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Police State?
This is a search for one guy?
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." – Benjamin Franklin 1755
Submitted by Anon
As stated by Rudy Guiliani in 1994
""Freedom is about authority," Mr. Giuliani said then. "Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do and how you do it."How far must we allow it to go?
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- Ariel
Yep, that's exactly what freedom means. To carry Guiliani to his logical conclusion: if you cede all discretion to authority, you have maximized freedom.
"Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do and how you do it." No, it's to cede some discretion to authority with clear limits. It's why the FFs enumerated the powers of Congress, limited the powers of the Executive and Judicial Branches, put impeachment in place for all three branches, and gave us a Bill of Rights embracing the Declaration of Independence.
Do remember Guiliani was a prosecutor, an occupation with too many who see breaking the laws that constrain them as a good thing if they win in court.
- Captain Amurrika
Not a police state. Just think of it as your friendly, benevolent Uncle Sam looking out for you. Sure, he may violate a few of your constitutional rights from time to time. But that's only because he loves you so much. He doesn't want to see you end up going down the wrong path in life. There is a method to his madness.
It's absolutely like that movie "Uncle Buck".
- RadicalDude
The belief that another person has "authority" over/ ownership of you is a superstition they have programmed you to believe, wake up from the lie/program they use to control you…
- Ariel
"Superstition" doesn't mean what you think it does, nor does "programmed".
The acceptance of authority over some areas is a social contract made (yeah, made before you were born, yada yada) to further society in both order and liberty, always a balancing of the two. The question asked and fought over is where the balance?
Government doesn't give the people rights, the people give the government powers. But, always a butt monkey, the balancing act is how much power to the government to ensure the rights (simple example, I have the right to free speech but not to libel or slander, but what constitutes libel or slander? In the USA, if it's true it isn't either in private speech; in political discourse a much greater latitude is given making it harder to prove either.).
- Radical Dude
It's my way or the highway. I am an extreme liberal.
- Ariel
Well, at least you're honest. You are being honest? ;>)
- http://truthspew.wordpress.com Tony P
Indeed, the founding fathers of the United States saw despotism we've not seen the likes of until today. And that Franklin quote sums it up succinctly.
And even Ike Eisenhower, on his way out of office warned us about the military-industrial complex.
We've had visionaries throughout the decades who looked at society with a jaundiced eye.
But we have to ask, why do we have SO MANY COPS? Even my modest size city has close to 600 of them.
And what is the primary job of police? Traffic enforcement and drug interdiction. But I see two trends going on right now that spell the abolition of those parts of their job.
The first is that autonomous vehicles are coming. They don't break traffic law. And it's not a matter of technology right now but law. A few states are already out front on this. It all has to do with shift of liability.
The second is the gradual de-criminalization of majuana and the general sea change in attitudes about illicit drugs. We've seen the disaster that the War on Drugs has brought and those in power are starting to re-think the money we're spending on it.
Take those two elements away and what's left for the cops to do? Investigate property crimes and assault and battery cases and the occasional terrorist act.
I figure you could reduce our department down to maybe 150 people. Taking 450 cops off the streets just in my little berg would be interesting. Think about how much it costs for each of them. I'd say on average about $100,000 per cop. So the budget would drop from $60,000,000 per year to $15,000,000 per year. Just imagine what you could do with the money you saved.
- slappy
It was only a matter of time until some dumb ass activist starts crying about searching for the last Boston Bomber. No one knew if he had bombs strapped to himself. I didn't see one activist assisting the police in the search of the guys who set off the bombs. When the gun fight erupted, I didn't see or hear of any activists assisting the police. They have nothing to bitch about.
- dougo
terrorist caught by police,caught terrorizing public.wrong on both sides.
- Ariel
slappy, you reach the nadir of logicity. I would point out activists don't wear a vest like in Castle, substituting "Activist" for "Writer". I would also point out that no dentists, physical therapists, or chiropractors aided in the search, nor did they participate in any gunfight. They have nothing to bitch about either.
In a Republic, no one can bitch unless they took an active part. They should remain silent. Oh, wait, if they took an active part does that make them activists?
- http://yahoo Alvin
I have kept a close eye on the Boston drama with a feeling of curiosity and horror. I was very curious to note that a liberal city so full of hatred for the Patriot Act and have for several years now screamed about how the govt. is encroaching upon their rights, totally rolled over for the police in this instance. Where were the "You ain't coming into my house without a warrant"? Where were the "Screw you. You don't have the authority to restrict me to/from my home"? Libs/Commies, either you beleive what you spout and are committed to upholding that which you claim, or you are nothing more than a screaming child. How are you able to argue your beliefs when we see that you aren't willing to suffer for them? I am horrified at the "Roll Over" this liberal city performed in the face of a little adversity. Either stand up for your rights, or shut up about the "Growing Govt.".
- Matt
slappy, YOU STATIST PIG. I would rather have 1 "suspect" on the loose than an entire Major city SHUT DOWN under Martial Law with streets becoming a War Zone under patrols. How many American citizens had guns trained on them Friday?
You cant do YOUR FUCKING job properly, so YOU trample the Constitutional Rights of everyone in a given area.
- Common Sense
Roughly 750,000 sworn officers in the US.
Of that, take out non-patrol, detective, sergeants, lt's, captains etc. and you have around 600,000.
Of that, take a 1/3rd, for shift work, so at a given time, there are around 200,000 cops working 3,000,000 sqare miles, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
In the US, there are approximately 250,000,000 adults, those over 18.
Sorry, not a police state.
- Common Sense
Martial law wasn't not declared/imposed in Boston.
- Matt
"common sense" Any portion of the country at anytime YOU choose can be transformed into one. Friday proved that. 1 person threw an entire city into martial law, at the convenience of politicians and law enFORCEment.
