Posted to Dan Murrell (RE: Charts with Dan) Uploaded to You Tube on 04/01/2025
I agree that many of us are tired of these live action remakes. Disney made/makes the mistake of listening only to the accountants and not the creatives. Any corporation whose primary product is entertainment needs to consider both groups. Remakes can work. However to make them relevant (and profitable) you will need not just a sufficient budget, but also a strong creative team and a rejuvenated vision.
Posted to Growing Up In Scientology (RE: Town of Clearwater FL selling a street to a cult) 04/01/2025
So 3 out of the 5 voting members of the Clearwater City Council, do not know why Scientology is asking for this property. It seems that the yes voters do not know what is to be done with property of an entire street. Do these 3 selectmen understand that they have potentially sold their town's future to an organization with a beyond problematic history in treatment of their own members and those who disagree with their policies? Have these 3 looked into other Scientology purchased buildings within other communities? Have those communities, or areas prospered due to these purchases? What has Scientology promised the town of Clearwater Florida? Have these "promises" been throughly vetted by an attorney. Are any commitments/promises being placed within an enforceable contract? As I post this comment the date is April 1st. My general impression of this transaction is that not all fools and foolishness operates on one day per year.
Posted to Micarah Tewers (RE: Snow White 2025 live action Disney Film) Uploaded 04/02/2025
For all Disney executives responsible for committing their corporation to the mantra of, let's make absolutely every animated feature we own live action. I will cite one of my favorite fictional PhD's, Dr. Ian Malcom (aka Jeff Goldblum in the 1993 film, Jurassic Park), "...were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should".
Posted to Carl Steinbeck (RE: Karen Read trial update) Uploaded to You Tube on 04/01/2025
QUESTION: I have seen this in many comments, what about admitting professional textbooks used in Commonwealth police academies as evidence? For example, a MST textbook/video on how to investigate and secure a crime scene along with a manual/video on equipment that Commonwealth of Massachusetts LE should always carry (which probably does not include red solo cups, Stop&Shop grocery bags and a leaf blower) when responding to a crime scene.
Posted to Lawyer Lee (RE: Town of Canton MA police dept. audit) Uploaded on 04/02/25
I expected the mostly favorable tone of this report. I agree that there are small sections favoring the defense. However would Judge Cannone allow the jury to hear/read the entire report not just selections chosen by SP Brennan? As Lawyer Lee noted page 59 of the report (equates to page 64 on the PDF) calls a leaf blower "innovative use". The other evidence collection anomalies, such as red Solo cups and S&S paper grocery bags were called, "resourceful attempts". By the time that Canton LE had located Officer O'Keefe the snow had increased, but was not a blizzard condition. This tragedy did not happen on an isolated island or on a mountain peak. Per a certain map app from a certain site (which Judge Cannone seems to be aware of) the home at 34 Fairview in Canton is less than 2 (actually 1.4) miles away from the Canton Police Station located at 1492 Washington Street. If the Canton mobile units and even the Canton LE headquarters had zero evidence collection materials, expertise or even yellow police crime scene tape, wouldn't another local LE have such supplies and personnel? I find it difficult to believe that within the boundaries of the town of Canton no one ever un-alives either by accident or design. Where was an offer of assistance (in delivery of equipment at least) from Officer O'Keefe's employer, the Boston Police Department? Meanwhile the taxpayers of Canton Massachusetts, and perhaps the entire Commonwealth, have paid $198,000 for a report utilizing questionable methods (as in the demo interviewed) while issuing the expected "pat on the heads of LE" conclusions. I could have done this report for 2k (oddly the difference between 198k and 200k).😉
Posted to Lawyer You Know (RE: Karen Read Update) Uploaded to You Tube on 04/03/2025
THANK YOU to Peter for continuing to try to make order out of this chaos. IMO the defense attorneys allowing the media coverage was essentially to get the world to watch. Admittedly that strategy is a gamble, but getting the Read trial to a not guilty verdict would never happen under current circumstances in the Commonwealth. With a judge who accepts all prosecution pleas and speculations then denies most defense pleas and experts has made the legal playing field as far from level as is an ancient cobblestone road in Boston. I do not see how this trial can end with justice for either Karen Read or Officer John O'Keefe.
