Su’a Cravens Reinstated
February 14, 2018
by Steve Thomas
The NFL has reinstated Redskins safety Su’a Cravens from the Reserve/Left Squad list, according to Craig Hoffman, beat writer from 106.7 The Fan, and others:
Su’a Cravens has been reinstated by the NFL. It’s official per the NFL’s transaction log.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) February 14, 2018
The result of the NFL’s reinstatement is that Cravens will be placed back on the Redskins active roster. It was reported earlier this week that he had submitted an application for reinstatement. It is unclear whether this reinstatement will take place immediately or upon the start of the new league year on March 14.
Cravens unexpectedly left the Redskins this past August after training camp, the day after final cuts took place, originally reportedly telling the team that he intended to retire from football, citing personal reasons. Redskins management reportedly talked Cravens out of immediate retirement and placed him on their exempt list to give him time to consider his options. Two weeks later, the team then moved him to the Reserve/Left Squad list, which kept Cravens off the Redskins’ active roster for the entire year.
He was reportedly also suffering from post-concussion symptoms at the time. His agent, Fadde Mikhail, released a statement in December stating the Cravens had been medically cleared for a return to football by his doctor on December 12, 2017.
Cravens has maintained an active presence on social media during his absence. He was infamously seen attending a USC football game in Los Angeles one day before the Redskins’ game against the Rams in the same stadium, but did not attend the Redskins game.
It remains unclear how the Redskins intend to handle Cravens’ return. The team could allow him to participate in offseason activities and compete for a 2018 roster spot, or they could attempt to trade him, or as last resort, release him from his contract.
We will continue to update this story as it develops.
Move along – new post: http://www.thehogsty.com/2018/02/15/2018-draft-analysis-part-2-corners/
It’s all moot
Congress doesn’t have the sack to amend the Second
And so long as the spirit of it is allowed to be skated around to enable any and everyone to own a gun, all of this shit will continue to cycle
until their precious children/grandchildren are mowed down. that’s when they’ll get serious if ever.
Most homes in the US, do not own a firearm.
It’s a wonder any of them are still alive!
I mean, you know…you can only be safe if you have a gun in the house. Or some shit.
Outlawing semiautomatic firearms is a nice theory, though not a realistic goal. Tagging something as “simple”, doesn’t make it a realistically achievable goal.
It’s realistic. There of course would be resistance. It can still be achieved though.
Hey, were all a bunch of followers of the law here. Right?
It’s not. You can however, place higher restrictions on platforms that accept high volume magazines. This is a much more realistic goal.
It is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GIa7Dp6JuU
A straw-rocket, fantastic…
Read this and really consider it. Then tell me why we need to allow all these weapons.
In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1–35 days.
We can amend the Second, while still allowing gun ownership.
But this guns as a right stuff, that can stop. That can stop and no one will be any less safe or put more at harm than they already are.
How many children need to die? I suppose once the privileged, private schools where congress people kids attend has a mass killing, then they’ll act. smgdh
I didn’t think there’d be an answer from anyone….
This school was full of rich kids, in a very affluent area.
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Memories of Ali, “The Greatest” hanging on too long come to my mind….
Maybe Kirk goes there. He knows something. He wouldn’t stick around for a rookie QB.
Doesn’t appear to look as if he’s lost anything. Still running clean routes and moving the chains.
he’s slower for sure….not bad but dude is old
Armed guards at schools trained to shoot to kill
Automatic death penalty for those who perpetuate this crime
Yea….no
But take guns away from those who obey the law
So what dude
Because you are openly biased to the use of firearms for any reason.
No I’m not
I however, believe we can do better
Of course
You have no problem punishing the innocent
Hypothetical…You have in your possession an item that is deemed dangerous to society.
You are required to surrender it.
What exactly is the problem?
This is not about punishing the innocent. Because, being required to forfeit a weapon, is not a punishment. This is about…making society safer.
Its only dangerous to society to you
My family has been gun owners for generations and never once committed a crime with one
My family has had China for generations. And never once committed a crime with it.
But if the stuff was deemed dangerous and required to be turned over to law enforcement….
how many? Need more than 1, the would be killers, especially students, would know who they are and avoid, or take them out first.
Whatever you propose I can scheme around
Cruz did
He didn’t scheme around anything. He posted his twisted shit on social media, bragged about torturing and shooting animals, and was allowed by his friend’s family to possess his rifle, without consideration to his history of mental illness.
