Dear plainol bigot... : The person doing the unjustified following,
chasing and confronting is the criminal, NOT the individual who
defends himself once the lunitic fails to explain why he was following
and chasing, and who then pats the gun in his pants as his
"authority". There were no cuts on Martin's fists; and Zimmerman
claimed he was hit at least a dozen times. There is a high likelihood
that Zimmerman punched himself in the nose AFTER he had murdered
Martin. Voice-stress analysis will easily show that more than 30% of
what Zimmerman said on Sean Hannity was lies. — J. A. Armistead —
On Jul 20, 10:49 am, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Chasing someone on foot,
> when there is no proof of criminality, is an assault
> ---
> if you assault someone just for following you are committing a crime.
>
> martin had no legal right to assault Zimmi
>
> On Jul 18, 1:31 pm, NoEinstein <noeinst...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Dear Geoffrey: Thanks for being one of the more rational thinkers!
> > The great mistake leading up to this tragedy was the police not
> > realizing that their getting repeated calls from some self-appointed
> > vigilante was actually someone "impersonating a police officer"—not by
> > badge, uniform, or vehicle, but by a warped desire to have unjustified
> > control over others. Instead of just telling him to stand down, they
> > should have told him that if he did anything else regarding the
> > "hoodie wearer", that he kept reporting about, thatZIMMERMANwould be
> > guilty of obstructing justice. The police knew he was chasing someone
> > on foot, without legal authority, becauseZimmerman'scell phone
> > indicated he was panting and out of breath. Chasing someone on foot,
> > when there is no proof of criminality, is an assault justifying having
> >Zimmermanbe arrested. Why didn't the police tell him that? Justice,
> > even late, SHALL prevail! — J. A. Armistead —
>
> > On Jul 17, 8:06 pm, geoffrey theist <gtheist...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > although i hate the way the media has covered this i thinkzimmermanlost
> > > control of the situation. he's culpable not as rascist but an idiot.
>
> > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 2:32 PM, NoEinstein <noeinst...@bellsouth.net>wrote:> Bruce: If whenZimmermanwas standing five feet from Martin, and
> > > > before any "defensive" blows were exchanged,Zimmermanhad realized
> > > > that Martin was a frail white guy, he never would have PRESSED his
> > > > latent hatred for the blacks he had automatically assumed wear
> > > > hoodies. Martin, sensing the hatred inZimmerman'slook and tone
> > > > probably asked two questions: "Why are you following me?" And "By
> > > > what "authority" are you doing that?". When (I'll bet)Zimmerman
> > > > PATTED the loaded gun in his pocket as being his authority, without
> > > > ever mentioning that he was just doing "routine" apartment security,
> > > > Martin knew his life was being threatened by a LUNATIC. He did the
> > > > only thing he could to defend himself—knockZimmermandown and punch
> > > > him.
>
> > > > All of the injuries toZimmerman'shead were short lacerations. If,
> > > > asZimmermanpurports, his head was pounded against the pavement, at
> > > > least part of his head injuries would have been abrasions.
> > > > Lacerations could be caused by bits of broken glass. But the instant
> > > > the first laceration was made, his blood would have not only coated
> > > > the pavement, but would have been smeared on the back of his head.
> > > > The police photo I saw made soon after the police arrived showed blood
> > > > trailing VERTICALLY from each of those short lacerations. The only
> > > > way the blood would have flowed vertically would be ifZimmermanwas
> > > > STANDING and had self-inflicted ALL of those lacerations with (likely)
> > > > just his fingernails. Other than for that punch in the nose,
> > > >Zimmerman'slife was never threatened. The only justice in this case
> > > > is to throwZimmermanin jail and to throw away the key!!!!! — J. A.
> > > > Armistead —
>
> > > > On Jul 15, 10:51 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Re: Zimmerman shooting not a hate crime
Dear plainol...: I began writing my New Constitution in 1996 after I
became incensed by the faulty reasoning that was used to convict a
black man of rape. Did you ever see 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Do you
not know that blacks have been lynched and hanged just on the whim of
whites? And do you not know about the KKK and John Birch Society?
Even ONE person in jail for a crime they didn't commit is too many.
