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If this doesn't transcend political partisanship, nothing will.
This Patriot Act is a worrisome issue, in my opinion.
Nowadays if you're not a corporation, an organization with a great deal of political influence, a million- or billionaire, illegally in this country or a politician, not only does the government do little to serve or benefit you, now they are gradually stripping away all your rights as well. If this stuff weren't already being used in cases not involving terrorism, it might be different, but it's been abused and will continue to be abused, and I seriously doubt that it's prevented any act of terrorism to date.
Makes me wonder what the hell these people think, if, in fact, they think at all.
Amazing to me that people get so riled up when the zero tolerance rule in schools is applied in situations that seem ridiculous, but don't bat an eyelash at having their own rights and protections stripped away.
Edited to add: I have that quote of Benjamin Franklin hanging above my desk at home and I wholeheartedly agree.
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They could, but you can also bet they won't. Not voluntarily, anyway.
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Good!
Wonder if they inventoried the cold meds? That'll be the next one to 'disappear'.
Do they really think that pharmacists (and/or their employees) aren't subject to temptation and addiction just like anyone else??
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Armymom: >>Rednekkhikkchikk, Would you consider it rude if this lady had called the police instead of confronting the parent?
<<I believe that's exactly what I said? I'll even go so far as to say that if it were absolutely necessary to intervene immediately to prevent a child's injury or death, I'm all for that as well. To simply lecture or chastise another adult because they do something that you consider improper or even foolish is rude and intrusive, by my standards, at least. If it's something that the authorities should handle, then report it and let them do just that. I believe she did call 911, actually, but her phone went dead. Didn't argue the merits of that. Didn't see a problem at all with it.If the situation is so serious that it warrants some action, notify the appropriate authorities and let them handle it.I couldnt live with myself if that happened, and would rip my self to shreads for not taking them with me, so its just easier for me to take them and put up with a little fuss, then take the chance of loosing them forever.Exactly. They are your children, it would be your anguish and you who had to live with the consequences of your decision, but it would still be YOUR decision to make. That was my point exactly.
I don't have children, so lecturing me is pointless, and since I DID NOT CONDONE THE WOMAN'S ACTIONS, you are attempting to debate with me an issue I didn't even address.
Years ago, I cared for two little boys for about three months who had been removed from the home of a relative of my ex-husband. You do not have to explain to me what constitutes neglect or abuse, I saw the results first hand and it broke my heart, what these babies went through. You can all rest assured, I am not a baby-hater or even so cold and indifferent that I consider it a burden to bring them into a store, and in fact don't recall that I've ever left a child in a vehicle and then let the vehicle or the child out of my sight.
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I went to work for the Board of Pardons and Paroles in 1982 and Norman had already been sentenced and was serving a life sentence when I was hired, but if I remember correctly, still had several years to wait for his first parole consideration.
His sister used to live next door to us when I was still in high school and was as nice as could be.
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You're right, and actually, these newspapers that everyone disparages so frequently have had several lengthy articles in recent weeks about the drug problem, the changes in the law governing sales of cold meds, and information about the chemicals and such that are used in the manufacture of these drugs. I think this is a little bit of hold-over sarcasm from the last election campaigns, but I didn't begin visiting this site til just before the election so I could have misinterpreted something along the way.
If you think Paulding is bad, spend some time in Polk. That whole county is just about overrun with it, far as I can tell.
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Friday afternoon the temp was 86' degrees....
As I said before, I wasn't defending the woman or her actions, nor was I implying that you were wrong. I have seen elsewhere on these forums a woman defended whose child was found wandering a store unsupervised and when a couple the child, almost every reply stated how wrong these people were to compound her anguish by criticizing her and trying to "teach her a lesson". I fail to see the difference here, except for the tone and manner in which the story was presented (sympathetic vs indignant), and just like that situation, if this woman's children disappeared while she was inside the store, the burden would be hers to bear.
I think it is rude and pretentious for one adult to berate another adult (and a total stranger, no less) after they've taken it upon themselves to intrude in their personal business. If the situation is so serious that it warrants some action, notify the appropriate authorities and let them handle it. To my knowledge, there are phones at both entrances of Wal-Mart that could have easily been used to report a dangerous situation without any assistance from the store's employees who don't have the authority to "do anything about it" anyway.