Everyone involved failed to act.
YES! We all have a responsibilty to report these things…
He used the response system, against itself
That’s called, scheming
He pulled a fucking fire alarm. No one wanted to deal with this kid’s escalating deterioration of mental health, everyone turned the other way.
Sorry not sorry.
The Second Amendment does not warrant sacred cow status. Especially since the spirit of it, is never actually engaged.
We have laws against speeding, stealing and insider trading
Why? Because some small percentage of the population can’t be trusted to do the right thing
And you severely and savagely punish those who step out of line
Can’t have it both ways
The simplest fix to mass shootings is to ban ownership of semi-automatic rifles and handguns
you can own bolt action or lever action rifles and 5/6 shot revolvers (and no speed loaders either)
won’t stop people from killing people but reduces the amount you can kill at one time
Americans would fight that in court for years though
You are punishing the 99 percent of people who have guns and use them with in the laws
yes and we do that every day with tons of other laws
No. He’s changing the laws.
And you, as a devout follower of the law, must abide.
How would you round up all the legally owned, by law abiding citizens, weapons?
buy back program and if you change the laws then those guns are no longer legally owned
I believe the buy back has to buy them back for more than what owner spent.
good luck with that
Are we seeing a pattern here?
https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/963923775136980992
You don’t have a lot of knowledge about guns do you
https://twitter.com/greenfield64/status/963908153325772800
Hey that’s cool. Let’s be stupid!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLeAzIXVYHM
No audio? Post doesn’t correspond with video.
Works here
Steve Thomas Team Captain Different_Cat • 10 hours ago
I’m a proud NRA member.
noonefromtampa Different_Cat • 10 hours ago
if you’re an asshole, you should not own or possess guns
but SCOTUS ruled against it
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just how the blog sequenced the comments
but funny none the less
In other news, barely two weeks into February and 2018 inflation is already over 2% from last year. Yay
My 1.5% raise will keep that in check!
— Math challenged Peeps
I don’t think the Fed realized that once they went to 0% interest it had to stay there and the rise had to be very very slow. because when it was 0% if you move 1% that’s what, a 25% increase in interest, which makes automobiles and other durable purchases a little more expensive (which I don’t think even automobile companies have realized yet: they need to drop prices and make the money up on the interest) but homes? A lot more expensive. So that puts downward pressure on housing prices, which mean… people do crazy stuff like take money out of their 401Ks when the stock market has a nice run because they’re standard of living was sort of predicated on taking out a equity line every 5 years or so for home improvement, autos, etc. But all that backs up a lot of the economy. There are lots of people who work at car dealerships and home improvement alone; appliances… etc. conspicuous entertainment money falls… and now, we’re sort of in the same place with the tax cut. Now, I can peel off a few hundy a month for my kid’s 529, and by next year, it’ll pitchforks and torches if it gets reversed, because psychologically that’s not taking money out of my pocket, that’s taking opportunity away from my kids. But not a lot of this matters because we’re on the downside of American empire. Because when you have people that compromise in politics but are not required, either pragmatically or by law, to balance a budget, those compromises tend to be for more candy for “my” constituents and not really a way to pay for it in the long run. It’s a major flaw of Democracy: it lacks leadership, and in our Republic, the founders tried to counter-act that with Statesman, but of course, we killed all that noise because: Democracy. We’re headed toward a Democratic Dictatorship (Dan Carlin talks about this), it will be an interesting experiment.
This is going to be a very interesting offseason. Shoot it already has been. We got some cap space (albeit not a lot) and some draft picks. We can get er done.
Hopefully the flashy stuff is already over. Boring and methodical wins the race.
Spoken like a true worker ant, now enough of that jibber jabber, GET BACK TO WORK!
Ants are better at managing a population than people are.
Hell, even termites are.
And bees, bees make a food that never frign spoils. Think about that!
Ridiculous statement, “the queen is dead, long live the queen!”
well they kinda live under willful slavery
I’m curious as to what type of medication Cruz was taking, and to what clinical (if any) diagnosis for mental illness he may have had.
“He preened with guns and knives on social media, bragged about shooting rats with his BB gun and got kicked out of school — in part because he had brought bullets in his backpack, according to one classmate. He was later expelled for still-undisclosed disciplinary reasons.”
