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Looks like PNG should win 5 state championships in the next 3 years.

Fox News published the story.

This is addressing the argument, not the legalization. (1) I’m not saying the statistics, whatever they are, may or may not be wrong because I simply don’t know. I find it hard to believe however that someone would not want to risk a misdemeanor conviction for possession of marijuana so they will turn to a potential felony conviction for possession of an opioid. Here is the claimed logic. If I get marijuana and get caught it is maybe the equivalent of a traffic citation (or slightly more) so I am going to get some opioid and if I get caught it can be time in prison. Whether a person cares or does not care about marijuana legalization, I don’t understand the opioid connection. (2) I never buy the resources argument. Probably 99% of marijuana possession cases are made by patrol officers and I doubt there any or very many of them even care to look for marijuana. It simply is not done. Many district attorneys have quit taking minor possession of marijuana charges anyway. I think about four years ago the Harris County district attorney quit accepting them and some counties locally have done the same. It does not matter what the law says, the district attorney has prosecutorial discretion to simply refuse the case. The overcrowded jails for marijuana possession or selling up marijuana I think is a wishful and made up statistics by proponents of its legalization. Anytime someone is charged with a vehicular fatality such as DWI homicide, someone will make the statement on social media that the prisons are overcrowded with possession of marijuana cases. No they aren’t. Possession of marijuana in almost every case is a misdemeanor served in the county jail and the County Jail’s are not full with marijuana possession cases. It is simply a repeated statement claimed as a fact from another social media person‘s opinion. I have always said that if you say something one time it is a rumor but if it is repeated, it is a fact. One time I was conducting a shift meeting at the police station as a shift supervisor. We knew that the city manager was about to name someone as an acting police chief as ours has just resigned. We were almost certain that it was going to be an outside person with no tie after the city and who would not apply to be the final selection. It would be just an experienced command level officer that would hold down the fort until a new chief was named. So in my shift meeting I ask the question, “Has anyone heard the rumor that the assistant chief of police in Amarillo Texas was taking a leave of absence from his own department and would be here this week as the acting chief?”. Every officer in the meeting (about 11) said that they have not heard any such statement. They could not have because I made it up about 30 seconds earlier. As a follow up I told my shift, then it is probably a typical nonsense Police rumor someone made up so forget about it. The next day a lieutenant approached me and asked what time the Amarillo Assistant Chief Of Police was going to be here. It is a simple equation. I made it a rumor a few seconds earlier and then told everyone that it was probably just a nonsensical rumor. Forget about it. At least one if not several went out immediately and said, “I heard that…..” and it became “fact”. It is much like the medical marijuana arguments. For the most part they are bogus and simply it means to try to let a person get his hands on some marijuana legally. I don’t know how many times I have read that people who are chemotherapy and maybe have stage three or four cancer should be able to get marijuana to relieve their suffering. Absolutely!! I think if you’re going to MD Anderson or similar facility and a doctor gives you a prescription because you have cancer, you should absolutely be able to get it legally. That is generally not what is wanted however. I believe when California first passed their medical marijuana law it was written such as, they basically had street vendors. You went and told your symptoms to a nurse practitioner or similar and they would issue you a script. So anyone could go to a street corner practitioner and say, I get nausea in the afternoon so give me some marijuana. Anyone that thinks that was enacted as a reason for a new prescription drug, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you. Another bogus argument is that local law-enforcement makes it profit. Actually I would venture to say that they lose money on every arrest. If someone’s argument is, it’s no different than alcohol so let’s legalize it, I get that as a valid and reasonable opinion. Most of the other arguments are, I agree with the prior statement on legalization because it is the same as alcohol but I am trying to figure out what I think are reasonable justifications.

Well was it with the A or the hard R??? You know, a term of endearment….

It is somewhat funny that the article talks about noise pollution being a problem in California but for some reason that doesn’t come to mind when I think about pollution in California.

That is exactly what he said in a news article. If they need some information, they are going to call me. Of course that is not nearly so juicy as thinking of him on the side lines calling some offensive plays or being the man behind the curtain head coach, etc.

At what point in my post did you think I said that? I said…. “just happened to plant them in Beaumont in this situation” This (as I stated in the first point) has nothing to do with Beaumont meaning the people involved came from elsewhere around the country. The last time I went to a gang school taught partly by the BOP, there are White, Black, and Hispanic gangs scattered throughout the system. It just happens that this time the national news incident was in Beaumont or like I said, “in this situation”.

