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Re: AR-15 Raffle Triggers College Newspaper

EEllis — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:56:33 -0000

Is it just me? The first thing I thought is they are raffling an 80% lower not 80% of a lower receiver.

Re: ‘Every concealed carrier’s worst nightmare’: Officer acquitted in shooting death of Philando Castile

EEllis — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:39:52 -0000

My understanding is the guy didn't have a carry permit. Maybe if he had the he would of known carrying a pistol in your lap was a bad idea. Of course the cop was found not guilty. His actions were objectively reasonable by any police officer. He pulled someone over because they matched the description of an armed robbery suspect and during the stop the suspect moved his hands in the direction of a gun sitting in his lap. Honestly who wouldn't of shot?

Re: Environmentalist Protest Destroys The Environment At Standing Rock

EEllis — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:15:45 -0000

Actually they were asked to clean up but couldn't complete it. That was one of the reasons for removing the protesters. It allowed others the time to go in and clean

Re: Environmentalist Protest Destroys The Environment At Standing Rock

EEllis — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:13:40 -0000

The pipeline that wasn't built yet? How does that work? Or do you mean some other yet to be named pipeline? Since this wasn't part of the main protest why should he bring it up when talking about the protest. Since it didn't get mentioned how do you know he doesn't care about it? Not to mention you're incorrect anyway but why let facts bother you.

Re: ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams ends UC-Berkeley support over Milo Yiannopoulos protests

EEllis — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:33:15 -0000

Then why did the school require an additional 8 thousand dollars for extra Security if they had no idea.

Re: Copblocker arrested for denying cops access to question minor child

EEllis — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 19:38:37 -0000

That simply isn't the law. Police can question they just can't compel them to speak but the law doesn't require parental permission.

Re: Disabled Teen Beaten Bloody by TSA Agents

EEllis — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 10:08:10 -0000

If you can't make your point without hyperbole and out right BS then it makes me question your whole argument. Really "beefy federal agents?". I've seen as many 50yo gray haired women as anything I would call beefy, as bizarre as that particular word choice is. I mean even the title. They didn't beat her. Her head split open when she hit the ground. Was she tackled, pushed, or did she trip and fall when she tried to run through screening? TSA might be out of control but this article is nonsense.

Re: Jesse Ventura Wins His (Not So) Dumb Defamation Suit Against Dead Hero

EEllis — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:50:50 -0000

I find this absurd. Regardless of what you think about the case there has been no financial hardship at all. The amount of 3 mill was what Kyles estate has received not what the book sold. Only 1.3 would be from the profits as 500 thou will be paid by insurance which has also picked up he entire legal tab. Mind you every bit of the profits were supposed to be donated to charity, and we haven't even started talking about the movie rights and other income, so Kyles widow shouldn't be using any of the cash anyway right? So how is it a financial hardship? Mental yes financial no.

Re: Gun Test: Smith & Wesson Model 632 in .327 Fed. Mag.

EEllis — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:53:33 -0000

OK and ? No gun is perfect for everyone but that isn't the point of the article. Here you have a gun with one additional round and just as much power. Mind you we are talking about a 3" barrel not a snubby like the LCR but still.

Re: Gun Test: Smith & Wesson Model 632 in .327 Fed. Mag.

EEllis — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:33:18 -0000

The comments make me wonder about the knowledge level of the readers. The price is entirely consistent with S&W revolvers which go at a premium and the fixation on size ignoring performance speaks volumes. The vast majority of self defence shootings are at close range and 5" at 25 yards using a rest is quite good for a 3" revolver from any company. Most people wouldn't even bother to shoot this gun at 25 yards as it's just outside the engagement envelope for the majority of self defence situations.

Re: Craigslist ad leads to gunfire at Missouri City Walmart

EEllis — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:12:33 -0000

No it doesn't. No Walmart in Texas is allowed by corporate policy to post signs that would prohibit carrying on a concealed firearm by a licence holder.

