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Ken Hoinsky from Connecticut attempting to start publishing the book, 'Above The Game', a book filled with rape tips. Sign the petition to stop this here.
FollowKen Hoinsky from Connecticut attempting to start publishing the book, 'Above The Game', a book filled with rape tips. Sign the petition to stop this here.
Dear everybody,On Wednesday morning Kickstarter was sent a blog post quoting disturbing material found on Reddit. The offensive material was part of a draft for a "seduction guide" that someone was using Kickstarter to publish. The posts offe…
This is a pretty good apology.
in case you needed any more proof that Ken Hoinsky (TofuTofu, on Reddit) and the people that associate with him are human garbage… you're welcome
-hey look racism. are you surprised… I'm not surprised
-fat hatred… still not surprised, but there it is
-a "fun story" is one about the time you tried to pressure a woman into sex for 20 minutes, instead of taking the first "no" for an answer, and she had to leave in a taxi because you made her so uncomfortable, and somehow that is lol-worthy
-women who want lasting relationships are stupid and should just take their panties off for me!!
-when a woman rejects you it's because she's "programmed to say no"
700+ people donated to Hoinsky's Kickstarter and raised over $16,000
but the protest against the book was a "witch hunt" and feminists are "just looking for things to be angry about"
not getting over this anytime soon
Dude….if women are REPULSED and even FRIGHTENED by your "manual on how to seduce women" maybe that should be a fucking clue that it's really really really bad and won't work. And is also repulsive and frightening.
Above The Game is a popular step-by-step guide for getting good with women. I am publishing it as a full-length book.
Always the nice guy, my first three girlfriends cheated and dumped me for the other guy.
just a nice guy getting friendzoned
Hey, remember that Kickstarter sexual assault manual debacle a while back? Where some Reddit PUA creep got thousands of dollars to spread his "wisdom" about "getting women?" You know, this one? With the petition you all signed for shitty white dude Ben Kassoy to capitalize on, getting paid to write an article in Glamour humanizing him? Well…
You Feminist Writers. You just want to complain! Apparently he is running women's focus groups, and dating seminars in NYC. Thank you, Kickstarter and especially thank you Ben - your incompetence and excuses have done nothing but empower this misogynist creep.
Seriously, this is gross as hell to read. It's the same core mindset that led to the offensive material that started this shitshow in the first place. Pestering women endlessly, being hilariously dishonest in public, angrily stating they just don't understand, and falling back on their white dude savior Ben. Ken hasn't learned a damn thing, or changed an ounce.
The blame here is to be laid at a lot of people - Kickstarter, for not vetting submissions. Ben Kassoy, disingenuous ass who chose to capitalize on women's struggles with an online petition. Casey Malone who wrote a big masterpost telling all these women to give up their individual voices and sign Ben's petition… a lot of supposedly "good" organizations and people failed here. Now you have this predator, this abuser going around NYC, spreading his "gospel," harassing women on social media, so on and so forth.
This is that whole "allyship" problem, where men declare themselves feminists and/or good people, assume positions of leadership, and manage to cut women out of the picture entirely. Well done. Pat yourselves on the goddamn back, as you've only made everything worse.
Look, if scary horror-movie violin music started playing whenever a sociopathic rapist walked in the room, we wouldn't have a rape problem.
But it doesn't.
And rapists are very charming people. That's what they do. The most successful manipulator will convince you that you are safe in their arms until it is too late. A successful manipulator will convince you that you don't need pepperspray or karate or your cell phone. A successful manipulator will make you feel good about yourself and them. A rapist with big red horns and scaly green skin who jumps out and yells "SWIGGITY SWAPIST I'M A RAPIST" is an unsuccessful rapist.
If it was that easy to tell who the rapists are from a distance, we wouldn't have a rape problem.
When are you people going to learn that nobody gives a shit about your feelings and the only way to avoid or lessen the blow of things you dislike is by ignoring them?
Creating petitions and harassing Kickstarter to remove it will only drive publicity and suddenly this guy will be viewed as a lesser Tucker Max—which is probably what he wants. Shut your stupid fucking gobs already.
Glad Kickstarter realized this. Too bad they can't un-fund the project though. Donating to RAINN is a good start to undo their mistake.
(Concerning the guy who funded a how-to sexual assault guide.)
