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What role race played in it is hard for any of us to know. Would I be surprised that the fact that it was a black youth with a gun made the officer more prone to assume the worst? Not at all. But whether it was race, lack of training or whatever other factors we attribute to it, it was a...

Sounds like the key is the number of pills. I can see the pharmacy limiting the supply sold to one customer and requiring a new prescription for refills, especially considering the number of supplies that were hoarded early in the pandemic. Avoiding hoarding of medications does not seem...

The only case like that I heard about is a dentist who prescribed it for several family members. In that case, the dentist is practicing outside of his licensure since was not treating dental disease (same thing should happen if I tried writing a prescription for it.). Not saying there have...

I will admit to being a little defensive when it comes to people questioning medical professionals based on what they have read on the internet. It is one of the banes of current society (I had a client argue with me for 30 minutes recently as to what was wrong with their dog and how it needed...

So a kid playing legally is just 'accepting the consequences' if they are killed by a cop? I hope no one really believes that to be true. In the case of Tamir Rice, arrival to shooting, happened in a reported 2 seconds. It is not unreasonable to expect officers to take time to asses a...

A couple interesting points in there. For anyone but a police officer "murder" and "a guy that let his emotions get the best of him" is the same thing if it results in a death. In previous cases of police shootings, the split-second decision argument held some weight. Obviously not the case...

Chris Stewart is correct about the dangers of division. But there is danger blaming the divisiveness just on the 'radical anti-Americans who should just leave the country if they don't think like I do'. If you really look at what a lot of the protests are calling for, they are things that as...

I am not sure what your point is of comparing a police budget to donations to an organization, but the idea of shifting budgets from policing to social programs that intervene in ways aimed at preventing needs for policing and incarceration has been shown in some areas to result in net savings...

One thing to keep in mind is that the slogan 'black lives matter' existed before the organization formed and co-opted the name. I think there are many of us who use the term as a call for improved civil rights, including in relation to policing and criminal justice systems, not meaning a support...

My kids are all in college- 2 at USU, one at BYU. BYU will be mix of in person (1/3 class in person each day), online live sessions and recording on-line. USU is also talking 'hybrid' but with out as much detail yet. When they went online spring semester, my daughter loved it (USU) and my son...

I am going to make the suggestion this thread be closed. No new knowledge or understandings are being reached and all that is being done is driving a wedge between off-roading community members over a topic not related to what brings us together.

Look, you have your very strong beliefs- fine. But the idea that doctors are "forced to act one way" is simply wrong. Even the studies you claim to read prove that. Doctors worldwide are experimenting with different treatments, gaining more knowledge and improving outcomes. It is honestly...

Look back at the post. Lists "white alone" twice, once at 76%, later at 60%. And of course the math of "77% white, 42% minority" literally doesn't add up (119%), unless you are counting people like my kids in both.

What disturbs me is many of the same people who see mask requirements as a constitutional crisis cheer on the president in this regard. Again, I am at a loss as to who supports what government actions now days. It seems to me that as soon as the orders where either from a Republican President...

Seems to me like all of this is actually pretty simple to deal with if we simply turn down the conspiracy meter (both medical and political), listen to medical professionals (vast majority of whom are striving to do the best for their patients and the public) and recognize that science, medical...

Used our new Big Agnes shade at Lake Powell this past weekend and loved it.

Very well said. You clarified my point very well, thank you.

In no place did I say I support the protests in Portland. But even if I was more directly affected by them, I would not support over-reaching federal response. I expect all law enforcement to respect protestor's Constitutional rights. I do not see that happening currently in regards to...

Let's see, in the 1960s: We have anger over long-standing racial injustices, magnified by police killing of blacks. We have protests that disrupt both private businesses and public infustructure. We have mostly peaceful demonstration with some more radical and violent elements. We have...

Most of the ones we have tried are lucky to survive a couple of trips to Lake Powell without significant wind damage. Just purchased on from Big Agnes that is designed more like a dome tent. Excited to see how it holds up.