tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post1561689820384107262..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Shaneen Allen Catches a BreakAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-87200407151848168402015-02-21T21:13:37.200+01:002015-02-21T21:13:37.200+01:00Moved to a new post.Moved to a new post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-92004087131163695092015-02-21T21:08:45.737+01:002015-02-21T21:08:45.737+01:00I object to the Ammoland way of describing events:...I object to the Ammoland way of describing events: "you’d think that officials in New Jersey would have finally figured out that they need to stop persecuting honest gun owners and instead do their job — targeting hardened criminals."<br /><br />That makes it sound like they've halted all targeting of hardened criminals in order to persecute honest gun owners. Of course that's wrong on two counts, first they are very much targeting criminals and two, the "honest gun owners" they are persecuting are all guilty of something.<br /><br />Going back to the first point, let's consider the total number of arrests and prosecutions and divide that number into 3. That should put the situation in some kind of perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-13148257586927006852015-02-17T01:54:46.630+01:002015-02-17T01:54:46.630+01:00Well, it appears that New Jersey isn't resting...Well, it appears that New Jersey isn't resting on its laurel in regards to applying a dose of common sense in enforcement of its gun laws. I was wondering what Jersey was going to do to shoot itself in the foot next. (pun intended)<br /><br />"After Shaneen Allen and Brian Aitken, you’d think that officials in New Jersey would have finally figured out that they need to stop persecuting honest gun owners and instead do their job — targeting hardened criminals.<br />Well apparently not, at least not in Cumberland County.<br />72-year old retired teacher and military academy graduate Gordon Van Gilder was stopped by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy for a minor traffic violation. When he volunteered that he had an antique flintlock pistol with him, he was promptly arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, which carries up to a ten-year prison sentence. Van Gilder’s case is currently stalled while prosecutors claim they are doing “ballistics testing” on the 300-year-old, smooth-bore collectible."<br /><br />http://www.ammoland.com/2015/02/new-jersey-arrests-72-year-old-for-antique-flintlock-pistol-possession-video/#axzz3RxV3CBpw<br /><br /><br />ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-73111844650536146342014-10-02T19:16:46.366+02:002014-10-02T19:16:46.366+02:00The complaint was that Trayvon was 17, but that pi...The complaint was that Trayvon was 17, but that picture was when he was 11. Zimmerman did not shoot an 11 year old boy, so that is misleading. Are you saying that Ms. Allen's kids are a lot older than shown? Are they full grown and out of the house, making it wrong to portrait her as a single mother who needs to care for her family? Is that what you are saying?TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-74407271869470673092014-10-02T17:25:29.996+02:002014-10-02T17:25:29.996+02:00When someone is seriously hurt or killed by a gun ...When someone is seriously hurt or killed by a gun or a car, do you really think it matters if the doer of the deed was violating a safety rule or recklessly violating it? They should be held accountable in either case. With car accidents I'd say they usually are, but not so with guns, especially if they are white and can somehow avoid the reckless charge. The fact is they're all reckless and they should all pay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-80513116941381362752014-10-02T17:21:05.574+02:002014-10-02T17:21:05.574+02:00TS, you're just pretending to not understand w...TS, you're just pretending to not understand what I'm getting at. You love to make the argument as tedious as possible.<br /><br />The first fake photo was produced during the campaign to portray the law-breaker as a poor persecuted single mom of the year. It was as dishonest and misleading as the very young angelic picture of Trayvon Martin that you guys never tired of screaming about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-86998868995509047692014-10-01T03:00:03.901+02:002014-10-01T03:00:03.901+02:00Yeah, it’s been photo-shopped to include the “Ammo...Yeah, it’s been photo-shopped to include the “Ammoland” logo. <br /><br />But even if your masterful eye has concluded that the professional photographer photo-shopped away some zits (as is quite plausible), what the hell difference does it make? I still have no clue what your point is?