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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 06:17 PM) Giving school administrators that much power would be absolutely terrible. And you'd still need to get a chant said in a private event which was recorded and distributed without the chanters knowledge as reaching public incitement, educational disruption etc. There are tenured professors at schools who say things approximately as terrible and still receive tenure protections. And when we take away power from school administrators we have to accept situations like second grade students who bring a butter knife to school being arrested, an Eagle Scout with a hatchet locked in his car trunk being expelled from school, etc.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 06:14 PM) Something breaking out and you happening to be there isn't the same as getting all excited to go see that negro lynching or any other public execution. Being more interested in filming that doing anything to stop the violence seems like a clear vote for what is more important in our society. How about a good hockey fight to fire up the crowd? Corner seats at car races sell out first. When boxing isn't enough we increase the potential violence to sell tickets. Video games continue to become more and more violent. If the violence doesn't matter than we wouldn't need to continue to increase the carnage to keep people interested. The same level of movie violence that was shocking in the 1950s is really lame by today's standards. The best explanation I can think of is we are much more accepting of these violent acts in our entertainment today than two generations ago. Entertainment both reflects and reinforces what is happening in society. We've done a nice job of reducing some forms of violence and making them something we talk about and no longer accept. Child physical and psychological abuse, sexual assaults against men and women, spousal abuse, racially motivated attacks . . . yet there are other areas we still need to look at.

That is great news. Also, I basically cringe at every variation on left handed with southpaw being the worst.

I loved working the door at a club.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 09:08 AM) Yes. But they do not now. I'm not 100% with you on that point. ' If a violent fight breaks out most people pull out their cell phones to . . . A. Call police B. Take pics for Instagram C. Video for Vine D. Document the carnage

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 09:08 AM) Yes. But they do not now. Which is kind of my point. Whatever level of immorality the placement of violent fictional entertainment means to today's society, it's certainly superior to days of mob justice killing hundreds and intimidating a whole section of the populace. A chant referencing those times positively is despicable and clearly outside the norms of this country as seen by the reaction. So I have a hard time believing violent entertainment has debased the countries morality when they would view references to actual violence as outrageous. Excellent points. I agree it is "clearly superior", "we do not do that now", and it "clearly (is) outside the norms of this country". So are we going to continue and decided that is would be superior to also have the same reaction to people using any violent depictions against (for example) women? I believe we will agree that we've decided that racially charged violence is bad. Perhaps we will expand that In the arena of lynching we have moved that, over time, into the unacceptable zone. What else should be there?

Which is a great point I was hoping someone would mention. Is the media we use important to the actual theme? Is passive entertainment on an issue less of a visceral experience than being immersed and active? We are entertained by death. Public executions draw large crowds.

Another thought. Look around the back of your unit and see if there is a second input you could tap into. Some of the older stuff allowed for a iPod to be mounted elsewhere like a glovebox.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 19, 2015 -> 03:00 PM) I definitely need to get it fixed or fix it myself. I am certain it is AUX input as it's visibly damaged and I've tried different devices/cords. Unfortunately the AUX module is not one that pops right out. I would have to take the whole radio out. Do you think any shop would work on this? If it is integral to the head unit, I'd be looking at http://www.crutchfield.com/ picking one out and installing it myself. Their on line technicians and installation guides are top notch. It will probably be cheaper to replace than repairing. Crutchfield is where all the cool kids go for cheap prices on quality gear. If you want to try pull the unit and attempt to take it apart. There may be a youtube video showing how,

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 18, 2015 -> 04:28 PM) Literally no one is saying this, but I am more concerned with songs/movies/whatever talking favorably about white supremacy than with the awful, deplorable violence that noted degenerate Johnny cash sang about. I am not saying that anyone besides myself is saying this, It is a question I am proposing. Why is it OK to celebrate random acts of violence and murder against men, women, and children for entertainment? If we agree that the chanting exposed their character as racist, what does it say about the character of people who simulate killing for fun? How do we immediately know these kids are guilty and the frat boys playing a video game are OK? Both are being entertained by simulating murder and terror. Why do we find murder so much fun?

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 18, 2015 -> 02:00 PM) Who cares, you are deflecting blame. A chant is not entertainment. People don't start up chants for fun, they listen to music, video games, etc. One has nothing to do with the other. You are just performing a deflection of blame. There is a culture at issue here, and it isn't violent video games. I guess I am not explaining my point correctly. I place the blame directly on the kids. Let me try this again. They got caught by chanting. I believe they also should be in trouble for playing any entertainment with that theme. THEY are clearly wrong no matter the entertainment venue. Do we agree that a racists theme game (if it existed) would be wrong also? Now, if we agree that a racists themed video game would be wrong, we have now agreed that there are potentially themes that would be wrong on a video game. Next I propose that random acts of killing, no matter the motivation, in video games are potentially bad. The culture supports random acts of violence against innocent people. We can all agree that the racist killing of black people is wrong. Buy why is it OK to randomly kill blacks, whites, women, children, in video games? Or maybe this way. They are obviously wrong for celebrating the potential lynching of a black person. Why isn't it also wrong to celebrate the random killing of another person?

