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| DoubleGold Member since: Jan 26, 2023
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Posts: 4241 | Quote: Gandler Quote: DoubleGold Quote: AZDuffman He thinks boys use tampons. That is weird. 
He blew over 12 while weighing what looks to be about 300 pounds, likely has German ancestry meaning he has high alcohol tolerance, and was driving in excess of 90 MPH. I haven't ever seen a plea deal under such circumstances. I've seen them thrown out of court but not plea deal. The offender claimed he was hard of hearing.
That is absurd he would be dead (he certainly would not be driving.) From what I can find his BAC is .128 at a time when the legal limit was .10. Yes, he was over, far more than he should (and back then the limit was far higher than it should be, but that is a separate issue) but not by a ridiculous amount. And, if you want to get really technical, some people argue that even modern breath tests have a margin of error of .02 (and this was in 1995.) The idea that no plea deal has been entered for being .028 over the BAC limit before is silliness. I am no lawyer, and certainly no expert in Minnesota law, but from what I can tell he got a pretty standard first offense offer for somebody with legal representation who agrees to plead guilty..... (Some kind of fine and court costs, license suspended for a few months, I think a few months of probation etc...) He certainly did not get off Scott free. Also, back in the early 90s drunk driving was not like today (people did not look at it as a huge deal, I of course do not agree, and it is good things changes, but that was the reality.) I have very little sympathy for drunk drivers, but unlike many, Walz seemed to learn from his mistakes and give up alcohol completely which is at least a positive outcome.
Percentage is implied because as you mentioned, death would occur otherwise. That should have been a sign for you to use common sense. Those breath test machines need to be calibrated regularly, so they can be off. First offense back then meant within three years, so he may have had about 4-5 total offenses of that type at that young age at the then current rate. A person like that could be the last person standing in the bar, because of his weight and ancestry. In other words, to blow a 12 at 260 Aryan pounds, he prolly drank a case of farm-raised corn-fed beer that night, then got on a tractor to plow 100 acres after being detained in the salami for 6 hours, then drank another case. :) |
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| DoubleGold Member since: Jan 26, 2023
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Posts: 4241 | The following fits nicely with Harris' choice for VP, since they both have Communist ideology: -------------------- Exclusive—Seamus Bruner: Seven Troubling Tim Walz Connections to Communist China 8 Aug 2024 . . . 1. The CCP approved and even subsidized Walz’s student exchanges. . . . 2. A CCP diplomat and other CCP government officials attended Walz’s gubernatorial inauguration in January 2019. . . . 3. The CCP Diplomat left the Walz inauguration to meet with Walz cronies at Minnesota’s premier globalist non-governmental organization (NGO), Minnesota Global. . . . 4. Walz has close connections to a Twin Cities-based organization that houses an alleged secret CCP police station—one of only seven secret CCP police stations in the U.S. . . . 5. Then-Congressman Walz praised a CCP-backed event that he attended with CCP diplomats in 2018. . . . 6. Less than one year into his first gubernatorial term, Walz was an honored guest speaker at multiple CCP-backed influence operation events in 2019. . . . 7. Walz has a long history of making outlandishly pro-CCP comments. . . . https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/08/exclusive-seamus-bruner-seven-troubling-tim-walz-connections-to-communist-china/---------------------- Equality, Equity, and Kamala Harris August 9, 2024 . . . "Equitable treatment means we all end up in the same place. That's equality of outcomes enforced by the government. They used to call that communism." . . . https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/08/equality_equity_and_kamala_harris.html--------------------- |
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| DaveeyD Member since: Jul 25, 2024
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Posts: 142 | Quote: rxwine Quote: Gandler Quote: DoubleGold Quote: AZDuffman He thinks boys use tampons. That is weird.
He blew over 12 while weighing what looks to be about 300 pounds, likely has German ancestry meaning he has high alcohol tolerance, and was driving in excess of 90 MPH. I haven't ever seen a plea deal under such circumstances. I've seen them thrown out of court but not plea deal. The offender claimed he was hard of hearing.
