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09/11/09
If I see an adult black bear, just keep a safe distance, and no trouble. If I see a cub, and no adult, REALLY keep my distance. Mommy is somewhere, and she doesn't like stupid white guys messing with her cubs.
09/11/09
Actually I am curious how I would handle it.
Also thanks for the general info. ;)
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And In MI and Wisconsin, usually the permit, at least for deer, not positive on bear, allows you to hunt anywhere in the state as long as it meets certain rules (i.e. distance from other houses, roads)
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04/11/09
on a side note, I would not at all be surprised if this was a viral campaign for the Panasonic NetCam system.
(I have the BL-C131A and it's pretty awesome for the price)
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04/10/09
Seems like it really did happen but I wouldn't be surprised if the interview was set up as a form of viral marketing.
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rape: feeling of violation and insecurity
home invasion: feeling of violation and insecurity, AND your stuff is gone
04/11/09
It's Glenn Beck level of insanity to compare rape to someone walking into your house and taking your TV.
04/10/09
I think anyone who believes this to be authentic to be a hopeless rube, and I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is.
Terms: If in any way this woman is found suspect by state or federal authorities within 90 days, I win the bet. If she clears a 90 day window without being found suspicious, I lose.
I leave it to the badass editors of Giz to revise the exact terms.
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The Logitech Orbit Cam that I use on my website, [PorkRollAndEggs.com] , is a PTZ(pan,tilt,zoom) cam that has facial tracking. If one day it caught a picture of my cats holding pencils and using calculators to figure out Fermats Last Theorem on the floor, and they interviewed me, I'd be saying pretty much the same thing. "Oh this cam was great. I got it on discount on Black Friday in 2007 and it only cost me 19 dollars. It hooks into my USB and I use Yawcam to upload the pictures to the web....." It's an egotistical thing, actually. She's bragging about how she spent so little, and how HER idea to buy this camera and use THIS service saved her home from theft and brought two criminals to justice.
04/10/09
I don't see what was offensive about this interview. The woman didn't go out of her way to make a distinction that she was robbed by a pair of black men, she was just mentioning the identity of her robbers.
Woman: Someone help!
Bystander: What is it?
Woman: I was robbed!
Bystander: By who? Give me a description
Woman: Well one of them was tall and black-
Bystander: OMG YOU'RE RACIST
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Race and colour is something far too many people get upset about.
04/11/09
And Russel Peters is Indian Canadian. :P
04/11/09
I seriously hate anything PC, but, the issue is that if it were a white guy, she likely would have omitted his race and simply said "there is someone in my house", beyond that, and as others have stated, the description was totally unsolicited.
The issue is that two people are in her house who should not be. There were ONLY two people there; a description wasn't necessary at all.
@daPrinz: Aside from the fact that it sounds like you're overcompensating -- like saying you have a black friend; when do you say she is half black? How often do you have to state what race she is, or, do you simply introduce her by name and race? If you are volunteering her race to people, it would indicate to me that you think of her as a novelty.
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Now THAT is racist, if not some sad statistic/stereotype in my area (I'm not inferring anything, just saying it stuck out to me that they said that), but my point is that if the lady didn't say they were black, the 911 operator would have asked in some way (which I would imagine is easier just to ask what ethnicity they are instead of what my racist operators said).
04/10/09
Now that that's out of the way, it's common for victims of crime, no matter what race, to identify the race of the person perpetrating the crime if that race is different than that of the victim (or witness). If the perpetrators had been white, she (most likely) would have said "these two guys". If she was black and the perpetrators were black, she would still say "these two guys". Still, if you're doing an interview, after the fact, that you know will be broadcast nationally, it looks like you'd think enough just to say, "these two guys".
*yields soapbox to next commenter*
04/10/09
"Black people."
Wow. I hope I didn't offend any idiots.
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Well, I suppose it depends on which restaurant.
04/11/09
@yelraf: I went to high school in Newark, NJ, and had my car burgeled more than once. When I would tell people in school, I would say "They stole my hubcaps", as I had no clue who had done it. One day, a kid, who, when OJ was found not guilty in the criminal trial, was running screaming down the hallway and opened every classroom door(including the one my English class was in) to shout "WE WON!!!", turned at me and said "What do you mean, "they"? You mean black people?!?". I said, "No. I mean theives. People who steal things from other people, like the ones who stole from my car. I don't think, like you do, that only one race/color steals. That's a stereotype." He got this dumb look on his face and walked away.
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Which part of this story do you doubt? And what is your alternate explanation - that this is all some sort of grand publicity stunt by the makers of the webcam, and all these different media organizations are unknowingly or knowingly assisting in this stunt?
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not that I've looked at his site and got frantically impatient biting my nails and breathing heavy awaiting the next refresh or anything. pshhh
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@kylo4iskyle4: I have wondered if anyone would tell me if someone was breaking into my house. I think the ComputerCam would freak them out, as it's a PTZ cam that follows you as you walk around the room, and you can hear it whizzing around.
@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: Hey, credit where credit is due. EVERYONE runs when they see me naked, not just thieves.
@Kaiser-Machead: Only after the dog decides he needs a smoke break.
04/11/09
@switchblade saints: My cams update every two minutes. Not every hour.
2 minutes feels like an eternity HA
04/11/09