I didn't set out to argue this with you or anyone else. It isn't mine to say whether the woman was right or wrong, so I have no problem deferring to you on that point since you feel so strongly about it. If it was too hot for the children to safely be in the car, then you are absolutely right. The rest is inconsequential, as the children and the vehicle were obviously still there upon her return.
This used to be a pretty common practice, and just as in any other situation, bad things can happen, and sometimes do. Difference is, we hear about every single incident and feel entitled to pass judgement upon others for anything that takes place in public these days. A generation ago, people respected one another and their right to raise their children as they saw fit, exercised common sense and didn't blow every little thing out of proportion simply because it didn't line up exactly with their own ideals, morals or methods.
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I try to refrain from passing judgement on other people when I have no knowledge of their circumstances. I didn't say she was right, or that I'd do the same in her situation. My point was that sometimes you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't, but in this day and time one thing is certain....you not only can't please all of the people all of the time, you'd do well to ever meet the expectations of just a few, given the tendency people have now to fill in the blanks without even knowing what the story is about.
some people just don't deserve to have children...That is one of the most repugnant, self-righteous remarks I have read on these forums, and I'm thankful that those of you who feel qualified to make such a sweeping judgement don't actually have the jurisdiction to snatch someone's children away everytime they make a decision that doesn't fall within your range of acceptable parenting criteria.
It is also not a comment I ever expected to see attributed to you.
Guess it takes all kinds.
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Grossss!
But rather creative, in a nasty, desperate sort of way.
He looks well over 18 years old.
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Report it to the police in the scene.
If it were your property that was stolen in such a manner, wouldn't you want a witness to come foreward?
Really, now. If there is not a law that covers "failure to report a crime" there danged sure should be, IMHO.
I think there's a law that covers such things, though I can't say for sure.
I got the impression this was referring to someone who possibly was getting rid of something they already had in their possession when the accident occurred that they didn't want to be caught with, rather than stolen property.
Either way, I guess it would depend on the witness. Hard to say, not seeing what actually went on. Personally, I wouldn't if I had to make any assumption as to what had taken place.
If I had anything of significant value in the vehicle at the time of an accident, and wanted to put it elsewhere for safekeeping, I wouldn't lay it down on someone else's front seat or console in plain view. I realize that's a very remote possibility, but it's not out of the question, either, so unless I saw that it might be something the police needed to know about, I would probably mind my own business.
I'm a little outside the mainstream, though, and still firmly believe in minding one's own business, respecting the privacy of others and just generally not interfering in things that are no concern of mine unless I'm asked to do so.
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What about cars that were previously tinted and registered in another state and then become registered in Ga. My wifes car has dark tinted windows that was installed at the car dealer. I would challange any ticket that would force me to remove it and the fine if I did'nt. I would think cars tinted before the law was enacted would be exempt. It was tinted in mid 97.
Well heck, they wouldn't force you to remove it, you have the option of paying the fine(s) and they would probably appreciate the revenue. I don't know where mine were tinted, it was a *slightly* used car (15,000 miles) bought at a dealership. He asked if it was tinted by the factory, but how would I know? Then he saw that little sticker on the windshield and asked me who put it there. I told him I had no clue, but he seemed almost ready to accuse me of stealing it or something illegal, then he just decided I guess to write me the ticket, which I already knew he was going to do. Seems I recall asking him to please go ahead and issue the ticket if he was intending to, because I obviously didn't know the answers to all his questions.
The whole thing just didn't set well with me at the time.
Can you tell?
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Yes, the rear window tint kept the back of my car looking almost new (that and not having kids riding in the back of it), and the front where the sun shined on the dash and front seats was faded and the dash board warped some, too.
I was told by an officer's daughter that if you're going to rely on rolling down the window, to do it anytime you encounter a police officer, that they want to be able see into the car at all times. I do believe they can stop you for that reason only, can they not? ( That's what the GSP cited as his reason for pulling me over, I asked him, because I hadn't done anything wrong that I was aware of).