Friday also proved door to door searches/confiscations are completely possible.
- Matt
It sure as hell was imposed. Look at the freaking videos and pictures. It WAS Iraq on the streets of Watertown.
- Edward Damiata
Hind sight is always 20/20. It's very easy to see Boston under Martial Law and be outraged especially if you were no where near Boston when it all went down. We did not know how many enemy combatants were at large and we did not know what their araments capabilites were. For public safety the 'shelter in place' was broadcast. Our police officials acted effectively and prudently.
- slappy
Matt you are just a pure dumb ass. The people of Boston worked together and and let the police alone to do their jobs. I realize you would have hidden the bomber because that is just how stupid you are. But the even is over. The brothers were caught. The patriot act was there believe me.
Why don't strap some explosives on yourself and hide in your basement loser. - Lakewood_in_Afghanistan
Common Sense is starting to go "pseudo cop" again from the metal shop. Must be a slow day in blue collar land.
- ishkabibble
Hooray Sloppery Slope!
Austin Powers [in Goldmember]: [after he causes the Britney Spears fembot to explode] Oops. I did it again, baby. Words never rang so true.
Skippy, where do you get your positions? Or rather blind allegiance to those we place in authority. 'Princess' Ariel, hit's the nail on the head, we're all for open and honest discussions, however the "nadir of logicity" you posit, is always promoting the audacity of authority. Regardless of right or wrong.
We American's, Activists, Chiropractors, Hair Stylists, LGBT, Straights, Mormon's, Buddhists, Statist Pigs, Palin's, Kardashian's, Belieber's, etc… have a right, nay a responsibility to review, evaluate, and manage how far WE choose to allow those we place in authority to go.
Was the response in Boston over the top? It's a question we as a nation need to ponder, and debate. In a government of and by the people, this must occur.
- certain
Comoron Sense the douch-potato strikes again with his "out of my ass" statistics.
According to http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/data/table_74.html –
As of 2009, total LEO is in excess of 1 million. 4 years and much governmental paranoia later, probably closer to 1.5.
- certain
Know a lot about strapping things on there, slappy?
- Shawn
Ariel is correct in that your apparent view that "only those who are policing have any right to a say in how it is done", is nonsense. The police work for the public, their actions affect the public, and they can not be an island unto themselves for deciding what is and isn't acceptable. We live in a free society and cops have to answer to that. They don't have to take the job if they don't want the scrutiny involved.
The police will always choose more power any time you give them the choice.That said, the hunt for this guy was not some SWAT for a grab bag of pot. This was an atypical situation that was highly dangerous. You can't look at this and call it routine.
- Common Sense
Lakewood, woman, go make me a sandwich…men are talking here.
Maybe your husband lets you push him around, but where I come from, women know their place…
- slappy
Shawn, the PD works in the public. To think that you should be able to determine what their job description and how they do their jobs is ludacris at best. Guess what, 4.3 million people of Boston say you are wrong. The officers did their jobs. Armchair quarterback coach potatoes do have a clue about police work or what it entails. Listing to these activists they get most of their bull shit from TV programs.
- Common Sense
2010, BLS shows 790,000 people employed as "police officer" but certainly, if you want to cite numbers from 4 years ago, by all means.
- Common Sense
Matt has no idea what 'Marshall law' is, only that it sounds catchy…
- Shawn
You apparently didn't read. I have no issue with what went down in Boston.
My issue is your idiotic belief that only cops can decide what cops can or can't do. Do you have any idea how absurd that is? Cops, if allowed, will decide they can do ANYTHING.
You clearly have no concept of what it means to live in a civil society. Clue, government and its organs answer to the public. And the public has every right to question and call out police behavior."The officers did their jobs. Armchair quarterback coach potatoes do have a clue about police work or what it entails."
That argument isn't even relevant. All that is relevant is that cops are answerable to society for what they do and how they do it. Anything else is North Korea or China.
And I can easily counter that cops have no clue as to the harmful affect they have on the public because it isn't them. - slappy
Shawn, the police officers follow their protocols. Protocols are just a pathway. They have to decide which pathway they are going to take and along that path they need to make critical decisions that just aren't going to appease everyone. They aren't out there to make friends. They are doing their jobs. They chose to be police officers. IF you think you can do it better then become a police officer. All of these gutless wonder activists think they can always do it better and know more than the officers but they aren't proving it. I want to see them in action being a police officer otherwise all of the rants and paranoid delusions are just that.
- ishkabibble
Hooray Sloopy!
Austin Powers: That ain't no woman! It's a man, man!
Silly Slippy, the PD works for the public. The concept that the public determines what the LEO "job description is", and how they do their jobs is real, and does happen. It's addressed by the public's elected representatives, you Slippy Nippy, you. It's called civics.
As for "oversight" (um, what you refer to as "Armchair quarterbacking"), that's the responsibility of the government of we the people, as well. Let's see we're currently debating whether or not to mirandize this kid, who is an American Citizen, as well as overzealous Pols who want to move forward with "enemy combatant" status. So yeah, thankfully, there will be oversight and review, Sloopy.
- Matt
Edward Dementia…
"We did not know how many enemy combatants were at large and we did not know what their araments capabilites were."
The ONE 19 year old kid is an American citizen!
I am sick and tired of so called "law enforcement" using the Constitution as some kind of low grade ass wipe.
If your "LEO" trolls are representative of all, this Country is toast as any form of FREE society.
- Shawn
I don't see what any of that has to do with your apparent belief that cops are a law unto themselves. Everything they do, every power they possess, is strictly at the sufferance of society.
