tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post2945653896166467921..comments2023-10-23T09:18:59.040-05:00Comments on Empirical Question: What To Wear To Meet with Technology TeamSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-73932474672381781972015-06-20T11:50:15.368-05:002015-06-20T11:50:15.368-05:00Jen, I hadn't heard that particular bit of idi...Jen, I hadn't heard that particular bit of idiocy re: the concealed carry, but yeah, that's the solution--70+ year old people need to bring guns to a prayer meeting at church in case a terrorist shows up to kill them. Because more guns--how could that possibly go wrong? WTF.<br /><br />On the flip side, I've seen some (white) people taking the position that the whole thing happened because of guns. That's a reassuring thing to believe--"I am in favor of stricter gun control so my hands are clean"--but kind of missing the whole pervasive societal racism issue. Some people want to make it about anything but race.<br /><br />It's pretty sad that we've reached the point where seeing black citizens interacting with cops makes you think "glad nobody got shot" but that's definitely where we are right now.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-15835381241093905382015-06-19T23:08:28.225-05:002015-06-19T23:08:28.225-05:00Depressing news indeed. I think of the oldest of t...Depressing news indeed. I think of the oldest of the victims, and how they've lived through so much in the fight for civil rights, and then this. Disgusting. I especially love how someone with the NRA is blaming the pastor, claiming that if he'd voted for concealed carry 8 lives could have been saved. There are so many things wrong with that mindset it makes my head explode. It's like come on people, can't you come up with anything more stupid and heartless to say about this tragedy? Just try. Ugh. From our office windows today, I saw 5 highway patrol cars had stopped a vehicle on the off-ramp from the bridge, and the two (black) guys were being cuffed one at a time at gunpoint. I have no idea what they had done (the passenger was eventually uncuffed and escorted away from the scene), but my most prevalent thought was damn, I'm glad nobody got shot.jennoreply@blogger.com