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by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:46 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

I've a few times mentioned how powerful and persuasive was the testimony of Dr. Tobin (pulmonologist). Vinny Juror says medical expert convinced her of Chauvin's guilt CNN.com - Top Stories / 2021-04-22 15:20 (CNN)An alternate juror in Derek Chauvin's trial told reporters Thursday that Dr. Martin To...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:36 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

Of those 1,100 people killed the police were only found guilty of killing 11. That gives them a 99% non-guilty rate. Does that seem reasonable? I'm not saying yes or no myself here, except that it strikes me as a high rate. The police have strong unions with well-paid shyster lawyers and are able t...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:48 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

Of those 1,100 people killed the police were only found guilty of killing 11. That gives them a 99% non-guilty rate. Does that seem reasonable? I'm not saying yes or no myself here, except that it strikes me as a high rate. The police have strong unions with well-paid shyster lawyers and are able t...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

Given that glennds pointed out the MN legal test for murder is "substantial causal factor", it's interesting to consider some other ways in which the scenario could have played out. I think one of the expert witnesses testified that Chauvin would have been justified in using a taser on Fl...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:06 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

Given that glennds pointed out the MN legal test for murder is "substantial causal factor", it's interesting to consider some other ways in which the scenario could have played out. I think one of the expert witnesses testified that Chauvin would have been justified in using a taser on Fl...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

Splitting hairs was probably the wrong wording. What I am still trying to say is I don't care if he was on drugs. I don't care if he just gave a counterfeit $20 bill. Nothing that he did during that day justified him being dead. And if I was a juror on that case, the proximate/main/biggest probable...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

I have no way of gauging the probabilities involved, but if it's true that Floyd had enough fentanyl in his system to kill at least one man, I have a really hard time not acknowledging that as reasonable doubt that Chauvin murdered Floyd. And in a criminal trial, reasonable doubt means you're suppo...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:15 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

Floyd had fentanyl in his system -- supposedly a lot of it -- and fentanyl is known to be dangerous for often making people stop breathing if they take too much of it. I seem to recall one toxicology report showed that Floyd had enough fentanyl in his system to kill three men. (Fact-check?) I also ...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:12 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

I still haven't heard any convincing argument that Chauvin was not guilty, regardless of the how the trial proceeded and whether it was a foregone conclusion. Is there anyone here who really thinks he was not the immediate direct cause of Floyd's death? In a criminal trial, the burden of proof is o...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:25 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Why isn't gold moving?
Replies: 69
Views: 23261

Re: Why isn't gold moving?

“Jumping from the frying pan and into the fire” comes to mind when considering a switch from LTT to stocks. Perhaps consider shortening duration and choosing something in the 5-7 or 7-10 year range. Inflation is not guaranteed and printing certainly hasn’t resulted in much over the last 13 years. I...
by vnatale
Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:16 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 2148679

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I had no idea how using [barbells] would so much improve my quality of life. It's allowed me to continue to do certain things that I otherwise would have had to cease years ago. And, allowed me to do some things I'd never prior been able to do. One of my uncles in his mid-80s (who never did strengt...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

In regards to reasonable doubt, if the Dream Team could convince a jury that there was reasonable doubt in the O.J. Simpson case then surely some good defense lawyers could have done it in this one. This case actually gave me a flashback to that one. Same level of interest and suspense at the end w...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 2148679

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I had no idea how using [barbells] would so much improve my quality of life. It's allowed me to continue to do certain things that I otherwise would have had to cease years ago. And, allowed me to do some things I'd never prior been able to do. One of my uncles in his mid-80s (who never did strengt...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:20 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

You write that without pausing to think what was the motivations behind their behavior? You write that without pausing to think that I paused and thought about what their motivations might be, which i did. Okay. I accept at face value what you say and do not doubt you. What did you think were their...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:53 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

You write that without pausing to think what was the motivations behind their behavior? You write that without pausing to think that I paused and thought about what their motivations might be, which i did. Okay. I accept at face value what you say and do not doubt you. What did you think were their...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:26 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

Thank God that criminal mastermind Chauvin will be behind bars tonight. Innocent giant career criminals committing felonies and resisting arrest while on meth and phentonal with 90% artery blockages, heart disease, sky high blood pressure etc. can all "breathe" easy tonight. This genius k...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:21 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

I ask because as a layperson, I have the impression that the jury's job here is tougher than many people think. Some of the legal analysis, going both ways, has been very interesting. Reminds me of when Oliver Darden told the O.J. Simpson jury in his closing argument as a prosecutor that they had a...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:17 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chauvin Verdict
Replies: 177
Views: 32672

Re: Chauvin Verdict

He slowly murdered the guy, plain and simple [...] You sound very sure about that. Therefore, I'm assuming you watched and listened to all of the evidence and witness testimony presented by both the prosecution and the defense in Chauvin's trial ? For all those expressing opinions here...how closel...
by vnatale
Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:44 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 2148679

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I can tell you that, no sickness involved, when I had to lay off the weights for a couple of weeks due to various injuries, it takes a long time to get back to where you were before. That's why I do not exercise purposefully! I do it (bike riding mainly) for enjoyment. My wife works out religiously...
by vnatale
Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:16 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Inflation
Replies: 68
Views: 25550

Re: Inflation

The person who does my snow plowing also is a carpenter.

He told me that there is an enormous amount of work out there for contractors.

People have a lot of money to spend and some bookings for the work are a year out.
by vnatale
Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:56 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan
Replies: 1909
Views: 453283

Re: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan

The photos should help the most compliant https://www.barnhardt.biz/2021/04/18/q-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five-ill-wait-a-sure-no-problem-at-all-covidism-is-a-religion-and-the-mask-is-a-mandatory-visible-sign-of-assent-and-submission-to-the-satanic-co/ Hah Hah. That lady is nuts. "It also de...
by vnatale
Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:41 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Vitamin D3 Cold Remedy
Replies: 10
Views: 1687

Re: Vitamin D3 Cold Remedy

Question is....does getting a lot of sun offer the same benefits? I assume that in addition to how much sun exposure one gets via how bright the sun is, time of day it must also matter how much skin is exposed? Hey Vinny, you can get the benefit of shin cancer at the same time! Mountaineer. aka “Fa...
by vnatale
Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:27 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan
Replies: 1909
Views: 453283

Re: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan

Stopping all Covid testing would be an implicit admission by the medical and public health establishment that “zero Covid” is not an attainable goal — that Covid is now an endemic virus in the human population, just like the flu and the common cold are. I don’t think the establishment is ready to o...
by vnatale
Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:55 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Vitamin D3 Cold Remedy
Replies: 10
Views: 1687

Re: Vitamin D3 Cold Remedy

Question is....does getting a lot of sun offer the same benefits? I assume that in addition to how much sun exposure one gets via how bright the sun is, time of day it must also matter how much skin is exposed? Hey Vinny, you can get the benefit of shin cancer at the same time! Mountaineer. aka “Fa...
by vnatale
Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:44 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Vitamin D3 Cold Remedy
Replies: 10
Views: 1687

Re: Vitamin D3 Cold Remedy

Question is....does getting a lot of sun offer the same benefits?

I assume that in addition to how much sun exposure one gets via how bright the sun is, time of day it must also matter how much skin is exposed?