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article200126034.html
Just because he was crazy frekain’ loon, doesn’t merit consideration on his rights to own a massive number of deadly firearms
— NRA
So if we lose Brown at ILB we draft Roquan Smith
if we lose Gallete we Draft Trumaine Edmunds
we lost Fuller so we draft a CB
Cravens doesn’t work out we draft or sign a Safety
Get on it Doug.
WR OG DT RB S QB BPA would be better served draft picks. Not very effective drafting replacements you already have imo
Can’t also give in and sign dudes who want more than market value. Gotta be smart. Tough job for sure.
Yes. But sometimes giving up a couple extra dollars gets you what you want.
No more snaps than Galette got last year says a lot about this crew in more ways than one …
Someone needs to put legislation thru that if you shoot up a school you are automatically getting a death penalty sentence
If it’s not your gun then the owner gets a life sentence no parole in addition
The rate of recidivism for someone serving a life sentence with out parole is zero point zero
What would do is tie courts up, cost tax payers even more money and still result in not being a deterrent.
Loved ones of victims would get a sort of revenge. But until the perpetrator is actual put to death, they’d likely suffer heartbreak while it’s hung up in court.
Install an express lane – Texas
What’s the problem with putting someone to death who shoots up a school?
Where does it stop?
I’m not saying I’m opposed. But, this stuff is not as simple as absolutes.
Don’t shoot up a school and then you don’t have to worry
Who else are you gonna want to death penalty though?
Someone somewhere will always escalate. Next thing you know, we’re committing state sanctioned murder for any number of crimes.
Again don’t commit crimes
It’s not that simple
Society would need to be okay about, due process, except in cases of mass killings.
I’d like to see something done that punishes the people who perpetuate the crime
Not those obeying the law
public torture and execution
it’s an extremely common practice based on human history, and if you actually used it enough, it would be a deterrent for some. and additionally, because the punishment fits the crime (obvious 1st degree murder) it is then neither unusual nor cruel.
the fact is studies have shown that our system doesn’t execute enough people and it isn’t public enough to be a deterrent because it is almost like it doesn’t exist.
you get 50,000 to tailgate like they used to in Paris, see if some 19 year old goes to shoot up a school after that. and if they do, they sure as heck are going to pull the trigger on themselves before being arrested.
Public executions, did not stop crime.
Sure it did, THAT person won’t commit anymore crimes! Chopping off one’s hands after stealing works too! 🙂
There is absolutely no convincing evidence that the death penalty deters homicides.
Someone needs to put legislation through that says you can’t buy a gun or ammunition without first passing rigorous mental health and background checks (including in-person interviews with friends/family/associates), and imposing strict limits on semi-auto weapons and large clips.
Gallette is no Chris Baker. Sure hope the Skins re sign him and Brown. Cant keep letting hustlers walk. With that said they probably walk…
Losing Fuller Cravens Galette and Brown would add some real hurt if that is the way it shakes out.
yes, which is why I hated giving up a young Talent like Fuller. You have to cull the team of older veterans if you want to stay competitive, it exacerbates the issue with Fuller in my opinion.
How do we stop the senseless killings like yesterdays at the HS in florida?
Cant. US got too damn gun happy. I see fools blaming republicans… This blame crosses all lines. Mix in easy access social media fanaticism and you have fuel to go out in a blaze.
Gallette had a good tweet…metal detectors in schools for beginners
Would maybe desuade gang stuff. Not mass shooters.
I dunno. Metal detectors in hotels schools etc..would help I would think.
Get rid of all guns and people who are obsessed with guns. Problem solved. Ain’t gonna happen, but it would solve the problem.
At some point people/NRA etc have to weigh what they value …and sacrifice.
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Sad but true
KC and AS had nearly identical stats and both have a reputation for being cautious. All the disection of the two being from a different system is kind of useless imo. Negligible at best.
Redzone ’17
Kirk : 24 TDs/4 INTs
Alex. 25 TDs/ 0 INTs
Difference in 1 to 4 wins vs 1 to 4 losses ?? Probably.
those Td’s were almost identical but how many Tds were TD passes versus TD runs. Smith had a much more balanced team with a good rushing attack and receivers and defense
Happy Thursday!
Hpy Hpy
This tells me the Benoit dude is full of shit because this is a complete lie Kirk only threw to a guy if he was wide open.
