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Who has the best chance to make it to state next season?
Mr. Buddy Garrity and one other reacted to TrojanWarrior08 for a topic
I've had the honor to play against Gilbert Moye when he went to Diboll... I had hit him so hard (as a DB) that he smooth cussed me out. Needless to say that the next play he scored a TD.2 points -
Could be your wife since you voted for Trump twice. Tell me, how is the indictment, that you and Bragg have been working on, coming along?2 points
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Alltime wins SETX Coaches
lil brother reacted to TxHoops for a topic
Sutherland’s numbers are just mind boggling. At the 100 year anniversary of the UiL, he had been coaching 29 years and had 819 wins (over 900 now). Sig had been coaching 24 years with 513 wins. The great Jackie Carr had 828 wins in 26 seasons. Point is Todd isn’t just a hall of fame coach. He will go down as one of the GOATs.1 point -
Law Trivia and Discussions
thetragichippy reacted to tvc184 for a topic
Professional courtesy. Not personally but seen it on YouTube. Most issues are between the police and firefighters. I was going to put an EMS driver in jail over time but I screwed up and called my sergeant to tell him my intentions because I was sure it would generate a complaint. EMS heading south on Memorial Blvd in PA blew the red light at Gulfway Dr. As you know, a 6 lane highway crossing a 4 lane highway…. and there was traffic. Like moderate and leaning toward heavy traffic about 8pm. He bottomed out hitting the hump on Gulfway Dr., probably 80-85 mph. The emergency call on Proctor St? A sprained ankle. I did not interfere with his call or the trip to the hospital. That is when I called my sergeant and let him know my intentions. Instead I his an arrest my sergeant wanted me to discuss it with him and he would call the EMS supervisor. I had a rather terse discussion with the driver about an arrest for Reckless Driving, carrying up to 30 days in the hoosegow. Speeding? I don’t care. If this guy had been two seconds earlier or later, he might have been going to prison for manslaughter.1 point -
Texas did the right thing and removed Coach Terry's interim tag. [Hidden Content]1 point
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Law Trivia and Discussions
LumRaiderFan reacted to tvc184 for a topic
Here is the short version. 1. If not under arrest, you don’t have to give any information including a name. 2. If you do give a name, DOB or address while not under arrest, only if false is it a crime. 3. If under arrest and only if under arrest are you required to give those three pieces of information. If you want the long version of why……. If an officer in Texas requests your name while you are being detained and you refuse to give it, you cannot be arrested for refusal to give your name or even saying anything. A couple of points however. If it is a detention only (a seizure under the Fourth Amendment) based on reasonable suspicion and not probable cause, the a person is not required to speak including the giving of a name, address or date of birth/DOB. If the person is under arrest then it is required to give name, address and DOB. Refusing at that point is an additional but misdemeanor crime (fine only). There is no law in Texas under the Failure to Identify law that requires a person to produce a physical ID. It is only required that the person gives the information to the officer. I have mentioned this before in other comments but there is a big difference legally between reasonable suspicion and probable cause. RS is enough information that would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime “may have been “ committed and/or if the person detained “may have been” involved. PC is enough information that would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime “has been” or is about to be committed and the person “was involved”. They are very close but the amount of information known to the officer is important. In the alarm example I gave, an alarm goes off at closed business early in the morning and a person is seen walking out of the alley from behind the business. The question becomes, would a reasonable person believe the person coming out from behind the business may have been involved in a crime since a burglar alarm went off? I think the answer is yes, making a detention lawful…. if a judge agrees. At that point the officer doesn’t even know (1) if there has been a crime (could be a false alarm) and (2) even if there had been, was this person be involved. So the officer can likely lawfully detain the person to check out the situation. That person in such a situation is not required to say anything including a name. The person is required to stop but that is all. A couple of other officers checked by and found that the burglar alarm appeared to be false. At that point, person detained must be immediately released. The officer has negated the lawful reason for the detention. Another easy example would be if a crime has been committed (robbery for example) and a description was put out on the police radio of a suspect. An officer in the area spots a person that fits the description and detains him. That would likely be seen as lawful under reasonable suspicion in my opinion. Being in the vicinity of a crime and fitting a description of the suspect will generally be held as a lawful detention. A description alone is not enough evidence to believe that person was involved so the description alone is likely only RS. Under probable cause, there would be enough information to believe that there had been a crime and that the person detained had committed that crime. The easiest example is a vehicle being driven on the road and the driver turns while not giving a signal. A turn signal is required so the officer has witnessed a crime. Nothing more is required lawfully to immediately arrest the person under PC. Another more involved example would be an officer on patrol at 2:00am and