We should hold this kind of empathy and look at the root causes of things for all crime and issues in our society. That said, she still did wrong and that should be addressed in some way. But destroying her life with jail time and heavy fines seems way over the top. Especially in a country where mega corporations and finance firms get away with insane financial crimes daily. The rich constantly cheat on their taxes and simultaneously make sure we don’t have the resources to properly investigate them. This lady and her few thousand dollars are nothing.

Good thing they said they’re camping, then 😜

I’m an artist and this was my understanding 🤣🤷‍♂️

Ooh good call. We went to the Pizza Chef on route 4 in the Quechee area a few times. Totally forgot about it 🤣 but it’s also got a great mini-golf course out back which is a rarity around here. The kids loved it. Thanks for the reminder!

Definitely depends what part of the state you’re in but yeah, Montreal rocks too. And while I agree with the majority of CT being a hellscape, New Haven is one of the few gems in the state. It also has pizza you literally can’t get anywhere else. I know you won’t believe me, but please hit Sally’s Apizza someday and thank me later.

Oh thank goodness. I thought this meant pizza shops were trying to label themselves "VT style" which would be very unwise for business. That would be last place I try if there are other options.

"Vermont style" isn't a thing, and if it was, it wouldn't be a good thing. I think a lot of people think Greek style pizza is "VT style" but they are too silly (trying to be nice here...) to give credit where it's do. It may not be my favorite style, but many of us Vermonters owe a thanks to the Greek families that opened pizza spots here.

If they are instead talking about the bland, flavorless, way too much dough style many VT shops do, that's just sad. That's just crappy bland food folks, let's not pretend that's a good thing.

In closing, a drive down 91 for a day/evening out in New Haven is well worth it for the pizza alone.

This “article” is embarrassing. There is one source who gives a completely idiotic reason that it can’t be done yet, and they don’t bother to counter it whatsoever or seek other viewpoints. This isn’t journalism, it’s lazy propaganda.

Regardless, ranked choice voting is an incredibly simple concept and anyone arguing otherwise should be called on their obvious BS.

A poacher is a hunter by definition. I understand the important distinction, but we should acknowledge that this isn’t a one or the other. A poacher is a person who hunts or catches game or fish illegally. All poachers are hunters, but not all hunters are poachers.

You’ve clearly never worked in a bar run by responsible people. What OP is saying is very true and is often a concern for bartenders. I was one for 20 years, all over the country, and looking out for the well-being of the dumb dumbs on the other side of the bar is part of the gig. You saw that video where the employees pushed everyone outside? That’s a no no. You have to separate the shitbags. If that dude was solo, he goes for a short walk with a bouncer while the bouncer pretends to give a shit about what he’s upset about. Someone else does the same but stays inside with the other crew. This is the basics. You don’t want a brawl out front of your bar, and you definitely don’t want a shooting. Even if you’re not legally liable, you don’t want that reputation unless the establishment is also run by shitbags that behave this way 🤷‍♂️

Thank you. I’d missed this. Just read an article though after seeing your comment. I’m glad they’ve been charged. Currently they are on leave until trial it sounds like.

So are they bringing charges against the gang of cops in New Haven that paralyzed Randy Cox?…

Thank goodness. But as someone with children in his county... well, I'm sure I don't have to tell you how I feel.

It's my understanding that they couldn't legally remove him until after he is found guilty in court. I was told he was asked to do the right thing, but refused. And now here we are.

It's truly mind blowing.

Nah bro... this is a WILD take. He allowed an untrained deputy to be involved in investigating sexual assaults against children. CHILDREN. This isn't like they put a dude on traffic duty who missed that day of training. That guy should never have authority again.

And yeah, of course the incoming guy sounds like a dick too, he's also a cop. In this case, I'd argue he was trying to do the right thing by the community though. The outgoing guy clearly should not be in charge of a Wendy's, let alone a police department.

But yeah... the Arizona thing. It's not right. We need cops who are our neighbors and community members. People that have actual stake in the community they swear to protect. Instead we have a system that rewards bad cops with cushy jobs in rural areas when they fuck up where they are originally from.

This is a tactic police departments down south have used many times when they don't support an incoming new boss for whatever reason (down there it's usually racism). I'll admit I don't know the specifics of this situation, but it's incredibly deranged that this takes place. These officers swore an oath to that community, not the Sheriff. We need to somehow stop letting police bounce around the country. They need to actually care about the communities they serve. They need to be a part of the communities they serve.

It's wild that this only scratches the surface of the issues. Also, let's not forget that the Addison Country Sheriff was hit with TWO felony SEXUAL ASSAULT charges, AND THEN his ex-wife went public saying he was violent with her as well. This was also after a long investigation. It's insane that the people of Addison County haven't simply chased him out of town.

I had a pretty wild experience a number of years ago in that area at my fathers place. The next morning it was all over the news that there were many reports of UFOs that night. Then later that day the military said they had done a training exercise of some sort. Of course the assumption is that is a cover up. Anyway, who knows 🤷‍♂️

The weird part of my experience was I didn’t see anything. It was a a very loud hum that was almost rattling the house. My dog woke me up barking at the ceiling. We went outside and he was barking up at the sky. The loud droning hum sounded like it was just a few feet above us but it was pitch black. No stars. Eventually the sound slowly moved away towards NH.

This is awesome. Thank you!

That was a period of huge growth throughout the northeast and really the whole country. We had a huge influx of immigrants and we built a lot of stuff real fast.

Those others that protect the bad ones are worse. I know cops, I’d like to think some of them are good people, but the reality is they’re the largest criminal gang in our country right now. That will only change when they stop protecting the bad ones.

The person choosing to be unarmed in a heavily armed society is the one in fear? Ok.

I didn’t say there wouldn’t be an event, but there will not be a war on American soil. War is only really profitable if we do it somewhere else. There will be MANY isolated events though, unfortunately. It’s very unlikely any of them will be in VT as well.

Please keep in mind that even though those chuds are dumb and violent, they are an extreme minority of our population. The extreme majority of us just want to maintain the status quo (unfortunately, imo). They like to pound their chest and act tough, but they’re not. They are VERY outnumbered and they know it. The only thing they have going for them is the fact that most people are distracted and nonviolent. The only reason that element has so much pull in politics is because our capitalist society keeps everyone too busy to pay attention to what’s going on. We can’t catch up on the news on the weekends either navies sportball is happening. The majority of Americans do not agree with the things the far right believes, but they just aren’t paying attention. It’s appalling how few people actually vote.

And yeah, I hear you. Dude not far from me has a “spay and neuter all liberals” banner on his house. Not sure how calling for genocide isn’t hate speech but here we are. That said, there’s about 20 BLM and Pride flags for every Trump flag in my neighborhood. Those chuds ain’t doing shit.

Ah, I read you wrong. Apologies. You’re one of the rare ones whose concerns are actually somewhat grounded in reality. I salute you.

The issue is, we will never see a modern civil war or major conflict here between citizens. No one is coming to your door. What is happening, and what will continue to happen, are isolated domestic terrorist incidents.

And when it comes to defending ourselves from our local military forces… er, uh… police, it’s just not going to happen. That’s why we need to completely rework our approach to policing (which isn’t happening).

The issue I see, and a big part of the reason I feel the way I do about guns is because of the cycle of violence we are stuck in. My sword may not do much against your gun, but your gun isn’t going to do much against a police force, which isn’t going to much against… It’s just ever escalating violence.

We need nonviolent solutions to our problems. Solving them with violence only creates new issues.