tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post1828632508795685918..comments2023-07-20T09:05:13.400-06:00Comments on Notes From A Transitional Fossil: Ha! Ha! Hilarious!Archaeopteryxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10627784327758008867noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-11923784290947724522010-01-06T13:34:53.649-06:002010-01-06T13:34:53.649-06:00On the other hand, I would have thought that, in A...On the other hand, I would have thought that, in Arkansas, refusing to take a bath would be considered a right, if not an obligation......Robert Scheidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312225745819128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-26093116974054724642009-12-01T13:39:08.216-06:002009-12-01T13:39:08.216-06:00It's Arkansas, Twif. Here, you're allowed...It's Arkansas, Twif. Here, you're allowed--no, encouraged--to beat your children to make them do what you want. Schools are still allowed to beat kids. So tasering them is just the next step.<br /><br />By the way, the cop involved was fired yesterday--not for the tasering, but for not following proper procedure in having done so: <a href="http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/12/01/news/news120109_14.txt" rel="nofollow">here's the story</a>.Archaeopteryxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627784327758008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-90470885684608903192009-12-01T10:22:19.502-06:002009-12-01T10:22:19.502-06:00i recall the outrage when a DC metro cop handcuffe...i recall the outrage when a DC metro cop handcuffed a little girl for eating a french fry. yet, tasering a 10 yr old for not taking a bath does not seem to have generated similar outrage. is it out there and i just missed it?twifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144856464856964312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-66113442163706413032009-11-25T21:53:10.302-06:002009-11-25T21:53:10.302-06:00Why does Arkansas hate children???Why does Arkansas hate children???Isonomisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453935939171338581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-45719591639110732122009-11-23T14:59:45.341-06:002009-11-23T14:59:45.341-06:00I can't imagine that any thinking human being ...I can't imagine that any thinking human being would think tasering a 10-year-old is a good idea. That's why the newspaper cartoon is so shocking. <br /><br />But, Arkansas is one of the few states left where it's okay for teachers and school adminstrators to beat children. So, maybe it's just a logical extension.Archaeopteryxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627784327758008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-78055780782133067192009-11-21T07:40:29.795-06:002009-11-21T07:40:29.795-06:00Ooops, that thing about the unfunny conservative c...Ooops, that thing about the unfunny conservative cartoon duck appears to be completely untrue. How embarrassing.Keifushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287358319899471490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-42733219290322892292009-11-20T15:55:29.371-06:002009-11-20T15:55:29.371-06:00When I first saw the story it occurred to me the p...When I first saw the story it occurred to me the policeman's first duty would be to remove that child from the home, it being occupied by a woman who could think tasing a child would ever be appropriate. Remove the child to Child Protective Services (assuming Arkansas has such a 'service') and file a report recommending conflict resolution and family therapy for the mother. Instead what do we get? Or more accurately what does the child get? A peaceofficer with a similarly truncated horizon to the mother and five thousand volts in the neck! Jesus.MichaelRyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343204847291123153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-90135271116260510212009-11-20T14:40:54.779-06:002009-11-20T14:40:54.779-06:00Are you kidding? That was one tough little girl! ...Are you kidding? That was one tough little girl! Can't you see the bandages? (Look at the bones!)<br /><br />I feel confused and offended at the same time. <br /><br />And if it's any consolation, I believe the creator of "Mallard Fillmore" is a local of where I grew up.Keifushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287358319899471490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-29641973354502760492009-11-20T14:35:28.250-06:002009-11-20T14:35:28.250-06:00Ye gads. I read about this story. I kept thinking...Ye gads. I read about this story. I kept thinking: Dude, she is 10 years old!<br /><br />That's really what a police officer, trained (I assume) at a Police Academy and being an adult, and kind of a guardian of the peace needs to do to encourage a 10 year old to take a bath?<br /><br />What kind of crazy world are we?Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.com