Balta1701 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Dec 18, 2014 -> 10:50 AM) Body cameras aren't a cure-all. There are 4th Amendment issues that will need to be resolved. There will be police reports where the camera either wasn't turned on or malfunctioned (both could come from benign or malicious intent). Body cameras will help - both officers and the public should want them and advocate for them. But there are going to be plenty of speed bumps regarding their implementation nation-wide. I did not say that they were a cure-all. I cited specific research on a case in California where the addition of force-wide body cameras led to a 60% reduction in police use of force and an 88% reduction in complaints against police. So while some of your anecdotes may be correct, if these results are scaleable nationwide then that is an enormous signal of less police-on-others violence associated with those cameras, and that's what I was pointing to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Body cameras did not help Dillon Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinilaw08 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 18, 2014 -> 09:56 AM) I did not say that they were a cure-all. I cited specific research on a case in California where the addition of force-wide body cameras led to a 60% reduction in police use of force and an 88% reduction in complaints against police. So while some of your anecdotes may be correct, if these results are scaleable nationwide then that is an enormous signal of less police-on-others violence associated with those cameras, and that's what I was pointing to. I agree with you - body cameras will be a significant aid in police/public interactions. And my post, while it quoted yours, wasn't meant to debate the veracity of the study, nor the ultimate result - body cameras protect both police officers and the public. The ACLU had an interesting report from last year discussing some of the policies/procedures that will need to be discussed in order to make body camera implementation more successful. https://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty...s-place-win-all I think this is a pretty interesting topic - just trying to add to the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 So a University of Michigan department chairwoman has published an article titled, "It's Okay To Hate Republicans". How can any conservative student in any of her classes be assured that they are being graded fairly from now on? And if the University doesn't distance itself from this, how can the college claim to treat all fairly when they would clearly endorse hating Republicans? http://www.nationalreview.com/article/3947...katherine-timpf This teacher does a LOT of projection in her writing. She really needs to look in a mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Dec 18, 2014 -> 12:16 PM) So a University of Michigan department chairwoman has published an article titled, "It's Okay To Hate Republicans". How can any conservative student in any of her classes be assured that they are being graded fairly from now on? And if the University doesn't distance itself from this, how can the college claim to treat all fairly when they would clearly endorse hating Republicans? http://www.nationalreview.com/article/3947...katherine-timpf This teacher does a LOT of projection in her writing. She really needs to look in a mirror. The exact same protections every college students have regardless of reason, or even without a specific reason against a professor. Depending on the University there are numerous avenues for appealing grades. Every professor I've had enjoyed debate about what they are teaching. It is by far the best way to teach. The students are engaged and they learn a valuable life skill that carries into the work place. Should your employees have feared an unfair job review because you may have disagreed with their political views? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 It is worth wondering whether there is any good reason for her to know any of her students' political affiliation in the first place, since she works in communication. Even so, educators have all kinds of reasons to be potentially biased. There's no way to be perfectly neutral. With that said, chances are that she rarely teaches/grades undergraduate students. She's a full professor and department chair at a top research university in a scientific discipline. She probably only works with grad students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 1, 2015 -> 07:01 PM) The exact same protections every college students have regardless of reason, or even without a specific reason against a professor. Depending on the University there are numerous avenues for appealing grades. Every professor I've had enjoyed debate about what they are teaching. It is by far the best way to teach. The students are engaged and they learn a valuable life skill that carries into the work place. Should your employees have feared an unfair job review because you may have disagreed with their political views? You shouldn't have to be appealing grades because your teacher "hates" (a strong word) your political views, IF that's even the case here. If a student wanted to take a class to learn debate, they'd take a debate class. If I'm learning computer programming, I don't want to debate you about giving me a fair grade because you feel it's a "valuable life skill" and you're a douchebag that can't separate your political views from the teaching process. Edited January 2, 2015 by Y2HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 And students grasp at any excuse. I was told by one parent that the reason her son was failing my class was because I didn't like him. I just pulled out copies of his work, printed out the work he submitted on-line, noting that almost all of it was late. I also showed her the rubric for the major assignment. I showed her the semester benchmark that he left mostly blank because he wasn't allowed to use the restroom as quickly as he would have liked. There was a long line and it was one at a time in the restrooms to help fight cheating. Her conclusion, I was a terrible teacher who didn't like her kid and that's why he failed. Later in the year she pulled him from the school because all the teachers were against her son and hated him. One of my MA classes was American Lit through the lens of economic systems. We read works like Cosmopolis, An American Dream, Invisible Man, The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, etc. One student was so upset that a couple times he had to leave the room, once it was so bad he was thisclose to needing security to escort him out. He earned an A in the class. To add a little levity I brought a bandanna to class and called it the bulls*** flag. We took turns throwing it. That didn't work long. Even though I was pushed way out of my comfort zone and my ideas were challenged, pushed, pulled, stretched, and discredited, it was my favorite class. All the training I received here from the right wing wackos really helped. I never sensed your views would cause a poor grade, just the opposite, sitting on the sidelines would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 2, 2015 -> 07:48 AM) And students grasp at any excuse. I was told by one parent that the reason her son