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Comment Re:Fire all the officers? (Score 1) 515

The DOJ should have filed a "cease and desist" order. Of course, we have a rank incompetent in charge of the department who only knows how to oppress the people, not protect them, so I'm not surprised the best they could do was to send a document full of lawyerese that was summarily ignored by the Baltimore police.

Comment Re:freedom 2 b a moron (Score 2, Insightful) 1051

That might be a reasonable compromise if every parent had a real choice where they send their kids to school. Governments take thousands in school taxes, then tell you that if you don't want to send your kids to their public school that you'll have to send thousands more to a private one. Often, home schooling is even prohibited.

Comment Knowledge is the solution (Score 2, Insightful) 1051

Government forcing medical procedures on anyone is really not something we want, especially since government won't take responsibility for the (admittedly unlikely) consequences of a bad result. We need better education to counteract the Jenny McCarthys. Slashdotters seem to be quick to berate the "thinkofthechildren" types, until it comes to medicine. I am sorry if this sounds callous to you, but maintaining our personal freedoms from government tyranny is more important than making sure a few children don't get sick.

Comment Re:Another "taking" by the California government.. (Score 1) 178

Not to mention the absurdity of believing that tenants won't have to move whether the buildings are upgraded or not. It's likely that at least SOME of them will undergo major structural changes. Entire sections might lose their utilities or even have to be completely gutted.

Comment Re:Beloved by Builders and Developers (Score 1) 178

Also for big-time property investors. All the little guys who own a building a two are going to have to sell out-- because you can't just take a building with you when a city imposes onerous regulations. Can't wait to see how the LA government is criticizing the landlords for having such high rent a few years from now. What a surprise!

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