They answer, and must answer, to society for everything they do. Anything else is called a rogue organization. Now, I get that they don't like public oversight. Who would? But this is still a civil society, not a dictatorship.Before the advent of mass media, cops got real used to doing a lot of things and burying it. Now, with cameras in our phones and the ability to spread information without having to wait for the regular media to be interested, the ability to bury their mistakes and bad choices is dying.
Too many things they thought were fine because no one knew what they were doing are now becoming public.
Does anyone here live in Boston? Anyone "bothered" by the police at thier home in Boston. Pretty easy to criticize and complain from your comfortable chair miles away…..verses being in a house blocks away from where some nut job…who blew people up, shot some cops, car jacked someone, threw bombs out and pursuing officers…..who is hiding…somewhere.
Odd how people in Boston cheer for the police…Thier OWN police for catching the fuck before he killed anyone else.. But the internet tough guys think different.
- deepelemblues
Geez, they didn't know where the guy was. They thought he was inside their perimeter but they weren't sure. He'd already engaged in throwing bombs during a car chase and shooting hundreds of rounds in a residential neighborhood. What if he'd slipped their perimeter and killed 20 people at an intersection in downtown Boston the next morning, would CopBlock be praising the police for not telling Bostonians to go indoors? No, you'd be going apeshit over the police's incompetence. This site didn't used to be a place where police couldn't win no matter what. Now it is.
- RadicalDude
Radical Dude says:
April 21, 2013 at 7:00 amIt's my way or the highway. I am an extreme liberal.
^^^The above quote is from the impostor who has been impersonating me.
Ariel says:
April 21, 2013 at 5:55 am"Superstition" doesn't mean what you think it does, nor does "programmed".
4.WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN?quoted from Ariel:
The acceptance of authority over some areas is a social contract made@Ariel:
5. Who are you alleging are the parties to that contract, and
6. what evidence is there of a "contract"? - RadicalDude
Noun 1. superstition – an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
superstitious notion
belief – any cognitive content held as trueBased on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
1. unfounded belief
2. myth, story, belief, legend, old wives' tale, notion - Aaron
The Founding Fathers had to put up with EXACTLY this kind of shit – Redcoats ransacking from house to house with impunity – and said, "We don't want this bullshit for our country." Now, 200-some years, later, their offspring, the people for whom the FF stood up against a tyrant and fought that great war, just pussied up and took it. Way to go, cowards of Boston! You certainly are a beacon of inspiration for freedom in this country. Pussies…
Hey, slappy, you're no better than a redcoat. Go fuck yourself, you tyrant.
- RadicalDude
I am using the term as per the definition given above, taken fromhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/superstition
or in the sense of this definition, from
belief, half-belief, or practice for which there appears to be no rational substance. T
- Radical Dude
Definition of PROGRAM
4: to predetermine the thinking, behavior, or operations of as if by computer programming - Radical Dude
3: a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal
- Lakewood_in_Afghanistan
Hey, "t", another game of "scuff the tard":
4'11" down syndrome kid. 2 deputies beat him with truncheons. His crime? He didn't know the answer to their question about something he wasn't involved in.
So glad no officers were hurt. Officer Safety (TM) trumps all.
- Lakewood_in_Afghanistan
And you wonder why people hate your kind?
- Josh
The best part is that it wasn't the police that first person to find him and he was only found after martial law was lifted by a person who noticed him. Oh and before the badge lickers claim it wasn't martial law and want to argue word semantics, it might not be technically martial law because it wasn't offically declared. That said people were restricted greatly in their movements, illegal searches were conducted and people were forced to stay in their homes, so pretty much sounds like martial law. It's like how we don't call any of our current wars a war but we all know what it really is.
- YankeeFan
I think this comment from a random person on the topic, "Has martial law been declared", sums it up best:
No. Residents have been asked to stay indoors with their doors locked, but it's a voluntary request. No one is being arrested for being outside.
Personally, If I, as a married man, had to be asked to stay indoors and to keep my family safe, I would be to damn stupid to live. Police were advising heavily to stay in as that offered the best protection for their safety. If the people of Boston bitch then ok. If not, who are we in California, where I am to say shit about what happened there. The police did it right and no reports that rights were violated. So far I say….well done civil authorities!
- Kevin
Bostonians were cowards to allow this occupation! Especially when this was a false flag to test the waters. The waters say it's nice and warm for the jew rats to come out and take away your rights.
- Kevin
Here we'd hunt the de facto government thugs down and end their miserable jew shill lives!
- Kevin
The de facto government thugs create a false flag and tell you citizens who pay their salary to stay indoors for their own protection! Smith and wesson will take care of any fears brought on by this jew government!
- Libertymike
In a free society, there are no special rules for the king and his men, including the oinkers.
- Josh
@YankeeFan While no one was arrested for going outside they were harrased they had guns pointed at them and were forced to answer many questions before they could go on their way. This would happen so many times that it made it pretty much impossible to leave. The searchs were involuntry as well. I have a ton of friends that live in boston. One of my friends did try and refuse to allow the police to search his home. The police forced their way into his home and both him and his girlfriend were put into handcuffs while they conducted the search. Now most of my friends allowed their homes to be searched and they said the cops were polite.
I am not really trying to bash cops here since they are just doing their job and most are good guys. The system is fucked up though that allowed this to happen. The suspect wasn't even found during the "martial law" so how much good did this do, and was it worth giving up our 4th amendment?
- YankeeFan
What you describe is anecdotal evidence. Not saying wrong but just what I said. I would have said before you commented if asked, yes, I am sure some police did violate citizens rights under the 4th. No doubt some police were under mistaken belief this was some mass exigency, which it was not. I also do not believe in an ends justifies the means. with that said, there are by far more examples out there, if you asked around, of citizens saying no and police moving on, other wise you would have a serious constitutional issues. In anything this large you are going to have those kinds of issues and if what you say happened then it appears that would be a violation as citizens, even though there appeared to be restrictions, did not give up right one in the interest of justice.
