tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23212500582015702102024-02-19T02:22:26.196-08:00People Liking PeopleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-86198420064620015932015-12-24T11:52:00.000-08:002015-12-24T12:02:40.549-08:00Miss Universe Flub reportedly rigged according to insiderSeasons greetings everyone!<br />
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People Liking People is coming out of retirement to report on an amusing event that has all the ingredients we look for in a story - fame, fortune, and embarrassment. And now we can add one more ingredient to the list - shenanigans. I'm sure you all have heard about what happened during the 2015 Miss Universe pageant where Steve Harvey slipped up and read that the winner was Miss Columbia, only to correct himself that Miss Colombia is actually the first <i>runner up</i>, and the real winner is Miss Philippines. The result was pure awkwardness as Miss Columbia stood there for a couple of minutes wearing the crown before it was taken off and placed on Miss Philippines instead. Even though the event was days ago, spectators are still bickering about how it went down, and some Colombians are still holding on to the idea that their beloved Miss Colombia retains the title. Among the chaos stands a respectful Miss Philippines, who has done all she could to remain above the fray and carry herself with dignity.<br />
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We now have a new angle to the story: An industry insider has <a href="https://youtu.be/SNrJ2k9cMkw">just come out</a> and states that the slip-up was actually staged in order to garner publicity for the franchise.<br />
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If you're going to pull something off like this, you gotta do it right. For the most part, we do think it went well enough to get the conversations stirring, but did you guys forget to pay someone? Why is this insider spilling the beans if he supposedly worked for the organization?<br />
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It certainly raises more questions than answers, but we'll definitely be staying tuned to see where this goes next. If this is staged, then who should hold the crown? Should they do it over again?<br />
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Have a happy holidays! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-60114018689574796302013-10-15T01:50:00.000-07:002013-10-15T21:29:18.923-07:00Beware of Woman-Abuser Paul Allen Derrick<br />
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Hey all, it's been a long time. We've been busy. But we wanted to bring to your attention something very important. There is a sick predator lose on the streets by the name of Paul Allen Derrick. This guy's sick desires has somehow managed to avoid notice of the Richland County, as they actually had him employed as a sheriff's deputy. His mental instability was recently brought out into the open however, when a video captured by a customer at Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbia, SC caught Derrick in the act of one of his tricks of trying to force a woman into submission by violent coercion methods. This would have all gone on without much notice if it hadn't been for an alert patron who began taking video of the scene as soon as he realized something wasn't right. View <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=440_1381807249">the video</a> below:<br />
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Details are scant as far as what Paul Allen Derrick was using as his justification for attempting to subdue the woman, but those who were there say he blew up when she rejected his advances. She no doubt saw him for the predator he is, and his next actions proved this assumption correct. As you can see from the video, he manhandles her, pulls out handcuffs and a gun and bosses (and tosses) her around like a drill sergeant. At first, there is confusion in the air, with customers not quite sure what's going on but assuming Paul Allen Derrick must be some sort of authority figure making a legitimate arrest. As his attack continues, it becomes more clear that this is no typical arrest, and Paul Allen Derrick is not your typical officer. This is a deranged man with a sick lust for what he can't have, and will use his everything within his power - this time handcuffs and a gun - to gain compliance for his pleasure. It makes you wonder what tactics he would have used if he wasn't out in public, and where it would have led to. <br />
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So where are we now? Fortunately the police were called and Paul Allen Derrick <a href="http://www.wistv.com/story/23666479/off-duty-sc-deputy-charged-with-assault">was arrested</a>. He's now on unpaid leave. That's a good start, and it shows that the police recognize that this a monster and not a legitimate officer. But what's the next step? We won't be satisfied until he's locked up behind bars for a long time, away from women and children.<br />
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If you or anyone you know has been a victim of Paul Allen Derrick, please send us an e-mail or leave a message in the comments. Of course, do call the police as well. The community needs to know about predators like this walking around, and it's only after we put all the pieces together that we can make a case for putting this sicko away for good. Now that Paul Allen Derrick has been shown in public to be the monster he's been all along, it will be interesting to see how he reacts. The fake facade of authority and respect has been shattered, and now there's nothing to stop him from indulging in what he has craved all along. If Richland County is smart, they're monitoring this whackjob 24/7. It also behooves the rest of the community to be on alert as well. If you see this man, do keep in mind that he is armed and will not hesitant to use violence against you, especially if you're a woman. Try to avoid eye contact, call the police, and remain or flee to a safe area. If you have any information about Paul Allen Derrick, feel free to include it in the comments below. We will make updates as we receive them.