That is absurd he would be dead (he certainly would not be driving.) From what I can find his BAC is .128 at a time when the legal limit was .10. Yes, he was over, far more than he should (and back then the limit was far higher than it should be, but that is a separate issue) but not by a ridiculous amount. And, if you want to get really technical, some people argue that even modern breath tests have a margin of error of .02 (and this was in 1995.) The idea that no plea deal has been entered for being .028 over the BAC limit before is silliness. I am no lawyer, and certainly no expert in Minnesota law, but from what I can tell he got a pretty standard first offense offer for somebody with legal representation who agrees to plead guilty..... (Some kind of fine and court costs, license suspended for a few months, I think a few months of probation etc...) He certainly did not get off Scott free. Also, back in the early 90s drunk driving was not like today (people did not look at it as a huge deal, I of course do not agree, and it is good things changes, but that was the reality.) I have very little sympathy for drunk drivers, but unlike many, Walz seemed to learn from his mistakes and give up alcohol completely which is at least a positive outcome.
The way I look at it, he served for 24 years, had the option to retire, and there's no indication of any disciplinary action for retiring the way he did. What I hear is someone trying to make something bad out of honorable service. 24 years with the option to be called up at any time was far more than what many actually do.
Many opinions from people that have never served one day in the military. Couch surfing, keyboard warriors making silly comments are all I'm reading. The one comment I read from the other guy in his unit was a laugh. The guy admitted he was unfit to lead after Walz retired. I'm sorry the guy was so incompetent, but it should not have affected when Walz retired. One guy never made a mission, the military was always about stepping up to complete the mission. I put my retirement papers in 1 year before I retired. What my unit was doing the day after I retired did not enter into it. My 22 years of missing my wife, family gatherings, watching my kids play sports and the strain of deploying were the only factors I cared about. My retired ID reads E-9 also. "my body - my choice" -- Unless it's something I don't like |
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| Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019
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Posts: 5257 | Quote: rxwine Quote: Gandler Quote: DoubleGold Quote: AZDuffman He thinks boys use tampons. That is weird.
He blew over 12 while weighing what looks to be about 300 pounds, likely has German ancestry meaning he has high alcohol tolerance, and was driving in excess of 90 MPH. I haven't ever seen a plea deal under such circumstances. I've seen them thrown out of court but not plea deal. The offender claimed he was hard of hearing.
That is absurd he would be dead (he certainly would not be driving.) From what I can find his BAC is .128 at a time when the legal limit was .10. Yes, he was over, far more than he should (and back then the limit was far higher than it should be, but that is a separate issue) but not by a ridiculous amount. And, if you want to get really technical, some people argue that even modern breath tests have a margin of error of .02 (and this was in 1995.) The idea that no plea deal has been entered for being .028 over the BAC limit before is silliness. I am no lawyer, and certainly no expert in Minnesota law, but from what I can tell he got a pretty standard first offense offer for somebody with legal representation who agrees to plead guilty..... (Some kind of fine and court costs, license suspended for a few months, I think a few months of probation etc...) He certainly did not get off Scott free. Also, back in the early 90s drunk driving was not like today (people did not look at it as a huge deal, I of course do not agree, and it is good things changes, but that was the reality.) I have very little sympathy for drunk drivers, but unlike many, Walz seemed to learn from his mistakes and give up alcohol completely which is at least a positive outcome.
The way I look at it, he served for 24 years, had the option to retire, and there's no indication of any disciplinary action for retiring the way he did. What I hear is someone trying to make something bad out of honorable service. 24 years with the option to be called up at any time was far more than what many actually do.
I agree with all of that, but, I was simply talking about his DUI. |
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| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Posts: 22939 | Quote: Gandler Quote: rxwine Quote: Gandler Quote: DoubleGold Quote: AZDuffman He thinks boys use tampons. That is weird.
