2025 U.S. - Venezuela conflict

[Kirkhill]

I have health insurance.
I have life insurance.
I have fire insurance.

My fire insurance takes into consideration where I live and whether or not local response times conform to NFPA guidelines (1710 - 5 mins and 20 secs from receipt of the alarm to first attack, 8 to 10 mins to arrival of an effective response).

When such services are not available then I am required to make my own provisions to slow fires and assist firefighters when and if they arrive. Fire extinguishers. Water source. Hoses. Sprinklers. Every omission sees my premiums go up and possibly denial of claims and/or insurance.

It would make for an interesting codicil to my health and life insurance policies.

"We are not paying because you did not take adequate steps to defend yourself."

 

[HavokFour]

After not speaking to her since October, all it took was a shiny trinket.

President Trump indicated on Thursday evening that he will meet with María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, next week in Washington, after refusing to support her to lead the country following the U.S. seizure of Nicolás Maduro.

Ms. Machado has tried to ingratiate herself to Mr. Trump and earlier this week offered to give him the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded last year. Mr. Trump has long coveted the award.

Trump Indicates He Will Meet Venezuela’s Machado After Offer to Give Him Her Nobel Peace Prize

President Trump indicated that he would meet the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Last year, she won the Nobel Peace Prize, an award he covets.

www.nytimes.com

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[Czech_pivo]

After not speaking to her since October, all it took was a shiny trinket.

Trump Indicates He Will Meet Venezuela’s Machado After Offer to Give Him Her Nobel Peace Prize

President Trump indicated that he would meet the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Last year, she won the Nobel Peace Prize, an award he covets.

www.nytimes.com

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What's gold, big, shiny, gaudy and something that we don't need anymore that we can clean up and offer to Trump?

 

[Kirkhill]

Trump to Maduro - play ball or you are gone.
Maduro goes but Rodriguez is allowed to stand in
Trump to Rodriguez - play ball or you are gone
Machado is brought in to start warming up.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Trump to Maduro - play ball or you are gone.
Maduro goes but Rodriguez is allowed to stand in
Trump to Rodriguez - play ball or you are gone
Machado is brought in to start warming up.

Sounds a bit like a pitching rotation for the Blue Jays with all those Latino names, lol.

 

[HavokFour]

What's gold, big, shiny, gaudy and something that we don't need anymore that we can clean up and offer to Trump?

The giant loonie in Echo Bay might be the ticket if given a good thorough polishing.

 

[OldSolduer]

The giant loonie in Echo Bay might be the ticket if given a good thorough polishing.

I did not know Justin Trudeau had relocated there .... is Katy with him?

 

[brihard]

You will make a fine lawyer some day.

I recognize that’s not intended as a compliment… In any case you’ll have to be satisfied knowing there’s a cop out there trying each day to get better at knowing the law.

 

[Czech_pivo]

The giant loonie in Echo Bay might be the ticket if given a good thorough polishing.

Actually, maybe we paint the giant Nickel coin in Sudbury gold and give him both.

 

[brihard]

Autocorrect claims another. I'll be in the corner of shame.

Oblong as you commit yourself to trying to be better, it’s alright.

 

[HavokFour]

I did not know Justin Trudeau had relocated there .... is Katy with him?

Melania would be thrilled, Don not so much.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I recognize that’s not intended as a compliment… In any case you’ll have to be satisfied knowing there’s a cop out there trying each day to get better at knowing the law.

Its actually intended to be neither a compliment or disparaging. Simply a prediction based on observation.

 

[brihard]

Its actually intended to be neither a compliment or disparaging. Simply a prediction based on observation.

Fair enough.

The prediction’s off track, though. It’s a possible fallback if one day I get hurt too badly to keep doing what I do, but unless that happens I’ve found myself in an area of policing I find very interesting and meaningful. I’m happy to make the second half of my career more or less on the path I’m on now. Learning more law just helps me do it better.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

I recognize that’s not intended as a compliment… In any case you’ll have to be satisfied knowing there’s a cop out there trying each day to get better at knowing the law.

Brihard: you are a cop. You don’t have to know the law, you just have to apply the law properly.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Brihard: you are a cop. You don’t have to know the law, you just have to apply the law properly.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse for a civilian breaking it, why is it a defence for the police tasked with enforcing it?

 

[brihard]

Brihard: you are a cop. You don’t have to know the law, you just have to apply the law properly.

Pretty sure I’m not reading this the way you intended it? I’m sure you’re not suggesting police don’t need to know and understand, to a reasonable degree, the laws we enforce and the laws around how we do our job and what our authorities are?

Don’t mistake “know law” as pretending I’m up to the level of a lawyer, or entitled to practice law in a judicial setting; that would of course be absurd to claim. But every single police officer has a lot of aspects of criminal law and procedure that we need a basic to solid understanding of…

EDIT TO ADD: I thought of this after I hit “reply”: I use the word ‘law’ the way a paramedic would say ‘physiology’; you use the word ‘law’ the way a doctor would say ‘medicine’. Technical knowledge, not license to practice.

 

[Kirkhill]

Pretty sure I’m not reading this the way you intended it? I’m sure you’re not suggesting police don’t need to know and understand, to a reasonable degree, the laws we enforce and the laws around how we do our job and what our authorities are?

Don’t mistake “know law” as pretending I’m up to the level of a lawyer, or entitled to practice law in a judicial setting; that would of course be absurd to claim. But every single police officer has a lot of aspects of criminal law and procedure that we need a basic to solid understanding of…

EDIT TO ADD: I thought of this after I hit “reply”: I use the word ‘law’ the way a paramedic would say ‘physiology’; you use the word ‘law’ the way a doctor would say ‘medicine’. Technical knowledge, not license to practice.

Where is the scratchy heady emoji when you need it?

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Brihard: you are a cop. You don’t have to know the law, you just have to apply the law properly.

Right. Like soldiers don't need to know LOAC - they just have to not breach it?

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

I thought of this after I hit “reply”: I use the word ‘law’ the way a paramedic would say ‘physiology’; you use the word ‘law’ the way a doctor would say ‘medicine’. Technical knowledge, not license to practice.

That. Right there. Perhaps I should have expressed my self better.

LEO's learn the "law" in its technical components: here are the various factual elements of the application of this law, here is what is factually required to prove each of these elements in a court of law and here is what is considered sufficient evidence for each one. Now go and get those.

Lawyers go beyond (both Crown and Defense), What is the law meant to do? What was the intent of the legislator? Are the elements the legislator used sufficient, or even complete to meet that end? And does the law comply with the highest law of the land (constitution)? Etc. Etc.

But by all means, continue learning law, because (1) none of us ever stops learning, and (2) LEO's who spend time learning more and more "law" are usually the better ones.

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And I've grown to think you are in that last category, my friend.

 

[brihard]

That. Right there. Perhaps I should have expressed my self better.

LEO's learn the "law" in its technical components: here are the various factual elements of the application of this law, here is what is factually required to prove each of these elements in a court of law and here is what is considered sufficient evidence for each one. Now go and get those.

Lawyers go beyond (both Crown and Defense), What is the law meant to do? What was the intent of the legislator? Are the elements the legislator used sufficient, or even complete to meet that end? And does the law comply with the highest law of the land (constitution)? Etc. Etc.

But by all means, continue learning law, because (1) none of us ever stops learning, and (2) LEO's who spend time learning more and more "law" are usually the better ones.

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And I've grown to think you are in that last category, my friend.

Thanks, and hat’s kind of you to say.

Don’t forget that outside of work I’m also just a big nerd with a masochistic habit of going back to school repeatedly.