<br /><br />Why not just explain what you are getting at?<br />TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-64336098625168410052014-10-01T02:55:02.971+02:002014-10-01T02:55:02.971+02:00There is a difference between violating a safety r...There is a difference between violating a safety rule and recklessly violating a safety rule- like being drunk and pointing your gun at your buddy’s head and pulling the trigger thinking it was unloaded to scare him. That is different than being clumsy. Much like with cars, there are safety rules. Like keep a good distance from the car in front of you, and drive a save speed for the road conditions. Most of the time, an accident can be attributed to breaking one of these rules, but do we treat it with “one strike, you’re out”? No, of course not. TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-83311091827278955162014-09-30T14:18:12.031+02:002014-09-30T14:18:12.031+02:00Why are you guys so reluctant to admit that?
Spea...<i>Why are you guys so reluctant to admit that?</i><br /><br />Speaking only for myself, I'm "so reluctant to admit" only to seeing something that I don't see. If either of the photos has been edited, I can't tell. Nor, frankly, can I figure out why it matters.<br /><br />Should we form an angry mob over <a href="http://i.imgur.com/2XkFtjG.jpg" rel="nofollow"><i>this</i> Shaneen Allen pic</a>, too?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-25052755428257245422014-09-30T12:25:38.580+02:002014-09-30T12:25:38.580+02:00Yes, one appears to be photo-shopped and the other...Yes, one appears to be photo-shopped and the other doesn't. Why are you guys so reluctant to admit that? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-77302445903977609952014-09-30T12:21:18.288+02:002014-09-30T12:21:18.288+02:00TS, isn't violating the 4 rules of gun safety ...TS, isn't violating the 4 rules of gun safety always reckless? Isn't it always negligent? And isn't it necessary to violate one or more of those rules to shoot someone unintentionally?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-37938586214085734592014-09-29T19:43:23.707+02:002014-09-29T19:43:23.707+02:00Seriously, Mike, I am just not getting what you me...Seriously, Mike, I am just not getting what you mean by “wildly differing” images. One is posed and the other is candid. I am sure there are plenty of each that exist of you. TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-42488441584692989962014-09-29T19:39:30.565+02:002014-09-29T19:39:30.565+02:00No, I can’t answer it in just one word, it’s more ...No, I can’t answer it in just one word, it’s more complicated than that. I don’t think people should be faced with criminal punishments unless recklessness is involved- much like how car accidents are treated.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-90586996942858572702014-09-29T18:17:15.251+02:002014-09-29T18:17:15.251+02:00Yeah--the prosecution in that case liked playing i...Yeah--the prosecution in that case liked playing it fast and loose, and the judge let them get away with much of it, and they <i>still</i> couldn't get a conviction.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-43476996693538596252014-09-29T14:34:18.117+02:002014-09-29T14:34:18.117+02:00"And then remember that the pic in question t..."And then remember that the pic in question turned out to have been one that the prosecution had submitted as evidence, so Mikeb was effectively accusing the prosecution of trying to make Zimmerman look like the victim, rather than the assailant?"<br /><br /> The one thing that stuck out with me on the Zimmerman photo was that the prosecutor's office had been circulating the grainy black and white image of Zimmerman in May shortly after the shooting he was involved in and didn't release the same photo, but in color until December.<br /><br />"O'Mara told Reuters that prosecutors in May had given him a grainy black-and-white photocopy of the image which was taken in the back seat of a Sanford police cruiser. O'Mara said he received the digital image from prosecutors after repeated demands by his office and he posted it Monday on Zimmerman's defense website."<br /><br />http://news.msn.com/us/bloody-new-photo-of-trayvon-martins-killer-released-2ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-79155599165604678562014-09-29T13:09:29.389+02:002014-09-29T13:09:29.389+02:00I say that makes Kurt a true fanatic and extremist...I say that makes Kurt a true fanatic and extremist. How about you ss, how about you TS? Can you guys answer this question with one word too?