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[Weston]

We all marinate in American corporate influence; it's refreshing to get news without it. It's also refreshing to get real news as opposed to infotainment.

You may have a very valid concern with corporate influence.

Still not sure how you think it is instead better to get news from a network wholly owned and controlled by an unconstrained absolute monarchy that has no independent legislature and which bans political parties. A place where a female's testimony is worth half a man's and in some cases a female witness is not accepted at all. A place that considers stoning someone to death to be a legal punishment and which punishes apostasy and homosexuality with death.

Personally I would rather take my chances with the corporations.

[Gregg]

We all marinate in American corporate influence; it's refreshing to get news without it. It's also refreshing to get real news as opposed to infotainment.

Agreed. That's why I like to seek out bloggers from the source whenever possible. They don't have much production value and their make-up isn't so good, but they talk about what they see going on. Makes for some interesting comparisons with more established media outlets.

[JaneV2.0]

You may have a very valid concern with corporate influence.

Still not sure how you think it is instead better to get news from a network wholly owned and controlled by an unconstrained absolute monarchy that has no independent legislature and which bans political parties. A place where a female's testimony is worth half a man's and in some cases a female witness is not accepted at all. A place that considers stoning someone to death to be a legal punishment and which punishes apostasy and homosexuality with death.

Personally I would rather take my chances with the corporations.

That's a good point, but al Jazeera is a respected international news organization that's not afraid to report on issues like women's rights even as its government abridges them. http://america.aljazeera.com/article...-equality.html

There are very few countries that can claim a moral high ground in their treatment of women (my mother's generation remembers when American women couldn't vote, and I remember when you had to have a male relative co-sign your loan*), and we still don't have an Equal Rights Amendment. Call me a cockeyed optimist, but i like to think the Middle East will come around--maybe not until the old guard dies off; I still believe in an Arab Spring, and in the power of popular uprisings for good.

*When I got my first mortgage, the loan officer showed me off to other employees there like I was a unicorn; such a thing had never happened before in their financial institution, apparently.

[bae]

My community doesn't have a jail. We recently arrested a fellow, and sent him to the neighboring small county to be locked up until trial.

He died in prison the other day, while alone in the "safety room".

I'm looking for advice from Rob and his friends on when and how we should start rioting. We don't have that many stores here to burn, but we could give it a try. Out of solidarity.

http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/300686851.html#

I'm so disappointed though - here in the most liberal county in the state, full of social justice warriors, my neighbors seem to be content to wait until the medical examiner finishes and the incident makes it through the normal process. I haven't seen a single #whitelivesmatter protester in the streets, and nobody cut my fire hose last night when I was dealing with a burning home.

[Packy]

Well, it could be that the reason is there are no Big-Boxes to loot on your island. No Tee-Vees, No Tee-Pee, & prolly no tire shops sellin' dem gold weelz, see? What they really should do is build a Pillory on the town square, to detain people, short term. Then, in addition to monitoring them, locals can go by and shame the lawbreakers. Longer term, use an uninhabited island out there, and build a stockade, and transport the detainees. Hope that helps you some.

[creaker]

Well, it could be that the reason is there are no Big-Boxes to loot on your island. No Tee-Vees, No Tee-Pee, & prolly no tire shops sellin' dem gold weelz, see? What they really should do is build a Pillory on the town square, to detain people, short term. Then, in addition to monitoring them, locals can go by and shame the lawbreakers. Longer term, use an uninhabited island out there, and build a stockade, and transport the detainees. Hope that helps you some.

People can get creative - in Keene, NH last year they had to break up a riot caused by attendees of the annual pumpkin festival they have there.

[Gregg]

I'm so disappointed though - here in the most liberal county in the state, full of social justice warriors, my neighbors seem to be content to wait until the medical examiner finishes and the incident makes it through the normal process. I haven't seen a single #whitelivesmatter protester in the streets, and nobody cut my fire hose last night when I was dealing with a burning home.

Slackers. Probably all just sitting around waiting for the next farm subsidy check to come in.

[jp1]

My community doesn't have a jail. We recently arrested a fellow, and sent him to the neighboring small county to be locked up until trial.

He died in prison the other day, while alone in the "safety room".

I'm looking for advice from Rob and his friends on when and how we should start rioting. We don't have that many stores here to burn, but we could give it a try. Out of solidarity.

http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/300686851.html#

I'm so disappointed though - here in the most liberal county in the state, full of social justice warriors, my neighbors seem to be content to wait until the medical examiner finishes and the incident makes it through the normal process. I haven't seen a single #whitelivesmatter protester in the streets, and nobody cut my fire hose last night when I was dealing with a burning home.

Maybe if your county had paid out $6M in settlements in just the last 4 years to people who were mistreated by the police it would have been a different situation.

[Lainey]

Maybe if your county had paid out $6M in settlements in just the last 4 years to people who were mistreated by the police it would have been a different situation.

+1
and here in Phoenix we taxpayers get the pleasure of paying yet again for Sheriff Joe's illegal activities. So far the federal judge is the only one brave enough to stand up to this guy.

[gimmethesimplelife]

+1
and here in Phoenix we taxpayers get the pleasure of paying yet again for Sheriff Joe's illegal activities. So far the federal judge is the only one brave enough to stand up to this guy.

+1000 Rob PS....Sheriff Joe's gotta go!!!!! Sorry, I couldn't resist this last.