“He’s a system QB. Cousins is a system QB,” Benoit went on. “That doesn’t mean they’re the same system QB, though, and what Cousins gave you, that I don’t think you’re gonna get from Alex Smith — and I think it’s gonna really drive Jay Gruden crazy after a while — is Cousins could throw with some anticipation and he had a turn-it-loose mindset. He was willing to take the chances, so to speak.
http://pa1.narvii.com/5988/bedf220a2ae81528e10b30a45c37131984efdb84_00.gif
Dude is whack
Different_Cat noonefromtampa • 8 hours ago
ad hom aside, I think he makes a valid point. Jay was frustrated by KC’s play it safe mentality and Smith is even more cautious.
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Smith was cautious because that is what Andy Reids offense is based on as soon as Andy gave up play calling Alex Smith opened up his game. Smith will fit great in Grudens offense this is another guy who doesn’t know shit.
Not to mention that until this year KC’s WR’s were not good and their best pass catcher was a TE. Cousins had much better WR’s until this year and was still played it safe.
Nuts. Smooth transition no ifs and or buts way I see it.
Mason Foster said that he’d like to see Cravens back but thinks Cravens would really need to work hard to regain full lockerroom acceptance.
Cravens is a talented young player of the sort that we need more of, but I don’t think he really has the mindset needed to climb that mountain. Obviously I don;t know the guy, but his social media stuff exudes a sort of entitled attitude like its other people’s fault for questioning his commitment. He’s walked away twice, and when the going gets tough, I see him doing it again or blaming others.
Scot mcCloughan on twitter wearing a Browns shirt
https://twitter.com/JessicaMcCloug1/status/963964117945077760?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E2
I wish him nothing but the best. He’s got some picks to work with.
Figure skating over for the evening, I hope. Finally!
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“I think it’s important to know all of that before you jump to conclusions that there was some law that we could have passed that would have prevented it. And there may be, but shouldn’t we at least know the facts?” Rubio said on Fox News.
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Rubio, who has received over $3 million from the NRA….
if you’re an asshole, you should not own or possess guns
but SCOTUS ruled against it
I’m a proud NRA member.
Bottom line…if you receive huge amounts of money from any special interest, then you’re taking a bribe.
And you should be held accountable.
37 mocks now
Vita Vea, DT, Washington 7
Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama 7
Roquan Smith, ILB, Georgia 5
Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama 5
Derwin James, S, Florida State 4
Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State 2
Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma 2
Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame 1
Marcus Davenport, DE, Texas-San Antonio 1
Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming 1
James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State 1
Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama 1
Still taking Mayfield huh
the two ESPN guys have not updated their mocks that I have seen
but I also do not pay for ESPN Insider either
Saw one the other day that has us taking Payne 1st, the RB from USC second and Luke Falk in the 4th.
I’d pull the trigger on that.
I would be happy with that
g’night
Peas
Well, off to Charleston on the morrow… then to the Dirty Myrtle on Sunday. Gonna be scopin’ out some possible landing spots. Looking forward to it.
Safe travels
Give me an open carry permit and some shootin’ lessons and it won’t be no mass shootin’ at my school
I’ll vote for that… and I’ll train ya to shoot.
https://twitter.com/DafnaLinzer/status/963945828569243648
but … but … HILLARY’S E-MAIL!!
These guys had awful parents.
https://twitter.com/AwardsDarwin/status/963965740369039360
What country is that?
No idea. That said … Russia.
Lol
Steppenwolf applies to most things, eh C.Dub?
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Oof!
Andy Benoit doesn’t think Alex Smith is a good fit for Jay’s offense.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2018/02/14/andy-benoit-alex-smith-era-will-go-very-badly-in-washington/
How many years of NFL coaching or front office experience does he have?
let me take a wild guess, ZERO
Jay had input on the QB situation and I’m sure they did not trade for a guy that he did not think would fit in his offense
ad hom aside, I think he makes a valid point. Jay was frustrated by KC’s play it safe mentality and Smith is even more cautious.
That’s a reach, if Bruce Allen went out and signed a QB without Jay Gruden’s input……well…..
“And though the past has it’s share of injustice
Kind was the spirit in many a way
But it’s protectors and friends have been sleeping
Now it’s a monster and will not obey”
Gone are the days of a little “deuce-deuce” tucked in your boot.
No doubt
You used to bring a gun to school?
Nah…not me man.
Maybe you should
We had an asst principal arrested for kiddy porn today in Tampa Bay area
having only a gun would be an improvement
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No matter how tired you are.
