Pope Francis died today.
I hope this time they elect a younger Pope
that will be around for a while. I've seen a lot
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Well I guess it's not as many as I thought it was.
69 Is pretty young for a pope. I guess you got your wish.
I think that's as young as you can expect popes to be.
It's not advantageous to the church to elect younger ones.
They get so much attention any time one dies and a new one is elected.
The new pope is already causing MAGA outrage. They don't like him much. lol
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Any honest pope wouldn't like MAGA, because they are anti-Jesus.
Cute story as a kid we visited Canada 🇨🇦 we went to Niagara Falls and i wanted to go over the falls in a barrel but my dad wouldn’t let me i wanted to go fishing for record small mouth bass but noooo we ended up visiting some flower garden instead i still want to fish for that record small mouth bass maybe some day i will make it back up that way now that im retired
A very interesting story! It’s amazing what arrangements and/or accommodations that countries will make with each other. So I wonder whether “that area” of the Ottawa Civic Hospital is still considered Dutch soil?
anyone else having issues with spell check not working on the site at the moment>? kinda frustrating when discussing a topic and the spelling police can't or won't focus on the subject matter and have to resort to making sly comments about spelling. my shift key is broke on my keyboard and i have to struggle to use the 1 on the wrong side if i really need to cap somethnig.it just says no suggestions to fix that word something for example.
well, i might could swap it out with the keyboard in the other room for a while but it works, i catch hell about something, may as well be my capitalization.
Today, there is a 34 degree difference between where I’m at versus what I left. Yep, it is 61 degrees at home in Michigan versus 95 degrees in LaBelle and I’m cold!
When a culture teaches people to blame the victims when they get killed by police,
blames children when Israel starves them to death, blames Ukraine when Russia wants
to conquer them, and blames the whole world for their own economic choices leading to poverty of the working class,... that culture ends up with people who ONLY care about themselves, and justify every action they take as a reaction to what someone else does.
I am 100% sure that the car driver thought they were being harassed for no reason,
and that they acted out of 'self defense'.
That's the result of people being taught to never look inwards, but only outwards.
You're just a neutral observer now, but many people would pick the car driver's side,
if the 'news' added any information that made them dislike the motorbike driver.
And YOU believe the driver of the minivan could have been justified?
Maybe you would be able to “justify” using your fists to assault a woman because she did something to anger you? After all, women are seen in a different light than men, right? I don’t how anyone driving a minivan felt justified in ramming into a motorcycle/motorcyclist (unless the motorcyclist was brandishing a gun and the driver of the minivan felt that was his only option).
When I was in Florida, I was returning from Cape Coral and making a left turn from whatever road I was on and onto SR80. I went wide rather than tight not knowing that 2 lanes were allowed to make the left turn. Did I almost cause an accident? Yes. Was it intentional? No. Did it cause the guy that I accidentally cut off to swerve to avoid a collision? Yes. Did he handle the almost accident well? I don’t think so because when I hit my brakes I allowed him the opportunity to “recover” and get in front of me. Yeah, he used that opportunity to reduce his speed to “force” me to choose to go around him so he could cut me off OR in his choice, he just went super slow and from time to time, slammed on his brakes to show me how pissed he was…… NO, I believe people are fucked up, probably even in the Netherlands, too!
i copied and pasted your question into Elons Grok,
as i had heard there was slight differences but couldn't remember the details.
Is there a difference in water whether it’s brought to a boil on the stovetop OR if it’s “nuked” in the microwave?
Boiling water on a stovetop or heating it in a microwave results in no significant chemical difference in the water itself, assuming both methods reach the same temperature (typically 100°C at sea level for boiling). Water is H₂O, and neither method alters its molecular structure. However, there are a few practical differences:
Impurities and Contaminants: Stovetop boiling often involves a longer, sustained heat that can kill bacteria or reduce certain volatile impurities more effectively. Microwaving water to a boil (or near it) might not maintain the heat long enough to achieve the same sterilization, especially if the water doesn't fully boil.
Superheating in Microwaves: Microwaves can sometimes superheat water (heat it above 100°C without boiling) due to uneven heating and lack of nucleation sites. This can cause sudden, explosive boiling when disturbed, which doesn't typically happen on a stovetop.
Dissolved Gases: Stovetop boiling tends to drive off more dissolved gases (like oxygen or chlorine) due to prolonged agitation and heat. Microwaved water might retain more of these gases if it’s heated quickly without sustained boiling.
Container Effects: Microwave heating can cause trace leaching from certain containers (e.g., plastics not rated as microwave-safe), potentially introducing contaminants. Stovetop boiling in a metal or glass pot is less likely to have this issue.
