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    Civil asset forfeiture sounds like a term made up in Soviet Russia to just steal whatever the State needed. The fact that it is used so liberally as a tool of law enforcement in this country only highlights how far down the path to tyranny we’ve allowed ourselves to stray.
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    I can’t believe they found $175,000 in his car.
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    undefeated
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    Back to the OP's topic - I'd love to know exactly what kind of information the police had before they decided that A. the fleeing teenager was, in fact, a murder suspect and B. that he posed such a risk to the public that shooting him in the back while he ran away unarmed was a prudent choice. He was the passenger in a vehicle they pulled over. He was never identified (other than visually) before he bolted, so unless they have Wanted posters out there for this kid, I find it doubtful the he could have been positively identified before the cop decided to shoot him vs. climb his fat ass over a fence. People claiming he must have been involved in serious crime to run from the police have clearly never been to a high school party that had the PoPo show up. If a teenager is willing to risk bolting and potentially getting shot to avoid a Minor in Possession of Alcohol citation, assuming the kid is a murderer because he ran is a wildly reckless assumption.
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    For some reason, I thought that they had a erected a statue of him at SMU. The one I was thinking of is actually at Pinehurst.
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    Oh man, I still remember the feel of hitting Top Flites. Felt like hitting a fucking rock. Hands down the worst golf balls ever made. Not even worthy of range practice.
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    He was (and still is) my favorite golfer as a kid when golfing was my life all summer long. The authorized biography written by his widow was very well done as well. Poor guy schlupped around Asia and Australia for many years before getting his Tour card. He got himself into some endorsement deals with less-than-competitive clubmakers that really had him playing at a disadvantage versus the real competitors of his day. I think he was repped by Wilson or Ram or some other trash outfit. When he finally got out of the deal, he got himself some Mizuno blades and really hit his stride. It's a shame so much of his short career was wasted on bad equipment. I need to swing by SMU to visit his statue next time I'm in Dallas.
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    Meet Pennywise
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    fify
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    The previous guy used to soak the beans overnight in Bud Light (sorry @Steel Shank). Then they would rinse and boil in chicken broth then add a large tub of HEB pico and a couple cans of beer. I thought they tasted like shit, and I think the Bud Light bath was to blame. That and hot wilted bits of cilantro leaves left them with a off-putting, bitter taste.
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    If I go with beef cheeks, should I use beef broth or chicken broth in the simmer? I'm afraid if I went full beef broth these would task more like beans au jus than pinto beans.
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    I've got to fire up the smoker next week for a few hours and was looking for a brisket substitute for the beans I could smoke during that time. Even if it's not done, I can wrap and finish whatever in the oven to achieve the desired tenderness. I was thinking maybe a chuck roast, which I could shred and freeze to add to the beans during the competition. Any ideas on what cut would be good? The alternative is to go with salt pork and smoked hocks, but I think beef would be a better option to set me apart.
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    Anyone have a preferred brand?
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    Plenty. Cooking can start around 6pm, bean turn in is 11:30am. I’d probably soak the beans overnight and start cooking them around 5AMish.
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    This is probably a good place to start. https://www.homesicktexan.com/2015/07/pinto-beans-aaron-franklin-barbecue.html
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    So this is one of the biggest weaknesses of our cook team. Being a yankee, my only experience is with the sweet baked beans, not the pinto beans you get a Texas bbq places. Anyone have a good recipe? Ideally I'd chop up some burnt ends to throw in the pot, but since the bean turn-in time is about 2 hours before brisket, they wouldn't have enough time to get to know eachother before I had to submit them. I'm firing up the pit next week for a small employee appreciation thing to cook some ribs and chicken wings and was wondering if there was another cut of meat I could smoke ahead of time in that same 4-6 hour time frame and reserve/freeze to use in my beans when the BBQ competition arrives. I was thinking like a chuck roast or some other fatty beef cut.
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    Added a critical detail. Who knows how he was coached to arrive at that piece of information...
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    My old roommate hit and killed a motorcyclist when she was still a teen driving home to her house out west of Austin. It was at night on one of those windy country roads and the motorcyclist was going too fast and came around the corner in her lane. She never even had a chance to avoid him. He died, she lived but had a concussion from the impact and the weight of his death on her shoulders from then on. She must have been through a lot of therapy afterwards, but even still, she'll never get over that incident.
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    I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't his glass of wine that got dumped over his head.
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    Wow, that's ruff. (badum tshhh) If it wasn't a horrible breach of confidence/trust, I'd just sneak him away to Dr. Vet Kvorkian. If I've learned anything from being married it's that you can't use logic and reasoning to win a woman over to your side. Appeal to her emotions. Show her how sad the dog is in its current state of diminished health. Comment on how it's an act of compassion to humanely let him end his suffering. Mention how devastating it would be to have the kids come upon a dead dog.
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    That was a good read and I appreciate your experience on the matter. That said, I still maintain that the visual acuity of the officer vastly outperforms the bodycam, specifically in low-light scenarios. It'd be one thing if she shined a floodlight in his eyes right before he pulled the trigger, but I don't know how well "I couldn't accurately access the threat due to the low light conditions, hence I feared for my life and fired my service weapon," will play before an impartial jury. I'm sure the defense will use it as they're going to be grasping at straws to justify the unjustifiable use of force and extreme ineptitude of the officer's response to a welfare check, but I'm not buying it.
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    You're assuming that what is seen by the body cam is the same as what is seen by the officer. Humans have pretty good adaptability to low-light vision, much better than the shitty camera the officer was wearing. As far as shit scattered outside, I'd love to meet the prowler whose MO is to leave shit strewn about outside to alert any passersby to their presence... The entry is a bit disheveled, but it wasn't like she was expecting the company of a hit squad that night.
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    They're playing it both ways. Top brass are throwing him under the bus while his "brothers in arms" are doing whatever they can to help him build his defense. No fucking way should the testimony of the 8 year old be admissible, let alone in the arrest warrant, unless that complete interrogation was recorded to be viewed by the jury. I bet my month's salary that he was coached to say exactly what the cops wanted him to say to give cover for their murderous coworker.
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    My in-laws consider NOLA to be the equivalent of your average Caribbean city in terms of corruption.
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    He wasn't solo though. You can clearly see a female officer with him before he goes through the gate into the yard at the rear of the home.

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