6,082 Forum Posts by "TNT"
The top two links are the same.
I've always heard that Arkansas and Arizona were the worst states. The other southern states also make the list for most people.
In Texas (effective September 1st, 2013), anyone 18 and over without a criminal record can take a Concealed Hand-Gun License Course that takes 4 to 6 hours to complete instead of 10 to 15 hours. Also to renew the license, there's now an option to renew it online over taking a renewal course/exam.
Something tells me this could be a problem, especially when it comes to renewing the license. "CHL holders can renew their permit online with no continuing education required."
Do you think this raises concern? On one hand, more law abiding citizens are able to take a CHL course because of the reduction of time. On the other hand, the instructors have to cram everything in a shorter period of time, which people could miss when taking the course. But really the biggest problem I have with this is renewing the license online with no further education... You have got to be kidding me!
Since I'm majoring in Criminal Justice, I feel I should share my opinion on the topic.
In most cases: no, I do not support the death penalty. There's an issue with executing people who have been wrongfully convicted, and as the DNA and trace evidence improves, it turns out some of them didn't commit the crime. Unfortunately, some "convicted criminals" have already been executed despite the fact, which adds controversy to our current Criminal Justice System. Many people would also argue that the death penalty can be implied as a direct violation of the Eighth Amendment (which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment).
A professor that lectured one of my Criminal Justice classes provided a theory of certain crimes becoming punishable by the death penalty. I can't remember if he did the research, if he got data from another source, or if its just something he pondered about, but it should be worth thinking about. It certainly did for me. What if rape, sexual assault to a minor, and anything similar became a guaranteed death sentence? Many people at first would think, especially the feminist group, that it would be the best thing in the world! No one would want to rape anyone now that they might risk getting killed in the electric chair!
But hold on, you can still get the death penalty for murder. And sadly, no matter how strict the punishments are, there will still be people committing said crimes one way or another. Theoretically speaking, if the rapist were to rape a woman knowing these new penalties, then he have no reason NOT to kill her too. Logically if the rapist doesn't want to get caught, then one must hide the evidence, and witnesses (which the woman he raped would definitely be the biggest witness). At this point the rapist has nothing to lose, so to increase his chances to not get caught, he must also kill her, and hide her body and destroy any evidence he may have left behind.
However, this is not saying that all rapists won't kill their victims if the punishment for rape wasn't the death penalty. The sad reality is that many women who got raped are also killed. But for those who haven't been killed, it is possible to assume that the rapists knows that if they were to take it one step further by killing her, they're doomed for the death sentence if they get caught. So instead, they blackmail the victim to not report the crime, and flee knowing that if they get caught, at least they won't get executed if convicted.
So basically, if the government were to add death penalties to other horrible crimes like rape, then the odds of the victims getting killed as well will theoretically increase. In other words, it could make the situation worse.
At 8/22/13 03:03 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:At 8/22/13 11:05 AM, TNT wrote: You can't tell if the child will have autism during pregnancy. In fact, most parents won't notice their autistic behavior until they're 18-24 months old. Autism isn't like Down Syndrome where they have specific facial characteristics that differs from everyone else.some scientists at Cambridge found a way to do it in vitro also its a huge debate for people that are into autistic rights.
Interesting. I found a link that supports your findings, but I'm not sure if you found it from this specific source.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/12/autism-screening-health
I'm a bit on the fence about this though. There's a chance that someone with autism can be extremely gifted, and there have been debates to whether Albert Einstein had it or not.
At 8/20/13 04:16 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:At 8/20/13 04:13 PM, VJF wrote: The letter has a point. Those noises they make are annoying, and they (autistics) are disgusting. Kid shoulda been euthanized as soon as they found out he had autism.you can usually find out still during the pregnancy and have a choice to terminate seeing as the kid is ill and raising a autistic kid costs more than a normal person.
You can't tell if the child will have autism during pregnancy. In fact, most parents won't notice their autistic behavior until they're 18-24 months old. Autism isn't like Down Syndrome where they have specific facial characteristics that differs from everyone else.
So nice to own a multimillion dollar cereal company, that sells Honey Nut Cheerios. BUUZZZZZ
At 4/18/13 09:40 PM, 372 wrote:At 4/18/13 09:37 PM, Nebula wrote: In before massive freak ou-Oh wait.Wikileaks exposes the crimes of the state. The internet is the last place on earth without government control.. well at least for the U.S
Anyway people really need to closely read these bills more. Everytime a bill like this comes around it always leads to
freak outs of "OMG ALL MY VIDEOS WILL BE TAKEN DOWN" or "This safe site will be gone!" when really all it's doing is
getting rid of sites with illegal content (CP, and all that shit). The government does not care about your Naruto videos set to
Linkin Park guys.
