As I understand it, the idea behind the "thin blue line" flag is that there's a "thin line" of police between society / civilization and chaos (which they presume would exist / rule in the absence of coercive force / threat from armed agents of the state). I'm not really sure what the thin red line is supposed to represent, other than maybe an attempt to associate firefighters with police. So, if the goal is to express a need for mental health support for or love of firefighters, I don't think a "thin red line" flag is conveying that meaning to me. Something more direct might better convey that message, if that's what you intend.

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I concur. Kitchen Doctors did a great job on a total kitchen overhaul we had done on our undated, ugly kitchen. Couldn’t be happier.

The Washington sheriff's department stated publicly that he was employed there. It's not some conspiracy, he was a cop. And until the police as a whole start fixing their problems and really examining who they employ, they're just gonna keep being hated. No responsibility without accountability.

Does the hallway have a fire sprinkler system?

definitely more. but I remember seeing fuck trump signage in year two. i still see it around. granted it's mostly stuff that has clearly been forgotten about.

Apparently you get an unleashed dog ticket.

And then he was hired by the Washington sheriff's department. Try again. If his first department knew he had these kinds of issues do you really think it'd be ok for them to let him resign and get a job doing the same thing elsewhere? Where is the accountability? Where is the process to weed out these freaks? Whatever the police are doing is not working because they're empowering people who wish to do others harm.

Just one idea but join a couple of community groups which do gatherings. Might or might not be up your alley doing volunteer community service which will give a person a sense of reason, a very therapeutic thing, but Friends of Bryan Park is one that does regular park cleanups.

Do a few VCU games and sit in The West End of the Siegel Center, screaming at a game can be a good way to constructively let loose some steam and you'll definitely meet people in that wild group that sits over there. There's one coming up Wednesday night at 7pm vs Vanderbilt. It's gonna be a wild one. If you're iso a quieter athletic experience, do a UR Spiders game and wear a red sweater vest and bring a knitting needle.

No it wasn't? My original comment was about how journalists never state that a cop has murdered someone. In this article in particular they went to great lengths to avoid using the words "police officer". This obfuscation in the polices favor is frequent.

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Slight pedantic correction: She was charged with what the CA felt like pursuing.

A CA charging or declining to charge someone for something does not mean they did or did not violate a particular section of Code.

Walking a pit off leash is terrifying. What if a runner had turned a corner and "startled" the dog?

That region of VA is very very very religious. If you’re on Facebook, there’s a page called Scannerfood where you can see SWVa on full display everyday

It can be laughable and embarrassing to the state all at once

ikea has a few solid wood options that are reasonably priced. i got my pine kitchen table from there

I don’t disagree that a dog has to be trained to be off leash to be able to do it well but even so that dog (and all dogs on walks within the city) should have been on a leash.

To be fair I don’t know how strong the owner is vs how strong the dog was so a leash might not have been enough in this situation but it certainly would have helped.

That’s a really good idea. I’m gonna think on this… what kinds of classes are available at VisArts?

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That dog should have had a muzzle. Pit bulls are unreliable, any large dog can be triggered and owners need to be accountable for it. Pittie breeds have a bad name because statistically they are more prone to attack. What other breed do you hear about with any regularity, attacking and mauling humans and other animals? 88 year old woman lost her life because someone thought they didn't have to make the effort.

Gavin de Becker is a renowned violence prevention expert, and he advises that when hiring someone into a position of custodial power that you expressly ask exactly such ridiculous-seeming questions. He instructs parents to ask potential babysitters things like "Do you fantasize sexually about children?" and "Have you ever touched someone in a sexually inappropriate manner?" He says you're not asking because you expect them to give you an honest answer. You're asking because the question is so unexpected that their unguarded reaction will inform your intuition. Without knowing why, you will either be comforted by their response or a chill will go down your spine. Without understanding why, obey that instinct.

In the 1980s, together with the United States Marshals Service, Gavin de Becker co-designed the MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems, which is used to screen threats to justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, members of United States Congress, and senior officials of the Central Intelligence Agency. Los Angeles County Law enforcement agencies adopted MOSAIC in 1997 to help police manage and reduce spousal abuse cases that might escalate to homicide.

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My parents had a Collie that wasnt fixed for the first 5-6 years of his life. One summer he kept escaping the electric fence and we couldnt figure out why he all of the sudden would keep doing it. We checked and knew the collar was still working and even saw him get shocked while escapaing one time. So the last time he escaped my mom had mentioned how he was found hanging around the neighbors dogs. I was like wait are those dogs fixed? Thats probably whats motivating him so much lol. We got him fixed and never had that problem again.

From what I gather the CA is going along with the story that the dog/owner got startled and was supposedly protecting the owner.

Which to me is bullshit, if you can't control your dog you have out in public off leash from killing someone in their own yard because they said hi to you then you should be getting involuntary manslaughter charges.

Hopefully there will be a civil suit.

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