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142 Drivers Cited in April for Violating Hands-Free Cell Phone Law
The "Goleta Police Department" is the sheriff's office, so I imagine the entire sheriff's dept. was part of the increased enforcement month (or week, or 5 days). It was a federal effort; I don't know how it is disseminated through the states. "During a portion of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, from April 4 through 8, you may see increased law enforcement on the roadways as part of the national paid media campaign Put the Phone Away or Pay. " https://www.nhtsa.gov/april-distracted-driving-awareness-month
United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County to Vacate Canon Perdido Street
The article was updated, as noted in the text in bold. Jorge Carrillo probably posted it first, before the editors updated the article.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
I never said they are resisting, I asked how they know there is NOT any. You're putting words in my mouth/fingers again. How do you know what their "battle plan" is at this point? Just because civilians are present in Gaza doesn't mean they're being used as shields. Where else are they supposed to go? How many Palestinian civilians without foreign visas/passports has Israel allowed to flee Gaza? They're being evacuated and herded into other cities where they're once again being bombed and bulldozed. Since Israel started this massive destruction of the Gaza enclave, civilians have been trying to get away, only to be killed en route (plenty of evidence of that) or to wind up once again crammed into small towns that then become targets. Surprising that this isn't known to so many. It's really difficult to take some of this seriously given the facts.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
I'm talking about intelligence tech. Not sure I can honestly argue if you think urban warfare hasn't changed much in the last 80 years.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
Have you seen reports of resistance by civilians against Hamas? I have never seen that. And beyond that, it's pretty nuts that you would say Hamas is a "defense" against the IDF, when Hamas' battle plan is literally to keep civilians in conflict areas and to take massive civilian casualties for their own political gain.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
So what? Why is it Jordan's responsibility? All this is just trying to blame other Muslim countries and ignoring the cause of the mass death, homelessness and starving children. I don't see the point. Protesters are asking for an end to the killing, not for people to take in refugees.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
You said "we have the tech to achieve results without butchering and burning civilians." No, I don't think we do. Urban warfare has not changed much since WW2. Unless of course you are aware of technologies that make it possible to do what you claim. What technology exactly do you think allows for this?
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
Jordan has zero interest in helping the Palestinian people, in fact they killed around 25,000 Palestinians who were agitating and organizing against the Jordanian kingdom. The Arab states and neighbors have never, ever, truly cared about the Palestinian people as anything other than poker chips and puppets in their proxy wars against Israel and the USA.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
GALADY - Great point! I keep seeing this "argument" against genocide as if there's only one way to eliminate a group of people. Sure, Israel could have killed the entire population of Gaza and the West Bank within days of Oct 7, but so what? Just because they didn't kill them all right away doesn't mean there's factions of the Israeli government who want to (and maybe even are) carry out plans that would have the end result of an even more oppressed and decimated indigenous Palestinian population? That's absurd. Israel knows they wouldn't have gotten away with a mass killing and occupation. Carrying out policies with the same result can still be "genocide." Not saying that's the official Israeli policy here, but you're kidding yourself if you think no one in that government would do it if they thought they could get away with it. Let's stop praising Israel for their "constraint" as if their current actions are some venerable or philanthropic endeavor.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
This clash did not begin with Hamas's attack in October
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
"Israel COULD commit genocide of the Palestinians, but it won’t." I doubt that's a recent quote because it is way out of step with the facts today. The head of Israel was parading a map of the Middle East with Palestine erased just a few years ago. Now, today, Israel has killed about 35,000 Palestinians since October 2023, and counting--primarily innocent non combatants. If Israel had stopped at the Hamas number, about 1,200, or even double that, people probably would have been OK with that.... But they're at about 30 times that now, and they want to keep killing.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
Talking about other states taking in Palestinians who should be allowed to stay alive in their own country misses the point. You could also advocate for welcoming Palestinian refugees in the USA, if you sincerely cared about that--no reason to single out Arab states. Funding for your refugee idea in the USA would be a better use of our tax dollars than funding the mass killing of Palestinians by Israel. No one is stopping you from advocating for that.
Ventura Firefighters Extinguish Two Acre Fire Near Encampment at Surfers Knoll
LCP - how do you know?
Ventura Firefighters Extinguish Two Acre Fire Near Encampment at Surfers Knoll
Bums
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
SAIL - yes, because the USA is the same as Hamas. LOL!
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
Another element of the protestations that seems to be missing is this: Where is the call for other Arab states to accept/help Palestinians? Jordan, by way of example (among others), has a large Palestinian population, many of whom have been granted citizenship over the years. The silence from among the Arab states who are affected by this war is both deafening and palpable. Where are the protesters delivering a much-needed harangue to these States!? Food for thought in this emotional discussion.
Californians are Protecting Themselves from Wildfire. Why is there still an Insurance Crisis?
Don’t buy/build in the forest.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
Thanks for pointing this out sacjon, I will quote you. ""Not much the civilians can do against a heavily armed terrorist group"". The exact reason we have the 2nd Amendment in our Constitution!!
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
RUBAIYAT - I strongly urge you to read more about this 80 year conflict. The blame for deaths is and always has been on BOTH sides.
UC Santa Barbara Students Set up Camp to Peacefully Protest the War in Gaza
No ceasefire - a surrender. There is no way Hamas can win. They are responsible for all the deaths.. thousands of Hamas against millions of Palastiana - all they need is bare hands.