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<b>Update:</b> Paul Allen Derrick <a href="http://www.wltx.com/news/article/252931/2/Off-Duty-Deputy-Who-Arrested-Soldier-Fired">has been fired</a> from his position at Richland County. We commend Richland County Sheriff's Department for doing the right thing. Far too often incidents like this are swept under the rug but we must give credit where credit is due. Great job Richland County! <br> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFovBr95_vIkgASNpffQPZNCofLhN7J6tlOid3ZHqF-0dgNGiBQG6NT6lYxh_km_lWplWx6nawZ6Ua4DNrUydM0hfbG2AXsVMEhF-ILV0u9yO_SgRyTdbH6w_xQtXHm5gL4Hp0Q3hhgkI/s1600/fireworks.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFovBr95_vIkgASNpffQPZNCofLhN7J6tlOid3ZHqF-0dgNGiBQG6NT6lYxh_km_lWplWx6nawZ6Ua4DNrUydM0hfbG2AXsVMEhF-ILV0u9yO_SgRyTdbH6w_xQtXHm5gL4Hp0Q3hhgkI/s320/fireworks.jpg" /></a>
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We look forward to seeing charges filed against Mr. Derrick for false imprisonment, along with other charges involving his use of a fire arm in public while intoxicated, as an instrument of intimidation. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-55088137010854207322013-06-24T21:41:00.002-07:002013-06-24T21:46:03.872-07:00The Justice Department needs to think this stuff over before talking to the media. Who's approving these talking points?The latest quote out of this <a href="http://swampland.time.com/2013/06/23/u-s-government-disappointed-hong-kong-let-snowden-leave-country/">Time Magazine article</a>:<br />
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“Mr. Snowden’s claim that he is focused on supporting transparency,
freedom of the press and protection of individual rights and democracy
is belied by the protectors he has potentially chosen: China, Russia,
Cuba, Venezuela and Ecuador,” the official said. “His failure to
criticize these regimes suggests that his true motive throughout has
been to injure the national security of the U.S., not to advance
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Hey dumbasses, you're going after him for espionage. You're going after him with such force and threat, that the places where he will be the safest from arrest are the countries that we're at odds with the most. Good job idiots. I'm sure he'd be just find living in the United States if you'd let him, but if you haven't noticed lately, he's sort of a a priority of the US Government at the moment to track down and arrest. Any friendly country to the US that he could go to would send him right back. So you're forcing his hand of going to the countries of our enemies. Did you not really think this stuff through? <br />
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And he's not criticizing those regimes because he's trying to get on their good side so he can live there in peace. Why would he start talking shit about the countries that might be offering him asylum? Do you even think this stuff over before you open your big mouths? This has been such an embarrassment for our government and these stupid comments in the press aren't helping. Get your shit together already. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-17821738520898172632013-06-01T03:35:00.000-07:002013-06-01T03:37:41.172-07:00We're Calling BS on The Tornado Hunt 2013 Vehicles Caught in the Tornado Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture along with <a href="http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/tornado-hunt-team-takes-direct-hit-tornado-20130531">the story</a> that several of the vehicles manned by the "Weather Channel Tornado Hunt Team" were damaged and in one particular instance thrown 200 yards, are making the rounds lately. Everyone survived, with only minor injuries. "What we were trying to do was just get away from it and get to the
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three of our vehicles that we chase with were all hit by it," says Meteorologist Mike Bettes.<br />
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How convenient. The tornado hunt vehicles getting caught in a tornado. Is that ironic? Obvious? It seems a little too perfect for the Weather Channel, who is now trying to milk these pictures and the story for all they're worth.<br />
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So where's the video of all this from inside? Oh, there is none? You mean 3 tornado hunt vehicles are driving around and actually find themselves in the middle of a tornado, and somehow not one of them catches it on video? So far all we have is a couple pictures of a beat up vehicle prominently displaying the Tornado Hunt logo.<br />
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Take a look at this wider shot where it almost looks like someone just parked it a little off the road. There's cars driving by that appear to be having no problem, while the Tornado Hunt vehicle is all by itself with no other vehicles that had been tossed.<br />
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Could this turn out to have actually happened? Maybe, but for now we're calling BS. Looks like a stunt.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-32456112726791819222013-04-28T13:49:00.001-07:002013-04-28T13:49:28.053-07:00Georgia Police set up drop off locations where folks can get rid of their old medicationFrom <a href="http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/health/ga-police-round-up-200-pounds-of-unwanted-drugs/nXZsK/">ajc.com</a>:<br />
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That's a good idea, we're going to set up one of these "bring your old drugs here so we can destroy them" booths ourselves and take pills from old ladies all day long. Just think of all the goodies you'd score by the end of the day, we'd be like kids on halloween going through our bags. <br />
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I can't believe this actually works and people actually bring in their pills. Have they not heard of the trash? Yeah, I'm sure drug addicts are just combing over landfills looking for thrown away pills. And even if they were, it's still not worth it to go out of your way to some center to dispose of your pills. This is nothing but "feel like we're doing something" bullshit. The only people who bring in their old pills are the ones who would never abuse them or give them to others in the first place. It's not stopping one person from popping pills or taking the wrong medication. And can we really trust that the police are really just going to dispose of them all? I know I wouldn't. <br />
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Do <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2e5_1366495892">these idiots</a> really think acting like this is cute? Nobody is going to convince us that they really believe they don't have teeth or that the girl really thinks her brother has a tampon in his mouth. They're feeling the effects of the anesthesia sure, but they're playing it up to be cute and get attention from their mom, which is pretty damn pathetic considering how old they are. We get it, you feel a little loopy, it happens to all of us. Stop acting like a 3-year-old, it's not cute when you're almost an adult.<br />
