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"So you honked at me because you believed I was speeding…"
"Because you were driving recklessly and speeding now, it's got wet roads and you were on your cell phone."
What, exactly, makes it safe for cops to use the phone and speed? What about their "training" is irreproducible for the general public?
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JohnJuly 2nd, 2014 at 6:37 pm
I think people forget – police exist because taxpayers HIRE them. Taxpayers can also FIRE them. Might be time for a little citizen activism.
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NotFastJuly 2nd, 2014 at 6:42 pm
I think you are forgetting about the existence of the police union. Getting fired requires more than being an a##.
"To collect and serve."
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05lgtJuly 2nd, 2014 at 8:01 pm
That's why you have to fire the whole department. Public employee unions are on borrowed time with the Roberts court, but PCH101 is welcome to correct my read. I'm an amateur for sure.
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stukiJuly 3rd, 2014 at 3:40 am
The quaint stuff people still believe in……….
In progressive hellholes, taxpayers only exist to the extent they are useful to those more equal. Once they no longer serve that role, they're "extremists", "terrorists", "oppressed virgins" or whatever else is fashionable to ship to Gitmo these days.
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alsorlJuly 3rd, 2014 at 4:46 pm
I don't think cops can be fired in Florida. And it's had to find a cop that is not speeding or running red lights in Orlando. Especially Orlando Police Department. They are an embarrassment to all citizens of Central Florida.
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alsorlJuly 4th, 2014 at 6:23 am
Someone logged in last night. That was not my above post. I'm pretty sure Orlando police is the same as any other police department.
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vanpressburgJuly 2nd, 2014 at 6:48 pm
Good job, continue to fight for the freedom !
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PrincipalDanJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:18 pm
"Bad Cop, No Doughnut"
See now we got that out of the way…
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bcnqrgdJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:08 pm
While it may not be so entertaining,the whole story reveals that the Cop apologized and DID NOT ISSUE A TICKET!
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Jack BaruthJuly 2nd, 2014 at 9:12 pm
The driver was written up for the stop. He's a commercial driver, that's as bad for him as a ticket is for a civvie.
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Z71_SilvyJuly 3rd, 2014 at 4:15 am
As he should have been. He was driving while distracted.
He wasn't focusing on HIS driving…he was focused on the police officer.
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ChopsuiJuly 2nd, 2014 at 10:21 pm
You forgot "…because he was being filmed."
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B BucknerJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:14 pm
Based on a recent encounter with state police, I only now am beginning to understand Easy E, Dr Dre and the other fine lads of NWA in their lyrics expressing displeasure with our police force.
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MKJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Mmmm…where'd I put that popcorn?
Lets get that clickbait going, its not gonna write itself!!
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masrapidaJuly 3rd, 2014 at 2:27 am
You have to admit, the site has been clickbait free for an inordinate amount of time–maybe 10 days? We were overdue for some police state paranoia.
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MrGreenManJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:16 pm
The truck driving man is correct at the end – that's what happens when they know you are recording – we get what we would like to see out of the officer: The officer not issuing a ticket because there was no good that would come of the ticket for anybody was the right result; one might even call that professional discretion, a long-forgotten term. We can say it never should have even been a consideration of ticketing him, but we don't live in Mayberry anymore. Sure, he's not going to admit he is in error to this truck driver, but he sure looked reasonably contrite in the body language when he returned. Looks like the cop was angry and had to cool down. Recording was the exact right thing for that trucker to do. I don't try to discipline anybody else on the road – you want to speed, just get on past me and gone, I don't want to be near you – but if you're going to discipline people, better have a dash cam record of it.
"Unlawful use of horn" goes to show that local laws are written for one purpose: To have something the police can use if you set them to be of a mind to get you for something.
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July 2nd, 2014 at 10:51 pm
"Police officers in Rialto, Calif., carry cameras to record their every action while on duty. The city says the program has reduced complaints against police officers by 88 percent during the first year."
Lapel cameras make everyone behave better.
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SCE to AUXJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:20 pm
"And that's what happens when they know you're recording"
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DrGastro997July 2nd, 2014 at 7:24 pm
I recall being tightly tailgated by a Chicago cop in heavy snow when I was 17. When I tapped those brakes he pulled me over to ask why I would ever do that to a police officer. I told him he shouldn't be tailgating anyone, especially during a Chicago snowstorm. He disturbingly "apologized" and let me go…
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RogerB34July 2nd, 2014 at 7:28 pm
If the driver was class 8 at 65 blowing the horn at a police officer is a really bad idea. Stiff fine and driving license penalty.
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DrewlssixJuly 6th, 2014 at 3:02 pm
As opposed to blowing his horn at a non officer driving stupidly? Hope the " more equal" ideology you support never bites you back.
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Pch101July 2nd, 2014 at 7:30 pm
(c)The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
3. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property;
(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device.
(d) This Section does not apply to:(1) a law enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle while performing his or her official duties
Moral of the story: Most truck drivers should not be consulted for legal advice.
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SCE to AUXJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:53 pm
The endangerment of life or property occurred because of the slick roads.
Does 'performance of official duties' simply mean 'on the clock'? If so, can cops become Chatty Kathy on the cell phone any time they're on the clock, and particularly behind the wheel of a high-speed cruiser?
Is use of a personal cell phone considered part of the job?
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Pch101July 2nd, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Sorry to bring a dose of reality to this party, but I just cited the statutes. I'm sure that you weren't familiar with them prior to my posting them.
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July 2nd, 2014 at 11:39 pm
Your selective editing-out of crucial portions of the statute suggests that you are more interested in presenting an argument than you are in supplying facts.
(b) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this Section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.
(e) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty of driving with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor do such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
I put in some emphasis, but the commenting system stripped it out. Subsection (b) makes it clear that operators of emergency vehicles get special privileges only when responding to actual emergencies or when in pursuit. Subsection (e) makes it clear that civil liability can apply if the emergency vehicle driver fails to use due regard.
Failing to use due regard doesn't come in to play only when there is an accident.
I don't feel like practicing my bluebook skills, so here's a link to the full text:
IAALBIANYL. And I'm an EMT.
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Pch101July 3rd, 2014 at 12:37 am
I provided the relevant sections.
Subsection (b) does not negate anything in subsection (c). It carves out those who are returning from fire calls, not the cops.
Subsection (e) says that drivers of vehicles covered in the statute can't drive unsafely. That doesn't contradict (c), either.
TomHendJuly 2nd, 2014 at 9:13 pm
You liberals can not get enough of authoritarian government.
Remind me again why the US Post Office needs all that ammo?
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Pch101July 2nd, 2014 at 9:24 pm
You could save yourself from a lot of angst if you'd just learn how to read.
The cop violated no laws. If you are a resident of Illinois and don't care for your state's laws, then go get them changed.
But don't be too eager to prosecute people for legal behavior. That would only make you look like a dimwitted fascist who makes up the rules as he goes along.
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ChopsuiJuly 2nd, 2014 at 10:12 pm
What part of "…so long as he does not endanger life or property" do you not understand?
