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rhfarmer said:White on white crime is real, people.
I'll feel safer when everyone is packing a sidearm.
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niveklaen said:childress22 said:deepdarkblue said:Update: A 66 year old, white, male, Bernie supporter is the shooter. We are truly living in bizarro world.
We need to talk about white-on-white violence.
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/20 ... r_2013.xls
headline number: of 3005 white murder victims in 2013, 2509 were killed by white offenders - 83.5%
Especially if it's under their jackets, as God intended.deepdarkblue said:rhfarmer said:White on white crime is real, people.
I'll feel safer when everyone is packing a sidearm.
deepdarkblue said:sivartrenrag said:Glad I'm moving out of the DC area soon. Will be headed back to NC, where we don't have to worry about these kinds of political divisions.
Don't move to the Wilmington area, this week we're finding out all about the chemicals that are being dumped in our drinking water, which can't be filtered out by our current municipal (privatized) water treatment plant. Fortunately we've got lots of rich white folk here, so we'll avoid a full-blown Flint situation. Eventually.
torontoduke said:Is the whole treatment plant (works/infrastructure) privatized or is the plant operated by a private entity while the City maintains ownership of the plant? In Ontario Municipal water treatment works are almost exclusively owned by the Government. It is fairly common for a City to contract operational duties to a private entity. As long as the treatment infrastructure is maintained and operational, this usually is not a big problem here.
I would hope that drinking water monitoring/reporting in NC are legal requirements which involve reporting exceedances of health-based criteria to the EPA/Environmental/Health Department. There should also be transparency in the process (posting plant performance data online, etc.). The reporting requirements would compel the government to provide oversight of the lower-tier municipal/private entity running the treatment plant. Unless the government drops the ball and puts the citizens at risk (e.g. Flint), there should be some diligence to fix the problem once it is identified.
Some chemicals cannot be removed from the water system by conventional plants, so unless a more sophisticated treatment system can be installed (e.g. reverse osmosis), the only option may be to look at a different source for drinking water. It really depends on the nature of the contamination.
deepdarkblue said:sivartrenrag said:Glad I'm moving out of the DC area soon. Will be headed back to NC, where we don't have to worry about these kinds of political divisions.
Don't move to the Wilmington area, this week we're finding out all about the chemicals that are being dumped in our drinking water, which can't be filtered out by our current municipal (privatized) water treatment plant. Fortunately we've got lots of rich white folk here, so we'll avoid a full-blown Flint situation. Eventually.
Thain said:I wonder if when they make Erin Brockovich 2 if they will allow myself, teets and ddb to actually be in the movie? Also, there is rumor now that Dupont/Chemours are trying to lean on the local media to stop reporting about the issue. I live in an area of Wilmington where we get ground water but the majority is not so lucky.
ChibCU said:Thain said:I wonder if when they make Erin Brockovich 2 if they will allow myself, teets and ddb to actually be in the movie? Also, there is rumor now that Dupont/Chemours are trying to lean on the local media to stop reporting about the issue. I live in an area of Wilmington where we get ground water but the majority is not so lucky.
All I drink is that tap water. Guess I should procreate soon since my time is limited.
SeanMayTriedToEatMe said:Pot being sold commercially in Nevada starting today. An NFL or NBA team in Vegas would be great entertainment. The NHL team, not so much. Because they don't have black players.