Yasobill

PoliticIan’s at work...

We got a good amount of rain in Yaso yesterday and this morning. Some flooded roads and Fields and ponds filling up.

we needed this precip! 

If Pit Bulls are so gentle, then why do so many people fear them? After all, many insurance companies, housing complexes and even the whole city of Montreal flat out ban them. Unfortunately there are lot of junk statistics when it comes to characterizing various dog breeds. These incorrect numbers have led many people and organizations to inaccurately label some breeds as “aggressive.”

Dogs Aren’t Born Bad

Aggressive dogs aren’t born that way. Mean dogs frequently aren’t properly socialized as puppies. They also likely have been abused or starved well into adulthood. People choose Pit Bulls for dog-fighting simply because they’re a strong and large breed – not because they’re monsters.

Aggressive Is a Misnomer for Several Dog Breeds

Pit Bulls are in good company on the “aggressive” list. Other mischaracterized canines include rescue dogs like St. Bernards and German Shepherds. St. Bernards are famous for hazardous alpine rescue missions and are described by breed experts as gentle giants.

German Shepherds are also canine heroes. These strong pups are popular within K9 units and make good drug-sniffing and bomb-detecting dogs. Trakr, a German Shepherd from Halifax, found the last 9/11 survivor. Another mischaracterized breed is the Siberian Husky. These dogs were specifically bred to look after small children and make excellent family pets.

Only Certain Dog Bites are Reported

Which do you think is more often reported: Pit Bull bites or Chihuahua bites? Probably Pit Bull bites, right? This isn’t because Pit Bulls are meaner dogs. Chihuahua bites are possibly more common, but underreported, because these tiny dogs can’t do much damage. In fact, animal experts report no relation between breed and aggression.

The truth is that there might actually be a correlation between dog size and aggression. And the findings aren’t exactly predictable. Instead of big dogs commonly being the aggressor, it’s pups with a Napoleon complex who are statistically more likely to lash out.

Total Dog Bites Doesn’t Reflect the Likelihood of a Dog Bite

Bear with us if you’re not a math person… The total of reported Pit Bull bites doesn’t reflect the likelihood of a Pit Bull bite. Let’s use an oversimplification to explain: Let’s say in a town there are 100 Pit Bulls and 10 Pugs. In that same town, all 10 Pugs and 20 Pit Bulls bite someone. While more Pit Bulls bit someone, they weren’t more likely to bite someone. Those numbers show that 100% of Pugs bite, but only 20% of Pit Bulls bite… and one can guess that Pugs are “more aggressive” than Pit Bulls.

So should people fear Pugs more than Pit Bulls? Of course not. But it’s this kind of junk statistics that incorrectly leads some people to believe that Pit Bulls and other “aggressive” breeds are more dangerous. In fact, it’s these poorly read statistics that led Canadians to label huskies as aggressive. There was a large number of reported husky bites simply because they’re a very popular breed among northern pet owners – not because they’re vicious dogs.

Don’t believe us?

When it comes to aggression, judge dogs on a case-by-case basis, not by breed. We’re not the only pet experts staunchly opposed to policies that discriminate based on breed. The following groups agree:

• Humane Society of the United States
• American Bar Association
• American Kennel Club
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Animal Control Association
• National Canine Research Council
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• The Obama Administration

Then How Can I Avoid Dog Bites???

Avoiding dog bites is a matter of reading individual personality, not breed. Learn how to judge dogs by their body language, not by size or stereotypes. Always monitor children when they’re around dogs, particularly pets you don’t know very well.

Pit Bulls Aren’t Just Not Aggressive, They’re Exceptionally Sweet Dogs

Pit Bulls are unusually gentle dogs and make very good family pets. Any good Pit Bull owner will agree. And unfortunately these loving animals overcrowd shelters. So if you’re looking for a loyal and affectionate dog, the first place to look is your local shelter. You’ll save a life – and gain a best friend for life!

Brake failure?
You can see the smoke from the tires as he/she locks up the brakes at the very last second...

Oh, Maybe it was actually a micro sleep. He woke just in time to dynamite the brakes before impact.
Or... maybe he just looked up from texting just in time to dynamite the brakes. 

16 hours ago, rcummings said:

And you can take Yasobill's word as holy writ because he has been deputized by every American citizen to attest to this basic truth. Not one American citizen disagrees with him.

And you are to disregard the lies perpetrated by studies such as this:

Police stop fewer black drivers at night when a 'veil of darkness' obscures their race

"Study also finds that when drivers were pulled over, officers searched the cars of blacks and Hispanics more often than whites

The largest-ever study of alleged racial profiling during traffic stops has found that blacks, who are pulled over more frequently than whites by day, are much less likely to be stopped after sunset, when "a veil of darkness" masks their race.

That is one of several examples of systematic bias that emerged from a five-year study that analyzed 95 million traffic stop records, filed by officers with 21 state patrol agencies and 35 municipal police forces from 2011 to 2018."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200507094621.htm

 

 

 

 

 

and of course we can all rely on crummings to the WWW search no copy & paste rescue...I’ll play along too
Here’s the actual Stanford Study, not a media reported and focused version. We 

https://5harad.com/papers/traffic-stops.pdf
People of color do lead the way in many categories but is it always due to racist police officers or policy? I’m sure RCummings will know the answer and see my actions as pure racist rhetoric, but who cares what he/she thinks.

