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I see your point, which leads me to this; If he is going to bet his freedom on the exact wording of the stand your ground, I'd suggest he skip the jury and go with the judge.

You could say that about any fine that the courts impose. It all generates income and there are ways to make people pay. The anti-DUI lobby is strong and gets stronger everytime someone is killed by a drunk driver. I will agree fines should be lower and jail time longer.

I believe it will help the defense by adding to the uncertainty. Hello shadows of doubt.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 3, 2012 -> 04:31 PM) What does flash support have to do with posting here? And mobile flash is dead...Adobe killed support for it. So expect fewer and fewer things to bother supporting it, such as they already are. I just saw this. I am assuming that like my school's internal site several of the menus and features use flash. So when trying to post here, quick post works but not the full feature post.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 23, 2012 -> 11:09 AM) 27? 28? Right about the age where you think you've got the world all figured out... Sitting here in a classroom with 14-15 year olds and they all believe they have the world figured out.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 23, 2012 -> 12:22 PM) Important witnesses are now changing their stories. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationw...0,3635603.story Oh boy, this is going to be fun.

he was a grinder before we knew about grinders.

f*** 'em some of them cops are Cubs fans Seriously, nice gesture and solid pub for the team.

DUI in Vegas? Wow. He needs to sell his car and hire an attorney. And BTW, this could have been discussed in SL&M, I can't believe a 'buster dustup could happen with this topic. But I've been wrong before

The last few seasons I've thought that I would like to see Hawk move to color as part of a three person crew. I don't want to see him gone, it ushers in what I feel will be the era of bland announcers who sound like computers each one interchangeable with another.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 22, 2012 -> 12:49 PM) This thread is best served on ice and read in a Hulk Hogan voice.

I decided to bookmark this thread and only continue reading after a few beers. I think it will make a great thread AWESOME.

BTW, as I was watching one of the reports a thought crossed my mind. How objective are the police in their report? In the back of my head I am thinking, hey Zimmerman basically tried being a cop and failed. Like many professionals, isn't there a tendency to be thinking, he should have waited for someone like "me" to be there. No one but a cop can do this job. Kind of like taking your car into a mechanic after you tried to fix it and failed. Or hiring any professional after you tried and failed. By criticizing Zimmerman they make themselves look better. Just tossing something new to think about.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 17, 2012 -> 01:17 PM) Name me a single violent/disruptive protest that has led to some new progressive change. Boston Tea Party? Civil Rights? Watts? Rodney King? Various Whaling Protests? Suicide bombers?

Why protest? Somewhere near the top of the list is to get attention for your cause. How do you get attention in America? With so much information, so much stuff flying at consumers, getting their attention is a challenge. In fact, in an information economy, our attention is probably the most valuable commodity out there. Sex and violence sells. We pay attention to that. So wear the masks and get naked!

QUOTE (The Critic @ May 16, 2012 -> 01:20 PM) Math is hard. She isn't responsible for the math, she is responsible for the scores on each hole. There really isn't any other way to do it. She signed that she made a par on 18 when she made a bogey. That can not be tolerated. Any penalty less than being DQ's would invite people to accidentaly turn in false scores. Remember, this isn't like any other sport, in golf you report your score.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 17, 2012 -> 08:16 AM) Oh I'm sure he doesn't care. Vocal tea party member Curt Schilling is asking the state of Rhode Island to fund his struggling game studio. Government welfare is cool if its going to the 'right' people. Not asking. It is a part of the economic package they gave him a couple years ago when he move the company to RI. The state basically gauranteed his loans.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 16, 2012 -> 08:53 PM) When protestors have to be told not be arrested by the organizers, like they did on May Day, that pretty well explains what the point has become. Then again, part of the challenge is seeding just enough violent protesters to provide the opportunity to get the "gotcha" moment. You planning another tea party?

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 16, 2012 -> 04:11 PM) Every time a huge military chopper flies through the city, I have this slight worry for a millisecond that we're under attack or something. There are so many strange military stuff flying around by me that you eventually get accustomed to it. What still freaks some people, and me, is when a Mexico helicopter strays across the river looking for something.

Just like Johnny Unitas. RIP

he's got to win the public and legal trial.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 15, 2012 -> 02:07 PM) It's a summer weekend in Chicago, when 90% of the hotels are full anyway. And really, TONS of offices are closing for Friday and Monday (if not more) and travel is restricted in certain areas, so the local economy is hurt just as much as it's helped because of this. Add the extra cost for all the security and inevitable damage to property. I bet this thing ends up costing more money than it's bringing in. Not during but for years afterwards. Lots of free publicity going out worldwide. There will be plenty of location shots that highlight the city.

Tourism. Economic mini-boomlet

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