Posted to Sarah Spaceman (RE: Worst Experience at a con, ever) Upladed to You Tube 04/03/2025
I have always felt that science education and critical thinking skills has suffered due to years of budget cuts in education. Now we have proof. Does not matter whether the Norovirus hitched (note the western thematic reference) a ride with a local or an out-of-town human. I am not often on the CDC site, but I am pretty sure that first way to handle a contagion is not to disperse said contagion before science has entered the building and completed tests. I assume Tucson likes having tourists? Most likely (and allegedly) this contagion originated from a contaminated food source within the hotel or a lack of proper sanitation also within said hotel (allegedly x 2). Thank you to Sarah for violating her own HIPAA to solve the mystery and prove it publicly. BTW that thrifted material was indeed a great find and used to great effect. Even as a non-Severance watcher I still recognized Mark S. immediately.
Posted to LV Media (RE: The Canton Police Audit) Uploaded to You Tube on 04/04/2025
I appreciated Bryon's very clear and passionate commentary. Usually I am alone shouting at my monitor (scaring my 2 cats) while Judge Cannone and SP Brennan metaphorically rip up the Constitution and several of its amendments. Of course when the defense requests a witness or makes a plea, the Judge has plenty to say mostly with the word "denied" inserted. I wonder if this audit will produce any positives? My faith in the auditors' skillset is somewhat shaken by their comments: the use of red Solo cups and S&S paper grocery bags were "resourceful attempts" while a leaf blower was "innovative use". Unless the town of Canton relocated to an island in the Pacific or onto the top peak of Everest, assistance was out there. Maybe a phone call to Boston PD (aka the employer of Officer O'Keefe) for certain critical supplies and personnel?
Posted to The Behavior Panel (RE: Harry and his foundation) Uploaded to You Tube on 04/04/2025
Harry and Meghan provoke visceral reactions. To see this conflict more clearly, remove the royal labels, treat Harry and Meghan as wealthy, famous, 2nd generation philanthropists using the charity to not only benefit those in need, but also raise up their own reputations as public figures. Sophie Chandauka projects as a very intelligent individual who is capable of being the chair of a charity. With admittedly the limited information that I have, it seems that her sole deficit was in not understanding the deficiencies of the charity's founder. BTW I agree with Chase Hughes, in that Harry and Meghan probably see themselves as victims. I hope that Mark Bowden's "dream" happens and (back to the royal world) that Prince William takes over the charity.
Posted to Runkle of The Bailey (RE: New Gun Ban Laws in Canada) Uploaded on 04/05/2025
I am a citizen of the U.S. We obviously have our own legal and societal problems. I thought that all the wacky only occurred south of the Canadian border. I currently have a Hobbit sword (a Sting replica), several lightsabers (just light no actual laser) and a miniature bat'leth. I am not what I would consider a weapons collector. However, if certain laws just appeared like the TARDIS in the middle of nowhere, could my sword be considered banned property and myself a criminal? There should always be recourse to challenge a law no matter whether it "apparated" in or someone just lied and said it was there all the time
Posted to Uncivil Law (RE: Appellate Work on Darrell Brooks' conviction) Uploaded 04/05/2025
Thank you to Uncivil Law for doing this commentary. As I am an avid lover of fantasy and fiction, I too would like to read the future work that will be Mr. Brooks' appellate brief. The U.S. Constitution allows any individual certain rights irregardless as to the horrendous crime of which one has been accused of and even if one is convicted. I can accept that from the U.S. legal system. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, there is a defendant not convicted of the crime for which she is on trial, who has not been been allowed rights guaranteed by that same document. She has been denied a right to (all) counsels of her choice. She was considered guilty by LE only hours after the victim was discovered. This woman has been denied in some cases or has to fight in other cases for qualified experts. A basic right, the concept of "reasonable doubt" appears to not apply in this particular jurisdiction. It is understood that this is the practice of law, not necessarily the usage of ethics, but I still wonder. How healthy can a legal system be if it can be co-opted by one judge in one jurisdiction of one town in 1/50th of the U.S. ?
Posted to natalielawyerchick (RE: Read pre-trial updates) Uploaded to You Tube on 04/05/2025
Is it simply my fatigue due to migraines or is Judge Cannone even more obviously biased, argumentative and pro-prosecution than she was at the first trial? I am not alleging corruption, mental impairment or incompetence. Whatever the cause, IMO she seems to now care even less about appearing as an impartial jurist in law and an objective attitude in her manner.
Posted to Lawyer You Know (RE: Darrell Brooks to go Pro Se for appellate filing) 0406/2025
I have been reminded on many channels watching attorney commentaries, that the Constitution of the United States must be applied to the worst of us to work for all of us. Darrell Brooks is responsible for so much tragedy, yet he is being treated fairly by the legal system. While Karen Read is enduring a second trial with far fewer rights than a convicted mass un-aliver.
