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glee217 said:

So what is the ONLY difference between the 1st gen pencil and the 2nd gen? Please pinpoint me to the source. thanks

fastasleep said:

sflocal said:

AppleExposed said:

netrox said:

I had mad respect for him - not only did he protect himself, he also protected the innocent who do not deserve to have police pry on what they're doing. 

Forgot to mention, in the police state I lived in if you took video of police they'd take your phone and delete it.

Yes... I saw that the handgun charge was dropped.  So what?

Whether it's within your right or not my point is that from this article, this guy has had numerous run-ins with the police.  Right or wrong, whatever he's doing he seems to continue to attract attention to himself.  Charges like this are dropped for numerous reasons and I highly doubt a guy of his "caliber" (pun intended) had a permit to carry that pistol and it would make any officer nervous when they pull over a vehicle.

I'm Latino (Mexican-heritage) and trust me that there's a lot of 100% legal activity I can do that will attract the attention of police officers.  Do I do it?  No.  Can I do it?  Sure.  Do I want the hassles of explaining myself to a cop, particularly a nervous one?  No.  You'll probably imply that restricting my legal but attention-getting behavior I'm somehow being oppressed by a police state.  No... I just have better, more productive things to do with my time and police officers have enough stress to deal with that I don't want to contribute to that.

Peace.

More reason to stand up for your rights. Giving up your rights helps no civilian.

You can say I gave up my rights as much as you want.  Does not make it true.  I'm not sure what your ethnic status is, but I grew up being hassled by cops because of my background so I do have some insight here.

Police officers (the good ones) have so much stress to deal with each and every day and I'm sure their families worry that they may not come home at the end of that shift.  They're stressed out and certainly underappreciated.  I do not "give up my rights" by choosing to remain low and not engage in a behavior - however legal it is - that attracts law enforcement.  It's simple respect for myself, my family, and to the officers that have to wonder if the next car they pull over might be their last. 

Go ahead though... smoke a big blunt, loiter in your car while blasting music, and have a generally pissed-off motif going on.  See how well that works for you in the long run.  Oh yeah... citizens walking by your car will feel completely safe knowing you had a pistol in your car cuz.. hey... charges dropped right?

Whoa, you're just making shit up to back the cops against a fellow latino? That's fucked up.

His "numerous run-ins with the police" sound like intentional targeting to me:

William Montanez is used to getting stopped by the police in Tampa, Florida, for small-time traffic and marijuana violations; it’s happened more than a dozen times. When they pulled him over last June, he didn’t try to hide his pot, telling officers, "Yeah, I smoke it, there's a joint in the center console, you gonna arrest me for that?"

Where does it say he was loitering and plastic music smoking a big blunt while pissed off? None of that is in the article. Sounds to me like he was completely cooperative.

Likewise, the car and handgun belonged to his mother: 

The “OMG, did they find it?” text message — which turned out to be from Montanez’s mother, who owned the car and the gun in the glove box

The suspected THC oil tested negative. 

So, he was basically arrested for having a joint in the car. Yet you're painting him out to be some kind of thug criminal. Incredible.

sflocal said:

tokyojimu said:

And all for something that’s perfectly legal in many states. 

Well... it didn't help his persona for carrying a loaded pistol in his car.  Seriously.  Sure, I get that THC/Pot is legal in many states now, but considering this guy's track record for getting himself in trouble with the law he should have learned something by now.

22july2013 said:

Titan is a planet whose surface is covered with mist and clouds which are impossible to see through. I wonder if that's why Apple chose that code name. 

chasm said:

The S9 is a pretty good phone — for Android — and in terms of hardware I’d rate it very good. But ... where’s the S10 and the Google Pixel? The S10 line and the Google Pixel 3 have been available since February, and the Google Pixel 2 (still widely sold) for more than a year before that. Funny how they’re not even mentioned — or maybe they’re crappier than I thought they were ...