Spitballing…. Hispanic but just because of history like Mexican Mafia vs. Texas Syndicate.

Then the information put out by BOP isn’t correct.

I had already looked into that. That was not Punxsutawney Phil from Punxsutawney, PA. That was from one of the copycat groundhogs from New Hampshire. 😂

I wouldn’t mind if all nine Justices were females with the majority being Asian, Black and/or Hispanic. Just as long as I or somebody with my core beliefs gets to pick them….. (That is the second time I have used “core beliefs” today)

I know because of my intimate and inside knowledge of the workings of PNGISD!!! Or maybe I just read the article…. Gonzales says up until this point, there have been 36 applicants for the top coaching job…

With the obvious fact that I have absolutely no clue what they are doing or for that matter even care…… But also realizing that politics is politics and sometimes all about appearances….….. The dealmakers for PNGISD might still have just a couple of main candidates (or even one). What I find intriguing is the year as a mentor for Dodge. I don’t know about lately but I have read in past years that Todd Dodge is known for giving coaching seminars/clinics. And why not? If I had his credentials in any endeavor, I would be consulting or doing seminars. It sounds like they have arranged basically for a private one year seminar/clinic for whoever the new coach is from probably one of the most in demand opinions about high school football that is possibly under the guise of, he is here to help us as part of a search committee but while he is here……. Then toss in this.……. As you say as shown by comments in this thread (some from people who either claim to be or seem to be in the know), it gives the impression that this whole process is rigged. Simply look at the comments on the WOS new coach. Before he was ever officially named and particularly afterwards, the feeling from many is that the interviews and taking of applications was rigged and just a dog and pony show. What better way for PNGISD to hire “their guy” but take some of the stigma off of their back then to say, Todd Dodge helped us come up with this selection!!! Plausible in politics?

With 36 applicants, there are probably some interesting names on there.

I know you’re using humor but….. While I wonder sometimes about statistics, mostly from how they ask questions to get a certain answer (are you still beating your wife? A. Yes B. No), I truly believe that a third of Americans think we are on the right track. I think their politics are that skewed. I believe the registered Democrats who think the Biden administration is doing a horrible job did not all of a sudden become Republicans or conservative. Many probably still think we should defund the police, cut 75% out of our military budget for more social programs, should “tax the rich”, etc. Their core beliefs haven’t changed but they have just come to the realization that this guy is a disaster. I wish it was just made up numbers, that would be encouraging.

I don’t think it’s a matter of being wrong but violating company rules if I understand the article and his comments. Also in this case, sex (I am assuming) with a subordinate tends to make it appear criminally and civilly problematic as well as the appearance of a scandal affecting ratings.

t makes you wonder about that 33% or so that think this country is on the right track. No matter your political beliefs, what party you vote for any other kind of technical data, who are these people that think crime, economy, supply chain, foreign policy, inflation, gas priced, etc., are heading in the right direction? I understand a political argument such as, in my opinion the Democrats will lead us out of this mess…. but how do you not know it’s a mess and is currently trending downward negatively in almost every category?

A crazy thing about discrimination or representation, it only goes one way. Going by population and fair representation, blacks should only have 6 players per team. Even assuming that we exclude whites and stick with just minorities, Asians should have 3 players per team by population. Hispanics should have 7 per team. Where’s the diversity?

The groundhog is going to see his shadow so we are not going to get realignment for six more weeks…….

Unless they have a law like Texas that if there is a ruling that it was lawful self-defense, you cannot sue.

It was unfortunately in Beaumont but really had nothing to do with Beaumont. They take Hispanic prison gang members from around the country and just happened to plant them in Beaumont in this situation.

Fake news by gateway pundit…. That is Beto O’Rourke’s rally……

No. I think 10 of my coworkers have shot and killed people and one of them twice about 20 years apart. I witnessed one. But…. they were officers, not a 17 years old, accepted the fact that the day might come and none were national news. American police have probably killed hundreds of people and inside of cars yet there is no notoriety to any to any of the vehicles and the actual vehicle would be meaningless…. unless it was being driven by Clyde Barrow with Bonnie Parker in it.

Cut my gun in half is a stunt? Who knows, maybe somebody paid him good money in the background to do away with it. even if they did, good for him. That would mean the free enterprise system is alive and well.

The owner can have anyone destroy it. Maybe he doesn’t want his hands on it so as not to make a show. The judge legally has to be involved as the property is still in the custody of the DA. I guess the owner and his lawyers should have consulted you for an opinion on what the owner wants.