How Voters Think

[MJZiggy]

Refresh my memory BH, did they even really need the money?

Did they need it to survive? No. How often do you see a robbery and the convict's excuse was "I needed the money to buy food and clothes"? Hardly ever.

But it doesn't matter what the thug's motive is. It is how he acts, not why he acts, that makes the difference between life and death.

I may be mistaken, but I think you kind of dove into the conversation a couple pages ago. Read back a little further and you may find some interesting context. Or not.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Detroit is the #1 city in the country for murders. There is plenty of crime there. I am pretty sure Milwaukee is right behind it, though I don't want to open another tab to find out.

Spend some time in south Detroit you Oblivion. Hell, go to Compton, since it's obviously worse than Milwaukee. While you're there, make sure you tell everyone you meet your views on taxes, work, and opportunity. I'm sure when you tell everyone that there's nothing but sunshine and scholarships out there for them, they'll hoist you on their shoulders. Or they might shoot you, then rape you, then put hooker make-up on you.

I'm pretty sure you got the order wrong. It's makeup, then rape, then shooting.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I'm just a little curious, here, P, when's the last time you did work without getting paid for it? Like, did something for free for someone who wasn't related to you and you weren't getting a grade for it?

I pushed 6 cars out of snow on Thursday and Friday. I got my car stuck and someone helped me out so I decided to help aynone else out that I saw.

Would you have helped those 6 folks out if someone hadn't pushed you out first?

Yes. I spend a significant amount of time volunteering annually.

How the hell do you spend "a significant amount of time volunteering annually" if your always on packer rats... And i sincerely doubt that you helped 6 people out. Maybe one, but lets face it were on a forum that we can say anything and no one will know the difference, Like earlier when you mentioned that A. you have a girlfriend B. she went to Madison and C. that she had a 3.9 in bio is most likely complete bull shit...

But hey if you wana live in your own perfectly fucked up imaginary world, go righhtt ahead.

Are you saying partial is lying. How could that be? With a full load at UWM, studying, working at sears, working out, traveling to florida, time on packerrats, going skiing, working on social networking site, playing tennis, etc...i'm sure he has tons of time to volunteer.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

That's exactly right. A bunch of lowlifes came and blasted him away for no reason other than to get a few new toys for themselves. You don't think if they said whoa whoa man we won't shoot just give us your xbox, he wouldn't have said alright and let them go? I sure do. Losing a couple thousand dollars is nothing compared to your life. But again, these thugs have no regard for anyone or anything but themselves. Now a daughter has to grow up without her father for no reason other than some assholes didn't have any common sense and would rather go through live robbing people than earning a living.

Sean Taylor died because the kids panicked when they realized he was home. They didn't expect him to be home. Why would a bunch of kids be out to kill a football player? They're amateur robbers and they ran into an unforeseen situation and they panicked, leading to Taylor getting shot. It's not their selfishness or lack of compassion that leads to the murders, it's their stupidity.

I think you are confusing stupidity with inexperience. Also, until the facts come in, we don't even know if they were sober.

[SkinBasket]

That would happen exactly as you say. And that proves my point. All these social programs exist yet they aren't willing to go and work to improve their social status.

Oh, and I think your an absolute idiot for your stealing your families tax dollars comment. What about when you were ages 14-25?!? You were stealing my families tax dollars then. So STFU with that BS.

Of course you think I'm an idiot because I think you're full of poo. Monkey poo. I don't recall getting a tax refund check when I was 14-25 that your family didn't get, so get back to work you tax evading, handout taking, delusional racist.

Oh, and they wouldn't shoot you because social programs don't work. They would shoot you because you're full of idiotic hateful nonsense. They might rape your dead body because the social programs aren't working, but the murder would be all on you.

Furthermore, I was addressing your stupid assertion that Milwaukee is almost as bad as Detroit crime wise, not your limited retarded views on social programs and their correlation to crime and taxes.

[RashanGary]

Is it legal to shoot someone who breaks into your house if they are trying to attack you but havn't acctually attacked you yet?