Also the part about electronic devices could be interpreted to mean that he must be using said device in the performance of his duty. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. But his demeanor doesn't exactly suggest that he was nearly as confident about his position as your smug ass.
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Pch101July 2nd, 2014 at 10:14 pm
Some folks have a rather broad and imaginative definition of "endangering life or property."
It takes all kinds to make an internet, I guess.
danio3834July 2nd, 2014 at 10:20 pm
>Some folks have a rather broad and imaginative definition of "endangering life or property."
Is there some other reason it's illegal for regular citizens to do it?
ChopsuiJuly 2nd, 2014 at 10:29 pm
Some folks have a rather broad and imaginative definition of "endangering life or property."
Well that's why we have courts. None of us were there, therefore none of us can say unequivocally that he was or wasn't breaking the law.
Pch101July 2nd, 2014 at 10:31 pm
In many states, speed limits are statutory.
In Illinois, the maximum speed limit is 70 mph. Technically speaking, you're not allowed to drive over 70 mph, even if it is perfectly safe to do so; the safety isn't relevant.
There is also a safe speed law that doesn't permit you to drive faster than is safe, even if that unsafe speed is below the limit.
In essence, the maximum speed law doesn't apply to cops, but the safe speed law does. That's all it means.
ajlaJuly 2nd, 2014 at 9:33 pm
625 ILCS 5/12-601 is the statue on horn use. Although it is slightly vague ("reasonably necessary", etc.) it does not prohibit honking at a LEO or require that someone be breaking a law before a horn can be used.
We don't get to see what happened before the stop, but threatening the guy with an "unlawful use of horn" ticket might have been a stretch.
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Pch101July 2nd, 2014 at 9:42 pm
The horn use was illegal: "The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn ****but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.****" You're supposed to limit honking to alerts of danger, not use it to express your opinion.
That being said, the cop was a bit of an ass to threaten the trucker with a citation for that, in spite of the letter of the law. I presume that the cop realized that he was overreacting and decided wisely to chill out, particularly when he saw that a second ticket could really hurt this guy. Unfortunately, the truck driver didn't seem to figure out that his own efforts to play lawyer were also a flop, and that he had been cut a break.
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ajlaJuly 2nd, 2014 at 10:01 pm
"You're supposed to limit honking to alerts of danger, not use it to express your opinion."
That's where I think seeing what was happening before the stop would be useful. It doesn't look like you can honk at someone just for using a phone, but I would imagine there is a level of excessive speeding where use of a horn is justified under this statue. "Unlawful use of horn" out on the interstate has also got to be an extremely rare citation, so traffic court might have been interesting if a ticket had been written.
I will say that seeing how the driver has a Guy Fawkes mask and is equipped with a video recorder, I'm betting he was slightly happy to get the chance to have a taped confrontation with the police.
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Pch101July 2nd, 2014 at 10:12 pm
"It doesn't look like you can honk at someone just for using a phone, but I would imagine there is a level of excessive speeding where use of a horn is justified under this statute."
Illinois has a reckless driving statute, and I highly doubt that the cop was violating it or posing a danger to others that called for use of a horn to warn other drivers of it. The trucker needs to stop watching Perry Mason or whatever else he is doing to learn about the law.
Chris FOMJuly 3rd, 2014 at 12:18 am
You're assuming such a law would even hold up in court if challenged. There are freedom of speech issues at well in using the horn to communicate a message, see the Florida Highway Patrol that got creamed when they attempted to use the law regarding high beams to issue citations to drivers using them to warn others of speed traps. I suspect the truck driver here would be able to successfully make a similar case.
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brnJuly 3rd, 2014 at 6:18 pm
"You're assuming such a law would even hold up in court if challenged."
That's not up to the cop.
The legislature creates the law. The cop enforces the law. Whether or not the law would hold up is up to, as you state, the courts. Until the courts strike the law down, it is the law.
formula mJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:31 pm
My friend since the age of 8 became a police officer 4yrs ago and has fully adopted the elitist attitude of many other officers. He drove my gf and I during a road trip and was texting the entire 5hr trip. I was uncomfortable and told him to put down the phone repeatedly because of near accidents. He said I'm trained to use a laptop while driving. It's funny how he honestly believes he is better than most other people now…
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69firebirdJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:54 pm
This needs to happen a lot more.I think car makers should maybe consider offering dash or interior cams as an option on new cars.
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Z71_SilvyJuly 2nd, 2014 at 7:55 pm
Hey cool, back the usual TTAC anti police agenda.
It's sad how the police are used around here…..especially when what they are doing is LEGAL……..to generate clicks.
And good for the officer…he should have pulled him over AND written him a ticket for misuse of horn.
Mind your own business trucker boy…or do you pull over to use your CB?
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05lgtJuly 2nd, 2014 at 8:03 pm
boot licker.
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Z71_SilvyJuly 3rd, 2014 at 4:08 am
Sure…..why not? I mean, if having common sense makes me a boot licker, then I'll wear the title with pride.
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danio3834July 2nd, 2014 at 9:59 pm
It's funny when people confuse "legal" with "moral". I suppose if pedophiles somehow took over the government and mandated child molestation, you'd be here soap-boxing how we shouldn't bother vocally opposing the issue because it's justified by the law as if that's the universal moral standard.
It's the obvious double standard that gets people in a bunch. An activity that's so dangerous it had to be mandated against is perfectly acceptable for a certain group to engage in with impunity. They're human and suffer the same lack of concentration when driving with an electronic device, and are subject to the same laws of physics when speeding. So if these activities are in fact dangerous, people ought to be outraged when a particular group of people are permitted to endanger them, even if it is legal.
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ajlaJuly 2nd, 2014 at 10:21 pm
I think in your pedophile scenario there would be actual effort put into changing the mandatory molestation laws.
For stuff like this people's anger generally never gets above "internet angst" so nothing really ever happens with it. If enough people REALLY wanted to make it so the police couldn't use electronics while driving, then I'm sure it would happen.
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danio3834July 2nd, 2014 at 10:27 pm
It was an extreme example to be sure. Perhaps opponents will eventually be successful in the elimination of the double standard. Internet angst and actual political action aren't mutually exclusive. In fact, the two go hand in hand.
The point is, "it's the law" isn't a very strong basis for an argument about a moral issue.
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Z71_SilvyJuly 2nd, 2014 at 11:23 pm
Good thing we have the morality police here on TTAC.
What, exactly, is immoral about speeding and talking on the phone?
Oh I'm surprised that accusing someone of supporting child molestation didn't pop up on your morality radar. It certainly popped up on mine…
brenschlussJuly 3rd, 2014 at 6:04 am
Danio, you're trying to explain morality to what I assume is an adult who writes at a 3rd-grade level. Good luck.
danio3834July 3rd, 2014 at 2:04 pm
>What, exactly, is immoral about speeding and talking on the phone?
Oh I'm surprised that accusing someone of supporting child molestation didn't pop up on your morality radar. It certainly popped up on mine…
I didn't accuse anyone of molestation, it was a hypothetical situation to illustrate how something being legal doesn't make it just. Lots of terrible things that happened throughout history were legal.
