QuietDan

How many arrests do you have, versus convictions?    How many arrests do any of us have, versus convictions?    One is one too many . . . it demonstrates that something in your conduct is seriously out of whack.   Now that he's dead, his juvenile record can be unsealed. I'd sure like to see what surprises that document contains. . . .

  The little shits also don't steal cars with manual stick shift. Their absent daddies never taught them how to drive it.

Instead of a half-man/half-woman metrosexual, a double-man lumbersexual.

  Expect to see that store closed at some point in the future. The loss, theft, "shrinkage" numbers are tracked and when they get too high the store chain pulls the plug. 

  I'll look for it, but a legitimate act of self defense trumps firearms laws. I think Tennessee Code Annotated speaks to that.

Thanks for catching this.

This is sabotage and surely actionable by the police or game warden. I imagine they would like to know.

  Boy oh boy, in my wife's line of work, you always make sure you've got a duplicate set of such materials off-site. Some folks are terminated in the presence of company security, who escort you back to your desk with a cardboard box for your stuff and supervise your every move as you depart, with you already locked out of company e-mail and internet.    Best wishes for the future.

A small suggestion: At the beginning of the engagement with the young menace, turn calmly to your spouse and say in a calm, firm. loud voice: "Honey, bring a Police Officer over here." That sets a clock ticking in the bully's mind that whatever he plans on doing will be shortly observed by the law, as well as by all the law abiding folks around you, and warns those around you that an incident is forming. It also gets your spouse out of the immediate vicinity. On your part, no shouting, no profanity, no verbal or physical violence. I personally wouldn't spend a lot of time restating what you previously said or get down to cases. "Anything I have to say to you can wait until the police officer arrives" is probably enough. The bully will realize that all those around the two of you are now witnesses to his next actions. If he has any sense, his physical bulk over you has been disarmed. If he has no sense, there will be plenty of witnesses that he was the aggressor, and probably one or two assistants if he needs to be restrained. When the Police Officer arrives, be the calm adult, stick to the facts, address the Police Officer as "Officer" and things will pretty much go your way. If the bully gets loud and physical, you win. If the bully pleads his case, the facts are on your side and you win.   I have applied this technique in a couple of other similar cases. On a shopping trip to a big box store, my wife let me out of the Cherokee in front of the store, as my 80 year old father was with us and I was getting his walker out of the tailgate. A Nazi-helmeted biker, roaring and racing through the parking lot, felt that he was cut off by my wife's maneuver, revved his engine loud in disapproval, earned a highly disapproving look from me, pulled up in front of the car and prepared to dismount his hog to exchange a few menacing words. There was a limit to what I could do as I was disadvantaged by the presence of my family and considerations for their safety. Though I was concealed carrying, there was no need to touch the pistol. All I said was, "You are about that far (thumb and forefinger pinch gesture) from having Law Enforcement called on you." Full leathered, mustachioed fat bellied biker dude with an attitude versus a law abiding citizen with his wife and aging father in a walker? It's a non-starter for him in the eyes of the Law. He had already lost. He cursed, gestured, and resumed his irresponsible ride.   By the way, while out and around with my wife and an incident begins to develop, I will tell her "Keep Walking" which is Code for "get away from here quickly, call the police immediately, and report everything that's happening."

    Luck to your spouse! Hope she also picks up the father-daughter-spouse fun.

  You really might want to consider getting a Kindle, as you can make the type THIS SIZE if you wish . . .

  One word for you: Velcro.

I'm not buying the low income is excluded argument, especially when the "low income" folks are carrying smart phones, watching flat screen TVs, wearing designer trainers, and eating steak out on their EBT cards. If it's a priority, they can get it. 

