There is also the carrying of aromatics out of the beverage through the carbonation, as per the recent articles on champagne bubbles. (e.g. [www.guardian.co.uk]). This only refers to bubbly, but I would be rather surprised if the same principle was not at work in other carbonated beverages. After all, beer and cola are full of aromatics as well. #gizmodoremainders
Wait so nobody felt the need to post about the baby nearly dying because it wasn't 'gadget-related' enough for Gizmodo, but you jumped in with a BREAKING article about a balloon flying away? And then posted 5 more articles about the most retarded hoax ever, even though it didn't have any "cellphone-related mayem?" #gizmodoremainders
@G-Ram: the balloon is actually a really cool gadget (er...was). Apparently once it was filled with helium there was a small electrical current applied to parts of the outer skin to help it navigate. I have no idea of the physics of it all (or even if it would work, since this guy is a bit weird as it is) but that's the story.
Whether or not giz knew that at the time is another thing. I think they just wanted to get a bit more site traffic :) #gizmodoremainders
Wait so this baby stroller video doesn't end with, "Just kidding, the baby was not actually in the stroller and was hiding in an attic" ? #gizmodoremainders
Deserving a break is one thing, taking one at an inappropriate time is another. I'm sure I'd be thrilled if a firefighter stopped to play with my Wii as my house burns down.
can someone please ban Gary_7vn from commenting on giz? he's a retard the seriously needs to STFU and stop being an arguing dick about how the police were justified to taze this man. he obviously didnt deserve it and the public humiliation that followed. your an insensitive dick. anyone with me? and his "resources" are vastly opinionated sites.
btw Gary_7vn, your a horrible excuse for a human being and i hope you get whats coming to you.
I don't judge the cops for taking a break. I judge them for actively participating in the War On (People Who Use Some) Drugs (But Not Others). Drug prohibition is the source of such injustice and atrocity. That the police can take your possessions and your freedom because of chemicals you put into your own body is a travesty.
Don't take drugs? The War On Drugs still harms you. Forfeiture laws mean that cops can take your possessions without due process if they even suspect that you committed a drug-related crime. This could be a simple as traveling with a large amount of cash. The cops make a traffic stop, find the cash, suspect you of dealing drugs, and take the cash and your car until you can prove that you're not dealing drugs.
Oh, and let's not forget all the innocent people who have been killed during no-knock drug raids.
The war on drugs is a travesty, and I have no sympathy for anybody who foments it. These guys "deserve a break now and then"? From what? I wish they'd take a break. A long one.
@Joshua Bardwell: The other option? Leave all drug users/dealers alone. Make it easy for them. Watch their numbers grow at a ridiculous rate, along with the violence and other crime that typically goes with it.
It's not just "chemicals you put into your own body". You'd have to be some special kind ignorant to believe the negative impact doesn't extend far past that, effecting the lives of people who want nothing to do with drugs.
Maybe the 'war on drugs' isn't being handled 100% the way it should, or even close, but I'll take it over the alternative any day. Take one trip to the slums in a big city, and try to tell me you don't think the world would be a better place without drugs.
You're as ignorant as they come. The illegality of drugs is what makes these "slums in a big city" so bad.
If you're not too busy ignoring evidence that proves that you don't know anything about the relationship between drugs, crime, and violence, perhaps you could look up the rate of each in Amsterdam compared to big US cities. I'm sure you'll find yourself to be quite surprised.
I'm going to guess that while the officers were searching, the police did what they normally do, and continue answering the phones like nothing happened in place of the drug dealer, and set up deals to gather phone numbers and set people up for stings. During that time, you have to pretend like everything is normal, and dead silence on the other end of the line is a giveaway.
Agreed.
If some cops where doing their jobs while others where taking a break, I don't see a problem...
But that's coming from a guy that lives on Brazil, where a cop actually doing his job instead of partaking of corruption schemes and dirty deals to get innocent people's money is a rarity these days.
Still, I don't think we can judge them for taking a small break during work hours.
As long as they didn't spend an entire shift there, who else can say they never took a break during work hours, or who else can say they wouldn't do exactly the same thing?
The only problem here is that they were in a dangerous situation longer than necessary, and not paying attention. Does the drug dealer have any friends who might be planning to stop by? Might they have weapons? Are these investigators going to notice if someone with a weapon sneaks up on them?
The real issue here is that something could have gone wrong, and an investigator could have been in trouble because some other investigators were being negligent.
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@joestoner: If you read the article, there were multiple agencies there, and it said they were carting out evidence. So during the off and on hour they played during the 9 hour raid, I doubt that someone was going to sneak into the house full of cops to start some trouble. I mean, if you are walking up to a house where people in police uniforms are carting things out, are you going to ask someone if they are still selling drugs, or to come back tomorrow?
@GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyRequired: I'm just trying to explain the reasoning why investigators aren't allowed to do this sort of thing while on the job - not specific to this situation, but in general. If an investigator is in a dangerous area (and if they're recovering weapons from a location, it is dangerous) then they can't be playing games like this.
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Whether or not giz knew that at the time is another thing. I think they just wanted to get a bit more site traffic :) #gizmodoremainders
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btw Gary_7vn, your a horrible excuse for a human being and i hope you get whats coming to you.
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Don't take drugs? The War On Drugs still harms you. Forfeiture laws mean that cops can take your possessions without due process if they even suspect that you committed a drug-related crime. This could be a simple as traveling with a large amount of cash. The cops make a traffic stop, find the cash, suspect you of dealing drugs, and take the cash and your car until you can prove that you're not dealing drugs.
Oh, and let's not forget all the innocent people who have been killed during no-knock drug raids.
The war on drugs is a travesty, and I have no sympathy for anybody who foments it. These guys "deserve a break now and then"? From what? I wish they'd take a break. A long one.
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It's not just "chemicals you put into your own body". You'd have to be some special kind ignorant to believe the negative impact doesn't extend far past that, effecting the lives of people who want nothing to do with drugs.
Maybe the 'war on drugs' isn't being handled 100% the way it should, or even close, but I'll take it over the alternative any day. Take one trip to the slums in a big city, and try to tell me you don't think the world would be a better place without drugs.
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You're as ignorant as they come. The illegality of drugs is what makes these "slums in a big city" so bad.
If you're not too busy ignoring evidence that proves that you don't know anything about the relationship between drugs, crime, and violence, perhaps you could look up the rate of each in Amsterdam compared to big US cities. I'm sure you'll find yourself to be quite surprised.
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If some cops where doing their jobs while others where taking a break, I don't see a problem...
But that's coming from a guy that lives on Brazil, where a cop actually doing his job instead of partaking of corruption schemes and dirty deals to get innocent people's money is a rarity these days.
Still, I don't think we can judge them for taking a small break during work hours.
As long as they didn't spend an entire shift there, who else can say they never took a break during work hours, or who else can say they wouldn't do exactly the same thing?
Gotta be too much of a tight ass...
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The real issue here is that something could have gone wrong, and an investigator could have been in trouble because some other investigators were being negligent.
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