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I'm betting that the guy gets a reduced charge and probation, a small fine, and community service. I think that the prosecution won't chance this going to trial. There's a real probability, I think, that the charges wouldn't stand due to jury nullification.

In that case, this guy's here to stay. He got plenty of attention!

I don't doubt that he was ACTING drunk and belligerent. He seemed to be enjoying the spotlight immediately, as if he were taking a curtain call.

That was right before he bucked her!

That would have just ADDED to the drama!!

Surely you've heard of a "Quarter-Horse"!

That's who I was going to suggest, LPPT. I think that I've heard that Pat has mad skills and can do dress alterations with the best of 'em.

I think that it wasn't real. And by that, I think that it wasn't a genuine reaction, but something that he staged to gain notoriety. It seems that notoriety gets people's attention and gets people on reality-type shows where they can continue to show their backsides - And possibly make a lot of money for being in the spotlight. There was a world of drama that had to be planned. It's a bit like the dad of the balloon-boy who risked going to jail and like the DC party crashers who could have been jailed for criminal trespass. Reality programming could make odd behaviors like th

You look just like Debra Winger in Urban Cowboy!

Yeah - But you can't see it because of his hand! This is the product of those "Pubby Mills" that you hear so much about!

They Call Him "The Streak"!

Spanking doesn't work. What does work is consistency, even when that means an inconvenience to the parent. When the child sees that this is a principle for the parent - that the parent will not back down - he will not continue to do the thing that got him in "trouble". Regardless of the age of the child, if you talk to the child with sarcasm, or disrespect, it's "garbage-in-garbage-out". If you present your unwavering position to the child - Don't ask questions! Make statements. For instance: "I expect you to speak respectfully to all adults. As long as you are able to do that wi

Yeah, I know - I was just funnin' too.

LGM, they're a nice pair!

I think that the child was just responding in kind. Here's the exchange: [He says to me a second ago "OOOHHH Im soooooo bored!!" I told him " well maybe you will learn to listen like your suposed to"] There was a smartass tone to what the mom said to the chld. "MAYBE" the child will learn to listen? Why is she surprised when he said "maybe NOT"?? SHE left that door open, IMO. The implication by saying "maybe" is that the child of five years old has a choice in the matter. He shouldn't. You're right about it being a learned behavior, NC-17~

"When the boss chews your ass out, he chews your ass OUT!!!"

"Note to self: Don't EVER test out that age-old question - Why did the chicken cross the road?"

No. That's the short answer. I don't ever feel the need to "go off" on someone. I think that when people "go off", they've not been directly dealing with particular issues or particular people for an extended period of time. They let things build up. That's not healthful, I think.

just heard on CNN.

There was a young woman from Nice Who said to her man, "If you please" "It would heighten my bliss If you play more with THIS And pay less attention to THESE!"

I actually enjoyed the story! It was one of the really interesting stories that I've read on PCOM! I don't know why it was that the person said something "ugly" to you! You're the world's nicest lady!

I understand completely. I think that it's a valuable public service! I have much parking lot experience, many people having approached me through the years in parking lots. For the purpose of trying to scam me out of money, you understand. And because I've heard all of these (what are essentially) sales pitches, I don't believe a single sob story that I hear until I confirm that it's true. Because people will tell you anything to separate you from your money. The better the story, the more income that they realize. And I don't mean YOU personally, I mean US. Not US as in you and I toge

I think that the response from the OP underscores my point from last week that people DO want to know that the money that they generously give to others is being put the purported use. Otherwise -- It's a whole lot like stealing!

Mary, you ARE unbelievable, but in a good way! As far as the OP, there are two things going on. One is the (possibly gambling-addicted )person who took advantage of a nice lady with a kind heart. That is inexcuseable! Then the unmeasured response, which I found to be about more than just giving a person ten bucks and being scammed. A good rule of thumb is that when a broad generalization spews out like, "You can't trust ANYBODY", there's a larger story not being told. That would be a reasonable conclusion if this lady who begged for money had been someone who had in some way won her tr

I didn't even know that lambs had 'em!