Jousting at the windmills of hypocrisy, scammers, and other stuff that irritates me.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Soldier teaches about the Constitution
It's funny (in a depressing way) that many of our best scholars on the constitution and what it really says have put their lives on the line to defend that constitution, while many of the people we elect to "protect and defend the constitution of the United States of America" (direct quote from their oath), choose to ignore it.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Kalamazoo's new police chief not enforcing laws
To be fair, he's not disregarding all laws, only the ones that he personally doesn't seem to agree with. Let's face it, there are certain laws we all disagree with and would rather not comply with. Speed limits are my personal bane, but everyone has theirs. Some are victimless crimes, some aren't.
Chief Jeffrey Hadley, of the Kalamazoo Public Safety department has decided that his crusade against lawbreakers, would exclude illegal immigrants. He has put out a memo to his officers that they have "no interest in enforcing federal immigration laws". Funny, I thought that police officers had interest in enforcing all laws. His excuse for allowing individuals in the city of Kalamazoo to escape prosecution for violation of federal statute is because he believes that if you enforce these laws, you create a subset of individuals who "live in the shadows" who are no longer protected by laws. If they are victims, they're less likely to report these violations as well.
Ok, Chief, I'll play your silly game. I'll match your strawman with several of my own:
1. Since we're afraid of creating individuals living in the shadows, let's not enforce prostitution laws either. Face it, prostitutes are victims of assault, rape, and murder at a much higher statistical probability than your average American. And they're much less likely to report the crimes against them (several studies have shown both of these to be accurate, this isn't just me pulling stats outta my ass) because often these crimes are part of the prostitution act and they're afraid of being prosecuted for it. If you stop enforcing those laws, you'll take these people out of the shadows, making sure that there is justice for everyone, not just the people who don't pay for sex.
2. Also, let's not enforce drug laws. There are frequent deals where a seller represents their product as extremely potent and when the buyer gets home and consumes the product, finding out that it's half oregano. When someone is defrauded like this in the non-drug community, they have a claim in civil court or sometimes criminal courts. However, when drug laws are involved these individuals who went into the transactions with trusting intent, must merely accept that they were stolen from and either accept it or seek out other forms of justice outside of the law. If Chief Hadley stopped enforcing drug laws, these individuals would be able to pursue justice through the legal system, rather through street justice, cutting down the street violence as well as taking these users out of the shadows.
The only question I really have for Chief Hadley though is exactly who put him in charge of deciding which laws would be enforced and which ones would not. I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a cop. But it was my understanding that it was the job of the police officers to enforce the laws, and the COURTS to decide what sorts of laws would be punishable by time, by fines, or by probation. It's not the job of the cops to decide what laws will be enforced and what ones have not.
Chief Jeffrey Hadley, of the Kalamazoo Public Safety department has decided that his crusade against lawbreakers, would exclude illegal immigrants. He has put out a memo to his officers that they have "no interest in enforcing federal immigration laws". Funny, I thought that police officers had interest in enforcing all laws. His excuse for allowing individuals in the city of Kalamazoo to escape prosecution for violation of federal statute is because he believes that if you enforce these laws, you create a subset of individuals who "live in the shadows" who are no longer protected by laws. If they are victims, they're less likely to report these violations as well.
Ok, Chief, I'll play your silly game. I'll match your strawman with several of my own:
1. Since we're afraid of creating individuals living in the shadows, let's not enforce prostitution laws either. Face it, prostitutes are victims of assault, rape, and murder at a much higher statistical probability than your average American. And they're much less likely to report the crimes against them (several studies have shown both of these to be accurate, this isn't just me pulling stats outta my ass) because often these crimes are part of the prostitution act and they're afraid of being prosecuted for it. If you stop enforcing those laws, you'll take these people out of the shadows, making sure that there is justice for everyone, not just the people who don't pay for sex.
2. Also, let's not enforce drug laws. There are frequent deals where a seller represents their product as extremely potent and when the buyer gets home and consumes the product, finding out that it's half oregano. When someone is defrauded like this in the non-drug community, they have a claim in civil court or sometimes criminal courts. However, when drug laws are involved these individuals who went into the transactions with trusting intent, must merely accept that they were stolen from and either accept it or seek out other forms of justice outside of the law. If Chief Hadley stopped enforcing drug laws, these individuals would be able to pursue justice through the legal system, rather through street justice, cutting down the street violence as well as taking these users out of the shadows.
The only question I really have for Chief Hadley though is exactly who put him in charge of deciding which laws would be enforced and which ones would not. I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a cop. But it was my understanding that it was the job of the police officers to enforce the laws, and the COURTS to decide what sorts of laws would be punishable by time, by fines, or by probation. It's not the job of the cops to decide what laws will be enforced and what ones have not.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Healthcare bill, page by page
A gentleman by the name of Peter Fleckenstein (Fleckman on Twitter) took the time to read the entire Healthcare bill that was proposed by the Obama administration, unlike your Senators and Congressmen.
Here are his notes...pretty damn scary if you ask me, but the sheeple will be all for it:
Here are his notes...pretty damn scary if you ask me, but the sheeple will be all for it:
- Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure
- Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benes you get
- Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose UR HC Benefits 4 you. U have no choice!
- Pg 50 Section 152 in HC bill - HC will be provided 2 ALL non US citizens, illegal or otherwise
- Pg 58 HC Bill - Govt will have real-time access 2 individs finances & a National ID Healthcard will b issued
- Pg 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan 4 retirees and their families in Unions & community orgs (ACORN)
- Pg 100 HC Bill Lines 15-19 The govt WILL be using ACORN and other comm. grps to promote & enroll
- Pg 110 Lines 7-12 HC Bill Employment taxes on ALL employers NOT offering Govt HC. No choice
- Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs ppl (WPZ- Thought that's who we were supposed to be helping?!?)
- Pg 287 Line 14-25 PROOF that Govt will ration HC by mandating waiting periods for readmission.
- pg 198 lines 4-6 HC Bill 5.4% ADDITIONAL TAX on peeps who have income of 1mil+
- Pg 199 Lines 1-4 HC Bill Surtax rates on raised AGAIN on Americans in 2012.
- Pg 434 Section 1234 Military Active, Reservists, Families - If ur not enrolled in Tricare it is mandated.
- Pg 455 Lines 3-4 Govt exempts itself frm Chapter 35, Title 44 Paperwork Reduct & Citizens Privacy Prot. Act
Sunday, July 19, 2009
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