posted April 23, 2013 09:04 AM            

Tom Tomorrow writes:

This is by no means intended as a comprehensive overview. From the citizen detectives of Reddit to Pete King's remarks on immigration reform, there was a lot more #fail last week than I could ever fit in a single cartoon.

An article in the NY Times on the CNN debacle last week is also informative and reflects my own early whine about really wanting a good CNN when braking news happens. And some of the shows did an admirable job of covering the breaking news and putting it into some perspective. [url=http://tv.msnbc.com/shows/all-in/ [/url] But I think we still need a credible 24 hour news network so I'm not crowing about CNN's
terrible week. It makes me sad.

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In the
There's nothing reckless or negligent about failing to notice your gun is loaded. category=>

Vehicular homicide (also known as vehicular manslaughter) in most states in the United States, is a crime. In general, it involves death that results from the negligent operation of a vehicle, or more so a result from driving while committing an unlawful act that does not amount to a felony. In the Model Penal Code there is no separate category of vehicular homicide, and vehicular homicides that involve negligence. Both are included in the overall category of negligent homicide. It can be compared to the offense of dangerous driving causing death in other countries.

All states except Alaska, Montana, and Arizona have vehicular homicide statutes. The laws have the effect of making a vehicle a potentially deadly weapon, to allow for easier conviction and more severe penalties. In states without such statutes, defendants can still be charged with manslaughter or murder in some situations.

No charges will be filed against the man who accidentally shot and killed a Charlotte teenager in late 2011 in the town of Chadbourn, according to Columbus County District Attorney Jon David.

The announcement came months after the investigation began into the teen's death. The District Attorney's office had been waiting on some additional laboratory testing before making a final decision. A news release from the DA did not elaborate on what the latest testing did or did not show them.

Police say James Blackwell fired a rifle from inside his home on Third Avenue in December 2011 while attempting to clean it. Blackwell told police he thought the rifle was empty. A bullet from the gun hit three people outside the home, including Jasmine Thar, then 16 years old.

A news release states that this was definitively an accidental shooting and that Blackwell did not willfully nor intentionally appear to shoot Thar.

At least he didn't accidentally kill her in an automobile crash. Then he could have been in serious trouble. Of course there's nothing negligent about cleaning your gun and failing to notice there's a bullet in the chamber. It's not as if a gun is dangerous or anything.

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I'm grateful the administration didn't succumb to the pressure that rose almost immediately from the right wing to throw the constitution out the window. (It's amazing how often I'm grateful for things I never would have even thought were a question not that long ago.)

posted April 23, 2013 12:29 PM            

rand paul said that the ndaa was passed with an amendment to clarify the continuing right of due course, and that AFTER they voted on it mccain and his committee (i haven't looked but could graham be on that one too?) altered it to be ambiguous again...

so who is trying to overrule the constitution? while accusing obama of power grabs at the same time?

posted April 23, 2013 07:47 PM            

Last year the 11 submitted by Florida *alone* were shot down.