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  4. To protect and serve?

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    YouTube Video: St. Louis Cop Shown Beating Suspect

    http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2011/01/youtube_video_st_louis_cop_beats_suspect.php

    Update 3:20 p.m. We've found another video (below) on YouTube that should still play.

    Update 2:44 p.m. YouTube has removed the video stating it violates the company's policy of showing "shocking and disgusting content."

    Never mind that if you search YouTube for terms such as "knock out, street fight, brawl, etc." you can treat yourself to a wide array of shocking and disgusting footage. The site even hosts a video called

    . But when it comes to footage of a police officer beating an unarmed suspect, that's too violent for YouTube? We have a request for comment in with YouTube. Back at ya when -- if -- we hear anything.

    Original post follows...

    This video just in via YouTube showing a St. Louis police officer beating a suspect at the Shell gas station at I-55 and Arsenal around 2:30 a.m. January 1.

    KTVI Fox 2 reports that the police have released the following statement:

    "We were first made aware of the video this morning and while all of the circumstances of the incident are not known, what is seen on the video is extremely disturbing to us. Force is to be used only when absolutely necessary and this department takes the use of force very seriously. No one has a filed a complaint regarding this incident, however the department is launching an Internal Affairs investigation immediately and we would urge those involved in the incident to please come forward and relay their eyewitness accounts to the Internal Affairs investigators. We are also making efforts to identify the officer involved who, once identified, will immediately be assigned to administrative duty pending the results of the investigation."

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  6. Personal License Plates...The Best and Worse

    in Pics and Vids

    Posted

    This is bullspit...:nono:

    Virginia DMV Revokes World's Greatest License Plate

    Via Jalopnik -

    500x_dmv_letter_1.jpgA man in possession of the world's greatest license plate

    has lost his battle with the Virginia DMV, who ridiculously claim it

    encourages oral sex with kids instead of just cannibalism. Here's their

    predictably unfunny response to the funny plate. According to poster WHOWANTSBEEF at Reddit,

    he's the owner of the infamous "EATTHE Kids First" license plate

    floating around the internet for years. Unfortunately for him, someone

    complained his plate was advocating something beyond hilarious

    cannibalism.

    I received a second letter saying that I would then be going into a

    sort court hearing about it over the phone. There would be me, a DMV

    representative and a mediator. Long story short I had my ass handed to

    me and had no defense.

    In the end I asked how many people complained and what they

    complained about exactly, since I was under the impression it was being

    taken away because of cannibalism concerns. I was told they received

    something like 4 letters and 7 phone calls. All of them generic "I'm

    offended and my right to not be offended trumps everything!!!". The DMV

    then had a private round table meeting with something like 13 people in

    the meeting... JUST to discuss my plate.

    On their own, they came to the conclusion that my plate advocated

    oral sex on children, oral fucking sex on underage fucking children!! I

    was completely shocked and couldnt form a complete sentence afterwords.

    I then tried to get the plate "FUVADMV", but it didnt pass muster.

    As support, he provides this detailed and humorless letter from the

    DMV, which is the best proof you'll get he actually had the plate. So

    good job, Virginia DMV, you protected us from humor.

    500x_dmv_letter_2.jpg

    [via Reddit]

  7. Traffic stop + notify

    in Dumpster

    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    Negative? Most of the stuff I've read, or anecdotally heard, or witnessed (once) was most cops 'on the beat' are pro-CCW and know you're not a goober if you've got your CCW. Ok, you could still be a goober, but at least have passed a background check.

    Now, if you're open carrying and the reason the cops are there is because people are skeered of your gun - they might not be as pleasant, even if you are within your legal bounds.

  9. Reebok Zigs

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    I suffer from pf now and then' date=' but would rather cut off my feet than wear those ugly fucking shoes.[/quote']

    :lol: I need to spread it around more first.

    If I was at home, I'd photoshop Fonz next to a jukebox was those ugly looking kicks on. :lol:

  12. Warrior Dash (Logan, OH)

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    Has anyone done one of these? A couple buddies are trying to convince me to join. 3 mile obstacle course. Free beer, t-shirt, Warrior hat with entry.

    What's keeping me from doing it

    - I hate paying to exercise ($40+$10 parking until Friday, then it's an additional $10)

    - Seems like a challenge, but not as hard as a half-marathon or something else.

    So I'm hoping someone has some firsthand experience to at least say whether it was a good time or not -- a $50-worth good time.

    http://www.warriordash.com/register2011_ohio.php

  13. Who do you want as the next Governor of Ohio?

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    I wonder how many "Paris Hiltons" there are compared the "Farmer land heirs", both are outliers from the norm, but I'm sure there one side is greater than the other. Plus, may of those "farmers" gets LOTS of other gov't subsidies, but that's another discussion I suppose.

    And in the farmer example, then I guess you'd have to determine how much land is really necessary for one person to own. There again, your grandpappy or whoever made an investment and made money off the land, but if you don't farm, what are you going to do with 20,000 acres? I mean, it's America so you're free do with your money what you want, but anytime it changes hands (eg. via death, or sale) it's a chance to reevaluate it's worth. Either way, I guess anytime someone inherits something, especially if it's sizable I dunno how you can complain -- it's still something they got for free, like rich-mans welfare. :dunno:

  14. Who do you want as the next Governor of Ohio?

    in Dumpster

    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    No no no... you can't get away that easy.

    You said "the Hiltons" - referring to her granddad. The rest of the family is just riding coattails. What's their incentive to be anything more than lucky parasites?

    Paris herself only supports more people than you and I because she inherited and spends more money each year than you or I.

