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• Commented on SFPD cops from imaginary anti-dance-party squad steal laptops
  It's great to take a stand against injustice, but anyone who does this should at least be aware that they'll probably lose more money in court/lawyer costs than the value of their stolen property. Actually, if you do this, the...
• Commented on SFPD cops from imaginary anti-dance-party squad steal laptops
  I ran out and caught him right before he drove off. [...] he looked me in the eye and said "you're never going to see this laptop or the bar money again", and refused to give me a recipt. Call...
• Commented on SFPD cops from imaginary anti-dance-party squad steal laptops
  What to do? Refuse to hand it over. That is your personal property, and they have NO right to search or seize it without a warrant. Don't escalate it to a physical confrontation, but be clear that you insist on...
• Commented on Coffee flavor Yoplait
  Yoplait is actually the only brand of yogurt I can stand to eat - I'm not sure what they do differently, but it doesn't have that nasty sour taste that seems to be near-universal in yogurts. Re: "Fat Free" -...
• Commented on Timeline: The Secret History of Swine Flu
  brokebutstilldrinking is totally right, as proven here: http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/658713934_u5W4M-M.jpg...
• Commented on Al Franken kicks eleventy-million kinds of ass in health-care hearing
  I hear the same arguments against socialized healthcare all the time: (1) It's not free. Your taxes will raise to pay for it! (2) We'll get crappy healthcare like in some third world countries! (3) If it's free people will...
• Commented on Pez Candy Inc sues Museum of Pez Memorabilia for copyright infringement
  they still have the right to control the PEZ name and copyright, end-of-story No, they don't. Trademark law does not allow you to just stop anyone from using your registered mark for any reason; there are strict limits to when...
• Commented on Kids lose their summer break due to impenetrable bureaucratic mess
  Re: Extra costs for being open the extra 3 months. Actually, most schools are actually "open" 12 months of the year - the summer months are generally just extra light on teachers and students. During the summer months you would...
• Commented on Oklahoma Highway Patrol finally releases video of trooper attack on paramedic
  The problem is, how do you weed them out of the academy (while still putting enough cops on the street)? Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather have less cops who I can trust, rather than more cops who I...
• Commented on Jabba the fursuit
  Wrong terminology; this is a cosplay costume, not a fursuit. I do find it interesting that just one mention of the word "fursuit" in conjunction with this costume totally changed the way the discussion would have gone. With "fursuit" in...
• Commented on Brit MP saw undercover cops egging crowd to riot at G20
  #29, #30 There are three reasons to kick off the fight: 1) To justify the police's requests for more men and more pay. Being able to show a problem with lawlessness gets the police extra funding to hire more people...
• Commented on High School Teacher Recounts "Sexting" Ordeal That Ruined His Career
  @44 - In my experience, the vast majority of "teenage stupidity" falls into harassment or assault (or other things that would be considered criminal behavior in adults). I don't think we need to fill our prisons up with 13-17 year...
• Commented on High School Teacher Recounts "Sexting" Ordeal That Ruined His Career
  @antinous I'm very, very against authoritarian actions by schools, and believe that they are given far too much latitude in suspending students' rights, but I don't think the man in question went over the line. From what I understand of...
• 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
  #3 "Doing their job" != beating someone up and destroying their property in retaliation for doing nothing that breaks the law....
• Commented on When is a free credit report not a free credit report? When it's from freecreditreport.com
  Just as a side note to all of you who are complaining about how hard it is to get them to refund your money (have to call during business hours, only giving you half back, etc.): There's a number conveniently...
• Commented on Young girls married to frogs for disease prevention
  #10 - you beat me to the punch(line) on that one....
• Commented on Office worker flips out (security video)
  Just addressing some of the comments that give "proof" as to the fakeness of this video: 1) "Monitor with no cables" - Many monitors, especially those used in business environments, have the cords fully detachable from the monitors. In a...
• Commented on Young adult sections in bookstore -- a parallel universe of little-regarded awesomeness
  One book that I don't think I've seen mentioned is Clive Barker's The Thief of Always, which is the best kids/YA story I have ever read (his new YA series Abarat keeps getting mentioned, but it pales in comparison to...