Bobref

Stage IV pancreatic cancer. If I were him, I'd eat all of my Easter candy now.

This, in a nutshell, is the “global warming” issue for me. The Al Gore disciples, and their ilk, primarily use a “misdirection” argument to support their position. They trot out lots of statistics about temperatures in the Arctic and polar bears swimming in open water. There’s no denying it’s getting warmer. But, in my mind, the link between that and human activity is what is missing. Simply showing that temperatures are on the rise is meaningless, as there have been innumerable such cycles in the earth’s history.

“A back is any A player who has no part of his body breaking the plane of an imaginary line drawn ­parallel to the line of scrimmage through the waist of the nearest teammate who is legally on the line, except for the player under the snapper, who is also considered a back.”

Plato wrote that the best form of government was a “benevolent dictatorship.”

Rule 3-4-6 provides: “When a team attempts to conserve or consume time illegally, the referee shall order the clock started or stopped.” 1-3-6 seems to restrict the definition of “clock” to the game clock, and not to include the play clock. Does R have the authority under 3-4-6 to manipulate the play clock to “do justice?”

Any officials who answer this question should also address the potential impact of Rule 3-4-6.

Here’s one that’s making the rounds nationally, now that the 40 second play clock is nationwide. Team B is trailing 20-21 late in the 4th period. Team B has no timeouts left. It is Team A ball 3rd and 5 from their own 5 yard line. Team A runs a play and is tackled in bounds, when the ball becomes dead there is :39 seconds on the play clock. At :35 seconds the Back Judge stops the clock because of a Team B player's helmet off or a Team B injury. What’s the play clock situation, and if we don’t like it, what can we do about it?

Cooley, affiliated with Western Michigan, is basically a part-time law school. It’s current 1st year class numbers 541, but only 37 of them are full time. The LSAT scores for its students basically show 1/3 of the class in the top 25% of national LSAT scores, 1/3 at the 50th percentile, and 1/3 in the 75th percentile.

Bingo! Right on the nose!

North Carolina has taken some drastic steps to try and retain officials. Would these steps work in Indiana? I don’t think so. But I’d like to hear what others think. Then, I’ll tell you why I don’t think it will work in Indiana under our present system. But I bet the officials on here can guess what I’m going to say. https://www.referee.com/when-a-state-draws-the-line-on-sportsmanship/

Oh, I thought you meant “white people” involved in this incident.

I guess I haven’t followed this story closely enough. Who are these “others?”

Kraft issues an unconditional denial that there was “any illegal act.” The cops say they have a video of “the acts.” Who’s telling the truth? Actually, they might both be. A sex act with a consenting adult is not illegal. It only becomes a crime when there is payment, or promise of payment, for the sex act. So, unless the payment or offer of payment is also on video, as opposed to the act alone, the defense will be “I paid for a massage, and the sex was gratuitous.” If the posted price for a massage was, for example, $60, and they can show he paid $250. Well, that’s quite a tip. But if it’s just Kraft’s word against that of the masseuse, who is undoubtedly going to testify as part of a deal with the prosecution, it becomes a credibility contest.

That would make sense, since the basis of the crime is the unnecessary diversion of police resources in investigating a crime that didn’t happen. Felonies generally require more resources to investigate than misdemeanors.

I confess that I am not as conversant with the Illinois criminal code as I could be, since I practice civil litigation in Indiana. Still, I believe they will ultimately negotiate this down to a guilty plea on something else (what that might be, I don’t know ... yet), and he’ll get a fine and probation ... plus a ton of bad pub.

Sorry, I was editing my post and the time expired. Here’s what I meant to say. @gonzoron, your rage springs from ignorance. Here is the Illinois statute. You decide if what he’s accused of merits felony status: § 26-1.  Disorderly conduct. (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly: (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed; A violation of subsection (a)(2), (a)(3.5), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.

So your opinion is backed up with ... your opinion. And mine is backed up by 40 years of experience with the legal system. I’m satisfied with that.

Opinions are like noses. Everyone has one. .... But some are better than others.

The absence of evidence is not evidence.

No.

It’s an “upcharge,” a very common prosecutorial tactic that is applied to criminal defendants of all colors. It’ll be pled down to a misdemeanor and he’ll get probation. Book it.

I once represented Nike in a product liability lawsuit in federal court. A local doctor ruptured an Achilles tendon playing pickup basketball, and claimed that the Air Jordan was defectively designed. Needless to say, Nike was willing to spend an awful lot of $$ to defend that claim. I’ll be interested to see if there’s any blowback on Nike for this incident. My advice: if Nike stock takes a hit because of this, buy all you can.

There’s a reason why Gavit is 32-60 this decade, playing against a very, very weak schedule. The shambles that is the School City of Hammond’s athletic program mirrors the conditions of the schools themselves. Consolidation will help. But until there’s a different philosophy and commitment at the administration level, it won’t change significantly. Why would an experienced, competent coach be interested in a program that might be gone in a year or two?

He’s now been charged with felony disorderly conduct for making a false police report.