It is a proven fact that eyewitness testimony that such and such
"black" committed the crime is largely bogus, because research has
shown that whites have little or no provable ability to recognize a
black they may have only seen for a few seconds in the dark. The
screwed-up CULTURE of our police state causes those guys to feel
obligated to send someone to jail in EVERY case involving a black.
Our justice system convicts and punishes blacks more harshly than
whites.
Ask yourself this: If, 16 years ago, you saw a competently reported,
hour-long TV show talking about the injustices to Blacks, and you
spent much of the intervening time writing a New Constitution to
CORRECT those injustices, would you be offended to be asked to cite
the source for that referenced percentage? You people KNOW what I
have been doing to help humanity. What have YOU ever done in those
regards, plainol... ?
— John A. Armistead —
On Jul 19, 12:39 pm, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> which, you claim
> forty percent are now incarcerated innocently:
> ---
> no ... NoEinstein claimed this and I asked him to cite source.
>
> This "problem" is growing, because of naive Americans such as
> yourself!
> ---
> were you drinking when you wrote this?
>
> This "Problem" has been caused by the Black Leadership in our
> Nation, in concert with the Democratic Party of the United States and
> our
> federal government, but another thread, for another day.
> ----
> I agree.
>
> On Jul 19, 2:36 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > John,
>
> > Here is but one more very recent example of the poor Black children who
> > are repeatedly discriminated against without cause; continuously profiled
> > for no apparant reason other than their skin color; and of which, you claim
> > forty percent are now incarcerated innocently:
>
> > http://rt.com/usa/news/teenagers-walmart-store-florida-502/
>
> > Here's one more:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsf4yX13bA&feature=related
>
> > And another:
>
> >http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/04/06/crowd-beats-strips-robs-tour...
>
> > And another:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhaoWWKE-k&feature=related
>
> > And Another:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pBbJP8osvM
>
> > And some more:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4WOYMWp29g
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvlHXJ_pk4
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhaoWWKE-k&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ufsAfYUfJA&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVNZkLqDQFM
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISN1RCxko2Q&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZvPCy7OBRw&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF0N1QoRjlA&feature=related
>
> > I too am "color-blind"; and have on many occasions represented Blacks in
> > what I perceived discriminatory actions by City Officials as well as in the
> > public. Unlike you, I am not naive, and this "problem" needs to be
> > addressed! This "problem" is growing, because of naive Americans such as
> > yourself! This "Problem" has been caused by the Black Leadership in our
> > Nation, in concert with the Democratic Party of the United States and our
> > federal government, but another thread, for another day.
>
> > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:42 PM, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com
>
> > > wrote:
> > > a minimum of 40% of the blacks in prison are there for
> > > crimes they never committed
> > > ---
> > > cite source
>
> > > The only "damn" racists, here, are the whites who don't
> > > value the civil liberties of ALL Americans.
> > > ---
> > > most white do value civil liberties ... even among racist minorities
> > > who use their skin color for an advantage through affirmative action
>
> > > If there is anything that
> > > I am, it is color blind.
> > > ---
> > > poor feller ... does your wife dress you?
>
> > > Everyone is a racist to some degree. Those who deny it are also liars.
>
> > > On Jul 18, 1:07 pm, NoEinstein <noeinst...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > > Dear Keith: If you were walking through a 7-11 parking lot and saw a
> > > > piece of jewelry lying on the pavement, you would pick it up, right?
> > > > In the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution (and in my New
> > > > Constitution, as well), unreasonable searches and seizures are
> > > > prohibited. Possessing jewelry is NOT a capital crime! And nothing
> > > > thatZimmermandid was the result of his being privy to the contents
> > > > of that bag. Most of you are implying that since whites are fed up
> > > > with crime, that every person who MIGHT be guilty of petty theft can
> > > > be shot and killed. I particularly take issue with your making the
> > > > spurious statement that there is no evidence for what I just
> > > > explained. FOX News repeatedly ran video ofZimmermangetting out of
> > > > the police car, in handcuffs. He didn't seem to be in any pain; and
> > > > the (distant) view of his head showed no apparent injuries. Having
> > > > his injuries be SEEN was crucial to the majority bigot position at
> > > > FOX. That network got police to release a photo made just after the
> > > > police had arrived on the scene. That photo, taken from about three
> > > > feet away, and on axis with his right mastoid bone (behind the ear),
> > > > clearly shows FLOWING blood, trailing vertically, without any
> > > > smudges. Since the body tries to seal off bleeding, automatically, it
> > > > is probable thatZimmermanhad self-inflicted ALL of those short
> > > > lacerations to his head no more than a minute before the police got
> > > > there. If you, or anyone, doubt my voracity, you had better get
> > > > prepared to see the PROSECUTION have forensic experts confirm
> > > > everything that I have said and reasoned.