Taste and Perception: Some people report a difference in taste, likely due to the retention of dissolved gases or incomplete boiling in microwaves, but this is subjective and not a chemical change in the water itself.
If you're just heating water for drinking or cooking and both methods reach a similar temperature, the differences are minimal for most practical purposes. For sterilization or specific culinary uses, stovetop boiling is generally more reliable. Always use microwave-safe containers to avoid unintended contamination.
I once put honey in a cup of water to boil in the microwave, after the water started to boil I took the mug out and went to stir the water and it exploded all over the place. I found out that the honey boiled at a hotter temp than the water and when I put the spoon in the cup to stir it it exploded like a bomb, 💣 I didn’t get burned, I was lucky. And learned a lesson.
i have only had 1 apple object ,i bought a second hand eye pad not understanding much about them but being impressed with what it could do. was out of date and unuseable in a years time. i decided that would be my first and last apple object.
For many yrs I had several Samsung Galaxy phones. When I dropped and broke the last one I decided to go with my first IPHONE. It was a traumatic experience. I felt like you, but I couldn't go back. It became a learning curve with much needed mentoring by my three kids, my daughter-in-law, and two of my older grandkids. After many months and adjustments to my cell phone use, I started to see that my iPhone was as good as and in many instances, better than the Galaxy. I'm now on my third iPhone and as I gotten newer ones, WOODY got my hand-me-downs. I suggest you give it more time. I did a lot of Google 'how to' research.
Recently, a friend of mine was admitted into Gulf Coast Hospital in Ft Myers, Florida. What I found interesting is that when I or anyone else went to visit, all visitors had to present a valid piece of I. D. to gain admittance. Anyone else aware of hospitals that have this policy?
best i can remember the local 1 does. but i think in part it is so they can use the drivers license pic for the id tag they stick on your shirt to go into the room.
I agree that talking your picture for the pass that they issue is fine however having to provide a valid for of I.D. just seems so odd. So this opens up the practice of providing valid proof of who you are for other entities ie Walmart. How are you going to react when Walmart wants you to provide positive I.D. in order to shop there?
There's a difference. A hospital is full of patients that are unable to defend themselves or are vulnerable to theft. A grocery store can kiss my keister
I have never had to present ID to visit someone in a hospital nor have I ever had my photo taken for the purpose of an ID tag to wear while I visit. Having said that, I consider myself lucky that I have rarely visited people in the hospital.
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… and since I have never spent a night in the hospital since I was born, I have never had anyone visit me in the hospital (knocking on wood).
Showing ID snd having to wear a
facial ID sticker has been going on at hospitals here in South Florida for 30 years. CAT can probably confirm, we've had security at main lobbies of hospitals forever. Now, forget about the maternity ward, you have to give blood to get in there.
The “you’re tellin’ me for 40 years” guy has a recipe for a non poisonous mixture that apparently kills weeds. I have to try it because it’s hurting my heart that I’m forever dealing with the the green growth that’s coming from up between the patio blocks…..😩
It's sad but admirable that you would choose to move because your neighbor went berserk-O on your cat! I hope your baby realizes how much he or she is loved and is able to readily adapt to their new home! Best wishes to you on your move and that your new home will provide you comfort and peace of mind!
if you do happen to see big foot, check with him about this big feet,big pecker rumor?, my feet have changed shape or something and i went from 10.5 to 12 in boots and my pecker aint got no bigger at all. i think it's a rumor. but big foot would know, he should be knee length if the rumor is true
Seriously? This gas station’s convenience store uses hi-tech cameras to monitor their shoppers as they peruse the aisles filled with candy bars, potato chips, beef jerky and beer. Is it me or do they take it to the extreme when confronting shoplifters over $1.59 candy bars? I understand that stealing is criminal offense but why jeopardize your life to pursue a thief over a candy bar?
well for 1 thing, lack of respect for authority, when a cop says stop, you fucking stop.period,hands up, if you are innocent,you have no reason to be afraid.
He had his headphones on! Also, deaf people exist! Cops should know that.
I know you don't care, because he was black, but things like this happen
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No reason to be afraid, right?
Police Shooting Kills Unarmed Deaf Man
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Deaf Man Dies After Being Shot By Police Multiple Times
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Not just people either: Old, Blind, Deaf Dog Shot Dead by Cop Thinking It Was Rabid
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This is happening so often in your country, that deaf people are now communicating ways to each other to not get killed by police, as a result of being deaf.
"After Deaf Man Is Killed By Cop, Here's How Hearing Impaired Drivers Can Be Safe"
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Don't you understand how fucked up that is?