This is about to change forever.
We'll worry about that when it passes through the Senate.
On a lighter note, the President says he'll veto CISPA.
At 4/18/13 09:15 PM, Emma wrote:At 4/18/13 12:17 AM, TNT wrote: 60 to 70 deadSwanton said he felt "pretty comfortable" estimating the amount of fatalities at between five and 15 and the number of injured at more than 160
15 ... 60
No big difference.
Sources tend to change. I've made that note earlier today. Thanks for not paying attention.
At 4/18/13 11:23 AM, All-American-Badass wrote: Ok what's with sources inflating death figures? originally they said 60 people died but now it's 5 to 15 dead
I've noticed that too. Maybe the local news media exaggerated the truth in order to get more attention, or they overreacted. However, it's still sad to hear people died from the explosion.
Just two days after the bombing in Boston, a fertilizer plant exploded in West, Texas!
Currently 200 are injured, and one local news station reports that 60 to 70 were killed.
www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/powerful-exploson-rocks-town-no rth-of-waco-203508001.html - Site that states 60 to 70 dead as of 11:15PM(cst)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA - Explosion caught on video
http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-plant-explosion-injures-200-l evels-homes-businesses/story?id=18983638#.UW9zmcr0eRs - another source.
At 4/15/13 08:56 PM, Jester wrote:At 4/15/13 08:54 PM, TNT wrote: I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't like seeing photos of people with missing legs...There must be something wrong with you.
Oh har har har...
According to ABC News, an 8 year old child was killed in the explosion.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't like seeing photos of people with missing legs...
This is truly awful...
It is rather difficult to call myself a Christian. I say this because everyone who claims to be a Christian (or any other branch of Christianity like Chaotic, Baptist, Methodist, etc.) tends to vary on opinions regarding what should be done in society. For instance (which I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up yet), we have the KKK. Very devoted Christians, yet they are very racist to anyone who is not "white", and are not tolerant to anyone who does not hold their Christian values. History has also shown them to be violent by lynching anyone who wasn't "white" for their political gain, which contradicts one of the Ten Commandments "Thou shall not murder/kill".
I would bring up the Westboro Baptist Church, but it has already been mentioned in detail.
There's a funny story I had regarding Christianity one day. Almost a year ago, I was moving furniture and boxes into my first apartment. I was really excited to finally be on my own without my parents or RAs watching my back. My roommate was still at his mom's house, so I was on my own for the first couple of days.
About a half an hour later, two men who were in their thirties noticed I was unloading stuff to my apartment alone. So they decided to approach me and ask if I needed any help. I told them that I'm in no need of help, and I wanted to do this on my own. The two men assisted that they wanted to "work", but that part went through my head thinking they meant "help". After thinking about it I decided to let them help by saying, "Well if you guys really want to".
For the first ten minutes it went smoothly, but then I overheard them talking about money. It occurred to me that they wanted to work for money and I had no cash on me, so I told them to stop what they were doing right quick. I explained that I had no money on me, and if you guys like to stop then go right ahead. One of the men was furious! He started to yell at me, probably thinking I was really dense or something, and I tried to explain it was a misunderstanding. This went on for a minute then he asked me if I would help move furniture for someone for free. I told him, "If they ask for help, yes I would." It was then I got the most interesting response. "So you're some sort of Christian? Because I'm not religious!"
We eventually negotiated and the two men left, thankfully the other guy was very understanding. Now, I brought this story up because he believes that when people help others, that makes them Christian. I disagree with his response. I help people out because I believe (I would say "know" but that might come out arrogant) it is the right thing to do. Christianity has nothing to do with my willingness to help others, and I've volunteered to a handful of organizations from charities to animal shelters. I can understand how some people who helped others get the idea from Christianity or the Bible, but this is something I learned on my own and from the community around me.
And regarding if I go to church, it's rare that I do. I have no disrespect for churches at all, but it's just something I don't go to on a regular basis. I've read bits and pieces of the Bible, but not the whole thing.
The reason why I find it hard to call myself a Christian is because I shaped my own character based on my surroundings. I also have some different viewpoints (I support gay-marriage, Christianity doesn't for example). For me, and this goes for any religion, Christianity is like a guide that someone could use if they are in doubt about the meaning of life. In most cases they will help them become good people, but sometimes it can be abused if they take everything seriously, or misunderstood a passage (like Al Quada, the WBC, and not forgetting the KKK). Personally, I believe that you don't necessarily need religion to be a good person as the community, education in general, and yourself can make that happen.