>
> > > > Lastly, when a minimum of 40% of the blacks in prison are there for
> > > > crimes they never committed, it is understandable that the Black
> > > > "establishment" would be most insistent that justice be done in the
> > > > Martin case. The only "damn" racists, here, are the whites who don't
> > > > value the civil liberties of ALL Americans. If there is anything that
> > > > I am, it is color blind. If everyone would be like me, and take the
> > > > high moral ground, there wouldn't be so much unjustified hatred in the
> > > > world. Consider being like that, Keith. — J. A. Armistead —
>
> > > > On Jul 17, 12:58 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I'm not sure how John came to the conclusions that he has come to.
> > > There
> > > > > is nothing as of yet on the record that establishes such a scenario,
> > > and
> > > > > all of Armistead's "theories" are just that, "speculative theory".
>
> > > > > What we do know, is that Trayvon Martin was a young black male,
> > > dressed in
> > > > > dark, non-descript clothing, (save for the dark "Hoodie" that he was
> > > > > sporting) and at the time that he was shot, was found with jewelry
> > > that was
> > > > > not his; in a neighborhood which had been having frequent home
> > > > > invasions/burglaries.
>
> > > > > We know that law enforcement looked at this case for a month, and
> > > could
> > > > > not come up with any conclusive evidence that this was in fact anything
> > > > > more than a tragic scenario but nevertheless, a tragic scenario that
> > > was
> > > > > self defense. We then had numerous race baiters flock to the scene in
> > > > > Central Florida, their sole purpose was to stir up trouble, and "race
> > > > > bait". We have seen mainstream media even attempt to modify the actual
> > > > > recordings ofZimmerman, and portray Martin as some sweet cherub
> > > teenager
> > > > > who was non-threatening, when in fact, Mr. Martin was a thug who had
> > > been
> > > > > suspended from his school for drugs; whose moniker was
> > > "No_Limit_Nigga" on
> > > > > Twitter; who had unaccountable jewelry on his person at the time of
> > > the
> > > > > incident.
>
> > > > > On the other hand, contrary to the media hype, Mr.Zimmermanis far
> > > from
> > > > > "White"; MrZimmermanand his wife tutored underprivileged black
> > > youths at
> > > > > their home; and there is nothing whatsoever to date that would suggest
> > > > > that Mr.Zimmermanshot this man because he is a racist, or under the
> > > > > scenario that John Armistead has surmised and attempted to portray.
>
> > > > > I think a more likely scenario, is that after being told not to pursue
> > > > > Martin by law enforcement, Martin circled around, and confronted
> > > > >Zimmerman. Martin asked him, "Are you followimg me?" and when
> > >Zimmerman
> > > > > replied, "No", Martin said something to the effect of, "Well you got
> > > me
> > > > > now", when Martin attacked him, and they tumbled to the ground.
>
> > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <
> > > markmka...@gmail.com>wrote:> Einstein... I guessZimmermanis afraid of
> > > his Grandfather... a proud
> > > > > > BLACK man...Zimmermanthinks his Grandfather is a thief and all the
> > > > > > other negatives that you have implied...
>
> > > > > > The race card does NOT fly when you need it to, does it?
>
> > > > > > Poor Martin was shot after he elevated a tense VERBAL confrontation
> > > > > > into a physical one..Why would any reasonable person do this??.... if
> > > > > > I were 5'7" and weighed in at a chubby 190 and was attacked
> > > physically
> > > > > > by a 6'1" physically fit individual I would fear for my well being
> > > > > > just asZimmermandid... thus a legal shooting.