Regarding the morality of speeding and talking on the phone while driving, I personally don't think there's anything immoral about doing these things by themselves. However, if society believes that the general public engaging in that behavior indeed poses an imminent threat to the public, so much so that a law was enacted to deter it, then it would be immoral for police officers to engage in that activity as they enforce this law on others. So essentially, it's a major threat to public safety…but not when a police officer does it.
CJinSDJuly 3rd, 2014 at 2:11 pm
What's immoral about driving drunk?
Pch101July 3rd, 2014 at 1:01 am
The cops wouldn't be able to issue many tickets without a double standard — in the absence of a roadblock, how would they catch up to a speeder?
The Illinois phone statute exempts the cops. Legislators who were elected by the people of the state just implemented this statute at the beginning of the year.
If the people don't like it, then they are free to complain. But they aren't free to punish the cop for legal behavior, and they ought to keep in mind that they were responsible for electing the people who wrote the law and passed it.
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brnJuly 3rd, 2014 at 6:25 pm
If one believes some laws are "immoral", why criticize the cops? They don't make the laws. Go after the law makers.
Yea, we can bitch about how a cop was an arse, but the problems at the legislature are so much more significant (and contradictory). Clean up that mess and even law enforcement would thank you.
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danio3834July 4th, 2014 at 11:07 am
"If one believes some laws are "immoral", why criticize the cops? They don't make the laws. Go after the law makers."
Another "the law is the law" argument. If police officers believe that talking on the phone while driving is as dangerous as they claim when they pull someone over and issue a ticket, then you'd expect that their moral compass would direct them to refrain from the same in spite of a law that exempts them from reprimand. Instead we have police officers who justify this behavior by claiming they have extrahuman abilites that allow them to do this safely. This obvious hypocrisy is what nets them the criticism.
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Pch101July 4th, 2014 at 2:19 pm
An elected body passed legislation that bans phone usage but exempts the cops.
That's democracy in action. I take it that you're not a fan of democracy when it doesn't go your way. Those who believe in democracy and disagree with the law would try to change the law, instead of wanting to enforce a law that doesn't exist.
danio3834July 4th, 2014 at 2:49 pm
"That's democracy in action. I take it that you're not a fan of democracy when it doesn't go your way. Those who believe in democracy and disagree with the law would try to change the law, instead of wanting to enforce a law that doesn't exist."
I didn't say or imply that I didn't like democracy, nor spoke of enforcing non-existant laws. If a citizen wants to make a suggestion to a police officer about his behavior, that could probably be filed under freedom of speech.
If anything, I'm implying people should get angry about the double standard and do something democractic about it, as opposed to those in this thread who argue that "the law is the law so STFU".
Pch101July 4th, 2014 at 4:28 pm
The elected representatives of the people of Illinois just passed this law. As far as I can tell, you don't live there, while the people who are subject to the law aren't unhappy about it.
danio3834July 4th, 2014 at 4:35 pm
So what? Similar laws do exist where I live and many other places, so the principles discussed here apply widely. This is a discussion thread, and we're discussing.
Pch101July 4th, 2014 at 5:49 pm
You want people to be angry about a law that doesn't upset them, just because it upsets you. A wee bit paternalistic on your part.
zerofooJuly 2nd, 2014 at 9:02 pm
I, for one, feel much better that Johnny law is out there protecting people like me from truck drivers unlawfully using their horn.
It's time to make these guys walk a beat. They probably cause more problems than they solve behind the wheel of a cruiser.
Wanna be a cop? Fine – walk a beat in the roughest part of the city for 5 years before you get to work "traffic duty".
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raphJuly 2nd, 2014 at 9:36 pm
zerofoo said – Wanna be a cop? Fine – walk a beat in the roughest part of the city for 5 years before you get to work "traffic duty".
Have you talked to cops that work the roughest part of town? They generally have a low opinion when it comes to humanity.
I have a buddy that is a detective and he tends to see people in one of two flavors. Law abiding people and complete pieces of excrement.
They may solve more problems out walking a beat but I don't think it would translate well in the traffic cop arena.
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ChopsuiJuly 2nd, 2014 at 10:19 pm
I think the hope is that once they've walked a beat for a few years and hopefully gained some maturity and possibly a little less testosterone, they have a better perspective about when to be a shitheel and when to be normal, well adjusted human being.
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Z71_SilvyJuly 2nd, 2014 at 11:30 pm
They? Who is they? Have you observed every police officer in the United States to make that collective statement?
Man the ignorance when it comes to police work is astounding.
Very few in this thread could do the job for a SINGLE HOUR (including the author), yet you all are experts and feel as if you can make comments that are based in reality.
Just go back to flipping burgers folks…
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mkirkJuly 3rd, 2014 at 6:34 am
You do it to Soldiers and have done so for the past 14 years. 1 year in country, one year home.
Course were not cops…They can use hollowpoints on you. If I use a hollowpoint on someone shooting at me it is called a war crime. Amazing how many more rights the average citizen of Kabul has in dealing with the Army than you do when dealing with Officer Friendly.
And yeah hero, I could do the cop thing just fine. It would be interesting to work with such unrestrictive rules of engagement for a change. Give it a rest guy. You'd crap your pants the first time something went boom.
mkirkJuly 3rd, 2014 at 6:32 am
You do it to Soldiers and have done so for the past 14 years. 1 year in the shit, one year home.
Course were not cops…They can use hollowpoints on you. If I use a hollowpoint on someone shooting at me it is called a war crime. Amazing how many more rights the average citizen of Kabul has in dealing with the Army than you do when dealing with Officer Friendly.
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OneAlphaJuly 2nd, 2014 at 10:07 pm
As an aside, I remember Chief Wiggum initiating a pursuit for a Code 318:
Waking a Police Officer.
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July 2nd, 2014 at 10:32 pm
Police officers in Michigan routinely violate MCL 257.603, which is pretty specific about when and where they can break traffic and parking laws. It's a pretty broad exemption, but that isn't enough for those on the other side of the thin blue line. They simply don't obey traffic laws, except when they're doing 5 below the speed limit, trolling for speeders. Their latest illegality around here is parking in left turn lanes and traffic turnarounds while doing traffic surveillance. The law says to do that they have to be involved in the pursuit or apprehension of criminals or criminal suspects to do so. Routine traffic surveillance isn't exempted. That doesn't matter. Cops, like many other public employees, think the law is for regular people to obey.
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Dave M.July 2nd, 2014 at 11:25 pm
There's always a few eggheads in any bunch. As a former LEA let me say the eggheads usually pee in the pool to everyone's detriment. It's a hard job, and after 3 years I realized it wasn't for me.
That said, I feel the truck driver was completely in bounds for calling the cop out. Not sure if the cop backed off because of filming or because of embarrassment for getting called out. Personally I would have let the driver go after tasing his ass for wearing that idiot mask.
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cartunezJuly 2nd, 2014 at 11:56 pm
as NWA rightly stated Fuck the Police lol
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Z71_SilvyJuly 3rd, 2014 at 4:09 am
So you never speed or talk on your phone while driving?
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mkirkJuly 3rd, 2014 at 10:43 am
So what if he does. If he chooses to do so and a Cop sees him then he'd get a ticket. Furthermore he is not on the public payroll to enforce those very laws.
