Texsox

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Sep 5, 2007 -> 08:54 AM) Isnt that what got him in this situation in the first place? Thanks for coming, don't forget to tip the attendant . . .

I have heard of convictions be expunged from the record in exchange for something. For example successfully completing a probation, taking a class (traffic, child care). Perhaps he is working that angle.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Sep 4, 2007 -> 10:48 PM) Keep your day job, tex. Age must be messin' with your funny bone. sleep deprivation. lol btw, he now is hinting he may withdraw his resignation if cleared of the charges he pled guilty to Here is my idea

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I wonder how many of these are thrown out when they go to court? Kind of like the "Catch a Predator" show where something like 80 or 90% walked. Cop: "Senator from where?" Craig: "Idaho" Cop: "Was that a confession as well?" Craig: "Huh?" Cop: "You just said you are a whore . . . ?"

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Sep 4, 2007 -> 07:52 PM) Asking for sex in public is different than having sex in public. You don't solicit someone through a wall in a toilet stall if you plan to go to a hotel room. He was soliciting to have sex in the toilet stall. And that's what's illegal about it. So any guy who asks some girl for a trip to the backseat of his car should be busted? And IIRC solicitation wouuld be for cash, was that part of the "signal"?

No Hitter

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No Cover

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 31, 2007 -> 01:18 PM) I am not sure what you found dizzying, but I see you chose to ignore my examples. The Middle East is not the fastest growing part of the world. And neither is Utah. Of course there are examples of extremism on the rise, as I just said. but the largest growing countries, India and China, have populations that are walking away from religion as a trend. Not entirely of course, and not everyone either. But that is the way its going. Add them to the U.S. and the rest of the West, and that's a huge portion of the world population. Feel free to keep banging that head. Let me know when you want to discuss the examples I have given. Or when you want to give any of your own. This is where we have a large population splitting hairs. Do you mean they are dropping out of organized religious orders or simpling not being religious anymore? Folks around here (like SS and Kap) like to say they are religious, they just do not attend a Church or belong to a specific religion. If we accept that, then adding up Church membership is not a valid yardstick.

QUOTE(Yossarian @ Aug 31, 2007 -> 01:14 PM) The thought of their daughters videotaping themselves having sex a la Paris Hilton is nauseating to them. Everyone in the world doesn't want to be like us, and everyone in the world doesn't like our social and religious mores. I thought that was obvious, but I guess not. Bingo. Yet sooo many Americans believe we have the only and best solution to a form of government and way of life.

Adding to his accomplisjments, he is the National Eagle Scout Assoc. President Eagle Scout Distinguished Eagle Scout And earned almost every Boy Scouts of America award we got. On the list of famous Eagle Scouts he's always my favorite.

QUOTE(Wide-Stance Gal @ Sep 4, 2007 -> 03:12 PM) The difference in this sort of behavior, is that some sort of payment is received in prostitution., whereas here, you just have the equivalent of the age-old "Hey, baby, are you looking for a good time?" When it is expressed in all of its multitudinous manifestations of males toward females in public, it is usually considered normal behavior. Women put up with far worse throughout their lives when they venture out in public. If they were to request that the police arrest guys they didn't know who stared at them long and suggestively, made hand and finger gestures, and got up close to them and tapped their feet - well, they'd be laughed at. It seems as though this thread has moved on to the question, should asking for sex in public be a crime? Surely no one here doubts what Larry was doing there, despite his protestations. Great points.

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QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Sep 4, 2007 -> 01:42 PM) In my 33 years of existence I recall tapping another guy's foot underneath the stall divider in a rest room and then waving my hand under their divider a total of zero times. I understand that on paper those 2 actions seem pretty harmless but when you couple that with an increase in gay sex in men's bathrooms and that these 2 actions are what initiate the sex than there's the problem. I understand that ignorance of the law is not a valid defense, but as noted here, no one knew that was a "signal" so you would not know it is illegal to tap youir foot and reach under a stall. Remember, he did not engage in a sex act, nor did he make a verbal offer. His crime was tapping his foot and reaching under the stall. I believe the officer should have made the suspect clearly solicate, just like on COPS with prostitution stings. Just having a prostitute walk up to your car doesn't get you busted. The parallel I would draw is stopping near a hooker would get you busted.

Thanks y'all

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 12:17 PM) As I read it, Tex is defending him, but maybe I'm wrong. I don't speak Texan. And as far as I see it, Alpha was, too. 'Why should he have been arrested.' Give me a break. Sexual harassment, violation of privacy, harassment and being a stupid, stupid man are all reasons. And Northside? You too fune! QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 01:04 PM) Prior to this thread, i would have handed him some tp. I was wondering what was illegal in his actions. Would you also be arrested for taping your foot too close to someone in the stands at the Cell? Strip away meaning because that is ambiguous, he placed his foot too close and waved his hand under the stall. If Gays decided that cheering loudly during the National Anthem was a signal for gay sex, would everyone at a Hawks game get arrested?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 04:09 PM) What does this even mean? What personal problems does he need to fix? He needs to adopt an Amish lifestyle and use zero energy . . .

I hope his life returned to some normality for at least a little while.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 03:42 PM) Lol, John Edwards is such a dumbass. His "Carbon Footprint" is probably 50 times that of a normal American. I got an idea, John, how about you fix your own problems first, then tells how we should all be like you. And please don't give me "He raises awareness" slop. Everyone is aware of global warming. I don't think it is fair to compare him to a "normal" American. Compare him to other Senators, CEOs, peers in his group.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 12:31 PM) Ha. Learning also doesn't really change much. That being said, I heart (conditioning and) learning Also, if you look in the reference section of your book, and see R. Miller (he's kind of a big deal)--he's my professor. f***ing genius. Absolute genius. I am really looking forward to this class. It is with one of my favorite professors and I love learning also. Actually I enjoy most everything on the positive side of the Psychology College. Disorders just don't excite me as much. I'll leave that to the half empty people. He's using Hergenhahn and Olson's text.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 11:09 AM) sounds like a good class. My last paradigm shift left me 20 cents poorer and my kid 20 cents richer. I was hoping for a memorize a couple dates, take a couple tests and get out of my life class, not a serious relationship

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 07:18 PM) My roommates act like they own the place... enjoy

QUOTE(Soxy @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 10:44 AM) I actually try not to get my students to buy new books. But the edition can matter a lot depending on the type of course. If it's a Psychobio or Neuro book or Evolutionary psych it's usually usefull to buy the new book. Intro texts (and developmental) tend to be more fixed. And good luck with the graduate student, I know (now) that they can be a really mixed bag. My Theories of Learning Prof, who has been using the same text for 25 years said if the saving were significant, but the previous version. I believe $12 versus $96 was significant.