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Re: Only in America

Post by pErvinalia » Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:45 am

I don't know, was mass shooting in Denver prevented?
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Re: Only in America

Post by Brian Peacock » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:41 am

Two in the back, two in the front.
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Re: Only in America

Post by Tero » Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:03 am

pErvinalia wrote:
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I don't know, was mass shooting in Denver prevented?
Maybe.

A hotel housekeeper discovered more than a dozen weapons and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition in a Denver hotel room that police feared were going to be used for a potential mass shooting during the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, according to a Denver7 report—the second time in a week that a hotel worker thwarted a possible mass shooting in the US.
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Re: Only in America

Post by JimC » Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:06 am

Hotel workers are evil marxists, preventing god-fearing gun owners from going about their business! :lay:
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Post by pErvinalia » Mon Jul 12, 2021 3:47 am

It's part of Biden's plot to disarm America.
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Re: Only in America

Post by JimC » Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:51 am

Making a real gun look like a Lego toy is a new low, even for US gun companies:

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A US gun maker has caused controversy by selling a kit that makes a real Glock pistol look like a children's Lego toy.

Lego has sent Utah-based company Culper Precision a demand to stop producing the red, blue and yellow covering for handguns.
At least the company gave up:
Culper Precision's chief executive Brandon Scott confirmed to the Washington Post that he had received Lego's formal notice and said the company had decided to comply, after having sold fewer than 20 of the items.
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Re: Only in America

Post by Svartalf » Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:51 am

Yep, I don't know how solid that gun company is, but if it's small fry as I guess, incurring the wrath of a major brand like Lego could be a fast lane to bankruptcy...
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Post by Hermit » Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:06 am

California Police Officers Sue City, Claim Being ‘Forced’ to Walk Past Street Mural of Assata Shakur Violated Their Rights, Caused Them Distress

Five police officers in Palo Alto, California, filed a lawsuit on July 8 against the Silicon Valley city over a Black Lives Matter mural containing an image of Assata Shakur that was displayed on the street near City Hall.

The officers claim the mural, 245-feet long and seventeen feet tall, first painted in June following the death of George Floyd and commissioned by the city, included anti-police images that constitute harassment and discrimination against law enforcement. The mural, located on Hamilton Avenue in downtown Palo Alto, in “front of Palo Alto City Hall and immediately adjacent to the Palo Alto police department,” spelled out the phrase “BLACK LIVES MATTER” and included imagery inside each letter. It vanished from the street by last November.

“Law enforcement officers, including Plaintiffs, were forced to physically pass and confront the Mural and its offensive, discriminatory, and harassing iconography every time they entered the Palo Alto Police Department,” said the lawsuit obtained by Atlanta Black Star.

The police department is located at 275 Forest Ave., on the opposite side of City Hall from the mural.

The suit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court by Palo Alto police officers Eric Figueroa, Michael Foley, Christopher Moore, Robert Parham and Julie Tannock.

According to the lawsuit, “Plaintiff’s careers have been materially and adversely affected and irreparably harmed and damaged by the conduct of the Defendants.” The suit continues, “Defendants, and each of them, created and allowed to exist a harassing, discriminatory, and retaliatory work environment and failed to eliminate the illegal conduct complained of by Plaintiffs.” The retaliation outlined in the lawsuit includes “refusing to eliminate the harassing and discriminatory conduct, and failing or refusing to investigate Plaintiffs’ complaints.”

Officers complained to officials that the “discriminatory” mural violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act, but the city “ratified the conduct and insisted that it remain and persist,” according to the lawsuit.
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Re: Only in America

Post by JimC » Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:37 am

Oh, the sheer horror of being exposed to artwork that may have indirectly implied criticism of the police!

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Re: Only in America

Post by Brian Peacock » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:23 am

Bunch of fucking snowflakes. If they want the streets to be their 'safe space' they should try doing their bloody job properly.
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Re: Only in America

Post by Seabass » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:37 pm

Another MS13 situation? What Fox News doesn't tell its viewers when they're scaring them with MS13 fearmongering is that MS13 was born in the USA.

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Re: Only in America

Post by Seabass » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:42 am

American cities really are horrific when you see it all laid out like this juxtaposed against nicely designed ones.

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Re: Only in America

Post by Scot Dutchy » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:18 am

I always enjoy his videos as they are so informative. His love of Amsterdam is really very touching. I personally hate the dump and are quite happy that I chose another city to live in. The Hague is a very green city as it has more trees than any other town or city per hectare in the Netherlands.

Americans just dont realise what an environment they are living in. To be car dependent is really a terrible situation. My sister-in-law lives in rural Ireland and they had to buy another car because without one life would be impossible. How long they can live there is doubtful as both like me are in their 70's. What a thought!
We got rid our car 10 years ago and have never missed it. It was a liability and almost 99% of the time just was parked at the side of our street requiring an expensive parking permit and never mind road tax and insurance. With our infrastructure you dont need it. I have a ticket for all public transport in the Netherlands which is topped up automatically. I have travelled throughout Europe without a car and never missed it.
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Re: Only in America

Post by Scot Dutchy » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:10 pm

Another great video of his is about urban noise.

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