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The mother is just as pathetic for thinking she'd be able to cash in on such a stupid video, like it was going to be the next <a href="http://youtu.be/txqiwrbYGrs">David after the dentist</a> video or something. David was a little kid so it made sense for him to act like a little kid. Yours are just an embarrassment. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-53685395617342070202013-04-17T23:52:00.002-07:002013-04-17T23:52:53.034-07:00Boston bombing hero: what about the woman?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/16/carlos-arredondo-boston-marathon-hero-in-a-cowboy-hat-on-the-bombs.html">Everyone's talking</a> about the hero in the cowboy hat, Carlos Arredondo, but what about the Asian woman that's actually pushing the wheelchair? She's a hero too and deserves recognition as well. Of course, all of the responders do, but if you're going to make a hero out of someone based on this picture, how about choosing the one actually doing the most work?<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-79136294700412708162013-04-14T00:11:00.003-07:002013-04-14T04:04:21.581-07:00Annoying lady Candace Brubaker uploads video of her husband getting arrested to show "police brutality," makes ass out of herself and husbandThere's always been police brutality in the United States, as well as around the rest of the world. In this day and age though everyone has a camera with them, which is great because things that would have been covered up in the past are now seeing the light of day, and the public is forcing government workers to abide by their own policy. We're for that 100% and we always want police and government actions to be right out in the open.<br />
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Candace Brubaker <a href="http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Police-Brutality-Caught-on-Cam-202880141.html">thought she had</a> one of those situations the other day, when she saw her husband getting arrested in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Unfortunately for her and her husband Jeremy Anderson of Mechanicsburg, Pa, it wasn't an act of police brutality at all. Instead, it was a display of her husband being a drunk idiot and her a whiny little bitch. The police were simply trying to arrest Mr. Anderson while Candace and Jeremy continued to act like spoiled children. "Wahhh this isn't right waaah can't I take him home?" No, dumbass. When you commit a crime, you get arrested and go to jail, you don't get to go home with you wife. The police had to tell Candace Brubaker repeatedly to stop interfering and that no, she couldn't just take him home. Most 5 year olds have better listening skills than both Candace Brubaker and Jeremy Anderson combined.<br />
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And the most frightening thing is that Candace says she's pregnant. We're doomed. I don't even want to know what happens when the two stupidest people in the world get together and have a child. God help us all. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-33146994926656807122013-04-10T03:06:00.002-07:002013-04-10T03:06:56.095-07:00Members of Congress express concern over Jay-Z and Beyonce's trip to Cuba<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From <a href="http://www.caribjournal.com/2013/04/05/us-lawmakers-express-concern-over-jay-z-beyonce-cuba-trip/">caribjournal.com</a>:<br />
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Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Congressman Mario
Diaz-Balart have written a letter to Adam Szubin, director of the United
States’ Office of Foreign Assets Control, seeking information on the
type of licence the pair of stars received for their travel to Cuba.<br />
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Really guys? In this day and age we're still caring about Cuba and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba">our embargo</a> against them? Even if we were at active war with a country, which we're not with Cuba, but even then, U.S. citizens should be free to travel to whatever country they damn well please, at their own risk of course. But our cold relationship with Cuba is one of the most embarrassing situations for the U.S. over the last 50 years. Of all the problems going on in the world, some tiny ass island off the coast of Florida is somehow one of the biggest threats justifying our hatred and barring of all relations. Just because our government doesn't like their government, the well-meaning people of both sides are prevented from interacting with each other, from trading with each other, and even from seeing each other.<br />
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It all boils down to a bad decision years ago, and the continuance of that bad decision, all because we don't want to admit we made a mistake. So we double down on it and pretend we're doing the right thing. It's time to admit that we made a mistake and move forward, the embargo hasn't done a damn thing of good for either side, and continuing it and pretending like we're achieving something with it isn't going to save face one bit.<br />
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Complete bullshit. If the Cubans traded with the U.S. they'd probably be more open to ideas of change and freedom, but since we've neglected them, we've done nothing to help their situation. Do these idiots really think we're helping them by blocking travel and trade? <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-85984747899320833672013-04-04T04:05:00.000-07:002013-04-04T04:12:03.759-07:00Mentally deficient Marine Sgt Joshua Brightman's embarrassing hissy fit captured on videoThere's a "road rage" video making the rounds lately and it features a Marine, Joshua Brightman spazzing out at a driver following a minor accident. Watch <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=73b_1364917659">the video</a> below:<br />
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Our thoughts go out to Brightman's family - it's bad enough having a family member who just quite isn't all there mentally, it's another to have it captured on video for the world to see. Great job on the part of the passengers in the truck who recorded the video, it takes a very strong person to remain calm and collected in the face of a clown not dealing with a full deck. Which is why this is all the more devastating for the Brightman family: Pendleton Marine "Sgt" Joshua Brightman, of the Echo Company Second Platoon Second Squad was supposed to be a leader, someone to be respected in the community. That has all been shattered now with his family members left to try to pick up the pieces.
