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  1. rwieder

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    Sorry but some of my friends that are now dead were REALLY good too.....



    Sorry about your friends that were really good. How ever, this friend of mine is alive and well as you and I some 15 years later. Well, I guess that make him REALLY GOOD!



    Think you missed my point.
    I believe it was mjosparky that said something along the lines of no ones good enough that you can't die in this sport.

  2. rwieder

    Thanks for being forth right DSE. It's a lot more than I can say for a half of the muck rakers chiming in on the subject. Initially, I felt he should have been suspended, or stepped down. How ever, if he did in fact swoop the beer line or what ever, it does go on real regular like, only this time some one got hurt. :| In fact, I know of one gentleman who swooped the beer line constantly, w/ a 3.5 WL. But this cat is REALLY good.



    Sorry but some of my friends that are now dead were REALLY good too.....

  3. kelpdiver

    ******
    I think you might be confused.

    Nope, not confused one damn bit.



    your level of confusion on this subject matches your confusion on how to use the markup language for this forum.

    I realize there's not a lot of people that have had to deal with the realities, not just politics or personal interests.
    Changes needed to the database-sure.
    In the works is deciding on risk factor and registration status based on elements of the crime admitted to in court-not just what it was pled down to. The reality is the whole system depends on the plea bargain to keep moving. And a plea bargain equals reduced charges. So if there's a no post drunk urinater that ended up having to register, then absolutely take him off the registry.
    BTW, I've stated mine-what's the source of your clarity/personal interest?

  5. kelpdiver

    *********Public sex offender data bases are what keeps them from reoffending more often. They don't change.
    The majority are situational offenders-if they are ever in that



    I've seen this claim before, but it defies any reason.

    What part of this defies reason?
    You need a babysitter. Your neighbor offers. You look him up-see him on the public database and say no thanks.
    The guy applies/volunteers to work with kids-volunteer coach/at church/ delivering kids bouncers etc. Look him up and say no thanks.
    It's there-use it.

    It defies reason because you describe a tiny subset of situations where your child and the mindless child molester come into contact. Are you expecting all of them to offer their name and address up front?
    ___________________________________________

    Anyone that doesn't at least know the name of who they're leaving their child with???????????????
    _______________________________________


    And are you asking your neighbor for a driver's license, or just looking up the name and address? Does the church do this for every one of their members?

    _____________________________________

    Anytime a person will be supervising kids-hell yes check their name.

    And for all the folk worried about a PC314 putting you on the "list". Even if you shook it out in the middle of the store you won't be on the public list-it's a no post.
    Go to www.meganslaw.ca.gov and read up on exclusions etc. Granted this is Calif. specific.

    _______________________________________

    I realize this is SC and some folk just want to disagree for the sake of disagreement, but............
    I guess some folk will never "get it" unless it happens to them or their family-and I hope you never have to go thru that hell.

    Irony factor here-comparing the outpouring of support for the transsexual that came out in the forums vs. the lack of for a victim that publicly spoke out here. Pretty damn sad.

  6. If I can add to anyone's awareness I will.

    All of you that have kids, like to take their pics with your smart phone and post them to facebook.
    Please make sure to turn off the gps for pictures on your phone.
    If you don't the location of where the picture was taken is easily obtained, plug it in to google maps and they know where your child lives, goes to school etc.
    Some of these guys have already put this info on the net for others of their kind.

  8. kelpdiver

    ***Public sex offender data bases are what keeps them from reoffending more often. They don't change.
    The majority are situational offenders-if they are ever in that



    I've seen this claim before, but it defies any reason.

    What part of this defies reason?
    You need a babysitter. Your neighbor offers. You look him up-see him on the public database and say no thanks.
    The guy applies/volunteers to work with kids-volunteer coach/at church/ delivering kids bouncers etc. Look him up and say no thanks.
    It's there-use it.

  10. DanG

    Do you have an opinion on the New Yorker article I posted upthread?



    Lots of different areas covered in that article.
    To start-do I feel sorry for the guy? No.
    The Adam Walsh Act has many facets to it; the section dealing with incarceration past sentencing has been controversial and always will be. I feel that it was an unknown that is being sorted out and can and should be useful; that's the psychologist's area and there are good and incompetent amongst them as in any profession. As it stands now in order to get a sex offender designated as an SVP (Sexually Violent Predator) it takes numerous horrendous convictions on their record.
    As for "not true" amongst juvenile offenders-how about when they're older and well out of the juvenile system? I certainly hope no one ever loses site of the victims.

