Is that her married name or her maiden name?
I would hope our LEOs shoot more than an Active Duty line company.TarponChaser said:Daddy-O5 said:
She thinks an LTC class = gun training.
And the CNN piece mentions LEO getting firearms training but, anecdotally from a buddy who was a Ranger and then a shooting instructor for Blackwater, the ranking of the best shooters was generally:
- Special operations military (ie- SEALS, Special Forces, Rangers, etc)
- specialized civilian units (FBI Hostage Rescue Team)
- civilian hobbyists (people who shoot competitively for fun)
- regular military
- LEO
- everybody else
Basically, members of Special Forces (used generically to cover all of the branches) shoot thousands of rounds per week and are the best of the best when it comes to shooting. The specialized civilian outfits are next.
Then, civilians who shoot a lot. Because it's their passion so they can generally spend lots of time and money on training and range time.
Regular military actually has minimal range time once they're out of basic. I was surprised by this.
LEO, once out of training hardly shoots at all except for annual proficiency exams.
she kept her name. Those seafood restaurant people are uppity like that.maroon barchetta said:
Is that her married name or her maiden name?
Diggity said:she kept her name. Those seafood restaurant people are uppity like that.maroon barchetta said:
Is that her married name or her maiden name?
She campaigned on bail reform so she is 100% in the camp with the rest of the democratic judges that bail needs to be lowered.Chewy said:
Colleen is a dear friend and I believe she's still the same person you knew in school. I would take what you see on social media with a grain of salt. Politics is really dis-tasteful and easy targets are made. Same on both sides.
I know I won't sway anyone's mind but as I understand what happened was there was a magistrate in her court last week. She was on vacation. Like a lot parents I think she was in Florida getting whipped by her kids and the mouse.
The magistrate set the initial bond amount. Upon return Colleen looked at the bond amount and didn't feel it matched precedent for what this person is accused of and past history. Had she been in court last week she would have set it at the amount she lowered it to.
This wasn't a political move. Simply a judge re-setting the bond amount to what she feels is appropriate for her court.
I believe she's very frustrated by all the bond stuff because she feels her hands are tied. She has to follow laws and precedents.
She wants to serve and takes all of this very seriously.
You're so heartless. ...her hands are tied!!!!!!!!MAROON said:She campaigned on bail reform so she is 100% in the camp with the rest of the democratic judges that bail needs to be lowered.Chewy said:
Colleen is a dear friend and I believe she's still the same person you knew in school. I would take what you see on social media with a grain of salt. Politics is really dis-tasteful and easy targets are made. Same on both sides.
I know I won't sway anyone's mind but as I understand what happened was there was a magistrate in her court last week. She was on vacation. Like a lot parents I think she was in Florida getting whipped by her kids and the mouse.
The magistrate set the initial bond amount. Upon return Colleen looked at the bond amount and didn't feel it matched precedent for what this person is accused of and past history. Had she been in court last week she would have set it at the amount she lowered it to.
This wasn't a political move. Simply a judge re-setting the bond amount to what she feels is appropriate for her court.
I believe she's very frustrated by all the bond stuff because she feels her hands are tied. She has to follow laws and precedents.
She wants to serve and takes all of this very seriously.
This isn't her first time to lower a bond - hopefully this current case doesn't end up with an innocent person being killed de to a low bond.:
In-depth look at two repeat violent offenders accused of taking 2 lives in one week while free on bond (fox26houston.com)
I'm sure she takes this all very serious but she is exactly the kind of judge we need to vote out of office.
Some Junkie Cosmonaut said:Sea Speed said:
People should be picketing outside that sip judges house
At a minimum.
That's all well and good. Hope one of those highly-contributing members of society never happens to come across you or one of your loved ones while they are out on bail from their last murder. Ultimately that's what it's going to take for some people to wake up and realize that governing by their feels doesn't work when dealing with people with values antithetical to civilized society.Chewy said:
Wow. My post didn't sway one person's mind. Shocked by that.
Looks like the answer is simple - vote her out.
I'll keep sleeping like I always do. Really well because I don't get super worked up about politics online.
