“To help deter crime, the Burlington Housing Authority says it has added over $120,000 worth of surveillance cameras to all of its properties and more lights will be added.”

That’s a bleak. Not sure how cameras with deter anyone if their is no enforcement.

And once again you argue against the strawman. An outright ban is constitutionally prohibited, anyone calling for one shouldn’t be taken very seriously.

Yet that is the framing I see so often in the many failed discussions about gun in our society.

Personally I’d like to see more enforcement of existing laws, and any new laws focused on own accountability. Safe storage laws and biometric identification technology should be considered. The fact that guns kill so many kids, many due to storage failures, is a goddamn disgrace.

Yes that is definitely true and no one is claiming that a law will fix everything.

When I think about the effectiveness of a law I think about how many falcons and eagles I see these days. Their populations were decimated by DDT pollution, but when the government banned its use they didn’t end pollution, but they did reduce harm to the ecosystem.

Ah yes, the why bother having any rules approach.

I assume you also support legalizing all drugs?

The down vote ratio is really interesting.

Do people disagree with this statement?

Do they just not want to acknowledge this is the current reality?

We have to start where we are if we hope to make meaningful reforms. We can’t just regulate guns like cars, or chemical’s because we don’t have a right to access those. Even reinstating the assault weapons ban might not be possible with the current SCOTUS balance.

Yes I totally support the idea of making heath care a right. Adding and repealing amendments would be great if we had a functional Federal Congress.

Like it or not their is no constitutional right to have cannabis.

For at least 12 years now the Supreme Court’s decision says citizens have the right to a fire arm for self defense. While can say I am not a fan of that ruling, I also know any attempts at “gun control” will be limited to that ruling.

https://vermonthistory.org/journal/87/VH8701SegregationOrSterilization.pdf

Well that is a massive misunderstanding of the history. Mead was a clear, active, vocal leader in the eugenics movement. He was very clear about his beliefs on forced sterilizations and segregation. He used his political power to bring eugenics to Vermont law.

Alien ghosts.

Who is doing this?

Is it in writing somewhere, or proposed at a meeting or just rumors?

Cool story bro, tell Xenu I said Hi.

Listen regardless of what you think the US government gives them religious protection.

Yes Scott is clearly more comfortable with hundreds of Vermonters od’ing than trying something different. It is disappointing.

Do they have tax exemption for religious organizations?

““And the sacramental seal of confession is the worldwide law of the Catholic Church, not just the diocese of Burlington, Vermont,” Coyne said, according to the Associated Press. He added that the bill “crosses a Constitutional protective element of our religious faith: the right to worship as we see fit.”

The Church position is clear, requiring them to report any information about child abuse infringes on the Catholic ability to worship.

Just imagine if the Church of Scientology asked for an exemption to the mandatory reporting requirement.

Under cut the legal market, get them a clean supply this will lower the overdose rate. This will lower crime rates by removing funding for organized crime.

Then you have patients using medication that can then be helped to ween off or manage their addiction. Then they are no longer criminals and get the economic and mental health support to rejoin society.

This has been tried with success in places like Vancouver CA, or in Portugal. The basic idea is treating people like they are sick and need help, instead of just criminal addicts, gets better results.

It seems obvious that nothing attempted in VT or America in my lifetime has worked, at all, even a little. Time to rethink the whole situation.

No I’m on that shit called reality where I keep seeing people I grew up with destroyed by addiction. The drug war failed, and our neurological understanding of addiction has increased. We are not ever going to just arrest this problem away.

Excellent idea. The fent and heroin problem won’t be solved without drastic measures, and undermining the black market with government regulating and distribution of heroin is an important step.

This guy licks boots

So corporate interests will win at the expense of the environment and people? Just like DAPL?

here’s one

My assumption would be they used a deep fryer for the potatoes, which can be a pain at home.

One thing that makes good home fries, dice up potatoes at prefer size and boil them. When you think the potatoes have about 10 minutes left add a small spoonful of baking soda to the mix and preheat your oven for 450.

Once the potatoes are just slightly soft, drain them and toss them in oil. The baking soda with break down the pectin and crate a layer of mashed potatoes on surface which will brown nicely in the over. Add some salt and seasoning and roast till golden. This can easily be done before hand, I often make these for dinner and then use the leftovers for home fries a day or two later.

Always cool to see someone working on a project like this. I have tried capturing certain drives in the State using Timelapse techniques. Such a great place to drive around.

This is a virus that can survive for days on some surfaces, over a week. So wash your hands, sanitize your bathrooms. Hopefully it doesn’t hit my kid’s school next week.