redkow97

Fit is probably the single most inportant feature. I have been reasonably pleased with my Bell Vortex (I'm on my second), but the shell is large compared to other "medium" helmets in my closet. Next to JB's Arai and my older medium scorpion, the Bell looks huge. I look like a bobble-head on the bike.

I know a guy who I used to work with who will do a good job for a reasonable price. Tomas does a lot of DUI defense, and he's not an a-hole. That's a rare combo ;-)

Even the best lawyer can't change the facts. He might end up paying to be told "you're screwed. I'll try to get you the lightest sentence possible."

why do presidential candidates (or rather, their campaigns) talk about the "black vote" as if all black people inherently agree on political issues? And assuming they did, why would a candidate care so much about what 13% of the U.S. population thinks on a given issue? Statistically, I would be shocked if there weren't more gay voters than black voters in America. Why doesn't anyone pander to them? **edit - these are all rhetorical questions.

Judges are held to higher standards within the legal community. The ethics board is no joke, and the rules for Attorneys require avoiding impropriety. For Judges, that requirement is elevated to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Legal consequences are the same for everyone, which is how it should be, but any attorney can be stripped of his law license (or disbarred for life) without ever breaking the law. That includes Judges.

Wouldn't it more appropriately replace the V-strom? I fully support having multiple vehicles (2-wheeled or otherwise), but I feel that having multiple vehicles that do the same thing(s) well is spending money that could be used for other fun.

Police officers are human beings. I completely understand that when a suspect struggles with them, allegedly reaches for their firearm, and basically makes their job more difficult and more dangerous, they are going to be pissed off. I also understand that their anger may get the better of them, and lead to retaliatory actions. But mistakes are mistakes, and all actions have consequences. Again, assuming the reports are accurate, it sounds like this officer's actions should result in loss of his job permanently, and loss of his freedom for a significant number of years. Having an explanation for a mistake doesn't excuse it.

there are also regulations on how to properly transport a firearm. Hint: loaded isn't the proper way.

I like the GSX-S okay enough, but I hate the small body pieces next to the radiator, and I don't like how severe the angle of the bodywork appears on the sub-frame. To me it looks like they're trying to do a stock version of the ridiculous mods some people do to make their tail point upward. I prefer a flatter seat-back.

The police unions have allowed the bad cops to keep their jobs for a long time. I honestly don't know how good LEO's tolerate it. I understand that they look at Joe Cop and think, "man, that guy beat the shit out of an unarmed protestor ...If I did that, I'd want the union to help me keep my job." What I don't understand at all is why they don't think, "hey! that a-hole was beating the shit out of an unarmed protestor! This kind of shit is what gives police officers a bad rep. fire his ass!" It's the assumption that they'll be the one in trouble some day that leads them to protect their own when they don't deserve it. Sounds mildly paranoid, but such is the world in which we live...

and you don't think that's a strong possibility with hundreds of pounds of wind-force fighting the bike?

I would bet Laguna will stay on the schedule, but they won't keep 3 American rounds... Maybe alternate years between Indianapolis and Laguna? COTA is going to be a mainstay though, unless attendance sucks. The track is just too awesome...

To give a proper answer on this, we would need this person's full criminal history, as well as all the facts.

I understand your line of thinking, but I don't believe that would pan-out in real world conditions. Reaching redline when the only force the engine has to exert is on the drum isn't equivalent to pushing through the wind at 140 mph. I will grant you that reaching redline in both scenarios means your engine is working just as hard in both situations, but I disagree that the net result is equal wheel-speed at a given RPM.

yeah, I also need to make it to a GP weekend before Indianapolis is off the schedule (which I actually thought was next year). I am almost always on vacation the second weekend in August though, so that seems to overlap with the race a lot.

Summit Point's front straight will allow a decent rider on a 600 to push 150. On a liter bike, I can only imagine 165 is common... Group trip to Road America, anyone?

And for what it's worth, you cannot consent to break the law. An agreed fight to the death wouldn't be legal - it would be premeditated murder. The only exceptions I can think of are boxing/MMA, which is why those events must have sanctioning bodies.

I'm not aware of it having happened in professional sports, but it's happened in club or recreational level sports. When you participate in any sport, there is an expectation that the other participants will follow the rules of the game. Actions beyond those rules are penalized. Actions grossly outside the bounds of the rules are "beyond the scope of consent," and can be criminal. In an extreme example, it's an easy call to make. Baseball pitchers can't take out a gun and shoot a batter. When they throw at his head (still arguably deadly force), that's a lot less clear-cut, because the batter is consenting to the basic action, and the intent is harder to prove. I would characterize the contact between the vehicles as "part of the sport." The scare tactic that (arguably) followed is less clearly so. I still don't think tony Stewart had any intention of hitting that kid.

Polygraph is inadmissible for court, not for investigations. It's just a matter of saving time. Law enforcement doesn't like chasing the wrong person.

is the victim over 18 now? **edit - I didn't realize this was alleged to have happened so recently. I dealt with a family where a 19 year old had been molested by her uncle when she was 14. The matter I was dealing with was totally unrelated to the 19 year old (she was one of my witnesses), but she maintained contact with her uncle. My thought was that these were old(er) allegations that had only recently surfaced (which is extremely common when kids are abused). If the victim is now an adult, they can choose to maintain a relationship with their abuser until and unless there's a no-contact order against the accused. That was what I was envisioning here. Not nearly enough evidence to make a judgment on this. I think his "offer" to submit to the polygraph if they tested the accuser was an interesting choice. I'd be all about clearing my name - then sue the woman for malicious prosecution. He's a quasi-celebrity. He can actually argue with a straight face that his reputation is financially damaged, and likely get a pretty large judgment against her. She could also be charged with falsification and obstruction, among other things.

Dyno speed doesn't equate to real-world speed. Wind resistance multiplies exponentially. I'm not saying your speedometer couldn't have been dead-nuts accurate (although that's rare), but a dyno reading of top-speed doesn't mean much in my book. Ben from OMRL hit 105 in 4th gear on the Harley dyno at Indy this past weekend... Tell me it will do that on the highway.

Who ever condones looting? The morons who looted and rioted have nothing to do with the underlying incident involving an (allegedly) unarmed man being shot and killed by a police officer. If it went down the way the witness(es) describe, I think people have a right to be outraged. That doesn't give them the right to loot or threaten the officer's life, but outrage is warranted.

working for "the state" can mean ODOT's road crew, and being a Marine doesn't mean he won't try to screw you. there's nothing wrong with being cautious. You're going to meet in-person to make an exchange at some point. I say bring the serial number to a law enforcement agency together. Explain the scenario, and let an independent third-party run the number you hand the officer. Then when it comes back clean, you hand him the piece of paper, and tell him he can keep the paper when he confirms that's what's on the firearm, and you make the exchange.

I'm also surprised, but equally impressed with their journalistic integrity. 130 is likely verifiable as the average speed between two of the timing stripes on the highway. the "150 to 180" were almost certainly pacing estimates from the aircraft, based on its own indicated air-speed. I don't know a lot about aircraft, but my guess is something of the size likely to have been used can barely obtain 150 mph without a tail-wind, or a sustained dive.

Remember you said this when people propose solutions that don't fit what you envisioned. I'm no developer, but I used to work in software sales. Our biggest time/money wasters always seemed to result from the client telling us what to do, rather than simply telling us what they wanted to accomplish, and allowing us to decide the most effective way to program it. That's the kind of thing that really shouldn't need to be said in a professional environment, but I found it happening shockingly often when other people spec'd out custom reports for clients I had sold to. Best of luck!