>> ^ridesallyridenc:

Am I the only one here that thinks these people are useless? See a problem, sit around and do nothing. Ask for more stuff. Play the victim and "raise awareness." Right.
How about going out and starting a company and affecting change in a tangible way? How about creating jobs for your friends and giving back to society?


I see your point. But protesting in this fashion is still important. While protesters rarely affect or change anything now days, it's not like they're sitting around doing nothing. You can see the fliers they were carrying to distribute in the video. Someone had to design and print them, and they're out distributing them. That's still kind of a job whether they're getting paid for it or not.

Not to mention, when people get attacked like this by the very police who are supposed to be protecting them, it helps highlight the problems. It's also an effective way of recruiting new members. Unfortunately, from the police perspective, it's also an effective way of recruiting a new psychopath who decides that he might really enjoy macing some women.

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^lurgee:
F ck the police!

This is the point I'm always torn with. Everyone always says their are good cops...I'm sure there were cops there that didn't like this strategy thought it was wrong and unethical. And people say we shouldn't lump all cops together like they all believe in this stuff and suppress people in the way that they do.
Well why the fuck don't they stand up? Why are the cops that have a problem with the shit that's going on just standing there...not having a problem with it. This is why the idea of "Don't Snitch" and "Fuck the Police" gains ground. If you're not going to stand up for what's right in your OWN DEPARTMENT, you will get lumped in with everyone else.
We are the American People. We don't trust you, we don't believe in you, we won't cooperate with you. You are there to protect and serve, just what does that mean anymore?


https://occupywallst.org/article/Officer-Bologna/ (toward the end of the page):

This was an attempt to make us weak, this was an attempt to destroy or derail our message, our conversation. It has not succeeded. We have grown, we will grow. Today we received unconfirmed reports that over one hundred blue collar police refused to come into work in solidarity with our movement. These numbers will grow. We are the 99 percent. You will not silence us.

>> ^lurgee:

F ck the police!


This is the point I'm always torn with. Everyone always says their are good cops...I'm sure there were cops there that didn't like this strategy thought it was wrong and unethical. And people say we shouldn't lump all cops together like they all believe in this stuff and suppress people in the way that they do.

Well why the fuck don't they stand up? Why are the cops that have a problem with the shit that's going on just standing there...not having a problem with it. This is why the idea of "Don't Snitch" and "Fuck the Police" gains ground. If you're not going to stand up for what's right in your OWN DEPARTMENT, you will get lumped in with everyone else.

We are the American People. We don't trust you, we don't believe in you, we won't cooperate with you. You are there to protect and serve, just what does that mean anymore?

Thanks man!

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*promote

Thanks

I actually saw the link to the Third Eye Foundation web site in the info, but didn't follow it up - http://www.thirdeyefoundation.com/>> ^oohlalasassoon:

Also check out Matt as The Third Eye Foundation.

>> ^Ryjkyj:

They anesthetize them before they do this. I stood right next to my son Elliott during his circumcision feeding him sugar water. He didn't cry at all. He just looked at me the whole time wondering what was going on. If he was screaming like the kid in this video, we probably would've stopped for a while. I don't think the doctor would have wanted to continue either.
After the whole procedure was over, Elliott started screaming like a baby when we went to put his jacket on. Probably because he was a baby.


Dude, you just lost SOOOOOO many respect points from me right now.

What right does anyone have messing with their kids' genitalia?

They anesthetize them before they do this. I stood right next to my son Elliott during his circumcision feeding him sugar water. He didn't cry at all. He just looked at me the whole time wondering what was going on. If he was screaming like the kid in this video, we probably would've stopped for a while. I don't think the doctor would have wanted to continue either.

After the whole procedure was over, Elliott started screaming like a baby when we went to put his jacket on. Probably because he was a baby.

Elliott is the mac!

Congratulations!

The Crown Jewel Intro from Babe Elliott Baker on Vimeo.

Shawn Elliott...

Tags for this video have been changed from 'social, experiment, blue eyes, brown eyes, racism, martin luther king' to 'social, experiment, blue eyes, brown eyes, racism, martin luther king, jane elliott' - edited by rasch187

The West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 25 workers and left another four unaccounted for in the worst mining disaster since 1984 had amassed scores of citations from mining safety officials, including 57 infractions just last month for violations that included repeatedly failing to develop and follow a ventilation plan.