My windows were pretty dark. I think at 35% you should still be able to see people through the windows, etc. I used to have a card that you could check it with, but I lost it.
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IS YOUR VEHICLE A NISSAN VAN.THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE
Figured it was. It's an F150. I just assumed most vehicles with the remote things wouldn't lock that way, after I realized I couldn't.
My last car didn't have a clicker thing. It had automatic locks, though. Stupid thing got so the doors wouldn't open, too.
For it to have caused me so much trouble, I sure did love that car.
I wonder if that little kid screaming and coughing might have been having a temper tantrum? Some kids do that. Another instance of a child you'd just about hate to have to drag into Wal-Mart, too. Even if she had, she still would have been rewarded with dirty looks and snide remarks for bringing her annoying, spoiled brat into the store for the sole purpose of irritating all the other customers.
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Yeah, what they all said!!
plus my own thank you
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Well, I got a ticket for this before they repealed it the first time. My car had tinted windows when I bought it, and at that time I was completely unaware there even WAS a window tint law, so I didn't think about how dark it was or anything. My back windshield got broken and after it was replaced, I had it tinted to match the other windows, and I don't know if it was there from the start or whether the guys who did the back window put it there, but there was a sticker on the the windshield that said it complied with the law (that I had never noticed) and I almost got into trouble for that, too! The fine for this ticket was $65, and this was in 1999, if I remember correctly.
They offered to drop it if I'd pull the tint off and bring it to show them it was removed, but I just paid the fine. That stuff is a pain to completely remove (and you can't see out the windows til you get all the adhesive gunk off). Besides, I had seen a car just like mine without tinted windows and it didn't look nearly as good, AND I had just paid a substantial amount of money a few months before to have the back window tinted. Yes, I'm somewhat stubborn. Never had any more issues with the windows though. I got in the habit of keeping my window down, because my understanding is that lack of visibility is the issue behind the law, anyway.
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I tried that once, to lock my truck and leave it running. My clicker thingie wouldn't lock it that way. There was nobody in the truck though. Probably had groceries or something that would have ruined in the heat, I forget now why I wanted to do it. Couldn't, though.
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It made me think of "Star Wars". I know, its R2D2, but still, whenever I tried to figure out what it might be that was all that came to mind.
I've never seen the movie, to be honest.
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I used to use Australian Gold. I loved it. It smelled really good, too. Nowadays its just me, the sun, whatever was on sale at whatever store I saw it in and most times the lawn mower.
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Next time it could very well be a person, and not another animal, that the dog attacks.
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Ah, wasn't aware it was a personal contact you were asking. You could be right, then. I have heard of people being told this about patients who had been admitted to a particular hospital, though, and when they questioned the response they received, privacy issues were cited as the reason. As I understand it, to even give a simple yes or not when asked if a person is a patient is prohibited.
I hope she's ok, that sounds pretty serious. Hopefully you'll get word on her condition soon.
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I don't believe they're allowed to disclose a patient's presence in the hospital anymore due to privacy laws. What you got sounds like the standard response, no record of the patient.
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uh oh
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Seriously, though, I think a WHOLE lot of money is wasted trying to substantiate both sides of any issue. Think about it, no matter what your stance is on any matter, there is usually a study or article you can reference that agrees with your position. It's crazy. I mean, in recent months we've all heard about how poor air quality is, and how it seems to be getting worse despite all the efforts to reduce emissions and air pollution, and now this article basically says just the opposite.
Seems to me we've complicated things to the point that every time we try to solve a problem, we create one that is at least as serious, if not more so, than the one we were trying to solve. Either that or all this conflicting data merely proves there are some things beyond our scope of understanding, much less control.
edited to keep the punctuation police at bay
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in Scanning the County - Emergency Services radio traffic reports
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I wonder if this is the same guy who was out at the end of the driveway of the residence across from Old Cartersville a few weeks ago who was pointing and appeared to be yelling and raising %3!! at passing traffic on Cartersville Hwy?
He appeared to be pretty angry, not to mention rather disturbed. I guess he hadn't felt the need to break out the baseball bat yet, the day we saw him.
I'm aware that they make baseball bats of aluminum; are they made of steel, also?