Agreed. It was a bit too on-the-nose. >> ^xxovercastxx:

"We hate Republicans" doesn't sound like something a drunk New Yorker would yell at anyone. I would expect either something more intelligent or thought-out; or something far more crude, crazy and offensive. Also, despite being a 'blue state', there are shitloads of conservatives and Republicans in NY.
"We hate Republicans" is just way too... medium. That's not how we do shit in NY.

Well, if the suggestion is in essence to develop a cooling mechanism on a planetary terraformer scale, it's no less intelligent than ignoring the problem. Lets be optimistic, at least she's not a denier.

Typical Sounders. Damn fools on the back line turn into swiss cheese after every goal. Still an amazing strike by Hassli.

The cop broke her face, split her chin open, and chipped her teeth and she's now coping with being the victim of a violent crime, but thank goodness her teeth were not knocked out? Because that would have been a whole new level? Weak. Take that s to the beach, and get a tan.>> ^quantumushroom:

Still no fun, but still a far cry from "teeth knocked out". Title was changed. Good.

>> ^Pantalones:
AAAAAAAND TEETH!
"Fox said in addition to a facial fracture, a split chin and chipped teeth she's also trying to recover emotionally."

AAAAAAAND TEETH!

"Fox said in addition to a facial fracture, a split chin and chipped teeth she's also trying to recover emotionally."

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/100710-victim-talks-about-alleged-trooper-assault
>> ^quantumushroom:

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/10/trooper-a
ccused-of-using-exces.html

The charges against Fox (the driver) who suffered a gash in her chin and other scrapes, have since been dropped.
Didn't read anything here about teeth. Let the camera do the work without making sh1t up exaggerating.

Of the two subjects in the video, I think the wrong person was made to learn an important lesson. Oh the shame I'd have casted on her.>> ^blankfist:

Meh. Kids need to learn early that life is unfair.

The additional angle is not insignificant. It's the only video investigators had that showed the distance between Birk and Williams and it played a huge role in the SPD Firearms Review Board's decision. (Which found the shooting unjustified.) It also showed Birk taking cover behind a traffic signal box after Williams was dead; good cover from someone holding a knife. You can kill it if you want to, but the second angle shows Birk's tactical error and was a huge part of the ruling and subsequent uproar.>> ^SDGundamX:

discuss
The second angle adds absolutely nothing to the video, since the audio is exactly the same and nothing really happens that we didn't already know was happening from the other vid. I think Matthu deserves these votes... he Sifted essentially this same vid more than 5 months ago. I think it would be fair to dupeof this one and add this as a backup embed to his. But I'm interested in what other Sifters think. Is the addition of the camera angle that shows us what we already knew was happening enough to make this not a dupe?
FYI from the Sift FAQ (bolded parts my emphasis):
Duplicates will be discarded. A duplicate video is one which contains content already on VideoSift in a published, queued, personal queued, or dead video submission. Minor changes in content, like a few additional insignificant seconds of video or alternate background music, will still be considered dupes. The only exception to this is if the change in audio makes a significant difference to the video content.
>> ^Pantalones:
It's not a dupe. This has a second camera angle that shows the scene of the shooting rather than just the audio.
As a local, this was appalling to watch. Dan Satterberg will need to prosecute W to win back votes from the left. Then again, his next election won't be until 2014. As for Seattle PD, it's wrong to assume all Officers are this reckless, but if there are enough rotten apples, it might make sense to look at the tree.

It's not a dupe. This has a second camera angle that shows the scene of the shooting rather than just the audio.

As a local, this was appalling to watch. Dan Satterberg will need to prosecute W to win back votes from the left. Then again, his next election won't be until 2014. As for Seattle PD, it's wrong to assume all Officers are this reckless, but if there are enough rotten apples, it might make sense to look at the tree.

WSJ seems to pin the flub on the band leader.

Dark humor is not an adequate substitute for empathy. Wax on. Real power comes from having no fear at all. Wax off.

Not funny and now arrogant. Keep digging. Gotta go with Genji on this one; your input definitely had the 4chan flair. You're free to say whatever you want, but people are equally free to judge you on that. You want to be seen as a person of substance, then lets have it. Until then, you're a fart in the elevator; repulsive and left behind.>> ^rottenseed:

Oh Dr. Comedy here says it's not funny so I guess it isn't. I'd be lying if I said I didn't pause before hitting "submit new comment". But guess what? I did it anyway.
And guess what else...you all did have the "trolling needs to be toned down" discussion yesterday, buuuuuuuuuuuut I guess it didn't work. In fact it was counterproductive. Go figure.
The time and the place is when I deem it necessary. An attempt at censorship is the only crime here.>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:
Tho it's not funny because we already know that she is single and really fuckin' sad because of it.
There's a time and a place and that place shouldn't be videosift.
Upload this video to 4chan and be a dick there.
>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:
Didn't we just have this whole "trolling needs to be toned down" discussion yesterday?
How is mocking an enormous social injustice beneficial to anyone?
>> ^rottenseed:
so...she's single now?


...too soon?


Some people deal with "shit" by laughter, I know I do.

And he was swept under the nomination rug.

Not much good here. One side or the other needs to learn how to walk away...but you can only walk away so many times. Fail for bullying someone four times larger.

The NatGeo show asserts the exact opposite. Why do they go to so much trouble to argue against the theory with an obviously false premise? Seriously, the show said thermite won't cut steel. It wasn't just a shoddy experiment, it was a willful lie that people believe. You can make it part of a larger story, as this guys hints (without making direct accusations). But his experiments make a clear counter argument at a media piece attempting to contradict, in part, an alternative 9/11 theory. In other words, his intention wasn't to invalidate the official conspiracy, he was defending the relevant piece of an alternative theory.

Which is a bit of a cultural signal that people do accept alternative theories.

I've said it many times: the first draft of history NEVER survives later scrutiny. There are ALWAYS changes.>> ^rychan:


You realize his central experiments are basically worthless? We know thermite cuts steel. That's what people use it for all the freaking time:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermite#Civilian_uses
"Thermite can be used for quickly cutting or welding steel such as rail tracks..."

Back to the video...

The NatGeo program made three claims, and then supported them with an experiment. This guy did more experiments and contradicted NatGeo. Thus the process of science. We all remember science right? Testing, changing the variables and retesting for the fuck of it to gain a better understanding? Clearly the NatGeo conclusions were at best incomplete, and at worst completely wrong.

When it comes to receiving new information, there are four possible responses:
1) Outright rejection based on a bias, which can include previous education.
2) Complete acceptance.
3) Curiosity and an impulse to investigate potential flaws or openings for more explanation.
4) Complete disinterest and remembering that now ice cold Hot Pocket left in the microwave.

Scientists are either #1 or #3. Great scientists are by definition #3 at some point in their life. The rest of us (pundits, politicians, citizens, etc...) fall into the other two categories.