At 4/4/13 04:43 PM, EyeLovePoozy wrote: Robert Ebert may or may not be dead but ROGER Ebert is definitely dead.
lol
Sorry for the bad typo.
One of the most famous critics has just passed away at 70 years old.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-roger-ebert-dead-2013 0404,0,602338.story
I am in disbelief that some of you users support his actions on killing people.
The police department being corrupt is one thing, but killing their loved ones in the process? How can you justify that?
At 2/8/13 08:05 AM, ZeroAsALimit wrote:At 2/7/13 10:01 PM, TNT wrote:See here.At 2/7/13 09:57 PM, Stretchysumo wrote: The LAPD is corrupt, so is the police department in most major cities.Can you enlighten us with sources please?
Yeah. I've read it. Read the entire forum next time.
At 2/7/13 11:51 PM, TNT wrote:At 2/7/13 11:45 PM, Trillionaire wrote: TNT has neglected to mention that he has not read the Dorner Manifesto. Though, it's obvious that he hasn't.I've read part of it, but not the whole thing. I was talking about police corruption in general, and I did mention that LAPD had a history of corruption.
I am now reading more of the Dorner Manifesto because the last thing I want to be bias. While reading this, I now want to take back that "LAPD is trying to move in the right direction". Clearly they have a lot of work to do if what I am reading is 100% true.
At 2/7/13 11:45 PM, Trillionaire wrote: TNT has neglected to mention that he has not read the Dorner Manifesto. Though, it's obvious that he hasn't.
I've read part of it, but not the whole thing. I was talking about police corruption in general, and I did mention that LAPD had a history of corruption.
At 2/7/13 11:03 PM, Stretchysumo wrote: Obviously he was corrupt, what do you expect when he's working with cops where corruption is the norm? If you refuse to believe that widespread police corruption in cities isn't real, you're entitled to that belief, but the sad truth is greed and hatred is a part of our human nature.
I want to clarify something; I didn't say that police corruption isn't real. I know cases where corruption did happen.
Now that we got that out of the way, how can you be so sure that his actions are caused by NYPD influence or policies? That one source you pointed out didn't state why NYPD is corrupted other than the officer's quotes.
Also, greed and hatred can come from outside sources not associated with NYPD, or from any police department for that matter. He could have been raised by abusive parents, been bullied frequently in school, and the list goes on.
I just linked one article about NYC, I could easily find more.
Please do, as one incident will not convince me otherwise.
Chicago, NYC, and LA are all notorious for corruption, just ask anyone who's dealt with cops in one of these cities. Even if you could deny NYPD was corrupt, you can't deny CPD and LAPD are completely corrupt.
I haven't looked much into Chicago, so I will give you the benefit of the doubt. Regarding LAPD however, Los Angeles can be a very violent city. The police there are probably much more strict compared to other police departments due to this. Unfortunately, some people who are law abiding citizens will not sit well with their procedures and will think negatively of them.
Does LAPD have a history of corruption? Absolutely. But with recent changes after the LA Riots of 1992, they are at least trying to head in the right direction.
Nothing will be done because the police cover their own asses. Police brutality is punished with a slap on the wrist. I'm not saying all police are corrupt, but the force in these cities specifically is undeniably corrupt.
We can agree that not all police are corrupt. However, crooked cops more than likely got away with only a slap on the wrist is due to lack of physical evidence, or an awful jury.
I've posted pictures of myself before on newgrounds, and other than the occasional photoshop dicks, it was no big deal.
At 2/7/13 10:19 PM, Stretchysumo wrote:
Gladly
http://gothamist.com/2012/10/16/guilty_cop_calls_nypd_most_c orrupt.php
It sounds more like Officer Kacamakovic is the corrupted one.
Kacamakovic, you may recall, was accused by the FBI of a lot of questionable activity, including pepper-spraying two patrons outside his cousin's bar in 2008 while screaming, "No one f***s with my cousinâEUTMs place!" He was in uniform and on duty at the time. After one of the patrons pressed charges, Kacamakovic allegedly used the NYPDâEUTMs computer system to search a federal database about the assault victim.
One officer does not make the whole police department corrupt. It's like saying a whole classroom is full of cheaters because one student cheated on a test.
He probably said that "NYPD is corrupt" for a variety of reasons, but just saying it alone does not mean its true.
At 2/7/13 09:57 PM, Stretchysumo wrote: The LAPD is corrupt, so is the police department in most major cities.
Can you enlighten us with sources please?
So he wants to end corruption in LAPD by killing people?
What a hypocrite...
My friend is writing a petition to remove Twilight Sparkle's wings before it airs in a couple of weeks.
I would appreciate any of you to help him out!
I have to give this kid some credit, he's aware that his videos are crap (or at least I think he is aware).