>
> > > > > > On Jul 17, 10:03 am, NoEinstein <noeinst...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > > > > > OK, Bruce: What you are saying is thatZimmermanPROFILED anyone
> > > > > > > wearing a hoodie as being a crook who could be shot on sight with
> > > > > > > impunity. If 80% of teenage males are slender, then 80% of those,
> > > > > > > regardless of their race, can be tried, convicted, and executed by
> > > the
> > > > > > > shooter without any formal auspices being stated. Committing
> > > unarmed
> > > > > > > robbery isn't a capital crime. But shooting someone to death when
> > > > > > > one's life isn't in danger can be a capital crime. To wit: Once
> > > there
> > > > > > > was a case where a neighborhood was having a lot of break-ins. A
> > > home-
> > > > > > > owner rigged a shotgun to automatically shoot and kill anyone
> > > breaking
> > > > > > > through his window. That man is now serving life in prison.
> > > Learn to
> > > > > > > think, Bruce. People who do so seldom get labeled as bigots. —
> > > J. A.
> > > > > > > Armistead —
>
> > > > > > > On Jul 16, 6:57 pm, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Someone had been breaking into houses s in the neighborhood,
> > > including
> > > > > > > > houses with women and children in them.
>
> > > > > > > > The person doing it had been seen and he looked more like Trayon
> > > than
> > > > > > he
>
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became incensed by the faulty reasoning that was used to convict a
black man of rape. Did you ever see 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Do you
not know that blacks have been lynched and hanged just on the whim of
whites? And do you not know about the KKK and John Birch Society?
Even ONE person in jail for a crime they didn't commit is too many.
It is a proven fact that eyewitness testimony that such and such
"black" committed the crime is largely bogus, because research has
shown that whites have little or no provable ability to recognize a
black they may have only seen for a few seconds in the dark. The
screwed-up CULTURE of our police state causes those guys to feel
obligated to send someone to jail in EVERY case involving a black.
Our justice system convicts and punishes blacks more harshly than
whites.
Ask yourself this: If, 16 years ago, you saw a competently reported,
hour-long TV show talking about the injustices to Blacks, and you
spent much of the intervening time writing a New Constitution to
CORRECT those injustices, would you be offended to be asked to cite
the source for that referenced percentage? You people KNOW what I
have been doing to help humanity. What have YOU ever done in those
regards, plainol... ?
— John A. Armistead —
On Jul 19, 12:39 pm, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> which, you claim
> forty percent are now incarcerated innocently:
> ---
> no ... NoEinstein claimed this and I asked him to cite source.
>
> This "problem" is growing, because of naive Americans such as
> yourself!
> ---
> were you drinking when you wrote this?
>
> This "Problem" has been caused by the Black Leadership in our
> Nation, in concert with the Democratic Party of the United States and
> our
> federal government, but another thread, for another day.
> ----
> I agree.
>
> On Jul 19, 2:36 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > John,
>
> > Here is but one more very recent example of the poor Black children who
> > are repeatedly discriminated against without cause; continuously profiled
> > for no apparant reason other than their skin color; and of which, you claim
> > forty percent are now incarcerated innocently:
>
> > http://rt.com/usa/news/teenagers-walmart-store-florida-502/
>
> > Here's one more:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsf4yX13bA&feature=related
>
> > And another:
>
> >http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/04/06/crowd-beats-strips-robs-tour...
>
> > And another:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhaoWWKE-k&feature=related
>
> > And Another:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pBbJP8osvM
>
> > And some more:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4WOYMWp29g
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvlHXJ_pk4
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhaoWWKE-k&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ufsAfYUfJA&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVNZkLqDQFM
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISN1RCxko2Q&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZvPCy7OBRw&feature=related
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF0N1QoRjlA&feature=related
>
> > I too am "color-blind"; and have on many occasions represented Blacks in
> > what I perceived discriminatory actions by City Officials as well as in the
> > public. Unlike you, I am not naive, and this "problem" needs to be
> > addressed! This "problem" is growing, because of naive Americans such as
> > yourself! This "Problem" has been caused by the Black Leadership in our
> > Nation, in concert with the Democratic Party of the United States and our
> > federal government, but another thread, for another day.