1 hour ago, jayboy said:

I didn't say America was a racist country.I said that race bedevils American life, a fact which only an ignoramus would deny.Clearly you have never heard of de Tocqueville so it's pointless discussing his significance with you (but yes his reflections remain extremely relevant). But on the more general issue the past does inform the present and attitudes are determined by a long history.For example the recent controversy over the Confederate flag and Confederate statues has a long history tracking back to the Civil War.I know there are millions of decent Americans without a trace of racism but that does not alter the essential facts.Again there is racism in every country but the US is unique in his legacy of slavery which still poisons the political arena.I'm no fan of BLM and although there's a truth at the heart of their movement, there's also irrelevant Leftist doctrine and third rate leadership.There will inevitably be a backlash and Trump will encourage/try to capitalise on this.Look I'm a fan of America and the principles enunciated by that extraordinary set of geniuses, the Founding Fathers (are these eighteenth century men irrelevant also in your opinion?)The principles of the American Constitution are universal ones.The alternatives to American leadership are repellent - China,Russia etc.The friends of America want the country to renew its position of moral authority

True, I stand corrected on my statement regarding the accuracy of your comment...Apologies.

Additionally, believe it or not, but I actually agree with the majority of last post. De Tocqueville spoke of the tyranny of the majority, but what is occurring is a tyranny of the minority.

The minority being mainstream media and current Leadership & Political parties, right or left. They create much of this turmoil and “Racism”. It’s a joke! 
It has become quite intolerable! The American people must stand together to correct it.

Another issue that the MSM certainly isn’t promoting, but being spoken throughout America is our retraction from global conflicts. We are tired of our leaders herding our children to the meat grinder and emptying our coffers for the unappreciative and corrupt purposes, as I’m sure our allies are too.
We’re simply tired of being the world police. Time for someone else to take the role. The world should be far more concerned with this quiet movement than that of the fake BLM and the intentional chaos.

peace out!
 

43 minutes ago, Yasobill said:

America has changed since the cultural revolution,

Ha ha...been in SE Asia too long. Should have read Civil Rights Movement 

11 hours ago, jayboy said:

On the contrary it is not necessary to be a US citizen or to have had long residence there to understand some of the major issues in the US.Indeed an outsider who studies another country deeply often has insights that a citizen of that country does not have access to.Possibly the greatest analyst of American society was a young French aristocrat, de Tocqueville: his insights are valued by American scholars and historians to this day.Some of the greatest analysts of Thai society have been American and British scholars.

 

Furthermore racists, killers and bigots never for a moment think of themselves as racists, killers or bigots.

 

With respect your assurance as a citizen that the US is not a racist country is worth, with respect, precisely nothing.If you are able to summon up some well thought out arguments, that would be another matter.But you have nothing of that sort.In my view as an outsider who has studied American history at degree level there is no doubt in my mind that race still bedevils American life, and that the weight of slavery still hangs heavy.

 

Quite willing to examine your reasoning but your call to "check out the entire George Floyd video" suggests that nothing very illuminating will emanate from your corner.

I respectfully beg to differ. If you want an accurate reflection of race issues in America, go live there and experience it. Otherwise you really don’t have a basis for reality on the issue. Only what the media decides to feed you. 

sure, you can quote a French man from the “19th century”, But are his reflections really accurate to current times? Likely not. That’s like saying Jules Vern is the architect of the space race.

Studying degree level history is fantastic. By the way, what year did you study History? History doesn’t reflect current times...it’s history! America has changed since the cultural revolution, thankfully so! Do we have further to go?..yes. 
There are pockets of racism in America, no doubt. Just as there are pockets of racism in the U.K., Germany, Japan and even Thailand...but to give America a blanket definition of a “racist country” is absolute incorrect! 
keep reading your history books and taking the mainstream media as the gospel and you’ll have a perfect view of Global societies.
 

So very sad!
Most Societies have given this type of brutal individual too much leniency from justice! 
Barring any mental illness, their punishment needs to be equal to their crime. There is absolutely no Forgivable reason or excuse for committing this crime! Eye for an eye! 

This has been said here hundreds of times...Unless they change the way drivers are educated and traffic laws seriously enforced, nothing will change, masses of people will continue to perish on Thailand’s roads.    

15 hours ago, Brigand said:

I suspect this virus has been doing the rounds since November or so and many will have caught it and just had mild symptoms and passed it off as the flu. It must have been around for sometime before they identified it and got through China's misinformation.

This! I and most everyone I knew had a bad bug in November. Fever, bad sore throat and cough. Lasted about 2 weeks.
I guess it could have been a regular virus “whatever that is these days”, but seemed ultra contagious. 

4 hours ago, DrTuner said:

There are reports the virus can spread asymptomatic, cameras won't pick those. Best solution: barricade yourself at home. Next best: close the Chinese borders and avoid them at all costs. 

 

However it's very likely the virus is already spreading within Thailand. Arrivals from Wuhan came uninhibited for days.

Exactly, thermal scanning is a half measure. This virus is quickly making its way through the World population as I type. 

Preventative Behavior should have changed two weeks ago! It must change now.

Look at the bottom graph and come to your own conclusions...

Heartless heinous perpetrator! Eliminating him from the Earth can’t come soon enough!
 

6 hours ago, cheshiremusicman said:

I would have thought that the answer to this question was blatantly obvious to everyone.

Blatantly obvious? I wouldn’t consider anything blatantly obvious when it pertains to Thai Immigration! Never hurts to ask the more knowledgeable folks here when in doubt. 

3 hours ago, JimGant said:

If you have 1,600K, you can get a two year extension...........and if you have.............

 

 

OP, I'm joking son.

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Cool! Thanks Joe

Hello Folks!

Quick question...can you have more than the required 800,000 in your account, or do they need to see just 800,000 in the account?

Extension coming up soon and don’t need any hassles ????

Thanks in advance for the help!!

Bill

Sweet! Thanks Andrew!

Sorry guys, one more question...do I need a re-entry permit on this border run. I don’t think so, but want to be sure.

thanks in advance!!

Right on! Thanks a lot guys! 

Got it... you guys are awesome!

Thank you all so much!

Bill