Lots of interesting news today

[RatLabGuy]

I mean if the ATV wasn’t driving illegally then the wreck wouldn’t have happened. Don’t get the logic here. Just like felony murder. If I’m committing a crime and someone dies it’s my fault. These guys were committing a crime. Their fault.

If a bicyclist or a tiny Smart car had come along at that exact moment, the same wreck could have happened. Its the fault of the guy that didn't stop, What made it it a "crime" is the type of vehicle and lack of helmet, not their placement on the road.

If this exact situation happened but instead it was a normal car that had plates that expired the day before, would we be having this same argument? What if it was a car w/ a rear tail light out? Would the driver then also get off the hook? Its just as illegal.

I mean... none of us were there, nor is it our job to write tickets. I feel like we have to trust the eye witness and the guy whose job is to enforce the law.

 

[Southern_Transplant]

If a bicyclist or a tiny Smart car had come along at that exact moment, the same wreck could have happened. Its the fault of the guy that didn't stop, What made it it a "crime" is the type of vehicle and lack of helmet, not their placement on the road.

If this exact situation happened but instead it was a normal car that had plates that expired the day before, would we be having this same argument? What if it was a car w/ a rear tail light out? Would the driver then also get off the hook? Its just as illegal.

I mean... none of us were there, nor is it our job to write tickets. I feel like we have to trust the eye witness and the guy whose job is to enforce the law.

If the car didn't stop, 100% agree. He's at fault for disobeying the posted sign and takes responsibility for failure to maintain a proper lookout and yield the right of way. But if he had stopped, and the vehicles did not have proper lights at night, we have a different case. It's possible that at their rate of speed and not having lights that the driver could not be reasonably expected to see the vehicles.

 

[RatLabGuy]

If the car didn't stop, 100% agree. He's at fault for disobeying the posted sign and takes responsibility for failure to maintain a proper lookout and yield the right of way. But if he had stopped, and the vehicles did not have proper lights at night, we have a different case. It's possible that at their rate of speed and not having lights that the driver could not be reasonably expected to see the vehicles.

Sure, only he and the witness knows.... but he was cited for not stopping at a sign .

 

[mommucked]

Woman dies after man avoids traffic safety checkpoint, crashes into Tarboro apartment

Jeanette Drew was asleep in her home with her grandchildren on Sunday morning. Arrest warrants show she died after an SUV crashed into her apartment.

www.wral.com

...Misdemeanor.... WTF?

 

[RatLabGuy]

...Misdemeanor.... WTF?

Yes?... Speeding, driving w/o a license, small possession... those are misdemeanors... as they should be.
What matter is is he did also get felonies.

 

[Southern_Transplant]

Sure, only he and the witness knows.... but he was cited for not stopping at a sign .

Yep. His attorney has a tough road ahead. They will need to prove he did stop and look prior to entering the intersection and that he could not have seen the ATV. Innocent until proven guilty and all, but I wouldn't bet the farm on him walking on this one.

 

[RatLabGuy]

Yep. His attorney has a tough road ahead. They will need to prove he did stop and look prior to entering the intersection and that he could not have seen the ATV. Innocent until proven guilty and all, but I wouldn't bet the farm on him walking on this one.

Like I said its gonna suck for that witness. They will be paid for their kindness of stopping and talking to the popo by being dragged through all kinds of litigation.

 

[orange150]

Denmark's mystery tremors caused by acoustic waves from unknown source, officials say

Scientists are puzzled by a series of minor tremors that were recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm on Saturday

abcnews.go.com

 

[RatLabGuy]

Denmark's mystery tremors caused by acoustic waves from unknown source, officials say

Scientists are puzzled by a series of minor tremors that were recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm on Saturday

abcnews.go.com

 

[RatLabGuy]

Well - thats some random shit luck...
Does insurance cover this?
But the rock is likely worth many thousands in rare materials, more than the cost of repairs anyway.

Scientists confirm meteorite struck New Jersey home

Scientists have confirmed that a rock that fell through the roof of a New Jersey home is a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite.

www.wmar2news.com

 

[RatLabGuy]

Geez, Americans will make a competition out of anything

 

[thebrotherinlaw]

Horowitz: The proper messaging on the debt ceiling

For some, $31.4 trillion in debt is not enough. They want to pile up $2 trillion in annual deficits (and growing) every year until interest payments alone will crush us in the near future. That is the debt default we face. Forcing a balanced budget or a modest step toward it by refusing to run...

www.theblaze.com

 

[kaiser715]

Bet those stains won't wash out:

Concrete truck falls through emergency parking deck at Moore Regional Hospital

A concrete truck on Thursday fell through a portion of the emergency department parking deck at Moore Regional Hospital.

www.wral.com

 

[kaiser715]

Bet those stains won't wash out:

Concrete truck falls through emergency parking deck at Moore Regional Hospital

A concrete truck on Thursday fell through a portion of the emergency department parking deck at Moore Regional Hospital.

www.wral.com

Blame it on the GPS....took a wrong turn.