>
> > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:42 PM, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com
>
> > > wrote:
> > > a minimum of 40% of the blacks in prison are there for
> > > crimes they never committed
> > > ---
> > > cite source
>
> > > The only "damn" racists, here, are the whites who don't
> > > value the civil liberties of ALL Americans.
> > > ---
> > > most white do value civil liberties ... even among racist minorities
> > > who use their skin color for an advantage through affirmative action
>
> > > If there is anything that
> > > I am, it is color blind.
> > > ---
> > > poor feller ... does your wife dress you?
>
> > > Everyone is a racist to some degree. Those who deny it are also liars.
>
> > > On Jul 18, 1:07 pm, NoEinstein <noeinst...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > > Dear Keith: If you were walking through a 7-11 parking lot and saw a
> > > > piece of jewelry lying on the pavement, you would pick it up, right?
> > > > In the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution (and in my New
> > > > Constitution, as well), unreasonable searches and seizures are
> > > > prohibited. Possessing jewelry is NOT a capital crime! And nothing
> > > > thatZimmermandid was the result of his being privy to the contents
> > > > of that bag. Most of you are implying that since whites are fed up
> > > > with crime, that every person who MIGHT be guilty of petty theft can
> > > > be shot and killed. I particularly take issue with your making the
> > > > spurious statement that there is no evidence for what I just
> > > > explained. FOX News repeatedly ran video ofZimmermangetting out of
> > > > the police car, in handcuffs. He didn't seem to be in any pain; and
> > > > the (distant) view of his head showed no apparent injuries. Having
> > > > his injuries be SEEN was crucial to the majority bigot position at
> > > > FOX. That network got police to release a photo made just after the
> > > > police had arrived on the scene. That photo, taken from about three
> > > > feet away, and on axis with his right mastoid bone (behind the ear),
> > > > clearly shows FLOWING blood, trailing vertically, without any
> > > > smudges. Since the body tries to seal off bleeding, automatically, it
> > > > is probable thatZimmermanhad self-inflicted ALL of those short
> > > > lacerations to his head no more than a minute before the police got
> > > > there. If you, or anyone, doubt my voracity, you had better get
> > > > prepared to see the PROSECUTION have forensic experts confirm
> > > > everything that I have said and reasoned.
>
> > > > Lastly, when a minimum of 40% of the blacks in prison are there for
> > > > crimes they never committed, it is understandable that the Black
> > > > "establishment" would be most insistent that justice be done in the
> > > > Martin case. The only "damn" racists, here, are the whites who don't
> > > > value the civil liberties of ALL Americans. If there is anything that
> > > > I am, it is color blind. If everyone would be like me, and take the
> > > > high moral ground, there wouldn't be so much unjustified hatred in the
> > > > world. Consider being like that, Keith. — J. A. Armistead —
>
> > > > On Jul 17, 12:58 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I'm not sure how John came to the conclusions that he has come to.
> > > There
> > > > > is nothing as of yet on the record that establishes such a scenario,
> > > and
> > > > > all of Armistead's "theories" are just that, "speculative theory".
>
> > > > > What we do know, is that Trayvon Martin was a young black male,
> > > dressed in
> > > > > dark, non-descript clothing, (save for the dark "Hoodie" that he was
> > > > > sporting) and at the time that he was shot, was found with jewelry
> > > that was
> > > > > not his; in a neighborhood which had been having frequent home
> > > > > invasions/burglaries.
>
> > > > > We know that law enforcement looked at this case for a month, and
> > > could
> > > > > not come up with any conclusive evidence that this was in fact anything
> > > > > more than a tragic scenario but nevertheless, a tragic scenario that
> > > was
> > > > > self defense. We then had numerous race baiters flock to the scene in
> > > > > Central Florida, their sole purpose was to stir up trouble, and "race
> > > > > bait". We have seen mainstream media even attempt to modify the actual
> > > > > recordings ofZimmerman, and portray Martin as some sweet cherub
> > > teenager
> > > > > who was non-threatening, when in fact, Mr. Martin was a thug who had
> > > been
> > > > > suspended from his school for drugs; whose moniker was
> > > "No_Limit_Nigga" on
> > > > > Twitter; who had unaccountable jewelry on his person at the time of
> > > the
> > > > > incident.