You can sit here and defend individual judges and their specific cases all you want. It may even be valid. But when the numbers start to add up and cause a trend, a trend of liberal judges letting violent criminals out on bond, generally low bonds, and those violent criminals continuing to commit violent crimes while out on bond, I don't care about the sob story each individual judge has on why this murderer deserves a lower bond.Chewy said:
Wow. My post didn't sway one person's mind. Shocked by that.
Looks like the answer is simple - vote her out.
I'll keep sleeping like I always do. Really well because I don't get super worked up about politics online.
As I was reading his "justification" I was honestly expecting to read that it was the magistrate that lowered it while she was out on vacation. Nope, the magistrate set the original amount only for this idiot to come back and serve up some fresh social justice to let the trash back out on the street. Not sure how that is playing politics or how her hands were tied. She was the one that made those decisions.htxag09 said:You can sit here and defend individual judges and their specific cases all you want. It may even be valid. But when the numbers start to add up and cause a trend, a trend of liberal judges letting violent criminals out on bond, generally low bonds, and those violent criminals continuing to commit violent crimes while out on bond, I don't care about the sob story each individual judge has on why this murderer deserves a lower bond.Chewy said:
Wow. My post didn't sway one person's mind. Shocked by that.
Looks like the answer is simple - vote her out.
I'll keep sleeping like I always do. Really well because I don't get super worked up about politics online.
Tar and feather.swimmerbabe11 said:Some Junkie Cosmonaut said:Sea Speed said:
People should be picketing outside that sip judges house
At a minimum.
So, harrassing someone at their home (where their children live) because you disagree with how they do their job is a minimum? What exactly is the medium here?
It's mind blowing how these lib judges can treat murder charges, and other violent felony crimes like it is a ****ing speeding ticket, or public intoxication charge.Sea Speed said:
It SHOULD be hard and expensive and life changing to get someone out of jail on a murder charge. If you're worried about how to get out of jail or what tryong to get out will look like to your family, maybe don't go murdering folks.
His bond is now 25% of what prosecutor's requested. Doesnt seem too fair to the family of the victim or the community at large.
Chewy said:
Wow. My post didn't sway one person's mind. Shocked by that.
Looks like the answer is simple - vote her out.
I'll keep sleeping like I always do. Really well because I don't get super worked up about politics online.
swimmerbabe11 said:Some Junkie Cosmonaut said:Sea Speed said:
People should be picketing outside that sip judges house
At a minimum.
So, harrassing someone at their home (where their children live) because you disagree with how they do their job is a minimum? What exactly is the medium here?
Sea Speed said:Chewy said:
Wow. My post didn't sway one person's mind. Shocked by that.
Looks like the answer is simple - vote her out.
I'll keep sleeping like I always do. Really well because I don't get super worked up about politics online.
Whats wrong? Not gonna get a free appetizer next time your down on the seawall if you you admit your friend's bond reform platform is pure unadulterated ass and 100% the reason some law abiding houstonians are dead?
https://abc13.com/davonte-williams-autrey-davis-cvs-robbery-suspect-arrest-deadly-chase/11468447/Chewy said:
Wow. My post didn't sway one person's mind. Shocked by that.
Looks like the answer is simple - vote her out.
I'll keep sleeping like I always do. Really well because I don't get super worked up about politics online.
swimmerbabe11 said:
who is the one who is big mad here?
Politics have real world consequences and always have. This isn't new. I'm totally fine with protesting at the courts and double plus fine with voting them out.. and I believe she should be. I think targeting any politicians home is distasteful, but my pearls are just fine.
However, that person said "picket outside of her home" and the response was "At a minimum" as though further escalation is appropriate.. like tar and feathering.
But it is precedent.MAROON said:
Your friend just lowered the bond for a guy who walked into this place of employment and shot his boss in the head. Its not defensible.
Chewy said:
This is awesome. I'm okay with people being murdered over free appetizers.
The worst part is I've only eaten there once for a rehearsal dinner. I've never even gotten a free appetizer.
Now I've got a real beef to take up with my dear friend. Screw the bail issue. I WANT FREE SHRIMP APPETIZER!!!