Also, dosomething.org is sending one of their team to meet with the creator of the guide to help him change his book to no longer promote sexual assault. There's more on that here, under the updates tab: http://www.dosomething.org/petition/kickstarter
I'm glad that they are reviewing their terms and conditions to prohibit future seduction guides. This is just an example of how young people can influence real world outcomes and help fight the sexist views of society.
But the best way to talk to women is to treat them like human beings.
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you're just a whiny bitch taking that guy's words out of context to make him look bad when anyone with a brain can tell he said multiple times that he doesn't think rape is okay
You may consider me a bitch, but I'm not whiny and I do have a brain. The words I used in that photoset may have been "taken out of context" but anyone familiar with the issue, or anyone who clicks on the link I provided in my post, will understand that the context in which these things were said is a collection of "seduction" advice for people who have difficulty approaching women. The words are almost entirely direct quotes (some have been truncated for space reasons or paraphrased to avoid redundancy) so if you think those words make Ken Hoinsky look bad, maybe you need to step back and examine why that is. Maybe you think those words make him look bad because you think it's bad to advise pushing past someone's boundaries instead of advocating for enthusiastic consent. If that's how you feel, then you're a decent human being! And you and I are on the same side.
A self-described "master pickup artist" used Kickstarter to raise 800% of his target goal to publish a book that encourages men to aggressively dominate women — specifically without asking for permission — if they want to get laid. After widespread protest, Kickstarter called the project "abhorrent and inconsistent with our values as people and as an organization," but allowed the project to be funded, taking their 5% cut of the earnings. Here's the company's explanation.
"Why do you hate men?"
What's up with this whole Ken hoinsky nonsense and kickstarter? He's writing a book on "seduction" called "Don't ask for permission" with fabulous quotes such as " "Pull out your c**k and put her hand on it. Remember, she is letting you do this because you have established yourself as a LEADER. Don't ask for permission, GRAB HER HAND, and put it right on your d**k."
Sign this petition to get his kickstarter funding SHUT DOWN
Someone paid $5000 to party in Las Vegas with Ken Hoinsky
CEO of Kickstarter: Refuse to Fund How-To Guide on Sexual Assault
So I heard about that ridiculously misogynistic Above The Game book getting all that money on kickstarter (hopefully most of it is from people who weren't aware of the book being domineering bullshit), and I've seen a certain amount of response to it from feminists on tumblr.
As some of you who follow me may know, I don't personally identify as a feminist (I don't mean to be rude as I agree with a great deal of feminist points, it's just I consider the idea of a gender equality movement naming its self after one gender and slapping the title "patriarchy" on gender inequality [which seems to demonise men as the cause] is rather crude, prideful, victimising, and oversimplified; especially when gender inequality is caused by a greater natural/capitalistic conservative hierarchy forcing men and women into "roles" through social pressure and accommodation). Regardless, it is clear that the author, Ken Hoinsky, is a massive fucking tool. He is a typical asshat who doesn't understand that people, women in particular, are humans like him (although calling Ken a human seems a little generous).
He is a result of what I call the "gender division culture", the fact that in our society, genders divide themselves, only talking to members of their own genders and referring to the other as if they are aliens.
This begins in our very early childhood, in the mini-society of playgrounds. Boys stick together, doing "manly things", and talking about how girls are weird cooty-infested creatures of anger. Meanwhile, girls stick to their own group, doing "girly things" and talk about how boys are from Jupiter to get more stupider etc.
As such, in weaker minds this causes notions of femininity and masculinity to stick to the "appropriate genders", manipulating them in often negative paths, turning many men into violent over-controlling brutes and turning many women into close-minded prudes with low self-esteem. Excessive femininity and masculinity generally do harm in a person, and if I've found that if someone wants to be a considerate and loving human, a mix of the two general traits is required (something that is too often shunned by our society, a society poisoned by gender division culture).
This gender division culture (usually with a combination of mommy issues) results in little shits like Ken Hoinsky who don't consider women as people, seeing them as robots or puzzles to be cracked or solved and eventually controlled in order to suit their selfish needs. He is essentially subhuman scum, (although it could be argued that he is a victim of gender division culture) and I understand fully why his book has come under so much criticism from feminists.
But I would say feminists, that you're approaching the situation wrongly. You're criticising the book, but not in a way that will get men to actually listen.