Cops should shoot for only one reason; if they don't, someone else will die in the next second. That's it! No bullshit like "He looked like a threat!" or "He didn't follow orders!". If one cannot do their job of serving and protecting, go find another job, in an office somewhere, like I do. Or be a waiter, or a mechanic, or a dentist.
Only be a cop if you respect people's lives and honor the badge that people allow
you to wear. And you should respect yourself, by demanding respect FROM police,
not FOR police.
"He had his headphones on! " well, when he is out in public ,he needs to be able to hear what is going on around him. so he set himself up to a point. when you walk outside your home,don't you pay attention to your surroundings? and as for deaf people, i know a deaf lady and she wouldn't put herself in a situation that she wouldn't know what was going on for her own safety.
Can't you see how biased you are? People need to do this and that and be ready
to grovel to a cop at second notice, or it's their fault when a cop arrests them,
beats them up or kills them. That's not normal, phart! That's not freedom!
That's not a system that you should defend.
That's not a world that you should want to live in.
Anyone else agree with phart still, or is this making sense to you, at all?
Didn't you once call America "the land of the free"? Is this freedom to you?
You know when I was a kid all the police knew you they knew your grandma but time has changed and I don’t blame the police one bit now days they have to walk up to a vehicle with dark tinted windows with thugs pointing a gun at you before you even know it they have to be extra cautious it’s not a racist thing when I’m pulled over I roll down my window and show them my hands if at night I turn my interior light on because I want them to be able to see what I’m doing and for god sake do what they tell you to do these few things will help the situation until they hash things out
That's a YOU problem.
Create a country where cops have a REASON to be afraid,
and you'll have a reason to be afraid of those cops.
Then there are lots of cops that act out on people who do exactly as they are told. These cops are clearly not qualified to be a cop, but they get transferred from precinct to precinct, instead of getting fired permanently. That's because you keep supporting politics that let the cops worry only about themselves and not about you. Why do you keep supporting policies that screw you?
There are not lots of cops that act out on people, very very few. Most of the time when a cop overacts is because the stupid people do not follow the directions the cops give them. Don’t defend the stupid people when a cop has to over react, that’s what there trained to do to stay safe.
I know that they are trained to OVER-react. That's the whole problem.
Our cops are trained to de-escalate. That is safer for everyone involved.
It does help that our cops don't have to assume that everyone has a gun.
It's not very very few, it's lots and lots of times. The problem with right-wing Americans is that it has to happen to YOU or someone you love, before you
see the problem. As long as problems hasn't affected you personally,
you're unable to accept reality.
YouTube is full of actual cases of people who were just minding their own business getting a cop in their face for nothing. They get shouted at in a way like "Don't enter that house!" or "Don't touch that car!". If they then say "But that's my house!" or "But, that's my car!", that is "Resisting arrest" according to the cop, for which he arrests them and put them in front of a judge, demanding 6 months in jail. There's a legal channel showing all those cases, for people who didn't do anything wrong, but were confronted with a cop in an completely over-excited state. That can happen to anyone. If you just live in the same neighborhood as a criminal, or he's looking for someone of your color, size and age, or he's looking for a car that has the same color as your car, he assumes you are the perp he's looking for on the weakest of evidence. That's super dangerous to your health. You better freeze and do exactly as he says, because one move can be your last.
How do you know over 200 cops?
And how do you know how they interact with other people?
They of course interact with you differently, because they know you.
Would they tell you, if they put granny in the hospital for "resisting arrest"?
There are bad cops. There also are, bad Doctors, bad teachers, bad nurses, bad attorneys, bad accountants, bad firefighters, and ect.... However, none of them walk out of the house to go to work and have a chance of never coming home that night. Every shift could leave thier family without a mom or dad. Yes, there are deaf and handicapped people. But as you say, do you think a deaf person has ever committed a crime? These are isolated situations. There are over 60,000 police interactions everyday in the United States. That's roughly 21 million a year. But, you never hear the good only the bad. Kinda falls on deaf ears wouldn't you say.
Yes, and when any of those people who have other jobs are bad at their jobs, they get fired. When bad doctors are causing deaths, the system cracks down on them and they are gone. If cops are causing people to die, they should be gone too.
Being a cop is certainly not a safe job, but their risk is far less than lots of other jobs, while they're causing much higher risks to other people in their jobs.
Cops are not even in the Top 10 of most dangerous jobs.
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There are 49.6 million teacher interactions every day in the United States.
There are almost as many teachers killed on the job as cops. Is that an argument?
Do you allow teachers to shoot students, for not following their orders?
Do you ever hear about the good related to teachers? I guess not lately, in the US.
