Comments on: Bonus Afternoon Links

By: Sharon Helriggle

Sharon Helriggle — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:53:34 +0000

Ten years since my son was gunned down by the Preble County SWAT team and I just have to comment on the $500,000 that is reported our family received. What a JOKE! We realized that it was all about money and not by any means about JUSTICE for our son. After attorney fees and costs we were left with our mouths agape and still no one had to answer for the death of my beautiful son.

To think that these cowards are now being supplied with heavy artillery makes me think that everyone should be very afraid.

By: Leon Wolfeson

Leon Wolfeson — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:04:44 +0000

@27 – Right. I’ve done basic training in suicide prevention (it was required for an emergency aid qualification, long story), and the training stresses the importance of not making any judgements beyond current mental states.

Equally, I’ve done work on market audience analysis and what’s said over and over is that you cannot in any way use it to apply to individuals.

Psychological analysis of individuals is a VERY skilled topic.

@23 – And why should a analysis handbook SEEK to save money for the state?

By: Other Sean

Other Sean — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:11:29 +0000

#27 Eric,

I trust the court of public opinion much more than I trust the holder of a “master level degree” in a pseudo-science like psychology.

Mostly, though, I don’t trust either.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:48:40 +0000

Uhg, trying to evaluate a clinical diagnosis process that requires, at a minimum, a master level degree and constant education to understand the evaluation criteria in the court of public opinion is silly.

By: Charlie O

Charlie O — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:47:20 +0000

Considering another dog murder, one can only assume that the first qualification to become a “peace” officer in this country is extreme cowardice. What a bunch of fucking cowards.

By: Boyd Durkin

Boyd Durkin — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:41:47 +0000

http://news.yahoo.com/wrong-man-executed-texas-probe-says-051125159.html

For those of you who haven’t seen it yet.

By: Cynical in New York

Cynical in New York — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:43:10 +0000

RE: NY “stop and frisk”

Love this comment

“Karl Hungus wrote:
This is a really great piece you’ve written.

As long as stop-and-frisk is happening almost exclusively to non-whites, then it will be allowed to continue. Because when you cut to the chase, the unspoken truth here is that the wealthy white liberals of New York City want to be kept safe from the dark hordes. The fact that these efforts are especially concentrated in Manhattan – New York City’s richest area – suggests that they want to be kept separate from them as well.”

I agree with him but I hope he doesn’t think that conservatives would be condemning this program. Granted NYC is no hot bed for police-are-always-right conservatism but I can guarantee you they would support it as well and accuse those like Mr. Greenfield who oppose such an unconstitutional tactic by the states thugs as being “politically correct” or “weak on crime”.

By the way a Federal Court is weighing on this matter as well

http://rt.com/usa/news/stop-new-york-frisk-615/

By: Russ 2000

Russ 2000 — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:22:48 +0000

There is zero chance of the new DSM saving ANY money whatsoever.

For one, you create more addicts needing help from the same number of doctors. Increase demand without increasing supply and we know what happens.

Secondly, I’m sure these addictions become disabilities which will mean government checks being sent to additional people on a monthly basis.

By: (B)oscoH, Yogurt Eater

(B)oscoH, Yogurt Eater — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:26:55 +0000

#15 Bob: You don't need pharmaceuticals, you need dairy. Pick up a few cups of yogurt from the refrigerated section of your grocery store and read along with us with swagger.

By: Burgers Allday

Burgers Allday — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:16:56 +0000

Qualified immunity case that displeased me just now:

http://police4aqi.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/the-bad-police-trifecta-unwarranted-arrest-false-dog-alert-and-strip-search/

By: MacK

MacK — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:07:23 +0000

On the waist line link this is to funny to me.
http://www.stopobesityalliance.org/about/about-ferguson/

Christine C. Ferguson, J.D.
Professor, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Director, STOP Obesity Alliance

http://www.stopobesityalliance.org/wp-content/themes/stopobesityalliance/images/bios/christine-ferguson.jpg

Yes the Director of the Stop Obesity Alliance is NOT a thin girl by any sense of the word.

By: KRF

KRF — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:36:32 +0000

Doug Walker: You have a point.

By: Personanongrata

Personanongrata — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:29 +0000

•America’s is about to get hit with a massive surge in addiction.
•New Yorkers seem to be exceptionally “furtive.” Especially the black and brown ones.
•Good reporting here on police militarization in Ohio.
•Puppycide. Cops show up at the wrong house, kill the owner’s dog.
•Another look at the ugly federal pardon process.
•Fort Lee, New Jersey has banned texting while walking.
•Your waistline is apparently a threat to U.S. national security.

To paraphrase and take a few liberties with some nouns a rather infamous Donald Henry Rumsfeld (old neat and tidy himself) qoute:

“As you know, ah, you live your life with the government you have—not the government you might want or wish to have at a later time.”

Serfs up.

By: C. S. P. Schofield

C. S. P. Schofield — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:48:57 +0000

“America’s is about to get hit with a massive surge in addiction.”

Just what we need; another incipient Crusade.

I can at least understand the historical Crusades; they got all those smelly brutes in the ironmongery to go haring off elsewhere.

By: Doug Walker

Doug Walker — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:03:02 +0000

Actually, KRF (#6), I agree with commenter Bill McCall on the puppycide story:

“‘Amber said that the man was holding their dog by its collar.’” I’m throwing the BS flag on that one. No cop is going to shoot a dog while a person is holding onto it in close quarters.”

He’s right; the cop would absolutely shoot both the dog and the person in that situation.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:53:20 +0000

I’m addicted to this site too! When will Pharmaceutical companies respond to this threat to the nation with powerful new anti-addiction medication?

What could go wrong?

By: Yizmo Gizmo

Yizmo Gizmo — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:42:51 +0000

More than half of all stops were conducted because the individual displayed “furtive movements.”
—
Just like the “nervous” passenger in T. Huff’s vehicle in Collinsville the word “furtive” has been hijacked by the Gestapo to circumvent the 4th Amendement. Just like the word “Pre-emptive” war in Iraq was mis-applied to justify an illegal invasion.
“Suspicious” is another good one. It means nothing, therefore there’s no
fighting it. If a gov’t burglar (ie, cop) wants to go through your stuff, all he has to do is vomit up one of these meaningless buzzwords, and guess
what, there’s not a goddamn thing you can do about it.

By: Quiet Desperation

Quiet Desperation — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:40:07 +0000

Well, dammit, I read the addiction line and thought something awesome was going to be legalized. :-( DSM revision? Feh…

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:32:16 +0000

I just realized I’m addicted to The Agitator. Can I sue under the ADA?

By: Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:29:03 +0000

And next up: small town in New Jersey bans walking! A local representative went on record saying “Too many things can distract you while you’re walking, and you can stub a toe or suffer some other bodily injury! From now on we all need to be in wheelchairs!”