And this actually gets to my major issue with feminism: it doesn't know how to get MASCULINE MALES to listen. This is partially due to the female brand of the movement, which already means that your average male sexist will never listen, even if they aren't aware of their sexism (this is surprisingly common by the way, so a note to feminists: be aware that most men don't even know they're being sexist and will likely turn against gender equality if you immediately jump out and call them a "sexist pig").
You don't get men to stop sexually assaulting by telling them they're sexist, you get them to stop by telling them they're ASSHOLES, because that's what they are, ASSHOLES. They may be sexist, but primarily, they are SIMPLY ASSHOLES who are overly full of themselves and think they're the greatest thing that happened since Jesus.
Most sexist masculine males are practically hardened to claims of sexism or misogyny and consider it to be "bitches whining", and thus it effects them more to criticise their attitude as a bad one towards HUMANS, and as an attitude that is SELFISH, RUDE and highly INCONSIDERATE.
There should not be a "war on men", or even a real "war on sexism" in the West, but a war on ASSHOLEISM, and a war on the culture of gender partitioning that causes this assholeism.
Thank you for reading.
tl;dr Ken Hoinsky is a fucking asshole and feminism is approaching misogyny in the wrong way.
How did I miss this garbage?
And I quote:
1: "The offensive material was part of a draft for a "seduction guide" that someone was using Kickstarter to publish. The posts offended a lot of people — us included — and many asked us to cancel the creator's project. We didn't."
2. "Let us be 100% clear: Content promoting or glorifying violence against women or anyone else has always been prohibited from Kickstarter. If a project page contains hateful or abusive material we don't approve it in the first place. If we had seen this material when the project was submitted to Kickstarter (we didn't), it never would have been approved. Kickstarter is committed to a culture of respect."
3. "The decision had to be made immediately. We had only two hours from when we found out about the material to when the project was ending. We've never acted to remove a project that quickly."
Even after the material which violated Kickstarter's terms of use were brought to the attention of the company, they still refused to take down the project even though they had two hours to do so. Why?
And while the $25,000 towards RAINN, the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organization, is good; I'm pretty sure that KICKSTARTER is still able to put a stop to the distribution of the funds to one KEN HOINSKY, the individual behind this project that promotes violence against women.


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I honestly think turrets should do percentage damage, or some type of true damage, or SOMETHING to take bruisers down. Turrrets are just unreliable. I went against a nunu and all he got was a frozen heart(with the exception of boots a dorans and aegious) and would tank the tower for days while their jax would solo the tower or slay us or BOTH.
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Haha. I just recall how just an enemy kata without any def items tanked the nexus tower for like 5 seconds without troubles. Buff them pls!
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I love the idea and it might fix the problem but it would have to be more advanced for example if you just switch them to %Dmg, Say 10% Per Hit? That means any character in the game can only take 10 hits, so the tanky bruisers who have 3k health and 200 armour would take 300 Per hit no matter what and the squishys with loads of damage with 1k health and 50 armour would take 100 per hit, either way both could take 10 hits making it incredibly easy to tank turrets saying a squishy can usually kill a turret in 12 seconds or so.
I think maybe do something like "it deals X% of damage if the normal turret attack is lower than the % it would deal" with this you make the bruisers have more damage, and you don't have a teemo receiving 4 turret's attack and not dying, just like the comment above me said .
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In order to make it so that tanks can still take more hits than squishies without being overpowered, make the growth damage true damage % of max life, and the base damage physical (as now). So 1st= 100 damage (or whatever it currently is) 2nd = 100 damage + 1 % of max life 3rd = 100 damage + 2% of max life etc etc That way really only multiple hits will ruin people.
It should scale higher as the game goes on... like if it started at 200 damage/**** which is a 3k ho for most level 1s then at say 20 minutes when most people are like 13+ it should do mabye 300-400 damage
but that effects the minions as well, it wo9uldnt be 2 turret shots then last hit for a melee and 1 turret shot then last hit for a caster, come mid game.
an idea: perhaps consider a constant global buff such as the one in dominion aiming buffs at the less viable squishier champs. How to go about that would be up to riot of course. I too noticed that, after 30 some games of the new TT, bruisers and tanks shine a little too brightly.