From the Pilot:

"The accident happened after the driver of the concrete truck was going to a construction site elsewhere on the hospital campus, and took a wrong turn after pulling into the emergency department entrance, according to FirstHealth spokesperson Emily Sloan."

 

[1-tonmudder]

Well - thats some random shit luck...
Does insurance cover this?
But the rock is likely worth many thousands in rare materials, more than the cost of repairs anyway.

Scientists confirm meteorite struck New Jersey home

Scientists have confirmed that a rock that fell through the roof of a New Jersey home is a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite.

www.wmar2news.com

Big ass hole in my roof=my meteorite.

 

[orange150]

Going phone-free 'sets up for failure'

It’s harder than ever to step away from our devices, which are so entwined in our lives. Is it fruitless to even try?

www.bbc.com

 

[jeepinmatt]

Going phone-free 'sets up for failure'

It’s harder than ever to step away from our devices, which are so entwined in our lives. Is it fruitless to even try?

www.bbc.com

"or even trading phones with loved ones, so you can use your screens as a way to intentionally connect with each other. “Every weekend I use my husband’s phone and he uses mine,” says Dancy. They reply to each other’s messages, listen to music through each other’s accounts. “It’s a way of actually becoming immersed in their life,” says Dancy."

This would just piss me off. My wife has an iPhone with 1000 stupid apps, a big screen, and a fat case with a stupid loop on the back. I have an android and do almost everything through the browser, a small screen by today's standards, and a nice sleek case. I would still do all the same phone addicted stuff, just in an annoyed fashion, and she would download a bunch of apps or complain all weekend

 

[ManglerYJ]

Going phone-free 'sets up for failure'

It’s harder than ever to step away from our devices, which are so entwined in our lives. Is it fruitless to even try?

www.bbc.com

Here's a thought. Just sit in the same room with them and talk to them.

 

[Monkeynono]

Here's a thought. Just sit in the same room with them and talk to them.

But then you would actually have to like them

 

[RatLabGuy]

Here's a thought. Just sit in the same room with them and talk to them.

Clearly you have not been married a long time.

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

But then you would actually have to like them

Yep, I tell my wife that I love her. If I didn't I dang sure wouldn't hang around 24 seven cause some spells I sure don't like her.

But we keep that to ourselves.....

 

[RatLabGuy]

Yep, I tell my wife that I love her. If I didn't I dang sure wouldn't hang around 24 seven cause some spells I sure don't like her.

But we keep that to ourselves.....

Yup. Love my wife but one secret to our marriage is the time we don't spend together .

 

[jeepinmatt]

Discuss:

I graduated with honors — trolls say my grad pics make me look ‘dumb as hell’

To celebrate a college degree, a freakishly flexible scholar tossed on a pair of platform heels and a red thong to pose in an upside-down split on a stripper pole on campus.

nypost.com

Also:

Florida A&M student causes outrage after posing nude on campus for graduation photos

“As I’m standing here with my Masters Degree at the tender age of 24, I am the living proof that clothes do not define you. I encouraged every body to embrace their bodies and step outs…

nypost.com

 

[UTfball68]

Discuss:

I graduated with honors — trolls say my grad pics make me look ‘dumb as hell’

To celebrate a college degree, a freakishly flexible scholar tossed on a pair of platform heels and a red thong to pose in an upside-down split on a stripper pole on campus.

nypost.com

Also:

Florida A&M student causes outrage after posing nude on campus for graduation photos

“As I’m standing here with my Masters Degree at the tender age of 24, I am the living proof that clothes do not define you. I encouraged every body to embrace their bodies and step outs…

nypost.com

University of Arizona and Florida A&M...they're not posing, they're auditioning. I thought job interviews were expected after graduation???

 

[Loudmouthbass]

Discuss:

I graduated with honors — trolls say my grad pics make me look ‘dumb as hell’

To celebrate a college degree, a freakishly flexible scholar tossed on a pair of platform heels and a red thong to pose in an upside-down split on a stripper pole on campus.

nypost.com

Also:

Florida A&M student causes outrage after posing nude on campus for graduation photos

“As I’m standing here with my Masters Degree at the tender age of 24, I am the living proof that clothes do not define you. I encouraged every body to embrace their bodies and step outs…

nypost.com

Discussion:
why is it always the one's you didn't want to see nekkid.....