Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:26 pm

Ron Glass--Harris from Barney Miller

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:11 pm

bfj wrote:Ron Glass--Harris from Barney Miller

"Shepard Book from Firefly" is what you meant to say.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:03 am

BSF21 wrote:
bfj wrote:Ron Glass--Harris from Barney Miller

"Shepard Book from Firefly" is what you meant to say.

I see you wrote words, but I don't know what they mean.

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:55 pm

Joe McKnight,former #1 HS player in America and USC recruit, shot and killed in New Orleans. (Had a cup of coffee in the NFL with the Jets and Chiefs.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:35 pm

Just in case you're wondering how the shooter got released without charges so far, here you go ...

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:36 pm

Yep, Trayvon Martin all over again. And this fucker will walk too.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:40 pm

From the Times.

Asked why Mr. Gasser was freed if he had admitted to the shooting, he" (the sheriff) "said that in Louisiana there were some “relative statutes that provide defenses to certain crimes.”

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:47 pm

You can't even do the hypothetical "what if the exact same situation happened but the actors were reversed" because (1) its too preposterous and (2) no one would defend McKnight whereas like 40% of this dipshit country will defend this murderer.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:51 pm

mister d wrote:Just in case you're wondering how the shooter got released without charges so far, here you go ...

He's too short?

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:57 pm

Only thing that gives me hope is there are witnesses (and hopefully video cameras). If it went down like a couple of witnesses claim it did there's no way it was justifiable homicide or self-defense.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:00 pm

mister d wrote:You can't even do the hypothetical "what if the exact same situation happened but the actors were reversed" because (1) its too preposterous and (2) no one would defend McKnight whereas like 40% of this dipshit country will defend this murderer.

The obvious implication of cases like this is that law enforcement officials view simply being a black male as sufficiently threatening to white people to support a self-defense claim. It doesn't matter if you're unarmed and if the white guy is in his car and can lock the doors or drive away.

In other depressing news, the South Carolina jury couldn't reach a verdict in the shooting of Walter Scott, even though the cop was caught on video shooting an unarmed man in the back.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:01 pm

brian wrote:Only thing that gives me hope is there are witnesses (and hopefully video cameras). If it went down like a couple of witnesses claim it did there's no way it was justifiable homicide or self-defense.

The Sheriff already said that he doesn't believe any of those witness accounts and that there are no videotapes.

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:02 pm

Jesus.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:16 pm

Francis Buxton middle-aged, racist and powerful.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:27 pm

Remember when a bunch of people tried to dismiss Kaepernick's protest by saying that black NFL players obviously don't have to worry about racism or corrupt policing because they make a lot of money?

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:17 pm

mcknight was shot 3 times. the casings for each round were found in the suspect's automobile. according to abc news, this fact (that mcknight was out of his vehicle while the shooter wasn't) was the reason the shooter was released without being charged.

if only the shooter had a way to escape the situation...

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:23 pm

Interesting
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3042881

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:29 pm

cerrano wrote:mcknight was shot 3 times. the casings for each round were found in the suspect's automobile. according to abc news, this fact (that mcknight was out of his vehicle while the shooter wasn't) was the reason the shooter was released without being charged.

if only the shooter had a way to escape the situation...

Apparently if a black man approaches your car (even on the passenger side, as was the case here), you can just assume they're an armed carjacker and shoot them? I have no idea how else the fact that Gasser was in his car while McKnight was not could possibly lead to the conclusion that Gasser had reason to fear for his life. It's unfathomable that there wouldn't already be charges brought if the races were reversed.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:06 pm

Joe K wrote:It's unfathomable that there wouldn't already be charges brought if the races were reversed.

If the races were reversed - so the black guy had the gun? There would be no charges. Because the cops would shoot the black guy.

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:23 pm

Andrew Sachs, Manuel in Fawlty Towers

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:14 pm

I'm so sorry. He's from Barcelona.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:22 pm

Fawlty Towers is probably the most underrated comedy of all time. And I say that knowing a lot of people already love it. But it's simply comedic perfection.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:31 pm

"Que?!? Que?!?"

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:50 pm

When I think of Manuel, I think of the episode where he had lost his pet mouse, also named Basil.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:21 am

sancarlos wrote:When I think of Manuel, I think of the episode where he had lost his pet mouse, also named Basil.

Nope, it wasn't a mouse. It was a Siberian hamster.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:22 am

cerrano wrote:mcknight was shot 3 times. the casings for each round were found in the suspect's automobile. according to abc news, this fact (that mcknight was out of his vehicle while the shooter wasn't) was the reason the shooter was released without being charged.

if only the shooter had a way to escape the situation...