  11. The majority have gotten plea bargains-so their actual conviction is for lot lessor charges. As for the statutory rape/sexual battery convictions they do have to register, however they are no post and don't even show up on the public data bases.
    As for the apologists for kiddie porn-hey some asshole made that pic of a 10 yr old kid giving him a BJ; think of it this way-if it was your kid victimized wouldn't you want all those guys out there getting off on looking at it have to suffer some consequences? Also otherwise just basic supply and demand with no consequences they're going to keep victimizing kids and putting those pics/videos out there at an even higher rate.
    As to how I know-years working in a CAC detail. (Crimes Against Children)

  12. Public sex offender data bases are what keeps them from reoffending more often. They don't change.
    The majority are situational offenders-if they are ever in that same situation again they will reoffend. So everyone knows not to let the guy babysit and he won't reoffend.
    Then you have the 8% that are always on the hunt-Preferably send their cases to Dexter instead of the DA.
    And yea-let's not forget about the victims.

  14. normiss

    I can't imagine why you had problems with your coworkers dude.
    :|


    Jokes on the internets proves nothing.
    Drug testing? Where's your search warrant?

    What exactly do your drogue pics show?

    How does one grab a tit with a closed fist?



    Come on Mark, it's pretty obvious the guy is going for a feel. If any of those girls were your daughter, I would think your take on it would be quite different.

  15. I looked at the pics/then the video.
    A complete jack ass at minimum.
    If the girl in the vid was my family there would be charges filed. The DZ are idiots for putting up with his bullshit-the waiver doesn't include sexual assault-which is exactly what it falls under.
    We already know USPA is weak on dealing with idiots.

    Ca. PC243.4
    (c) Any person who touches an intimate part of another person for
    the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse,
    and the victim is at the time unconscious of the nature of the act
    because the perpetrator fraudulently represented that the touching
    served a professional purpose, is guilty of sexual battery. A
    violation of this subdivision is punishable by imprisonment in a
    county jail for not more than one year, and by a fine not exceeding
    two thousand dollars ($2,000); or by imprisonment in the state prison
    for two, three, or four years, and by a fine not exceeding ten
    thousand dollars ($10,000).


    With all the video of him out there it would not be a difficult case to make.
    DZO-are you paying attention?

  18. roostnureye

    i have a 11' bridle and had a wicked pc in tow yesterday on an xbird1,
    i have A LOT of jumps on my micron with 11' bridle from pin and 28" zp pc. this was the first time i experienced a pc in tow with a ws bridle.
    i reached back after pulling to ensure i did pitch the pud, it was gone, dbag still in container, i tried to manually extract the dbag by the bridle, when that failed i went for my handles, as soon as i grabbed them i felt the dbag bounce off of my foot. scotty burns was watching this from the ground, saw the whole thing, he thought i needed a longer bridle after this incident, he was really suprised when i showed him it was an 11'er



    Were you deploying in full flight? Arching?

  19. If you're deploying in full flight (base) then yes. However for skydiving I havn't changed it. I do not deploy in full flight-just curl up a bit and duck my head down a bit and it clears off my back just fine. I changed to that after I felt the d-bag bounce off my heels.

  20. I do a bit of everything except CRW.
    and admit FF is my weak area, but so long as I'm in the air I'm happy.
    If you want to break the ice with the "Freeflyers" if you've got a solid 4 way(or 2 way even) belly group walk over and ask to do a hybrid with them. Turn points with hangers/stingers.
    Hybrids rock!

  21. yoink

    any jumper with a little brain should be able to tell if gear is stolen or sketchy.

    PHONE them up.

    Ask how they got the gear. Where they jumped. Ask for the name of the DZO and give them a call to verify. Ask what discipline they like and who packed the reserve last. It's EASY to tell people who are talking shit.
    Learn about your gear and you'll come up with a thousand questions to ask.



    Again-if it was stolen I would not want to tip off the seller; as in a previous post stolen gear has been recognized and recovered due to this site.
    Sure has been thread drift........

    The ad caught my eye as "off"-wasn't sure and posted here for feedback to see if it was recognized.
    It was near me- if someone said it was theirs/stolen and could forward a report taken on it I would have been more than happy to help.
    BTW that offer stands!
    I would consider it just giving a little back to the sport if I was ever able to help someone recover their gear.
    I'm a LEO so do have some resources to offer.
    Blue skies!

  24. DougH

    I got a crazy idea. Call the person. You are a jumper, you can sniff out a non jumper.

    I don't beat around the bush on gear. Hey I think it is pretty cheap, I was worried it might be stolen.

    I also ask about their jumping. When you get someone who starts talking about how they love high HALO water jumps, you get a pretty good indication that they are full of shit!



    I figured if it was stolen and someone here recognized it/could confirm it as such, then the approach to take would not include tipping off the seller.