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There was a time when police officers carried considerably less lethal, less capacity firearms. Two "things" happened, largely in the 1980s: Police were more frequently outgunned by the criminals with the 1986 Miami Dade event being one of the more noteworthy events. Two, police were encountering more people high on drugs that could endure multiple shots from .38 caliber and even 9mm handguns and were still able to move and do what they wanted to do. You saw a big push in law enforcement circles to use 10mm for a while, many brought back .45 caliber handguns as service weapons, and 9mm handguns capable of firing higher grain rounds than your usual 115gr rounds. I think police need to carry firearms that posses the potential to end violent situations. For example, I'd want the police to have a lethal force option to take on an active shooter or a hostage situation. I think the issue is that the non-lethal gadgets they have aren't powerful enough and the cops don't trust them when it counts. Some people can take Taser and spray and they can keep doing what they are doing. The Columbus police officer could have used the Taser and the woman with the knife could have gotten a couple stabs off before she could be stopped.

I agree. This sort of thing is risky because you're asking the player to do X, Y and Z and also produce results that justify the 1st round selection. I'd understand if he was one of those players who did a little DE/LB throughout his college career ala Brian Urlacher (who often played FS and LB in games during his college career) but he wasn't from what I can tell.

IMO, the problems are the coaches when it comes to Oliver and Epenesa. Ed Oliver was a pass rushing DT in college. That's what he did well in college. He was a Top 10 pick because he consistently got into the backfield. The Bills disagree, obviously, and have insisted on making Oliver a jack of all trades DT. If Ed Oliver played in the old Jim Schwartz defense, he'd have double digit sacks annually. Epenesa never played a down as a linebacker in his high school or college career. I have no idea what the Bills want Epenesa to do with all that weight loss. He's for sure, no longer a lineman that's going to routinely beat tackles. I don't think Edmunds is bad at all. He may not have had enough experience to do the best job at being the playcaller on the defense last year.

Interesting question Irv. Like: Carolina. Warmer but not southern Floridian tropics. Owner with money to burn, younger coach, team has talent, and overall the franchise has been competitive throughout its history. Dislike: Packers. I think playing in the Aaron Rodgers cult isn't enjoyable, and getting tackled on concrete is even less fun. Most people outside Wisconsin can't name five Packers players besides Aaron Rodgers without googling it.

That's real end of times ***** right there. They will undoubtedly screw up again. I've said in a previous post that all this SARS stuff is lab accidents. They never found definitive proof of SARS in the wild not to mention SARS 2. They won't because nature didn't make it. It's scary that the virology gang whose sloppiness that started all this will never be held accountable, never mention spend one day in jail.

He's not the same mentally or physically since he got injured. The Eagles knew it. You could say they always knew it. No Nick Foles heroics and no Super Bowl. It's really a 50-50 between a turnaround and Trent Edwards at this juncture for Wentz.

My guess is he's out of shape and can't get into shape. It's not the best combination of having heart issues, needing to keep a lot of weight on, and playing football in a world where a virus that preys on the obese and weak tickers runs around.

This is part of the new push to vaccinate children. There are more than enough idiot parents out there that will put this experimental tech into their kid's body without even a brief moment of critical thinking.

It's going to be uncomfortable for a lot of people that aren't on the extreme right or left (who are comfortable with defying the government) to come to grips with the fact the government is not going to give you back your normal. You will have to take it back. If you want to stop wearing masks you will have to decide to stop. People think the government is going to give you permission. It's never coming. The masks are going to stay until there's so many people not doing it. It's going to be the hard way. Here in PA, there is a question on the ballot to end a governor's emergency declaration to 90 days. Otherwise, this guy is never going to end it on his own until he leaves office. I wonder where the tipping point will be. It's not a year. Will it be two years?

People were so worried and appalled that President Trump was even thinking about bringing in the National Guard to quell the unrest/riots/peaceful protesting going on last year. Memories are short. President Bush gave the California National Guard and active units of the US Marine Corps the green light to put down the LA riots.

Pro-vaxxer in 2021: "I'm happy to get my vaccine if that's what it takes to stay *safe* from the Covidiots of the world. We will soon be back to normal,only have to wear masks a little longer." Pro-vaxxer in 2023: "I'm happy to have received my new quarterly Pfizer booster, my 11th shot overall, if that's what it continues to be *safe*, as defined by Pfizer, from the Covidiots of the world. I've been told normal is just around the corner, and we only have to wear masks for just a little bit more."

I've had hit and miss with battery operated lawn and garden. I've purchased the trimmers and blowers. Blowers were always better than the trimmers. When it comes to battery operated drills, saws, lawn and garden, I'm always concerned about finding replacement batteries in the future where the tool or machine is working great, just needs a new pack. The manufacturers love that planned obsolescence. "Oh yeah, you're looking for a battery for one of our "discontinued" sets."

