Some of our dearest friends from university moved out to Alberta 25 years ago.

I still love them dearly, but I can't franking stand talking to them anymore.

It's just a non-stop bellyaching of complaining about Ottawa, deficits, how Alberta was so hard-done by, and it even borders on fringe conspiracy.

I have better things to do with my Friday nights than be dragged down into despair on a Zoom call.
- Atomic Wedgie

I have pretty much neutered my social life here (pre pandemic) for this exact reason. I can't pretend to get on board with it. I usually end up making cracks about being "Prairie Quebecers", which really (frank)s with their hate for Quebec and doesn't go well.

I have voted for probably all stripes at one point or another, this is unacceptable as there's only one way you're allowed to vote if you're truly Albertan. It's a very entitled place to live.

Honestly... If I didn't work on a federal site surrounded by international people, I would have left long ago.

So, it's not just me.
- bixll

Nope.

i am curious about "Interactions", not all interactions are the same.

Like if I rob a bank and get killed...well..that doesnt seem so bad.. but if Im walking my dog, and Karen calls the police because I looked at her strange and I end up dead...well..that doesn't seem right.
- senstroll

Also, cursory search of stats show that deaths of black people at the hands of police regardless of circumstance are about 50% of total of white deaths, whereas black population is 20% the size of total white population, so that's kind of a high level discrepancy across the whole of the USA

More whites die of everything in the USA (and probably Canada/Europe) because there are more white people. Simple math. It is the per-capita stats that count.
- GalacticStone

I get that..its simple to understand.

I am just saying...circumstances of the Interactions matter...resulting in a death
not just the flat numbers

Nope.
- bobbyisno1

Can't do all the political and racial chatter. Hate politics. People should never judge a person by the first impression and skin colour is only a first impression. No matter what the colour is. But that's JMO

City - violent crimes per 100 thousand people.

10. Stockton - 1399
9. Milwaukee - 1413
8. Little Rock - 1446
7. Cleveland - 1449
6. Kansas City - 1590
5. St. Louis - 1800
4. Baltimore - 1833
3. Birmingham - 1911
2. Memphis - 1943
1. Detroit - 2007

How many of these would be considered Democrat cities, and how many would be considered Republican? Asking for a friend.

My friend genuinely doesn't know the answer...
- joel878

Sorry for late response at work.. Answer is all of them.... Also add Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Newark, Los Angeles, Oakland and on and on and on.

Are you allowed to immediately resign? (I'm gonna guess no)

But if so, one of the big three. Then you resign them for 1 million and wait for the league to penalize you for circumventing the cap.
- Leafs43

That's what I was gonna say, but no, I doubt that would be allowed.

It does show how overblown the cap hell talk is with the Leafs. When you consider some of the brutal anchor contracts out there across the league, the Leafs have done well to not have a single glaringly obvious compliance buyout candidate.

Ok, well... Good day to you all. Have a lovely rest of the day.
- kaptaan

Eat poop

Trade for an albatross contract and then buy it out.

For a price, of course.
- Atomic Wedgie

Goooood call.

True the population would dictate what your saying is true.
If you dig a little deeper though and look at interactions with the Police it's actually quite close despite the huge difference in population so based on that it shows whites are actually more likely to get killed by the Police based on interactions.
I'm sure you'll want to say it's racist that blacks have more interactions with the Police.
Based on my job I would actually say you might be correct. Would that be the fault of the Police or mayors of the Cities.
- tmlfan17

I disagree.
Yes, the numbers of whites killed by police are higher than that of blacks.
However the number of black people killed is not much lower. Black people make up about 5% of the population in the US. This suggests that they are being over-represented. So, with this logic, black people are more likely to be killed by police based on interactions.

So, it's not just me.
- bixll

calling the entire group stupid is where I draw the line with pinky.

If they were a compliance buyout, which Leaf would you guys buy out? There's not an albatross contract on the roster.
- Zezel

Muzzin and it ain't even close.

Some of our dearest friends from university moved out to Alberta 25 years ago.

I still love them dearly, but I can't franking stand talking to them anymore.

It's just a non-stop bellyaching of complaining about Ottawa, deficits, how Alberta was so hard-done by, and it even borders on fringe conspiracy.