>
> > > > > On the other hand, contrary to the media hype, Mr.Zimmermanis far
> > > from
> > > > > "White"; MrZimmermanand his wife tutored underprivileged black
> > > youths at
> > > > > their home; and there is nothing whatsoever to date that would suggest
> > > > > that Mr.Zimmermanshot this man because he is a racist, or under the
> > > > > scenario that John Armistead has surmised and attempted to portray.
>
> > > > > I think a more likely scenario, is that after being told not to pursue
> > > > > Martin by law enforcement, Martin circled around, and confronted
> > > > >Zimmerman. Martin asked him, "Are you followimg me?" and when
> > >Zimmerman
> > > > > replied, "No", Martin said something to the effect of, "Well you got
> > > me
> > > > > now", when Martin attacked him, and they tumbled to the ground.
>
> > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <
> > > markmka...@gmail.com>wrote:> Einstein... I guessZimmermanis afraid of
> > > his Grandfather... a proud
> > > > > > BLACK man...Zimmermanthinks his Grandfather is a thief and all the
> > > > > > other negatives that you have implied...
>
> > > > > > The race card does NOT fly when you need it to, does it?
>
> > > > > > Poor Martin was shot after he elevated a tense VERBAL confrontation
> > > > > > into a physical one..Why would any reasonable person do this??.... if
> > > > > > I were 5'7" and weighed in at a chubby 190 and was attacked
> > > physically
> > > > > > by a 6'1" physically fit individual I would fear for my well being
> > > > > > just asZimmermandid... thus a legal shooting.
>
> > > > > > On Jul 17, 10:03 am, NoEinstein <noeinst...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > > > > > OK, Bruce: What you are saying is thatZimmermanPROFILED anyone
> > > > > > > wearing a hoodie as being a crook who could be shot on sight with
> > > > > > > impunity. If 80% of teenage males are slender, then 80% of those,
> > > > > > > regardless of their race, can be tried, convicted, and executed by
> > > the
> > > > > > > shooter without any formal auspices being stated. Committing
> > > unarmed
> > > > > > > robbery isn't a capital crime. But shooting someone to death when
> > > > > > > one's life isn't in danger can be a capital crime. To wit: Once
> > > there
> > > > > > > was a case where a neighborhood was having a lot of break-ins. A
> > > home-
> > > > > > > owner rigged a shotgun to automatically shoot and kill anyone
> > > breaking
> > > > > > > through his window. That man is now serving life in prison.
> > > Learn to
> > > > > > > think, Bruce. People who do so seldom get labeled as bigots. —
> > > J. A.
> > > > > > > Armistead —
>
> > > > > > > On Jul 16, 6:57 pm, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Someone had been breaking into houses s in the neighborhood,
> > > including
> > > > > > > > houses with women and children in them.
>
> > > > > > > > The person doing it had been seen and he looked more like Trayon
> > > than
> > > > > > he
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5 X-Events that Can Collapse the World as You Know It
5 X-Events that Can Collapse the World as You Know It
Posted By John Hawkins On July 9, 2012
X-Events: The Collapse Of Everything is not a cheery book. In essence, it argues that the complexity required to underpin modern living is making it increasingly unsustainable.
The crunch comes when we recognize that societies must continually solve problems in order to keep growing. But the solution to these problems requires ever more complex structures. Ultimately, a point is reached where all the resources of the society are consumed just in maintaining the system at its current level. At this point, the society is experiencing a complexity overload; no further degrees of freedom exist for coping with new problems. When the next problem appears, the system cannot accommodate it by adding more complexity. So it collapses quickly through an X-event that rapidly reduces the complexity overload.
You're probably wondering what sort of "X-event" could create so much havoc that our society would have trouble coping with it for months or years at a time — if ever. Here are a few possibilities.
1) Death by Physics: Destruction of the Earth through the Creation of Exotic Particles!
This is an unlikely yet fun one, if your idea of fun is seeing the entire earth destroyed.
