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@91 You wrote "We have the power to detain people who do not wish to be detained. Therefor, they are criminals. Tazer(tm) them!" Police do not have the power to detain people who do not wish to be detained and...
Commented on Naked man tasered at Coachella for refusing to wear wizard's robe
@89 You wrote "A naked guy, high as a kite, squirming on the ground, handcuffed, doesn't need to be tasered. He isn't a threat." He wasn't handcuffed. That was the whole point. They tried to talking him down. he didn't...
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@86: "People keep saying he was breaking the law by being nude. Is this actually true?" Depends upon the jurisdiction but here in teh US in most places, unfortunately, yes, male nudity in pubic is typically illegal. See: http://www.nudistlaw.com/state_laws.htm "Indecent...
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Random Thought: I wish some peace ballad had been playing at teh show while this was going on. the riony would have been DEEEElish!...
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@80 wrote "We do not yet have the proper structure in place to deal with unruly blissed out naked people who refuse to follow our agreed upon laws." Yes we do. It is the same for non-blissed out people who...
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@73 - See my subsequent comment. I didn't say that he would have done. I just said that the whining little 20-somethings in the video would have been the first ones crying to the local reporter about how the big...
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@75 They don't let him run around because he broke 4 laws. It seems you have a problem with the laws and not the police action....
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"Oh jeebus. Good logic there. You a fan of detention without charge too? Rendition flights? Waterboarding? Because all of those share the same twisted logic of "You wouldn't be criticising us if this guy had gone and blown up a...
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@62 I count at least 4 crimes. (Whether or not you like these laws is a seperate argument.) His first crime was public nudity. Second, public intoxication. Third, disturbing the peace. Finally, failing to obey the legal instructions of an...
Commented on Naked man tasered at Coachella for refusing to wear wizard's robe
1) I will assume that he broke at least one law (public nudity) 2) He is clearly not complying with lawful instructions from the officers 3) The officers CLEARLY make attempts to have him get dressed and not take him...
Commented on Lego waterboarding
For a second, I thought this was the same guy that does the Bible in Lego: http://www.thebricktestament.com/ Seriously funny stuff....
Commented on Border patrol alleged to have beat up and tazed pastor, smashed his car, on US soil, because he insisted on 4th Amendment rights
PS: When I said I would love to see this guy suffer, I meant in a non physical way. I do not condone such behavior. I would rather see him fall from grace like Ted Haggard did....
Commented on Border patrol alleged to have beat up and tazed pastor, smashed his car, on US soil, because he insisted on 4th Amendment rights
@92: An illegal instruction by an officer does not have to be obeyed. if you are walking along the street and a police officer walks up and says "Let me see your ID" what should you do? Answer: Keep on...
Commented on Border patrol alleged to have beat up and tazed pastor, smashed his car, on US soil, because he insisted on 4th Amendment rights
1) To answer the preacher's question of "Why is this happening in America?" Answer: because people like George W Bush get elected and permeate the executive branch at all levels with this sort of attitude. Plus the majority of people...
Commented on Video: Bill O'Reilly gets wise to <em>Super Mario</em>
Those kids SUCK at SMB. Did you see them bypass all those treasure bricks? Super Mario Fail!...
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LOL! I LOVE this! Grew up watching this show and this is absolutely great!...
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O M F G...
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Do people REALLY believe that this is real? !) How do you find someone in the middle of nowhere? 2) As soon as a repossession of ANYTHING does - or even might - "disturb the peace," by law you have...
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To get the rest off you have to go stare at the optical illusion in the previous post (or a later post, but close to this post) and then come back here and stare at her....
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@#7 "Wait until you see the matching tux." LULZ. Funniest comment yet!...
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Echo..... Echo You could get lost in there!...
Commented on Crazed Costume Shop Owner Pwns Local News Guy Investigating Cyberstalking Charges
Costume lady actions in shop would be very funny if not for the deadly serious nature of the situation. (I even laughed out loud when she said, "Awww... Matt Lauer would have done it.") That said, Costume Lady's alleged acts...

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WarEagle commented on Naked man tasered at Coachella for refusing to wear wizard's robe
@BLUELINE http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0730taser30.html http://www.policeone.com/police-products/less-lethal/articles/89933-Deaths-Spur-TASER-Debate-Police-Embrace-Stun-Guns-but-a-Series-of-Fatalities-Brings-Calls-for-Halt-to-Their-Use/ those are just 2 quick examples of a Taser contributing to death...and those are from 2004/2005......
Antinous / Moderator commented on Naked man tasered at Coachella for refusing to wear wizard's robe
WarEagle, Your account wasn't blocked when I checked it back whenever it was....
peace4all commented on Border patrol alleged to have beat up and tazed pastor, smashed his car, on US soil, because he insisted on 4th Amendment rights
Border Searches .--''That searches made at the border, pursuant to the longstanding right of the sovereign to protect itself by stopping and examining persons and property crossing into this country, are reasonable simply by virtue of the fact that they occur at the border, should, by now, require no extended demonstration.'' 87 Authorized by the First Congress, 88 the customs search in these circumstances requires no warrant, no probable cause, not even the showing of some degree of suspicion that accompanies even investigatory stops. 89 Moreover, while prolonged detention of travelers beyond the routine customs search and inspection must be...
tammylynwilson commented on It's Scutigera Coleoptrata Season!
(I posted before but it was anonymous, I hadn't signed up) So I tell the entomologist that we've figured out what it is and he's obviously familiar with them. I ask if they're common around here and he said no. I told him from everything I'd read it looks like they're hard to kill and his response was, "Yeah, get a hammer." He's also a pest control person. This is not comforting, LOL. However, I think it might have died in the jar....
guavajellyfish commented on Border patrol alleged to have beat up and tazed pastor, smashed his car, on US soil, because he insisted on 4th Amendment rights
"We believe that homosexuality is a sin and an abomination which God punishes with the death penalty." Ahh, much in the same way He punishes heterosexuality and celibacy....

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