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cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 11:34 am
I do speed yes. I tend to drive in either Atlanta or DC a lot. If I didn't go faster than the posted limit I would be ran off the road. Regarding talking on the phone while driving another affirmative. 80% of the time I use the bluetooth and pair to my car but sometimes I will lose the connection and have to put the phone on speaker and talk. Are you coming to arrest me?
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KaosaurJuly 3rd, 2014 at 1:32 am
There's always people above the law. Where I live here in South Carolina there is a State Legislator who has been getting himself shitfaced drunk and swerving all over the roads mid-afternoon. We've been tailing him calling 911 multiple times and they always try and waive us off (when we mention the legislator plate) and we watch the cops stop him without writing a ticket or arrest. We see him swerving all over the road the next day like it's no big deal.
It's embarrassing to watch this guy's near-misses with other motorists at intersections on an almost-daily basis.
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j.grifJuly 3rd, 2014 at 2:25 am
Kind of in the trucking business with a cdl, a couple of thoughts on this, #1 the truck driver is probably bored out of his mind watching white lines go past his windows, then a cop blows past him with the cell phone that the truck driver is not allowed to have in his hands and the highway is wet, so in an immature moment the trucker blows the horn, totally not expecting the cop to do anything and is surprised when the cop does pull him over, I think they both over reacted! #2 The cop Threatened the driver with a ticket at which point the driver told him he was on video, the cop asked his status with regard to hours of service, the truck driver in my estimation was egging the cop on, but to this cops credit, the cop held his composure and retreated to his cruiser. When the Officer returned, he explained that he turned this citation into a csa inspection with out citation which is a very good thing, as it will help cancel out a bad one, my brother who is an owner operator has told me that this is how this works, this could have gone in another direction, in my opinion, this office diffused a situation that would have been not good for all, the truck driver didn't do himself any favors and was pushing it. I understand that its hard for the truckers, but its also hard for law enforcement, these guys don't know who has a gun pointed at them!
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cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 11:37 am
The good thing is if the cop feels like the job is too dangerous he can always LEAVE said job. There is never any excuse for police misconduct.
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Z71_SilvyJuly 3rd, 2014 at 4:12 am
Had the author done any sort of reasearch, we would have known exactly why the officer was doing these two legal things. Why was he on the phone? Why was he speeding? Was he enroute to a call? Was he gathering information to assist with a case? Was he finishing up one call while driving to another?
Those are all unknows…but we do know what the truck driver was doing:
IN THE RAIN, he was not focusing on HIS driving or what HE was doing, we was distracted by a police officer.
Who's the unsafe one?
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brenschlussJuly 3rd, 2014 at 6:10 am
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mkirkJuly 3rd, 2014 at 6:41 am
Are cops allowed to do business on unencrypted cell phones? I mean there is a several thousand dolar radio suite in the cruiser that likely offers encrypted (and monitored…hence the issue with a personal cell) communication. You are right, I don't know what he was doing. Maybe he was responding to a call. Or maybe he was arranging to pick up some smack from his dealer. No one (but the NSA I suppose) can know because he was communicationg outside of the established channels that exist for official police business.
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smartasciiJuly 3rd, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Well, if he were speeding and talking on his phone while gathering information and enroute to a call, I'm sure glad he took time away from all that crime prevention to pull over some jerk who honked at him.
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DrewlssixJuly 6th, 2014 at 3:18 pm
Soooo he was doing some serious cop business that justified speeding in the rain while hindered with a phone….. But had the time to correct the actions of a truck driver? Yes the job justifies speeding and phone use when needed, but it was certainly not needed here.
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PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 8:24 am
I get a kick out of people who hate the cops until they need one.
Around here, and I'm sure in many many other places, the police use cell phones instead of radio to communicate a lot of the time so that things aren't out there on scanners as much.
There are shitty people in every form of work. It just so happens that it is usually the shitty cops that get the press, not the hard working ones who really do love their job and want to serve their town/city.
Not sure what this anti-cop thing has to do with cars. As someone said, click bait maybe?
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don1967July 3rd, 2014 at 10:56 am
It has nothing to do with cars. It just plays well with a significant portion of the TTAC audience, and therefore generates clicks between actual articles about cars.
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cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 11:40 am
Do you have to hate someone to want them to be held accountable for their actions? Police are public servants they are not above me they work for me. And if you can't figure out the connection between police and cars then perhaps you are in the wrong place.
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PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 11:42 am
Hmm, I didn't realize that Police and cars are the same subject. I didn't know it was the truth about police.
The whole "they work for me" thing is a joke right? Tell me you aren't the guy who yells that your tax money pays their salary…Classic.
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cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 12:25 pm
I guess you missed the point yet again which is not surprising. You probably vote based on the "issues" as well.
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PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 12:32 pm
You must be too left wing and entitled to understand yourself.
cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 1:36 pm
The fact that you see this as a left or right anything lets me know how far down the rabbit hole you are. This is about accountability which last I checked is supposed to apply to everyone. This is why democracy is doomed to failure. The ignorant have no desire to seek knowledge only slogans and empty promises.
PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 1:39 pm
The fact that you keep taking personal shots without any merit tells me you live in your own world anyway.
Not exactly sure what kind of accountability you are looking for, but your first comment about "fuck the police" pretty much says it all.
Drzhivago138July 3rd, 2014 at 11:42 am
They've come a long way, though. I can remember when every fourth article here was a police piece, and "pig" was used half a dozen times.
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PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 11:45 am
I'm kinda surprised the PC police lets the word pig in on here. I mean, is it really less offensive than say nixxxr?
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cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 1:55 pm
Ok Poncho lets try this
I get a kick out of people who hate the cops until they need one.
me: Who needs a cop? Or do you mean if I run into trouble who would I call?
There are shitty people in every form of work. It just so happens that it is usually the shitty cops that get the press, not the hard working ones who really do love their job and want to serve their town/city.
me: How many jobs do these "shitty" people work in that give them the state giving power of life and death of you? How many of these people are authorized to lie in the course of doing their respective jobs? How many of these people are so well protected from any oversight or accountability that only a merciful deity can put an end to their bullshit?
Not sure what this anti-cop thing has to do with cars. As someone said, click bait maybe?
me: once again its not hate. Sorry my NWA references and my lack of giving a fuck about team blue or team red seems to go over your head. I will try to make this simple for you. I believe in freedom but I also know and understand there are consequences for every action. Blind faith in these so called peace officers is getting a lot of innocent people killed.
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PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 2:05 pm
ok cartunez, once again you've showed your maturity level to be lacking. I can do with out the "make it simple for you comment".
You sounds like you need to go back to your bomb shelter and prepare for the apocolypse.
So far you haven't really come up with any justification for your comments. Life and death, lies, merciful deity… I never professed to have a blind faith, it just makes me chuckle when someone like you has the balls to condemn people who go out everyday knowing it could be their last. I'm sure if you had to deal with the lowest denominator of society on a daily basis you perspective might change ? Probably not, I suspect you are among the lowest denominator already. They are usually the ones tho are the internet tough guys such as yourself.