Re: Craigslist ad leads to gunfire at Missouri City Walmart

EEllis — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:05:59 -0000

Well there was that church shooting where the shooter was stopped by a FORMER cop who was carrying under a concealed carry permit. Also a mall shooting where a rifle carrying shooter was confronted by an armed Cit and then detoured into the back service hallways where he was stopped by police. You can't hear when you stop listneing

Re: Hunter saves own life after rattlesnake bit him

EEllis — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:10:43 -0000

The reality is there isn't much proof good or bad about snake bite extractors because among other things not everyone reacts the same. Most times a kit such as the one used here may not get any more than 1 or 2% of the venom out of a bite, but who is to say that may not be enough to make a difference. These devises are the least effective on large muscle areas such as calf and thigh and should remove more poison from bitten extremities like hands and feet , which are a good portion of the snakebites overall. There is a concern that there may be tissue damage from such devices but if you are heading right to a hospital it seems small risk, While you can argue at the possible effectiveness of such devices the possible benefits if used correctly far outweigh the negatives.

Re: What the evidence says about pepper spray safety

EEllis — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:37:41 -0000

It might suprise people to know that while OC spray is dangerous and can cause health issues you are more likely to be injured if a cop just puts his hands on you than if OC is used. Yep nothing is safe or guarantied but used reposible OC is safer than westling with someone and not for the police but for the suspect. Now I don't know if the protesters needed to be removed or not but 95% of the arguments used are ignorant or just plain faulse. This is an example. Also some facts are wrong or misleading in the excerpted article. Civilian and Law Enforcement Pepper sprays range from 0.18% to 1.33% Major Capsaicinoids. Bear Sprays range from 1.0% to 2.0% Major Capsaicinoids. There are 5 Capsaicinoids or types of pepper used in OC spray. The amount of Oleoresin Capsicum, one of those 5 Capsaicinoids, does not indicate how strong the spray is. It's a combination of total Capsaicinoids and the amount of Oleoresin Capsicum. Trust me though bear spray is much stronger. In the ACLU study none of the deaths were directly atributed to OC spray and all but 2 were drunk or on drugs. The other 2 were......well had mental issues. Really being drunk and being arrested looks more dangerous than OC and the same.

Re: TX GOP Official Opposes Jewish House Speaker: Christians ‘Are The People That Do The Best Jobs’

EEllis — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:57:02 -0000

Just one point for the Texas haters out there. Yes Cook is a republican but so is Straus and arguably much higher profile than Cook. Straus was elected by us "racist" Texans so enough with the ignorant and uninformed comments already.

Re: A Small Victory For Gay Rights

EEllis — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:30:40 -0000

I think I get it and I did think the ruling was very limited and over hyped. The local news said that gay students won the right to join christian clubs at schools and I just don't see how they got that. I also felt the condemnation for the dissenting justices was a bit unwarranted because the way I read it they were not trying to say the policy was unconstitutional but rather that the policy came into effect afterwards and so wasn't really an issue. Also am I correct in gathering that the lower courts could still find that the way the policy was applied was inconsistent and rule against the school? Can't see it mattering to anyone else but it is a law school and so the students may find all this more important than the rest of us. Maybe they worked a little to much on their own case.

Re: A Small Victory For Gay Rights

EEllis — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:38:35 -0000

The decision covered if the policy was constitutional (ignoring the fact that it seems to have been put into place as a fig leaf to cover the schools ass) on it's face but made no statement on the application of the policies directly. Am I the only one who thought that some of the concurring justices thought the policy was a little stupid? It seems the majority point was that the policy is constitutional and left the actual conduct to the lower courts but the dissenting opinion felt that the policy that was actually put into place after the decision to exclude the CLA means that the policy shouldn't of factored into the ruling and based on the other arguments made the conduct of the university was not constitutional. Nothing I read in the descent lead me to believe that applying the "everybody allowed" policy would be considered unconstitutional but that the CLA had not really be denied acceptance not for that but because some didn't like their viewpoints and did not want to have the university associated with them.

Isn't it impossible to have the kinds of groups that universities have without having some common purposes? Sure they can turn every group into, well, any group, since anyone can join but there seems to me to be some believed importance to giving students groups that they can identify with or schools wouldn't help fund them. While the policy easily seems constitutional the application of it seems suspect to me and more about showing descent with the message than concern for inclusion in this case.

