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Most communities are making this effort. Even the Ferguson chief said as much. We want them, but they won't apply or don't qualify.

Buddy, towns are BEGGING for applicants of minority races. the problem is they don't want the job, they can't pass the test, or they already have backgrounds that exclude them. Applicants from Port Arthur get seven extra points on the test JUST FOR BEING FROM PORT ARTHUR. considering the racial makeup of PA, that's a pretty clear effort to make it easier for minorities to get hired. but you can't hire people who wont apply, you can't hire people who can't pass a basic reading comprehension test, and you can't hire people who already have criminal backgrounds. With that said, a good number of PA's younger officers are black and Hispanic.

how do y'all feel about ESPN.com's new setup? I absolutely hate it. Just curious about your thoughts.

seems more like a place where folks go to pick and choose certain passages that back their beliefs, while negating those that don't align with them.

Smitty, since you still abide by the rules of Leviticus, I'm sure it's safe to assume that you do not eat shellfish or pork, spread slander (I think we all know you still do this regularly ;) ), trim your beard, do not stand in the presence of the elderly, mistreat foreigners (ha!), and surely you've never sold land. Am I right?

The problem with Christians using the whole "Not bound by the laws of the old testament" thing is that you always have some yahoo quoting the old testament to try and make a point. I introduce Exhibit A above.

I do a lot of ridealongs with tvc, and officers are constantly trying to fix cameras and body mics that are malfunctioning. For whatever that's worth to you.

He's guilty as hell, but anytime you bring a jury into play, anything can happen.

UConn is just too good.

Not sure. You'd have a hard time justifying a dead guy with a whole bunch of holes in his back 30 feet from where you're shooting, who the evidence would show was running away, tazer or not.

It's hard to see who's dropping the tazer at the start of the video. If they suspect did, it's possible the cop didn't realize he'd dropped it, shot him, saw it back where they started, knew how it would look, and planted it. But honestly, that's not a defense, just a theory.

When cops shoot someone and it's not justified, they are generally charged with crimes. The problem is when it's justified and the media reports differently based on bad information and conjecture.

that tipped ball blown call overshadowed the play about a minute earlier where Duke got an and-1 opportunity after a ref standing just a couple of feet away somehow missed Justise Winslow stepping out of bounds before "saving" the ball to Okafor for a layup. I'm surprised how many people are mentioning one without the other. The group package is more telling.

just being realistic.

28 minutes into the game Wisconsin was up 9. Then the fouls started coming hot and heavy, and Duke starting making their free throws. Listening to Mike and Mike this morning on the way to work I heard 3 different talking heads mention the officials, so I know I'm not crazy.

Two obvious blown calls late gift duke 5 points, they win by 5. Duke in the double bonus at the 9 minute mark, duke with a foul to give with 20 seconds left. I'm burned about my bracket group, but I was on the phone at the start of the 2nd and got to fast forward through the first ten minutes of the second half to the action, and it was soft foul after soft foul on Wisconsin. Then combine that with what happened at the end, and I'm a little grouchy right now

Coach K mentioned foul count at halftime, the refs quickly fixed the problem

Gotta stretch the game out, but why not foul anyone but him?

By my count Wisconsin is up 2 right now

Duke with an 8 point lead, 5 off of clearly blown calls by the officials, one of which they reviewed and STILL got wrong!

You've gotta be cursewording kidding me

That's wisconsin's ball

Duke about to make me lose $500

Right after the ref standing 2 ft away missed winslows out of boundsness

That was a foul though :)