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I am no expert on kinetics, but if the helmet cracks presumably it takes the initial impact before it gets to the skull. I had an accident last year - I hit a fallen tree in a storm at night. I was briefly unconscious. My helmet cracked, but protected my bonce! Had a stormer of a headache for the rest of the might, which was spent in hospital under observation. The delightful nurse explained that they did a brain scan but " nothing found'!

Your words and I quote "she was one of the types who would let defense attorneys get away with anything at trial. That way, if the jury convicted, reversible errors were minimized and she could slap the s**t out of the Defendant with a max indeterminate." And as I said "the Judge is supposed to administer the process fairly, according to the law, and give no licence to either side, nor conduct a trial with the prepared intention of "slapping on" the maximum sentence. " It really is quite straightforward. By the way, whilst I have never appeared in court as an advocate for either prosecution or defence, I have, on several occasions, been called as a witness for the prosecution in a couple of cases, involving serious charges, which carried heavy sentences. Both cases were "Diplock trials", heard by a judge without a jury, due to extensive and on occasion lethal intimidation by terrorists. I think I have a very clear idea of how a judge should properly conduct a case.

A quick 5 minute excursion, armed with a ladder and a pair of side cutting pliers, in the early hours, sorted!

Wouldn't you say that vile insults and spitting venom are rather more in the purview of Mr Trump rather than that of Pope Leo? I make no comment on incitement to domestic terrorism, as that now seems to extend to peaceful protests!

I have a very clear understanding of how the adversarial justice system works. In my understanding, which forms the basis of my post, the Judge is supposed to administer the process fairly, according to the law, and give no licence to either side, nor conduct a trial with the prepared intention of "slapping on" the maximum sentence. Somewhat different to the process you describe and enthuse over.

Possible. Equally possible is that Biden (or his administration) floated the idea, and the military said of course we can, and rushed out, happy to have a foot in the game, possibly without fully appreciating the difficulties. Secondly, 60+ injuries but no fatalities. Not recorded (or published) the seriousness of those injuries, but since there were no fatalities perhaps many were minor?

Israel will protect the perimeter, Gazans will come inside, received the supplies, leave and once clear of the perimeter HAMAS will take it off them.

Not too bothered about the actual administration of justice then - but rather on being able to "slap the s**t out of the Defendant with a max indeterminate". Sounds like an excellent choice; just the sort of prosecutor to curb the freedoms of a "socialist hellhole"!

Silly me, there I was imagining (based upon Mr Trump's public boasting in front of the cameras) that was a prerequisite reserved for those wishing to conduct trade negotiations!

Which was driven by Hindu and Muslim politicians.

I see Laura Loomer has gone into an epic rant - apparently Pope Leo is a "Marxist"! If he he does continue to criticise I should imagine Trump will be in (to use a quasi biblical expression) his seventh heaven. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that he would like more than being able to portray himself as the victim of a conspiracy by "nasty people"!

We must bear in mind that any movement on "social issues" in the Roman church may seem, by modern standards, glacial. They are concerned with souls rather than present day trends. They also, pragmatically, have seen the utter scrambled egg mess that the Church of England/Episcopalian Church has got itself into. Women ( and yes many outside will sneer) are central to the Church's work and the Faith. Who stayed at the foot of the cross when the disciples hid? Our Lady and Mary Magdalene ( the protypical "woman with a past". Who was the first witness to Christs resurrection - Mary Magdalene. Nuns do huge work, especially in the developing world. Much of the medical care and education amongst the children of the hill tribes here in Northern Thailand is done by nuns. Similarly, the Catholic Church under Francis became more open to and accepting of the LGBT community. I am reminded that when Pope John Paul II died, and entered heaven, he met the Almighty. God asked him if he had any questions. Well said John Paul, will the Church have married priests? Probably not in the lifetime of it's current members said God. Will the Church ordain women priests? Again, not in the lifetime it's current members. Will the Church have another Polish Pope? Not in my lifetime said God!

When he does, and his past record suggests he probably will, then the meltdown on US social media, already significant, will be spectacular - truly MAGA! Of course, what many dismiss as "progressive" others (myself included) regard as reflecting the teachings of Christ.

Oh dear me! Just materialised from 17 Century New England have we?

I am not sure that him being originally from America is such a big deal, he is an Augustinian, which is an International Order, ( in fact he was head of them) spent much of his priesthood as a missionary in Peru, where he ended up as an Archbishop and is a naturalised Peruvian citizen.

Fair call, maths was never my strong point and I made a mistake. However, the rest of my post :"The United State's record with keeping promises to and paying off/compensating indigenous peoples is not particularly good historically", that remains.

Yes, you can't stop him, he is like a radio when the pressel switch is stuck - on permanent send! Carney quite calmly said just what he wanted, had to say, "you're not getting Canada - end of story". Trump just, as you succinctly put it, blathered on. It was fascinating watching the look on Carneys face as he listened to Trump blustering away.

I understand they are under the impression that "Ethics" is a county in England, on the north bank of the River Thames east of London!

Purely coincidence, of course!

What a lot of smutty minded little boys sniggering about unfounded allegations about Mrs Obama being "trans" and about Mr Obama being unfaithful. I'm actually rather surprised the Mods haven't shut it down...

Mr Trump is merely trying to reform and update financial practices in the United States, part of his laudable nay magnificent efforts to put right the damage of previous years, and drag the country kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. The fact that he stands to make shedloads of cash out of it is merely coincidental!

The United State's record with keeping promises to and paying off/compensating indigenous peoples is not particularly good historically. 57 million dollars is not, in the big picture, such a large amount; however if promised would it ever materialise?

So a bit like annexing Greenland, orCa ada for that matter?

Tell you what, I shall take my lead from you?

"Methinks thou doest protest too much"!