Do you want a doctor, who was fired from several hospitals for killing patients by gross neglect of their responsibility, operating on you? That's the system that you willingly allow for cops. The bad ones get protected. You deserve better, so demand better!
Are you like phart, that you would defend every action from a cop, arresting, beating up or killing a citizen, when you can find the smallest detail to say that the citizen didn't immediately and fully cooperate with the cop, so it's the fault of the citizen?
You: "I didn't hear the cop, because I wore headphones!"
Phart: "Well, that's your own fault for wearing headphones outside!"
Now you're going to jail for six months for disobeying an officer.
Or, you ask Saint Peter at the Pearly gates: "Why am I here? What killed me?"
Saint Peter: "A cop shot you, because you didn't hear his order!"
You're a missing the point. Yes all this is true. However, teachers are in a class room with children. Doctors are in an OR with a silent patient. Cops are in a whole different element. On the streets, with criminals, and a target on their back. It's different. You would only understand that if you've experienced it. As far as your list, almost 100% of the deaths per year are from work accidents. Again, completely different scenario then being killed by gunfire. There's a difference in a job related death and death by violence.
well if we all lived in the nether regions like ananas,we would have cops riding around on scooters with a radio and a couple of zip ties giving out candy because his country is so perfect. on a serious note, of course there are some cops that get a rush when they get a chance to draw their gun. but few and far between. we could point at case by case till we all turned blue, but some will still find fault with law enforcement. i find fault with their attitudes towards people moreso than their defending themselves. nothing in the job description says you must be a asshole and intimidate each person you encounter. but some do.i also find fault in some like the 1's in florida and texas that hid behind their cars while kids were being shot and dying. our local law enforcement would have went in guns drawn and woulda shot the punk on site. coast guard and other non cops went in at the texas school and fixed the problem,without much help from the cops.
Our cops are better funded than your cops.
We just don't allow them to be judge, jury and executioner.
What are you trying to point out with your Texas example?
That's your cops failing to do their work, due to a society problem.
It's a society problem that YOU have and we DON'T.
We don't allow people to own military weapons, to make our cops fail at their job.
What point am I missing? That being a cop is dangerous?
I just told you how many other jobs are MORE dangerous.
You're not adding anything to your original point to make it stronger,
you're just repeating your original point, which I have already rejected.
What's the difference between a "work accident" and a cop getting killed?
The end result is DEATH. In both cases the "employer" didn't intend it.
Risk = Frequency X Consequence
Other jobs result in a higher frequency of the consequence death
Other jobs ALSO result in a higher frequency of other consequences,
like serious injuries or disability.
Cops having a dangerous job is no reason to increase danger to innocent citizens.
the point you are missing is simple. if people would abide by the law,the police would be jobless.
but no, we have theives and murderers wandering the streets because your kind of people are more concerned about their rights than you are of the law abiding citizens. once you set a precedent of not punishing the crooked, they get bolder and that is when they start disrespecting and shooting cops. prompting cops to defend themselves.
my point about the texas case is those cops were more concerned about their own safety than the safety of the defenseless children and teachers. they were also more concerned about procedure than the safety of the kids or teachers because cops are so over regulated and are punished every time they try to enforce the law. rodney king would still be alive today had he not been driving drunk and disobeying the cops.
That's not a point that is in any way relevant.
We have criminals too, but our police doesn't harm or kill innocent citizens.
How many times should I tell you that the police should protect and serve
the citizens, instead of prioritizing THEIR lives over the lives of citizens?
That's exactly what happened in Texas, which proves MY point, not yours.
well best i can tell, rodney king didn't die from his whooping, i always thought he did the reason all the others rioted.
you have to wonder why the cops prioritize their lives,it is not their lives, it is the high risk of punishment for actually doing their job they are trying to prevent in some cases, and in some cases, they are wimps and made a bad career choice. kinda like fellows that join the army for the free college education then find themselves in the desert fighting a war. duh
Rodney King broke the law, so he should have been apprehended. Disobeying cops is not a reason for them to kill you. There was no one in mortal danger in that situation, it was just fascists cops thinking disrespecting them is a capital offense.
Again, you are making my point; I told you that bad cops should lose their jobs. That means overaggressive cops and that means cowardly cops.
Serve and protect or find another job. Why do you keep disagreeing?
leopoldij reported 13 year SYD member, mattsjohnson18 , for deletion because after conducting a thorough audit of the member's gallery, leo found 2 pictures that matched images found on the internet.
These photos have been peacefully displayed in mattsjohnson18's gallery for quite some time as member uploaded one of those photos on October, 2015 and the other photo in October, 2014. Can you believe it? Those pictures have been proudly displayed for 7 and 8 years but leo is desperate for points!
f.y.i., this is the response I received from mattsjohnson18 before he deleted the pictures.