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cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 3:05 pm
lol @ everyday could be their last. Power linemen and gas station attendents have a better chance at death doing their respective jobs. Regarding my position in life. Who cares. Even if I am a bum on the streets I should be afforded the dignity of being a human being. Internet tough guy? I think you should rest Poncho this thread is making you cranking.
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PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 3:09 pm
you have a unique way of skirting the questions. You really haven't come up with a legit reason for you side.
My lowest common denominator comment has nothing to do with one's financial position in life, it has everything to do with their character.
Once again, what justice and accountability are you looking for? What did this officer do wrong?
cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 3:07 pm
I almost forgot you wanted to understand why I demand accountability from these thugs.
http://www.policemisconduct.net also check out the work Radley Balko puts out regarding these "heroes".
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PonchoIndianJuly 3rd, 2014 at 3:13 pm
sweet jesus, you are a whack job!
there are web sites for everything out there. And like I said previously, there are shitty people in every job.
Why don't we go to the websites such as worldstar hip hop and start making some racial remarks… now wait, lets go to some gay/lesbian site and start in that direction.
cartunezJuly 3rd, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Huh? You are inviting me to racist gay bashing dumbshit? Sorry you lost me again but I am going to end this convo we are not communicating well.
smartasciiJuly 3rd, 2014 at 5:50 pm
They're public servants, which really can't be defined any other way than that they're hired to serve the public. Public funds are used to pay and authorize people to enforce the law and keep the peace. When the people we've hired use the authority we've granted them to violate the laws they should be enforcing and harass citizens on technicalities because they're annoyed with that citizen, rather than because they routinely enforce the technicality, they're no longer serving the public interest.
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DrewlssixJuly 6th, 2014 at 3:25 pm
How would I ever need the cops? The only duty they are required to do is investigate crimes and apprehend suspects. That's it, and that's all I would ever require of them. In the mean time I would like some assurance that they won't take up their copious free time trying to screw me over. If you depend on them for any other service you are a fool and you will be disappointed.
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canddmeyerJuly 3rd, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Another cop who thinks he's god. Keep reminding me why I keep voting not guilty every time one of these liars is testifying.
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brnJuly 4th, 2014 at 10:56 am
You're just trying to get out of Jury Duty.
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alsorlJuly 3rd, 2014 at 4:42 pm
Come down to Florida. It's hard to find a police officer not speeding or not on there cell phone. Yes, this is without there lights and bells on. One ran a light last year in Orlando and killed a couple of tourist. I'm pretty sure that police officer is still working as a police officer. My neighbor is a police officer and has not stopped at a stop sign in the neighborhood in 2 years.
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alsorlJuly 4th, 2014 at 6:24 am
Not my above post. Someone logged in with my name.
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Judged solely on the basis of closeness of score and quality of quarterback play, you could argue that Monday Night Football was a waste of time. I'm not gonna fight you on those points. I will say, however, that if you watched the game last night and didn't enjoy the sh*t out of it, I don't know why you even bother to come to this site. Seriously, it was great.
Last night was a treasure trove of hilarious bumbling, ridiculous behavior and schadenfreude. It was a shot of Jerry Jones ripping a stack of money in half and stuffing Jerry Wipes down the gullet of his son-in-law in a fit of rage away from being the perfect hate-watching game. It was everything I thought it could be and then some.
Early in the proceedings, Mike Tirico explained that Jason Garrett had simplified the Cowboys offense recently to best suit Romo's skills in terms of ability and comprehension. It was truly a magnificent set up for what followed.
Romo's 72.1 completion pct. highest in NFL history by a QB throwing 5 interceptions. Previous high: Brunell, Jacks., 71.2 vs. Rams in 1996.
— Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) October 2, 2012
That it the second game of Romo's career with five interceptions is glorious. Even better, it makes up for the previous time when Romo threw five picks on Monday night against Buffalo, but the Bills screwed the pooch and let the Cowboys come back and win, which only helped to contribute to the sad legend of Romo. It also allowed a bunch of analysts to praise him for having amnesia. Not last night, though. Each interception seemed imbued with the memory of the one that came before. It was a many layered derpy performance.
Romo was also apparently insisting with reporters after the game that the turnover that Lance Briggs returned for a touchdown was a fumble and not an interception. He's trying to save face after that game! Lovely. Just lovely.
Let's dissect this masterpiece, shall we?
Romo threw so many picks, he made extra work for me. I'm not about to post five separate videos of Romo throwing picks, so I spliced all five together for your viewing pleasure. I trust you will enjoy.
There are surely Romo defenders out there who insist that all those picks aren't Romo's fault. Sure, not all of them are. Dez Bryant was responsible for one and Kevin Ogletree another. That still leaves three picks you can lay on the Double J's bright shining star. Another counterargument: "But he had to force it to make quick splash plays!" Why, because he was down 10 points in the third quarter? Fuck that.
/kisses fingers
I know it's so rich and probably bad for me, but I just couldn't refuse a second helping. Oh, the delicious pain.
I know I included all the Romo picks in the video in the previous slide, but it helps to watch it in context. Because there was a two-play sequence where Cutler and Romo turned the ball over on consecutive snaps. It made me think that should be an all-turnover mode on Madden, where the QB is guaranteed to give it to the defense on every play and the winner is determined by which unit and return the ball to the end zone on its own. I'd play the shit out of that.
Brian Urlacher is on the exact polar opposite of the shithead spectrum from Jay Cutler. He's loud. He cares too much. He's an overt prick for no reason. It's remarkable that he and Cutty are on the same team. He's the dog who constantly shits in the house, barks are neighborhood children, eats your furniture and doesn't do anything you ask of him. But it's fun to watch him laugh at Tony Romo. I assume dogs do that. I don't know; I don't own one.
If it weren't for Romo being Romo, Cutler dismissively walking away from Mike Tice would be the sole talk radio talking point coming out of this game. Even still, it's a big one. Not that I mind. It's perfectly Cutty and downright hilarious. What I didn't need was hearing Trent Dilfer making a contrarian defense of it during the post-game show. Dilfer suggests that when you have a slightly above average quarterback, you don't try to change him even though he ignores coaches and openly chastises teammates. You'll take him out of his comfort zone, Dilfer warns. I can't wait for Dilfer to try to be chummy with Jay at some point and get blown off, only to bitterly turn on him.
Instead of the less charismatic version of Michael Irvin that the Cowboys had hoped he would be, it's clear Dez Bryant is instead just a more violent version of Roy Williams.
Spotted by reader Mike. Your guess is as good as mine, though flubby said he could use some floppy ears to complete the look.
Just wouldn't be a worthwhile Cowboys game without a sideline shot of Rob Ryan screaming FUCK YOU from the sidelines.
Gruden got into the peyote good last night. The pregame rant about Texas alone will be pored over for weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a serial killer's manifesto buried within that unhinged monologue, in which Gruden compares Jay Cutler to Josey Wales and Tony Romo to John Wayne. Gruden was shouting and carrying on the way we cartoonishly depict Jerry Jones on this site. Which is fitting, as they're about even in terms of pure insanity.
