Ontario stands firm on street racing law Toronto Star  A judge overturned the stunt-driving conviction of Jane Raham, 62, of Oakville who accelerated past a truck to get out of its blind spot. A second Ontario judge has ruled that the province’s stunt driving legislation is unconstitutional, but provincial police say they will continue to lay charges under the so-called street racing law.A street-racing charge automatically leads to a conviction, which can carry a minimum fine of $2,000, an immediate driver suspension and vehicle impoundment, as well as a maximum jail sentence of six months.Justice Peter West, a provincial court judge in Newmarket, found that an accused driver’s Charter rights are “clearly infringed” by the potential jail time because the law doesn’t permit the person to put forward a defence. More than 15,000 drivers have been charged under the stunt driving laws since they were introduced in 2007, Ont. street-racing law constitutional, says AG CTV.ca

Judge tosses stunt-driving charge as unconstitutional National Post

EVEN COPS DO NOT THINK SPEEDING IS A SERIOUS CRIME…

Feb. 10 2009 4:35:51 PM  The Canadian Press  TORONTO — It appears no one is exempt from Ontario’s street racing law — including the police. A provincial police officer in an unmarked vehicle was stopped on Highway 403 on Jan. 31 for driving 65 km/h over the limit. Det.-Const. Heidi Fischer was charged after an investigation determined she was “not within the lawful execution of her duties at the time.” Because she was charged with exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h, her driver’s licence was suspended for seven days — and her police vehicle was also impounded for a week..

ALL THESE HARSHER POLICE DEMANDS ARE MAKING CANADA  A  POLICE STATE

It is not the rapists, drunk drivers that mostly  fill the courts calendars, docks it is mostly the revenue generating traffic tickets.. if the government wants to get tough on crime, as it purports, it should go after the real criminals. Drunk, impaired drivers too.  After all speeding is not the major cause of vehicular accidents, what you did not know that yet? and the police Chief himself did not tell you? What is then the cause of major car accidents? Drunk driving, road rage, impaired driving, distracted while driving…. and what the revenue generating traffic division has not gone after all this mostly instead yet too? and why Not? The Cops becoming judge and jury, now taking the law into their own hands  even when they still say “ In most cases, our cops are the best to judge if stunt driving is really stunt driving. Or, is it simply speeding. If that is the case, they should charge accordingly or face more legal challenges.” And them the cops still being continually soft on drunk drivers is cause too many cops do  drink alcohol now too?  http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/speeding-is-not-the-major-cause-of-car-accidents-still/

http://picasaweb.google.com/anonconformer/Thenonconformer# OR http://www.mininova.org/tor/3176107

And do see  also the other posts here about bad cops, alcohol and speeding.. 

http://postedat.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/the-unfortunate-facts-of-life/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/bullies-free-speech/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/drink-alcohol-and-die/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/alcohol/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/third-police-vehicle-impounded-under-hypocrtical-speeding-legislation/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/drunk-driving-arrests-jump/

http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/a-blatant-tax-on-the-motorist-speed-cameras/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/call-it-what-you-want-but-it-is-not-about-safety/

http://thenonconformer.multiply.com/journal/item/1/No_cop_is_above_the_law

http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/paradoxically-despite-all-the-dangers-warnings/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/pretentious-incompetent-in-real-life/

http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/speeding-is-not-the-major-cause-of-car-accidents-still/

Mortal Kombat is no stranger to controversy surrounding its gory content but let’s face it, the original game came out in a time where the original Doom was considered to be the most terrifying and graphic experience known to man. Makes you wonder what would happen if you could take a copy of Gears of War 2 back in time somehow and show the censors just how graphic games would become. They’d most likely shit themselves.

But did you ever wonder how far the Mortal Kombat development team pushed the boundaries of bad taste? What sickening, mind bending ideas were deemed too gruesome that they couldn’t make the final release? Thanks to this hilarious series of videos created by Daneboe at Gagfilms.com you can see what fatalities had to be removed from the game before it was deemed fit for sale.

Check them out below, but beware, some of these are terrifying. You have been warned!

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

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After the years I have spent in the transportation industry, and being a driver over the road. I asked myself how could the government, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation crack down as hard as they have done on the truck drivers lack of sleep when driving a big rig, and not do the same for the drivers who are driving RV’s or motor coaches, and even just people in regular vehicles.

