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CT, out of curiosity, have you been successful in changing anyone's mind about a subject/opinion in which they have firm, deep-seated belief??? Absolutely... yes, I have. It's not about changing a person's mind or opinion... it's about ensuring they have a properly informed opinion. It's about offe...

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Chancellor wrote:
CanadianTrotter wrote:

Oops.. the new "Like" feature is too close to the quote feature, I "Liked" your post by mistake.

Is that on your phone or on a computer? I WILL attempt to fix that.

On my IPad.

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Perception is not reality when it comes to facts. It's distressing that I have to point this out to you. It's distressing that you think that "facts" are what dictate what people believe. People tend to believe what they perceive are facts - regardless of the accuracy of those facts. Oops...

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myleetlepony wrote: So, to clarify, in my experience, US society, in general, views cops as "the bad guys".

if you are speaking of your experience compared to the entire US, that I can understand. I may have misinterpreted what you said and thought you meant the whole of US society, in which I disagreed.

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it is interesting that after his death Trudeau seems to be held in higher esteem than he did alive. That's like saying JFK was held in greater esteem after he was killed or Princess Diana was more loved after she passed. I guess for those who only know about someone through the media it could be tr...

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Figgy, I'm saving all the seeds you sent me for when I relocate next year. Propagating plants from another country and climate will take considerable time and care and I want to try and make sure of my success. Can't wait to see how the pumpkins turn out, maybe our squirrels will leave them be becau...

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it is interesting that after his death Trudeau seems to be held in higher esteem than he did alive. That's like saying JFK was held in greater esteem after he was killed or Princess Diana was more loved after she passed. I guess for those who only know about someone through the media it could be tr...

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Have you lived in multiple places in the US? No I haven't but I lived on the border of Maine for many years and had close relationships with those that lived there. I didn't realize that this discussion or "cop hating" was exclusive to the US. If you want to keep the discussion as "C...

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Your opinion/experience must be based from living/working in a high crime rate area... so it could be seen as being biased. Far from it, CT, I live in a middle class area and work in an affluent demographic. I do also have exposure to low income/high crime areas but not in LE capacity. I guess I'm ...

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If an "otherwise intelligent and productive person" is trusting FOX as their primary source of information... that is biased, sheltered and possibly a type of prejudice way of thinking isn't it? What is stopping these people you mention, from expanding their sources/resources of gaining i...

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Maybe because she is a woman with a mental illness that was the wife of a very great man and helped raise her children to be productive members of society?

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CT, I think it's too easy to disregard/dismiss people who believe the media as living in a biased, sheltered or uneducated area. I see some otherwise intelligent, productive people believing everything FOX tells them. How is that different? With respect.... If an "otherwise intelligent and pro...

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For some reason... some people feel the need to defend the "good LEO's" when a bad one is being spotlighted... why? If they are good then they are doing their jobs and fullfilling their job descriptions and responsibilities... why do they need to be defended? Why, when a bad cop is being ...

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And I think that that is part of the media sensationalism that makes it seem that way when it is not so. Just as you feel that all of law enforcement is being painted by a broad brush I think that the message of those that object to abusive law enforcement are being misrepresented as well. Just hel...

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Of course there are. It's part of the dysfunction of the conversation that it has to be said. Because those that are bad are focused on in the media and by certain groups (BLM) who are much maligned by other media does not mean that those groups and those of us concerned about abusive authority don...

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xhltsalute wrote:
If people cannot recognize that literally EVERYTHING this officer did from the moment that he placed his hands on that child is wrong, then they're either an idiot, a racist, a misogynist, or all three.

Where's that "like" button others are talking about?

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KathyK wrote:...she said.

Yaeh, pay attention and listen to the board owners rules, eh?

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Because there are much fewer numbers of clear and intentional killings by cars than there are by guns? I'm curious... is it more difficult to obtain, own and insure a car in the US than a gun? No. It is far easier to get a car than a gun. The average car costs thousands of dollars; the average gun ...

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Because there are much fewer numbers of clear and intentional killings by cars than there are by guns? I'm curious... is it more difficult to obtain, own and insure a car in the US than a gun? No. It is far easier to get a car than a gun. Seriously? How then did Adam Lanza and his mother get all th...

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CT certainly appeared to care... :) You're quite mistaken... I could care a less what you do/do not do. I doubt very much that your choice to own/carry or not toown/carry will make much difference to society. I was simply reminding you that sometime ago on the UDBB, during one of the neverending gu...

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I am so sick of the car analogy that is used by people who have no real argument to justify open/concealed carry. The lack of honesty in this analogy is astonishing. You come across like you don't understand that the primary purpose of driving a car is transportation, while the primary purpose of c...

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So why are the people that are so afraid of being shot walking across a parking lot, not afraid of being run down by a someone with a weapon that is just as lethal. Why are people so upset that a kids are shot by a "crazy" person, but seemingly not so upset that kids were run over by a &q...

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I would certainly vote hard against paying higher taxes than I already do. How about having parents teach their kids respect for people in authority? This officer should be disciplined but what about the brat of a girl?? She shows no respect for principal, teacher nor police officer...She was mistr...

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I blame the outcome of the incident on the system. Why would any school have only one security person to deal with possible problems? If there were two responsible and able bodied people to remove the threat there would have been much less force needed and much less struggle. Not to mention that th...

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So why are the people that are so afraid of being shot walking across a parking lot, not afraid of being run down by a someone with a weapon that is just as lethal. Why are people so upset that a kids are shot by a "crazy" person, but seemingly not so upset that kids were run over by a &q...