The shooter's been arrested and charged with manslaughter.

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:30 am

Sabo wrote:
cerrano wrote:mcknight was shot 3 times. the casings for each round were found in the suspect's automobile. according to abc news, this fact (that mcknight was out of his vehicle while the shooter wasn't) was the reason the shooter was released without being charged.

if only the shooter had a way to escape the situation...
The shooter's been arrested and charged with manslaughter.

I wonder if he would have been charged if not for McKnight's notoriety.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:41 am

brian wrote:
Sabo wrote:
cerrano wrote:mcknight was shot 3 times. the casings for each round were found in the suspect's automobile. according to abc news, this fact (that mcknight was out of his vehicle while the shooter wasn't) was the reason the shooter was released without being charged.

if only the shooter had a way to escape the situation...
The shooter's been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
I wonder if he would have been charged if not for McKnight's notoriety.

I'm curious what the rationale is for manslaughter instead of murder. I'm not familiar with Louisiana law but I wonder if the DA views it as an "unreasonable self defense" case -- i.e., Gasser actually believed he was in serious danger but that belief was not reasonable under the circumstances.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:49 am

Joe K wrote:
brian wrote:
Sabo wrote:
cerrano wrote:mcknight was shot 3 times. the casings for each round were found in the suspect's automobile. according to abc news, this fact (that mcknight was out of his vehicle while the shooter wasn't) was the reason the shooter was released without being charged.

if only the shooter had a way to escape the situation...
The shooter's been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
I wonder if he would have been charged if not for McKnight's notoriety.
I'm curious what the rationale is for manslaughter instead of murder. I'm not familiar with Louisiana law but I wonder if the DA views it as an "unreasonable self defense" case -- i.e., Gasser actually believed he was in serious danger but that belief was not reasonable under the circumstances.

Paper tiger charge. Stand Your Ground law where you're allowed to shoot at a darker skinned person gets him off with a stern warning.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:53 am

I wouldn't be surprised if the truth were more along the lines of..."Go home and sober up. We'll make a statement to the press next week that no competent investigation would ever make to set up how you're going to beat the um...charge. If we keep you here, it'll become obvious to people you're intoxicated..."

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 3:59 pm

Howard Bingham, Ali's personal photographer.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 3:49 pm

Dr. Henry Heimlich, of maneuver fame. Had no idea he was still living. For some reason thought he lived like 50 years earlier.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 4:09 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:Dr. Henry Heimlich, of maneuver fame. Had no idea he was still living. For some reason thought he lived like 50 years earlier.

Maybe you were thinking of his friend who invented a different maneuver, Dr. Harry Hindlick.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:10 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:Dr. Henry Heimlich, of maneuver fame. Had no idea he was still living. For some reason thought he lived like 50 years earlier.

Not to be pedantic, but he did.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 1:15 pm

Pruitt wrote:
Johnny Carwash wrote:Dr. Henry Heimlich, of maneuver fame. Had no idea he was still living. For some reason thought he lived like 50 years earlier.
Not to be pedantic, but he did.

Not to be pedantic, but that was pedantic.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 1:39 am

Probably deserves her own thread.

Zsa Zsa Gabor. Dead at 99.

Fun fact: She was born in Austria-Hungary.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:21 pm

Johnnie wrote:Probably deserves her own thread.

Zsa Zsa Gabor. Dead at 99.

Fun fact: She was born in Austria-Hungary.

Post by **Sabo** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:45 pm

William Christopher, best known as Father Mulcahy from M*A*S*H, passed away today. He was 84.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:36 pm

Bruins legend Milt Schmidt, 1951 NHL MVP, dies at 98

In his last season as a player in 1954-55, he replaced his own head coach.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:31 pm

Olympic skiing champion Jean Vuarnet dies aged 83

The former French Olympic skiing champion and entrepreneur Jean Vuarnet has died at the age of 83, his family has announced.
Vuarnet, who gave his name to a world-famous brand of sunglasses, won gold in the downhill event in the 1960 Winter Olympics in California.

He is credited with inventing an aerodynamic crouch for downhill skiing known as the "egg".

Vuarnet was also the first person to win the event using metal skis.

His aerodynamic ski position has been copied and perfected by generations of skiers, says the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris.
At that competition in California, Vuarnet also wore a new type of anti-glare sunglasses provided for the French team.

And for us older types, Vuarnet's were a must-have fashion accessory.