In the few years I drove over the road, I had seen first hand almost accidents caused by motor coaches and cars as well as fatal accidents caused from these types of vehicles. How much do you see in the media relevant to an accident that has been involved by a car, RV and semi-truck that states the first thing is “the truck driver fell asleep at the wheel”?

They go thru log books like a fine tooth comb, receipts of delivery, pickups, fuel ticket etc. and even in some cases the company may receive an audit. But how many of us driving our normal cars have drove until we nodded off our heads and decided that was the time to pull over? Like many of us, there is no delegation for the time that we drive our vehicles like the government delegates the operational hours of a truck driver and how long they are allowed to drive. Although semi-trucks are larger vehicles and can cause a lot more damage when involved in a collision, the probability has been overlooked with motor coaches and regular cars have the capability to add to such horrendous collisions as well and has for way too long.

The difference however, with a motor coach and a car, a motor coach maneuvers similar to a semi-truck and trailer. If you have a pick up truck and you are pulling a trailer that is as well similar to how the operation of a semi-truck and trailer work also. You can not park in regular parking, you have to pay attention to the weather, roads, wind and give your self plenty of space. But often times people who operate these have your typical Class A drivers license to operate them, and can or has caused incidents that have fatalities as well.

Now the Department of Transportation is stepping up to the plate as they should have a long time ago. Monday November 16, 2009 the Department of Transportation released their action plan to motor coach safety issues. Here is just a portion of what they have released.

“The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Motor coach Safety Action Plan which lays out concrete steps for improving motor coach safety across the board. The action plan addresses major safety issues such as driver fatigue and inattention, vehicle rollover, occupant ejections and oversight of unsafe carriers.”

To read the rest of the article released “U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New Action Plan to Address Motorcoach Safety Issues”

I think this is a great implementation to the Department of Transportation, and might even just take some of the pressure off the truck driver schemata.

UPDATE: Les dejo el episodio 3. Son excelentes!!!

Todos gustamos de Mortal Kombat por sus Fatalities pero que te pareceria ver algunos alternos y actualizados . . . del canal de Youtube de Machinima, les dejo los Fatalities mas curiosos.

The Fort Hood, TX., shooting spree yesterday by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is disturbing.  He had duties as a psychiatrist to help treat soldiers returning from combat with P.T.S.D. and it’s being reported that he shouted “Allahu Akhbar” (phrase meaning “Allah is great” in Arabic) as he opened fire on returning soldiers assembled from combat duties in the middle east.

The commander-in-chief was being constantly briefed on the shooting situation and stated “Let’s not jump to any conclusions” during publicized remarks in the wake of the shooting.  This from the same person who said a couple months ago that police in MA., were “stupid” for arresting a Black college professor – who was a personal friend – and was thought to be breaking into a home?!  The contradiction is disturbing.

And instead of a somber commander-in-chief offering expressions of sympathy and compassion to the Veteran’s and their families, the President maintains his previously scheduled meeting and makes inappropriate and light-hearted remarks at the Tribal Nations Conference.  Backslapping and providing “shout-out’s” to attendees.  A full three minutes into the speech the President finally spoke of the shooting – one of the worst killing’s in military base history!  They should have cancelled the meeting realizing a disconnect between the horrific killing played out at home and the light hearted banter coming from President – the Frater Infinitas (“brothers forever”) disconnect is disturbing.

But I digress.

In a few short days another Veteran’s Day will be celebrated.  It’s about honoring military veterans.   There will be parades large and small celebrating those who stepped forward to serve our nation.  I can’t forgive Hasan for the betrayal and I’m not going to allow a psychologically disturbed individual cast a shadow on remembering them either.   I have a lot of respect for our soldiers and appreciate the service you do for this country.

Photo courtesy of itmon.

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Só faltou a voadora do Lindomar ai, mas tudo bem, vamos esperar até a proxima versao do jogo, quem sabe…

Dogs have killed at least 20 Americans so far this year, including a 3-day-old infant, a 20-year-old man, and an elderly couple last month alone. In two of the three attacks, the killers were pit bulls. In the last 27 years, more than 320 people have been killed by dogs—nearly half of them pit bulls. Though still small, the number of dog-bite fatalities is increasing: from an average of 13 a year in the 1990s to more than 30 annually in recent years.

In response, local governments from Prince George’s County, Md., to Dodge City, Kan., and Denver, Colo., have enacted “breed-specific” legislation banning the possession of pit bulls. Montana, Oregon, and Hawaii are considering statewide bans. Jim Graham, a councilman in Washington, D.C., wants to bar pit bulls from the nation’s capital. “Anyone who has been near a pit bull can tell you why they need to be banned,” Graham says. “There is something endemic in this breed that prompts violence and cruelty when raised in the wrong hands.”