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I blame the outcome of the incident on the system. Why would any school have only one security person to deal with possible problems? If there were two responsible and able bodied people to remove the threat there would have been much less force needed and much less struggle. Not to mention that the...

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The idiots packing heat in a grocery where her toddler can get hold of it? What would you recommend? Shop someplace else? More stringent laws to address parental stupidity and ignorance? I'm sure this won't be a popular answer but I am going to say it. We don't need more stringent laws to address p...

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I *do* believe in lowering risk when I can. Where's the gun 'seatbelt'? You must not drive your car then either. IMO, tons of risk there from other drivers... sober, drunk, under the influence of legal and illegal drugs... even drivers that are in a rush and think they are more important than you a...

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More false analogies. There are overwhelming statistics that prove that because of the huge numbers of auto accidents, not buckling up can be very dangerous. Same thing with helmets. We know that many, many people fall from their horses and riding without a helmet is practically inviting a TBI if y...

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I'm saying that people believing their lives are in enough danger that they arm themselves when out and about their daily activities is of great concern to me, as that kind of paranoia isn't a sign of a composed and healthy mind. It puts me and those I care about in danger through no fault of our o...

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You keep repeating, "assuming I have a gun". I believe you have said in different threads/in different forums, that you don't currently own a gun... please correct me if I'm wrong. Frankly, it is none of anyone's business in a public forum whether or not I have in my possession a firearm ...

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I don't understand the bizarre paranoia and the -quite frankly- overblown sense of importance some of you place on your past writings on UDBB. If you can't be important at least pretend that you are. :-) Damn, where is that like button? Resorting to insults because a person wants to protect their p...

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people really have money to throw around in what? senseless copyright litigation? really? some people need a life No... some people still value what is theirs by law. They do NOT want their name and words in a place such as Facebook where they have no control and no account and will not have such b...

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You run around with a gun, you're looking to use it. And unless you're a hunter and you're carrying a hunting specific gun in the woods during hunting season, you're looking to use the gun you're carrying to do someone else harm. That makes you either a vigilante, a terrorist or a murderer. Serious...

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CT, nothing illegal happened by going to the IP address, no hacking. The IP address is still valid. Anybody can go there. I believe you are wrong about this. When you type in the original Ultimate Dressage site, a page comes up with nothing but sponsored links on it. Therefore Chris had closed the ...

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Just remembered this one from a time I was on a city bus full of students.

There was a young woman standing at the front of the bus when the male student standing beside her said, Did you just fart?" before he moved towards the back of the bus. He said it loud enough for everyone to hear.

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I had a court appearance as a witness and ran to the bathroom during a break. The water pressure in that building must have been amazing because when I turned on the water to wash my hands the water spurted up and got me wet from the waist right down to my knees. No amount of paper towels or doing t...

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Well... technically if the photograph was given to her(only chisamba knows the truth of this) then it's hers to do whatever she wants with. As far as providing a link to the UDBB... I'm not really clear on this, if there are any lawyers around maybe they could chime in. If Chris doesn't want people ...

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I was grocery shopping with my friend in the fruit section. I had just picked out four packages of beautifully ripened raspberries (not grapes!)with visions of peach/raspberry cobbler dancing through my head, when said friend called my name. I turned too quickly and two of the packages sitting on to...

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~ there was a woman who spoke she thought people would enjoy a joke but people preferred to poke and poke and poke so it all went up in smoke. adieu Well, you're still getting holiday cards whether you like it or not. :P 8-) I just joined up for the card exchange so you might be on my list to send ...

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happy? Not at all.... I enjoyed the picture, I thought it was cute and it brought back memories of the cows I rode as a child. My favourite was Bossy the Jersey cow. There was no need to take the picture down... it's legally yours. All you had to do was post the link to the UDBB thread underneath i...

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Let me re-phrase. Go ahead and post anything that YOU said here. But other people, please don't. This IS amusing and I'm fine with posting it just so long as you understand why I removed a certain person's posts from it. Maybe for the legalities and safety of the DD site all written content from an...

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Those children would all be dead or injured if he had a gun.

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I do not understand how anyone can post information on a publicly accessible site, that an be freely accessed and copied can still consider they own the rights to any of it. It seems illogical to me. I do know that if some one takes a photo of you in a public place, ( like a horse show) they own th...

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Ownership belongs to the creator. So drg created the copy, just like the photographer created the copy of whatever he photographed. Purposely being dense? Read what has been posted. DRG stole content. Period! Further... she did so, while a site was fundamentally closed... which to ethical systems p...

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I am also a scientist, and I don't think it makes logical sense, nor is it 'right' that the content is owned by the board owner 8-) . Could you explain why you think the board owner owns the content? You didn't answer my question so I'm going to hazard a guess(which may be wrong) that you've alread...

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I think, technically, it makes logical sense that the content is owned by the board owner, but I also think intellectual property comes into play (I'm a scientist, not a lawyer-- my objections are more about what's right vs what's illegal). I am also a scientist, and I don't think it makes logical ...

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To me, there is a failure of the owner of the board to provide clarity on what exactly by "take what you want". Is he completely signing off on any rights? is this considered premission to post publically? to me someone has to be the authority on what can and can't be done with the materi...

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I would be thrilled to be read and reference posts from UDBB training forums. Again, there is miles of experienced advanced riders and trainers who posted. They shared their knowledge and it is very helpful to reference for ammy riders. Many :idea: moments occurred because someone explained a situa...

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Does that mean you "have the posts" because they're in your computer memory or because you copied them to a file? Wouldn't they have to be copied to a file in order to strip the HTML? Same thing technologically. If people want the training forum provided openly, wouldn't the owner have to...

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