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I'm interested. I don't really have any free time so I don't know that I will be able to chime in much, but I'd be interested in reading other views.

Yup, this is why I am an advocate for physical media never going away. I want to own a physical copy so that I always have access to it. I may rip it onto a Plex server and use that as my main means of consumption, but if anything were to ever happen I can always pull the hard copy out of storage and pop it in a player.

So, obviously I don't know what discussion you guys have already had, but I'd be interested in what both of your takes are. I've been hearing for years that people want to divide CA into at least 2, if not 3. I'm going to read up on that link @DrMacintosh provided to see what I can figure out. Without being a CA resident or having tons of first hand knowledge on the sentiments of the citizens, I've always thought it would be better for it to at least be divided into 2 because the impression I've always gotten is that the people of Northern CA are very different from Southern CA and don't really get fair representation at both the state and federal level.

Link is dead now. What was it about?

I had a good giggle fest when I listened to that video.

Man, between Fauci, the CDC, and WHO, I haven't been able to keep track of what people are supposed to be doing. They have all waffled so much that I don't believe anything they say about anything. This whole this has been twisted into a political game and it's disgusting.

One of my favorite, if not my favorite, series ever.

*drool*

Ah yes, that crack and wince, followed immediately with a sigh of relief.

I'm going to jump in with only one comment, as someone who not only hold's a bachelor degree in Criminal Justice focused on criminal law and criminal investigation, but also attended the WI Police Accademy: What @CircleTech said is correct. The police are not required by law, in any way, to put their lives in jeopardy to protect individual citizen of the United States. They are at their core a reactionary, investigative force. They are simply a part of the judicial system, they are not a private security force. Their duties are to serve and protect the public from criminal elements, but not at the cost of deliberately putting themselves in jeopardy of serious bodily harm or death. It is simply not required by law. Their duty is to serve the public by investigating claims of criminal activity and, if reasonable suspicion or probable cause is found to charge someone with a crime, they protect the public by arresting the individual and hold them until they can be processed in the judicial system. The only time that law enforcement officers are directly responsible for any individual's safety is when that individual is in the custody of the State, either because they were arrested and are being held for trial, or because they have specifically requested protection from the State and it has been granted (e.g. the Witness Protection program). Now, that being said, because law enforcement officers have long carried the tradition of selfless acts that put themselves in harms way to protect the public, it has led the general public to believe that they in fact are required to put themselves in harm's way. This has led a large percentage of the public to expect that they will respond to every call at a moment's notice. They are not required to, and indeed it is impossible for the police in any given jurisdiction, to guarantee that they can respond to every call for help at a moment's notice. To do so would require a police officer to be assigned to every single citizen. Even in cities that are not grossly underfunded and understaffed, there will always be a delay of minutes from the time the call comes in to the dispatch center to when the first officer arrives on scene. This is just one of the many reasons that the US Constitution has the 2nd Amendment. At the end of the day, it is the responsibility of every citizen to guarantee their own personal safety in any moment, it is not the responsibility of the State.

You talking about Weekendgunnit?

If you're willing to pay a little bit, depending on what kind of game you want to make and which engine you want to use, Udemy has some pretty good game design courses.

Jeez, which cosmic entity did you piss off?

Meh, too easy and boring these days with how sensitive and pre-offended everyone is.

MichaelScottCringe.gif Ouch!

Yeah, I saw that too. Talk about a total lack of a grasp on reality and how our society and laws work. "But muh feeeeeeeelings!!!" Yeah, suck these feelings...

For me the perfect breakfast is a couple eggs, a few pieces of bacon, some oatmeal with sliced apples and cinnamon or some mixed berries, and a small bowl of yogurt, topped off with a good cup of coffee or tea.

This is one of those things I wish I new where to begin getting through to people that the MSM isn't their friend. They've had so many years of having everything crammed down their throats and that CNN/ABC/MSNBC are the only places where they can learn the "truth" that they are incapable of recognizing how little truth is actually shown to them.

I owned a Pontiac G6 GTP. Don't buy a G6. They're pretty much held together with velcro and tape.