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Posted on October 1 at 3:06 p.m.
Why is there still a statute of limitations with sexually based crimes??? The laws need to be changed; how many of these freaks are still on the street because they weren't discovered until after the time limit had expired. Crimes of this nature are just as bad as murder, if you ask me...the effect it has on not only the victim but people close to them and the community in general. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with it. EVER.
I was in court one time with a guy who was up on child molestation charges for something like the 10th time and he kept getting away with it...that guy should have been in line ready for the needle and so should this one.
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Posted on October 1 at 2:25 p.m.
Not a gun nut but still, would you rather keep it so the only ones who do have guns are the criminals? Look at the UK, guns are banned there and there's still gun crime and it's on the rise. At least in TX people can defend their homes and lives with equal force.
Posted on August 22 at 7:42 p.m.
Now ol' Arnie should sell all that pot to the medical marijuana distributers in the state; that nearly $700 million would go a long way in helping pull Cali out of the financial sink hole it's in.
Posted on August 20 at 4:28 p.m.
Unfortunately, the insurance lobbyists outnumber our representatives 6-1 and the insurance companies have a lot more money to line the pockets of the people who are supposed to have the best interest of the citizens in mind. I have been an uninsurable for my entire life, and went misdiagnosed the whole time i lived in the USA. I started to get better treatment once my husband and I went to the UK (national healthcare there, by the way), no all day waiting in the office to be seen by your doctor-was usually seen within 10 minutes , only about a 30 minute wait to see one in the emergency room and that was on a Saturday evening. The doctors listen to you which most US docs won't do. From there we went to Malaysia which has very affordable healthcare for someone from America. Had sinus surgery there that had been needing to be done for at least 15 yrs but not one of my US docs would schedule it becasue of no insurance. The whole procedure in Malaysia cost $2100 USD....that's the whole thing...no hidden fees popping up for anything once you get home. So, even for someone still in the USA...the flights, hotel, hospital stay & surgery, etc would still be cheaper in Malaysia than it would in the USA. Am currently in Australia (yet another country with national healthcare) and have finally been properly diagnosed with a rare form of hypopituitarism. I have to take 2 types of anabolic steroids because I'm not producing them on my own; this has caused severe problems for the last 5 1/2 yrs...which, again, the US docs would do nothing about because just one of the medications is $2,000-$3,000 per month in the US---here in Australia, the same bottle of medication is $320 for 5 weeks and I'm not a permanent resident here so I still have to pay but I still deal with the same doctors as the residents do. And, if we were staying longer then I would be issued a medicaid card and after a year my pre-existing conditions would be covered by it.
I would love to see healthcare reform in the USA but the greed of the insurance/pharmacuetical companies (yes, they would suffer too with national healthcare because they wouldn't be allowed to charge what they are for medications) and what they can give OUR representatives far outways the need for healthy citizens.
Amber Wilson
Posted on August 20 at 3:52 p.m.
maybe, but it looks like he has his sleeve pulled down over his right hand in the second photo...either to keep from burning his hand or so as not to leave prints. But, it wouldn't hurt to have it dusted.
Posted on August 6 at 12:49 p.m.
It was always guys named Scott that were bad news for me.
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Posted on July 29 at 3:47 p.m.
The owner of the lab was controlling their dog by having it leashed; why is everyone putting the blame on the lab??? Looks to me like the small UNLEASHED dog was the one needing control. This isn't the first time this has happened in SB, the other time I remember was with a very well known terrier downtown and he was also killed by a lab for being aggressive. Owners of small dogs think it's "cute" when they act aggressive, it's not cute or funny or anything other than aggression. Small dogs have a tendency to be even more aggressive than bigger ones because the owners encourage the behaviour by thinking it's funny. Responsible dog owners will keep their animals in control, no matter what the size. Dog aggression is caused by the owners.
Posted on July 28 at 3:03 a.m.
I'm also married to a Brit and found the healthcare in the UK much better than what I received in the USA. I have thyroid disease and was given an exempt NHS card which means I don't pay for ANYTHING!!! Most patients have a set price for medication, think it was 6.50 GBP per prescription (doesn't matter what type of medication or how much prescribed) People with thryoid disease, diabetes, and certain other chronic conditions are exempt from paying for prescriptions.
I never once waited more than 10-15 minutes to be seen at my doctors office (even as a walk-in) and only waited about 20 minutes when I had to make a trip to the emergency room. In the USA, I've had to wait close to 10 hours to be seen by ER doctors and have waited up to 5 hours past my appoinment time to be seen at the doctor's office AND had to pay close to $150 for nothing. The doctors in the USA would never address the problem I was there to see them about.
My UK doctor was going to start the paperwork to have the sinus surgery I needed within a month of starting to see him, when US doctors knew about the problem yet ignored it for 15 years and never once suggested surgery.
I will do everything possible to avoid healthcare in the USA, I've found it's cheaper to fly to another country and get treated there. I ended up having the sinus surgery in Malaysia and the entire thing only cost $2100 USD. That included 3 days in the hospital, the surgeon's fees, anethstesia, food, meds, etc. In the states, it would have cost at least $20,000 then probably would have gotten hit with all the hidden costs too.
The fact that the almighty dollar means more to our representatives than the health of the people who put them in office, is an embarrassment. People in other countries are dumbfounded when they hear what medical care in the US costs. I've even had some of them say they would never visit the states because they would be scared of getting sick and getting stuck with a huge bill.
Posted on July 17 at 3:33 p.m.
TomKuhn, what makes you think America falls under the category of civilized??? The number of violent criminals incarcerated in the USA points out how UNCIVILIZED it is.
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Posted on October 21 at 10:36 p.m.
That law is just another way for the politicians to try to get CA out of the HUGE financial problems it's in.
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