Open Thread (11/25/2009)

Posted November 25th, 2009 at 07:09 AM by IlliniPundit
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009.

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On November 25th, 2009 at 08:08 AM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

What Champaign middle school principal is off today after sending around a strongly worded memo to all teachers that no one is to be off the Wednesday before Thanksgiving because of the chaos last year when too many teachers were off. Oh, and she was off yesterday too.  Oh, and she wouldn't know if there was any chaos last year because she was off the Wednesday before Thanksgiving last year as well.  Not that there was any chaos last year.  Makes one wonder about Culver's statement after he was hired that strong principals are more important than good teachers.

On November 25th, 2009 at 12:29 PM, fred (not verified) said:

R.H.I.P.

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On November 25th, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Glock21 said:

"R.H.I.P."

 

And then some.

 

Speaking of. Happy turkey day everybody. Hope everybody is safe and survives any family feuds over who gets to cut the turkey. (and no that isn't a threat against Joe Biden, Narc!) ;-)

 

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Glock21 Op/Ed

On November 25th, 2009 at 08:13 PM, Poor Richard said:

Everyone - enjoy your turkey - or - granola and organic cottage cheese - whatever works.

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/11/25/johnson_mixes_congressional_business_with_exercise

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On November 27th, 2009 at 06:50 AM, Toldja So said:

 

Savoy man admits to fatal crash
Can anyone explain why, oh why, this man was on the streets, in a vehicle no less? 20 sales of narcotics to agents in an eight month period,which included 5.1 grams of cocaine, 14 traffic violations in one year including two driving under suspension charges, 10 no shows in court....

Just mind-blowing!

On November 27th, 2009 at 08:08 AM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

"Can anyone explain why, oh why, this man was on the streets,"

Because Champaign cops are too busy creating (ie shooting defenseless children) and defending themselves from controversy to actually get anything useful done.

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On November 27th, 2009 at 04:02 PM, Toldja So said:

 Doesn't that heavy chip make you walk funny? This isn't a Champaign cop issue. He was under federal investigation. The cops were obviously doing their job because he cited 14 times in one year. The freedom of this man is the blame of the State's Attorney and or presiding judge(s).

On November 28th, 2009 at 04:57 PM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

The Savoy  "drug dealer" was on the streets because the Champaign County State's Attorney is always reluctant to prosecute middle class whites. Period. He probably had a private attorney who Rietz' office favors.

On November 28th, 2009 at 08:25 PM, wayward said:

The Savoy  "drug dealer" was on the streets because the Champaign County State's Attorney is always reluctant to prosecute middle class whites. Period. He probably had a private attorney who Rietz' office favors.

I believe that David McClain was actually black, and the drug investigation was being run by the feds, not the locals.  According the the circuit clerk's website, he was charged in October for driving on a suspended license and was currently being prosecuted.  Not sure what else the SA could have done.

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On December 2nd, 2009 at 02:36 AM, ROB McCOLLEY said:

I'm going to screen capture the above two posts. I think they provide an excellent example of the Presumption Problem.

The pre-judgment about race issues (or "prejudice") has, among the hot-headed, bypassed the notion of independent detachment. Instead of presuming the accused guilty because he's black, poor, and enrolled in an alternative program; we are asked to presume the cop guilty because the accused is black, poor, and enrolled in an alternative program.

Oh crap .. am I talking about a different case?

 

 

 

 

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