He blew over 12 while weighing what looks to be about 300 pounds, likely has German ancestry meaning he has high alcohol tolerance, and was driving in excess of 90 MPH. I haven't ever seen a plea deal under such circumstances. I've seen them thrown out of court but not plea deal. The offender claimed he was hard of hearing.
That is absurd he would be dead (he certainly would not be driving.) From what I can find his BAC is .128 at a time when the legal limit was .10. Yes, he was over, far more than he should (and back then the limit was far higher than it should be, but that is a separate issue) but not by a ridiculous amount. And, if you want to get really technical, some people argue that even modern breath tests have a margin of error of .02 (and this was in 1995.) The idea that no plea deal has been entered for being .028 over the BAC limit before is silliness. I am no lawyer, and certainly no expert in Minnesota law, but from what I can tell he got a pretty standard first offense offer for somebody with legal representation who agrees to plead guilty..... (Some kind of fine and court costs, license suspended for a few months, I think a few months of probation etc...) He certainly did not get off Scott free. Also, back in the early 90s drunk driving was not like today (people did not look at it as a huge deal, I of course do not agree, and it is good things changes, but that was the reality.) I have very little sympathy for drunk drivers, but unlike many, Walz seemed to learn from his mistakes and give up alcohol completely which is at least a positive outcome.
The way I look at it, he served for 24 years, had the option to retire, and there's no indication of any disciplinary action for retiring the way he did. What I hear is someone trying to make something bad out of honorable service. 24 years with the option to be called up at any time was far more than what many actually do.
I agree with all of that, but, I was simply talking about his DUI.
I think I just posted it in the wrong thread. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
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| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014
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Posts: 12501 | Quote: odiousgambit Dems are oddly giddy about CommieLa.
Republicans can worry when she makes effective moves to the middle. Her advisors would be suggesting that strongly now, enough to see signs of it already, but staff in general are scared to death of her they say
This post ain't aging well Damm straight I'm giddy No doubt got to be an intellectual lightweight to think being giddy over Harris is odd lol https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/08/09/harris-has-vaulted-past-trump-as-the-bookies-favorite-to-win-presidential-election/She's the favorite Can you deal with that :-) She doesn't need to make effective moves to the middle Trump is shedding voters everyday. He doubles down on BS and lies his base loves but it turns off independents and voters in the middle. I predict an electoral landslide because going with a commie label is not resonating like the "weird" label is. Vance is weird ROTFL Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
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| RonC Member since: Nov 7, 2012
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Posts: 2582 | Quote: terapined
I get the Dems being giddy right now. Trump does continue to be his own worst enemy. I also believed that whoever presented a different, younger candidate than Biden or Trump had a great chance of winning. I don't "want" Trump to be President but I "don't want" anything to do with the Biden team, which includes the Vice President. It feels like the VP has good momentum now, so I can see why she is favored. I don't see a landslide. I see the numbers being closer than 2020. At some point, the Vice President will have to post a platform or something on her website. Kind of following the Pelosi model of will see what we get when we get it...for now... We'll see how it unfolds. |
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| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014
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Posts: 12501 | Quote: RonC At some point, the Vice President will have to post a platform or something on her website.
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Yup Pro choice Going for the win How does the right counter Roevember With Vance insisting on nationwide abortion ban lol Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
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| DaveeyD Member since: Jul 25, 2024
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Posts: 142 | Quote: terapined Yup
Pro choice
Going for the win
How does the right counter Roevember
With Vance insisting on nationwide abortion ban lol
JD Vance is going to torpedo Trump with his far right abortion stance. Trump read the room and tried to move to the middle on abortion, JD didn't get the memo. "my body - my choice" -- Unless it's something I don't like |
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| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Posts: 21195 | Quote: RonC At some point, the Vice President will have to post a platform or something on her website.
YES! He can say how be believes boys need tampons and people not old enough to buy cigarettes or booze should be allowed to get sex change surgeries. Please let him do it! War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
