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Post #37…No Common Sense…Example #25
America's Recent Gun Events. * Six-year old shoots his teacher. The school was notified, hours before the shooting, that he might have a gun. His backpack was searched but no gun was found! * Four-year old roams the lobby of an apartment building with a loaded gun....
Why is common sense lacking these days?
It seems to me, that the younger generation are severely lacking in Common Sense. Do you think we (the older generations) are part of the cause? Answer...No! America's current definition for Common Sense has evolved ever since the birth of our nation. No one has ever...
Post #36…No Common Sense…Example #24
Andrea Doria Collison The collison between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm took place in 1956. The Andrea Doria left its home port in Genoa, made several stops, and was nearing New York, its final destination. The Stockholm left New York on its way to Gothenburg,...
Post #35…Congress’ Report Card Follow-Up
Post #21 gave you the opportunity to grade Congress' performance with respect to what they pledged to do when they took their oath of office. 1. Form a more perfect union. 2. Establish justice. 3. Insure domestic tranquility. 4. Provide for the common defense. 5....
Post #34…No Common Sense…Example #23
Bhopal Disaster In 1984 Union Carbide was operating a pesticide plant (UCIL) in Bhopal, Madhya Redesh India. On the night of December 2-3 1984 the Bhopal gas tragedy took place. The industrial disaster is considered the world's worst in history. 500,000 people were...
Violence and the Police
A good friend of mine turned me onto your website! The problem does not seem to be getting any better. Innocent people continue to be killed by the Police for no other reason than sport (as far as I can see) There seems to be a vicious cycle of Incident -> Outrage...
Can Computers Learn Common Sense?
With the influx of computer generated AI these days, it is becoming more evident that AI can replace most functions performed by humans. Recently a McDonalds has opened that has NO human employees. The question is will AI eventually learn to exhibit Common Sense? I...
Classified Documents – What’s Going On
Now that the growing list of Politicians has grown to 3 (Trump, Biden and now Pence) that have Classified Documents at their residence, it would seem to me that he real blame lies with the Archives Department. Your thoughts? I agree. It is an old system poorly...
Post #33…No Common Sense…Example #22
Hyatt Regency Hotel Collapse On July 17, 1981, the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, suffered the structural collapse of two overhead walkways. Loaded with partygoers, the concrete and glass platforms cascaded down, crashing onto a tea dance in the lobby,...