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Jasper coach accuses another Jasper coach of assault
tvc184 replied to AggiesAreWe's topic in Local Headlines
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Out of the 23 nominees for the top positions in the Trump administration (Secretaries of Education, State, Homeland Security, FBI, HUD, UN, etc) both confirmed and unconfirmed, who are not straight white males Scott Bessent - First openly gay Secretary of the Treasury. Pam Bondi - Female. Attorney General. Lori Chavez-DeTemer - Hispanic female. Secretary of Labor. Tulsi Gabbard - Female Asian/Pacific Islander, Director of National Intelligence. Kristi Noem - Female. Director of Homeland Security. Brooke Rollins - Female. Secretary of Agriculture. Marco Rubio - Hispanic. Secretary of State, highest position below the presidency. Scott Turner- Black. Secretary of HUD. Elise Stefanik - Female. UN Representative. Kash Patel - Asian. FBI Director. Kelly Loeffler - Female. Director of Small Business Administration. Linda McMahon - Female. Secretary of Department of Education. More than half of Trump’s nominations for the key positions in his administration are minorities and most have been confirmed. So much for the White/Male good ol’ boy system…. Honestly, I would be almost disappointed if you actually knew the truth but you never seem to disappoint.
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What does it matter? We have a Secretary of Defense who served several years in the military, rising to the rank of major and served in combat who the Democrats didn’t think was qualified. Of course Leon Panetta served a massive two years in the military with a single promotion to First Lieutenant, was the Secretary of Defense under Obama. Panetta didn’t see any action and I don’t think he ever left the States. We have a Director of National Intelligence who has served for the last 23 years and so far (still serving) has risen to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and also has served in combat. Apparently the Democrats don’t think that her rising to the a rank only two promotions away from a general. As a member of Congress she was in the House Armed Services Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence. So she has a quarter of a century if service in the military, as a member of Congress has seen classified information on armed services, foreign affairs and military intelligence but the Democrats doesn’t think that qualifies her. So again, what does it matter? He could be the head of thoracic surgery in a teaching hospital and it wouldn’t be enough for the Democrats that don’t like him.
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Apple Maps and Google Maps have put Gulf of America on their apps.
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That’s a different but valid topic. Forty years ago if a person called the police because someone had made a threat but had already left, the officer would say if you wish to file charges and can go to the police station to do so yourself. Now BPD instead of dispatching an officer to say go to the police station to fill out your own paperwork, they are allowed to say on the phone, you can go online and fill out your own complaint instead of having to drive to the police station. As far as a misdemeanor entering a vehicle to steal something, an officer will show up and write down a person’s name, DOB, address, phone number, etc., and then list anything that the person says is missing along with serial numbers. Then the officer will have to take time to move the same information from his note pad to an official report form. Now a person can go online and put in the exact same information, probably saving over an hour of police work. The only change is not taking up an officer’s time to do nothing but explain and simply saying the same information in the phone. That is much ado about nothing. A good solution might be to add about 65 more patrol officers which “might” add an additional three officers to the street for each shift. That could have a huge impact on response times. The problem is that the city would need about another $10,000,000 added to the budget. A city size of Beaumont is probably not real keen on adding $10 million to their budget. If you want to discuss high crime and response times in Beaumont and why this new policy might help, that could be an interesting topic. It might be a barometer of a more serious issue but the policy seems like a valid response. Basically no one will notice a difference except maybe the police might get to a scene a minute earlier.
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Okay, now you have changed from “was the cause” to “brought up”. Changing your story makes denial much easier.
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Imagine a bartender talking about a guy who is sending several rockets into space each month, has the world‘s largest satellite system, started PayPal online banking and money transfers, has the most popular electric car in the world, etc., that he is not intelligent. It seems beyond ludicrous. Of course Musk might not be a to make a Sloe Gin Fizz….
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Burglary of Vehicle is a misdemeanor that basically like shoplifting except the DA only has to prove entry into the vehicle with intent to steal (like rummaging through the glove box and console) and not that they actually got something. So if a person called the police and said I went to bed at 10 PM and went outside at 8 AM and somebody had entered my vehicle, I have no clue who it is or when it happened. There is really nothing to follow up on. I haven’t seen where BPD said not to call. If a person calls, like always the dispatcher will ask a series of questions and based on those answers, determine whether to send an officer to speak with the caller in person or to go online. I was talking about the crazy stuff said, not someone asking for clarification. You probably saw some of the comments like we now need to start carrying guns and make our own arrests, what happens when someone gets shot or other such nonsense? A person is sleeping all night and wakes up at 7AM and finds that their child’s bicycle was stolen off of the front porch, what good is carrying a gun around? I suggest that most people will be able to defend themselves and be armed if they wish but for BPD to say we’re not responding to a minor crime when it is an unknown suspect and it happened two or three hours ago has nothing to do with some of the crazy comments.
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Watch the AOC crazed rant about Musk being unintelligent.
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The “not elected” is smoke and mirrors from the left as they lose their minds. Valerie Jarrett was claimed by many people to be the mastermind behind Obama‘s policies. She is listed as an Obama, “senior advisor”. When was she ever elected or confirmed by the Senate? Rahm Emanuel was Obama’s Chief of Staff. When was he ever elected to that office or confirmed by the Senate? It’s more trick questions. The answer is never. The president has advisors, including the chief of all of his staff. They were never elected by anyone and never confirmed by anyone. All presidents do the same thing. Those senior advisors have access to sensitive information. Now all of a sudden the Democrats are up in arms that Musk is one of the senior advisors. I get that they don’t like him but it is done by every president as part of the way of having his inner circle that he listens to. We can translate thatt o, we lost and we’re angry about it!