- YankeeFan
I found this little snipet and here is what it says:
In exigent circumstances, or emergency situations, police can conduct warrantless searches to protect public safety. This exception to the Fourth Amendment's probable cause requirement normally addresses situations of "hot pursuit," in which an escaping suspect is tracked to a private home. But it might also apply to the events unfolding in Boston if further harm or injury might be supposed to occur in the time it takes to secure a warrant. A bomber believed to be armed and planning more violence would almost certainly meet such prerequisites
To you Josh, I am willing to bet a very high % of citizens were asked and said yes go ahead and I am willing to bet the searches lasted very quickly as in a room to room peeks open a closet kind of thing. If the police really were, however, just entering and claiming exigency, we will see lawsuits as citizens value rights more than anything else but we will see. Personally I would have a hard time believing a court would claim this as a mass exigency and would not find in favour of the police if they did do that on a mass scale but we will see!!
- Josh
Ok that is a fair point that it could just be a few cops making mistakes since I only know of one case. In these few cases those those officers need to be punished though or their superiors if they gave them wrong information. If people voluntarily let police into their homes that is their right. I hadn't heard of anyone saying no and not being searched but that doesn't mean it didn't happen, I really hope that was the case more then people being searched without cause.
Now the whole thing about people having to stay in their homes was a big issues too. Like I said I have a ton of friends in Boston area and if they did leave their homes they were stopped asked a battery of questions and patted down in many cases. This was illegal at most the cops could ask them who they were, get identification and make sure they were not the suspect. This should have taken 5 minutes at tops but many people were detained for 30 minutes. Also people driving would be stopped and have their vehicles searched even if they said no.
So maybe not all cops were enforcing martial law but there were some that were doing just that and so there should be some ramifications for this which I highly doubt will happen.
- YankeeFan
Also this in another link:
Under the Fourth Amendment, homeowners have the right to refuse a request for a search if the police don't have a warrant. But that rule has an exception. If there are exigent circumstances, like the threat of imminent danger, a warrant isn't necessarily needed, but the police must still have probable cause.
It seems unlikely that many residents of Watertown felt like exploring that particular legal nuance by refusing the police entry. Nor is it not clear if any did; a spokesman for the Watertown police department didn't answer a question to that effect. It is clear that doing so would have required a great deal of courage. The conservative blog Poor Richard's News transcribes a YouTube video that has since been removed.
The gentleman here (if you can call him that) notes that both times his house was searched the law enforcement officers "asked" permission to do so, but he didn't feel like he had much of a choice as the police team had guns pointed at his face. On the one hand, he expresses relief that the terrorist was caught and that he's still alive, but he seems to struggle with questions about whether the police action was appropriate.
The ACLU would like to hear from the person in that video. Rose said that the organization had received a number of concerned comments from people about the searches that took place, including some from residents of Watertown. None, however, from people whose homes had been searched. (The Watertown police spokesperson, Michael Lawn, wasn't able to say how many homes had been searched, saying only it was "a lot." When asked if that was because the FBI was leading on the effort, Lawn indicated that it was just because it was "hard to tell.")
Calling the searches "a fourth amendment question that wouldn't change whether or not the shelter-in-place" was in effect, Rose explained that the organization's hands were tied. "We're concerned about any precedent that this might set," Rose said. "and are interested in hearing from people whose rights may have been violated."
The day's searches were themselves not without precedent. Following the Atlanta Olympic bombing in 1998, authorities searched the woods of North Carolina. Earlier this year, cabins near Big Bear Lake, California, were searched in the hunt for Christopher Dorner. Neither of those incidents involved as many homes or as much media attention, nor did either occur in heavily populated residential communities. And, as with Friday's hunt, they were likely perfectly legal.
"Courts look at it differently when there's a threat of public safety than if the police just want to search," the ACLU's Rose pointed out. She noted a situation several years ago in which the Boston police wanted to conduct door-to-door searches seeking out illegal firearms. In that case, the ACLU spoke out against the proposal, and it was dropped.
The images from Watertown were scenes from a movie brought to life. Heavily armed and armored law enforcement officials knocking on doors with rifle-toting backup. But there's no reason to assume it was an infringement of civil liberties. "We're trying to get facts on the ground of what really happened," Rose said. Unless they do, what happened in Watertown was just an extreme example of law enforcement at work.
- Shawn
"The gentleman here (if you can call him that) notes that both times his house was searched the law enforcement officers "asked" permission to do so, but he didn't feel like he had much of a choice as the police team had guns pointed at his face."
I have a big problem with that. Cops are too cavalier with pointing guns at people on the most minute reasons. Point one at a cop, and they all get huffy about it. After all, that is dangerous. Accidents happen that way. Only, it isn't an accident. It is incompetence and negligence. If it were punished as such, cops would quickly remember basic gun safety.
Only one person in the entire city was a threat to them. And it only takes a moment to look at a person and realize it isn't him.Seriously, how would you cops like having guns pointed at your faces? The idea a little upsetting?
- YankeeFan
After watching this video I must ask, is this what we must go through in the interest of justice. Police yelling at citizens, guns pointed, being frisked. Tell me police officer types, does this set a dangerous precedent? How many of you cops and supporters of police would want to be treated like this, even in a situation like this.
- Jean
@ slappy April 21, 2013 at 9:48 am
Slappy, as you define things, it was an activist that found the suspect. Moron.
Also, SO WHAT if the suspect had a bomb strapped to him? Does FORCING HIS HAND INSIDE A BUILDING PREVENT HIM FROM DETONATING? Was that a quiet no? Thought so… Such an event would kill more people.