Did you know that when American scientists were first developing a nuclear bomb, there were genuine concerns that the temperatures created by the explosion of a nuclear weapon might be hot enough to set the earth's atmosphere on fire? That would have quickly baked all of humankind like a giant pot pie. There was enough worry about this possibility that Robert Oppenheimer called for a study on the matter, which concluded that "a nuclear fireball cools down far too rapidly to set the atmosphere aflame." Since you're still alive to read this column, happily that was one government report that turned out to be right.
That brings us to the Large Hadron Collider, where scientists are creating mini "Big Bangs" and temperatures a million times hotter than the center of the sun. On the one hand, this has the potential to teach us a lot about physics and the creation of the universe. On the other, we're toying with powerful forces we don't understand. Some people even think it has the potential to destroy the planet by creating a black hole. Others fear it could set off a chain reaction caused by strangelets that could wipe out all life on earth. The good news is that it's probably safe. Probably — and if it isn't, all of us will be dead before we can yell at the scientists who killed us anyway; so why worry?
2) Digital Darkness: Widespread Failure of the Internet!
The Internet has morphed into the nervous system of the global economy. It's how you can go to an ATM anywhere and get money. It's tied into the cash registers you use when you buy from chain stores. It's how supermarkets and companies like Wal-Mart know where to ship their inventory. Airlines and trains are also dependent on the net for scheduling. All of that is aside from the hundreds of billions of dollars in daily economic transactions and people who rely on the Internet to communicate.
What happens if the net goes down, not in a limited area for an hour or two, but across the entire United States or even the world, for months at a time? With nations like China engaging in organized, sophisticated cyber attacks and hacking, we'd better prepare.
Of course, in an age where sophisticated malware like Stuxnet and FLAME penetrate and take down government systems, it may not be possible to fully secure any system connected to the Internet. Also, all of that assumes that a lone security expert like Robert Kaminsky, who found in the DNS system that which would have allowed him to "reassign any web address, reroute anyone's e-mail, take over bank accounts or even scramble the whole Internet," doesn't exploit weaknesses in the design of the Internet to bring it down.
You think people get aggravated when Twitter or Facebook is down for a couple of hours? Well, imagine having the entire Internet down for a couple of months with no idea when it's coming back up. At that point, a "fail whale" would be the least of anyone's problems.
3) Running on Empty: Drying Up of World Oil Supplies!
Peak oil theory has consistently been proven wrong. So, are we likely to run out of oil? No, because as it becomes more expensive, other alternatives will become more attractive. Yet and still, this isn't Star Trek. Science moves slowly and even after advances become tenable, it still takes time to roll them out.
That's extremely important because there are relatively few large sources of oil. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates combined account for 60% of the world's oil reserves. Imagine a couple of very plausible scenarios occurring at the same time — perhaps a war between Israel and Iran along with a civil war in Saudi Arabia. If that were to happen, you could easily see the price of oil double or even triple overnight with no easy fix. No technological alternative could immediately fill the gap and the rest of the world wouldn't be able to produce enough to make up for the shortage.
In poorer nations, that would make oil such an expensive commodity that it could practically shut down their economies. That wouldn't happen in wealthier Western countries like the United States, but you could see gas lines, enforced conservation, and dramatically reduced economic growth coupled with runaway inflation. If oil pipelines and refineries were damaged in the fight or other oil producers decided to gouge instead of helping to alleviate the problem, it's entirely possible the economic pain could drag on for years and make the Carter era look like, well, the Carter era with twice as much Jimmy Carter!
4) I'm Sick of It: Global Pandemic!
Over the course of human history our species has endured some monumental pandemics. In the 1300s the Bubonic plague killed roughly 100 million people and reduced the population of Europe somewhere between 30% to 60%.
Keep in mind that the population of the earth was probably only somewhere around 450 million back then; so that would be roughly the equivalent of a plague that killed 75 million people in the United States today. The Spanish Flu was even worse. It also killed roughly 100 million people out of a much larger population, but it did it in about six months. If something that severe hit today, it would eradicate roughly 350 million people worldwide over the same timeframe. The scary thing is that it's entirely possible a new natural plague could hit or, worse yet, an old virus re-engineered as a bioweapon could be loosed. While we have better sanitation than the old days and medical science has advanced considerably, it's still entirely possible that our own personal Andromeda Strain could cause so much population loss and economic damage that it could take decades to overcome.