    A parasite is a parasite regardless of their net worth. What incentive does Paris, or any of her heirs have to be anything more than f*(kups when they'll be trust-fund babies all their lives. They don't contribute to the betterment of society, all they do is consume frivolously.

    At least the parasites you're referring to spend everything they get. There's not a lot of people on welfare that have a huge lump of cash in the bank. The gov't gives them money, they spend it right away on goods, normal goods (bread, milk, cigarettes, gas, heat, electric, mortgage/rent) - stimulating the economy...70% of which is based on consumer spending.

    Paris contributes to people that are already rich socialites - club owners, Bentley Automobiles, and basically gets paid by people to show up places... that's the opposite direction.

  15. The Wisdom of Properly Using Firearms

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    Another forward - "Virginia Preparation"

    Seems this gal cruises thru a stop sign, or whatever, and gets pulled over by a local policeman. She hands the cop her driver's license, insurance verification, plus her concealed carry permit.

    "Okay, Miss Smith," the cop says, "I see your CCW permit. Are you carrying today?"

    "Yes, I am."

    "Well then, better tell me what you got."

    Smith says, "Well, I got a .357 revolver in my inside coat pocket. There's a 9mm semi-auto in the glove box. And, I've got a .22 magnum derringer in my right boot."

    "Okay," the cop says. "Anything else?"

    "Yeah, back in the trunk, there's an AR15 and a shotgun. That's about it."

    "Miss Smith, are you on your way to or from a gun range....?"

    "Nope."

    "Well then, what are you afraid of...?"

    "Not a damn thing..."

  16. Who do you want as the next Governor of Ohio?

    in Dumpster

    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    What kind of an asshole would believe the government shouldn't be entitled to your already-taxed assets once you die? :rolleyes::nono: The estate tax is nothing more than state-sponsored thievery. Punish those who've made good decisions and have contributed to society while continuing to reward the parasites. The American way.

    You're right. Pardon me. I guess I was just having a weak moment trying to recall what "good decisions" people like

    paris_hilton.jpg

    and Tony Hayward made that contributed to society. Though I suppose Tony does have a legitimate "contribution".

    Here I thought you didn't want to reward the parasites, but if they're parasites from dead people who made good decisions 60 years ago, then it's ok. If my daddy was awesome, but I'm a pinhead, then I should be entitled to not have to work for anything.

  21. Who do you want as the next Governor of Ohio?

    in Dumpster

    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    I'm just saying Kasich isn't off to a stellar start so far... :rolleyes:

    But feel free to find all the wasteful programs the last gov-elect spent money -- I'd like to read them.

    Edit: Upgrading his personal house would be a wise move for someone who wants to eliminate the Estate Tax... http://willsandwealth.blogspot.com/2010/08/ohio-estate-tax-strickland-vs-kasich.html

    By all accounts, John Kasich, the Republican candidate for Ohio governor, supports the elimination of the Ohio estate tax, or "death tax," as he and other Republicans often refer to it. This position has been reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and on Kasich's own website.

    ....

    As to this current structure, and as you might recall from previous posts, the Ohio estate tax is imposed on net estates over $338,333 at a rate of 6%, and then the rate increases to 7% on amounts over $500,000. Proceeds from life insurance are generally not subject to estate tax, and amounts passing to charities or to a surviving spouse are also not subject to estate tax. The tax is imposed on the "net estate," so debts and expenses are deductible. Ohio tax laws, like federal tax laws, provide a "stepped up basis" so that any unrealized capital gains at the time an individual passes away are effectively wiped away.

    As you also might recall from previous posts, of the tax collected on any given estate, 80% goes to the municipality in which the decedent resided. According to the Plain Dealer, a repeal of the estate tax would "cut around $240 million from local governments," so presumably the Plain Dealer is calculating the total annual revenue generated by the estate tax to be in the neighborhood of $300 million.

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: There's a budget deficit issue in Ohio, and it's fairly severe. The only way to fix the issue is for the state's revenue to exceed its spending by a wide margin. Before I jump on the Kasich bandwagon and support the elimination of the estate tax (and, for that matter, the elimination of the state income tax, which provides 40% of the state's budget and which Kasich is in favor of repealing), I need to see how he plans on raising additional revenue, and what government spending and programs he plans on eliminating.

    I have no doubt that there is wasteful spending that could easily be cut, but when Strickland had to go through a round of budget cuts last year, I remember reading stories like this one, from the Dayton Daily News, about how the state's public library system was in grave danger when its budget was reduced by $112 million in 2010 (from $458 million in 2008, to $360 million in 2009, to $248 million in 2010). For me, that story highlighted the point that not all government spending is wasteful, and budget cuts can mean the funding of valuable programs will be reduced or eliminated altogether.

  22. Who do you want as the next Governor of Ohio?

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    Look at it this way... Governors Mansion is paid for - done, one house bought awhile ago by the taxpayers (along with the millions of others last year -- but that's in another thread) with all the amenities required for the governor.

    Kasich's personal house will need 'x' dollars in upgrades, and I'd surmise that our tax money is paying for his mortgage for at least the time that's he's governor. If they need to rewire the house for surveillance, reinforce walls, make additions... I don't know how he'll give those upgrades back to the taxpayer. In fact, he'll get a taxpayer upgraded house, taxpayers paid mortgage, and no-tax on the first $500k of profit from selling it when he moves.

    Win-win-win for Kasich.

    Lose-lose-lose for taxpayers.

    That's the GOP way. Looking out for himself over the 'general welfare' of the people he was elected to serve.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    To recap, so far he's proposed less school days for children, and decided to live in his own home and hidden the cost to the taxpayers. Great start for Ohio.

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