hears glass break at a nearby business. The officer drives to the business and arrived within a few seconds. The officer sees a man standing there with a hammer in his hand and broken glass at his feet. Would a reasonable person believe that the man just broke the glass? I would say yes and that is probable cause to arrest, not merely reasonable suspicion. Why is any of that important while discussing Failure to ID? As I mentioned earlier, only if a person is under arrest, is he required to give his name. So a cop detains a guy as being reasonably suspicious. The guy refuses to give his name and even laughs at the officer telling him, “I know the law and I don’t have to tell you”. That would be correct. But……. what if when the officer stopped the guy, he was walking in the roadway and there was a sidewalk. That is a crime. So the officer says, “You’re right, you only have to give me your name if you were under arrest. So… you are now under arrest for walking in the roadway where there is a sidewalk. Now, what is your name?”. If the police have nothing on you but reasonable suspicion, you can keep your mouth shut and not cooperate at all. If the officer has probable cause though…… Also note, while a person doesn’t have to identify himself unless under arrest, lying about a name, address or date of birth is a more serious crime. Even if you have never committed a crime and the police ask you to identify yourself as the witness in a crime and you lie about your name or your address or your date of birth… it carries up to 6 months in jail. If you aren’t going to tell the truth, keep your mouth shut. Sec. 38.02. FAILURE TO IDENTIFY. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally refuses to give his name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information. (b) A person commits an offense if he intentionally gives a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has: (1) lawfully arrested the person; (2) lawfully detained the person; or (3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense. Notice that in (a) refusing to give the information it is only if under arrest. In (b) as a witness or lawfully detained or under arrest, it is a crime if you give a “fictitious” name, address or DOB.1 point -
Bracket challenge
Mr. Buddy Garrity reacted to TxHoops for a topic
Rice didn’t have near enough touches in 2h. Should have played Morris in 2h when Carr got banged up. Oh well. Glad I don’t have tickets to this Final 4. But Go Aztecs and Jae LeDee1 point -
Bracket challenge
Mr. Buddy Garrity reacted to rupert3 for a topic
FAU had some pretty impressive wins IMO Glad that's over for a week1 point -
Bracket challenge
TxHoops reacted to Mr. Buddy Garrity for a topic
@TxHoops I really thought Creighton would be my predicted darkhorse team to get to the final four if one got there, not Miami (or Marquette). This tournament is pure chaos. 😂 the weirdest tournament ever.1 point -
DIAMOND PRO CLASS 3A 2023 PRESEASON TOP 20
BBfan061 reacted to pine curtain for a topic
How is the season going so far?????1 point -
Well the Cards did not play well today. The poster that said that it is asinine to expect 19-22 year olds to consistently win has low expectations I tell you what is asinine in my opinion is to pitch a guy in a conference game that has an ERA of 13.50. That wonderful Lamar ERA you mentioned, doesn’t look to wonderful to me. In my opinion it was a horrible coaching mistake. The result was not good. The news worse than that is that they play the 4 worst conference teams at home and the top 4 on the road and the way they have played the past 5 of 6 games is not good. They could start conference 1-2 at home the way they are playing now. Yes you are correct in stating their hitting is lousy now as well. As I have mentioned several times Davis can’t get the job done1 point
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Law Trivia and Discussions
LumRaiderFan reacted to tvc184 for a topic
The police are not bound by speeding if on patrol, with patrol not being defined. Other emergency vehicles can be restricted in speed except the fire department en route to but not returning from an emergency. Sec. 545.365. SPEED LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES; MUNICIPAL REGULATION. (a) The regulation of the speed of a vehicle under this subchapter does not apply to: (1) an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call; (2) a police patrol; or (3) a physician or ambulance responding to an emergency call. (b) A municipality by ordinance may regulate the speed of: (1) an ambulance; (2) an emergency medical services vehicle; or (3) an authorized vehicle operated by a blood or tissue bank. Notice also that a city by ordinance can regulate the speed of EMS/ambulance and blood and tissue (transplants) emergency vehicles but not fire going to an emergency or police while on patrol at any time. That doesn’t stop a police or fire department from having internal policy however and it doesn’t exempt the police from other more serious violations. For example if an officer is going over the speed limit while en route to a routine (not emergency) call for service, it is by law not “speeding”. If the officer recklessly runs a stop sign and kills someone, he can be charged.1 point -
Who has the best chance to make it to state next season?
TrojanWarrior08 reacted to purpleeagle for a topic
Yes the element for Aquarius is Air. Look it up.1 point -
22-3A Baseball Standings
buffington33 reacted to BBfan061 for a topic
When it’s all said and done I predict Orangefield and Buna to separate themselves from the pack at the top… The third and fourth seeds will be a battle between Hardin, Anahuac, and Kountze.1 point -
Coaches on the Move
DP#1FAN reacted to setxathlete14 for a topic
Highly doubt it. He was full tilt boogey at middle school track meet yesterday1 point -
Coaches on the Move
BBfan061 reacted to oldschool2 for a topic
"Well we worked 80 hours making time and a half,But La Grange was too damn hot." - Charlie Robison1 point