HereComesTheReignAgain
-
Posts
3,607 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by HereComesTheReignAgain
-
-
Anybody invest in lifecycle mutual funds? Curious to know if they are a good long term investment.
They are great if you are a relative novice to investing or don't have enough money to diversify right away. You will most likely pay a little more in fund expenses, but for many people it is well worth it if your alternative is choosing 1 or 2 funds or guessing on the right allocation. A lot of our rollover IRA clients invest in target date or lifestyle funds, but we are dealing with mid to low balances and people who do not have a financial planner taking care of a big portfolio for them.
I don't think I've ever responded to a serious Crayons post before...I'm still waiting for the punchline.
-
Okay, that's fair. That's information I was not privy to. Admittedly, I'm NOT an audio-geek.
Could you recommend an in-ear headphone with similar quality? I'm not talking about home-theater systems, I'm talking in-ear buds. From what I've seen, these are the best available?
From what I found on Bestbuy.com, these Klipsch seem pretty nice. I'm not a huge fan of Klipsch speakers, but they have a good reputation and make high quality equipment.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1207352350327
I would imagine these would be nice too...if you have $500 to spend on earbuds!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1176506889494
-
It's good that you like them, but you probably won't get many positive responses from people that know audio. Bose is very overpriced while providing average products. They are a marketing firm that dabbles in audio. I'm not posting this to rain on your parade, but since you are recommending their product I think people should be warned to do their research before purchasing Bose products.
-
I don't like the idea of having children testify so I definitely hate the idea that they'll be ripped up on the stand (hint: it's been happening to grown female victims forever). But, the problem is the same as with an adult victim - there's a chance the accused could be innocent.
Remember that nursery school in CA which, by the time the police and courts were done, was sounding more like "The Crucible" than "The Crucible"? What was the name, McMertry or something? Basically a parent was convinced their child had been molested, next thing the school knew virtually the entire staff was either charged and/or jailed on various related charges which, after all, proved to be totally unfounded and had their roots in hysteria, and suggestivity when it came to interviewing the children? The worst is, the children BELIEVED what they were saying ... obviously they were convincing enough to get convictions.
I certainly wouldn't want my brother or his wife, teachers of children, to get the death penalty because some kid was confused, or even angry.
I'm not a fan of the death penalty anyway. I don't think it deters anyone and it's certainly not fair punishment. It costs the taxpayers less to have the creeps in general population for life without parole....a long time for them to learn EXACTLY what a rape victim feels like. THAT is a punishment that fits the crime.
I would think that the death penalty would be reserved for cases where the physical evidence along with victim testimony was very convincing.
-
Let's put a hypothetical around his speech.
He's arguing against the proposed law, and he's describing the most extreme case (not too dissimilar from these debates) to illustrate what may happen on the trial stand. Highly questionable that he would take that position in the courtroom, and that's why he said "someone far worse than me" to indicate that there may be aggressive defense attorneys who would go to all lengths to free their clients.
His argument is not to defend the defense attorneys or his potential conduct, but against passage of the law.
I can't listen to the audio at work, but just based on what is quoted in the article, he seems to justify the tactic of ripping apart a young rape victim on the stand. I don't care what you feel your obligation to a defendant is, you would have to be sub-human to destroy a child to free a rapist.
I understand what you are saying though. He is trying to illustrate tactics that could be used to defend someone facing the death penalty. At very least, he chose a very poor way of explaining this and he will face a lot of backlash.
-
Not having read the actual speech, somehow I have a feeling the quotes are a bit out of context.
Perhaps, but he does indicate that "as a defense attorney it would be his duty" which indicates that he would use that approach himself and would expect others to also. It would think any decent human would be able to defend a criminal without detroying a child victim's life. I realize that many defense attorneys and politicians are far from decent humans.
-
This Representative should be removed from office immediately for this disgusting display. How could you ever justify trying to ruin a child's life to defend a rapist.
A Massachusetts politician and defense attorney has touched off a firestorm with his shocking public vow to torment and "rip apart" child rape victims who take the witness stand if the state legislature passed stiff mandatory sentences for child sex offenders.
Rep. James Fagan, a Democrat, made the comments during debate last month on the state House floor.
"I'm gonna rip them apart," Fagan said of young victims during his testimony on the bill. "I'm going to make sure that the rest of their life is ruined, that when they’re 8 years old, they throw up; when they’re 12 years old, they won’t sleep; when they’re 19 years old, they’ll have nightmares and they’ll never have a relationship with anybody.”