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My oldest son used the paci for the first 4 months but then we stopped cold turkey and also let him CIO. He does suck his thumb now though.
The new little guy uses the binky too. Waiting for him to sleep through the night without eating before we let him CIO....
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My LO will be 5 months on the 18th and we still wake regularly to give paci back. They will learn eventually. My ODD had a paci and I dont remember ever having to give hers back. I think in about a month we are going to toss LO paci and try CIO.
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We didn't start using it from day one though so idk if that makes a difference or not.
I think she was around 2/3 wks when I started giving it to her.
This is my 3rd paci sucking baby. For me - I have my babies sleep next to my bed in a co-sleeper until they are old enough to find their own paci and put it back in their mouths. That way I don't have to get out of bed to put a paci back in a mouth.
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My DD uses paci sometimes, if she uses it to fall asleep once she is out cold, she spits it out. However, two of her older brothers were very dependent on the bink, and when theirs fell out, we had to go running in there to give it back. Once they can grab and put it back in themselves, it's so much easier. THen, we would put a bunch all over their cribs, so they could always find one...
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Acacia ehrenbergiana
Acacia ehrenbergiana | |
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Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne[2] |
Acacia ehrenbergiana is a species of drought-resistant bush or small tree found in the Sahara, northern Sahel, East Africa and Arabia. It is commonly known as salam, or as tamat in the Tuareg language.
Acacia ehrenbergiana is a tall shrub or small tree, seldom exceeding 4 metres (13 ft) in height. It is much branched, the trunk has dark brown, shaggy bark and the branches are green or brown with shiny, peeling bark. The compound leaves are small, with up to four pairs of pinnae, each with eight to twelve pairs of pinnules. Growing in the leaf axils are paired white thorns which are up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length and longer than the leaves.[3] The fluffy, golden-yellow flowers are globular and about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter. The seeds pods are flattened and curved with constrictions between the seeds.[3][4] This shrub resembles the red acacia (Acacia seyal) but that species lives in habitats with higher precipitation and has thorns that are shorter than its leaves.[3] It also resembles Acacia hockii but that species has leaves that usually have only one or two pinnae.[1]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Acacia ehrenbergiana is native to the central and southern Sahara and the northern part of the Sahel but is uncommon in the western Sahara. It also occurs in East Africa and Arabia. It is a very drought-tolerant species and can survive in areas with a rainfall range of between 50 and 400 millimetres (2.0 and 15.7 in) per annum.[3] It is typically found growing in shallow depressions and gullies, positions where water can be expected to seep into the ground on the rare occasions when rain falls.[3] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the plant as being of "Least Concern" as it is common across its large range, the population is stable and it is often the dominant vegetation type in the areas in which it grows. Nevertheless, it is important that it is not over-exploited because of its importance to indigenous people.[1]
The foliage of Acacia ehrenbergiana is used for livestock feed and the trees are sometimes pollarded for this purpose.[3] It is an important fodder plant for camels, goats and sheep and the flowers are visited by bees which make Acacia honey from the nectar.[3] The timber is used for charcoal and firewood, the bark for fibre to be wound into ropes, and the sap produces a low quality gum which oozes from damaged parts of the trunk. An ointment is made from the plant's ground up tissues.[3][1]
- ^ a b c d Contu, S. (2012). "Acacia ehrenbergiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ "Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Le Houérou. "Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne". Tropical Forages: Grassland. FAO. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ^ "Acacia ehrenbergiana" (in French). Sahara Nature. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
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- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Acacia ehrenbergiana". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.


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He tried the jet door. It was locked.
Not knowing what else to do, he phoned his girlfriend and said, "Debbie, you gotta call the airlines. I'm locked in the plane."
She didn't quite believe him and started laughing.
"I said I'm serious," Wagner explained Monday morning on CNN's "New Day," chuckling about the conversation. "She finally hung up and called the airlines."
About 30 minutes later, the door opened.
Wagner, from Louisiana, was on his way to California to see his sister. The plane had a layover in Houston, Wagner said, so he took his hat off and took a nap.