[Joemailman]

It would appear so.

http://www.lectlaw.com/def/d030.htm

[RashanGary]

I'll bet these robbers are fully aware that they are risking their life. Things escalate fast. I think people should be prepared to shoot at the first sign of threat becasue if you don't shoot them, they easily could shoot you. And when you tell your story, don't forget to tell the part where they were moving toward you in an aggressive manner, that you didin't know if they had a gun and that you feared for your life as you pulled the trigger. That will probably keep you out of the slammer.

On top of that, say it once as the police arrive so you sound sincere and unprepared for distorting the truth. I think the jury will find that evidence to be more credible. After that, don't talk much about it and let your lawyer do the work.

[SkinBasket]

I'll bet these robbers are fully aware that they are risking their life. Things escalate fast. I think people should be prepared to shoot at the first sign of threat becasue if you don't shoot them, they easily could shoot you. And when you tell your story, don't forget to tell the part where they were moving toward you in an aggressive manner, that you didin't know if they had a gun and that you feared for your life as you pulled the trigger. That will probably keep you out of the slammer.

On top of that, say it once as the police arrive so you sound sincere and unprepared for distorting the truth. I think the jury will find that evidence to be more credible. After that, don't talk much about it and let your lawyer do the work.

Who are you talking to? Partial may hate poor people and minorities, but I don't think he's going to start shooting them.

[Scott Campbell]

Who are you talking to? Partial may hate poor people and minorities, but I don't think he's going to start shooting them.

I hope this doesn't seem insensitive, but is it ok if we shoot Harlan?

[Scott Campbell]

I would love to start a business, a little yarn shop in the antique district,..........

Hell, I'd love to start a little yarn shop in the antique district too. It sounds like a blast. But I slave away at my job because I have to earn a living - not because its my favorite thing to do in life. I mean no disrespect here, but that sounds more like a lifestyle choice than a business plan. I've read enough from you over the years to be supremely confident that you are a formidable economic entity. I certainly would not bet against you.

It sounds like a blast to you, that's fine. Maybe for you it could be viewed that way, but do you know the difference between how an angora will knit up as opposed to a silk mohair blend? If a customer walks in your door with yarn they purchased from you and is having a problem working entrelac for the first time, will you be able to help? I mentioned a yarn shop because I've been crocheting for more than 20 years and have taken up knitting a couple years ago. I will know what to tell a client who wants to make a felted piece and wishes to buy a load of superwool to make it--and how to felt the piece if they don't have a top loading washer. I can explain how to wrap a butterfly for intarsia knitting. The antique district I mentioned, is in my mind because it's the district in the part of town where they can afford $180 a pound for a hand dyed, hand spun yarn. It's not a quaint little lifestyle bit I'm discussing. I know what the hell I'm talking about. (maybe take a look at the website at the bottom of this post before messing with ZigKnit--the background of the company already exists, I just can't do anything with it right now, but get me the right opportunity...)

Hey, I hope you're not mad it me. You know I'm pulling for you.

I don't know that there will be anyone left with discretionary yarn income if Harlan gets his way.

[Scott Campbell]

Ask youself why more wealthy US citizens aren't moving to Costa Rica or some other tax haven.

I understand the ex-pats rates are growing by leaps and bounds.

[RashanGary]

I'm just saying, if someone breaks into your house, you have to be prepared. You ever see those serial rapists break in, kill the guy and then rape and kill the kids and wife?

People really should be prepared to protect themselves, even in the home.

[Scott Campbell]

Does the billionare use the roads, the schools, or the social programs any more than the average joe? No. So why should he have to pay for them?!?

I would just suggest that you and Scott Campbell have very extreme views.

I imagine 90% of people in the country accept that taxes should be based on a percentage of income. And most wealthy people are not unhappy about paying their taxes on this basis.

Well if lamenting the amount of money confiscated from me for taxes makes me an extremist, then so be it. It certainly doesn't feel like I'm the only one complaining about tax rates.

[MJZiggy]

Hey, I hope you're not mad it me. You know I'm pulling for you.

I don't know that there will be anyone left with discretionary yarn income if Harlan gets his way.

That's the yuppie part of suburban Washington DC. Home of the docs, lawyers, diplomats and govt. employees. They will ALWAYS have discretionary yarn income (and delays on the red line, but that's another story).