Moron again.@ common sense: Changing the name doesn't change the effect. A rose by any other name woudl smell as sweet, if you recall. Calling a rose horse shit doesn't make it smell like shit, it's still a rose. Calling martial law "Shelter in Place" doesn't change the fact that there are cops everywhere, armed with "assault rifles" we citizens aren't allowed to own, conducting door-to-door searches for someone they believe is armed and dangerous, and might have a bomb – so they're going to back him into a corner and MAKE SURE he has no choice but to blow himself (and them!) up…? BRILLIANT! Not to mention he may kill others along the way now…
Further, the police were happy to abuse ANYONE in the area, matching the description or not. INCLUDING news reporters, cameramen, etc. I guess even if you're an asian woman, you look like a 19-year-old Chechen.WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING? That's like saying Dorner looked like two women delivering newspapers!
@deepelemblues April 22, 2013 at 1:01 am:
Given that what the police DID in no way contributed to actually FINDING him? Your logic is beyond worthless. Now, if a cop had actually FOUND him, you might have a leg to stand on – MIGHT. But let's say he IS guilty, and DID escape. Waht would you say then, if he did in fact kill 20 more people at an intersection? Yell at Cop Block for "interfering"? In a case where the authorities CROWDSOURCED the photos of the suspects? Seems the authorities didn't have a clue, then made it worse by enforcing their will, unopposed, on a complacent populace.Now, wouldn't the person who tipped off the police actually be an ACTIVIST for law and order?
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Hi, Radical Dude,
The problem is that dictionaries aren't equal. Here from Merriam-Webster (roughly the best on the web without going to OED): Superstition
1a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition
2: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contraryNotice that the first requires overall a supernatural component. The second definition ties best to bigot. This "an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear" is a really, really poor definition of superstition or its derivative superstitious.
Bigot, by M-W: "a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices" might be the better word. The problem is of course that the word has been tied to "especially" sex, race, ethnicity, or religion (it's original sense). I have dictionaries going back to the 1930's where the word is used in it's pristine sense.
The belief that Police are necessary is experiential; that it must be by government may have been settled by the Pinkertons, but if not, Blackwater should give pause.

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shitface January 2, 2013
weird finish.
Goomba January 2, 2013
Wow. talk about being paid to take a dive.
karas151 January 2, 2013
Thanks so much for taking the time to run this site, I don't know what I'd do without it. It is much appreciated Bruno! And I hope your health is back at 100% soon!
Bruno: Thanks. It might take a few days.
evilevil January 2, 2013
i hate this Aoki guy
this punk, has no respect..
He punchd a dude b4 (forget his name)
dude was saying in the middle of the fight
"my grandmother hits harder,, as Aoki was punching him"
also he broke a guys arm, then gave him the finger as he lay on the ground,,
dirty boring asian fighter.
Benjamin January 2, 2013
I think it was the punch @ 00:22. He was grabbing the same eye right after that.
jay January 2, 2013
I dont rate Aoki s much as some do – sure hes has some good subs but hes not competing at world class level. He'd probably make a decent gatekeeper though for the UFC.
Buttscooting against Melendez January 2, 2013
He sucks! Antonio McKee sucks too! I was so happy when Chris Brennan kicked him in his ugly face at KOTC in 2000. One of the best head kick KOs ever! (next to Yves flying head kick over Josh Thomson).
So Many Thanx January 2, 2013
Bruno, no aopologies ever required for you getting a low blow. More than 99.9% of the MMA community loves your work and truly appreciates all that you do. My family and I wish you a speedy recovery….every day is a new year!
So Many Thanx January 2, 2013
Bruno, no aopologies ever required. More than 99.9% of the MMA community loves your work and truly appreciates all that you do. My family and I wish you a speedy recovery….every day is a new year! Dysert Family in Italy!
Bruno: Thanks.
Maynard January 2, 2013
I dont think many people are aware of the implications in each Aoki fight, this was 100 percent, a dive. Almost impossible not to see.
MangyMongoose January 2, 2013
WTF was that BS?
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blah January 2, 2013
what's this crap ppl giving aoki for punching at the eyes?!?! it's not a finger to the eye,it's an actual punch and happens all the time in mma.
paddedummy January 2, 2013
Holy night of the mismatches batman! You know you shouldn't be competing in mma when Aoki backs you into a corner with his standup as soon as the fight starts!
Powerfull January 2, 2013
That's a fucking fixed fight if I ever saw one. Either that or the guy has the pain reactions of a retarded elephant. Japanese MMA is starting to really sadden me.
C$ January 2, 2013
Thanks for the post. Get well soon Bruno.
tobes January 2, 2013
probably a broken orbital…not a big fan of mckee but i dont think he's the type of fighter to take a dive
good win for Aoki… I don't think he'd be an unstoppable force in the UFC but he would be one of the top guys… like a Rafael Dos Anjos or Sam Stout type fighter
TheKungFuLowKick January 3, 2013
That's the problem with specialists.Yes they can be very devastating to lose to but everybody knows excatly what they will do.Jake Shields is the same.He's a great grappler and if he gets on top of you he will probably win but that's it.Specialists won't be around much longer with the Jon Jones,Rory and Micheal McDonald,who aren't even 25 and are good everywhere. -
Steve gotti January 3, 2013
Me am japanese he he he.
Mag January 3, 2013
He's perfectly suited to the confined spaces of a Ring and would be trouble for ANYONE in a ring using Japanese rules/scoring. In the wide open spaces of the cage and wrestler-friendly rules of the Unified system, I doubt he'd crack top 20. He has great skills, but he's as suited to the ring as say, Clay Guida is suited to the cage.
jdogg January 3, 2013
Aoki=Asian Nick Diaz. Is this old news?