5) Technology Run Amok: Intelligent Robots Overthrow Humanity!
Ever seen I, Robot, The Matrix, or read Michael Crichton's book Prey about Nanobots run wild? Then you get the general idea. At this early juncture in history, where machines aren't very advanced, a robot rampage seems like an idea that should be left to science fiction. Is your toaster going to hop on over and treat you like a croissant while you sleep? It's laughable.
Except that line of thinking ignores a key trend: if Moore's Law continues to hold up, we should have computers that are as smart and mentally flexible as human beings by 2020. Put another way, by 2021 we may have computers that are smarter than the average person and increasing their intellectual superiority by the year. The idea that we can command and control intellects that far exceed our own seems plausible as long as they're greatly limited in their capacity. However, what happens if and when we have androids as advanced as Data from Star Trek or The Terminator? It's entirely possible that when that day comes, it could be the beginning of the post-human phase of life on earth.
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Obama marks Ramadan
Asslifter-in-Chief
http://drudgegae.iavian.net/r?hop=http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/07
/obama-marks-ramadan-129636.html
In a statement, President Obama commemorated the Muslim holiday of Ramadan -
calling it a time to "cherish family, friends, and neighbors, and to help
those in need."
"On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes
to Muslim Americans and Muslims around the world at the start of Ramadan,"
Obama said.
Obama also took the opportunity to tie in the struggles of people across the
Muslim world engaged in ongoing fighting related to the Arab spring
uprisings that began in 2011.
"This year, Ramadan holds special meaning for those citizens in the Middle
East and North Africa who are courageously achieving democracy and
self-determination and for those who are still struggling to achieve their
universal rights. The United States continues to stand with those who seek
the chance to decide their own destiny, to live free from fear and violence,
and to practice their faith freely. Here in the United States, Ramadan
reminds us that Islam is part of the fabric of our Nation, and that - from
public service to business, from healthcare and science to the arts - Muslim
Americans help strengthen our country and enrich our lives," Obama said.
(Also on POLITICO: 9/11 tribunal delays hearing set during Ramadan)
"Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the world's 1.5 billion Muslims,
it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common humanity and the
commitment to justice, equality, and compassion shared by all great faiths.
In that spirit, I wish Muslims across America and around the world a blessed
month, and I look forward to again hosting an iftar dinner here at the White
House. Ramadan Kareem," Obama said.
Ramadan is a month-long celebration of fasting and reflection celebrated by
Muslims worldwide.
http://drudgegae.iavian.net/r?hop=http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/07
/obama-marks-ramadan-129636.html
In a statement, President Obama commemorated the Muslim holiday of Ramadan -
calling it a time to "cherish family, friends, and neighbors, and to help
those in need."
"On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes
to Muslim Americans and Muslims around the world at the start of Ramadan,"
Obama said.
Obama also took the opportunity to tie in the struggles of people across the
Muslim world engaged in ongoing fighting related to the Arab spring
uprisings that began in 2011.
"This year, Ramadan holds special meaning for those citizens in the Middle
East and North Africa who are courageously achieving democracy and
self-determination and for those who are still struggling to achieve their
universal rights. The United States continues to stand with those who seek
the chance to decide their own destiny, to live free from fear and violence,
and to practice their faith freely. Here in the United States, Ramadan
reminds us that Islam is part of the fabric of our Nation, and that - from
public service to business, from healthcare and science to the arts - Muslim
Americans help strengthen our country and enrich our lives," Obama said.
(Also on POLITICO: 9/11 tribunal delays hearing set during Ramadan)
"Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the world's 1.5 billion Muslims,
it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common humanity and the
commitment to justice, equality, and compassion shared by all great faiths.
In that spirit, I wish Muslims across America and around the world a blessed
month, and I look forward to again hosting an iftar dinner here at the White
House. Ramadan Kareem," Obama said.
Ramadan is a month-long celebration of fasting and reflection celebrated by
Muslims worldwide.
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