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December 1st, 2019 at 5:21:50 AM permalink
AZDuffman
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Recycled plastic used for fuel in Indonesian Tofu factories. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/world/asia/indonesia-tofu-dioxin-plastic.html

But at least we "recycled" it, right?


Burning it is probably the best way to get rid of it. Too bad we cannot just have better incinerators here and use the heat in co-generation of some sort. Or extract the burnable oil in the plastics here.
The President is a fink.
December 2nd, 2019 at 8:17:28 AM permalink
Fleastiff
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London's recent terrorist incident in the London Bridge area involved two passersby who grabbed improvised weapons and "had a go" at the armed terrorist thus delaying him long enough for the responding armed police to arrive and kill him. It seems one of the passersby was a convicted murderer on Day Release from a prison.
December 2nd, 2019 at 9:39:36 AM permalink
terapined
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A fifth grader tells a substitute teacher he is thankful for 2 dads
The teacher goes on a 10 minute rant against gays
The teacher is escorted out of the school


"A Utah substitute told fifth graders that ‘homosexuality is wrong.’ She was escorted out after 3 students spoke up."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/11/29/utah-substitute-told-th/
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December 2nd, 2019 at 1:33:19 PM permalink
rxwine
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What do you think about someone being arrested in their car while sleeping drunk? Good call, or going too far?
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
December 2nd, 2019 at 3:17:12 PM permalink
Fleastiff
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Quote: rxwine
What do you think about someone being arrested in their car while sleeping drunk? Good call, or going too far?
The proper message to send is that a drunk driver should STOP driving. IF he pulls safely to the side of the road, the cops should call a tow truck or take the guy's keys and call him a taxi. You reward the guy who did the right thing and stopped driving.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:27:17 PM permalink
SOOPOO
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Quote: rxwine
What do you think about someone being arrested in their car while sleeping drunk? Good call, or going too far?


I think if the car is parked legally it is not a crime. If you are just pulled of the side of the road I would argue you are still driving. Was the car running when the person was arrested? If so, just being not in motion does not mean you are not driving. But it certainly seems like a somewhat gray area.
I'm guessing that it is not gray in the law.
December 2nd, 2019 at 4:37:08 PM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: SOOPOO
I think if the car is parked legally it is not a crime. If you are just pulled of the side of the road I would argue you are still driving. Was the car running when the person was arrested? If so, just being not in motion does not mean you are not driving. But it certainly seems like a somewhat gray area.
I'm guessing that it is not gray in the law.


Not gray in the law at all. Falls under "intent." The DUI Industrial Complex must be fed.
The President is a fink.
December 2nd, 2019 at 5:02:54 PM permalink
Fleastiff
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Quote: AZDuffman
Not gray in the law at all. Falls under "intent." The DUI Industrial Complex must be fed.
Particularly in
Utah where the law reads 'we want to drive bars out of business'
December 3rd, 2019 at 5:12:15 AM permalink
Tanko
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Quote: rxwine
What do you think about someone being arrested in their car while sleeping drunk? Good call, or going too far?


Depends on the circumstances. ADA's in NYC would look to throw that out. A smart drunk would slide over to the passenger seat.

December 3rd, 2019 at 11:43:41 AM permalink
petroglyph
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/26/us-life-expectancy-downward-spiral-study/4303700002/

"Even if Americans were to reverse their recent backward trend, one estimate says that at its rate of longevity growth from the past several years it would take the U.S. more than 100 years to catch up to the average life expectancy other wealthy countries reached by 2016."
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