02,Jun,22 08:35 mattsjohnson18: I don't know where this is coming from. I don't have any pics on my wall that I didn't take myself in Asheville. I don't even know where to look for this abuse report to reject it or see their "proof". The pics of my friend have been on my wall for years.
02,Jun,22 08:45 bella!: I showed you a screen shot of the report made and I recognize that those pictures have been displayed for 7 to 8 years but the fact remains, you were reported for deletion by another member because he was able to find matches on the internet.
02,Jun,22 08:53 mattsjohnson18: I was trying to send you a photo of me with the girl in Asheville. It's never been on my wall. I suspect that someone at some point cribbed the photos from my wall and put them online. Whatever. Also I have answered some of leopoldij's polls on this site. I'm guessing he didn't like my answers. Anyway, I'm not looking to get deleted, so I guess I'll be deleting the two pictures in question.
02,Jun,22 08:53 mattsjohnson18: Thank you for the heads up, btw. I actually appreciate that.
02,Jun,22 09:00 bella!: Hold up on deleting them, please.
02,Jun,22 09:01 bella!: I'm going to go directly to admin and ask that he intervene.
02,Jun,22 09:02 mattsjohnson18: I already deleted them, sorry. But there are plenty more of her that I took personally, plus I just uploaded a new one that I've never posted before, so I guarantee you it's nowhere else on the internet.
02,Jun,22 09:04 bella!: I posted about this "bullshit" in the Forum yesterday. Sadly, many might look at this a being a 50 point bounty for having you successfully deleted.
02,Jun,22 09:05 mattsjohnson18: I appreciate any help you can lend. I'm also willing to talk with an admin; I just have no idea how to do that. I suspect someone is just messing with me for some reason, but I don't know why.
An update to leopoldij 's referral of mattsjohnson18 for deletion. mattsjohnson18 connected admin, directly, and must have provided compelling proof that he was indeed the owner of the pictures that leo reported him for AND the referral was immediately removed by admin.
Thank you, Jamie , for freezing leo's frivolous report and reaching out to mattsjohnson18.
Absolutely, continue to stand up and say NO to this bullshit!
The interesting thing about leo's referral of mattsjohnson18 was that mattsjohnson18 had a full series of pictures taken at this event yet leo, the numb nuts, was able to find matches on only TWO. Gee, is it possible that someone SNAGGED mattsjohnson18's pictures and posted them elsewhere? Not in leo's world, don't stand between leo and the 50 point bounty. Heck, Mr CountryCouple54 has said he's found their pictures on websites that he has not posted on. It happens, leo, get that through your thick head.
That's correct. Years ago pics were stolen from several girls on SYC and a whole website was started with them. Also since our return, we have accounts on UpLust and Adultism. And way back, Big9inch had found his and my pics on a Russian gay site.🤣
I found my pictures on a gay dating site that I have never been a member of. I think that was made by a past member of this site that tried to get back at me.
And that is why it makes me CRAZY when voters can't see beyond black & white when it comes to Stolen/Copyright Violation reports, especially those submitted by leo. leo puts so much effort in his referrals. Gee, I wonder who he's going to report today. eerie, meanie, money, MOE!
And Leo should have had his privilege banned from having any member deleted in the future. How many more members is he going to have deleted just so he can score some points.
All his referrals aren't bad or frivolous HOWEVER I would say 35% are. Can you imagine reporting images that have been displayed 8 years, for cryin' out loud! There should be a statute of limitations on pictures and profiles!
My concerns with many of leo's referrals are that ALL he is looking for is a match. It doesn't matter what website the match is found, he found a match. It doesn't matter that admin doesn't mind an occasional internet picture as long the posting member does not claim ownership. Furthermore, admin's guidelines for voters, that there are NO guidelines AND exhibiting common sense otherwise you should not participate are sadly overlooked!
As far as I know it is that dirty little whore under cover Angel got me all wound up over the way she vote’s and then yet started messaging me antagonizing me until she had me that mad that I did something stupid just to get her goat and then she immediately ran to admin and squealed like the pig that she is
As I recall, there were multiple Evaluation referrals made that day, 2 maybe 3, possibly more, and it was probably leo who reported all the profiles. My guess is that the referrals were for Stolen/Copyright Violation and you froze the voting stating you would contact the member and make them aware of the violation that they were being charged with. Whether AndreaAsian had wound you up or not, you did not follow through by connecting with the accused members. Yes, AndreaAsian has the knack of stirring up stuff, messaging members who didn't vote the way she wanted the vote to go and her messages tended to be insulting. She may have contacted admin OR maybe admin researched himself to see whether you followed through with what you said you were going to do, I don't know. What got you in trouble was that you did not follow through and that kinda made you look spiteful. --------------------------------------- added after 4 minutes
I hope this time they elect a younger Pope
that will be around for a while. I've seen a lot
of Popes in my life.
