Defacing books.
If you buy a book, it is yours to do what you want with it. That is a given.
But if you are not planning on keeping a book and think about donating it or selling it, would it be too much to ask not to deface it?
I understand stains and the occasional page with a tear, but bent corners, cracked backs, highlights and writings are not things we like to see and deal with. Highlights and assorted marks distract me from what I am trying to do which initially is to get my own private lessons from the book. I do not need to know what you thought it was appropriate/interesting/necessary.
And for the love of all that is holy, any piece of paper and even a frigging toothpick make for an appropriate bookmark.
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Mass with Closed Captions
Some things are deeply ingrained in your brain such as your Mass rituals learned in Spanish when I was a kid. I was trying to do them in English, so I got the appropriate version (and in the phone, no less!) but it was a total failure. There was a literal upheaval in my brain as the original software conflicted with the new input and my oral output went from gibberish to shut down.
Oh well.
When you have the clientele….
…fulfilling the needs comes naturally.
A former Tennessee official and her husbanded pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally producing “hundreds” Tennessee driver’s licenses for sale to illegal immigrants.
Cheryl Huff and husband Mario Paz-Mejia, both of Knoxville, pleaded guilty to one “count of conspiracy to produce, without lawful authority, identification documents or false identification documents,” according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), which revealed in a press release that Huff abused her position at the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDSHS) to create the illicit documents.
For the measly sum of $2,500, an illegal alien would walk out with a very well backed TN DL or ID card, we are talking the real thing and not some photoshopped card printed in some obscure garage.
Paz-Mejia also assisted his customers in obtaining false citizenship and residency documents—two requirements to obtain a Tennessee driver’s license—including fraudulent lease agreements to establish proof of Tennessee residency, and false birth certificates, Social Security cards, and driver’s licenses from other states and U.S. territories to establish proof of citizenship or legal residency in the United States.
…Huff used her access to TDSHS’s internal software to confirm that the names and information on the false citizenship and residency documents used by Paz-Mejia’s customers could be used to obtain a Tennessee driver’s license or identification card. For example, on June 23, 2021, Paz-Mejia texted Huff the name, date of birth, and personal information used on false identification documents, asking Huff to “check that please.” Huff responded, “All of these are not on file. They’re good.”
After Paz-Mejia’s customers acquired false citizenship and residency documents, Paz-Mejia arranged to meet them at a Knoxville-area DSC before business hours. With Huff’s assistance, Paz-Mejia escorted his customers into DSCs before business hours, including through a backdoor employee-only entrance. Once Paz-Mejia and his customers were inside, Huff initiated driver’s license applications for the customers using TDSHS software. Huff also instructed subordinate DSC employees to complete applications and issue driver’s licenses to many of Paz-Mejia’s customers.
Unless they kept a record of the licenses, those people (including military-age males of certain hostile countries) with the not-fake license are walking around with IDs that will survive any standard review simply because they were issued by the system supposed to be reliable and truthful.
But we are the biggest threat to the stability of our nation.
Another Rogue Judge, Capon and NAGR v. Campbell D. Massachusetts
B.L.U.F.
A rogue, agenda driven, judge in Massachusetts finds that “Assault Weapons” and “Large Capacity Magazines” can be banned because the Supreme Court didn’t thing “common use” through.
And besides, they are dangerous, so they can be banned.
(3600 words)
Just skimming through the first part, which for the most part is the background of the case, the following sticks out
—Capen v. Campbell, No. 1:22-cv-11431, slip op., n. 3 (D. Mass.)
It is always a sign of a rogue court when they find a reason to use “assault weapon”. This is worsened because they cite to a First Circuit court case from 2019, before Bruen.
The court then correctly cites Winter for the factors in granting a preliminary injunction. The takeaway, for me, is that they cite to Ryan v. U.S. Immigr. & Customs Enf’t,974 F.3d 9, 18 (1st Cir. 2020) as the First Circuit’s Winter equivalent.
The gist of both Winter and Ryan v. Immigration & Customs Enforcement is that the court needs to evaluate if the movant is likely to prevail on the merits. Both cases say that if the movant is not likely to win on the merits, that is where the court should stop.
The twisting and turning begins
That is a scary quote from a Defense Lawyer.
There was a minor uproar on the news about a case where a gun owner shot an unleashed dog, and the DA did not charge him citing lack of evidence of wrongdoing. The dog was a German shepherd which may have added to the controversy since it was not a Pit Bull, and we know that GS are incapable of biting humans (sarcasm).
In a follow up article, we find this scary piece of comment:
News 2 spoke with attorney Ben Powers about the potential reasons why the DA isn’t pursuing charges. Powers is not representing anyone involved, but is familiar with the case and relevant laws.
“Tennessee has a lot of laws about how we put guns in people’s hands, but we don’t have as many laws about how we responsibly hold that gun owner accountable,” Powers said.
How can someone shoot a dog in a Nashville, TN park without facing charges? (wkrn.com)
Mr. Powers is a Criminal Defense attorney and I find his comment a bit scary as it gives the impression that by default, we are guilty of a crime whenever we use a firearm, but the only reason we are not jailed is because the appropriate laws have not been passed.
I hope he has been misquoted because I would think twice/thrice before hiring him in a case involving a shooting. That comment makes him sound like he has a particular distaste for folks using weapons in self-defense and may cast a doubt on his future performance on behalf of a client.
I forget where I read that 99% of defense lawyers are mitigators, not litigators. They are more concerned about making a deal for less years than the district attorney is willing to shove on somebody’s legal rectum rather than making sure justice is served and an innocent client goes free.