Kids imitate what they see from the people who they are around the most.
Yea, my boy is friends with this giant pussy down the street. Luckily my son is rubbing off on him. I put a stop to any of that kids actions rubbing off on my boy
I will admit this…I can’t stand the sight of young twenty somethings with three and four got dam kids with two and three different fathers. Doesn’t mean they’re all bad people, but damn…
It means they have zero impulse control or regard for consequences. That isn’t going to turn out well for the kids.
“She’s all alone, just lost another one
Met him yesterday and he’s already gone
And though tonight she’ll swear it was the last time
A smiling face will come that knows the right line
And then she’ll do all the right things with the wrong guy
And when he’s gone, next day she’ll sit and wonder why
She doesn’t know why she’s everybody’s next one
‘Cause she’s afraid that the truth is gonna hurt some
All the pity in the world ain’t gonna help none
She has to realize that to keep one, her ways have to change some
She tries too hard and she comes on too strong
Digs herself too much and thinks she can’t be wrong
She’s too impressed by things that do not matter
To be the Queen of hearts is what she’s after.
And then she’ll do all the right things with the wrong guy
And when he’s gone, next day she’ll sit and wonder why
She doesn’t know why she’s everybody’s next one
‘Cause she’s afraid that the truth is gonna hurt some
All the pity in the world ain’t gonna help none
She has to realize that to keep one, her ways have to change some”
In middle school, kids are at the age where they are acting out what they see at home and what their parents do.
Whelp… my kids gonna fish and cuss a lot
LOL…yours are probably the ones that will be cussin’ me and my teachers out.
Nah… he’s too scared of me. Besides… I’m trying REALLY hard to change decades of foul mouthedness.
Raised hand, lol
Every person that enters a school…elementary, middle, or high school, must pass through a metal detector.
MUST!
We had a fire drill today at my school…this first grader refused to leave the building.
I SWEAR TO GOD this is what his grandmother said when we called her about it…
“Well, that’s where ya’ll made the mistake…ya’ll told him it was not a real fire. When he was going to school in the city, they could choose whether they leave the building or not”.
I was like…THIS is why we are losing so many of our children.
Perfect example.
@ZigZagbigcountry:disqus The lyrics kinda fit the subject of the day:https://youtu.be/Yp6VIJsF9co
I don’t even know if gun control is the answer.
Personally, I don’t care if they put additional restrictions on any semi-auto rifle that can hold more than 5 rounds, but that’s just me, and they’ll still be readily available on the street.
Yup
You don’t have to outlaw them, but do some research on the person who’s application is in front of you. There are ways for militia types to legally, or illegally, be prepared for red dawn without Dick’s sporting goods selling ARs to anyone that’s 18 and can pass a background check.
I’m not downplaying anyone else’s job here, but you have NO idea how hard it is to be in charge or someone else’s kid in school in today’s times.
Those of us that have kids know, thank you for your service 🙂
Thanks man.
Absolutely
I know because wife has worked at middle school for that last 20 plus years .
gets worse every year .
Middle school is the worst.
awkward age . Kids are desperately trying to find themselves .
I gotta imagine these parents are the worst part. I see these frickin parents my age… it’s never their kids. Their kids are perfect. Little Johnny is an angel.
I’ll bust my kids ass for acting the fool at school.
I have a kid in 2nd grade that I will almost guarantee will be dead or in jail by 18
Have you met his parents?
Yup…she has untreated bipolar disorder. Long story short…he has severe ADHD and hits and bullies unprovoked. It’s everyone’s fault but her son’s….she wants ZERO accountability for him….ZERO consequences.
Throw his ass out
Can’t…
My son has a best friend that has… issues. He and his sister are adopted and he was always bullying kids. Complete reactionary. His adoptive parents are top notch people. Tried damn near anything and he was one step from being thrown out. School was ready to expel him. We put him on my flag football team and got him started wrestling. His dad joined the football team as my assistant coach. He’s already getting better
that’s fantastic
My daughter had a kid in her class last year like that, his parents were like 19-20 years old and straight stupid. He finally got sent to the alternative school, then they gave him another shot, and back to the alternative school.
yeah, man…the struggle is real
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“it took me to lose everything to realize I had everything…I’m telling you, I PROMISE you I’m good now..y’all going to see that fuckin dog WATCH” – Su’a Cravens. This man going to be on a mission this up coming season, he’s hungry.