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Controlling near-field polarization distribution of a plasmonic prolate nanospheroid by its aspect ratio and polarization of the incident electromagnetic field |
Optics Express, Vol. 22, Issue 17, pp. 20432-20445 (2014)
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Near-field polarization distribution of a plasmonic prolate nanospheroid in an incident electromagnetic field versus its polarization and the spheroid's aspect ratio is studied in detail. Polarization of the near-field is described with the help of the 3D generalized Stokes parameters, allowing simple visualization. It is shown that this distribution has a complex structure, which drastically depends on the incident field polarization and parameters of the plasmon resonance of the nanoparticle. Received analytical solutions cover the whole set of particles with shape varying from spherical to the nanoneedles and nanorods by changing the aspect ratio of the spheroid. An experiment for visualization of the vectorial near-field around a plasmonic nanoparticle is proposed.
© 2014 Optical Society of America
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(160.4236) Materials : Nanomaterials
(180.4243) Microscopy : Near-field microscopy
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Original Manuscript: June 18, 2014
Revised Manuscript: July 29, 2014
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Published: August 15, 2014
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Actor Wentworth Miller has a new project in the works, and it might surprise you.
The Prison Break star is in negotiations with Universal to adapt the novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. If hired, Miller would be the second name attached to the screenplay – William Broyles Jr. (Apollo 13) wrote a first draft. The choice is interesting when you consider some of the heavy hitters backing the film, the likes of which include Oprah Winfrey – who cited Edgar Sawtelle in her book club – and Kate Forte of Harpo Films, as well as Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman under their banner, Playtone. [THR]
Written by David Wroblewski, the book follows the title character, a mute Midwestern farm boy who's forced to flee into the wilderness after the murder of his father. He comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three dogs that followed him, all the while hoping to return home and face the killer. The book was published in 2008 and became a New York Times bestseller.
While Miller is better known for his acting, the heartthrob recently earned noted success as a screenwriter. Last year, Fox Searchlight picked up his spec Stoker and quickly pushed it into production. Directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Mia Wasikowska, Dermot Mulroney, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode, the indie horror - which, coincidentally, also involves a teen dealing with a parent's mysterious death – is scheduled to release March 1st, 2013.
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Federal Communications Commission chief Michael Powell has vowed to try to shrink regulations that are hampering growth, and that's music to the ears of incumbent telephone companies.
Federal Communications Commission chief Michael Powell has vowed to try to shrink regulations that are hampering growth, and thats music to the ears of incumbent telephone companies. Powell said established carriers are afraid to invest and innovate because future regulations could puncture profits on new networks and services. "We should guard against regulatory creep," and limit regulatory uncertainty, Powell said at a Washington, D.C., press conference earlier this week.
He said forcing incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to share lines with competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) is just an "interim" step, and that competitors should be given incentives to build their own facilities, the most pragmatic way for them to stay in the game.
Walter B. McCormick, chief executive of the United States Telecom Association, which represents mostly incumbent carriers, said he was pleased that Powell "understands ... that onerous regulations discourage broadband deployment. Investment and innovation are, indeed, critical and the chairman is wise to put the commission on guard against regulatory creep. " The former Bell companies have been chafing under regulations stipulated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which said they must share their lines with CLECs. Powell also said that if theres only one wire connecting a household or a business, regulation must be heavy to ensure that the incumbent owner of such a line, a regional Bell, doesnt squeeze out competition. But in a new landscape, with the cable modem, satellite and wireline industries all having their own facilities, they ought to be allowed to compete for the broadband dollar with a minimum of regulation.
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This gorgeous pair of namesake twin pagodas rises up south of the Nansha River in Tàiyuán's southeast. Not much of the temple itself is left but the area is well tended with shrubs and greenery; with the wind in their tinkling bells, the highlight brick pagodas are lovely. The 13-storey Xuānwén Pagoda (宣文塔; Xuānwén Tǎ) dates from the reign of Ming emperor Wanli and can be climbed.
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In the second installment of his Booth-exclusive Counting Sheep Series, Young Son addresses a subject that's near and dear to my heart: the Minneapolis public transit system. My Bus Ride Home finds the site member and up-and-coming emcee spitting rhymes he jotted down on a summer '08 bus ride through the North Side of his hometown, describing everything from the homie hocking knockoff perfume and bootleg CDs to fellow passengers, to the vanity plates he reads out the side window, to the simple experience of waiting for a late transfer over a spacey, sampled beat by 2faced. While my bus ride rap would be a little different in tone (less mellow reflection, more frustrated cursing at missed stops), I have to give Young Son massive props for finding the hidden poetry in such an everyday event. Watch for more exclusive cuts from Young Son every Tuesday leading up to the June 9th release of his sophomore album, Dreamer's Poetry.