Gruden also stated referring to short completions as "bluegills." I suppose that's a fishing term. I don't know. The less you understand, the better.
It was a case of bad timing for the officiating crew last night. It's not their fault that they drew the final game of the week of the refs' grand return. They wanted to make a gesture, however clumsy, that they were glad to be back. However, since they were working the last of the Week 4 games and another ref crew had already made a grievous error, all the good will for the real refs is already extinguished. We've ready to put all the scab ref shit behind us and never hear about it again. Though it is amusing that the refs signed their banner with the sassiest font possible. Whoa there, real refs. I bet you're hitting the town after the game.
Nice! RT @gocubs25161: @common How do you like Matt Forte's "Elam Ferguson" beard?
— COMMON (@common) October 2, 2012
Shame that injury had to befall Matt Forte a single carry into his return from a previous injury. Forte returned to the game but finished with a mediocre stat night. Most likely a precautionary measure by the Bears to limit his touches. Still, someone pointed out to Common on Twitter and he and Forte are more or less rocking the same look. I enjoyed it enough that I may even bother to give "Hell on Wheels" another try, though probably not.
I know that admitting to liking something ESPN does is poor form among a lot of the blogger community, but I dig the Soundtracks feature. Of course, that's more of a function of NFL Films being good than ESPN, but the Worldwide Leader is to be commended for at least having just enough common sense to air the feature. During the halftime segment, Soundtracks included a short clip of Aaron Rodgers telling one of the regular officials that the Packers could have used them the week before. It's funny because the real refs proceeded to screw them on another potentially disastrous call.
As a bonus, during Countdown, ESPN aired this clip of Brandon Marshall berating J'Marcus Webb for not having his shoe on. This completely validates all my perceptions of Webb's competence in even getting day-to-day activities right.
Don't mind me. Just shoehorning this Kellen Davis catch in here because, while incredibly lucky, it was awesome nonetheless.
winsome lose some
According to the new Sportscenter ad, Scott Van Pelt is not invited to Tony Romo's orgies.
Lothar of the Hill People
"Typical sell-out crowd"
Yeah, that pretty much describes Cowboys fans.
Otto Man
I bet Gruden calls this game the Shocker. "Two teams in pink, both of them stink!"
You know that one time when you needed an injury/re-injury to win your league? This is my that day.
/wabba, wabba!
I'm starting to think clay matthews is a master troll. endorsing muscle milk while denying steroid use. promoting fat heads while denying steroid use.
The Lord Formerly Known as Revisisle
I feel this picture is a good composite of today's QBs.
Head Bee Guy
Budget Mike Pereira, what do you think?
The sound you just heard was half of texas buying texans jerseys
Tony Romo to Cutler: Anything you can derp, I can derp better
Last time Catler ran in a touchdown, he tried to cover the ball with dirt.
The Flyin Hawaiian David Kaliiki Alii
If Cutler is a cat, then Romo is a pet rock.
Gruden: "Stats don't matter."
Gruden 2 hours later: "I'm glad Witten has good stats tonight."

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INDOOR 2013: Appeared in 59 sets and 18 matches as a freshman ... Started in 13 matches as a middle blocker ... Averaged 1.08 kills/set and 0.69 blocks/set ... Set a season-high of 12 kills vs. Gonzaga (10/24) while hitting .429 (12-3-21) ... Added a season-high six blocks in the same match ... Delivered five kills on nine errorless swings at Loyola Marymount (10/17) ... Credited with five blocks at Santa Clara (11/23) ... Totaled 64 kills while hitting .268, five assists, 13 digs and 41 blocks on the season.
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Will a Goaltender Ever Win the Hobey Baker Again?
by Avash Kalra/Staff Writer
Long before experiencing his first NHL Stanley Cup playoffs this season, Ryan Miller – the starting goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres – was one of many in his family to wear the green and white for the Michigan State Spartans.
And in 2001, he became the second member of his legendary lineage (Kip Miller, 1990) to win college hockey's most prestigious award, the Hobey Baker. In doing so, he joined Minnesota's Robb Stauber (1988) as the only other goaltender to ever win the award.
Of course, the Hobey Baker Award is intended to represent the total package of a college hockey player. Skill, integrity, sportsmanship, and strength of character are among the criteria. Over time, however, the Hobey has unquestionably been transformed into an award for the player with the most high-profile statistics.
And while this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it unfortunately – and for whatever reason – makes it much more difficult for a goaltender to win the award.
After all, in the five years since Miller won the award, the recipient has been either the nation's leading forward or defenseman. All five winners have hailed from the offense-centric WCHA conference.
And even though all five players have been more than deserving of winning the Hobey Baker, the question simply becomes — what's it going to take for a goaltender to ever again win the award?
Below are four sets of goalie stats. One represents Miller's in 2001, while the other three represent goaltenders who have been Hobey Hat Trick finalists since Miller won the award. Before reading on, consider the numbers, and try to identify which of the impressive sets of statistics belonged to Miller.
A) 1.20 GAA; .940 SV%; 8 shutouts
B) 1.55 GAA; .938 SV%; 9 shutouts
C) 1.32 GAA; .950 SV%; 10 shutouts
D) 1.24 GAA; .947 SV%; 10 shutouts
Ryan Miller's 2001 season featured the highest save percentage in college hockey history (.950), and thus, his stats during his Hobey Baker campaign are featured in choice C.
Assuming once again that the award has become one that is based purely on statistics, is there really that much separating Miller's stats from the others? Examine them again.
Even choice B — whose numbers are perhaps slightly less impressive when compared to the others on paper — should be seriously considered because those statistics were earned by the only goaltender of the four to actually win a national championship. And he put up those numbers in the aforementioned WCHA, where the defensive play leaves something to be desired (proof: of the top 25 goaltenders in goals-against average in 2006, only two others were from the WCHA).
The rest of the answers, along with the stats of the player who actually won the award that year, are as follows:
A) David LeNeveu (2003), Cornell; Hobey winner: Peter Sejna, F, Colorado College (36 goals, 46 assists)
B) Brian Elliott (2006), Wisconsin; Hobey winner: Matt Carle, D, Denver (11 goals, 42 assists)
D) David McKee (2005), Cornell; Hobey winner: Marty Sertich, F, Colorado College(27 goals, 37 assists)
A popular theory is that these three goaltenders didn't win the award because their highly impressive statistics were merely a product of the sound defensive system playing in front of them. It's often true that a defensive system has an impact on the statistics, but usually, that effect is more magnified when the defense is poor than when it is sound. When goals-against averages are that low, and save percentages and shutout totals are that high, the goaltenders have plenty to do with it.
Another prevalent theory is that a goaltender will only win the Hobey when there isn't a particularly dominant scorer that season. However, in 2001, Miller won the award when North Dakota's Jeff Panzer scored an impressive 81 points, in a season in which the Sioux advanced all the way to the national championship game, falling to Brian Gionta (the other Hat Trick finalist that year) and Boston College.
But in 2003, Sejna's 83 points were enough to edge LeNeveu, who had set the NCAA record for the lowest goals-against average in a season, with 1.20.