  It's all fun until the house gets set on fire . . .  :pleased:

Still an an extremely biased and disengenious story.   From the story:   "Annually, 5,000 to 6,000 black men are murdered with guns. Black men amount to only 6 percent of the population. Yet of the 30 Americans on average shot to death each day, half are black males."   A single question, unanswered in the story, probably because it is contrary to "The Narrative":   Of the 30 Americans on average shot to death each day, half of which are black males -- how many of them are killed by OTHER BLACK MALES?   The story would like you to think that black males are the victims, but they are the perpetrators too! How inconvenient. . . .   Note also that the online story has no provision for comments following the story. Some of the comments, again, might be contrary to "The Narrative."

Very interested. Any idea on pricing?

  Regarding accountability of elected officials.   We have elections.   Between elections, we have Recall ballots. An effort to recall an elected official gets their attention really quick. If this happened in Memphis itself, instead of in the County, attempt to recall the Mayor, or City Councilmembers for the district.   The process is, among other places, layed out here:    http://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Tennessee   Here is the memphis government page for the Mayor:   http://www.memphistn.gov/Government/ExecutiveDivision/MayorsOffice.aspx   I don't know what district the trouble is occurring in, if not all of Memphis. Here is the listing for Memphis City Council:    http://www.memphistn.gov/government/citycouncil.aspx

  A learning experience for all of us. Funny where the lessons come from . . .

Nicest one I've seen . . .

Business is booming for gun-friendly companies   Business is booming for gun-friendly companies   Welcoming armed customers can attract Second Amendment rights activists, deter crime   By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times - Monday, September 1, 2014   The owners of TBonz Steakhouse in Augusta, Georgia, decided to be proactive when Republican Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law one of the most comprehensive pro-gun bills in the country this April, which allowed firearms into the state's bars and restaurants.   The eatery hung up a "No Guns" sign on its front door.   Its customer backlash was so harsh and quick that the steakhouse immediately took down the sign and then posted a mea culpa on its Facebook page. "The sign that was put up regarding firearms has been removed," TBonz said in its Facebook posting this May. "It was our intention to get the attention of IRRESPONSIBLE gun owners. But then we realized that irresponsible gun owners do not pay attention to signs."   Carrying rights are now a reality in every state, while only three states — Maine, North Dakota and Illinois — claim a complete ban on guns in restaurants or any establishment that derives more than half of its profits from alcohol. In many states, including Ohio, it's up to the customer to refrain from drinking alcohol while carrying a firearm — which can be an operational headache. Some remain silent on the issue, essentially giving a free pass to carry. While each state's bill is written differently and has varied licensing requirements, most give restaurant and bar owners the right to "post" their establishment — that is, to tack a sign onto their door either prohibiting or allowing guns.   After the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting, many national chain eateries, including Starbucks, Sonic and Chipotle, told their customers to leave behind their weapons — homing in on what they believed to be a rising national antigun sentiment.   However, many smaller restaurants and bars are embracing guns, telling patrons to come in and eat armed for a variety of reasons, including not angering their own customer base, to attract Second Amendment rights activists and to not leave themselves vulnerable to crimes by blatantly stating everyone in the joint is unarmed.   The Cajun Experience in Leesburg, Virginia, has Second Amendment Wednesdays, where patrons are encouraged to either go concealed carry or open carry.   "This is a Virginia restaurant, and we abide by Virginia state laws, which allow for open carry or concealed carry in a restaurant — so why should I hinder it? It's our constitutional right to bear arms," said Bryan Crosswhite, owner of the Cajun Experience. "We definitely see more traffic since we started this. It's been an overwhelming response."   In addition to owning a gun-friendly eatery, Mr. Crosswhite has started an organization that lists other pro-Second Amendment companies nationally, called www.2amendment.org. He started the venture this winter and already has 57,000 businesses signed on.   Gunburger.com is another registry where Second Amendment activists keep a log of both gun-friendly shops and the anti-Second Amendment stores in Arizona and Kansas. They meet monthly to both update the list, converse and eat and drink with their weapons in a firearm-friendly establishment. Local shops who show the love to gun-toting customers are getting it in return.   Sharma Floyd, owner of Shiloh Brew & Chew in Maryville, Tennessee, has gained national media attention by putting a sign in the window of her restaurant welcoming firearm owners with permits, and business has been booming. At Shooter Grill in Rifle, Colorado, waitresses are packing. All Around Pizzas & Deli in Virginia Beach gives discounts to patrons who show up armed.   And at Chicken Express in Bossier City, Louisiana, a free combo meal was given to patrons who showed up with a concealed carry license this April. Owner Randal Neel said it was the busiest Saturday the store has ever had.   The new deal wasn't just to generate more business — although it certainly didn't hurt — but to stand up for gun owners' rights as state legislators discuss new gun legislation, Mr. Neel told his local ABC affiliate, KLTV.   "It feels really good to be able to stand up for what you believe in," Mr. Neel told the television station.   Some bar owners whose states allow concealed carry prefer to let their customers guess who may or may not be packing rather than plaster a sign onto the door banning all guns.   "I thought if you would go and put up a sign saying 'No concealed carry,' what if a crook came in and realized he was the only one with a firearm? Why should I post that?" said John Kavanaugh, owner of Kavanaugh's Esquire Club in Madison, Wisconsin. "There's never been an issue about it. We have such a variety of customers — older, younger, a lot of families — and I stay out of the mix."   Mr. Kavanaugh isn't the only store owner who believes mum is the word.   Stephanie Evans, owner of Wings on the Run in Greenville, South Carolina, was grateful she kept a firearm at her place of business.   In January, about 10 minutes to closing, an armed masked man barged through the restaurant's door demanding she open the cash register.   Simultaneously, a coworker ran to the back, got out the store's firearm, shot twice, nailed the robber, and had him on the run.   "Nothing was stolen. I'm so glad we had that firearm," Mrs. Evans said of the ordeal. "I'm not sure what would've transpired had we not."   The South Carolina legislature passed a bill this year allowing for concealed carry in restaurants. No sign has been posted on Mrs. Evan's door either for or against firearms.   But that's not true elsewhere.   The Pit Authentic Barbecue in Durham, North Carolina, decided to take a different approach when North Carolina made it legal to carry concealed guns in bars last year. Managers swiftly hung a "No Weapons, No Concealed Firearms" sign in the window.   The barbecue restaurant was robbed at gunpoint in May. Two employees were injured, with one ending up in the hospital.   The restaurant has stuck to its guns: It still doesn't permit concealed carry.       © Copyright 2014 The Washington Times, LLC.      http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/1/gun-friendly-businesses-bars-restaurants-growing-i/  

