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May New Home Sales Plunge; West Worst. Wall Street Stunned
Don't be surprised if the federal government comes back with another stimulus program for housing. =============== I have had it with these bailout "stimulas" programs. Programs that are doing nothing but digging the poor and middle class a much bigger hole to dig out of. $1.4 TRILLION deficits? COME ON!!Someone has to be an adult in this country and say no more spending, cap EVERYTHING! If Obama does not get the economy rolling again within 24 months I am going to vote him out.— June 23, 2010 1:41 p.m.
May New Home Sales Plunge; West Worst. Wall Street Stunned
Hey, didn't everyone hear, Ben Bernanke said the recession is OVER!!! Good times are back! Where is Alan "Mr. Bubble" Greenspan when you need him?— June 23, 2010 1:37 p.m.
Confessions of a One-Time PB Bum
Smart-mouthing people when you're in that condition indicates something of your true character, I think. Very sad, if true ================ Most people who are homeless also suffer some degree of mental illness, which certainly affects their interactions and communication with everyone. In fact when I lived in Mission/Pacific Beach I came across whacked out homeless people daily. I know that was not the case here (but not known to the cop at the time), but it is another reaon why LE should have more restraint in dealing with the homeless, or appearantly homeless.— June 22, 2010 10:41 p.m.
Confessions of a One-Time PB Bum
Bisker, you're right, the cop had a right to ask questions to determine the situation-no question about it. nan, real men do not go for that macho stuff anymore :)— June 22, 2010 7:32 p.m.
Army sergeant comes back to San Diego from Afghanistan
Me, Im no bleeding heart liberal.....at least not fiscally— June 22, 2010 2:42 p.m.
Confessions of a One-Time PB Bum
Without a video from an intrepid reporter or a dash cam from the SDPD, how do we know what really happened ? ==== That is the problem, no one knows for sure what happened without a video.......the video does not lie. Wish SDPD did have cameras. Funny how these little podunk mid-west PD's have caneras in all their cars-and have for 2 decades-but the major PD's in CA cannot afford them. One reason we need to lower that $200K comp for cops-so the muni's can buy needed equipment. All I can say is, he's very lucky. ===== Yep, it certainly could have escalated and turned out much worse.....— June 22, 2010 2:39 p.m.
Confessions of a One-Time PB Bum
The problem with that, SurfPuppy, is what the problem has always been: Arguing with a cop is like arguing with your boss. Short term and long term, one way or another, you will never win that argument. Don't give them any excuses, because in the end you suffer, they don't. ================== Don't get me wrong, I never said it was a smart thing to do. And it could get you killed, as the cops have the guns. One of the reasons cops need the maturity to take lip from smart alecs on the street is because allowing such an incident to escalate could potentially end up in a deadly force situation, if the street person took a stand and decided to stand up for their rights. That is not a good trade off over some smarty pants giving the cop some lip-and I do not condone nor advise to give cops lip. As for who wins in the long run, 99% of the time you're correct, the cop always wins. But it is that 1% of the time where someone files a federal civil rights lawsuit and the cop loses a few million in damages that tilts the odds. I do see both sides, but in the end the cop is the one who is trained and makes a good living in their job-so they have to keep their cool. Also, it is a waste of resources to spend LE time, energy and effort over something as minor as this-which is at worst a public drunk, at best a guy who is sick.— June 22, 2010 11:49 a.m.
Auditor Spanks San Dieguito H.S. over Bond Disclosures
don't argue that there is nepotism, cronyism and incompetence in the public sector, and I of course agree that retirement packages are absurdly generous and pushing us to the financial brink. But what about the private sector? Nepotism is ubiquitous. Ditto for cronyism. ======= I agree with you here 100%. It certainly goes on in the private sector too. There are two differences in the real world with cronyism and nepotism hiring; #1)Nepotism and cronyism doesn't last in the private sector b/c the business would go out of business if the employees did not get the job done. You wouild not get life long employment in the real world, which is exactly what you get in gov. #2) Nepotism and cronyism by someone who built (and owns) a business with their own two hands, personal initative, ambition and risk, and succeeded on those facts, is different from gov where the taxpayer is the one took/takes all the risk.— June 22, 2010 11:36 a.m.
Confessions of a One-Time PB Bum
Really? I don't know the facts of the incident originally blogged here, but I'm pretty sure the cop could have restrained him until he determined what was going on. ======================== Well the facts are what were presented here-that the guy was sick and throwing up. And NO you do NOT get to "restrain" anyone, without, at a minimum, probable cause that a crime had been committed. I have no idea where you got the notion that the police can randomly walk up to people in a public place and then just randomly "restrain" them. In fact the cop does not even have legal authority to conduct an OUTSIDE search of the persons clothing WITHOUT first having reasonable suspecion the person is armed. It's that old pesky 4th Amendment to the Constitution.......— June 22, 2010 8:52 a.m.
Army sergeant comes back to San Diego from Afghanistan
So CF, it is hard to know from your post if you really think bleeding hearts have helped the world, or you are being sarcastic.— June 22, 2010 8 a.m.