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Is he from Missouri….cause I need him to “show me”.
It”l be a cold day in hell before I recognize Missoura
-Grandpa Simpson
Realized bagging groceries wasn’t very profitable.
I’ll pull for him to get right.
Don’t discount mental illness…most right minded people don’t go shoot up kids in schools.
NO right minded people shoot up schools.
I just about guarantee this latest guy had some kind of mental issues and I don’t know anything about him.
There was a kid interviewed that said he met him in an alternate school after being kicked out of his regular school. Said he wouldn’t go anywhere near that guy. Violent tendencies and what not. When you’re the guy at the alternate school that kids don’t go near… someone needs to keep an eye on you.
Yeah starting with his own family
In my school you have to be buzzed in, but there is no guard or metal detector in elementary school. Nothing in place for concealed weapon.
That shit is gonna change.
Fuck it
There is NOTHING in place to stop a parent from coming into my school strapped and shooting me, another student or staff member.
A lot of schools you have to be buzzed in these days
bring the wife lunch sometimes . Have to be buzzed in .
If you don’t want to do anything about the guns….the only thing left to do is have “airport like” security in schools.
Hey, most businesses have to have key cards or badges to get in… why would we not protect our children in much the same way?
Our schools have key cards and cameras with call boxes, and we’re in bumfuck Egypt
same
Great point
Only problem is now you have to retrofit all these schools with completely enclosed fencing… but our kids are worth the costs.
I mean, if you’re gonna build a wall between two countries, then….
I’ve worked in schools all my like, mostly elementary and middle….all it takes is one deranged parent. It’s truly scary.
The shitty thing is you attract like minded people… so one deranged parent usually pairs with another…
I’ll bet there’s more than one person walking around today that can specifically call your name as a defining positive influence. Tell me, am I wrong?
Yes
You take the time to instill values in whichever kid you can help. Many teachers could give a fuck less, many parents also. This is something that’s three or four generations old in some areas. Our consumer culture is fucked. It’s like a virus, or compound interest, once it gains the upper hand……you can’t catch it. A problem that transcends race, class, and creed.
The myth in America is that people with “good family values” don’t commit crimes. It’s delusional to think that all we need to do is get back to “family values” and everything will be alright.
Would certainly be better…
Wow, kinda liberal with the spin there, bubba
Serious jettisoning of values in America’s public school system also.
The pendulum has swung… bound to swing back eventually
Explain to me how Quincy Patterson is coming from one of the worst hoods in Chicago, to VA Tech, with a GPA of 4.5 on a 4 point scale, to be a mechanical engineer, and Quarterback, without his family having values?
Great story….but I know a LOT of kids with fucked up families that succeed…not probable, but it happens.
It sure does. There’s no requirement to have great family values to succeed. But I would bet dollars to donuts that it sure as shit helps.
true
Lotta fucked up families have kids that succeed because they are bound and determined to get the hell out of that situation and not make those same mistakes. Those people are frickin’ miracles and usually brilliant.
Then there’s plenty of families like mine, who had great family values and still fuck up every opportunity that crosses their path. Luckily a lot of us finally pull our heads out of our asses and spend the rest of our lives trying to atone.
They succeed how? Because of work people like you put in.
And still, nobody wants to talk about family values.
What about them?
The root of the problem in today’s America, the stepping away from family values. Kids raising kids, States raising kids, single parents raising kids, drug abusers raising kids. The whole fucked up thing.
We had one kid that brought a gun to school, because he was scared from bullies, not because he wanted to shoot people.
The jettisoning of family values from our culture.
Values or no, bullies have always been there
Without values, folks turn the other way, or record and upload.
You know it’s true.
A problem, sure, but I think a lot of these school shooters come from decent families.
Define “decent” family. His parents make X amount of money per year, they live in X neighborhood? Wrong type of value.
I mean that a lot of times they seem to be normal people who have really weird kids.
Umhmm… Medicated kids? Kids that have been told by therapists and fuckhead parents that they’re weird? Spoiled rotten kids? Kids that lack social skills because their family is wack?
OK, new me…
Little late for New Years resolutions
It’s never too late.
Its always too late
Tell me who’s to say after all is done
And you’re finally gone, you won’t be back again
You can find a way to change today
You don’t have to wait ’til then
It’s never too late to start all over again
To love the people you caused the pain
And help them learn your name
Oh, no, not too late
It’s never too late to start all over again
Nice Steppenwolf pull,BC .