Meanwhile, in 2005, McKee — whose numbers on paper were just as good as Miller's were in 2001 — didn't win the award either, as the Texas native was edged out by Sertich and his 64 points. And that was after a season in which McKee erased the legendary Ken Dryden from atop of many of the Cornell and ECAC goaltending records.
Again, Sertich was extremely deserving of the award, as have been all the recipients the last five years. Beyond his statistics, Sertich also volunteered with schoolchildren in Colorado Springs, and he participated in food drives. He fit the ideal that the Hobey Baker Award is supposed to represent. I certainly do not mean to suggest that Sertich should not have won the award, or even that these goaltenders should have indeed won the Hobey.
But based on the numbers alone — and after all, those are what have come to matter the most — if McKee didn't win the award, what's a goaltender going to have to do to win the Hobey?
Perhaps, from now on, every goaltender who is a finalist for the award may be compared to the likes of LeNeveu, McKee and Elliott. And people might say, "If they didn't win the Hobey, why should so-and-so win it?"
And so, the trio of LeNeveu, McKee and Elliott may have unknowingly cursed college goaltenders for years to come. And unless a goaltender posts a goals-against average under 1.20 and a save percentage over .950, perhaps Ryan Miller will always be the answer to the trivia question, "Who was the last goaltender to ever win the Hobey Baker Award."


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12 Facts About Hellbender Salamanders
List compiled by Rebecca Jacobson. Read our full Science Wednesday report.
- They have lungs, but they breathe completely through pores in their skin. Their name Cryptobranchus means "secret gill."
- They are the third largest species of salamanders in the world, growing to over two feet long and weighing over four pounds. Their closest relatives live in China and Japan, but hellbenders are the last of their genus.
- They can live into their 50s in captivity — that's ancient for an amphibian.
- Unlike other salamanders, they can't regrow their limbs. Biologists "tagged" hellbender salamanders captured in the 1990s by clipping off one of the amphibian's toes.
- They are loyal to their rocks. An individual hellbender's range is less than half a square mile, and the salamanders have been found under the exact same rocks year after year.
- Males create and guard the nests but they also eat the eggs.
- Contrary to popular belief, they are not poisonous, but their teeth are still sharp enough to break human skin.
- They have an amazing sense of smell. Kim Terrell, a postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, says a tiny drop of earthworm scent in a 40 gallon tank sends the hellbenders in her lab scrambling out from under their rocks looking for the food.
- They hunt like eels, lurking under heavy rocks and lunging at crayfish, worms, and small fish. And their gullet is enormous — they can swallow fish almost as long as themselves.
- No one is sure how they got their name, but one theory is that fishermen named them hellbenders because they look "like they crawled out of hell and are bent on going back."
- They are also called "mud cats," "devil dogs" and "snot otters" — named for the mucus they secrete through their skin when threatened.
- Fossil records date the existence of hellbender salamanders to more than 160 million years ago.
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Twitter revolt over US debt crisis deadlock
America's Twitter users are venting their fury at Washington for failing to reach agreement on a debt reduction plan.
Furious at the bipartisan footdragging on the nationâs debt crisis, they yesterday unleashed a barrage of phone calls, emails and a Twitter campaign with the hashtag #F***YouWashington.
It came after president Barack Obama called on Americans on Monday night to phone their representatives and urge them to compromise on a deal that would raise the federal debt level and stave off the first US default in history.
The Capitol switchboard sent out an alert, warning of the heavy volume of calls that put the telephone system ânear capacityâ and suggesting that politicians use alternative lines as a backup.
On Twitter one user wrote: â#F***YouWashington for making me lose faith in ALL parties. Youâve created a system where only the rich can win anymore.â
The hashtag saw up to 20,000 tweets in one hour and more than 36,000 during the day.
After complaints from users that Twitter was stopping the campaign from âtrendingâ, where lots of people use the same hashtag phrase, blogger Jeff Jarvis wrote: âF*** is not profane. Wilfully ruining the economy for political gain, that is profane.â
Hashtags are inserted into tweets by Twitter users as a digital index so others can search for comments on a particular subject.
The US Congress has until Tuesday to agree on an increase in a self-imposed £8.8trillion debt ceiling or risk defaulting on its debts.
The US has a triple-A bond rating which means the country can borrow at low rates.


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Welcome to the Church of England's online parish return system
This system allows church representatives to submit their annual Return of Parish Finance and Statistics for Mission via the internet. This can be done on a computer in a parish office, at home, or in a library using a unique login and password managed by your parish representative.
When entering your data, the system will highlight values that are markedly different from those in the previous year, to help avoid typing mistakes and improve data accuracy. The system will produce for you a report giving instant feedback on how your church's figures have changed over the last ten years.
Once submitted, your data will be available to your diocese to help them understand the activities and needs of their churches and to support their mission. Information provided through this system will be included in statistical publications and made available online. You can download the forms and the accompanying notes by clicking on the links below:
- Finance Form
- Finance Form (xls format)
- Statistics for Mission Form
- Statistics for Mission Form (doc format)
Getting started
If you are not yet registered, to get started you will need to obtain a username and password from your parish representative, or diocesan office if this person is unavailable.
If you are already registered but have forgotten your username and/or password, use the links on the left to request a reminder.
To collate the information requested, you will need access to your service registers (for Statistics for Mission) and your accounts (for the Return of Parish Finance). Although it is possible to enter information directly onto the online system, many users find it convenient to begin by filling in a paper copy, and then to transfer the information online. Many users find it helpful to have a copy of their completed return from last year to hand as they fill in this year's return. It is possible to save a partial return – but if you do so please remember to complete and submit your return in due course.


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It's Healthbolt Carnival Time.
Time for another Healthbolt Carnival.
You know the drill – grab a coffee, get comfortable, and start clicking. There's plenty of reading to be done, starting with…
Steve M from Weight Loss Weapons who looks at Weight Loss Scam Sites, saying, "Before being lured by an appealing weight loss success story check the weight loss scam list. Odds are good that they site is a fake."
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Alvaro Fernandez from SharpBrains has a list of the Top 10 Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health Books.
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Originally Posted by kaponofor3: I think both sides -- left and right -- are clearly angling here for their own purposes. We don't even really know the true facts at this point, just what gets reported.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly, one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
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"Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing," answered Holmes thoughtfully. "It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different."
Really? Is this the Fox News interpretation?
Let me ask you this....what is the usual method of investigation in this case. What don't we have/what wasn't done?
If you don't know the answer, just send an email to Fox news asking the same question so you know how best to answer.
The actions you cite and the information obtained by the police are not criminal. That is not to say a criminal act did or did not occur. We just don't know.
I am more bothered by what was not investigated and as a result of what we did not know, either a young man was wrongly murdered or a innocent man is being crucified.
Originally Posted by depeche2: Well there is a legit question whether there was a proper investigation. Clearly now there will be. But we know they didn't even talk to the girlfriend that Trayvon was on the phone with. That's pretty shoddy. They appeared to have immediately accepted one side of events and closed the book. Probable cause is often in the eye of the beholder.
If the police concluded that Nichole Brown Simpson was killed by drug dealers and never searched OJ's house or questioned him, would that mean probable cause did not exist?