I have better things to do with my Friday nights than be dragged down into despair on a Zoom call.
- Atomic Wedgie

I lived in Alberta, and loved it, and it's unfortunate that there is that tribal, regional mindset with some. Particularly considering the supposed ethic of overcoming challenges through personal responsibility and pluck that is associated with conservatism, the collecting of grievances and resentments against an outside source of control seems to be a reactive, blaming, victim posture rather than proactive ownership of the situation. They could spend less time blaming Ottawa and more time asking how they (frank)ed up the bonanza when oil was 100 bucks a barrel.

I lived in Alberta, and loved it, and it's unfortunate that there is that tribal, regional mindset with some. Particularly considering the supposed ethic of overcoming challenges through personal responsibility and pluck that is associated with conservatism, the collecting of grievances and resentments against an outside source of control seems to be a reactive, blaming, victim posture rather than proactive ownership of the situation. They could spend less time blaming Ottawa and more time asking how they (frank)ed up the bonanza when oil was 100 bucks a barrel.
- Zezel

You just described half of America.

I lived in Alberta, and loved it, and it's unfortunate that there is that tribal, regional mindset with some. Particularly considering the supposed ethic of overcoming challenges through personal responsibility and pluck that is associated with conservatism, the collecting of grievances and resentments against an outside source of control seems to be a reactive, blaming, victim posture rather than proactive ownership of the situation. They could spend less time blaming Ottawa and more time asking how they (frank)ed up the bonanza when oil was 100 bucks a barrel.
- Zezel

or how formally leaving Canada would get the province any closer to tidewater...

If they were a compliance buyout, which Leaf would you guys buy out? There's not an albatross contract on the roster.
- Zezel

Probably get another team to trade us one of their massive mistakes at a premium price.

Win/win

I disagree.
Yes, the numbers of whites killed by police are higher than that of blacks.
However the number of black people killed is not much lower. Black people make up about 5% of the population in the US. This suggests that they are being over-represented. So, with this logic, black people are more likely to be killed by police based on interactions.
- Climuster

The biggest issue is incarceration. Three points:

1. US sends more people to jail than anyone else 4.4% of population and 21% of people in jail.

2. 97% of people in jail do not stand trial. The penalties are so high that even most innocent accused who can't afford big time defence plead guilty to get lower sentences.

3. Jails are filled with young, black men and women.

Incarceration Rates among Men

White men ages 18 or older: 1 in 106
All men ages 18 or older: 1 in 54
Hispanic men ages 18 or older: 1 in 36
Black men ages 18 or older: 1 in 15
Black men ages 20–34: 1 in 9

Incarceration Rates among Women
White women ages 35–39: 1 in 355
Hispanic women ages 35–39: 1 in 297
All women ages 35–39: 1 in 265
Black women ages 35–39: 1 in 100

Excellent post. Wasted on this group I'm afraid.
- kaptaan

The seed of truth has been planted.

That's what I was gonna say, but no, I doubt that would be allowed.

It does show how overblown the cap hell talk is with the Leafs. When you consider some of the brutal anchor contracts out there across the league, the Leafs have done well to not have a single glaringly obvious compliance buyout candidate.
- Zezel

If you are bought out by your team, you are not allowed to re-sign with them.

Just following debates on policing in the US over the past few months, I’m not sure Mayors have a lot of direct control although it may differ city to city. In Minneapolis, the city council has taken control of the police budget to advance a major reform agenda that the mayor opposes.
- Canada Cup

Mayors have total control of their Police because it is them who sets the budget. The major issue with the Ferguson Protestors was that the Police were being used as money generators for the City.

The seed of truth has been planted.
- tmlfan17

ah get it now
kap post was meant just for you only.

Also, cursory search of stats show that deaths of black people at the hands of police regardless of circumstance are about 50% of total of white deaths, whereas black population is 20% the size of total white population, so that's kind of a high level discrepancy across the whole of the USA
- TheMussel

That it is.
Im sure those guys will have an excuse for that

You just described half of America.
- GalacticStone

I think all of us can benefit from taking a break from collecting grievances for a moment and reflecting with gratitude on the amazing and beautiful place that we live. Alberta, Canada, the US, Earth...we're (frank)ing lucky to be alive.

Matthews on Clown Shoes Simmons

If you are bought out by your team, you are not allowed to re-sign with them.
- Atomic Wedgie

Yeah I didn't think that would be allowed. Otherwise the Leafs would circumvent the cap even more than they already have.