#34 Everyone was ok with "skewering" the GOP for the persecution of this woman. When I point out that it wasn't the GOP, but elected Democrats who decided to persecute this woman, suddenly everyone is calling me names and making excuses for the Democratic Judge and Prosecutors. Just doing their jobs, nothing to see here.....

JPW, the law in question was enacted in 1996, when Ohio was solidly blue. At best this case is a HUGE stretch of the elements of this statute. Likelihood of conviction is essentially zero, and the prosecutor has an ethical duty to decline to prosecute a case that doesn't have a substantial likelihood of conviction. The idea that these Democrat folks were compelled or forced to enforce it is absurd. "Abuse of corpse" laws, in my experience, are generally used to enhance charges against someone who mutilates the body of a murder victim. So WHY are they torturing this woman?

But that was the ELECTED Prosecutor for the whole county, they cried, not the one named in the article.
Yeah, well that guy is a Democratic too.

Joe,
I posted many, many links proving that on a previous thread. Not going to do it again just because you weren't paying attention.

Just Wow ... .
There are a dozen comments above rabidly blaming the GOP for this miscarriage of justice. THAT exemplifies partisan derision. But you ignore those dozen posts and call ME out for my factual and truthful response?

You disappoint me, Et Al, I expected better of you.

For those who missed the thread about this case last month, both the prosecutor who decided to file charges against this woman and the Juge who decided to allow the case to proceed to a grand jury are Democrats. I asked why Democrats are putting this poor woman through hell ... ... nobody had an answer.

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#24-28. My point exactly. I never said the land should be handed to the Jews. "I was here first" has never been respected by history. The region has been conquered and occupied by different tribes, groups and empires. It has changed hands many, many times throughout history. Who justly "owns" the land? It is entirely dependent upon which date in history you choose.

Palestinians choose 1947 CE as the status quo, which is the weakest claim of all, because the Palestinians were not an organized or homogenous tribe or nation before 1947. They were Arabs, Syrians, Egyptians, Jordanians, Greeks and Persians who migrated to the area. They weren't the original inhabitants or the conquerors, and never had any recognized claim of sovereignty over the land.

Jews choose 1200 BC, when the Kingdom of Israel was documented and established a permanent physical presence (arguably making them the earliest "group" of settlers still in existence today). Jews also choose 1948 when the United Nations voted to establish Israel and Palestine as sovereign states on land Britain had controlled since Allied forces conquered the Ottoman Empire "fair and square" 39 years before.

So who should the land be given back to? The earliest settlers or the most recent conquerors? The Palestinians are neither. The Jews are essentially both.

Im NOT in favor of handing all the land over to Israel. A two state solution has always been the right thing to do.

It's really wierd that nobody is mentioning the terror attack on a Jerusalem bus stop that occurred during the cease fire. Hamas proudly took credit for it and proclaimed that would never stop killing Jews, anywhere they live and anywhere they go in the world. I guess that wasnt a violation of the cease fire as far as they are concerned?

The existence of Israel has been documented for 3000 years. Jews were in Israel 2000 years before the "birth" of Islam.

Correction ... Surprised

I'm pretty uprise there have been no suicides among the officers. I really don't know how they can live with themselves.

#10 What year was Israel "birthed" by the Zionist movement? Is that as far back as your historical knowledge of the Levant extends? Jump back another 3000 years and see what you find.

My brother is a Capital Projects Analyst for a major broadband provider, so I sent him this article. His response? These decisions are made based on anticipated ROI. Period. It's all about the Benjamins.

I've always thought it was pretty arrogant of us humans to believe we can even imagine what "life" on other planets looks like, whether it has a physical form, or is even discernible to our relatively limited senses. Why are we convinced that water, or even air is necessary to sustain "Life"? Considering that there are living things on Earth that can survive ridiculous extremes of temperature, toxicity and time, it's not a stretch that some form of "life" (but not as we know it) can survive almost anywhere.

