Comments by ACman
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Posted on November 25 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
No need to convict her before the trial? I'd say it'd be a criminal act all its own to have this go to trial.
Was she driving the car when the car his the boy? Has anyone disputed that fact? No
Was she drunk while operating the vehicle when the accident happened? Pretty sure they got that one nailed down too.
The extenuating circumstance, the sun. Last time I saw it, the sun was up in the sky. Last time I rode a big wheel, it sat pretty low to the ground. Whenever I get the sun in my face, I tend to look down as opposed to straight ahead while I adjust the sun visor so I can still see where I'm going and I don't recall ever in my life being completely blinded by the sun, ever.
Did she mean to? I very much doubt it. Did it happen, yes it did. Hard life or no, we live by the choices we make. She chose to drive drunk and now she, and the Lara family, has to live with her choices. There's plenty of room for sympathy in this case, but the room isn't in her house.
Posted on November 25 at 8:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
For all those innocent people currently in prison, they know that once they get proven right, they'll get that multi-million wrongful imprisonment settlement and live just fine. For the rest of them, bologna, rockbreaking, and road repair sounds like a good deal.
As for shooting them in the head, I'd prefer a 3 strikes rule of sorts, 1st strike was an oops, time to learn from your mistakes, 2nd strike is a knucklehead, you really need to straighten out, 3rd strike BANG! No need to waste any more money on that one.
I think the people complaining about prisoner treatment are either biased because they have family/friends on the inside or they're worried about their future. If you're scared of the time, don't do the crime. If you don't break the law, you have nothing to worry about.
On No vacation
Posted on November 24 at 7:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Just for you Mr Maxwell, not only will I butcher a turkey, but I'm going to have some ham too. Maybe even steak for good measure.
Sometime in the next few days I'll have chicken and may as well round it out with some fish in there as well. I think that covers the four main food groups, poultry, fish, beef, pork. Anybody see something I missed?
On Skip turkey
Posted on November 24 at 7:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Definitely gets an Amen here. Maybe if jail wasn't so nice, it might serve as a deterent to crime. I know alot of people who's quality of life improve when they get there.
On No vacation
Posted on November 21 at 7:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
omg, it's Palin in the news, BASH HER QUICK!!!
Give it a rest already, Lady, she's going to be in the news for a long time, you gotta pace yourself.
Posted on November 20 at 8:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Drugs are bad, mkay? So don't do drugs. Because if you do drugs then you'll be bad, so don't do drugs, mkay?
Posted on November 20 at 8:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Griff, I completely understand what you're saying with regards to discrimination, but everything you've listed are examples of individuals that have prejudices. I don't think it's fair to convict any organization on the actions of some members. It's unfortunate that those people have those prejudices and equally so that nobody present saw fit to correct the situation, apologies don't change the facts.
As far as promoting sobriety or not, alcohol is not the devil. There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a drink with a friend. It's personal control. Most of those vets that sit at the bar to drown those demons need some help that they won't find at the bottom of that bottle. Unfortunately, some of those demons will take our brothers and sisters to their graves. Perhaps those same organizations that provide a relaxed atmosphere for gathering should focus some resources on possibly identifying someone who needs some help rather than another round. Organizations such as the VFW promote the brotherhood of the profession of arms, we need to be taking care of ourselves.
I personally believe that prejudice and discrimination are slowly dying out. Those people that hold to those ideals are aging and dying off, their generation is shrinking, giving way to today's global mentalities and attitudes. People today more readily accept the idea that race should have no influence, they've grown up in an integrated society. Maybe not in my lifetime, but certainly in the next two generations, we will no longer need laws to dictate what should be common sense.
To be honest, I'd never heard of the AKNVA, maybe they should try a little publicity. If the goal of such an organization is ensuring that veterans are recieving their entitlements in the far reaches of our state regardless of who they are, then I'm completely behind them. Their name is a little misleading though.
Posted on November 19 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm with ya on that one, North_pole. I hope he does succeed. Like it or not, he is the President and if he fails, we all fail. I have to hope for the best.
Posted on November 19 at 10:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Amen Gadzooks. God bless veterans, ALL veterans. I don't care what the color, race, or creed and neither should anyone else. Nobody's service is any more or less important than the next, right? I'm still on active duty and I see no difference in the one in uniform next to me. Now I hear there is an organization where I wouldn't be able to buy a fellow war vet a drink because I'm not native? A vet is a vet is a vet, we all served.
Matthew, you had it right in your first paragraph, Randy told you "his story and the story of all veterans." Not the Black veterans or the Native American veterans or the Asian veterans, ALL veterans. Now you think we need an organization to promote discrimination amongst vets? If anyone serving ever learned anything while serving it would have to be that nobody is an island, we are a team. We succeed as one, we fail as one. Should we recognize the service and sacrifice of Native Americans? Hell yes we should, just as we should recognize everyone else that served. Do we need something to divide the vets into categories? Not a chance.
Morgan Freeman got it right when he said "stop talking about it." www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?A... There's alot of truth in that interview, please read it. As long as we highlight our differences, the differences will always be between us. Everyone wants equal treatment but then want to be considered special.
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Posted on December 1 at 12:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you for your enlightened response, however, you might have noticed this is the Fairbanks News Miner and this story came from the AP newswire. Anchorage people typically don't care about what we think of them and probably don't pay much attention to what gets in the news up here.
Maybe you should reserve your attitude for your xbox live crowd.
On Anchorage drivers struggle with heavy snowfall