Heavyweight January 3, 2013
Stabbed, shot and kidnapped was McKee… nothing can stop me he says… but he gets punched and rolls over like a b!tch… mouthy old man, full of BS and highschool wrestling.
gabriel January 6, 2013
Most of you gals bashing Aoki or Japanese fighting dont know what your talking about. I can guarantee you that Aoki would make any one of you guys scream like a little girl.


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- Angels manager Mike Scioscia thinks the Halos just need a "tweaking" rather than an overhaul in the winter, reports Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.
- Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says upgrading the infield should be a top priority for the Cardinals in the offseason.
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Top Trade Chips: AL West
We've completed the National League, so now it's time to jump over to the so-called junior circuit…
- Angels: They moved three pretty good young players to get Scott Kazmir last season, so they might prefer to hold onto the rest of their top prospects. Their best chip is someone you may not have heard of, out of options catcher Bobby Wilson. He's on the 25-man roster but has barely played as the third stringer, yet how many teams would love to have a 27-year old catcher with a very good defensive rep, a .290/.345/.425 batting line in 820 Triple-A plate appearances, and six years of team control left? Pretty much all of them. He'll never clear waivers if the Halos try to send him back to the minors.
- Athletics: Oakland has plenty of young pitching, but Billy Beane likes to hang on to those kind of guys, and for good reason. With ten infielders on the 40-man roster, someone like Jake Fox or Eric Patterson could be moved, as could outfielders Travis Buck or Gabe Gross since Michael Taylor is coming fast. Plus there's always Ben Sheets.
- Mariners: Jack Zduriencik surrendered a good amount of prospect depth this offseason by acquiring Cliff Lee, but no one will argue with that move. Dustin Ackley, the second overall pick in 2009, will make Jose Lopez expendable in short order, and they could choose to make one of two minor league outfielders – Michael Saunders or Greg Halman – available. Seattle's best trade chip might be their potential ability to absorb some money.
- Rangers: Texas is absolutely loaded with young players, so they have plenty of pieces to offer. They can move Chris Davis because Justin Smoak is knocking on the door, or they could move Derek Holland because Martin Perez isn't too far away. They dangled Max Ramirez this winter, and outfielder David Murphy is about to get expensive through arbitration, so he could find himself on the block. Bottom line: the Rangers have the pieces to go out and get anything they need or want.
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Odds & Ends: Jackson, Norman, Dye, Lester, Manny
Some links for Friday night…
- MLB.com's Steve Gilbert tweets that the Diamondbacks and Edwin Jackson have made no progress towards reaching an agreement to avoid arbitration. A hearing is set for February 17th.
- Chuck Finder of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette passes along a report from the independent St. Paul Saints that says that the Pirates have signed 25-year-old outfielder Anthony Norman to a minor league deal.
- Several executives told Morosi that they expect Jermaine Dye to sign with an AL club, though no one's sure which one.
- WEEI.com's Alex Speier says that Jon Lester's contract is one of the biggest bargains in baseball when you look at the deals Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander just received. Lester signed a five-year deal last March that guaranteed him at least $30MM.
- Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times wonders if 2010 could be the final year of Manny Ramirez's career. If so, he has a chance to be just the eighth player in history to retire with a career OPS over 1.000.
- ESPN's Keith Law says that the Orlando Hudson signing is a major upgrade for the Twins, likely enough to make them preseason favorites in the AL Central.
- Meanwhile, Law thinks it's too risky for the Diamondbacks to give Mark Reynolds a multi-year contract right now. The two-sides have been discussing such a deal recently.
- Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com says the Mets are more likely to sign a pitcher rather than another catcher this month.
- Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle has some quotes from Travis Buck regarding his standing with the A's following all of their outfield additions, and adds that the team has found some interest in Dana Eveland and Gregorio Petit, both of whom were recently designated for assignment.
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Odds & Ends: Nationals, Hudson, Brewers, Guzman
Thursday night linkage..
- With Hudson having agreed to a deal with the Twins, Jon Heyman of SI tweets that he anticipates the Nationals considering Adam Kennedy.
- Jarrod Washburn is only considering two teams at present – the Twins and the Mariners. Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports writes that if he doesn't receive an offer from either club or expand his list, the 35-year-old hurler may retire.
- Orlando Hudson would be a great fit for the Twins, writes Rob Neyer of ESPN. Neyer writes that the extra one or two wins that Hudson's addition represents are worth at least $3MM. However, according to Buster Olney, Hudson has been offered a one-year pact worth $5MM.
- Despite Travis Buck's reported dissatisfaction with the organization, A's GM Billy Beane is not looking to move the outfielder writes Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.
- Spurred by the recent pickups of Joe Inglett and Marco Estrada, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com takes a look back at the Brewers' best waiver wire moves in recent years. One of the best hidden gems was one of GM Doug Melvin's earliest acquisitions, Scott Podsednik.
- The Orioles have signed Joel Guzman to a minor league deal, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun. The 25-year-old, once one of baseball's top prospects, will not receive an invite to Spring Training. In 108 games with the Nationals' Double-A affiliate last season, Guzman hit .281/.352/.447 with 12 HRs.
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Odds & Ends: Mauer, Hairston, Buck, Benson
Links for Tuesday…
- We shouldn't expect a Joe Mauer extension soon, according to this tweet from USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
- The Padres avoided arbitration with Scott Hairston, signing the outfielder to a one-year deal worth $2.45MM, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock.
- Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports believes that the Tigers have moved into the non-denial stage regarding Johnny Damon (via Twitter).
- A's outfielder Travis Buck has a chip on his shoulder after watching the A's acquire multiple outfielders, reports CSNBayArea's Mychael Urban. But as ESPN's Rob Neyer points out, Buck hasn't done much recently with the bat.
