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Chargers hater back
In L.A. a few weeks ago, stores already had more Chargers gear on clearance than any other clothing. Good riddance to bad rubbish across the board.— August 31, 2018 7:41 p.m.
JustWondering: If I were you I immediately file a complaint with ...
This bodes ill for both respect for the rule of law and maintaining the peace. The system has warped when bad behavior is rewarded by punishing good behavior. It used to be that law-abiding people would think twice before responding to violence with violence—if only to keep from getting a criminal record themselves. Now the only reason to hesitate is fear that an assailant is armed or physically stronger. Once a critical mass of people realize nothing will *ever* happen if they respond to violence with violence (unless a cop is watching), we're back to the Wild West, with brawls on every block at all hours involving every level of society.— August 31, 2018 7:37 p.m.
Julie Stalmer: I know they are short-staffed but just having more...
This bodes ill for both respect for the rule of law and maintaining the peace. The system has warped when bad behavior is rewarded by punishing good behavior. It used to be that law-abiding people would think twice before responding to violence with violence—if only to keep from getting a criminal record themselves. Now the only reason to hesitate is fear that an assailant is armed or physically stronger. Once a critical mass of people realize nothing will *ever* happen if they respond to violence with violence (unless a cop is watching), we're back to the Wild West, with brawls on every block at all hours involving every level of society.— August 31, 2018 3:13 p.m.
Julie Stalmer: I know they are short-staffed but just having more...
This bodes ill for both respect for the rule of law and maintaining the peace. The system has warped when bad behavior is rewarded by punishing good behavior. It used to be that law-abiding people would think twice before responding to violence with violence, if only to keep from getting a criminal record themselves. Now the only reason to hesitate is fear that an assailant is armed or physically stronger. Once a critical mass of people realize nothing will *ever* happen if they respond to violence with violence (unless a cop is watching), we're back to the Wild West, with brawls on every block at all hours involving every level of society.— August 31, 2018 3:10 p.m.
David Batterson: Shoplifting also seems to be so common now that po...
This bodes ill both for respect for the of rule of law and maintaining the peace. The system has warped to reward bad behavior by punishing good behavior. It used to be that retaliation brought with it the risk to the law abiding of getting a criminal record themselves. Once a critical mass of people realizes there aren't any consequences (unless done in front of an officer), the only deterrent will be the worry of whether an assailant is stronger or armed. When that happens, we're back in the Wild West with public brawls happening on every block.— August 31, 2018 12:40 p.m.
Julie Stalmer: An officer I interviewed for a story said that def...
This bodes ill for respect for the rule of law and maintaining public peace. The system has been morphed to reward the worst behaviors by refusing to uphold the best ones. I don't think it will be long before people start retaliating to these abuses. Until now, the worry of those law abiding to risk getting a record has been a deterrent. Once enough people realize nothing will happen to them (unless witnessed by a cop), only the fear of whether an assailant is physically stronger or armed will be a brake on brawls happening everywhere.— August 31, 2018 12:30 p.m.
San Diego's biotechs soared, then came down to reality
A good cautionary tale. But besides those victimized by greed are those victimized by need. How many more than the "2,527 volunteers" for Remune have lost their lives being knowingly given something worse than a placebo in all these different tests? Speaking of, many in the local HIV community have dark tales about the different trials done through the Owen Clinic at UCSD Hillcrest. A ready supply of poor, desperate, and easily vanished test subjects allegedly seems to have encouraged the worst temptations to get results.— August 29, 2018 1:47 p.m.
After Rocky Chavez pull-out, a Democrat in-fight
I agree with Founder (as usual). Dirty tricks shouldn't be needed to win; but if you play them, you need to be smart. This one is not only silly, it also has a paper trail—which is doubly not smart—and should bite the player(s) back hard.— August 29, 2018 1:15 p.m.
350,000 grads, $7.5 billion of debt
The creditor set has completely adopted the credo of the street corner pusher: "Get them hooked, the younger the better." At every level of society, success is now equated with predation and the zero sum. Government used to be the only brake on private plunder; now [it's the gas pedal][1]. When will We the People be 'too big to fail' and get *our* debts written off? [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/27/s…— August 27, 2018 12:15 p.m.
Trapped in Scripps Ranch
We can expect more of these stories. The excuse of "[transit-oriented development][1]" to allow greater density projects [throughout the city][2] (including [across from Scripps Ranch][3]) is predicated on having a half-mile access to transit (the "[maximum length people are willing to walk to transit][1]," not *able* to walk). Yet MTS, the entity this planning is based on, operates with a three-quarter mile limit. Add bikes into it, and it's [three miles][1]. None of these are options for the elderly or handicapped. As the above map shows, there are lots of ways to slice up the geographical pie to give developers and bureaucrats what they want, without having to share much more than crumbs with the larger community. [1]: http://design.omnitrans.org/wp-content/uploads/20… [2]: http://www.hatch-mag.com/2017/12/08/upcoming-cons… [3]: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/grow…— August 17, 2018 3:40 p.m.