Oh Shoot

Crump just put Trayvon with Medgar Evers "in the annals of freedom and justice" or somesuch. Typically, he pronounced "annals" as "anals". Hard to believe he ever passed the bar exam anywhere.   Sainthood will be conferred tomorrow I suppose.   - OS

    Maybe he'll turn into a Jeremiah Johnson, having to take on assailants one at a time for the rest of his life.   I suggest he pick up something with more than 7+1 though.   - OS

  Sounds like he'll have to have multiple feelings:   "I still support TM and always will. Is Zman guilty? I don't think so."   later,   "Manslaughter YES. Murder 2 NO!"   etc.   - OS

Judge definitely seemed to have a slight smile on her face as jury was being polled, meaning perhaps nothing, maybe just proud of jury for doing the job, dunno.   - OS

Here's more, with a bit more detail:   http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/12/Zimmerman-juror-profiles B29: Hispanic female with eight children who works at a nursing home, living in Chicago when the Trayvon Martin shooting occurred. She said that she worked nights with Alzheimer’s patients, moved to Seminole county four months prior to the start of the trial, and said, “I don’t like watchin the news period…I don’t read any newspapers, don’t watch the news.” She added she didn’t like crime shows on television. She said that she knew that with regard to the Trayvon Martin case, a “little boy had passed away,” who she thought was “a kid, 12 or 13,” and termed Martin a “child who died.” She had previously been arrested, and told the lawyers that she would have no problem voting “not guilty” if there was a reasonable doubt in her mind. B76: White female of middle age who knew about case from the news, says she wants a “fair trial,” and said it was a “great opportunity” to serve on the jury. She said that she knew that someone had been shot and that Zimmerman was injured. She said she didn’t “believe what I hear on TV.” She has two children and has been married for 30 years, and said that she had used the Neighborhood Watch program in her neighborhood. She asked why “a kid was out at night getting candy” and said “If I saw someone beating a child I would definitely get involved, I’d push the person down if I needed to, to protect the child.” B37: White woman in her 30s owns a variety of pets (3 dogs, 4 cats, parrot, crow with one wing, two lizards), rescues wildlife, works in a chiropractor’s office, and says she does not watch television. She told attorney’s that the burden of proof lay with the state, and thinks concealed and carry weapons training is inadequate, although she said she had once had a concealed firearm license. She has two children. She said that the best use for newspapers was lining her parrot’s cage, and said she did not trust the media. She called the Trayvon Martin protests “rioting” and said she remembered that Zimmerman had been in a fight late at night and a “boy of color” had been killed. B51: White retired woman, unmarried, who admitted she had an opinion on the case, and admitted that she had heard Zimmerman had been told not to follow Zimmerman (false) but that he declined to do so. She also stated it was “good to know we can consider bias.” She said that Zimmerman’s participation in Neighborhood Watch was something “he was supposed to be doing.” She said that Zimmerman might have done something wrong in not waiting for police, stating, “No. Perhaps he did. Yes.” She said that she thought the Chief of Police of Sanford had lost his job thanks to not arresting Zimmerman quickly enough. E6: White mid-30s female who worked in financial services; defense attempted to preemptory challenge her but the judge denied the challenge. She said she didn’t know enough facts to have an opinion on the case. She has two children and had been previously arrested on a domestic violence charge. She said she didn’t follow the case closely, and said, ‘I don’t put much stock to what’s in the news, it’s so speculative.” She said she’d seen a picture of Zimmerman’s face bloodied, and that she had guns in the home. She told her children when she heard about the shooting not to dress or act to give a “false impression” while out at night. She seemed quite familiar with the concept of reasonable doubt, and asked specific questions about it. E40: White middle-aged female who called herself a lawyer at heart, said she could help tell jurors to only consider evidence presented in court, and said that citizens have “responsibility if you bear arms.” She is a safety officer, and has one child. She said she heard about a teenager being killed and “didn’t have time” to follow the case. - OS