  Thanks for posting this. Hadn't read it in a while. Never was quite sure of what's what on the Controlled Substances Act and Schedule I, II, III, IV and V. So, looked it up:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act#Schedule_I_controlled_substances   It lists a lot of the drugs in each schedule. . . .    Not that this has anything to do with that.

Phyrric Victory for moron Leonard. He's acquitted, but broke, and unemployed, and probably now unemployable. Congratulations!

Lethal, non-lethal . . .    I feel for the local LEOs caught up in this.    The f'ing National Narrative and a lot of bad actors are turning this into something else over which the local and state folks have zero control.    I think we've all seen enough presentations of this Three-Act Play to be totally disgusted.   It's like watching a bad presentation of a Shakespearean play where everybody dies on-stage.

I'd pass this by the professional animal shelter. They'll scan for the chip, and probably would be able to do an overall professional assessment. I don't think you'd want a circumstance from the previous life to create an incident for you; the risk involved could include a child biting incident, and one of those would significantly complicate your life, you know, one of those little rewards for trying to do the right thing. Eyes open. . . .

I think I got mine from Outpost Armory . . . I had two, one I gave to a friend to get started, and later, one to deprime with in front of the tv in the house. It has plenty of force for its size, I'm thinking as much as a bench press, though I don't think I'd want to do .50 cal for Ma Deuce on it. . . . the largest I do is .308, and I think I've done a few on it just to see if I could. I have since included it in a ammo can reloading bug out box for .45 ACP.