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[xoxoxoBruce]

There you go. He doesn't need a pilot's license, he wasn't flying, and without wings it isn't even an aircraft. But "endangering a life", now that's something serious, and a big enough net to entrap anyone. Spit on the sidewalk... someone could have slipped and broken their neck. Smoked indoors... could have given an innocent bystander cancer. Riding a lawnmower down the street... could have mulched the children, won't someone think of the children.

Instead of telling the guy, That's not cool, don't do that again, and get it towed out of here, they're going to make an example of him so other people don't drive their wingless planes to the pub.

[glatt]

AC/DC drummer doesn't choke on his own vomit but instead orders a hit on two people. Drugs found during his arrest.

Band releases statement that their tour will go forward.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by glatt

AC/DC drummer doesn't choke on his own vomit but instead orders a hit on two people. Drugs found during his arrest.

Band releases statement that their tour will go forward.

Let's see, he tried to hire someone else to do his dirty deeds...guess who doesn't have the biggest balls of all? How were they gonna do it, I wonder? Concrete jeans? Cyanide? TNT? High voltage?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Charges were dropped on the hit, but since they found drugs when the arrested him they'll prosecute for that.

[glatt]

Really? WTF? Seems like putting out a hit on someone is worse than having some drugs on hand. Unless the "hit" was a bullshit charge from the beginning.

[Gravdigr]

Wow, and holy shit!!

California Decriminalizes Possession of a Stolen Firearm

As well as:

• Commercial burglary (theft under $950)
• Forgery and bad checks (under $950 value)
• Theft of most firearms
• Theft of a vehicle (under $950 value)
• Possession of stolen property (under $950 value)
• Possession of heroin, cocaine, illegal prescriptions, concentrated cannabis, and methamphetamine

All now only misdemeanors resulting in a citation to appear. ETA: I'll go ahead and assume there are thresholds for those drug possession charges...

Wow.

[glatt]

Here's a more mainstream article on the same Proposition 47.

A district attorney said that for guns in particular, they will be looking for other ways of charging those people so they can lock them up, but the rest of is is all true. Looks like thousands of former felons will be let out of prison as soon as they can figure out exactly how to apply the new law.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by glatt

AC/DC drummer doesn't choke on his own vomit but instead orders a hit on two people. Drugs found during his arrest.

Band releases statement that their tour will go forward.

Prosecutors drop charge against AC/DC's Phil Rudd

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

There you go. He doesn't need a pilot's license, he wasn't flying, and without wings it isn't even an aircraft. But "endangering a life", now that's something serious, and a big enough net to entrap anyone. Spit on the sidewalk... someone could have slipped and broken their neck. Smoked indoors... could have given an innocent bystander cancer. Riding a lawnmower down the street... could have mulched the children, won't someone think of the children.

Instead of telling the guy, That's not cool, don't do that again, and get it towed out of here, they're going to make an example of him so other people don't drive their wingless planes to the pub.

I had heard he left the engine running and prop spinning.