obfuscator
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was the compliment about how sharp her elbows were?
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I must have missed most of the drama from 2 years ago, so I was reading it now, and thought "oh great a nice opportunity to make a joke post about how I'm corrupt and caused the forums to die" only to keep reading and see that I had already made that post two years ago people change with time, but I guess I haven't lol
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well, it's just status quo. all the ones in BC and elsewhere that have been operating for a while should have been shut down ages ago too.
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finally, now TIF can die in peace over/under on 10 votes?
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As I understand it, I had 30 days from the issuance of the order granting summary disposition to file the notice of appeal. In theory, I could have appealed without an attorney, or tried finding another attorney to take on the appeal. In practice, not comfortable enough to self-represent in appeals court, and I was broke as hell. well, at least the charges were dropped, which is the most important thing. still, you do wonder if the police might be better behaved if the average person actually had the means to take them through court to the extent it was necessary
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I did post a lot about it as it happened, or as things cleared court and I could safely talk about it. This is super condensed, and I've tried to limit things that identify me. Basically, I was going about my day with a gun carried openly. It's legal here, and it was how I'd carried for years. Usually it's a non-issue if anyone even notices. I was approached by police and asked whether I wanted to step outside to talk. I offered to talk where I was, and they carried me out into the parking lot. After about an hour of trying to find something to charge me with, realizing I hadn't broken a law, and debating whether to escort me back in to take care of business, one officer gets the bright idea to frame my offer to talk where we were as felony resisting and obstructing. He also suggests that my struggle to not fall on the ground or get trampled on the way out was being combative. Obviously, they had to take my gun for their safety. "la di da di da" When the lieutenant seemed hesitant, he tossed in that I was part of a gang known to the department. The lieutenant finally gave in and I was arrested. I spent about three days in a holding cell, discovered I was being charged with felony resisting and possession of a firearm while in the commission of a felony; two charges, 2 years each, and no way to have it expunged later. No more guns. No more voting. I'd lose my job, and have a much harder time finding a new one. The end of my world as I knew it. At the pretrial, the prosecutor's only evidence was the police report. We agreed to delay a few times to wait for more, and the police department finally turned over dashcam video and worn mic audio after about six months. Video showed their discussion and decision to arrest, and charges were immediately dropped "in the interest of justice." We filed a federal lawsuit for deprivation of rights under color of law. Without getting too into the back and forth of it, both sides filed motions for summary disposition; basically saying their case was so strong that we didn't need to take the court's precious time. They misrepresented a conversation with dispatch, claiming they were told I had a "gun in a backpack" and that was the basis for non-consensual contact. I have recordings of radio communications where dispatch described me as having "a backpack and a gun," the lieutenant called in for confirmation that the gun was in a backpack, and the dispatcher replied that they were unable to confirm. They knew before approaching me that the reason they would use to justify their use of force was a lie. Maybe they hoped we could have a "consensual" encounter and they wouldn't have to justify anything. Without cause for a stop, the application of force and subsequent arrest was unlawful. Instead of listening to the recordings or recognizing the contradictory statements of fact in our opposing motions, the judge granted summary disposition to the defendants, stating that there was no disagreement on facts. I didn't have resources to appeal, so that was pretty much the end. I ran out of money in a pay-to-win system. Is there any statute of limitations (or something similar) on that? As in, could you appeal it now if you had the money?
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boy you sure got a lot done tomorrow
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the US justice system sucks a lot of the time...shit like this is why something like 90% of people plead before trial, and you can bet a large chunk are innocent. glad you're talking to lawyer. Even if they recommend you plead guilty (unlikely, I'd think), at least you'll have gotten a professional opinion.
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hope you didn't say anything to the cops Anything as in what? When the cops arrived they asked us both what happened separately. It was kind of a "whoever we believe more isn't going to jail" situation, or at least that's what they made it seem like. Besides, i didn't tell them anything incrimination. Additionally, they interviewed me without reading me my rights. Also, i have so much other dirt on this kid, he's going to be lucky to not get a few years in prison after i'm done with him. Kid has made so many terrorist like remarks since we moved in together. Constantly walks around the house saying "praise Isis" for no reason, thinking it's funny. On Sep 10th he asked me "so how are we going to celebrate tomorrow" thinking Sep 11th was one big joke. Constantly jokes about how he's going to fly his plane into random buildings. Constantly makes jokes about how he wants to kill himself. Kid has a very sketchy background too. His parents came to the US when his mom was pregnant, just to have him. They lived here a few months i think, then moved back to Saudi. Now he's back here for the first time in basically 18 years studying to be a pilot. That shit, especially in Texas, is gonna sound hella sketchy. Even more so if you consider the shit he keeps saying. a) anything as in *anything*. a bit too late now, but talking to cops if you're being arrested is a terrible idea. Literally give them your name and that's it. they say "anything you say *can* and *will* be used against you" for a reason - it's true. b) get a lawyer. As much as you can't afford a lawyer, you can afford it more than you can afford *not* to have a lawyer c) your dirt means zero, as Nyo said. d) get a lawyer
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sure, but taxation isn't all benefits - it has costs too. Sometimes the costs are useful (see carbon taxes as an example). But taxing marijuana doesn't fix any sort of fiscal problem, at least not without causing a far bigger one.
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Marijuana taxes are not going to fix anyone's fiscal problems lol. One of the most overstated and blatantly wrong assumptions about legalization is that it'll be some panacea of fiscal salvation. A simple look at the numbers proves this completely incorrect.... for example, Colorado makes (generously) 150 million per year on taxing marijuana, which is a grand total of.... .4% of their annual *state* budget there wouldn't be any rules in Canada preventing tourist consumption (though I suppose it's possible specific cities or provinces might try to restrict sales to citizens only, which I doubt would hold up in court). As far as entering the US goes, it's up to the individual discretion of the border guard, which is the way it's always been. Obviously you wouldn't want to volunteer that information.
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In general I think it's a good (or at least neutral thing). I'm not happy about the erosion of rights that came with the bill (arbitrary stop and breathalyze for alcohol now). Also it seems like the blood test the government is recommending isn't very consistent. Other than that, there are still some pretty silly restrictions on individual growth and sale, but at least there are some reasonable private options in Ontario now. It's tempting to "tax the Jesus out of it", but if you make taxes too high, people don't leave the black market, which stops one of the big advantages of legalizing in the first place. good tax policy isn't easy!
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