Arresting someone isn't always easy. I hope the solution is somewhere fair to everyone. Perhaps some citizens training on placing your hands on top of your head and following directions combined with don't abuse the citizens for the police. I would assume that once the decision is made to cuff someone each second after that becomes more stressful for the officers. I don't see much value in standing there arguing with someone for five minutes to put the cuffs on.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Mar 19, 2015 -> 10:16 AM) It's not the first time we've helped her out. We actually had temporary custody of her daughter for about a year a couple of years ago, so we are pretty close. I think we can get everything worked out. It's kinda of shocking to see how someone can get stuck in a downward cycle with almost no way out. It is really difficult to pull yourself up today. The classic strategy of get a job and work hard is nice, but one car failure, one illness, one financial misstep and years of gains collapse.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 17, 2015 -> 04:16 PM) My aux input is messed up in my car. It's all loose and alternates from working on the left side, to the right side, to both and to neither. Does anyone know what my options are as far as getting it fixed? It's an '08 Dodge Charger if that makes any difference. Options Live with it. Replace the unit yourself Have a shop replace the entire unit Repair just the input yourself Have a shop repair the input I would also check the output on the device you are hooking up and the cable just to be certain you have isolated the problem. Also, check how the input is wired. I have seen the input separate from the head unit. You could find one at a pick and pull and install that style very easily. If you are lucky the cable will unplug from the input module and a new input module will just pop into the dash.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Mar 16, 2015 -> 09:41 AM) By co-signing the loan we would essentially be buying the car for her. We just want to have her name on the loan to build up her credit. If all goes well, she’ll build it up enough that she’ll be able to re-finance the loan in a year or two under her own name. It’s not so much that she has BAD credit. It’s that she has NO credit. We would be sure that the monthly payments will be affordable to her as well as us if we ever have to take over. We already have some numbers in mind. It’s just a matter of finding a car to fit those numbers. Worst case scenario is that we take over the payments and let our daughter have the car. With her name on the loan and title you will have a harder time taking the car if she defaults. As long as you are cool with paying for a car that she is driving, go ahead. Imagine the scenarios of taking the car back. She has made two years of payments then stops. Will you pay her back for those two years? If taking the car back means she will lose her job, will you accept that? What if she can't take care of her daughter without the car? You are being very generous and I don't want to sound callous. I applaud what you are doing for her. I am just pointing out a few pitfalls that you are facing. Now think about this. She makes all the payments, repairs her credit, and the rest of her life and her daughter's is made much, much, easier because of your faith in her and generosity. That's pretty cool.

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QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 18, 2015 -> 09:08 AM) Uh, no, i don't think a lynching game would do be a good thing. No that that's out of the way... Now if a lynching game isn't a good thing, are other games with murder and violence a good thing?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 18, 2015 -> 08:31 AM) I don't agree that expulsion from a public university was appropriate. It seems like a pretty clear violation of their first amendment rights. I have no idea why you're talking about video games, but if they made a game that was explicitly racist as the song they sang and was essentially a pro-KKK game set in 1920's Mississippi or something, it would be even worse than the song just based on the effort of that versus singing a song. It seems like you're still thinking the biggest problems with the song are that they used "n*****" or that it was somehow speaking approvingly of generic, non-racist lynching or something. At least that's the only way I can get to you video game comparison. The problem with the song isn't some sort of generalized approval of violence, it's specifically the racially targeted, white supremacist violence. Is that the only violence that we should be concerned about and stop? We're ok with general random violence? Why is it ok to murder some innocent people and not others?

The idea that we shouldn't be concerned about anything in video games. Singing a song that these boys probably didn't write was enough to get them expelled. We all agree that was appropriate. Now if instead they produced a video game where the object is to kill as many people as possible by lynching, would that be ok? Or better still, would it be ok to play the game because after all it isn't "real" and we shouldn't blame any violence or acts in our society on video games.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 11, 2015 -> 09:45 AM) http://sfist.com/2015/03/07/terrible_human..._mariotti_h.php Reading this article, he is going back to the medium he said was dying 8 years ago when he went to AOL. It also says at one point he thought he was the one that got Obama elected. You cannot make this stuff up. The whole article is very tongue in cheek. In a befitting kind of way the sfist.com article you linked is really biased against Jay.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 11:13 AM) Sorry, but we don't celebrate disrespecting people for the color of their skin in our music, movies, & literature. And please name me one rap song that has a line about killing someone simply for being a different race. That s*** wouldn't fly in this day and age. If reasons are important is having no reason to kill someone really better?

And I believe it would be that way if they invented a video game that people played. If video games really don't matter than a game where the people drove around earning points by lynching people would be cool. We can't blame anything on songs, games, or movies. So a lynching game is totally cool with you guys? I really doubt it. Now if we decide that people who played that game would be wrong, then why is it right to murder anyone in a video game? Are we at the point where we differentiate which murders are bad and which are good? Guns and fantasy weapons OK, ropes bad? Killing them with cars = awesome Hanging = evil? Or are the victims what makes the difference? Are some lives just worth more than others? Do we differentiate in video games like we seem to do in real life?

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Mar 17, 2015 -> 05:01 AM) I would like to see Brian Anderson join the org in a similar role or in a scouting capacity, assuming he dosnent make the team. I mentioned earlier I believe he would make a great coach.

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 16, 2015 -> 05:13 PM) Even with their new arena some day even that is now delayed, DePaul is so irrelevant. You take this job, you will be running away in a few years. Unless they can get someone who could recruit the Public League better than anyone has in many years, who is going to want to play at DePaul? It's been a couple decades since I paid any attention to DePaul. It seemed to me what looked like a positive, the move from on campus to the Rosemont Horizon, actually backfired and hurt the program. Plus the switch from Meyer the great to Meyer to lesser . . . Has there been any bright spots since then? It also seems that trying to recruit kids to stay home just isn't a great strategy. Get kids from small towns that want to live in a big city. Get city kids from other cities and have them want to be in Chicago. But getting kids to stay home who have a chance to move away from their parents, just never seems to work well.