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Because the police, prosecutors, and judges don't always believe civil punishments are the right punishments. What do you think community service is? Why is it so difficult to believe? We are an enlightened society, and the crimes are low rent. They know he'll walk away from this incident-why not take advantage of it.

Dude loves to see himself in the media, but, they gamble, not like this. Seeing himself on TSN in cuffs needs to scare him into making life changes. Not saying it will work, but all signs point to the effort. I don't think I need to outline how a change in behaviour benefits the Sabrez.

So, my wife and I had a conversation about this. I am convinced this smacks of the city cooperating with the Sabres in a last ditch effort to scare/reform Kane. The Sabres are the only ones who benefit from today's activities.

Pffft. You just don't want to give up the point. CNN, March 3: "David Duke is a bad person, who I disavowed on numerous occasions over the years," Trump said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "I disavowed him. I disavowed the KKK," Trump added. "Do you want me to do it again for the 12th time? I disavowed him in the past, I disavow him now." I can't account for editorializing by the press. I expect you're smart enough to read through that. If not, I will adjust my responses to you appropriately.

Yes. All Republicans are cartoon characters. They are exactly like the caricatures you see on the Huffington Post.

Oh yes, the object of your parading is better than mine. So, you can parade around someone who presents a negative image, and, of course it should stick. Me, I parade an everyday dude who, I think, presents a positive image, and it's game playing and dismissible. Please, keep trying to turn it around.

I'm not sure where you get your information from... Klan leader claims KKK has given $20K to Clinton campaign ...you actually have to read the article to get the point. Trump denounces David Duke, KKK So, every time someone makes a play like that at Trump, he has to stop and disavow it, or you're not happy?

I see that, to you, it's relevant that a single white guy should give people pause when considering Trump, but the single black guy in that video is a fool and should be dismissed. I see how you work.

I'm not convinced the recession is over. Growth is at or under 2% depending on where you get the number from. I don't buy that number, because wages have remained stagnant for 16 years. The housing market only just started to pick up this year, but the volume is less than half of what it was. Manufacturing's value to the GDP is 3.5% lower than 2000 and is on the downward trend. When I see stuff like this: Sorry, But The Real Unemployment Rate Is 9.8%, Not 5% ...I'm convinced we're not dealing with wholly accurate numbers regarding the economy. Again, if there were growth, then wages would grow with it, or, at least, employment would drop more than it has. So, for 9 trillion dollars, I expect to see a lot more action. I can't even begin to guess where it went, well, not without coming off as a tinfoil hat whacko righty.

Well, I'll have to dig up my dissertation on the topic because the details escape me, too many martinis since then, but suffice to say I would start with the premise that printing money is bad and go from there. You're welcome to re-litigate the economy from 2000-2016, but I have no interest in doing that. My position is that the Obama administration had 7.5 years to do something about it, but instead doubled the national debt and we have jack to show for it.

I wouldn't agree that's the only way you approach a situation like that.

Uh. Darn. I was found out.

Are you about to school me?

They said during the PR that the charge was added by, I believe, a male party.

Where are those numbers wrong? In other news.... PREACH IT, BROTHER! The KKK leader who says he backs Hillary Clinton

That's what they said. A convenient excuse to do so, IMHO. They could have cuffed him inside, at the very least.

Makes great optics.

Mmmm....maybe. But you can bet Pegula has sway with Mayor Brown.

I wonder. I wonder if GMTM told the police to book him on something. Not to screw Kane permanently, but to teach a hard lesson. Maybe they think he seeing pictures of himself being cuffed all over the news would have positive outcomes for him over the long term.

Risto isn't finished and Vesey hasn't made a decision. I think both of these things combined are tying his hands.

...and I'm sure a decent lawyer could make that charge go away. I think this ultimately gets distilled down to a bar-incident not unlike one that would have gone unnoticed back in the day. Kane gets a slap on the wrist from the Sabres, and either becomes trade-bait when the time is right or turns his act around in that time where we all look back at this and shake our heads, but are glad he gets a 2-year extension.

Sure, you wouldn't be able to appreciate what your gut is telling you because a month is a month and not a life-time. But you would learn that what happens with people in that position is greatly a matter of choice. I'm talking 95% or greater of the circumstances is due to making the wrong choices. The question will be why are they making those choices. That's where your gut will be right, but your educated mind won't be able to appreciate the reality on the ground, because the answers run counter to what you want to believe.

Of course not. I don't know what your opinions are. However, I do reject your conclusion that Radar is rejecting the opinions of non-police out of hand; I don't see that over the past few pages. I may have missed it, though. I do reject the implication that if one spent a month with impoverished teens in the ghetto one would gain empathy. I guarantee you that would not happen.

I personally spent my formative years in the ghetto, in the sh*ttiest part of the city you can imagine. I know exactly what it's about.