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Well I guess it's not as many as I thought it was.
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I think that's as young as you can expect popes to be.
It's not advantageous to the church to elect younger ones.
They get so much attention any time one dies and a new one is elected.
The new pope is already causing MAGA outrage. They don't like him much. lol
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Any honest pope wouldn't like MAGA, because they are anti-Jesus.
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Here is a great story about why that happens...
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Do you know the story about Nova Scotia sending a Christmas tree
to Boston every year?
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blames children when Israel starves them to death, blames Ukraine when Russia wants
to conquer them, and blames the whole world for their own economic choices leading to poverty of the working class,... that culture ends up with people who ONLY care about themselves, and justify every action they take as a reaction to what someone else does.
I am 100% sure that the car driver thought they were being harassed for no reason,
and that they acted out of 'self defense'.
That's the result of people being taught to never look inwards, but only outwards.
You're just a neutral observer now, but many people would pick the car driver's side,
if the 'news' added any information that made them dislike the motorbike driver.
Maybe you would be able to “justify” using your fists to assault a woman because she did something to anger you? After all, women are seen in a different light than men, right? I don’t how anyone driving a minivan felt justified in ramming into a motorcycle/motorcyclist (unless the motorcyclist was brandishing a gun and the driver of the minivan felt that was his only option).
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When I was in Florida, I was returning from Cape Coral and making a left turn from whatever road I was on and onto SR80. I went wide rather than tight not knowing that 2 lanes were allowed to make the left turn. Did I almost cause an accident? Yes. Was it intentional? No. Did it cause the guy that I accidentally cut off to swerve to avoid a collision? Yes. Did he handle the almost accident well? I don’t think so because when I hit my brakes I allowed him the opportunity to “recover” and get in front of me. Yeah, he used that opportunity to reduce his speed to “force” me to choose to go around him so he could cut me off OR in his choice, he just went super slow and from time to time, slammed on his brakes to show me how pissed he was…… NO, I believe people are fucked up, probably even in the Netherlands, too!
as i had heard there was slight differences but couldn't remember the details.
Is there a difference in water whether it’s brought to a boil on the stovetop OR if it’s “nuked” in the microwave?
Boiling water on a stovetop or heating it in a microwave results in no significant chemical difference in the water itself, assuming both methods reach the same temperature (typically 100°C at sea level for boiling). Water is H₂O, and neither method alters its molecular structure. However, there are a few practical differences:
Impurities and Contaminants: Stovetop boiling often involves a longer, sustained heat that can kill bacteria or reduce certain volatile impurities more effectively. Microwaving water to a boil (or near it) might not maintain the heat long enough to achieve the same sterilization, especially if the water doesn't fully boil.
Superheating in Microwaves: Microwaves can sometimes superheat water (heat it above 100°C without boiling) due to uneven heating and lack of nucleation sites. This can cause sudden, explosive boiling when disturbed, which doesn't typically happen on a stovetop.
Dissolved Gases: Stovetop boiling tends to drive off more dissolved gases (like oxygen or chlorine) due to prolonged agitation and heat. Microwaved water might retain more of these gases if it’s heated quickly without sustained boiling.
Container Effects: Microwave heating can cause trace leaching from certain containers (e.g., plastics not rated as microwave-safe), potentially introducing contaminants. Stovetop boiling in a metal or glass pot is less likely to have this issue.
Taste and Perception: Some people report a difference in taste, likely due to the retention of dissolved gases or incomplete boiling in microwaves, but this is subjective and not a chemical change in the water itself.
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if you aint learning, you are toes up in a box
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You have to get past the nurse's desk first and you're not going anywhere without their OK.
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… and since I have never spent a night in the hospital since I was born, I have never had anyone visit me in the hospital (knocking on wood).
facial ID sticker has been going on at hospitals here in South Florida for 30 years. CAT can probably confirm, we've had security at main lobbies of hospitals forever. Now, forget about the maternity ward, you have to give blood to get in there.
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I know you don't care, because he was black, but things like this happen
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Do you think she was doing anything wrong?
No reason to be afraid, right?