The federal records catalog the problems at the Upper Big Bra More..nch mine, operated by the Performance Coal Company. They show the company was fighting many of the steepest fines, or simply refusing to pay them. Performance is a subsidiary of Massey Energy. Another Massey subsidiary agreed to pay $4.2 million in criminal and civil fines last year and admitted to willfully violating mandatory safety standards that led to the deaths of two miners. The fine was the largest penalty in the history of the coal industry.

The nation's sixth biggest mining company by production, Massey Energy took in $24 million in net income in the fourth quarter of 2009. The company paid what was then the largest financial settlement in the history of the coal industry for the 2006 fire at the Aracoma mine, also in West Virginia. The fire trapped 12 miners. Two suffocated as they looked for a way to escape. Aracoma later admitted in a plea agreement that two permanent ventilation controls had been removed in 2005 and not replaced, according to published reports.

The two widows of the miners killed in Aracoma were unsatisfied by the plea agreement, telling the judge they believed the company cared more about profits then safety. After the deal, the Massey subsidiary pledged a renewed focus on safety after the fines were levied.

But Bruce Stanley, the attorney who tried the Aracoma Mine accident case, had doubts. He told ABC News Monday there are a lot of similarities between the Aracoma mine and the one involved in this week's tragedy, and he has concerns about Massey's checkered track record on safety issues. Data kept by the Mine Safety and Health Administration show the Upper Big Branch mine has suffered three worker fatalities in last 12 years.

"One can only hope that the level of criminal neglect evident at the Aracoma accident was not repeated at the Upper Big Branch mine," Stanley said Monday night.

After the Aracoma accident, Massey Energy released a statement that said the company "is a recognized leader in safety innovation and performance and remains committed to working with federal and state agencies to fully understand the causes of the accident and to prevent a similar occurrence at Massey Energy or elsewhere in the future."

Monday night, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship released a statement saying, "Our top priority is the safety of our miners and the well-being of their families. We are working diligently on rescue efforts and continue to partner with all of the appropriate agencies."

The company is well known in West Virginia, in part because CEO Don Blankenship grew to become a fixture in state politics, doling out thousands of dollars to candidates he favored – most of them Republicans. In 2004, he spent millions on advertising that attacked a West Virginia state Supreme Court justice, leading to the election of challenger Brent Benjamin.

Massey had a $70 million case before the state Supreme Court and, once elected, Benjamin made the controversial decision not to recuse himself because of Blankenship's support of him and to hear arguments anyway. Another member of the court hearing the case was Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard. He later recused himself after photographs surfaced showing that he vacationed with Blankenship in the French Riviera.

When an ABC News reporter tried to interview Blankenship about the possible conflicts in the parking lot of a Massey Energy office in Belfry, Ky., Blankenship became agitated.

"If you're going to start taking pictures of me, you're liable to get shot," Blankenship told the reporter before grabbing his camera.


Blankenship later told the Charleston Daily Mail he couldn't recall making any threats. "Quite frankly, I don't know what I said except that I know I'm never loud, vulgar or rude to strangers," he said.

The conflicts surrounding the state Supreme Court saga triggered a cascade of changes, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that called on judges to recuse themselves when major donors come before them in court, and a vote by the West Virginia legislature to adopt public financing of judicial campaigns.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/west-va-coal-company-deadly-explosion-fined-millions/story?id=10293691&page=2

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ab4_1270570649

Notice anything else switched in Late? Did you notice the gorilla that danced by?

Late was mirrored.
>> ^Shepppard:

errr...


You went from a lefty to a righty

You people just can't handle the RAW POWER of yellow!

And thanks.

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I took the liberty
http://videosift.com/video/Gwiz665-covers-Angeles-by-Elliott-Smith

Great guitar work. But your profile CSS is horrendous!

I took the liberty
http://videosift.com/video/Gwiz665-covers-Angeles-by-Elliott-Smith

Great guitar work. But your profile CSS is horrendous!