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We can only hope Joshua will now get the treatment he so so desperately needs - far, far away from civilized society. Whether it's a result of lack of attention growing up, or something in the genes, some people never seem to grow out of the toddler mentality.<br />
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It <a href="http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Pendleton-Marine-Detained-from-Road-Rage-Threats-201178511.html">has been reported</a> by San Diego 6 that following the incident, Joshua Brightman was cited and detained. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-22744807906129510802013-03-14T00:11:00.000-07:002013-03-14T00:14:04.222-07:00Pepsi fails miserably at viral marketing attemptCorporations are always trying to figure out to take advantage of the power of online viral buzz. They see regular folks posting random videos of themselves or others and watch the Youtube hits skyrocket into the millions with little effort. For some reason though, when a corporation tries it, it often falls flat on its face. The reason is this: for a video to become a viral hit, it usually has to be genuine and not staged, like the kid <a href="http://youtu.be/txqiwrbYGrs">who was stoned</a> after his visit to the dentist. They didn't tell the kid to act woozy and pretend like he just juiced up at the dentist office - he really was doped up and was not playing it up for the camera with dreams of becoming an internet sensation. That's why it was loved by many, and that's why it fails miserably when corporations try to get it on the act. <br />
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<a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=385_1363132800">The latest attempt</a> comes from Pepsi, in their efforts to get the word out about Pepsi Max. The premise is this:<span class="section_title" style="padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;"> professional NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon disguises himself and plays the role of a guy who doesn't know much about cars but is looking for a new ride. He and the car salesman meet outside and they decide to test drive a new Chevy Camaro. At first Jeff Gordon acts like he barely knows how to drive - doing the "stop/start" routine that 15 year-olds do when they drive their parent's car for the first time. He then lets loose and takes off like a lunatic, racing around the dealership, making maneuvers only a skilled driver could pull off, almost giving the car salesman a heart attack. </span><br />
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<span class="section_title" style="padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;">This would have been quite a hoot, except for the fact that it was completely staged. And not staged well. The car salesman, if he even was a real car salesman, was clearly in on it and the dialogue was obviously scripted. Somehow Pepsi had something to do with this - oh yeah, that's the hidden cam. The Pepsi can cam. But why do you need a hidden cam when everyone involved is getting paid to produce a viral ad?</span><br />
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<span class="section_title" style="padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;">What annoys us the most about these types of stunts is that they're actually good ideas most of the time. Why didn't they just do it for real? The genuineness of the salesman would have really shown through and it would have been extremely entertaining and viral. Instead, we get this fake, staged, watered down pathetic attempt at creating buzz which should be embarrassing for everyone involved. </span><br />
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<span class="section_title" style="padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;">Evidently it did fool one poor soul though, Chris Chase from the USA Today Sports section. He <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/03/13/jeff-gordon-test-drive-pepsi-max/1984191/">wrote of the "success"</a> of the marketing stunt and took it on face value as being real. After readers pointed out to him that the stunt was completely staged, he added:</span><br />
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Either way, the salesman should have been suspicious when "Mike" put an
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Barf! If that guy isn't on the Pepsi pay roll already, he should be. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-12625696215274758862013-03-11T22:09:00.000-07:002013-03-11T22:09:27.257-07:00"Blast" from the past: man has himself shot in the arm as performance art<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE5u3ThYyl4">This display</a> of "performance art" comes from a man by the name of Chris Burden, in 1971. He stands still as his friend across from him raises a 22 rifle to shoot him in the arm. He draws the viewer's attention to the audio's limited dialog, which we guess is supposed to have some kind of importance. "Do you know where you're going to stand, Bruce?" and "Are you ready?" are some of the brilliant lines you can expect to hear. <br />
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We call this one: "I wish people liked me...maybe if I did something crazy I'd earn respect"<br />
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Now give me those coins back, that was just part of the trick. <br />
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But seriously, isn't there something pathetic about people going out of their way to help a random homeless person on the street, patting themselves on the back while videotaping for all the world to see what a great person they are? Maybe we wouldn't be so bitter if we hadn't seen type of stunt before, but we get the sense that these people are more into it to feeling good about themselves and having others look at them as a hero than helping the homeless. You want to help the needy? Good, go for it. But don't videotape it, put it online, and act like your God's gift to the world. Involving them in your fake display of magical ability just degrades them even further. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-64145166275186355222013-03-09T00:11:00.001-08:002013-03-09T00:12:22.332-08:00Idiot has dart thrown at face<br />
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Just how low does your confidence and self esteem have to be for having a dart thrown at your face be a better idea than not have a dart thrown at your face? Just what is the calculation in this guy's tiny mind? Risk of injury? 95%. Risk of blindness? 50%. Risk of looking like a dumbass? 90%. Chances of earning a couple "cool points"? 10%. The man wants his cool points and he's willing to risk it all for them. Which only demonstrates how much of a dumbass he really is.<br />
