated the letter of the law, rather than the spirit of the law. The same could apply to a speeder who was traveling 26mph in a 25 zone.

This is updated daily http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/ It will include effective and expiration dates when applicable. It will not simply disappear when it expires though. Law enforcement agencies still have to be able to apply the old law if a crime was committed when it was effective.

The laws of the State of Ohio are always available for you or any other citizen to read. It's your responsibility to comply with the law; not the State's responsibility to make every last citizen aware of the political process they're presumed to be actively participating in. as an aside, it would be helpful if the news would actually report stuff like this, rather than racing to the bottom in an effort to be the most entertaining option.

it falls on all our shoulders - and yet what's the first thing 90% of Americans do when summoned for jury duty? "How can I get out of this???" People complain about the court system, but then refuse to play their role. My opinion is certainly biased, but I found jury duty quite interesting, not to mention necessary.

I think the notion that anyone has the right to decide someone else "deserves" to die is audacious. Go ask a convicted murderer what they thought of their victim. Several murder victims "deserved" to die by their standards. Just because we have a judicial process in place doesn't make us any better. Different, yes. Better? I'm not convinced. But I agree with your sentiment. Not only are we (albeit infrequently) killing innocent people, we're applying their own logic to our punishment for their crimes. Society's restraint should be what separates us from those willing to kill. The only time killing another individual is justified is when it is immediately necessary to prevent further loss of life. Many here are adding "vengeance" as a valid reason to kill someone. In the heat of the moment, I might be inclined to agree, but I don't think we should be reaching the same conclusion after reasoned consideration.

So then whoever administers the lethal injection should die by lethal injection, right?

What would the possible side-effects be? It's not lethal enough?

Did you guys miss Johnny Rock Page's old R1/M1 for sale? It's the bike Johnny Rock Page won the "Daytona 200 world championship on."

While not as quick as Baker, I believe Kenny Noyes was also racing. #9, I think

it's hard to find a running bike for $600. I spent plenty of time looking. What you should be able to find for that price is a decent project.

I'm not as convinced as you are that this is a horrible fate for the AMA. The sponsor money is either there to support racing, or it's not - the dollars available are not contingent upon which or how many racing series exist in the US. If AMA pro Racing cancelled its season tomorrow, all the sponsors would still have the money they intended to spend with AMA pro available. Whether or not they chose to spend it with WERA instead is their call. But I'm not un-optimistic that that's what would happen. "Club" racing is only club-level because it doesn't offer a big enough payout for anyone to do it full-time. If the prize money jumps, all of the sudden WERA becomes a "club" racing org with pros competing in it. That's fine by me. Bring back the days of having factory pro riders at the WERA national rounds. If the pros show up and take all the purse money, it's purse money that the club level guys weren't getting last year anyway. I don't see the harm in it. What I do see is an opportunity for up and coming young racers to not only watch their heroes race, but to pit a hundred feet away from them, and grid up on the same weekend. I have no illusions or aspirations of racing motorcycles for a living, but I think that I have a legitimate shot at some day having an expert license with WERA, and maybe being able to stay on the lead lap with professional caliber riders on the track. AMA Pro Racing folding would certainly put that goal more within reach.

Charged doesn't mean convicted. Some of you are making legal defenses prematurely. In a perfect world, no one with a valid defense is ever charged. That's not where we live. Different counties have different procedures, but this could go down a number of ways: - cops decide charges aren't warranted - cops decide charges are necessary, but the prosecutor disagrees and nothing happens - cops and prosecutors agree that charges are necessary, and he's acquitted at trial - charges are agreed, and he loses at trial - charges are filed, but he pleads to a lesser offense because he acknowledges he went too far.

No one has ever said it CAN'T be done, just that there are safer bikes to start on. If the planets align, I may actually be able to buy this.

I don't know their business structure, but I assume they make the majority of their money from sponsorship, then ticket sales and entry fees are just gravy. The alternative (I.e. what club orgs do) is te exact opposite... Make 90% of their money from entry fees, and then the rest from gate and sponsor agreements. Is the AMA shifting to the latter really a horrible thing? There will certainly be more racers who can afford a "full" 5-weekend schedule. That might even build an audience base. I'm not too discouraged. I like watching AMA pro, but I don't care if the riders have day jobs. And I'll always choose riding over spectating.

I'm not sure I buy their assertion that "crack was a problem, but that problem ended in the 1990's."

I got a PM about someone interested in the nighthawk. If that goes through, I will be in touch about this, but I don't want to get left bikeless in the shuffle. the OP's PM box is full, but send me one when you see this. I would much prefer the Katana to the Nighthawk (although I am liking working on the nighthawk a lot more than I thought I would)

And all is right with the world.

Sissy bars look dumb, but they're amazingly useful for strapping down large items like sleeping bags. Something to think about adding, perhaps?

Shit. I work in Painesville. I would deliver the nighthawk for $500 and buy this myself.

So to be clear, no one has provided an example of the court allowing a frivolous lawsuit based on hurt feelings. But it's still the courts' faults <eye roll>

Or pull my nighthawk thread, and I know someone else was considering it to fix and flip. This one would be even easier. Timing is everything. I'd prefer the katana to the nighthawk, but I can't be too mad about the nighthawk.