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[Spang]

There's about 70 people in the WBC, and they're mostly kinfolk. If we ignored them, they'd probably go away.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Some of the people in Woolwich acted so bravely yesterday. Woolwich Attack: Ingrid Loyau-Kennett Confronted Machete-Wielding Suspects

Oh that Woolwich attack is awful. The racism I'm seeing everywhere about it is making me feel physically sick too.

I know. Two mosques were attacked in Essex and Kent too.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Theyve started attacking Mosques...oh this is not good. I hate the ignorance and violence coming from this.

 

[Muggle]

The EDL already had a march planned for Saturday but can you imagine how much more coverage they're going to get now because of this?

 

[Moll Flanders]

The EDL are such losers!!!

I was reading last week that there were attacks on Muslim women in my local area before this terrorist attack Muslim woman punched in racist attack in Barking and Dagenham - Crime & Courts - Barking and Dagenham Post so I'm assuming there will be more incidents after this.

 

[mlp]

At least one woman acted extremely bravely during that Woolwich attack, talking to the killers.

 

[mlp]

Twenty minutes for the police to appear on the scene at Woolwich - is that typical for the U.K.?

 

[Moll Flanders]

There has been quite a lot of criticism about the police in this murder. The ordinary police aren't armed here so the police arrived and then I think they were told to wait for the Trojan (armed) police to arrive before responding. I think they thought the sight of the police uniform would escalate the situation and the unarmed police might cause more problems?

When my dogs were attacked in the park the police arrived in less than 10 minutes.

 

[mlp]

Ah, that makes sense.

 

[Spang]

Sen. David Vitter is an idiot:

Sen. Vitter is claiming that his amendment is only aimed at preventing those convicted of violent crimes from obtaining benefits, apparently under the logic that stripping them of what may be their only form of income assistance will lead to less violence.

Poverty breeds crime. If this thing passes, it will lead to more crime.

Also:

So, a young man who was convicted of a single crime at age 19 who then reforms and is now elderly, poor, and raising grandchildren would be thrown off SNAP, and his grandchildren’s benefits would be cut. … Democrats accepted it without trying to modify it to address its most ill-considered aspects.

 

[kazyeeqen]

Sen. David Vitter is an idiot:


Poverty breeds crime. If this thing passes, it will lead to more crime.

I liked your analysis, but not the sen. Vitter bit.

 

[Spang]

I liked your analysis, but not the sen. Vitter bit.

You don't like that I called him an idiot?

 

[kazyeeqen]

You don't like that I called him an idiot?

No, I liked that. I didn't like that he is an idiot. And a senator. Just wanted to clarify my 'like'. You good, he bad.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Arizona State University releases its list of the top 10 new species discovered in 2012.

Tiny frogs to carnivorous sponges - top 10 new species - Channel 4 News

 

[thefadedone]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...26c0a2-c3c4-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html

I think this happens way more often then reported. I personally know someone that used to water down the alcohol at their restaurants and probably still does.

 

[kazyeeqen]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...26c0a2-c3c4-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html

I think this happens way more often then reported. I personally know someone that used to water down the alcohol at their restaurants and probably still does.

I don't understand why they wouldn't just at least use tap water, if they are going to scam customers. It's not like tap water costs anything. Where do they have to go to find dirty water just to scam customers?

 

[Blobbenstein]

perhaps it was river, or stream water.

 

[Amy SF]

Ew. I wonder how much this happens elsewhere in the country.

 

[Calliegirl]

I found out one of my favorite Mexican restaurants, that I ate at almost every weekend, was reusing left over chips and salsa. A friend of mine knew the owner and told him he couldn't reuse food, and the owner just waved him off and didn't care. I never ate there again once I found out. It's a shame, because their burritos were delicious.

 

[Amy SF]

I found out one of my favorite Mexican restaurants, that I ate at almost every weekend, was reusing left over chips and salsa. A friend of mine knew the owner and told him he couldn't reuse food, and the owner just waved him off and didn't care. I never ate there again once I found out. It's a shame, because their burritos were delicious.

Was he reported to the health department, do you know? That's just terrible.