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That smile on him at the end is the realization that he just earned his cool points and he didn't even have to lose an eye for them. Unfortunately for him, those aren't really cool points. He's now officially the dumbass in the group that's fun to hang around with when you're drunk because he'll do anything. What a great role to be in, eh? No better way to earn the respect of your peers.<br />
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But seriously, how fucking stupid can you get? And why even close your eyes, do you really think your eyelid is going to prevent serious damage from a thrown dart?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-89043477337515411452013-03-08T02:42:00.000-08:002013-03-08T02:45:39.123-08:00Adam Carolla asks simple questions on race and poverty, gets slammed for itWe have the right to free speech in the United States, but there are just some things you aren't supposed to talk about. Or question. Race is one of them. We're all supposed to pretend we don't notice if someone is black or white, or Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. With all the hush-hush on the topic, you'd think race was something we were supposed to be ashamed of. Why do we pretend it doesn't exist? Why are we all fooling ourselves? And why do we all jump on someone the moment they break the rules and dare ask questions about it? Isn't it getting a bit silly?<br />
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The latest person to step on the race landmine is <a href="http://adamcarolla.com/">Adam Carolla</a>, podcaster and former co-host of Love Line and The Man Show. Carolla is <a href="http://gawker.com/5989342/adam-carolla-whats-wrong-with-blacks-and-latinos">now</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euqxKGKmRjo">getting</a> <a href="http://www.popdecay.com/2013/03/07/whats-wrong-with-blacks-asks-adam-carolla-of-gavin-newsom/15618">crucified</a> after a recent podcast which featured guest Gavin Newsom, a former San Fransisco mayor. The incident began after Newsom started talking about poverty and mentioned the fact that many Blacks and Hispanics don't have access to checking accounts and ATMs. Carolla then asked what was wrong with them? What is it about Blacks and Hispanics that prevents them from having access to checking accounts like the rest of us do? Are they flawed? Newsom responded by saying that there were many reasons but he didn't want to get into a sociological discussion.<br />
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Listen to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4UT_HbPgqY">the exchange</a> below:<br />
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If you listen to the rest of the exchange, you'll learn that Carolla's point is that those who do well are those whose focus is the family, a good education, and hard work, while those who don't are the opposite. There seems to be an almost unanimous view in the country that blacks are at the bottom rung still because of their origins in slavery. The argument is that they're still catching up as a result of that and we should all just be patient and sooner or later their school performance and employment rates will improve.<br />
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What goes against this argument is this: slavery was abolished in 1865, while the Japanese were put in internment camps in 1942 and Jews were killed by the millions in the 1940s as well. Are the Japanese still struggling the survive? Are Jews experiencing high unemployment and dropout rates? And whatever your reasoning happens to be for the state of affairs in the United States, what about for the rest of the world where conditions are different yet similar problems exist?<br />
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As you can see, there appear to be some holes in the status quo reasoning. Most people seem to realize that somewhere there is a fault in the logic, but anyone who dares to question it gets crucified in a heartbeat. We're not allowed to discuss race. We're not allowed to acknowledge discrepancies. Keep your head in the sand and hopefully it'll all work itself out. How's that been working out for us?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-53292305166140431712013-03-07T03:26:00.001-08:002013-03-07T03:27:41.770-08:00United Airlines kicks off passenger for taking picture, then reaches out to him<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNSZqhwW0cmwJ9gmnqFZSRCGM-QKt8s6T7vsCuYDdJPE53fTIq8WD8l8sgbPMXEOz-16aSX8qL7_muyjHr7z47irfZlSWgtTG26X8it9CGuuBze3gJ6OT078bGErRc1T73bMkkn1sSWw/s1600/united+airlines+booted+for+picture.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNSZqhwW0cmwJ9gmnqFZSRCGM-QKt8s6T7vsCuYDdJPE53fTIq8WD8l8sgbPMXEOz-16aSX8qL7_muyjHr7z47irfZlSWgtTG26X8it9CGuuBze3gJ6OT078bGErRc1T73bMkkn1sSWw/s200/united+airlines+booted+for+picture.jpeg" width="200" /></a> <br />
United Airlines frequent flyer and student Matthew Klint was flying from Newark to Istanbul last month and decided to take a picture of the seat in front of him with his iPhone to post it on his <a href="http://upgrd.com/matthew/thrown-off-a-united-airlines-flight-for-taking-pictures.html">travel blog</a>. This caught the attention of a flight attendant, and the next thing he knew he was being kicked off the plane. <br />
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The video monitor on the back of the seat read “Welcome aboard, sit back, relax and enjoy your flight.”<br />
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The report goes on to say that United Airlines later contacted him days after he had posted about his experience on his blog. He says he wasn't apologized to but offered some compensation for the change of plans that resulted from him having to take a different flight to Istanbul. <br />
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Incidents like this are happening all the time in various industries. A customer is wronged and then later contacted or reached out to by upper management, which begs the question: why can't the company staff be all on the same page to begin with? Why are different parts of companies sending out different messages for what is and what is not appropriate?<br />
