Official News topic
- Rhedosaurus
- JXSDF Technician
- Posts: 1010
- Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:55 am
Re: Official News topic
A recent study has shown that Komodo Dragons have osteoderms under their scales.
https://news.yahoo.com/heres-why-komodo ... RzZWMDc2M-
https://news.yahoo.com/heres-why-komodo ... RzZWMDc2M-
-
- Sazer
- Posts: 12648
- Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:49 pm
Re: Official News topic
Those big lizards keep surprising us, it was only a few years ago it was discovered that they had venom along with their germy saliva.Rhedosaurus wrote:A recent study has shown that Komodo Dragons have osteoderms under their scales.
https://news.yahoo.com/heres-why-komodo ... RzZWMDc2M-
- G2000
- Xilien Halfling
- Posts: 5463
- Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:34 pm
Re: Official News topic
Last edited by G2000 on Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:07 am, edited 2 times in total.
gerdzerl wrote:DONT STOP G2000 YOU SEXY BEAST
- Rhedosaurus
- JXSDF Technician
- Posts: 1010
- Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:55 am
Re: Official News topic
And they've been on this Earth for a long time. They really make their mosasaur ancestors proud.Living Corpse wrote:Those big lizards keep surprising us, it was only a few years ago it was discovered that they had venom along with their germy saliva.Rhedosaurus wrote:A recent study has shown that Komodo Dragons have osteoderms under their scales.
https://news.yahoo.com/heres-why-komodo ... RzZWMDc2M-
- Spirit Ghidorah 2010
- Xilien Halfling
- Posts: 6708
- Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:43 am
- Location: AWACS Long Caster
- Contact:
Re: Official News topic
He/him/his
#Pro-Choice #ACAB #TransRights #BlackLivesMatter #vaccinate #EatTheRich #TheSatanicTemple
#Pro-Choice #ACAB #TransRights #BlackLivesMatter #vaccinate #EatTheRich #TheSatanicTemple
- _JNavs_
- Keizer
- Posts: 9657
- Joined: Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:59 pm
- Location: New York
Re: Official News topic
Todd Phillips is currently catching flack for telling it like it is, lol.. typical.
More controversy = more money for Joker though so keep it coming
More controversy = more money for Joker though so keep it coming
Last edited by _JNavs_ on Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:05 pm, edited 2 times in total.
_______________________________________________________
Instagram: @Lord.Gojira
Instagram: @Lord.Gojira
- eabaker
- Administrator
- Posts: 13758
- Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:16 pm
- Location: Portland, OR
Re: Official News topic
Todd Phillips seems to have wanted to make a thought-provoking, conversation-starting movie, and now he's basically saying that there's really no conversation worth having about it. Yes, people have been quick to judge something they haven't seen, but his response has been pretty hollow and seems more about defending himself than defending the movie._JNavs_ wrote:Todd Phillips is currently catching flack for telling it like it is, lol.. typical.
I'm still looking forward to the movie, but he's given me reason to fear that it'll turn out to be just a lot of sound and fury.
Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world.
- KManX89
- Gotengo Officer
- Posts: 1852
- Joined: Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:35 pm
Re: Official News topic
For once, crooked, murdering cops AREN'T let off the hook just because they're cops?Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:Police Officer who entered neighbor's apartment and fatally shot him has been found guilty.
I guess there IS justice in this world after all.
- LSD Jellyfish
- Administrator
- Posts: 14611
- Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:57 pm
Re: Official News topic
The other weird thing, is it seems like everyone is arguing with each other...pointlessly. Going online I've seen a lot of people bash "the critics", for calling it dark, even though the film seems to be universally liked by them. The movie will do well, not because of the controversy.eabaker wrote:Todd Phillips seems to have wanted to make a thought-provoking, conversation-starting movie, and now he's basically saying that there's really no conversation worth having about it. Yes, people have been quick to judge something they haven't seen, but his response has been pretty hollow and seems more about defending himself than defending the movie._JNavs_ wrote:Todd Phillips is currently catching flack for telling it like it is, lol.. typical.
I'm still looking forward to the movie, but he's given me reason to fear that it'll turn out to be just a lot of sound and fury.