Re: Anti-Terrorism Law Trumps Free Speech

EEllis — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:20:50 -0000

This is the first post since the return of comments over at TMV that caught my attention and I agree I prefer the format of Disqus. The benefit over there is that there are more responses but you do have to "wade" thru some of the ultra partisan posts. I don't necessarily have a problem with people having strong feelings but at some point it kills discussion because the poster has become closed to conversations that aren't echoes of their opinion.

I would think that in a paper\press situation even such a thing as a guest editorial conveys information to the public and it would be very hard to outweigh the value of the press being able to do so. Unless the press was being directly used for coordination of activities or recruitment I can't see the court restricting their ability to operate. Some things are much greyer (is that a word) tho, like being a doctor in a neutral area where you assist injured terrorists. That I could see being ok, but providing such "in theater", if you are a US citizen then you should be prosecuted. Fine lines

Re: Anti-Terrorism Law Trumps Free Speech

EEllis — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:02:15 -0000

I can't get past the idea of how unlikely it is to be able to separate the different actions of such groups. Could you just get involved with one aspect and have no contact with the others? I think it is unlikely and I guess SCOTUS agrees.

Re: Childhood Obesity And Lifespan Regression

EEllis — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:49:50 -0000

"I may not think it stupid and callous for others to eat meat"

But the Vegan did and posted a comment equating eating meat to lynching blacks but you are concerned that I was being snide not funny? Dude you don't know me, that you didn't find it funny fine, but let's be honest, it's often true as was shown here. So yes I do think that it's something us meat eaters can laugh about without feeling guilty. Hell they consider us no better than murderes anyway right? I should feel bad because I was letting a little air out of their tires? Move on dude we're over.

Re: Childhood Obesity And Lifespan Regression

EEllis — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:22:51 -0000

"All good stuff, totally worth talking about but I decided I'd rather make everything about you instead"

While it's flattering that you focus so much on me maybe posting on the actual issue would make sense rather than obsess about what you believe is my inappropriate sense of humor?

Re: Childhood Obesity And Lifespan Regression

EEllis — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:16:27 -0000

Great you climb on a soapbox to rant about me saying what every non Peta normal American thinks. You want to equate my hamburger to the lynching of blacks! I eat meat and calling that stupid and callous is and obnoxiously self-righteous, thanks for proving my point.

I wonder if it's a Tofu reaction that does it :)

Re: Childhood Obesity And Lifespan Regression

EEllis — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:14:18 -0000

"The diet is something of a challenge but nothing that cannot be overcome. (My liberal friend in DC has shifted between being a vegetarian once in a while and normally being a vegan. Not everyone has that Sense of Superiority along with absolutism and rigid conformity. [gasp] She even grew vegetables in her back yard last year, including arugula!)"

As I said hard but possible, and I think it goes without saying that last bit I put was a joke but lets face it the smug superiority of some is well noted and true which is why it's funny

Re: Childhood Obesity And Lifespan Regression

EEllis — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:11:04 -0000

"And way to uphold your stated goal of "exchanging information". Very mature. "

Well when you only read the last sentence...........

Again feel free to ignore my post and I will ignore yours. Not much exchange in this was there?

Re: Childhood Obesity And Lifespan Regression

EEllis — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:37:43 -0000

I think it's deceiving. Living a healthy vegan lifestyle is very hard for adults but even harder for children. It is possible but to expect any significant amount of people to be able to pull it off is ....... inconceivable.

Some concerns with vegan diets include
*no complete proteins (Soy is the only food with the protein equivalent and has it's own issues)
*Iron - the iron in plants is harder to absorb so you must be very careful of amounts (and no coffee or tea which helps block absorption)
*Zinc - Vegan diets seem to inhibit absorption of zinc which means you must eat more zinc carrying foods.
*Calcium - people who eat and drink dairy still have trouble with this. How hard will it be to get it from spinach?
*B-12 - no known natural source of B-12 in a vegan diet.

The b-12 think is a real kicker. All natural my ass. That and something about a Vegan diet makes you an ass. Really self absorbed, often intolerant, and obnoxiously self-righteous ass. YMMV