There are a couple people on DR I generally refuse to engage with, but now and then I make an exception when it is deserved. Snoofy, your posts on this subject have been well reasoned, thoughtful and balanced. You're still a dick, but I never said you weren't smart.

Correction Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Read "Voyage of the Spaceship Beagle". And if that is too much just watch Wall-E. And then just for fun, watch "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai- Across the Universe"

Anyone who hasn't watched "The Social Dilemma" should.

I have been to scenes that look like this. I have stepped around the pools of blood and smelled the acrid scents that permeate a deadly crime scene. I have been to the autopsies and held the mothers who screamed and collapsed to the floor when they were informed that their loved one was dead. It's bad stuff, and I'm glad they are showing these photos because people need to see it.

I don't know any first responders who enjoy gory movies or violent video games. When you see it in real life, you don't want to see any more of it. I think Americans have so much exposure to fake violence in entertainment that they become desensitized to it. I hope these images can counter that lack of awareness. People need to be shocked.

The definition cited above, referencing homosexuality is not new, it dates back to 1949. Recently action was taken to REMOVE the reference to homosexuality from that definition, so essentially the opposite of what the headline says.

My cousin is a horse pilot. Literally ALL he does is fly race horses around the country. He has some fascinating stories, many about air traffic controllers, since his cargo gets him special clearances. Google "Kennedy Steve" for some funny stuff, he was an EPIC air traffic controller at JFK.

"Whatever happened to a good old-fashioned fist fight? I'm sure the argument was over something stupid. If you know you have a bad temper then don't carry a firearm."

In my experience as a Homicide Detective, the arguments that result in this type of shooting tend to be over the sorts of things that resulted in a few curse words and flipped birds in my generation.

By "this type of shooting", I am referring to those that stem from disputes and target specific people, often in bar parking lots or entertainment districts. (as contrasted with pre-meditated "manifesto" type shootings with random victims). Most "mass shootings" reported in the stats fall into the former category, not the latter.

A lot of these shootings result from spilled drinks, squeezed booty or just looking at someone the wrong way. One memorable case, the interview went like this, "Why did you shoot him? "Because he disrespected me". "What did he do?" "He bumped into me" "What, he didn't say excuse me?" "Nah, he said excuse me" "So how was he disrespecting you" "He said excuse me, in a disrespectful way, ya know?"

#2 Tesla does have dealers. They have showrooms and separate service centers. They also have mobile service techs.

#5 As to non EV service departments, I almost always go out of state to buy new vehicles. That has never interfered with my ability to get warranty service from local dealers. They want your service business, even when you buy your vehicle elsewhere.

#6 Agree the biggest hurdle is recharge stations. California's pledge to go all Electric is a ridiculous pipe dream. Most LA resident's don't even have off-street parking, let alone access to a charging station at home or work. It would be interesting to see some numbers.

#10, #13 When a hurricane approaches, I fill my gas tank which takes about 2 minutes. Hundreds of thousands of people do the same, which can result in occasional shortages, and lines sometimes. How will that work with electric cars? How long will the lines be, considering you can't charge an EV in 2 minutes? I've lived through lengthy power outages. Most gas stations in my area have backup generators and reopen quickly, even when the grid is still down. Fuel deliveries also resume as soon as the storm passes unless the roads are completely wiped out. The EV infrastructure is nowhere near suitable for disaster preparedness.

#21 ReallY? You got a link for that? Google 1st Law of Thermodynamics.

#29 "Regenerative braking" isn't effective in heavy traffic, the vehicle has to be in motion for most of the cycle. "Starting and stopping" in a short cycle does not charge the battery. Because the "starting" part consumes the energy generated by the stopping part.

I installed a charging circuit for aN EV in my new home (50 amps) and planned to purchase one in the future as a second vehicle. I've decided to wait, after seeing a few lithium battery caused major fires. I won't risk burning down my new house.