This whole controversy is by far the stupidest Non-Troversy I have ever seen. All that happened, was that the theater where the shooting happened does not want to air the film, for very apparent reasons. I may add, they have every right to not air it, even if there was no controversy. Additionally, the FBI/gov released a simple statement, warning government employees to be careful in case there is a copy-cat killer. No one, at least anyone worth caring about, has argued that the Joker film, character, or whatever, has somehow made people violent, or directly has any involvement in subsequent issues. The FBI/Media is not magically hating or condemning the movie.
If people, after seeing the film, have complaints, or genuine criticisms of the film, that's fine, and should be viewed as a completely separate thing.
And now for my opinion:
While I do not think movie violence causes violence, as in the actual act of killing being portrayed in movies, I do think movies can alter people's perceptions of the world or validate them. This isn't specific to movie violence btw, but there's definitely tons of movies people see and agree or resonate hard with the protagonist. In certain contexts, when characters are intended to be overtly hateable, such as the cast of Always Sunny, yet people view them as sincere, it can cause problems. Surely, there's a bunch of people out of the billions that saw Dark Knight, that took what the Joker was saying as some weird truth. I don't have an issue with that, or people having their own interpretations of media, but when you couple that with someone that feels like society is out to get them and insecurities, you can see how that type of thing can aid in the development of toxic mindsets. I don't think its medias fault at all, but I don't think it should be some taboo to even have this discussion. I think that guns and a lot of other issues cause violence, not media, but I think it's easy to see any media (books, games, movies) helping people ease into an anti-social mindset.
To give a very real example: V for Vendetta. Post that movie, tons of people were wearing the masks and suddenly thought they were the big hidden saviors. I don't have really an issue with that, I'm just pointing out an example how disenfranchised people can latch onto movies.
Last edited by LSD Jellyfish on Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Spirit Ghidorah 2010
- Xilien Halfling
- Posts: 6708
- Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:43 am
- Location: AWACS Long Caster
- Contact:
Re: Official News topic
Keep in mind that she originally wasn't charged. She was able to keep her job for another 18 days. And the lead detective, David Armstrong, still wanted to testify her innocence in light of all the shit she did.KManX89 wrote:For once, crooked, murdering cops AREN'T let off the hook just because they're cops?Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:Police Officer who entered neighbor's apartment and fatally shot him has been found guilty.
I guess there IS justice in this world after all.
Justice was indeed served in the end, but the police department dragged their feet in every aspect of this investigation.
He/him/his
#Pro-Choice #ACAB #TransRights #BlackLivesMatter #vaccinate #EatTheRich #TheSatanicTemple
#Pro-Choice #ACAB #TransRights #BlackLivesMatter #vaccinate #EatTheRich #TheSatanicTemple
- LegendZilla
- Sazer
- Posts: 10375
- Joined: Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:57 am
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
Re: Official News topic
Why did she commit the murder?Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:Keep in mind that she originally wasn't charged. She was able to keep her job for another 18 days. And the lead detective, David Armstrong, still wanted to testify her innocence in light of all the poop she did.KManX89 wrote:For once, crooked, murdering cops AREN'T let off the hook just because they're cops?Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:Police Officer who entered neighbor's apartment and fatally shot him has been found guilty.
I guess there IS justice in this world after all.
Justice was indeed served in the end, but the police department dragged their feet in every aspect of this investigation.
- LSD Jellyfish
- Administrator
- Posts: 14611
- Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:57 pm
Re: Official News topic
She lived next to him, entered his apartment instead of hers, and assuming he was an intruder, shot him to death.LegendZilla wrote:Why did she commit the murder?Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:Keep in mind that she originally wasn't charged. She was able to keep her job for another 18 days. And the lead detective, David Armstrong, still wanted to testify her innocence in light of all the poop she did.KManX89 wrote:
For once, crooked, murdering cops AREN'T let off the hook just because they're cops?
I guess there IS justice in this world after all.
Justice was indeed served in the end, but the police department dragged their feet in every aspect of this investigation.
In addition, other parts of the case, show how police in America, actively try to smear and shame victims:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45525275
The police got a search warrant AFTER the shooting, in order to look for evidence, or something to excuse why this went down the way it did.
"he possessed Marijuana so that means its actually okay we shot him"
The entire thing shows how cavalier police are to shoot people (more specifically black men) and how police in most circumstances, are given tons of extra time, and help, to excuse or find ways to wiggle their way out of situations they are in that would be damming for any other person.
