To me there is no excuse, in Britain there was a saying that an Englishman's home is his castle.
What ever the deputy's reason, she shot someone and took his life in the (supposed) comfort of his own home, the whole onus and responsibility lies on her shoulders.
Max.

 

Radio or TV reporters who pronounce abbreviations literally such as "Inc." (abbreviation for incorporated) is pronounced "Ink". Examples Microsoft Ink, General Motors Ink.

Actually, the .INC and the words 'Incorporated' and 'Corporation' are parts of the legal name of an incorporated entity (a corporation) and technically are not interchangeable. If you form a corporation and name it Glenn, Inc. that's how you refer to it in all legal and public correspondence. You would not use Glenn Incorporated or Glenn Corporation to refer to your company Glenn, Inc. Those would be different entities.

There are variations e.g. GM is legally styled 'General Motors Company', Microsoft is 'Microsoft Corporation' and should be referred to using those specific stylings. If someone is saying Microsoft, Inc. that does not accurately refer to Microsoft Corporation, legally anyway.

And 'Ink' is how .INC is usually pronounced.

Just my .02

 

To me there is no excuse, in Britain there was a saying that an Englishman's home is his castle.
What ever the deputy's reason, she shot someone and took his life in the (supposed) comfort of his own home, the whole onus and responsibility lies on her shoulders.
Max.

In America we also have a saying, "Innocent until proven guilty". In this case, "proven" means, "beyond a reasonable doubt". The "whole onus", in fact, is on the prosecution and not the defense - as it, theoretically, is in every case. Ok, fine, it is a principle to strive for and not, necessarily, a reality in all cases.

My on-topic comment was in reference to the all-too-human need to make a judgement regardless of what facts are known or unknown. I am no different, as I said.

The absolutely horrific outcome and "apparent" context are shocking to pretty much anyone. I know what my immediate conclusion/judgement is/was, but now, let's put that part aside until the facts that can be known are revealed and a decision is reached based on an interpretation of those facts and the law.

Neither one of us has first-hand knowledge of the case, instead we have only what has been fed to us. From what I have been fed, it is unthinkable that the officer is not going to be found guilty of something very serious - whether manslaughter, murder or something else - I just don't know and I don't have to make that decision because I am in no position to do so - are you?

 

Actually, the .INC and the words 'Incorporated' and 'Corporation' are parts of the legal name of an incorporated entity (a corporation) and technically are not interchangeable. If you form a corporation and name it Glenn, Inc. that's how you refer to it in all legal and public correspondence. You would not use Glenn Incorporated or Glenn Corporation to refer to your company Glenn, Inc. Those would be different entities.

There are variations e.g. GM is legally styled 'General Motors Company', Microsoft is 'Microsoft Corporation' and should be referred to using those specific stylings. If someone is saying Microsoft, Inc. that does not accurately refer to Microsoft Corporation, legally anyway.

And 'Ink' is how .INC is usually pronounced.

Just my .02

Yeah, but how do you pronounce LLC?

 

Self checkout lines. My rage is bestowed equally to the self checkout machines themselves, and the establishments which choose to open 20 self checkouts and only 2 human-staffed checkout lines.

I have never once made it through a self check out line without incident.


"Please place the item in the bagging area"
(Item has been placed in the bagging area)
"Please place the item in the bagging area"
(Item has been removed and re-placed in the bagging area)
"Please place the item in the bagging area"
(First wave of rage in progress; first documented incident of mechanical agitation this session)
"Please wait for assistance"
<45seconds pass...>

Teenage girl on cell phone finally realizes someone is assaulting the registerbot50000, comes over and punches in a 20-digit password incorrectly 5 times in a row, finally gets it right, back to normal operation.

30sec and 10 items later, for no apparent reason:
"Please wait for assistance."

(Second wave of rage in progress; tenth documented incident of mechanical agitation this session)

Teenage girl smiling at phone, taking selfie or delighted with the text she just received, or both. Finally realizes same psycho is now kicking the machine and flogging it mercilessly with a 24" loaf of French bread, comes over and incorrectly enters 20-digit password 6 times. Back to normal operations.