He will give the Browns maximum effort in their home opener. Yes, that'll be it.

I am critical of the moderator who decided to close that thread. Poor, short-sighted judgement on their part. The very same moderators have tolerated an endless river of juvenile posts, memes and Twitter feeds in the name of free speech but when the thread gets a little hot for them personally, they go give it the Jack Dorsey.

The same people that voluntarily offer their total obedience to the government when it comes to vaccinations are the very same people who'd burn the stadium and the county executive's house to the ground if the government banned alcohol sales inside the stadium or gave you a lifetime ban for fighting in the stands.

That's why the absoluteness of the "safe and effective" message has been counterproductive.

It goes even deeper than that I suspect. I agree with you - I think there is billowing smoke that the coronavirus was the result of a lab accident where they were playing with spike proteins as delivery systems. I've always found it ironic that Americans "trust" Fauci like he's a pillar of truth and honesty despite being clearly quite compromised because he's eyeballs deep in the research. I think SARS was also the result of a lab leak but it didn't get much scrutiny because it was largely contained to Asia and the world dodged a bullet it didn't' dodge with COVID. That accident is what initially freaked out governments about the GOF research. It's why you had the fundamental research into this vaccine tech already underway. There are a lot of monied interests (academia, NGOs) that have every incentive to keep the lid on their research. One, it'd show the world that the research isn't being safely conducted and secondly,there's a lot more dangerous research being conducted by the same incompetent, careless people and same labs.

I'll add that it is *very* likely that in all fatalities and severe cases, the patient was extremely deficient in Vitamin D, like a single digit level. This isn't a COVID thing - viruses love Vitamin D deficient bodies and the obese and elderly bodies are always deficient without supplementation. You may find 1 out of 10 that isn't and I'd offer that anyone who supplements with it daily has either avoided COVID altogether or had a very mild case. I'd argue that the vaccine is worthless in a D-deficient body and a body with a high D level that isn't elderly is as strong as a vaccinated one. The catch is that you need a blood test to measure your levels which requires a diligence most neither have nor can afford unless you're already being treated for something where it's part of the workup.

Waco is one of those events where as Ive gotten older, my opinion about what happened has changed substantially. When it first occurred I thought the Davidians brought it upon themselves. Today...all I see is the government incompetence got so many people (agents and Davidians) needlessly killed, and those responsible were never held accountable. Whether it was Randy Weaver or Koresh, the feds could have arrested those guys peacefully. They had multiple opportunities. The 90s were a violent time.

The Bills do not ask him to rush the passer every down and he's being asked to complete several different assignments during any one game. I think there have been many posts, pages and podcasts that show that. The Bills are not allowing him to go Warren Sapp out there. I find fault with the Bills in a way - if they wanted an all-around DT talent, Ed Oliver probably wasn't the best choice for that and there were other DTs in that draft that could have provided that. If they wanted a pure pass rushing talent, Ed Oliver is the player.

Those people are some of the very worst mankind has to offer. I absolutely loathe trophy hunters.

This study is a hot, humid pile of bull####. On page 8, bolded and underlined by me: "Our work is the first to explore this issue and as such we are mindful of some of the limitations of our study. First, as is the case with individual COVID-19 infections, it is impossible for us to assess cause and effect to the fan-attended games and the increase in cases/rates over the ensuing weeks. However, the consistency of our findings is striking. Another limitation of our work is that we cannot determine whether the increases in transmission and cases were due directly to fan attendance at the stadium, to tailgating around the stadium or to individuals congregating in the homes of family and friends. Second, because there would be too many variables involved in assessing and linking cases of mortality to fan attendance beyond their simple attendance at a game, we were unable to–and uncomfortable with–using the data or our analysis from a whole-of-league approach. However, if a study warranted, we would be able to apply our model to assess mortality at a local/county-level for specific states. Third, we note that some NFL teams had home games where only friends and family attended. These games were not included in the analyses due to data unreliability, as not all teams may have publicly announced the occurrence of these games. Lastly, for those cases where we did not identify a spike in cases, we are unsure precisely what may have contributed to that outcome, such as specific health and safety protocols for example."

I'd hate a trade down. Trade downs are for draft nerds and playing Madden. If you're in the first round, take a player. As for players, no raw one hit wonders who are 95% elite athlete, 5% football player. I'd especially be wary of any player who sat out last year.

Can't wait for the inevitable Pacific Rim integration and retcon.

Neither he nor Joe Biden will be running for President in 2024 IMO. A lot happens in four years. I think the country will have had its fill of elderly Presidents. Biden because of his age and health. I just don't see him being up to that task. You could argue he's already struggling. They will play the game as long as they can but you can see the end of his runway already. Trump because I think there will be acceptable candidates that'll emerge without all the baggage.