Chucktshoes

Yeah, that too.

Similar and equally plausible reason for the pose.

Looks more like 3 o’clock to me.

Sure about that? This officer’s is pretty far back on his hip, and would appear to be even further back were he to assume the same stance as the illustration. Also, I have a theory about why the officer in the drawing is holding the front of that AR 15 the way he is. I suspect that the original image was of an officer holding a baton in front of him The way you would see them sometime use batons in formation for riot control techniques. That image was taken, rotoscoped, baton removed and then an AR15 was added to replace the baton. Obviously I could be wrong, but that’s just my guess.

I would almost guarantee it. I mean, we’re how many weeks into this quarantine? Divorce lawyers are about to be busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.

And from looking at him, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was an off duty officer. A Google search will turn up quite a few pictures of officers wearing their side arms cross-draw from the 40s and 50s. From what I can tell while in no way standard, it was absolutely not uncommon for the era.

This isn’t meant in a derogatory manner, though I admit it can be interpreted as such but isn’t intended that way.- Your tendency towards authoritarianism is what I would consider a known quantity. In the current crisis it seems that you have garnered a lots of new friends on all sides of the political spectrum to your viewpoint. While I may be coming around a bit more to your ideas on domestic production of goods and use of resources, I will still continue to value human freedom over an orderly society.

“The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.“ H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)

No, but alternate power methods are a part of the equation. Also figuring out a hand crank wouldn’t be a terrible idea

Thankfully we live in the sticks and have well water.

This is something that my wife and I are going to have to really talk about. We’re good for a month, tops. It’s time to re-evaluate our comfort in the idea of things carrying on as normal. edited to add: Just talked to the wife and she is on board with getting us in line to be set for at least a couple of months.

I do and I did. Not happy with either.

In the interest of taking the good with the bad but being honest about the situation, this is an accurate assessment. On the flipside, she also would’ve been much more competent in pivoting this crisis into a bigger power grab for the government against our civil liberties.

Lenny Bruce is not afraid.

Good to see y’all back.

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Including being in the business at just the right time and getting out early enough to walk away a success.

I’m pretty sure I’ve been there. It’s in Phoenix.

That’s a ridiculous theory.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/30/river-church-pastor-rodney-howard-browne-arrrest-warrant-coronavirus-social-distancing/ I think this fits in well in the cure vs the disease question. The smart thing absolutely would have been to cancel services. I also suspect that hubris and self aggrandizement were strong motives in holding the services. At the same time, prosecuting someone for holding religious services makes me very, very uncomfortable. That’s dangerous territory to be treading into.