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• On the post: Cops Are Being ‘Trained’ To Use Literal Witchcraft To Find Dead Bodies

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2022 @ 04:57pm

  I'm sure you're correct. That would be the correct pronunciation of this polite way of calling bullshit.

• On the post: Australia’s Online Safety Commissioner Say Anti-Trolling Bill Won’t Protect People, Is Mostly About Enabling Defamation Lawsuits

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2022 @ 03:49pm

  Welcome to Australia.

• On the post: Cops Have So Much Extra Military Gear They’re Giving It Away To Ukraine Freedom Fighters

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2022 @ 03:48pm

  Well, I'm sure they're supposed to. What they actually do appears to be completely different in many cases.

• On the post: Federal Court Rejects Former US Ambassador's Attempt To Sue Google Over Things Telegram Users May Or May Not Have Posted

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2022 @ 05:28pm

  Hey, Marc! I'm sure I understand the issues better than you or your stunt lawyer. You're suing because you think you're angry. You're not suing becuase you think you have an actionable case. No court is going to allow you to continue suing phone manufacturers because one app might host anti-Semitic content. I don't know you but I hope your shitty lawyer is bleeding you dry so you are unable to bother the courts with bullshit cases like the ones you've filed against Apple and Google. And good luck with "killing Section 230." You haven't made a case that even approaches Section 230 protections, so it's highly unlikely your stupid ass lawsuit will have any effect on the long-recognized immunity. Please tell your lawyer he's an idiot. Smooches, Tim Cushing P.S. If you want to continue to be an idiot, please try to find a hobby that doesn't involve wasting my federal tax dollars.

• On the post: Anti-Vax Doctor Hires Anti-Vax Lawyer To Threaten A Dallas Publication With A ‘Deafamation’ Lawsuit

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2022 @ 05:14pm

  "But you guys are that stupid."

  Say what you will, but we will continue to take the side of the living.

• On the post: Anti-Vax Doctor Hires Anti-Vax Lawyer To Threaten A Dallas Publication With A ‘Deafamation’ Lawsuit

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2022 @ 05:09pm

  unpaid interns cause more problems then they solve

• On the post: Australian Law Enforcement Now Forcing Service Providers To Grant Access To Data And Content

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 28 Feb, 2022 @ 04:35pm

  I came here to make broad statements about foot-to-ball sports, not to argue the nuances of my ignorance.

• On the post: Minneapolis Police Officers Demanded No-Knock Warrant, Killed Innocent Gunowner Nine Seconds After Entering Residence

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:50pm

  Re: "Innocence" is not the issue

  the licensing issue, and the second amendment issue, are red herrings in this specific case.

  Yeah, it was a real Mexican non-union-equivalent standoff. Cops got the jump and then got scared after the legal gun owner got scared and then the cops started blasting because... well, that's all on the MPD's demand that all officers involved be placed in the most potential danger when executing the warrant. It's not a red herring. It's something that needs to be considered as long as cops insist on using no-knock warrants. They're related. They're not mutally exclusive elements.

• On the post: Minneapolis Police Officers Demanded No-Knock Warrant, Killed Innocent Gunowner Nine Seconds After Entering Residence

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:40pm

  Re: "Innocence" is not the issue

  When judging the behavior of the Minneapolis police force in this incident, it's irrelevant to bring up the subject of whether the victim's gun was properly licensed. You can't expect the police to determine whether or not the gun was duly licensed before deciding whether or not to shoot. Or whether the person holding the gun is "innocent" enough not to shoot.

  I don't expect cops to know whether or not a gun is properly licensed in mid-raid. I do expect them -- and the NRA -- to stop pretending the 2nd Amendment is just for white guys doing open carry bullshit in Subway restaurants and WalMarts. But you are correct: the biggest problem here is the no-knock warrant. Going beyond all of that, though, there's the problem with the rights we've been told are guaranteed. They aren't. And, in cases like this, it's most often those violating at least one right (if not multiple rights) that get the benefit of the doubt. I imagine this will ultimately be ruled a cool and good shoot when all is said and done. If Americans are upset with the extreme amount of friction generated by law enforcement's interactions with the Second Amendment, they need to drastically alter either of those elements. Or both. And, so far, the public -- and those representing them -- have refused to make any drastic alterations to either element. It seems like it would be an easy choice to make. Drastic restrictions on gun ownership shifts power from the people to the government. Drastic reform of law enforcement (by increasing accountability and transparency) would shift more power to the people. And, given the dynamics of the power shifts, it's easy to see why certain gun owners are cop cannon fodder... and why cops aiming cannon at fodder can't be bothered to stop putting themselves in (mostly imaginary) danger to give themselves a reason to start blasting the moment they enter the most Constitutionally-sacrosanct of areas: a person's home.

• On the post: Sidney Powell's Michigan Election Fraud LOLsuit Just Cost Her And Her Buddies $175,000 In Legal Fees

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2021 @ 06:22pm

  Re: Powell

  I thought I very clearly set out why I was sniggering. I'll try to do better in the future.

• On the post: [UPDATED]: Myanmar's Military Junta Sentences American Journalist To Eleven Years In Prison

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2021 @ 04:50pm

  Re: Freed

  I have updated the post. Thanks for the heads up.

• On the post: Court Awards Qualified Immunity To Florida Deputy Who Arrested A Driver For An 'I EAT ASS' Window Decal

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2021 @ 08:01pm

  Re: ?and he couldnt

  people act like this isn't in the food pyramid link

• On the post: Massachusetts District Attorney Delays Forfeiture Proceedings For Years, Some Involving As Little As $10

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2021 @ 08:04pm

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  yeah it's a shame Sensitive Data On Afghan Allies Collected By The US Military Is Now In The Hands Of The Taliban

• On the post: New York Congresswoman Thinks It's Too Hard To Be A Good Cop, Offers Up Bill That Would Codify Qualified Immunity

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2021 @ 01:40pm

  Re:

  Thanks for correcting my misread of the schedule!

• On the post: Five Palo Alto Cops Sue The City And Their PD, Claiming A Black Lives Matter Mural Harassed Them

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2021 @ 06:14pm

  Re:

  well... mocking these "survivors" of this "trauma" anyway

• On the post: I Guess They're Not All On The Same Side: Cops Brutalize Soldier For [Checks Notes] Leading Them To A Well-Lit Area

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2021 @ 05:59pm

  Re:

  Carelessness?

• On the post: John Oliver On Drug Raids: Why Are We Raiding Houses For Drug Quantities That Could Be Easily Flushed Down A Toilet?

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2021 @ 07:22pm

  Re: Re:

  there are plenty of reasons to have children and this is all of them

• On the post: John Oliver On Drug Raids: Why Are We Raiding Houses For Drug Quantities That Could Be Easily Flushed Down A Toilet?

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2021 @ 03:26pm

  Re:

  Good catch. I had my first kid at age 30 and apparently decided that's how you add up the years you've been a parent. An edit has been made.

• On the post: Tennessee Politicians Ask State Colleges To Forbid Student-Athletes From Kneeling During The National Anthem

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 28 Feb, 2021 @ 09:25am

  Re: With first paragraph, you express desire to restrict speech!

  hahahaha your inability to recognize hyperbole is your own problem

• On the post: Law Enforcement, Social Media Users Turn An Act Of Kindness Into A Human Trafficking Investigation

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2021 @ 07:17pm

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  Fuck law enforcement. If they wanted the public's trust, they've had ample time to earn it. Instead, they've cultivated an us v. them attitude and made it clear they'll engage in as much selective enforcement as possible.

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