Fagan said as a defense attorney it would be his duty to do that in order to keep his clients free from a "mandatory sentence of those draconian proportions." Those comments drew the ire of local activists as well as colleagues.
-
I did not read this whole thread yet, but holy sh--, nobody mentioned Romney?
I really like Romney and think he makes perfect sense.
-
I know that if it was a member of my family that was raped, the rapist would get the death penalty. I can't imagine what the parents of one of the victims would be feeling, but I don't think I could restrain myself from going after the rapist myself. I know that is not the "right" response and you should leave justice to the courts.
-
Just did Hawaii - should have gone back to Alaska for Round II
Trying to hit Buffalo in September - back up plan - December - "snow game"
Laughlin - September for Herman's Hermits
Alaska is at the top of my list for dream vacations.
-
Heading 13 hours north to fish for walleye with my dad on July 4th for a week. No phones, computers, electricity or people! Nothing but beer, cigars, fishing and relaxation. We are in the Julien cabin.
-
VP choices historically don't convince many people to vote for a Presidential candidate.
Bloomberg is one of the few "candidates" for VP that would prevent me from voting for McCain.
-
Shouldn't we start a "trash the victims" thread for this?
Only if they are fat.
-
What does "community rated" mean?
You pay the same amount as a guy with 4 heart attacks and a 52 inch waistband.
-
This is seriously ridiculous. The chance of me or my wife needing any significant care is very small, but if it happened it would be financially devastating. Therefore, the perfect place for insurance to come in. I know the whole information asymmetry and all that, but NY has to do something about this. Their insurance laws have chased away short-term insurance, which most of the rest of the country has available.
I sell Health Insurance and we usually just refer people to Blue Cross Blue Shield because we have such a horrible selection in NY. Being a community rated state really limits the options. I'm licensed in all states and NY is the worst. We can work with GHI, but the plans suck.
-
...I would like to know if any of you have recommendations for good sheets. I've been sleeping on a twin mattress on the floor for a little while, and finally got around to ordering my new mattress and platform bed today. I need to order some sheets to go with it, and I don't know "sheet" about this.
Does higher thread count correlate with greater comfort? Is there a particular material I should get? I don't mind spending a few bucks on sleep quality, so I'm not tying to go on the cheap here...I'll spend more if it's justified.
Time to retire the Batman sheets?
-
That's weird... I got a new Away Kelly #12 jersey two years ago. Kind of a reverse throwback, bringing Kelly to the present.
I ordered it off of NFL.com and never had any trouble with it being a former player. I wonder if this is a new rule.
Kelly is one of the few ex-players who has an agreement with the union to produce jerseys.
I tried to order an ex-player authentic 2 years ago and got the same BS. My Dad called up and tried to order the same player jersey for me and must have had a sales rep that was new because they made the jersey and shipped it out. It was not authentic though, it was the replica version that you can get any name and # printed on. I would keep trying, maybe you will get a rep that does not know who Chandler is!
-
I remember the Simpson Derby in 1968. Going into week 12, PHI was in the driver's seat at 1 - 10, ahead of BUF at 1 - 9 - 1.
For reasons unknown, PHI knocked off NO and ended the season at 2 - 12. The Bills dutifully dumped the last 2 games and ended at 1 - 11 - 1.
I can't speak for the bulk of Bills fans at the time, but in my circle, the Philly defeat of the Saints was cause for jubilation - no high 5's - they were yet to be invented.
The Bills drafted OJ. PHI drafted Purdue's two-way player Leroy Keyes, who hung around for a couple of years.
It's history...
I don't know why, but that really made me laugh! I can picture a bunch of guys sitting awkwardly after a good play not sure how to celebrate.
-
Judging by his size, I would assume a lot of that electricity goes to the oven and refrigerators.
-
Wrong-I've also worked in the industry.
What exactly did you do in "the industry" to make you feel that hunting with a modern compound bow is easy?
-
If only one round can be "shot" per every trigger pull, how exactly is an "assault weapon" different from any other semi-automatic hunting rifle? How would it be possible to "fire off rounds a lot faster than any other legal gun"?
Thanks for exposing yourself as another ignoramus who'll regurgitate whatever is pitched at you by the mass media.
You certainly hit the nail on the head there!
-
Hunting is a joke. The most you should be able to use is a very basic bow and arrow combination. The guns/bow/arrows these guys use now is ridiculous. There is not much "sport" about it.