Police Shooting Kills Unarmed Deaf Man
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Deaf Man Dies After Being Shot By Police Multiple Times
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Cops Tased and Arrested Deaf Driver for Not Following Orders
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Former metro officer weighs in on deadly shooting of deaf, nonverbal man
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Not just people either: Old, Blind, Deaf Dog Shot Dead by Cop Thinking It Was Rabid
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This is happening so often in your country, that deaf people are now communicating ways to each other to not get killed by police, as a result of being deaf.
"After Deaf Man Is Killed By Cop, Here's How Hearing Impaired Drivers Can Be Safe"
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Don't you understand how fucked up that is?
Cops should shoot for only one reason; if they don't, someone else will die in the next second. That's it! No bullshit like "He looked like a threat!" or "He didn't follow orders!". If one cannot do their job of serving and protecting, go find another job, in an office somewhere, like I do. Or be a waiter, or a mechanic, or a dentist.
Only be a cop if you respect people's lives and honor the badge that people allow
you to wear. And you should respect yourself, by demanding respect FROM police,
not FOR police.
to grovel to a cop at second notice, or it's their fault when a cop arrests them,
beats them up or kills them. That's not normal, phart! That's not freedom!
That's not a system that you should defend.
That's not a world that you should want to live in.
Anyone else agree with phart still, or is this making sense to you, at all?
Didn't you once call America "the land of the free"? Is this freedom to you?
Create a country where cops have a REASON to be afraid,
and you'll have a reason to be afraid of those cops.
Then there are lots of cops that act out on people who do exactly as they are told. These cops are clearly not qualified to be a cop, but they get transferred from precinct to precinct, instead of getting fired permanently. That's because you keep supporting politics that let the cops worry only about themselves and not about you. Why do you keep supporting policies that screw you?
What did the Democrats do, to make them fear little white girls?
Our cops are trained to de-escalate. That is safer for everyone involved.
It does help that our cops don't have to assume that everyone has a gun.
It's not very very few, it's lots and lots of times. The problem with right-wing Americans is that it has to happen to YOU or someone you love, before you
see the problem. As long as problems hasn't affected you personally,
you're unable to accept reality.
YouTube is full of actual cases of people who were just minding their own business getting a cop in their face for nothing. They get shouted at in a way like "Don't enter that house!" or "Don't touch that car!". If they then say "But that's my house!" or "But, that's my car!", that is "Resisting arrest" according to the cop, for which he arrests them and put them in front of a judge, demanding 6 months in jail. There's a legal channel showing all those cases, for people who didn't do anything wrong, but were confronted with a cop in an completely over-excited state. That can happen to anyone. If you just live in the same neighborhood as a criminal, or he's looking for someone of your color, size and age, or he's looking for a car that has the same color as your car, he assumes you are the perp he's looking for on the weakest of evidence. That's super dangerous to your health. You better freeze and do exactly as he says, because one move can be your last.
And how do you know how they interact with other people?
They of course interact with you differently, because they know you.
Would they tell you, if they put granny in the hospital for "resisting arrest"?
Being a cop is certainly not a safe job, but their risk is far less than lots of other jobs, while they're causing much higher risks to other people in their jobs.
Cops are not even in the Top 10 of most dangerous jobs.
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There are 49.6 million teacher interactions every day in the United States.
There are almost as many teachers killed on the job as cops. Is that an argument?
Do you allow teachers to shoot students, for not following their orders?
Do you ever hear about the good related to teachers? I guess not lately, in the US.
Do you want a doctor, who was fired from several hospitals for killing patients by gross neglect of their responsibility, operating on you? That's the system that you willingly allow for cops. The bad ones get protected. You deserve better, so demand better!
You: "I didn't hear the cop, because I wore headphones!"
Phart: "Well, that's your own fault for wearing headphones outside!"
Now you're going to jail for six months for disobeying an officer.
Or, you ask Saint Peter at the Pearly gates: "Why am I here? What killed me?"
Saint Peter: "A cop shot you, because you didn't hear his order!"
Is that a world you want to live in?
because you are a dumbass that didn't listen to law enforcement.
because you traveled in the wrong circle of friends and got yourself shot.
because you swam over some water and got in the country illegally and committed crimes against our citizens.
because you think you are owed something because of something that happened 140+ years ago and think you don't have to answer to anyone.
because you were somewhere you flat out didn't belong like on a elderly persons private property.
just some examples.
I don't know what you're on about now, but none of it makes sense.
We just don't allow them to be judge, jury and executioner.
What are you trying to point out with your Texas example?
That's your cops failing to do their work, due to a society problem.
It's a society problem that YOU have and we DON'T.
We don't allow people to own military weapons, to make our cops fail at their job.
I just told you how many other jobs are MORE dangerous.
You're not adding anything to your original point to make it stronger,
you're just repeating your original point, which I have already rejected.
