John Smith

It'd be simpler just to post who wasn't in the Grass Roots....

I have not been in the grass roots, but I am number 287 in line, so my time will come soon.

I've tried but have little desire to listen to beck other than an occasional song now and then. I own Mellow Gold, Odelay, Sea Change, midnight Vultures and Mutations all purchased because of very enthusiastic recommendations yet none have done much for me. Probably like Mitations more than the others and only listen to that one maybe once a year. Am I missing something here.

Well my personal experience comes from having 28 uncles and cousins who are or were cops as well as friends and they universally would prefer anyone they stop to be unarmed, period.

Cops in Texas breathe a sigh of relief when their terminal tells them that the driver has a concealed handgun license. They know that he/she isn't a criminal, is trained in gun safety and spent the time and money to jump through the licensing hoops. Traffic stops are very nonchalant because they know that the chances of trouble are even less than usual.

I would love to see the research on this.

1. If I were a cop I would want to know about someone's concealed carry permit before interacting with them.

 

2. If I were a cop I would probably have a lot of friends I drank beer with who were on the firearms database.

 

But hey, 'don't tread on me'.

Pull some one over for improper lane usage and you would rather have that information handy and approach with caution rather than not know and become part of a lessons learned training video.

But thus far the question of why he was pulled over has not been answered. What was the warning for? Is Maryland targeting gun owners? Where are all the other incidents being reported? One incident is not a pattern of abuse.

Frack baby Frack

Liz phair

Guns n Roses

Jeff Buckley

The Strokes

Arcade Fire

Dusty Springfield

Some or all of these May have been mentioned, but just in case...

Don't know how obscure any of these are but lately I've been enjoying:

Hell bound glory

Lydia Loveless

Those Darlins

Detroit Conras

Why is Maryland out to get all gun owners? And if that is the case shouldn't there be a whole spate of similar stories? Lawsuits etc... The BS war on Christmas gets more play than this story and if true in fact as well as spirit this story is much bigger.

I don't think you'll find many people who think it's acceptable to pull people over "for no reason whatsoever." Fourth Amendment and all.

Other than the police, the mayor of New York, the Supreme Court, the defenders of stop and frisk on fox. Of course a reason can always be found to pull someone over and toss their vehicle or search them.

Of course it's different it's always different. In the case I put out there they have no reason what so ever to pull the person over, but that is acceptable.

Agreed. It's like an out of state cop pulling over a car with Colorado plates because weed is legal in their home state. (But I won't be surprised if it happens.)

Or like a black man being pulled over in the suburbs, or stop and frisk...

I don't know that there are any real candidates on either side ready to run except maybe Hilary and Christie, though I have heard Biden as a possible candidate. I don't think many people would take him seriously though.

Spending the holidays trying to read only hard boiled and/or noir fiction and I'm loving it.

 

Next up:

 

Last year I went through a phase wher I was trying to read up on American mystery writers and read a bunch of Chandler, Hammett and MacDonald.

Next up is a bio of Duane Allman.

Talking Heads 77?

Eagles of Death Metal

I saw VH1 earlier

Didn't think I saw the Cars or Dire straits on anyone's lists. I could be wrong but didn't notice.

Surplus? That calls for immediate tax cuts!!! It's our money and we know how to better handle it than the government!

Omnibudsman

They would have been better off just breaking up. After their first practice.

Wrong thread

I like S&R. Male/female duo playing decent country music.

Arugala

My company is more profitable than ever, now when people leave we do not replace them. This is not uncommon. In my group of 5 people we have probably had enough work added to support 6.5 but we maintain our staffing as is.

Re: Christie if it turns out that the whole mess was done just to jab Dems that would not definitely enhance his position with the hard right. Not apologizing will help him too.