UNLIMITED Arizona Hilarity thread

[The Johnny]

http://www.koco.com/national/obama-headstone-turns-heads-for-halloween/29115148

Karl Klomp is known for his extravagant seasonal decor, and this time the Phoenix man let his political views inspire his work.

He's got a headstone for President Barack Obama.

Klomp's neighbors said they're used to his decorations.

"Back in November of 2012 there, when they were doing the reelection, he was supposed to not get reelected. I'm a Republican, I don't make no hiding of that,"

"Klomp" is now my new shorthand for teabillies.

#1 civilian candidate  for October's watchlist

[Doktor Howl]

Arizona HB2625 is back.

In short, an employer can fire a woman for taking slut pills.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Arizona HB2625 is back.

In short, an employer can fire a woman for taking slut pills.

AH BELEEVE IN FREEDOM AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SMALL GUBMINT

'CEPT WHEN IT COMES TO THEM HOORS.

[Doktor Howl]

Arizona HB2625 is back.

In short, an employer can fire a woman for taking slut pills.

AH BELEEVE IN FREEDOM AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SMALL GUBMINT

'CEPT WHEN IT COMES TO THEM HOORS.

Yeah, it's from 2012, but it seems to be lurching off the slab and staggering around in committee.

Bill's author was a woman.

Sadly enough, that's normal here.  It's the only way a woman can get elected in most of the state.

[Doktor Howl]

You stay classy, Tempe:

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/11/05/pastor-who-prayed-for-obamas-death-calls-president-communist-bastard-with-whore-mother-video/

[Freeky]

I like how the article says he is "allegedly Christian."   

[Cain]

Not in Arizona, but a product nonetheless of that fine state:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/03/18/napolitano-says-we-dont-have-to-listen-to-this-crap-as-students-protest-potential-uc-tuition-hikes/

University of California President Janet Napolitano remarked to a fellow regent that they "didn't have to listen to this crap" as underwear-clad protesters denounced potential tuition hikes during a meeting Wednesday in San Francisco.

UPDATE: Napolitano Apologizes For Calling Disruptive UC Students Protest 'Crap'

Napolitano was sitting next UC regent Chairman Bruce Varner as a group of about two dozen protesters shouted loudly, denouncing potential tuition hikes when she made the remark, which she may not have known was being recorded.

As the protests began, the cameras stayed on the regents. There was some confusion over what to do. That's when Napolitano leans over to Varner and said, "Let's just break. Let's go, let's go. We don't have to listen to this crap." Her hot mic caught the comment.

[Doktor Howl]

AND YA DON'T STOP

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/predictive-policing-in-arizona

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

AND YA DON'T STOP

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/predictive-policing-in-arizona

Uhhh wasn't there a  movie about this?

I don't recall that it ended well.

[Doktor Howl]

AND YA DON'T STOP

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/predictive-policing-in-arizona

Uhhh wasn't there a  movie about this?

I don't recall that it ended well.

Arizona is a little special in that regard.  Just slow-to-learn, yanno?

[Cain]

Hey now, that movie had Tom Cruise and robots and explosions and stuff.  Isn't that everyone's American dream?

[Demolition Squid]

Eeeeeeh.

My dad has done some work in this area, and he swears it really does help get the most out of your resources. Nothing is perfect, of course, and you have to be careful about implementation, but mostly it is about trying to map out where current crime hotspots are and where they are likely to develop when you put the squeeze on organized crime in those areas - where in the city people are likely to have support or be able to get it when their established power bases are kicked over.

'Predictive Policing' is a very dumb name for 'crime stat analysis' and the minority report comparison is pretty heavily flawed. You don't stop policing everywhere else and you don't arrest people before they've done anything; you just allocate your resources based on data rather than a hunch or spread everything evenly (resulting in too few police where they are needed and too many where they aren't).

[Cain]

I can see, in the American context, this leading to "broken windows" style policing of heavily ethnic areas.  Because that's just how Arizona rolls.

[Demolition Squid]

Well.... yeah.

It can also lead to similar abuses here. Basically, if the data you put in is flawed (because, say, the police disproportionately target minority groups and so those groups contribute more to the stats than others) then you'll get a flawed result.

But you need this kind of stuff if you're not going to work entirely off of hunches and guesses, which are even more prone to bias.

[Reginald Ret]

I dunno, I prefer both my police and politicians to be ineffective.
They do less damage that way.

An important thing to watch out for with this tech is function creep.