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In a related story, earlier today we read about the parent company of Glenwood Gardens (the assisted living facility which refused to perform CPR on a dying patient) issuing a statement saying that policy was in fact <a href="http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x837006764/Family-We-dont-intend-to-sue-Glenwood-Gardens"><u>not followed</u></a>, after Glenwood Gardens had issued its own statement asserting procedure <u>was followed</u>. Policy and communication needs to be consistent from the CEO all the way down the different levels of management and staff dealing directly with customers.<br />
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When policy isn't clear, it makes it very different for employees who need to be confident in their daily tasks that they're doing the right thing. In many cases, it seems that policy is in fact followed, but due to negative PR as a result of incidents coming to light, companies want to pretend like that wasn't the policy. If your policies can't stand the test of public scrutiny, that's probably an indication that it's a bad policy. Don't wait until an incident becomes public before making those changes.<br />
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In Matthew Klint's case, he uses the old cliche that it's not about him anymore - he just wants to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else. You don't have to lie Matthew, we get it. You want United to kneel before you and kiss your feet apologizing and throwing money at you. And why shouldn't you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-30513241609498072312013-03-06T17:25:00.000-08:002013-03-06T17:26:17.594-08:00NYC Mayor Bloomberg launching awareness campaign on headphone usage <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT5jAc-t9WfPm8URPm5-v_8EPw2eQK5-G1MFGZlUeeE2iIg3rkmu2bJvufG2XaXk_jpj-veJsX_e419bAYvMrReo92R17HCk0AIHXV9mxCAC6FutaocXVpRkAxqYSCt4MI9FVyGCTSo4/s1600/mayor+michael+bloomberg+awareness+campaign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT5jAc-t9WfPm8URPm5-v_8EPw2eQK5-G1MFGZlUeeE2iIg3rkmu2bJvufG2XaXk_jpj-veJsX_e419bAYvMrReo92R17HCk0AIHXV9mxCAC6FutaocXVpRkAxqYSCt4MI9FVyGCTSo4/s200/mayor+michael+bloomberg+awareness+campaign.jpg" width="200" /> </a><br />
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From <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/bloomberg-earbuds-campaign-hearing-loss-nyc_n_2818418.html?utm_hp_ref=new-york">Huffingtonpost.com</a>:<br />
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now focusing his attention on the perils of hearing loss from loud earbuds.<br />
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There's nothing more useless and a waste of time and money than an "awareness campaign". Awareness campaigns are what government does when it sits up top and looks down upon the little people like a game of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity">SimCity</a> and tries to come up with little tweaks here and there to change behavior, to the supposed benefit of the community. Their heart is perhaps in the right place but it amounts to nothing more than making the creators of these campaigns feel good about themselves as if they were actually accomplishing some good in the world. The reality is that it's the equivalent to pouring money down the drain, as not only do people not pay attention to awareness campaigns, but even if they did it would still not likely cause them to change their behavior. Let's say though for argument sake that awareness campaigns are 100% effective and that every person who sees or hears it will immediately change their behavior accordingly. At that most optimistic success rate, it's still not worth the time and money. <br />
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People are already aware of the dangers of smoking. They're aware that if they don't wear their seat belts and they're involved in a head-on collision, they're probably going to be fucked. They're aware that if they drink nothing but pepsi and coke all day every day, they'll suffer health consequences later. And yes, they're also aware that listening to music at high volume using headphones on a regular basic may have an effect on their hearing, especially as they get older. What we have is not a problem of people not understanding the risks, but the result of people living in a free country where people are supposed to have the free will to calculate the risks for themselves and make their own choices. As long as we allow people to have free will, people are going to make dumb decisions. You could prevent all dumb decisions if you really wanted to, but that would come at the cost of freedom, and freedom is certainly more valuable than any consequences as the result of a bad decision.<br />
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Are awareness campaigns taking away freedom? No. But they're done with the intent of controlling behavior, and it's a waste of resources whether it's effective or not. Stop wasting the people's money with your feel-good campaigns. Having your heart in the right place just doesn't cut it anymore; too many terrible and useless things have been done with the justification of good intentions. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-28190581382255368812013-03-06T03:44:00.002-08:002013-03-06T03:44:48.510-08:00Unbelievable last minute half-court shot wins the game for high school basketball teamIt's New Rochelle vs Mt. Vernon, playing in a New York Class AA Championship game. There's 2.9 seconds left in the game. The score is 58 to 60, New Rochelle trailing by 2 points. Prior to this moment, New Rochelle had actually been down 10 points so they were putting their all into a last-minute comeback. Watch the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/03/new-rochelle-buzzer-beater-mt-vernon-video-edney_n_2803042.html">game-changing moment</a> from the game below:<br />
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It's one thing to make a shot past the half-court line, it's another to do it in the final split-second of the game while under intense pressure. If you'll notice, right after the shot was made, the refs were initially not going to let it count. Mt Vernon actually started cheering as well, thinking the shot had been made after the clock ran out. And actually, that's what it looked like to us to. The clock did seem to run out right before he made that shot. The refs then had their little huddle to decide the game's fate. "yeah... I'm pretty sure if we don't count it there's going to be a full-blown riot breaking out in here so for everyone's safety lets say it was thrown in time". Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-78609690962255189282013-03-06T03:03:00.001-08:002013-03-06T03:04:33.410-08:00Girl gets splurged on...by her dogWe've all seen it. The dog starts humping your leg or someone else's leg. Most sensible folks just shoo the dog away and that's the end of it. But then there's <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5f2_1362486988">this girl</a>, who for some reason didn't seem to notice that her dog had a raging hard-on. <br />