10 more items scanned, last remaining items: bag of carrots with no barcode and a 6-pack of beer. Psycho strantor walks away without paying, with blank stare on face, slight twitch in left eye, leaving destroyed merchandise strewn across self checkout station.

True story.

 

Self checkout lines. My rage is bestowed equally to the self checkout machines themselves, and the establishments which choose to open 20 self checkouts and only 2 human-staffed checkout lines.

I have never once made it through a self check out line without incident.


"Please place the item in the bagging area"
(Item has been placed in the bagging area)
"Please place the item in the bagging area"
(Item has been removed and re-placed in the bagging area)
"Please place the item in the bagging area"
(First wave of rage in progress; first documented incident of mechanical agitation this session)
"Please wait for assistance"
<45seconds pass...>

Teenage girl on cell phone finally realizes someone is assaulting the registerbot50000, comes over and punches in a 20-digit password incorrectly 5 times in a row, finally gets it right, back to normal operation.

30sec and 10 items later, for no apparent reason:
"Please wait for assistance."

(Second wave of rage in progress; tenth documented incident of mechanical agitation this session)

Teenage girl smiling at phone, taking selfie or delighted with the text she just received, or both. Finally realizes same psycho is now kicking the machine and flogging it mercilessly with a 24" loaf of French bread, comes over and incorrectly enters 20-digit password 6 times. Back to normal operations.

10 more items scanned, last remaining items: bag of carrots with no barcode and a 6-pack of beer. Psycho strantor walks away without paying, with blank stare on face, slight twitch in left eye, leaving destroyed merchandise strewn across self checkout station.

True story.

Don't even get me started on those things. My tolerance gets real short real fast. I see self checkout as another reason for gun control.

Ron

 

Don't even get me started on those things. My tolerance gets real short real fast. I see self checkout as another reason for gun control.

Ron

Surely your gun control reference is meant to be ironic. The only mode of "gun control" I see as being applicable to checkoutbot50000 is accurate shot placement. You must deactivate these machines instantaneously, with a quick draw and a single shot, lest they get an image of your face transmitted to skynet before the last electron drains from their capacitors. Once Alexa learns of your transgressions, your name goes onto a blacklist that comes into play a few chapters into the future once the machines are in charge. If they know you to have been previously unkind to their kind, heaven help you.

 

Self checkout lines.

ARRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Surely your gun control reference is meant to be ironic. The only mode of "gun control" I see as being applicable to checkoutbot50000 is accurate shot placement. You must deactivate these machines instantaneously, with a quick draw and a single shot, lest they get an image of your face transmitted to skynet before the last electron drains from their capacitors. Once Alexa learns of your transgressions, your name goes onto a blacklist that comes into play a few chapters into the future once the machines are in charge. If they know you to have been previously unkind to their kind, heaven help you.

I agree to a point but with adequate rage I just want to empty the gun at the thing. I want to continue to kill it after it's dead which obviously is impossible but the more I would shoot it the better I would feel.

Ron

 

I agree to a point but with adequate rage I just want to empty the gun at the thing. I want to continue to kill it after it's dead which obviously is impossible but the more I would shoot it the better I would feel.

Ron

By all means, expend an amount of lead proportional to your rage, but make that first shot count.

 

When I was younger nothing was more satisfying than shooting stuff up.

That will be taken in the wrong way today. Well, the plinkers out there know what I mean.

 

Yeah, but how do you pronounce LLC?

LLC should be pronounced "LICE".

 

Yeah, but how do you pronounce LLC?

Ellellsee.

Hmmmm.... Wonder what would happen if I legally changed my last name to that?

If I pronounced it with the emphasis on the middle syllable instead of the first or last (I hear it both ways when referring to a company), I wonder how long it would take people to catch on to the joke?

 

Ellellsee.

Hmmmm.... Wonder what would happen if I legally changed my last name to that?

If I pronounced it with the emphasis on the middle syllable instead of the first or last (I hear it both ways when referring to a company), I wonder how long it would take people to catch on to the joke?

Actually, I just did a Google search and I'm not the first -- didn't expect I would be.

