Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man

[churchmouse]

The Mayor only took action after the protesters came to her neighborhood, and threatened to set up shop there. The citizens don't appear to be being served by their leaders.

Truth is we are not being served by those the much brained electorate are "Keeping" in the seats of power.

Our very own mouth breathing waste of skin mayor is a fine example.

 

[jamil]

Stolen from the web. Not sure of attribution:

If you insulate people from paying the price of being wrong, you’re going to get a lot of wrong things done.

 

[jamil]

If only the voters would remember that.

With the Seattle thing I don't think even the shooting, where CHOP "security" fired into the SUV that the two teenage boys were driving several hundred times, was the final straw. The protestors vandalizing her home happened after that and it wasn't until that happened that she finally ended it.

 

[MarkC]

Stolen from the web. Not sure of attribution:

If you insulate people from paying the price of being wrong, you’re going to get a lot of wrong things done.

That is a nice, succinct way to describe moral hazard, the incentive to increase one's exposure to risk because they are insulated from the full costs of that risk.

Or, as President Reagan wisely said:

[FONT=&quot]“[/FONT][FONT=&quot]If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]”[/FONT]

We are indirectly subsidizing the price of being wrong.

 

[Phase2]

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[DoggyDaddy]

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I see your point.

 

[jamil]

When I saw that I was quite pleased. Seeing mayor after mayor, governor after governor refuse to take steps to protect people’s property, **** them. Raise taxes on their own people and make sure they understand why those taxes are being raised. “Minnesotans, we’re raising your taxes to pay for our failures.”

I see your point.

And I raise you .. points.

 

[OurDee]

And I raise you points

and this is pointless

 

[nonobaddog]

and this is pointless

That is a pointed observation.

 

[Phase2]

I'm left wondering how large the discussion would have been if I had posted two characters...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm left wondering how large the discussion would have been if I had posted two characters...

What, are you trying to be another jamil?

 

[KLB]

What, are you trying to be another jamil?

 

[jamil]

There's only one.

And you should be grateful for that.

Did I eat breakfast this morning? I don't think I took my morning vitamins. No. I'm pretty sure I did not take my morning vitamins. Crap. I think my car tags are due to expire sometime soon. Or was that this month? Did I sign my tax returns? Well, if I didn't I'm sure they'll tell me sooner or later. Where are my keys? Why is my phone always nearly dead? Aw crap. I gotta crap. Again.

 

[Alpo]

[video=youtube_share;4usUy2QLjRc]http://youtu.be/4usUy2QLjRc[/video]

 

[jedi]

[video=youtube_share;4usUy2QLjRc]http://youtu.be/4usUy2QLjRc[/video]

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What does this have to do with the thread?

 

[JettaKnight]

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What does this have to do with the thread?

I dunno, but it's a refreshing change of pace.


No seatbelt? That's bit scary, but there's no seat belt on ski chair lifts and those are a lot smaller.

 

[Alpo]

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What does this have to do with the thread?

You mean it's...like...pointless?

 

[Alpo]

If you wanna drive the bus back onto the highway of relevance...be my guest.

This thread hasn't been relevant for quite awhile.

 

[jamil]

word

 

[Phase2]

OK. Getting things back on track ?!?

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