What's the difference between a "work accident" and a cop getting killed?
The end result is DEATH. In both cases the "employer" didn't intend it.
Risk = Frequency X Consequence
Other jobs result in a higher frequency of the consequence death
Other jobs ALSO result in a higher frequency of other consequences,
like serious injuries or disability.
Cops having a dangerous job is no reason to increase danger to innocent citizens.
but no, we have theives and murderers wandering the streets because your kind of people are more concerned about their rights than you are of the law abiding citizens. once you set a precedent of not punishing the crooked, they get bolder and that is when they start disrespecting and shooting cops. prompting cops to defend themselves.
my point about the texas case is those cops were more concerned about their own safety than the safety of the defenseless children and teachers. they were also more concerned about procedure than the safety of the kids or teachers because cops are so over regulated and are punished every time they try to enforce the law. rodney king would still be alive today had he not been driving drunk and disobeying the cops.
We have criminals too, but our police doesn't harm or kill innocent citizens.
How many times should I tell you that the police should protect and serve
the citizens, instead of prioritizing THEIR lives over the lives of citizens?
That's exactly what happened in Texas, which proves MY point, not yours.
you have to wonder why the cops prioritize their lives,it is not their lives, it is the high risk of punishment for actually doing their job they are trying to prevent in some cases, and in some cases, they are wimps and made a bad career choice. kinda like fellows that join the army for the free college education then find themselves in the desert fighting a war. duh
Again, you are making my point; I told you that bad cops should lose their jobs. That means overaggressive cops and that means cowardly cops.
Serve and protect or find another job. Why do you keep disagreeing?
These photos have been peacefully displayed in mattsjohnson18's gallery for quite some time as member uploaded one of those photos on October, 2015 and the other photo in October, 2014. Can you believe it? Those pictures have been proudly displayed for 7 and 8 years but leo is desperate for points!
02,Jun,22 08:35 mattsjohnson18: I don't know where this is coming from. I don't have any pics on my wall that I didn't take myself in Asheville. I don't even know where to look for this abuse report to reject it or see their "proof". The pics of my friend have been on my wall for years.
02,Jun,22 08:45 bella!: I showed you a screen shot of the report made and I recognize that those pictures have been displayed for 7 to 8 years but the fact remains, you were reported for deletion by another member because he was able to find matches on the internet.
02,Jun,22 08:53 mattsjohnson18: I was trying to send you a photo of me with the girl in Asheville. It's never been on my wall. I suspect that someone at some point cribbed the photos from my wall and put them online. Whatever. Also I have answered some of leopoldij's polls on this site. I'm guessing he didn't like my answers. Anyway, I'm not looking to get deleted, so I guess I'll be deleting the two pictures in question.
02,Jun,22 08:53 mattsjohnson18: Thank you for the heads up, btw. I actually appreciate that.
02,Jun,22 09:00 bella!: Hold up on deleting them, please.
02,Jun,22 09:01 bella!: I'm going to go directly to admin and ask that he intervene.
02,Jun,22 09:02 mattsjohnson18: I already deleted them, sorry. But there are plenty more of her that I took personally, plus I just uploaded a new one that I've never posted before, so I guarantee you it's nowhere else on the internet.
02,Jun,22 09:04 bella!: I posted about this "bullshit" in the Forum yesterday. Sadly, many might look at this a being a 50 point bounty for having you successfully deleted.
02,Jun,22 09:05 mattsjohnson18: I appreciate any help you can lend. I'm also willing to talk with an admin; I just have no idea how to do that. I suspect someone is just messing with me for some reason, but I don't know why.
Thank you, Jamie , for freezing leo's frivolous report and reaching out to mattsjohnson18.
The interesting thing about leo's referral of mattsjohnson18 was that mattsjohnson18 had a full series of pictures taken at this event yet leo, the numb nuts, was able to find matches on only TWO. Gee, is it possible that someone SNAGGED mattsjohnson18's pictures and posted them elsewhere? Not in leo's world, don't stand between leo and the 50 point bounty. Heck, Mr CountryCouple54 has said he's found their pictures on websites that he has not posted on. It happens, leo, get that through your thick head.
All his referrals aren't bad or frivolous HOWEVER I would say 35% are. Can you imagine reporting images that have been displayed 8 years, for cryin' out loud! There should be a statute of limitations on pictures and profiles!
Def models himself off Spoon Boy
Too bad Spooner is in the ground!
Hey, YOU draft the petition.
Me I had an agenda he is a pig and pigs get slaughtered
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Does that sound familiar?
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No worry though I have a plan for everything a diabolical plot
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