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-79533607158749567842014-09-29T12:30:06.874+02:002014-09-29T12:30:06.874+02:00Have you told us your "honest" opinion o...<i>Have you told us your "honest" opinion of the two wildly differing images of [Ms. Allen]?</i><br /><br />Actually, I "honestly" (what's with the quotation marks?) don't know what the hell you're talking about. Like I said before, she's wearing a white dress in one pic, and dark clothes in the other. <i>Very</i> sinister.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-75871447865069068722014-09-29T12:20:33.530+02:002014-09-29T12:20:33.530+02:00Wouldn't it be acceptable if we outlawed "...<i>Wouldn't it be acceptable if we outlawed "clumsiness, carelessness, and egregious judgment" when it results in the injury or death of another?</i><br /><br />Nope.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-41697846029690801502014-09-29T12:18:44.114+02:002014-09-29T12:18:44.114+02:00I'm not at all embarrassed, but if you feel th...I'm not at all embarrassed, but if you feel the need to be embarrassed on my behalf, suit yourself.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-65250182635706691482014-09-29T08:36:37.383+02:002014-09-29T08:36:37.383+02:00I have a healthy skepticism of what appears on the...I have a healthy skepticism of what appears on the internet. Sometimes I'm wrong. Meanwhile you accept anything regardless of how bizarre as long as it supports you're biased pro-gun position.<br /><br />Have you told us your "honest" opinion of the two wildly differing images of the mom-of-the-year? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-62212369855095609822014-09-29T08:31:16.056+02:002014-09-29T08:31:16.056+02:00"if we were to outlaw clumsiness, carelessnes..."if we were to outlaw clumsiness, carelessness, and egregious judgment, the justice system would be overwhelmed within hours."<br /><br />So, you're response to that is to not outlaw ANY misuse? Wouldn't it be acceptable if we outlawed "clumsiness, carelessness, and egregious judgment" when it results in the injury or death of another?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-12477949266385711562014-09-29T08:27:15.183+02:002014-09-29T08:27:15.183+02:00Kurt, I know you're too insecure and proud to ...Kurt, I know you're too insecure and proud to admit anything, but shooting off your mouth without checking first is an embarrassing mistake for a guy like you. And then to claim that my "writing about Ms. Allen [is not] sufficiently compelling to be worth searching," is a slick attempt to blame it on me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-43515973712845979202014-09-29T02:06:19.189+02:002014-09-29T02:06:19.189+02:00It's puzzling, but Mikeb is a big fan of accus...It's puzzling, but Mikeb is a big fan of accusing people of photoshopping. Remember when he claimed that the pic of George Zimmerman that showed that he had sustained a pretty serious beating was "photoshopped"? And then remember that the pic in question turned out to have been one that <a href="http://mikeb302000.blogspot.com/2013/06/misleading-photoshopped-images-of.html?showComment=1371137347431#c2545225637818736403" rel="nofollow">the <i>prosecution</i> had submitted as evidence</a>, so Mikeb was effectively accusing the prosecution of trying to make Zimmerman look like the victim, rather than the assailant?<br /><br />Good times.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-7801029095187893852014-09-28T21:25:23.446+02:002014-09-28T21:25:23.446+02:00I'm not getting this picture controversy that ...I'm not getting this picture controversy that you speak of, especially in relation to Trayvon Martin. Are you suggesting this picture is real old, and her two kids are now in their 20's so it's misleading to keep referring to her as a "single mother of two"? Or are you saying there are other images of her that are contradictory to this wholesome one? Like pictures of her smoking pot, flashing gang signs, or showing of her gold grill?TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-21560759348378545842014-09-27T12:11:44.841+02:002014-09-27T12:11:44.841+02:00Oh, and about this "where were the kids"...Oh, and about this "where were the kids" witch hunt of yours--I never heard what time of day the arrest was (or if I did, it didn't stick)--do we know they weren't in school, while Ms. Allen was on her way to the Atlantic City Historical Museum, or Art Center, or maybe to the library, because she prefers the Atlantic City Library System's science section to the Philly equivalent?<br /><br />Hell, for that matter, do we even know that the kids weren't in the car with her?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.com