In the below article, an Assistant Federal Public Defender on the case said, "there are approximately 20 million Americans with prior felony convictions - many of whom have committed no violent acts".
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/378721-9th-circuit-strikes-down-felon-s-firearm-conviction
An overwhelming and staggering number of defendants in federal criminal cases plead guilty before a case ever gets to trial. Depending on what year you look at and the data, it's as high as 98%+ of defendants plead guilty. Out of those 98%+ defendants, it's not unreasonable to believe that a...
I didn't see any contact at all on that last play. None. Even though the ESPN Sportscenter coverage was like, "Well, there might have been some contact there on that play, but no call." Uhhhhh, where?
So, will the Pacers pull out a win tonight? Will the officiating become an issue like in the first two games?
I think the crowd will be loud and the Pacers will play well and pull out the win. They HAVE to win the rebounding war though. That was the one statistic that jumped out in Game 2...
LOL All of those terms being used in gyms all over the country every single day - teaching our young players how to play. LOL I just don't understand it.
Maybe I don't remember the 80's and 90's NBA basketball as well as I think. Or maybe my view of today's game is so biased. I just can't get over the level of flopping and faking to draw calls. My own manhood wouldn't allow me to do such things and be able to live with myself.
I also don't...
Will be interesting to see how the officiating is tonight. The NBA came out and affirmed the kicked ball call was clearly wrong and the on court officials got it wrong. That one call was a 5 point swing in the game against the Pacers.
Just curious, what is everyone's thoughts about non-violent felons having their gun rights restored (if the Supreme Court takes action to allow this to happen)?
White collar criminals, regardless of $ harm, ok? Or is there a limit to the financial harm incurred to victims which would...
I've read plenty of articles on the Bruen case, but I had not heard of this Vincent case until today when I stumbled upon. The below article is from December 2023.
Cliff Notes:
2008 incident where a woman was convicted of trying to cash a $500 fraudulent check.
Sentenced to probation only...
Headed out to run some errands about 45 minutes ago. The local churches have their lots coned off with volunteers in cars parked at the entrances. A few neighborhoods had signs stating something along the lines of, "Private Community - No Entry Permitted". Fishers has a north/south road which...
I was a member at ACC for about 5 years, and it's a fantastic range with really great people. I usually went through the week in the mornings and I was the only person at the facility most days. I met Aron Bright (RIP) there one day and then started taking some training classes from him - what...
The Speaker clapped and nodded in affirmation with the Ukraine issue and the spending to support that war. Perhaps some didn't catch that or don't care, but there are plenty of folks getting rich off of defense spending - and us here typing away aren't any of those folks.
2021, for me, was the most intriguing and exciting season finale ever. Lewis Hamilton looked like he was on his way to an 8th World Championship only to have a late race accident reset the entire field and allowing Max Verstappen and RB to come out with fresh tires. The late and bizarre call...
For those F1 fans, I thought I would push this to the top and see how many fans want to chat about the 2024 season.
MV appears to be well on his way to another dominating season, and perhaps the most interesting racing tidbit might be how close SP can get to MV in the driver's championship in...