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We feel more sorry for the dog in this situation. At the climax of what should have been the best moment of his day, he gets an earful of screaming that probably sounded much worse and more obnoxious to his sensitive dog-ears than we can only imagine. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-66457910098220364972013-03-04T23:39:00.000-08:002013-03-04T23:41:43.154-08:00FBI release reveals that Whitney Houston was blackmailed<br />
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FBI Documents have been released that reveal someone had blackmailed and extorted Whitney Houston into paying $250,000 to keep quiet about details of her private life. <br />
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From <a href="http://todayentertainment.today.com/_news/2013/03/04/17184291-whitney-houstons-fbi-file-reveals-purported-extortion-attempt?lite">todayentertainment.today.com</a>:<br />
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The documents reveal that the FBI had investigated a purported extortion attempt against Houston that ultimately led to no charges after the diva's camp apparently coughed up some dough.<br />
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In a Dec. 3, 1992, memorandum marked "extortion" that was sent to Houston's New Jersey-based management company, Nippy Incorporated.<br />
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The lawyer upped that amount to $250,000 in a successive letter that stipulated the woman had "intimate details regarding [the superstar's] romantic relationships." </blockquote>
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So who was this person that blackmailed and extorted Whitney Houston? Evidently charges were never filed and the FBI decided not to pursue the case. But why? It seems like a pretty clear case of extortion. These blackmailers are the scum of the earth and need to be publicly shamed and criminally prosecuted. The name of the person who did this should be revealed, at the very least.<br />
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Blackmail and extortion seems to happen quite frequently and we've noticed something interesting: 50% of the time it's categorized as a terrible crime and the person is arrested and sent to jail, and the other 50% of the time, the blackmailer is paid off and it's just treated as any every-day business deal. In Whitney Houston's case, for some reason it didn't rise to the level of a crime in authority's eyes. But what about the guy that tried to do the same exact thing to David Letterman? He was arrested and <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/03/09/cbs-producer-plead-guilty-extortion-letterman-case/">sent to jail</a>. Lawyer Gloria Allred has made a living out of <a href="http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/gloria-allred-involved-in-attempted-extortion-of-david-boreanaz/">extorting people</a> for money and she's very public about it. Instead of being arrested, she makes a career out of it and is considered a legitimate attorney.<br />
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We see no difference in any case of blackmail or extortion. If a person is threatening to release embarrassing information until they are paid, that's extortion, whether it's done through a lawyer or not, and they need to be held accountable for their despicable actions. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-59997607065567702852013-03-03T18:25:00.000-08:002013-03-03T19:12:02.088-08:00Glenwood Gardens Assisted Living Center Will Stand Around And Watch You DieSo you've sent your elderly parents off to an assisted living center where you can rest peacefully knowing they're in good hands. They have nurses on staff and if anything were to happen, they'd be there to help. That is, unless the center you've taken them to is Glenwood Gardens Assisted Living Center in Bakersfield, California. In that case, if your loved one started choking or had trouble breathing and needed CPR, the staff would just stand around twiddling their thumbs. We do things different here at Glenwood Gardens. You're in good hands, unless something actually happens. Then you're fucked. <br />
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From <a href="http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/glenwood-gardens-in-bakersfield-refuses-cpr-releases-statement-on-policy-and-residents-death">turnto23.com</a>:<br />
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Authorities say an elderly woman being cared for at a California retirement facility died after a nurse at the facility <u>refused to perform CPR</u> on the woman after she had collapsed.<br />
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On Feb. 26, an 87-year-old resident at Glenwood Gardens collapsed in a dining room.<br />
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According to reports, a staff member called 911 and 911 staff tried to get the caller to perform CPR on the woman.<br />
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Watch news coverage and listen to the 911 call <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS_dPYk6beI">here</a>:<br />
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Glenwood Gardens Assisted Living Center should be forced to write on their brochures and advertising that they will do nothing at all to help you if you need CPR. In fact, the whole place should really be shut down, but we don't want to deny access to those rare souls who might prefer such a place. <br />
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What a tragedy. Shame on those staff members who were heard on the call refusing to help. They'd rather go by the book and not break policy than save someone's life. May they suffer mental anguish for the rest of their lives knowing they allowed someone to die right in front of them. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-9354449803635593412013-03-02T23:15:00.000-08:002013-03-02T23:15:03.258-08:00Las Vegas Office Rear-ends Motorcycle and Blames it on CyclistYour face hit my fist!<br />
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That pretty much sums of the logic of this Las Vegas police officer, who had the gall to blame his reckless driving on the guy he hit.