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What does NUB mean in Airport Codes?
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By CARL SMITH
Chief Deputy George Carrithers said he is fortunate and lucky to have served the citizens of Oktibbeha County for a little over 35 years.
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖve been walking in and out of our office door for years, and IŌĆÖve never regretted one day of it,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£It has been an absolute honor and a privilege to serve and get to know the people of Oktibbeha County and the people IŌĆÖve worked with here over the years.ŌĆØ
Carrithers, who is set to retire in the coming month, will be honored in a service Tuesday held from 2-4 p.m. at the county circuit court annex building.
Law enforcement always interested Carrithers and his friends, he said, even at an early age.
ŌĆ£Growing up in a small town, thereŌĆÖs not a lot else to do,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£In 1976 when I was old enough to get into law enforcement, I applied at Mississippi State University. The chief told it would mainly just be security work. I was coming back through Starkville when I heard over the radio that the county was doing the final count in the sheriffŌĆÖs race. I walked into the old office, got an application and filled it out on the hood of a car.ŌĆØ
After he filled his application out, Carrithers said he saw a uniformed deputy walking across the street. Carrithers approached the deputy and asked him if he would take his application. The deputy turned out to be Sheriff-elect Dolph Bryan.
ŌĆ£We talked for a bit, and then he asked me if I could start that night,ŌĆØ Carrithers said. ŌĆ£I couldnŌĆÖt believe he hired me off the street like that.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£We got to talking, and he seemed like a good, honest, Christian man,ŌĆØ Bryan said. ŌĆ£I needed good men then, and he fit the part.ŌĆØ
Carrithers told Bryan he needed time first to discuss the job with his family and his current employer. At the time, Carrithers worked for a peanut distribution company. His main route was through MSU.
Carrithers showed up for his first shift with the sheriffŌĆÖs department at 10 p.m. the next night. In the early days with the OCSO, Carrithers said his shifts lasted from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., seven days a week with no holidays or insurance.
ŌĆ£Back then, the department didnŌĆÖt have much,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£I had hand-me-down uniforms that I had to get taken up because I barely weighed 125 pounds. My first monthŌĆÖs paycheck was for $525, and that was before taxes. I used to bring that in on the peanut truck.ŌĆØ
Despite the commute from his home, the long hours and the low pay, Carrithers stuck with law enforcement because, he said, helping people was his true passion. As he worked his way up through the ranks, CarrithersŌĆÖ frienship with Bryan blossomed. Neither men said they knew their first meeting would begin such a long, close-knit bond.
ŌĆ£Since the day he joined, there have been very few days he wasnŌĆÖt here in some capacity,ŌĆØ Bryan said. ŌĆ£HeŌĆÖs a very loyal and smart man who did a great job for me and this county. I consider him to be part of my family, and I know he feels the same.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖve had one of the best bosses in the world,ŌĆØ Carrithers said. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve gone from strangers to coworkers, friends and finally brothers.ŌĆØ
The friendships and connections Carrithers made through his job also spread beyond OCSO walls. The best moments of his career, he said, came when he was able to assist those in any kind of need.
ŌĆ£The best times were helping people on the side of the road by changing a tire or helping a husband and wife reconcile after a dispute. In general, IŌĆÖm working for the public and IŌĆÖm their servant. IŌĆÖve made a town full of friends that IŌĆÖm thankful for through my job,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£We get letters here thanking us for our service, and that really puts things into a great perspective. IŌĆÖve done everything I could to help, and the Lord had me by the hand the whole way.ŌĆØ
After retiring, Carrithers said he plans on making up much needed time with his family, a sacrifice he and other members of law enforcement routinely make because of the job.
ŌĆ£FamilyŌĆÖs always supposed to come first. I tell all the young guys to make sure they are there for their families because itŌĆÖs easy to get caught up in this job,ŌĆØ Carrithers said. ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm fortunate to have been married to my wife, Debbie, for 39 years. SheŌĆÖs the best and most understanding wife in the world.ŌĆØ


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See, here is a really good way of getting rid of employees (without terminating them literally).
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