was failing my class was because I didn't like him. I just pulled out copies of his work, printed out the work he submitted on-line, noting that almost all of it was late. I also showed her the rubric for the major assignment. I showed her the semester benchmark that he left mostly blank because he wasn't allowed to use the restroom as quickly as he would have liked. There was a long line and it was one at a time in the restrooms to help fight cheating. Her conclusion, I was a terrible teacher who didn't like her kid and that's why he failed. Later in the year she pulled him from the school because all the teachers were against her son and hated him. One of my MA classes was American Lit through the lens of economic systems. We read works like Cosmopolis, An American Dream, Invisible Man, The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, etc. One student was so upset that a couple times he had to leave the room, once it was so bad he was thisclose to needing security to escort him out. He earned an A in the class. To add a little levity I brought a bandanna to class and called it the bulls*** flag. We took turns throwing it. That didn't work long. Even though I was pushed way out of my comfort zone and my ideas were challenged, pushed, pulled, stretched, and discredited, it was my favorite class. All the training I received here from the right wing wackos really helped. I never sensed your views would cause a poor grade, just the opposite, sitting on the sidelines would have. That they do, I witnessed this on a few occasions while I was a student myself. Edited January 2, 2015 by Y2HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 2, 2015 -> 07:50 AM) That they do, I witnessed this on a few occasions while I was a student myself. Sadly, it causes the legitimate cases or errors to be dismissed. One of the reasons I love electronic submissions via Google Classroom is proof that I did or did not receive the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Convention moved up one month to July 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) A year of concealed carry in Illinois was terrible, resulting in daily fire fights with unintended victims and murders by gun-toting vigilantes uneventful. http://illinoistimes.com/article-15045-packing-heat.html Edited January 30, 2015 by Jenksismybitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 30, 2015 -> 02:19 PM) A year of concealed carry in Illinois was terrible, resulting in daily fire fights with unintended victims and murders by gun-toting vigilantes uneventful. http://illinoistimes.com/article-15045-packing-heat.html The only bad thing I can recall happening was a series of CC teachers had their credentials revoked for not teaching the required stuff. The rush of people applying helped convince some that they had to take shortcuts. That wasn't good. otherwise, uneventful is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 MarketWatch @MarketWatch 2h2 hours ago President Obama’s new budget would raise $1.44 trillion in new taxes over the next decade http://on.mktw.net/1Cqc8Q0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) MarketWatch @MarketWatch 2h2 hours ago President Obama’s new budget would raise $1.44 trillion in new taxes over the next decade http://on.mktw.net/1Cqc8Q0 Makes you wonder what color the sky is in his world where he can propose a budget with a 15% increase in spending with a straight face. The Republicans really should just propose a budget about 15% LESS than the last one we had. Deal with it. We all have to on a personal level. Although I do have an idea of something Obama can tax to raise some money. Foundations/endowments. Harvard Trust Fund is sitting on over $32 billion in cash, and growing. Yale's Endowment is only a mere $20 billion. But then there is the Ford Foundation with assets of $10 billion and an annual income of $6 billion. Tax it! I think this may be one tax that The Democrats wouldn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 05:14 PM) Makes you wonder what color the sky is in his world where he can propose a budget with a 15% increase in spending with a straight face. The Republicans really should just propose a budget about 15% LESS than the last one we had. Deal with it. We all have to on a personal level. Although I do have an idea of something Obama can tax to raise some money. Foundations/endowments. Harvard Trust Fund is sitting on over $32 billion in cash, and growing. Yale's Endowment is only a mere $20 billion. But then there is the Ford Foundation with assets of $10 billion and an annual income of $6 billion. Tax it! I think this may be one tax that The Democrats wouldn't like. Actually, those assets universities are sitting on are to me emblematic of the screwed up nature of our non-profit system and it's something that should be fixed but won't be. YalePrinceton is basically an investment fund with a school hooked to it. Edit: crossed up the schools. Princeton's the one with the monster one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Did any of u folks see Brownback's latest? He took away the law that protects lesbians and gays from being fired just because they are lesbian or gay. The people of Kansas (morons that most are) just recently re-elected this Brownback cat. Yes we re-elected a guy who has the state in its most dire straights financially in history, a guy who wants to rescind rights for groups that have had protected rights. Would any of you leave the state because of this embarrassing man and idiots who re-elected him for one reason: The name 'REPUBLICAN.' I am thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks like Bibi stays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Tis is why Illinois is rolling in the dough. This is why wee love unions. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/19...tcmp=latestnews Michael Piccioli i would not piss on you if you were afire...you scum bag piece of s*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Ooops http://www.tedcruz.com Edited March 23, 2015 by Big Hurtin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Mar 23, 2015 -> 12:58 PM) Ooops http://www.tedcruz.com http://tedcruzforamerica.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 So this will be helpful: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/New...75#.VRQatpPF-zZ Wow. Just wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 QUOTE (Cknolls @ Mar 26, 2015 -> 12:29 PM) So this will be helpful: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/New...75#.VRQatpPF-zZ Wow. Just wow... If President Pissypants's foreign policy objectives are to show the world that our allies can't trust us, then he is doing a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Wasn't the Israeli government just caught leaking details of the Iranian negotiations to Congressional Republicans so that they could undermine them? h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Mar 27, 2015 -> 09:42 AM) If President Pissypants's foreign policy objectives are to show the world that our allies can't trust us, then he is doing a good job. If our allies want to declare that apartheid is their official policy in order to win elections then they shouldn't be our allies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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