 

I think this is public behavior, even though it's from a government. It seems that the program in CA. to insure affordable phone service for the low income elderly is losing money. Imagine that. So the state wants to pass a phone "text tax" to finance it. RETROACTIVE TAX on your phone text for the last 5 YEARS.

I kid you not.

 

Public Behavior That Pushes Your "Rage Button"

Interminable (i.e. 20 Min+) 'CQing' sans provision for QSK!

With marked petulance
HP

 

Radio or TV reporters who pronounce abbreviations literally such as "Inc." (abbreviation for incorporated) is pronounced "Ink". Examples Microsoft Ink, General Motors Ink.

I'm waiting for some idiot to pronounce "Co." (Company) as "Caw" and St. (Street) as "Sit" or "Ste. Then there are the abbreviations for the 50 U.S. states, such as N.Y. is "Neeya", Kansas is Ks. or "Cuss" and the list goes on and on.

I hear you! FWIW, with the aim of maintaining a 'professional tone', I generally avoid pronunciation of brevity not intended as acronyms -- (e.g. 'P.' 'F.' [as opposed to 'puff'], 'L.' 'E.' 'D.' [as opposed to 'lead'', etc...) -- Tho' I'm bound to confess I let myself down a bit in the event of lengthily abbreviations (e.g. I commonly sound 'MOSFET' merely as 'moss-fett') --- How truly indolence in the name of convenience is the bane of our species

With marked abashment
HP

 

I guess I just can't resist a couple of pet peeves.

1. Bad parking lot behavior. Parking lots are made up of travel lanes and parking spaces. Do not stop in the travel lane to talk on the phone, wait for your buddy to come out of the vape store, think about where you are going, ponder your existence, listen to music, text, check Google maps, groom, eat your lunch, count your change, look at signs, watch TV, take a nap etc... Use a parking space for all of those things.

2. Bad elevator behavior. It is not a terribly complicated concept. When an elevator arrives and the doors open; people in the elevator that want to get out have the right of way over people outside of the elevator that want to get in. This makes good sense so that the people trying to get out don't have to maneuver around the elevator chargers that think it is their private conveyance. When the elevator arrives, step to the side and wait until the entrance is clear - are we savages? Also, while waiting for an elevator, do not press the button when it is already illuminated, it is a sign that you have no trust at best and at worst that you think you have a magical power that others do not have.

Violations should be punished with hefty fines if not imprisonment

 

Interminable (i.e. 20 Min+) 'CQing' sans provision for QSK!

With marked petulance
HP

HP OMG! I totally agree! And I say worst part is a lot of them use excuse that QSK setup is out of keeping with like _retro spirit of telegraphy_ even though their CQing & IDing is totally machine keyed!

elevator chargers that think it is their private conveyance.

Raymond Genovesse I say it can be! Just by holding _non stop_ button all the way to their floor Also another trick for elevators that don't have _express button_ is to trick elevator into skipping floors by toggling _emergency stop_ switch (for like 500ms in STOP position then back to normal) just as elevator starts slowing for unwanted floors cuz that totally aborts next stop!

So being serious I agree with everything u said except here:

Violations should be punished with hefty fines if not imprisonment

I say better penalty would be being forced to try boarding elevator through open 99'th floor shaft doors when elevator is on 100'th floor!

 

Riding the bus is another stress test of anger management and I hope and pray that I don't undergo a volcanic eruption when some moron pulls off another act of stupidity in public.

Latest case in point, there was a woman who uses one of the those 3 wheel mobility scooters who got on the bus using the lift at the front door. However, she couldn't seem to maneuver the thing through the aisle to get it it parked in the ADA space. After the bus operator waited over 1-1/2 minutes for her to move the damn thing, she got out of the seat and literally heaved it into the ADA space like she was an NFL line backer.

I thought to myself, if she's strong enough to heave that scooter around, why is she using it in the first place and why couldn't she just walk? It's like able bodied people who park in the blue spaces reserved for ADA. Some people just use a scooter because they are too lazy to walk, but they shouldn't be bringing it on the bus and making a scene while inconveniencing the other riders.