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Hahaha…. Nice edited opinion piece. In the actual comments Trump said at least twice that it “may have” been contributed to DEI. There was no accusation about anyone on duty. Even the highly edited and redacted video that you posted, the reporter said Trump “suggested” what may have been the cause. He never claimed that DEI was at fault. If you’re going to Google or YouTube search videos, maybe you should take some time to actually find one that states what you claim. I watched another YouTube video, which I have not had time to look into, where a couple of thousand people scored near perfect on the air traffic control aptitude test, but they were rejected because they didn’t fit a required DEI profile. Basically theaccusation is, the FAA is short several thousand air traffic controllers but nearly that many were rejected because they were White males. It might not be true. If it turns out to be true, would you agree that a crisis in a critical safety position should not go unfulfilled because the administration rejected qualified applicants based on race and sex?
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Elected Vice-Chair Of The Democratic National Committee!
tvc184 replied to Reagan's topic in Political Forum
At least now they know what is more important. I mean, if Harris would’ve had more than $1 billion to spend in the last 90 days, there was no way she would lose. 🤔 🤣 -
Not very good with economics, right?
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👍🏼 ANYTHING the Supreme Court does can be later overturned by the Supreme Court. You could actually make a statement like, “The Supreme Court could overturn their own decision” and paste that at the end of any discussion. The likelihood might be 96% against it but… “they could….”. I would welcome such a ruling. I think the odds are stacked against it. Maybe the 6 conservative justices will change it.
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And to make sure of the understanding, if a caller says somebody slapped him on the face, and it left a red mark and a slight scratch and another caller said he has a bloody nose and a blackeye, those are both assaults that could be prosecuted by the district attorney and state law requires a police report. The red mark and scratch might seem minor as compared to the bloody nose and black eye but they both assaults with injuries and require a police report. The difference between minor and not minor is an injury no matter how slightly injury is. If a caller tells the dispatcher, my ex-girlfriend‘s current boyfriend came over and told me to quit shopping at the store where she works or he’s going to beat me up and he left 20 minutes ago. So no injuries and the disturbance and the suspect are gone. Get online and file your own report and probably meet after about a week with the city prosecutor to see if they can issue a warrant or if there’s enough probable cause for an arrest. There is really no need to tie up a police officer to pass on the exact same information.
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I don’t work for BPD!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 It’s really not hard and much ado about nothing but it sure has people up in arms. Texas Assault (unlike some other states) is kind of an all inclusive law. What some states call battery, Texas calls an assault. A battery in Texas starts your car or runs your cell phone. Levels of Assault (not Aggravated Assault) in Texas are a threat like I am going to kick your butt. Also an Assault is an offensive contact that the actor reasonably knows will be offensive or provocative but no injury. An example might be patting a waitress on the butt or poking a person’s chest while arguing. These are Class C offenses or the equivalent of a traffic citation. So if a person calls and tells a dispatcher that his neighbor came over and threatened to beat him up but left and didn’t do anything, that is an assault. When I was on patrol we would never take such a report even if dispatched. We would refer them to the front desk of the police station to fill out paperwork to be forwarded to the city prosecutor (City version of the DA). So no injuries and no ongoing disturbance. An Assault with injuries, which includes as little as feeling pain, is a class A Assault for up to a year in jail and it is not included in this new policy. Basically what they are doing now is what I did for 15 years on Patrol but now they’re saying you can call in the report or do it online instead of driving to the police station. Much ado about nothing……
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A lot to unpack but here goes…. I consider myself very knowledgeable on the Constitution. In part of that knowledge I know that Article III Sec. 1 and Sec. 2 say that the judicial power of the United States shall be in one Supreme Court and that power shall extend to “all cases arising from the Constitution”. That means it doesn’t matter what you think, I think, people who are very knowledgeable think or the Town Cryer. The Supreme Court has rendered a ruling on this issue and it appears as though birthright citizenship is granted under the 14th Amendment. There is a sliver of hope in that ruling because they weren’t quite as adamant as maybe they could have been. Also, like Plessy, v. Ferguson and Roe v. Wade, they can simply reverse themselves. Over 30 countries have unrestricted birthright citizenship. The “only country” is a fallacy that is often repeated.
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Elected Vice-Chair Of The Democratic National Committee!
tvc184 replied to Reagan's topic in Political Forum
Claim to fame, a mass shooting survivor. The mass shooting survivor, who: 1. Was never shot. 2. Was never shot at. More fake victimhood. ”I’m a survivor!” Me too. I one time survived a plane crash in Port Arthur. I wasn’t actually in the crash but I got there shortly afterwards. -
This is a constitutional issue, not a legal issue. Congress cannot pass legislation overcoming a Constitution right protection There are conflicting Supreme Court decisions on birthright citizenship with a very narrow decision in favor of no automatic birthright citizenship and a much stronger case for most birthright citizenship (everyone except diplomats).
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When did Trump blame DEI for the crash?
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The national debt cannot crease without a deficit. The numbers that I posted ARE the deficit for those years. The national debt went from roughly $5 Trillion to roughly $35 Trillion because of those annual deficits that I listed. Next?