- Free agent outfielder Darin Erstad told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick he'd love to play in 2010, but "there is nowhere to find at-bats."
- Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times tweets that the Dodgers "remain interested in Jeff Weaver, but their roster situation could prevent them from offering him a major-league deal."
- Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports names the D'Backs, Cubs, Reds, and Nationals as teams monitoring free agent starter Kris Benson. Benson didn't pitch much in the last three seasons due to rotator cuff surgery.
- Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. further explained his rationale behind the Cliff Lee trade, reports Scott Lauber of The News Journal. Amaro's reasoning didn't sway my opinion; none of the three prospects he received are in Keith Law's top 100 (though Ramirez is #101). The long-term value of Phillippe Aumont, J.C. Ramirez, and Tyson Gillies should not outweigh the extra 4-5 wins Lee would've provided in 2010. And did Amaro even shop Lee around for the best package?
- Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star is pessimistic on the Royals, who he says don't offer much beyond Zack Greinke, Billy Butler, and Joakim Soria.
- RotoAuthority looks at Boston's closer situation from a fantasy baseball point of view.
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Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission that the First Amendment prevents the government from restricting independent campaign spending by corporations. The ruling unleashed a deluge of campaign spending that made 2012 by far the most expensive election cycle in history, with nearly $1.3 billion spent independently from candidates' official campaigns.
Four years ago this week, the Supreme Court ruled inWe've all heard about the super-PACs and dark money nonprofit groups that have funneled millions from corporate and mega-rich donors into presidential and Congressional races, but now new research shows that outside spending has had a big impact on judicial races as well, raising concerns about state judges' ability to remain impartial in a political world where hefty chunks of campaign cash can make or break elections.
Thirty-eight states hold elections for seats on their supreme courts, including both direct elections and up-or-down votes to retain judges initially appointed by governors or other state officials. In the post-Citizens United election season of 2012, many state judicial races looked a lot like the brutal campaigns waged for Congressional and presidential candidates, with super-PACs paying for vicious attack ads and special interests raising millions of dollars of campaign funds.
Writing in dissent of the Citizens United ruling, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens warned against the influence that outside spending could have on judicial campaigns. "At a time when concerns about the conduct of judicial elections have reached a fever pitch," Stevens wrote, "the Court today unleashes the floodgates of corporate and union general treasury spending in these races."
Expensive efforts by special interest and business groups to campaign for friendly judges or win favors from prospective candidates with independent expenditures are nothing new. In 2006, pro-business groups were responsible for 90 percent of the television advertising in state judicial races, according to the American Constitution Society.
Television spending has only increased since the Citizens United ruling. Nationwide, the 2011 to 2012 cycle saw a record $33.7 million of spending on television ad spending on races for seats on state supreme courts, up from $26 million in the 2007 to 2008 cycle, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Spending by independent special interest groups on television ads for or against high-court candidates accounted for 27 percent of total spending in these races, with business groups supporting many of these expenditures. In the 2004 election cycle, these groups accounted for only 16 percent of total spending.
More than 90 percent of judicial business in the United States is decided in state courts, and with business interests tangled up in much of the litigation, it's easy to understand why business groups are spending big on state judicial campaigns. Watchdog groups estimate that the pro-business US Chamber of Commerce spent $100 million between 2000 and 2003 on judicial campaigns, and from 2000 to 2004, 36 of the 40 justices the chamber supported were elected.
The campaign cash seems to be having an impact in the courtroom. Analysis by the American Constitution Society shows that the more money a state supreme court justice receives from business interests, the more likely they are to rule in favor of business litigants who show up in their courtroom. Further statistical analysis reveals that a justice who receives half of his or her contributions from business interests would be expected to rule in favor of business interests about two-thirds of the time.
Researchers also found that Democratic justices are more likely to be influenced by campaign contributions from pro-business groups than Republican justices, presumably because Republican justices are already ideologically predisposed to ruling in favor of business interests.
Such contributions are increasingly important to judges in a world where independent spenders toss millions of dollars into state judicial races, turning judicial elections into high stakes political theater. Unfortunately for voters, weak state laws often help keep special interests paying for television ads hidden from view. In Michigan, for example, the costs of the 2012 Supreme Court election were the highest in the country for the second election cycle in a row, but 75 percent of that spending - much of it on television ads - was not reported to state officials because of weak disclosure laws, according to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
Since 2010, 16 states and hundreds of local municipalities have called for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.


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Influence of preparation method on the performance of vanadia-niobia catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane
Smits, R.H.H. and Seshan, K. and Leemreize, H. and Ross, J.R.H. (1993) Influence of preparation method on the performance of vanadia-niobia catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. Catalysis Today, 16 (3-4). pp. 513-523. ISSN 0920-5861
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By Todd Inoue
THE CURRENT American Musical Theatre of San Jose presentation, Blast!, opens with an unintentional joke--a call for turning off all cell phones, watches and pagers. That's rich, because from the first exhalation, Blast! comes loud and fast. Rows of horn and percussion players fall into formation, the majority of which are not condoned by the U.S. military. The air is filled with anthemic music and pierced by colorful flags, rods, sabers and bells. The whole shebang saturates the senses. Even if a cell phone is on vibrate, your attention is locked into the spectacle that literally overflows from the stage.
The quick-paced show is built around the marching bands and drum and bugle corps--but not held to them. There are numbers that celebrate the blues, jazz, techno, classical and world beat. "Everybody Loves the Blues" is a Full Monty-style finger-snapper with 12 guys swinging chairs and brass instruments. "Loss" is a solemn piece of a trumpeter ascending to the heavens.
