Sig1Hunter

FYI - Florida has man mins for gun related crimes, commonly referred to as the 10-20-life law. The jury could acquit on murder 2 and manslaughter, but convict on agg assault with a firearm and GZ would face multiple decades in prison. The kicker is: the jury would not be instructed on this. They could return a guilty verdict on the least serious crime and he could get more prison time.

I must have missed it, but how do we know the foundation that these time stamps are all based upon the same clock? Were the 911 call time stamps the ones generated by the police when the call came in on their clock, or were they based upon GZ's cell phone company records? Was TM's call to the ghettopotomus based on his cell phone time stamps, or hers? What is the standard clock used to verify that the timeline is 100% accurate? I missed the testimony of the cell phone guy. Did he establish all of this?

Did TM have the legal right to be in the place he was at the time he was? Yes. Did GZ have the legal right to be in the place he was at the time he was? Yes. Did GZ have the legal right to ask TM what he was doing in the area? Yes. Who instigated the physical assault? If the prosecution proves it was GZ, case closed. GZ's defense doesn't have to prove it was TM, just give reasonable doubt that it wasn't GZ. Seems like a tough burden for the State to overcome, to me. Not guilty. This ain't rocket science.

It is one and the same. I know. I was a 911 operator / police dispatcher in the same county that this occurred in about 13 years ago. The 911 call rings in on one line, non-emergency number rings a different one. Goes to the same place, talks to the same people. Police dispatchers / 911 operators are not "the police". They do not have the same authority as a police officer to tell you to do something and you legally have to obey it. They are civilian employees of the department with a very minute amount of authority.

Yes, and he got a ticket commensurate with the amount of fuel expended to catch him. It certainly is hairy driving at that speed with other traffic. I reserve it for special occasions... The good thing about the Charger vs the Crown Vic is that I would have to drive 131 (where the CV tops out) for a much longer time. With the Charger's acceleration, the time needed to travel at those speeds is much, much less. The bad thing is that it is a Dodge, and the [insert random car part] is liable to fall off at any point in time.

143 in a 2012 Dodge Charger. But, it's got fancy lights and a loud noisemaker on it.

Weird. I started thinking about Carlton Banks, when I read this post. I wondered who taught him to play hockey. Geoffrey?

D'Jasper - I am a huge fan. Awesome job in the East/West All-star game. I must ask, though...whats up with the lisp?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujDgel3evAI

Two things jump out at me - his quick release and the power with which he slings it. He makes it look effortless.

Oh em gee. I'm pretty sure that threats/promises made on Internet message boards are legally binding in all 50 states plus US territories.

I guess you guys didn't read the OP?

In 2010, 10,228 people were killed in alcohol impaired driving crashes in the US. How many people die as a result of terrorist attacks? Yet, there is outrage over the killing of a handful of innocent people (justifiably so) - and minimal cry over the loss of a small city each year because of someone's conscious decision to drink to excess and then drive. http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html

Not sure why, but I couldn't actually get to the meat of your post after seeing your capitalization (and, lack thereof). What was it that you said?

So, if he made the statement that he talked to her for hours on end on the telephone - it seems like a simple request for phone records that corroborate or disprove that statement would be the easiest way to tell if he is the victim or complicit in the hoax. The next couple days should be interesting, to say the least.

FYI - he's not a rookie. This is his second year.

Better get to stretchin', Mr. F5 key. Its gonna be a long 24 hours....

So, we should trade for a QB that was just drafted in the second round because there are never any QB's worth drafting after the middle of the first round? Am I understanding that correctly?

Thought that I would credit where credit is due...for some reason, you are ALWAYS right!

On a hot summer day in Florida, I cranked the A/C to full blast in my 92 Ford Mustang....I was greeted by a blast of cool refreshing air and a shower of ants. They had made a nest in the blower. I traded the car in for a new car. In Hindsight, a mighty fine decision......

It wasn't 4th and 17. It was 4th and 10. And it was McGee who appeared to blow the coverage on the play. I know that facts generally have no place on the Wall, but I figured what the hey...

Did you even watch the game? He was 22-35/208/3.

Sal Paolantonio says Pouha is out.

If you closely watch the ref that was right in front of the ball, you can see as he turns to watch Brad Smith right after he throws the beanbag on the ground. My guess is that he thought Ruvell Martin batted the ball (the reason he threw the beanbag) and Brad Smith tried to keep it out of the end zone. Brad doing his crazy goalline dance made the ref think that he had the ball. Thats all I got.

No, my idea is to stop having people comparing serving in the military with the ability to consume alcohol legally.