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I had a friend that would go scuba diving in caves. He told me a few close call stories that made me think a person would have to be insane to pursue that as a hobby.

It's a myth that a crime victim has some type of legal veto power over whether charges are pressed.

The prosecutor doesn't need your consent to press charges. He can subpoena you and force you on the stand under threat of perjury or obstruction. He can use your police report statement and that of other witnesses without your participation. He can stand there in front of the jury and tell them stories exactly like this one.

It's not like some homeless crackhead subway pusher or Mexican wife beater is going to have OJ Simpson's legal team defending them in court. Is it better to have the victim testifying in court? Sure, but it's not required.

The problem here is that the DA offices and judicial chambers are now being run by people who "don't want to put ___ in jail". An empathetic victim is just another convenient tool that enables them to pursue this political insanity.

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Bristol, TN is closer to the Canadian border than it is to Memphis, TN.

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It's also closer to the International Space Station several times a day.

I volunteered at a Food Bank in my younger days. You learned pretty quickly to distinguish between the genuinely desperate and the parasites. But one thing they always wanted was diapers. Diapers were like gold when they were in stock..

I had a great uncle who died in late April in Germany.

Poor bastard stormed the beach at Normandy, slogged through France and fought the Battle of the Bulge only to die in the final frantic moments when you didn't know if those Germans racing towards you were trying to surrender or launching one last Kamikaze attack.

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start

Betty Page was actually very smart. She graduated Salutatorian in her large high school class in Nashville and just barely missed being Valedictorian. At the time Vanderbilt had a rule that every Valedictorian in Nashville got a scholarship. She really wanted to go to Vandy but she couldn't afford the tuition so she wound up a pinup girl.

Also, Hedy Lammar, another classic beauty from that era was wicked smart and spent most of her free time inventing things and doing science experiments. Her most notable invention was a frequency hopping system she designed for the Navy to guide their torpedoes. The Navy told her to use her looks and fame to sell war bonds instead. After her patent expired the system she designed became a standard basis for a lot of our modern cellphone and wifi technology.

You would think Hollywood actresses would have more awareness that makeup, hairstyling and tailored clothing have always done a really good at hiding the truth. Instead they're all like "let's just see what happens if I mutilate myself".

His career ERA is below 3.00 (barely) too. Not a lot of 15 year pitchers can tout that. Another CYA and we might start *talking* about his HOF candidacy.

Vandy is toast. They needed to win this series to salvage their RPI. Even if they win 5 or 6 more games down the stretch against the easiest part of their schedule it won't matter.