Animal-protection groups like The Humane Society of the U.S. say the problem lies with irresponsible owners, not their pets. “Pit bulls are the fad ‘dangerous dogs’ right now, but if they are banned, reckless people will simply find another breed,” says Adam Goldfarb of The Humane Society, which supports consumer education and strict enforcement of leash laws. Besides, the group claims, there is little evidence that breed-specific legislation is effective. U.S. cities where pitbulls are outlawed have not seen dramatic decreases in attacks, nor are there fewer deadly dog bites in Great Britain, where pit bulls have been banned for almost 20 years.

Lets first address the photo they have used to represent the Pit Bull; I could stop right there. They have already proved my point for me! Obviously these people have NO CLUE what they are talking about.

This Jim Graham is completely uneducated about the breed and another ignorant follower that is probably too scared to meet a Pit Bull for himself. If he ever got up the balls to encounter one he would realize how wrong he really is.

I have introduced so many people to this breed and if they had any reservations about them before, they didn’t after I was done with them. “You have changed my mind,” is the most rewarding sentence a pit bull advocate, rescue volunteer, and proud pit parent can hear.

Changing that one persons mind may mean that they won’t keep quiet next time they hear a derogatory statement about the breed. Perhaps they will take the opportunity to change one more persons mind with the experience and knowledge I have given them.

They will know when they hear the ridiculous news stories that it is most (if not all) propaganda and that Pit Bulls are not vicious killing machines. The only dangerous Pit Bull is the one that has been cruelly trained to do so. And even then they can be rehabilitated to be the loving family pet they are destined and bred to be.

“There is something endemic in this breed that prompts violence and cruelty when raised in the wrong hands.” When a dog, ANY dog is raised in an irresponsible or cruel environment there us going to be a negative outcome. It does not take a genius to figure that one out Graham!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it over and over again these dogs are a product of their environment, this can be said for ANY breed. You raise your dog with love and respect that is what you are going to get back TIMES 10!

UPDATE

The picture from this article has been changes to this as of 9/18. What nincompoops!

Photo: Ella Davidson

Before I moved here I had this 100 % pure image of New Zealand in my head: people walking around in their shiny Lycra shorts, pushing their bikes around in a picturesque landscape. Pretty soon I realised that there is something wrong with this image. At least if you live in Auckland.

To tell the truth, not that many cyclists hit the Auckland roads during the week. On weekends they come out in a full force and groups of them start endless pedalling up and down on the city’s challenging roads.

When I took my very old fashioned bike out for the first time and attacked my first hill, I felt like I was climbing the toughest mountain section of the Tour de France. I also felt like a lonely alien surrounded by the masses of four-wheel drivers around me.

Pushing a bike around Auckland is definitely not fashionable I can tell you. There is hardly anywhere to park your bike in the city centre. Lots of my friends here think that pedalling my bike around the city is a brave (foolhardy) thing to do. After seeing my biking gear, a shop keeper in Newmarket commented:

“You really are brave to take your bike out here. People drive like a crazy, be careful”.

My friends gave me a full list of reasons why I should avoid biking:

• Kiwis are very bad drivers and they cut you off
• Lots of people die and get injured while riding their bikes
• Drivers are not used to cyclists and they “do not notice them”
• Cars drive very fast in city centre
• Some rules of the road are different from UK

OK, I got that, but I was crazy enough to ride in the busy London streets where the buses regularly squish cyclists!

Just to put things in perspective, I had a look of some stats. According to the NZ government, by November the 12^th this year 334 people have lost their lives on Kiwi roads and of those 9 have been cyclists and 26 pedestrians. So it is actually more dangerous to walk in NZ than cycle! According to the stats there are about 1.3 million cyclists in this country, so the death toll is actually relatively low.

Again the stats between years 2005 and 2007 reveal that 33 people were killed while riding their bikes – around 2.5 percent of all fatalities on Kiwi roads were of cyclists.

Ideally any loss of life on roads should be avoided of course, but I guess that is not possible.

Já jogou Mortal Kombat I, II e III?

Conhece todos os Fatalities dos personagens?

Adorava o jorrar de sangue no game?

Então dá uma olhada nesses que estão sendo chamados de “Fatalities Rejeitados“:

Gostou?

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