Just when I wondered if Blast! had a humorous element, "Battery Battle" came along. The piece begins as a cute percussive dual between two snare drummers and builds into a heady climax. Suddenly a roto-tom cage drops to the stage, and the duo is joined by drummers and percussionists, including an amazing vibraphonist, The original snare drummers end up in a pair of inversion cages--like the one that Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee used on the "Girls Girls Girls" tour. "Battery Battle" ends the first set on a huge "wow!"
The second set begins traditionally before veering into controlled chaos--possibly a nod to Raymond Scott or Carl Stalling. Blast! then fast-forwards to techno territory with a routine using glowing light rods. The rest of the set impresses with flashy visual and musical pieces that travel around the world and back. The show ends with a bombastic finale worthy of an Olympics closing-night ceremony.
It's hard to explain just what Blast! is. It's marching bands on creatine. The music, choreography, airborne flags, big beats, didgeridoos, vibraphonists, percussionists and light show combine for an exhilarating--if aptly named--night out.
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Short Sale or Foreclosure? What To Consider Before Making the DecisionBy: Carmen Hirciag, Research AnalystFebruary 24, 2012With distressed properties, including foreclosures (or REOs) and short sales, making up about half of all single-family home sales in California in January, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, many underwater sellers will face the tough decision between a foreclosure or a short sale. Distress vs Equity Sales Some of the most important factors to consider before making the decision include deficiency judgments, tax implications, credit consequences and timing.Deficiency Judgements and Tax ImplicationsThe good news is that California offers some protections for consumers against deficiency judgments after short sales and foreclosures. A homeowner is generally protected against a deficiency judgment after short sale for a one-to-four residential unit property. The instances in which a homeowner is generally protected against a deficiency judgment following foreclosure include, among other things, a non-judicial foreclosure or a loan that is all of the following: 1) owner-occupied, 2) secured by a one-to-four unit dwelling and 3) purchase money. Homeowners are also protected against deficiency judgments after foreclosure of seller financing.Sellers may be responsible for taxes on, among other things, cancellation of debt (COD) income, which is approximately the difference between the outstanding loan balance and the fair market value. The exceptions to being taxed on COD income include bankruptcy, insolvency and forgiveness of a nonrecourse debt after foreclosure. Nonrecourse debt in California is when a loan is made to purchase a one-to-four unit, owner-occupied property or when the seller carries back financing. In the case of a short sale or foreclosure, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 also provides an exception from federal taxation when the following conditions are met: 1) property must be a qualified principal residence as defined, 2) loan is secured by the residence, 3) income relief is capped at $1,000,000 for married couples filing separately and $2,000,000 for all others, and 4) loan is discharged after January 1, 2007 and before January 1, 2013. Additional rules apply under California law.Credit Consequences And TimingCredit may be adversely affected regardless of the type of sale—foreclosure or short sale. Credit score declines can vary and the negative mark may remain on the credit report for seven years. Both foreclosures and short sales might affect the ability to quality for a loan to purchase another home. In some short sale cases where the seller may have even been current with mortgage payments but sold the home for less than the outstanding loan amount, the credit report could indicate that the debt was settled for less than what was owed and the impact may be less severe.In the event of a foreclosure, a borrower may not be able to qualify for another home loan for seven years without any extenuating circumstances, or five years with extenuating circumstances, under current Fannie Mae guidelines. The wait may be less with short sales. If payments are in arrears in a short sale, buyers may qualify to purchase another home within about two years for a Fannie Mae backed mortgage, or approximately three years for a FHA loan. If payments were current, consumers may qualify for another loan immediately, but it can be difficult to find a lender.Exceptions and additional considerations apply to the conditions discussed, depending on individual circumstances. For consumers facing these difficult choices, it is advisable to seek professional assistance from an attorney and/or an accountant who can evaluate your specific situation. This information is believed accurate as of February 2, 2012. It is intended to provide general answers to general questions and is not intended as a substitute for individual legal advice. Advice in specific situations may differ depending upon a wide variety of factors. Therefore, readers with specific legal questions should seek the advice of an attorney
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Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram passes along word that veteran right-hander Brandon Webb had to be pulled off his minor league rehab assignment Thursday after renewed inflammation was discovered in his rotator cuff.
Webb surrendred five earned runs on eight hits during a 3 1/3-inning rehab start on Monday afternoon at Double-A Frisco. It was his first appearance in a professional game since the first week of the 2009 regular season.
The 32-year-old has been prescribed anti-inflammatories and will continue playing catch on a near-daily basis, but he won't be allowed to resume his minor league rehab assignment for another seven days per Major League Baseball policy.
With his shoulder still nagging and his fastball velocity still residing somewhere between 81 and 84 MPH, it's probably safe to wonder at this point whether we'll ever see Webb take another major league mound.
- aceshigh11 - Jun 2, 2011 at 9:26 PM
I feel bad for this guy. He won 22 games THREE YEARS AGO.
Amazing. Hopefully his luck changes, but it's not looking good at all.
- royalsfaninfargo - Jun 2, 2011 at 9:59 PM
I wish him luck as well. But honestly, he never got over 85 mph in an outing. That isnt big league stuff. Millwood, Harden, and Webb should face reality, they're done.


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Red Cross needs volunteer drivers in Fort Bend
The Red Cross wants you! The American Red Cross has a transportation program for people who are elderly and people with disabilities. They are looking for help in the Ft. Bend County office to transport those in need in our community to and from non-emergency medical appointments.
There are no special licenses required, only a clean driving record and willingness to help your neighbor. They provide the training and the vehicles. All they ask of you is a commitment of 4 or 8 hours. You pick the day.
If you are interested, please contact Herbert Melton at 713-313-1757, or Steve Atchison at 713-313-1762.
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