I am not being a smart ---, but if they are so overwhelmed with patients, how are practices also struggling financially? That part of it doesn't make sense to me. Do covid patients not pay? Or return less income?

I'm actually surprised I haven't seen any video taken from inside the bus.

I doubt that very much, but you are also entitled to your opinion, regardless of how incorrect it is.

#29 yeah I hope there are more videos. I have seen nothing indicating they tried to slow the bus down. They are rolling down the Highway at over 60 mph with trucks in front and in all sides in every video I've seen. To me it just looks like a bunch of dbags being dbags, but no real malicious intent.

From the very short clips it looks like the campaigners are being overly sensitive and over reacting, but without the context of more video footage, who knows?

This is boorish and unnecessary behavior. Who's minds are you changing? What votes are you helping to win? None.

It's stupid and never should have been done.

That said, the available videos are obviously incomplete as they don't show every second of the trip, but the accident is shown in a video pretty clearly. The white car with the Biden staffer clearly goes into the lane already occupied by the black truck. It's going to be rough in court to prove the truck instigated contact as it looks like it has the right of way.

I'm not sure how you could ever work out similar numbers ofvoting machines per capita. Cities, especially cities like NYC are so densely populated either more rural/suburban precincts would be allowed 1. Or, every polling site in the city would need to be an auditorium with 100s of machines.

I guess not an impossible task, but it would certainly be Herculean.

I'd have to check, but I think they give every precinct the same number of machines and are just done with it.

#20 Snoofy: only in early voting. On Election Day, you must vote in the precinct you are registered in. But for early voting, and Texas has locations open for a full three weeks before Election Day, you can vote at ANY location.

Either way you are asking for major changes that will have to be rammed down their throats.

Do away with their protections and just make it a free for all on the bank accounts of the city/county?

Or force common sense solution of civilian oversight. Both have an uphill battle, both will solve the problem, but ending qualified immunity will spawn many other problems.

I agree it could use some tweaks. But the system as it exists, provided it is used as intended (it isn't) along with civilian oversight, would alleviate many of your concerns.

The reason cops are paid for so long is due to the volume of dubious complaints made against them.

The way the process is supposed to work, complaint is filed, investigation conducted, if found in scope of employment, good to go, return to full duty.

If not found in the scope of employment, qualified immunity doesn't apply and they are tried criminally and/or civilly.

Where the system is broken in my view isn't the qualified immunity part, it's the lack of civilian oversight where the outcome can't be Hidden from view. More officers need to be stripped of their qualified immunity.... but on a case by case basis, where the ultimate arbiter isn't the cops friends on the department. Is a civilian panel that reviews the complaints.

True. But the getting rid of qualified immunity would change that. Officers ARE subject to a mountain of frivolous complaints already. Changing qualified immunity would increase that, and turn them into lawsuits

#20 uh... no. But, as you are arrested claiming over use of physical force would become widespread. I mean the extremes make for fun fiction, but come on.

Suddenly everyone is suing every officer personally the second the handcuffs are put on, the police can't get anything done, and every officer is bankrupt.

Just because

That one I disagree with. The sheer volume of frivolous complaints they already face as suspects throw up a flurry of bull in a desperate attempt to get away with their shenanigans, would not only go up dramatically, they would be forced to settle cases just before it's cheaper to do so than to continue paying lawyers to fight.... even though the overwhelming majority of cases would be absolute crap. I think PDs would start being viewed as ATMs and get rich quick schemes.

I agree. I'd Also like to see more civilian oversight for departments.

#13 because even with training, mistakes over which one you activated, the lethal or non lethal would be frequent.

It's much better to train the officer to differentiate between the gun and other less than lethal weapons by having to actually consciously reach for them.

#10 Suggesting leg and arm shots as if they are non lethal is doing exactly that.

Any time you require a police officer who has determined deadly force is necessary to aim at a certain part of the body, you are asking for trouble. Center mass is the only place to aim. Why? You can't dodge with your torso as much as you think, plus it'sa larger target. Legs and arms, while also potentially lethal shots, are moved very easily and much smaller so incredibly easy to miss. Where'd that bullet that missed go that missed because you required the officer to narrow his aim point unnecessarily? Could be anywhere. Even into innocent people very far away.

Leg and arm shots are simply stupid. Anyone that thinks otherwise has never shot a gun, especially not under duress.

Nobody said you have to wish him well. I wouldn't expect that.

But wishing someone to get sick, die, or taking pleasure in that happening makes you a terrible person. And yes, I am going to point out your immorality if you do it.

See? There is nothing wrong with that sentiment. But wishing anyone to have pain and suffering is a horrible way to go through life. It's disgusting.

I wish him well, and I hope he loses in November. That's the mature and moral position.

#30. Yes. Even Hitler, or bin Laden. Neither should have pain wished upon them. Capture and jail? Sure. But celebrating disease or death is the mark of a complete trash of a human. That's not the same thing as understanding that bin Laden was killed for his own actions, it's the actively wishing and hoping for death and destruction that makes you morally bankrupt.

#23. Bull. Good people never.... EVER.... celebrate or wish misfortune and pain on others. If you do, you are a completely terrible human being. I am sorry if the shoe fits, Cinderella.

I have no problem with a complete lack of empathy. He's earned that. But, anyone that says anything smug or celebratory about him getting covid is a terrible human.

Generally speaking, I lean conservative. I am not libertarian than Republican, but whatever. I try to be fair and judge everyone and everything on its merits and not worry about the lens of politics, especially party based politics.

This is unconscionable. Truly. I would never accept my children compromising their integrity, morals, ethics, or anything else in the name of winning.... I can't advocate for it in my politicians.

If 4 years ago, it's not right to appoint a nominee because it's too close to the election, that's fine. I wasn't too furious because precedent can change. Be rules established. But to then turn around in the very next election completely ignore every argument you made and take the exact opposite position just because it's advantageous?

In the immortal words of the Dude: this aggression will not stand, man.

I wouldn't accept this from my children on the football field, why is everyone so wish to throw away their moral compass just to win?

I.... can't.... with this.

I am disgusted.

Rest in peace, pioneer.

Where does one apply to join a secret army? Is there like a LinkedIn profile or something?