The left wing has not been innocent either.
I have no problem with people pointing out the terrible investigation, but there is no reason to villify Zimmerman in the process.
Probably because it is not against the law to disobey a dispatcher. Just a big fat guess.


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A CAFE owner turned down a visit from the chancellor of the exchequer — because she was too busy with her regular customers.
Amanda Biggs, owner of the Thyme Deli and Cafe in Horwich, was asked if she would host George Osborne on his whistlestop tour of the town today.
But she refused the invitation the day before the chancellor's visit — because she did not want to lose out on the busy lunchtime rush or upset her regular customers.
An aide to Mr Osborne said that the chancellor understood the decision and that he will "definitely" try out the cafe on his next visit to the town.
Ms Biggs said: "They initially just told me it was a senior figure but didn't tell me it was George Osborne.
"Even if they had it wouldn't have made any difference.
"I had to tell them no because they wanted to reserve seating for 10 people at our busiest time.
"As a local business I didn't want to tell my regular customers that they couldn't come in because that wouldn't be fair and wouldn't be good for business."
She stressed her decision had "absolutely nothing to do with politics".
Ms Biggs added: "This was purely a business decision. If Mr Osborne had wanted to come and speak to me about my shop at a later time then that would have been fine — this wasn't politically motivated and it certainly wasn't a PR stunt for the shop.
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One morning in November 2011, trucks were roaring down the Pan-American Highway, carrying loads of ore from mines in the Atacama Desert to the port town of Caldera, Chile. The trucks screamed past a young goateed American paleontologist named Nicholas Pyenson, who was standing at the side of the road, gazing at a 250-meter-long strip of sandstone that construction workers had cleared in preparation for building new lanes.
Pyenson, the curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian Institution, spends much of his time searching for fossils of whales. For over a year his Chilean colleague Mario Suárez had been nagging him to come to see whale fossils that had been exposed as construction workers widened the highway. Pyenson envisioned a few skull fragments wedged in a road cut—a very low priority. After completing his work at another fossil site in Chile, Pyenson finally agreed to go see the remains. And standing by the highway, he realized why Suárez had been so insistent. The road crew had uncovered not just a few whale bones but an entire whale graveyard. At least 40 prehistoric whales, some 30 feet long, were spread out before him. It would turn out to be the densest collection of fossil whales discovered anywhere in the world.
Whales may be some of the most remarkable animals in the history of life—they evolved, after all, from deerlike mammals on land and became top predators of the sea. But their fossils can be a nightmare for paleontologists. "I wouldn't wish a whale fossil on anyone," Pyenson says. "Especially not 40."
Finding out what killed these creatures would require a huge amount of time and resources. A team of paleontologists would need to document each fossil while it was still in the ground in order to gather clues to the environment in which the whales had died. But there simply was no time to undertake an on-site study of their placement because the graveyard had been found in the middle of a construction project. Pyenson got to the site, within the town limits of Caldera, with the clock already ticking. There was only a month left in the federally mandated time allotted to researchers seeking to mine fossils and relics from the construction site.
Pyenson found a solution to his quandary—one that offers a glimpse into the future of paleontology. He flew home to Washington, D.C., and returned to Chile two weeks later with Vincent Rossi and Adam Metallo, the two young men who run the Smithsonian's 3D-digitization project. Instead of digging tools and plaster, the pair took laser scanners and cameras to the site.
The laser cowboys, as Pyenson dubbed them during the Caldera work, set up a tent over the fossils and worked for six days straight, 20 hours a day, to capture billions of pixels of data. Back at the Smithsonian, Pyenson and his colleagues used the data to re-create the site on their computers, exploring the virtual graveyard to figure out how the animals died.
And they're able to share this knowledge in a new way—by printing high-quality replicas of the fossils. In a few months the Smithsonian is slated to unveil a 30-foot-long skeleton of one of the Caldera whales in the National Museum of Natural History. "It's the largest 3D print of its kind in the world," Pyenson says.
The display is a public reminder of how the ongoing revolution in digitization is changing disciplines in and out of science. The ability to preserve detailed schematic information has always been important—think of sketches and blueprints—but modern scanning technology can capture exact details for later fabrication and analysis. Today, using scanning technology, engineers in different parts of the world can collaborate in real time on ever-changing vehicle designs, customers can create parts on demand from supplier schematics, and surgeons can make detailed pre-op models of individual patients.
For the Smithsonian, laser scans provide a means to share the institution's immense collection with the public. In 2013 the laser cowboys launched an ambitious campaign to catalog high-resolution scans of items throughout the Smithsonian's museums—including some of Pyenson's whale fossils—and make them navigable online. "You just say, it's all free," Pyenson says. "Here's the digital avatar. Researchers, 10-year-old kids, artists—have at it."
Scanning and 3D printing in paleontology build on 350 years of visualization tradition. In the 1660s anatomist Nicolas Steno astonished Europe's natural philosophers by publishing images of triangular rocks known as tongue stones, which he depicted next to the teeth of sharks. Anyone looking at the engravings could see that the tongue stones were the mineralized remains of long-dead sharks.
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In the late 1990s Tim Rowe, a paleontologist at the University of Texas, pioneered a new way to see fossils—with the help of X-rays. Rowe began to put fossils in CT scanners, which could capture their 3D structures. Rowe's scanners could snoop inside as well, mapping brain cases, sinuses, and other hidden anatomical features.
More than 150 paleontologists have shipped fossils to Rowe for scanning, and he's supplied them with pictures of hundreds of slices of the material, which can be converted into 3D animations. Rowe also puts the data on his DigiMorph website, where anyone can download it. Paleontologists can analyze scans for their research or print out replicas of fossils so that they can have the satisfaction of turning the bones over in their hands.
Once paleontologists create 3D scans of fossils, they can use them to reconstruct an animal's life history. Larry Witmer and his colleagues at Ohio University, for example, use scans to get a better idea of how dinosaurs moved. Recently they investigated the huge predator Allosaurus to understand how it ate its prey.
Witmer and his team started their study by scanning a 5-foot-long Allosaurus skull and the neck bones from a 150-million-year-old fossil. They then identified the crests and knobs on the bones where muscles and tendons were once attached. Based on studies of living dinosaur relatives, such as alligators and birds, they could estimate the size and shape of those pieces of soft tissue. And with engineering software they could then calculate the forces Allosaurus was able to generate, and how it moved.
The scientists used this information to create an animation of Allosaurus moving its head in different directions. They found that the animal had an anatomy profoundly different from that of other predatory dinosaurs. A large muscle that ran from its neck to its head allowed it to generate tremendous upward force. Tyrannosaurus rex, by contrast, generated side-to-side forces, indicating that it shook its head while gripping its prey.
In Witmer's animation, Allosaurus moves in a very different way. It looks more like a falcon digging into its prey. To feed, a falcon contracts the same type of neck muscle, yanking up its beak to rip a bite of flesh. Given that Allosaurus and other ground-running dinosaurs were related to birds—and even had feathers—the similarity probably isn't coincidental. But it's still surreal to imagine a 25-foot-long, ground-running dinosaur tugging, falcon-like, at its victim's body.
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