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Everyone is aware that in a rear-ending collision the person who hit from behind is at fault, except of course this dickhead police officer in Las Vegas. If the officer wasn't able to stop in time, he should not have been following so closely. To not only try to blame it on the cyclist but also threaten him with tickets is quite appalling and should be enough to get his ass canned. Sadly, we're all too used to occurences like these and at the most he might get a paid day off.<br />
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If anyone knows the name and address of the officer in this video, let us know in the comments below. Police officers like this need to be publicly shamed. It's the only recourse we have unfortunately since the firing of bad officers practically never happens. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-64602659203102206592013-02-13T16:53:00.003-08:002013-02-13T18:33:38.267-08:00Dorner Cabin Fire: The Controversy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now that it's all over and Dorner appears to have died in an engulfed cabin, conspiracies are beginning to emerge left and right. The latest is over whether or not police purposefully set fire to the cabin, or if they were using tear gas that accidentally ignited. Clips from the local news and audio from police radio indicate that they did in fact intentionally set fire to the cabin. Conspiracy folks are alleging that the force is saying that the <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/DornerCase/comments/18gcqm/breaking_they_are_trying_to_say_the_police/">audio was fabricated</a>, but as far as we can tell, the department has not officially commented on it one way or another. <br />
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From <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2013/feb/13/did-the-police-start-fire-that-killed-christopher-dorner">guardian.co.uk</a>:<br />
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So far it appears much ado about nothing, as they haven't really made a statement yet about how the fire started, and whether it was intentional or not. It does bring back memories of the 1993 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege">Waco Texas incident </a>though where a compound full of Branch Davidians died in a fire that hard been started by tear gas igniting, engulfing the compound in flames. <br />
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To check out the police radio during the time of the incident, check out these <a href="https://archive.org/details/DornerStandoff1">two</a> <a href="https://archive.org/details/DornerStandoff2">clips</a> from Archive.org.<br />
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We think it's pretty obvious that they probably did intentionally burn the cabin down, and ultimately this will come out in the open. But we also think that the police may have been completely justified in doing so. You have a guy terrorizing the region, being very open about being at war with the police and following through with his manifesto by killing several, and you've got him holed up in cabin by himself. And he's not surrendering. In fact he's continuing to shoot at officers. So you can either have a shootout that continues to last for days, potentially killing many more officers, or you can get it over with much more quickly by forcing Dorner to act. By setting the cabin on fire, you force Dorner to make the next move quickly to end the situation. He has to either leave the cabin and either 1) surrender, or 2) continue being aggressive which would lead to his death, or he would take his own life inside the cabin. In any one of those scenarios, the situation is concluded much quicker at less risk to the officers. <br />
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The LAPD may have some serious internal issues that they need to work out, but we don't see any problems with how this was handled at the cabin. Now, when they shot at the two Asian women a few days earlier because their truck matched the description of Dorners? That was a complete clusterfuck and should not just be glossed over or forgotten. But when you have a man who has shown himself to be a threat to the extent that Dorner had, as long as he is not surrendering you do whatever it takes to put him down.<br />
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<b>Update:</b> Sheriff: "No intent to burn down cabin to get Dorner"<br />
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Hmm yeah not buying it. Why not just admit you intended to burn it down? You did what you had to do. <br />
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The manhunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of going
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Well, he wanted to clear his name, but now he has neither his name nor his life. What a waste. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321250058201570210.post-70874260453660061832013-02-11T22:12:00.001-08:002013-02-11T22:12:09.769-08:00Light it, put it out, light it, put it out<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=e87d072481e5" width="640"></iframe>
Ah yes, the ancient middle-eastern propane <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=53e_1360596195">tradition</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0