StrangeSox

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 03:20 PM) And what are the odds she would harm them? Well that's the point, isn't it? She's a middle-aged, upper-class white lady so the assumption is that she won't harm them. Young black guy acting identically? Or poor white dude in shabby clothing? Probably going to get tased, maybe arrested. There's an awful lot of assumptions baked into the way police respond to and treat different classes of citizens, and it varies based on race, class, gender and other factors. Young black men are much, much more likely to be assumed to be criminals or likely threats, and that leads to violent and sometimes deadly results.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 03:13 PM) There is a huge, huge difference between baiting law enforcement and/or other government officials into reacting a certain way and baiting asshole Cardinals fans into reacting a certain way. Yeah I just added an edit that the two situations aren't exactly the same, and personally I'm not sure about the merits of baiting dumb Cardinals fans. On the other hand, protesting a major sporting event that's getting national coverage in St. Louis makes sense, and if just being there for your cause is enough to provoke dumbasses, it really only bolsters their point.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 02:46 PM) Good column by Whitlock IMO. He says the "no justice no peace" protesting crowd is missing the boat. He says the protestors at the Cardinals game were trolling for trouble. The violent overtones here will not play well at the Cardinals' games coming up. http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/1166898...s-busch-stadium This is just silly. What does Whitlock think civil disobedience, which was the cornerstone of MLK's non-violent approach, is? It's trolling and baiting and provoking an often-violent response. Civil rights workers and protesters were screamed at, beaten, jailed and sometimes murdered in response to intentional provocation. Rosa Park's actions were intentionally baiting the Montgomery police to arrest her to make clear the racial oppression. The Freedom Riders were intentionally baiting the South. The Selma to Montgomery marches intentionally provoked violent police reaction. eta: Should clarify that baiting a bunch of dumb Cardinals fans isn't exactly comparable to the situations described above, but that it's more a comment on the nice, glossy, shiny version of MLK and the civil rights movement that misses much of the actual history. TNC on Mandela and the Question of Non-Violence Martin Luther King Jr. agreed:

QUOTE (gatnom @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 02:42 PM) He's saying they didn't use any force against her because she was white. I think he would generally agree with the way the police handled the situation. Well that and upper-class.

I liked this deadspin article on Whitlock: http://deadspin.com/can-jason-whitlock-sav...m-hi-1586606960

that story isn't mainly about them harassing the black guy, it's about the response the woman receives.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 10:33 AM) You could expand rosters on the remaining teams. Something they should do anyway. Maybe have a 60 man roster. Could also expand the practice squad, like they did this year. Probably make for better football overall anyway. Rosters could use a few more spots for injury backups and special teams.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 04:07 PM) So they are for that, but didn't they just crack down on homeschoolers not too long ago? Hmm. Germany has had compulsory school attendance since the early 1900's. They have only allowed homeschooling in rare cases. There was some family who was seeking political asylum in a US a few years back over that, but I don't think Germany has stepped up enforcement of school attendance laws or anything.

yeah well

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 02:37 PM) That part wasn't my problem. I often enjoy endings that the audience didn't want, like Prisoners or Buried, and I like to think about ambiguous endings like Inception or Shutter Island, but this movie really didn't even HAVE an ending. some of that isn't correct

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 08:50 PM) Great. Next time I get pulled over, I am just going to ignore the police officer. They obviously can't do anything about it. Here's more on this incident of police abuse. http://www.chicagotribune.com/#navtype=navbar I'm fairly sure that police cannot demand identification. I'm also willing to believe that the passenger was legitimately concerned for his personal safety. And even if their demands were legal, I'm still not sure how their actions come close to being justified.

saying "im going to overreact and assault you" doesn't actually justify it.

Why did the police just decide to smash a window and tazer him?

John Oliver on civil forfeiture laws aka legalized theft by police departments

9th Circuit strikes down SSM ban in Idaho and Nevada. The 9th also covers Arizona, Alaska, and Montana.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 03:15 PM) I've been a believer since his coming out party against the Bears a few years ago. I thought that was Kapernick?

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Oct 5, 2014 -> 02:59 PM) Here was my biggest issue: Other than that, I really enjoyed it. Yeah, very enjoyable film but I just couldn't get into that part. I kept waiting for the bottom to fall out.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) http://deadspin.com/cardinals-fans-get-ugl...este-1643282285 jesus christ, post-racial america

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 11:21 AM) I'm down by 22 with Morris and Lynch to go. I'm also up against Lynch in my other league, but as long as he keeps it under 45, I'm good. Damn, fell 3 points short. both of my losses in this league have been a combined total of five points.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 09:10 PM) Nearly all comedies are awful to start. Seinfeld was terrible. Friends was terrible. HIMYM wasn't great. New Girl was terrible. It's tough to set up a world and be funny. That takes time. All but one of those remained awful!

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 12:50 PM) LOL. I'm sorry, this is just laughable. I'm glad the refs didn't call it. You don't reward stupidity. That throw was a terrible decision, and completely unnecessary at that stage in the game. Your hatred of Jay Cutler seems to be more important than the Bears being in a better position to win.

SCOTUS declined to hear several SSM appeals this morning, lifting the stay in these states and allowing gay marriage to proceed per lower court rulings. http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/10/todays-o...etitins-denied/ That's 30 states now with marriage equality. edit: well, not the full 30 yet, because only five states were specifically included in these various cases. However, the federal appeals courts whose rulings were just upheld have a net total of 11 states under their jurisdiction that do not currently have SSM. These five will be in effect shortly (hours or days, depending on the specific state), and there are or will be lawsuits in the remaining 6 states to overturn their bans based on these rulings.

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 10:39 AM) Mulaney was fairly terrible. Disappointing. The promos for it looked pretty awful.

I'm down by 22 with Morris and Lynch to go. I'm also up against Lynch in my other league, but as long as he keeps it under 45, I'm good.