- eabaker
- Administrator
- Posts: 13758
- Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:16 pm
- Location: Portland, OR
Re: Official News topic
She was on the wrong floor of her building, thought his apartment was hers, noticed that the door wasn't closed properly and opened as soon as she pushed her key partway into the lock, entered the dark room, saw him, thought he was an intruder, apparently saw no other option than to open fire.LegendZilla wrote:Why did she commit the murder?Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:Keep in mind that she originally wasn't charged. She was able to keep her job for another 18 days. And the lead detective, David Armstrong, still wanted to testify her innocence in light of all the poop she did.KManX89 wrote:
For once, crooked, murdering cops AREN'T let off the hook just because they're cops?
I guess there IS justice in this world after all.
Justice was indeed served in the end, but the police department dragged their feet in every aspect of this investigation.
Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world.
- Darth Kiryu
- JXSDF Technician
- Posts: 987
- Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:42 pm
Re: Official News topic
I feel like I would have noticed at least 5 things that aren't mine before noticing the guy who lived there and deciding he was an intruder.
Last edited by Darth Kiryu on Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
- eabaker
- Administrator
- Posts: 13758
- Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:16 pm
- Location: Portland, OR
Re: Official News topic
Yeah, but you probably don't live your life constantly and eagerly anticipating your opportunity to kill someone.Darth Kiryu wrote:I feel like I would have noticed at least 5 things that aren't mine before noticing the guy who lived there and deciding he was an intruder.
Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world.
-
- Ronin
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:54 pm
Re: Official News topic
Something else to consider, the bullet came from a downward angle. So he was either sitting down, or was on his knees or something before she shot him. The police usually tell you to "Get down on the ground" or something to that effect, so it looks like he was complying.LegendZilla wrote:
Why did she commit the murder?
So even it if her story that she just went into the wrong place is true, it doesn't look like he was a threat to her when she fired.
- Spirit Ghidorah 2010
- Xilien Halfling
- Posts: 6708
- Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:43 am
- Location: AWACS Long Caster
- Contact:
Re: Official News topic
No shit he wasn't a threat; dude was minding his own business and eating ice cream.Hawanja wrote:So even it if her story that she just went into the wrong place is true, it doesn't look like he was a threat to her when she fired.
He/him/his
#Pro-Choice #ACAB #TransRights #BlackLivesMatter #vaccinate #EatTheRich #TheSatanicTemple
#Pro-Choice #ACAB #TransRights #BlackLivesMatter #vaccinate #EatTheRich #TheSatanicTemple
- eabaker
- Administrator
- Posts: 13758
- Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:16 pm
- Location: Portland, OR
Re: Official News topic
She says he approached her saying, "Hey, hey, hey."Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:No shit he wasn't a threat; dude was minding his own business and eating ice cream.Hawanja wrote:So even it if her story that she just went into the wrong place is true, it doesn't look like he was a threat to her when she fired.
Clearly "Hey, hey, hey" sounds like a threat, and totally not like a person trying to calm down the psycho pointing a gun at him...
Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world.
- KManX89
- Gotengo Officer
- Posts: 1852
- Joined: Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:35 pm
Re: Official News topic
Seriously, I don't get why cops are given more leeway in the "justice" system.Spirit Ghidorah 2010 wrote:No shit he wasn't a threat; dude was minding his own business and eating ice cream.Hawanja wrote:So even it if her story that she just went into the wrong place is true, it doesn't look like he was a threat to her when she fired.
If anything, they should be held to a HIGHER standard than everybody else, not the other way around.
- G2000
- Xilien Halfling
- Posts: 5463
- Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:34 pm
Re: Official News topic
Dozens killed as uprising against government corruption grips Baghdad and Southern Iraq; influential radical Shiite cleric and politician Moqtada al-Sadr calls for resignation of government and early elections
Teen demonstrator shot as Hong Kong violence intensifies after city government imposes emergency powers, mask ban
Teen demonstrator shot as Hong Kong violence intensifies after city government imposes emergency powers, mask ban
Last edited by G2000 on Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:17 pm, edited 2 times in total.
gerdzerl wrote:DONT STOP G2000 YOU SEXY BEAST