Aye, love them…. sunrise on the freeway, as I get back in town, find you standin’ in my boots, kickin’ my dog around, empty bottles on the floor, nuff to build a monument, you got the nerve ta tell me, somebody took the rent…
Whoooooo needs ya, can you tell me baby, who needs you, can you tell me please,
Just save your lip, and pack your shit, leave a trail of smoke behind you, who needs you
Screaming Night Hog. Another good one.
https://youtu.be/T0Ne1ckC5dc
Just two days ago. Bet they could have avoided it if they’d just waited. Sales sure to skyrocket now.
“MADISON, N.C. — Remington, the gun maker beset by falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, has reached a financing deal that would allow it to continue operating as it seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The maker of the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used in the Connecticut shooting that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead in 2012, said Monday that the agreement with lenders will reduce its debt by about $700 million and add about $145 million in new capital.”
Nothing drives sales like paranoia and panic.
The new capital is no doubt new investors, not sales projections.
If there is an increase in sales, it’s not from paranoia and fear of mass shootings, it’s Remington fans buying up those last Remington made model 700s in fear that some Italian company will buy them out and destroy the legacy as they did Winchester’s model 70.
I believe it’s well documented that mass shootings are generally followed by an uptick in gun sales. It’s not fear of mass shootings, IMO, but irrational fear that the idiots in Washington will finally get off their asses and do something about gun control.
Won’t happen until a private school full of the kids of rich donors is the scene of a mass shooting
This was a VERY upscale area and VERY highly rated school.
That pesky little 2nd amendment.
… which, as you know, allows plenty of leeway for reasonable restrictions.
I would postulate that vast majority of people advocating for gun control (not you in particular) are people who (a) have never owned a firearm, and (b) when asked to define “assault rifle”, can’t.
Not sure about that, or why it would matter. I’ve never used opioids, but think there should be reasonable restrictions on their use.
As far as defining “assault rifle,” I think you could apply Justice Stewart’s pornography test: I know it when I see it.
That’s, not what I was referring to.
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/963922165354717185
Wow, CBs is slow.
They don’t want to hear about family values.
Big decisions for the team on Cravens now. Of course, this reinstatement isn’t a huge surprise, so I assume they’ve thought about it already.
Will be interesting to see what happens. His trade value is shit after the shenanigans he pulled. Best to try and get as much out of him as possible.
Yeah, they won’t get much of anything in a trade, for sure. My fear, were I management, is whether he’s going to flake out again. How can he be trusted?
He can’t be trusted… but there aren’t a lot of options.
17 dead, now.
Nicolas Cruz had been expelled.
I suppose it’s time to get a new Avatar…
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/45eba855bbbba6461250d98aea93aff4edb2ca33a55ad105ecd9c5b2235c57e3.jpg
Ummmm… yeah…
Hey, what happened up in Maryland today, at NSA?
Dunno… I just heard that Ft Meade was locked down for awhile due to a shooting at the NSA gate. Looks like someone in a Black SUV crashed into a barrier.
Yeah, Alex posted that this morning.
Use of deadly force is authorized there and the security forces aren’t afraid to shoot. They will take folks down if they try to breach security.
Yes, true, and good.
Yeah, I’d hope so. Security at Turkey Point shot a guy, post 9/11, for crossing into the Nuke side without clearance and refusing to comply.
I was already in my office at the time but we got an email that workers might be late due to the gate closures.
Does the Marine Corps guard NSA?
I’ve seen both Marines and contracted security forces at NSA.
I’ve seen Air Force Security Forces at Fort Meade, too.
The original, unaltered version of this is the worst presidential portrait I’ve ever seen. Just awful.
I turned him into Waldo, it’s better.
Certainly isn’t the typical shot of a president made to look stoic while some dreary curtains are hanging in the background.
Like Slick Willy’s portrait.
That’s the, hey, check out the horrible fit on this suit portrait.
And a purple shirt, and the shadows are painted in 5 different directions.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/51cc43ed9f7a185631451b484dce51eedc9653a9d7b54e07417364649ff6cd17.jpg
Lol
This is my shocked face…
Trade Suzy for whatever.
I’d have a very hard time with this if I were his teammate.
First, not Bill Nelson
Congratulations
Thank you. He’s got quite the forehead, eh?
Laughing