  I don't think anyone has posted the jury profiles ("bare arms" courtesy of Jacksonville news):   http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mostpopular/story/George-Zimmerman-trial-juror-profiles/T0mNL1xK-kKf1z5M7h37yQ.cspx   "B29: Juror B29 is a Hispanic woman who works overnight at a nursing home. She lived in Chicago when the shooting happened and has several children. B76: Juror B76 is a white, middle-aged woman who heard about case on the news. She called it a "great opportunity" to serve on jury and "wants a fair trial." B37: Juror B37 is a white woman in her 30s. She has three dogs, four cats and a parrot. She also works at a chiropractic office and doesn't watch TV. She spends her time rescuing wildlife and said the trial is a state burden. She also thinks concealed weapons training is not adequate. B51: Juror B51 is a white, middle-aged woman who is retired. She said she has an opinion and is not close minded. She said she remembers police saying Zimmerman should wait but didn't. She said it's "good to know we can consider bias." E6: Juror E6 is a white woman her mid-30's. A preemptory challenge on her by the state was denied. She used to work in financial services, and said she doesn't know enough of the facts to form an opinion. E40: Juror E40 is a white, middle-aged woman who said she is a lawyer at heart. She also said she could steer jurors to only consider evidence set forth in court. You have a "responsibility if you bare arms," she said."   - OS

  Terminal velocity is terminal velocity. Assuming drag force doesn't vary, once it's reached, that's it. Around 1200 feet seems to be the minimum height.   - OS

Drawback in 'Bama is that is not shall-issue. A sheriff can simply refuse to issue a permit if he doesn't like you, and there are periodic reports of that happening.     The odds of course are quite long against it, but I hope your last thought on earth is not how redicules it was for not carrying one. Or perhaps worse, the ridiculousness of not having been able to prevent the death or maiming of a loved one, and living with that.   That logic to me is much like paying more at Kroger or Bi-Lo because you disagree with their issuing a shopping card.   - OS

Technically, Northern Watersnake. Very common widespread species: Oh, c'mon. - OS

  You got that my comment was about one not being used as a gas block, right?  Would only get whatever heat transference due to being in contact with barrel, no hot gas going through it?   - OS

Gonna sharpen the top false edge for backcuts, you know,  for gentlemen's duels in New Orleans and whatnot?   - OS

  Most of the ones that aren't "gimmicky" are remarkably good. Not just for the money, but period. Some real gems scattered around through their offerings, including some of their cheapest. The GI Tanto is a helluva deal for a survivalist beater you can't kill for example.   Nobody has a better lockup than Andrew Demko's Tri-Ad on even the mid-range folders, like yours and mine (I'm carrying the newer 4" Voyager right now and have American Lawman in pack).   Ya just have to ignore the antics of Lynn Thompson.  :)   - OS

  He better duck out while his passport is good and look for work with Julian Assange or Al Jazerra or somebody now, damn feds will probably want to prosecute him for something or other.   - OS

  Yup, that looks sufficiently nuts.

Huge difference in the locking mechanism, TriAd now. And whole grip is way beyond cosmetics, totally different. That was the old model and vid, is why I asked. Voyager redesign also has those changes, much improved overall, although steel went from VG-1 to AUS-8, but full flat grind which I love. - OS

OUCH!

  Okay, okay, so it wasn't a joke!  I honestly thought you were having us on, since I'd never heered of it. :)   - OS

Well, a number of statements like this one, though:     Lead me to wonder how this obsessive dual viewpoint developed -- maybe years of bad splo floating around Clarksville or something? :)   - OS  

  Methinks our legs are being pulled.   - OS

  And likely looking at a lawsuit too.   - OS

  However, you were 16-20 for Hart's run. Arrested development, I guess. :)   Maybe Christopher Walken will come clean on his deathbed about Wagner killing Natalie Wood during that run, who was one of my all time favs.   - OS

One glaring deficiency to me though: Tip down right hand only clip config.   I admit that the grip is so long that the tip down works pretty well, but would prefer tip up like I usually carry, even though you'd generally have to shift grip some to flip open. Would also like to carry it on left side as backup sometimes, but the ergos don't work with the right hand config only.   I see why there's no tip up holes, 'cause there ain't no metal there for them, but fail to see why they didn't design them to other side of the pivot area.   - OS

  Gawd knows. Hollyweird. I only picked that photo cause there wuz a shootin iron of some type in it.   - OS

Gotta be a put up job? Although KTVU News really is Oakland channel.   If actually aired, there's quite a prankster on the old graphic generator there, who of course needs another job.   - OS

Now yer talkin': - OS