Spoken like someone who has never hunted. How much sport is there in having someone else kill your food for you?
-
What is wrong about my assessment? If you agree that it's slim you'll ever be attacked then why are you so scared you have to have a gun. You're seatbelt analogy sucks. You have a much higher risk of getting into an accident than being attacked.
I don't care how slim the chance is, I don't carry because I'm scared, I carry because I'm not dumb enough to think it can't happen to me. How many people who are robbed, raped , murdered, etc actually thought they would be attacked? Would they have been scared wusses if they adjusted their behavior to avoid becoming a victim?
You're not scared but you have a gun because you're afraid of being attacked.
I'm sure you're different from anyone else and can always hear someone coming up behind you. rolleyes.gif
You don't notice someone coming up within feet of you on the street? Are these criminals ninjas?
Have you ever heard of people hiding in alleys? Have you ever heard of someone walking right by you and then quickly turning and grabbing you? Have you heard of army training that specifically teaches you to sneak up on people, people who are trained to look out for danger? Do you carry the gun in your hand all the time? You're a fool if you honestly believe that someone can't get the drop on you.
If you're in your house and the door is broken down and guys with guns burst in how quick can you get to your gun?
A lot quicker than someone can get up to my bedroom!
First you're assuming you're in you're bedroom when it happens. Second most burglars just want to get in grab and get out. They rarely harm anyone. If you're not home when the burglary happens then another mook has an illegal gun on the streets. You'd be a lot better off spending some money to make you're house harder to break into. If you have a house that's tough to enter the jerks will most likely move on to someone easier.
Hey, you have every right to own a handgun, more power to ya but don't expect that everyone will think you're cool and a big man because you have a gun. You have the right to own a handgun and I have the right to point out what I believe is the mindset behind the perceived need or desire to own one.
The only time anyone would ever know I was carrying a gun would be if they were attacking me so I can assure you that I don't carry to impress anyone. You certainly have every right to rant about your ignorant views on the internet. But don't expect everyone to think you are "cool and a big man" because you are a condescending ahole.
I'm only pointing out the truth. I'm just saying a lot of people carry guns because it makes them feel big and powerful. If you can't admit that I can't help you. Why are videos of hotties firing assault weapons so popular with the gun crowd?
A lot of people think that if they were present at a mall shooting spree and had a gun they'd thwart the bad guy. The truth is they'd pee their pants wouldn't look where they were shooting and probably take out some people the nutjob missed.
No, but someone who gets ahold of your gun might. What if you come home in the middle of a burglary and they already have your gun?
I'm sure you or your wife would never shoot the other intentionally but accidents happen. A friend of mine was almost killed by his father because he got up in the middle of the night to get something to eat. As he was walking back up the stairs his dad almost shot him.
If you're a banker or a diamond merchant or a bodyguard then you should have a gun. If you're the average shmoe a gun is less likely to save you than harm you.
Look at how many accidental shooting occur. So keep you're gun but admit you have it because you're scared. It's obvious.
You got me. I'm so embarrassed that I'm scared of being the victim of violent crime. You call me names for being aware of the fact (scared apparently) that I could be the victim of a crime and talk about how slim the chances are, and then you bring up even less likely crime scenarios to support your point. I won't be attacked, but if I am it will by an army trained assasin and my weapon will be useless? We can't all be virtual tough guys like you. I also lock my doors and avoid the dark alleys that you speak of because I'm a "wuss and a scaredy cat". There is actually a difference between a "scaredy cat" and realizing that bad things can happen and to prepare for them. I'm not going to change your ignorant views. After all, you can find stories on the web about gun accidents and assume every gun owner is the same. Should I link to car accidents and point out how stupid you are to drive? It makes about as much sense.
As far as a criminal getting my gun, they would have to figure out how to move my 400 pound safe that is bolted to the floor. I'm sure you can find a link that shows gun owners leave their guns on a table near the front door or in their baby's cribs.
-
And keep it out of reach of children.
There are no children in our house, but I would certainly take extra precautions if there were. I have a safe near the bed that can be opened with a punched in code.
One day, we'll look back and blame the Chiefs for starting it....
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted
Or you could stay home and stand all game. I hate the "if you don't like it stay home" morons. Please explain to me how your enjoyment of the game is increased by standing the whole time. Are you somehow louder when you are 3 feet higher above sea level?