Stop making me feel old; I didn't come to the Crime Thread to feel sad.Ebsy wrote:Self driving cars are going to change our society in ways I don't think any of us can comprehend.
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So when a self-driving car hits a pedestrian or a bicyclist who gets charged with manslaughter the person in the car or Sergey Brin?
Also, how will self-driving cars effect the future of drive-by shootings?
Also, how will self-driving cars effect the future of drive-by shootings?
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Good article on that line of thinking: http://gizmodo.com/should-your-driverle ... 1575246184
I don't like to get bogged down in What If scenarios because my imagination is much scarier than reality (What if aliens!), although it does beg the question for me that it seems like we're okay with a level of ~30,000 people dying in car crashes annually, so wouldn't any deaths below that level be acceptable? Or does giving up the illusion of control in driving mean that any deaths >0 are unacceptable?
I don't like to get bogged down in What If scenarios because my imagination is much scarier than reality (What if aliens!), although it does beg the question for me that it seems like we're okay with a level of ~30,000 people dying in car crashes annually, so wouldn't any deaths below that level be acceptable? Or does giving up the illusion of control in driving mean that any deaths >0 are unacceptable?
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I just want to point out that intersection where that carjacking that took place in Alton is DIRECTLY across from the police station. That's pretty bold.... Glad they were (mostly) caught.
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This story about Dotson's call for MSHP help in patrolling downtown streets has a lot of rattlesnakes in it:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crim ... 175d1.html
What a mess.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crim ... 175d1.html
What a mess.
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Officers wanted to speak with him, he ran away, they chased him, apparently he reached for a gun and they killed him.
Huh.
Huh.
I'm not buying the story that he didn't have a gun. City officers aren't stupid enough to attempt to plant a gun.
He was shot in the leg in 2009 for pointing a gun at two female police officers. He was sentenced to two concurrent 7-year sentences ("14 years") for that. He was released in March. By my math, he served a little less than 5 years (he pled guilty in August 2009).
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crim ... 40a63.html
That's 1- another knock on our lack of serious punishment for gun crime. And 2- a bit of evidence to suggest pulling a gun on officers (in some manner) wouldn't exactly be out of character.
I stand with protestors on a lot of points, but I don't really buy into the conspiracies when there's good evidence that a cop was threatened. The police story lacks details so far, but I don't doubt that this man had a gun.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crim ... 40a63.html
That's 1- another knock on our lack of serious punishment for gun crime. And 2- a bit of evidence to suggest pulling a gun on officers (in some manner) wouldn't exactly be out of character.
I stand with protestors on a lot of points, but I don't really buy into the conspiracies when there's good evidence that a cop was threatened. The police story lacks details so far, but I don't doubt that this man had a gun.
He served 5 f ing years. What a joke. He should have served a minimum of 20.
Exactly. Why are the same a**holes allowed to keep terrorizing us? It's an incredibly dangerous practice by the court/penal system. At what point will these judges be held accountable?jcity wrote:He served 5 f ing years. What a joke. He should have served a minimum of 20.
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RFT had a pretty gripping couple articles on the 2009 Cherokee St. incident and arrest of the guy who police killed yesterday:
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyr ... fkldfj.php
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyr ... art_ll.php
The writer had witnessed the action.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyr ... fkldfj.php
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyr ... art_ll.php
The writer had witnessed the action.
Some public defenders are also quite good at their jobs and/or some prosecutors are not.
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It should be a huge relief to anyone who spends time on or around Cherokee and Dutchtown that this guy is no longer with us. Only a true idiot would defend this guy's actions.
Further proof that natives to this region have no business actually running the region.Local judges are elected.
It's not the voters fault in this case, it is the system. It's a bit ridiculous.
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I have absolutely no idea how I am supposed to vote on Judges or where to even find info on Judges to base a decision on.
Before the Nov election I looked up who voted for/against the gun docket and voted accordingly.
No they're not. It's only a vote to retain the judges. Judges are appointed. It's a decent system if voters actually bother think about it before just checking off retain, but it's hard to find good info to make an educated opinion. I know the BAR association rates the judges before election, but that's just what a bunch of lawyers think. I vote no on all of them every time just on principle.Northside Neighbor wrote:Local judges are elected.
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While it may not cut down on shootings, proposals like this for a 10 bed hospital w emergency care and triage services on N. Newstead can be helpful in cutting down on homicides. I believe Boston cites its improvements in emergency care as a significant reason for its homicide reduction. (same number of shootings but fewer deaths).
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quincunx wrote:Before the Nov election I looked up who voted for/against the gun docket and voted accordingly.
Where'd you find this info? I spent maybe 10 minutes googling things, got frustrated and just voted to retain everyone because Im an idiot and the status quo seems pretty easy.
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I skip judges unless there's some sort of campaign against a particular one going on for some reason.