CardinalBacker

This has always been a pet peeve of mine. The cops take your money, and you're going to have to pay an attorney (whose going to expect a large portion of YOUR money) to try and get your money back from the cops who were "suspicious." I can tell from TVC's responses that he's been washed in the blood and believes that anybody with cash in the car is doing something illegal, and therefore deserves to lose it unless they can prove in court that they came about it legitimately. You can say all you want about crooked cops, institutional racism, systemic bias, etc.... but there's really not a way to prove it. This particular example is easily proven. Law enforcement has the burden of proof, right? Not in these cases. "Pay up and prove it's legal, or we're taking it." I firmly believe that when officers/DAs are criminally prosecuted for each every failed confiscation attempt, innocent people will stop being victimized by unscrupulous law enforcement officials.

You know, I'd normally question why the parents would be punished, but it only seems fitting if the statements made by the investigators are true. You can't just pretend like your kid isn't mentally deranged, even if you really, REALLY support the second amendment. Reminds me of the schizo that killed Dimebag. His mom bought him a pistol as a reward for taking his meds like a big boy... then he stopped taking them but was armed.

It's just the abject stupidity of leading the nation in murders AND abortions, then proclaiming that "Black Lives Matter." Not to black people, apparently.

I think so much of the anger towards Baldwin had to do with his political affiliations. I also remember glee from the left when VP Cheney peppered his friend on a bird hunt. You have to admit that somebody who actively wants gun rights restricted, but then makes themselves rich by PRETENDING to use guns, then does something hare-brained like pointing an "unloaded" gun at a group of people and pulling the trigger while not even filming is kinda ironic/karmic. EVERYBODY gets taught "don't ever point a gun at somebody.... even if it's unloaded." Also, there is a substantial difference between a misfire/accidental discharge like in the hunter's case and pointing a gun at somebody and pulling the trigger. Or at least that's my understanding of what happened. But I agree... reactions are 100% political and hypocritical.

They were pretty good in '15 when they won state AND The Mighty Jack Dallas rightfully won the Willie Ray Smith Award over that qb from Silsbee that nobody remembers.

Until you're trying to have somebody served and it's not in that constable's precinct, lol.

Teaching hunter safety courses. You'd have everybody's attention.

CBS news flashed an image of a black woman protesting the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade in front of the Supreme Court yesterday... I thought to myself "that's like a Jew holding up a sign supporting concentration camps." I guess THOSE Black Lives don't matter.

That name meant something... hard earned respect and great expectations for kids over there. Now y'all know how we feel about our rebel flag.

[Hidden Content] Game ball for #3.

I’ll be honest here…. There’s a direct correlation between Roe V Wade in 1973 and the drop in violent crime that began in the early 90’s. Those abortions prevented unwanted/undisciplined kids from becoming criminalized and incarcerated. Can you imagine how bad crime would be in the inner cities if they weren’t also aborting future criminals at a rate that is much higher than any other ethnic group?

I’m speechless. but not surprised.

That was the argument... a few years ago a call to Port Arthur PD would get you a "you need to call the Orange County Sheriff's Office" response. Which is not a problem in and of itself, other than the fact that Port Arthur still has their hand out in regards to taxes. What city services ARE being rendered to people who live that area? Let's not forget when the City of Port Arthur tried to annex 13 miles out into the Gulf.

I think that the biggest complaint was that folks who lived between the Neches River and the power plant were annexed at that point. The end result is that those citizens pay for Port Arthur City services via property taxes, but Port Arthur will not provide anything. You're basically paying for streets, fire, and police protection despite receiving none of the above.

Why is that?

Sounds like that police and fire protection that citizens in Orange County get from Port Arthur since being annexed. You get taxed, but no actual services.

I know a guy that killed his best friend like this. They were crossing a barbed wire fence and the guy leaned his gun against the post to cross through... the gun fell over and fired, hitting his friend in the leg and he bled out. Talk about life-changing.

Nice coaching hire, Bears.

But he was already trying to wrestle the gun away when the son shot him. Don’t get me wrong… I feel like these guys were out of line, I just wish that I could square what happened away with actual laws that applied. I’m happy for mr arbery’s family and I’m happy that we didn’t see an outright miscarriage of Justice in which they got off Scott-free. I think it shows that it’s possible get Justice from a jury down south even if you’re black.

Did you even watch the video? He was still upright fighting over the gun until the third shot was fired. To answer your question, the indictment could very possibly also have been political in nature. I’m just saying that there is a whole lot of “shoving a gun in his face” talk without a shred of evidence that it actually occurred. Kinda like “hands up, don’t shoot.” Would anybody believe that a black man was getting a fair trial when the courthouse was surrounded by hundreds of good ol’ boys? If you think so, you’re kidding yourself. That man’s violent nature led to his own death. The video doesn’t lie.

Bingo! The problem is that the murder didn't occur until they were struggling over the gun. Is your contention that no laws were broken, but they are somehow guilty of murder because a man died trying to wrestle a legally held gun away from them?

I guess I'm confused. Does a person have the right to possess a gun in public in Georgia? Yes. Do you have a right to ask someone to stop? Sure. No harm, no foul... Is it true that a citizen has the right to affect a citizens' arrest... sure if they meet certain requirements.... if those requirements aren't met, then the person affecting that arrest would face civil and possibly criminal charges. While we all agree that those three guys were stupid, at what point is a law broken?

But I agree that this case is nothing like the Rittenhouse one. Not comparable.

My opinion, FWIW... I think sometimes police officers (like a lot of professionals) believe that any attempt by a citizen to work on their own plumbing, wiring, or protect their own property is best left to the pros. Sometimes I think that might influence opinions coming from law enforcement professionals like yourself. My problem with your "threaten to use deadly force" argument is that these guys (like a every cop) was legally carrying a firearm. Is that reason enough for anyone (like Mr. Arbery) to attack them? Not wanting to talk crap about the dearly departed, but the fact remains that the guy was literally just rummaging through a construction site, running down the street while obviously not dressed as a jogger, and fleeing from people trying to stop him. All of which LEOs would call "probable cause." Not to mention the fact that he literally attacked the three men on trial. We tend to lose sight of the departed's contributions to the eventual outcome just because he's gone. But that's just human nature. I live down a private road. It's obviously not county maintained. There are 3 signs at the highway pointing out that this is private property, yet we still have people wheel in about once a month, turn around, then leave. A true story is that last summer I was out mowing behind the house and a truck that I didn't recognize pulled in with an empty trailer. Drove really slowly past my place, the neighbors place, and eventually turned around in a yard at the very end of the drive. You know, probably just looking for something easy to load up and go sell. They were slowly easing back down the private drive towards the highway and I made it a point to ride my mower back up to the front front yard to ask them what they needed... just letting them know that if they had no business down there, they shouldn't be there. It's important to note that I always keep a pistol on me when I mow for snakes and stuff. By your logic, if those boys had jumped out and attacked me (as methheads often do) and I used my pistol, I'd be charged for murder. Before you say "but you were on private property," yes, but not mine. The driveway actually exists on my neighbors' property.

This one went to the jury today... I've not paid nearly as much attention to it as I have to some of the others. My gut feeling is that these three probably will be rightfully convicted of something... not sure if murder is the case, though. At least the father/son duo. I'm not sold on the guy filming being responsible. Any thoughts?