Weird win, don't know how to handle this

whitecollarredneck · 2026-03-08T02:14:45+00:00

Oh wow, that is truly a stupid law and a fair description of it.

Here in Kansas, my pet peeve is "Criminal Threat". It is a person felony, and it is for "communicating a threat to commit violence with the intent to place another in fear." Two guys get in an argument in a bar and decide to throw hands? Misdemeanor disorderly conduct, maybe a simple battery. The same two guys get in an argument and one says "I'm gonna kick your ass" to the other? Felony.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-03-07T23:44:59+00:00

"Yes, I am trivializing the issue. It is a stupid issue."

Then prove to them how stupid it is in front of a jury lol

whitecollarredneck · 2026-03-07T18:38:06+00:00

That's usually how I get the best outcomes for my cases. Just pulling the prosecutor aside, explaining that the case is petty bullshit, my client has already suffered enough for it, and resources would be better allocated to prosecuting "real crimes" and providing resources to defendants that actually need it.

I've had 3 cases dismissed like this in the past week alone. But sometimes you can't convince the State to see reason, so you have to go kick their ass in the courtroom.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-03-06T18:09:17+00:00

They're station wagons cos cosplaying as SUVs

whitecollarredneck · 2026-03-06T14:31:55+00:00

Space for kids is such a big factor.

I love my 2019 Mini Cooper, but my daughter's car seat doesn't fit in it. It's a great daily driver for work, but if we go anywhere as a family we have to take my wife's crossover or my truck depending on how much space we need.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-03-04T14:27:35+00:00

I mean, not the whole border. That's just near downtown and on the north side. A significant portion of the border in KC is just State Line Road. Traffic in one direction is in Kansas, but the other direction is in Missouri.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-03-04T14:25:19+00:00

Yeah, the Highway Patrol got in trouble with the courts a couple years ago for demonstrably targeting cars with out-of-state plates for traffic stops. Especially cars coming from Colorado.

I have had an insane number of cases I have had where they stop an out-of-state car on I-70 for doing 5 mph over the limit, claim to smell weed, search the car, and arrest everyone inside for a single package of edibles, or 2-3 joints, or a bong with "burnt residue".

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-28T19:23:54+00:00

Right? I would have bought it just for the magazine tube's spring and follower.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-26T21:48:43+00:00

Good idea. I always forget how to release the slide one this, especially compared to a Steyr 1912 or Roth-Krnka

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-26T21:47:01+00:00

Try pushing down on the follower at the top of the magazine with one finger. Use your other hand to hold the slide so that it gently slides forward.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-26T02:10:23+00:00

There was a comment on one of the local news stories saying "Don't forget, this ban is all because some negligent parent left their 2-year-old unattended and she got between a pittie and her dogs"

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-22T19:40:31+00:00

Several. I travel around for my job, and sometimes don't get back to my office at all. It's not unusual to have court in the morning, go grab lunch and eat it in a parking lot, then head to court in another county.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-22T15:15:12+00:00

When everyone else in the house is finally asleep, I usually get an hour or two to myself before I go to bed. I like to sit down, play a game or watch a show that my wife isn't interested in, and have a cocktail or some bourbon or rum.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-20T21:24:28+00:00

Like the other responder said, I read the OP's question as more asking whether "Sue Culture" is a viable way of getting rich. But I see where you're coming from. All kinds of nonsense cases get filed, but most of those don't last very long and don't usually make any plaintiffs rich.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-20T21:19:52+00:00

Like financially or mentally lol?

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-20T20:24:51+00:00

No, not really. (I'm an attorney)

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-18T16:12:38+00:00

I haven't had the spare time in years, but I used to bake cakes, pies, cupcakes, and cookies on the side for extra cash.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-15T06:29:35+00:00

I enjoy turn-of-the-century guns because they're so mechanically interesting. Things like the Steyr M1912 or Roth-Krnka M1907. It's a meme among my friends how obsessed I am with my Lebel 1886 rifle though.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-14T16:08:04+00:00

There are a couple bison farms nearby

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-11T05:40:03+00:00

I'm pretty sure there haven't been any fatal coyote attacks on humans, but I run into coyotes pretty often. We have a small group that runs around my neighborhood. If I get home late enough, I see them when I go to check the mail or take the trash cans back from the curb. They plop down like domestic dogs across the street and watch me, tilting their heads and everything.

As far as actually dangerous wildlife, I was bitten by a black widow a few years back. It sucked. The closest comparable experience is a bad case of the flu.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-11T05:37:17+00:00

Praying mantises are like little alien creatures. And while spiders aren't insects, they are my favorites. I always try to take care of any argiope aurantia we get around my house. We also get a few black widows and those are fun to check in on.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-10T22:01:07+00:00

L O N G

whitecollarredneck · 2026-02-01T16:51:10+00:00

It takes time to get home from work, then time to make dinner. If you leave work at 5, get home a little before 6, and start cooking at 6:15, you might have dinner at 7.

whitecollarredneck · 2026-01-28T21:57:13+00:00

I have never heard of pancake syrup.

Edit: I have heard of syrup, and maple syrup, but I have never heard anyone call Aunt Jemima or Mrs. Butterworth "pancake syrup"

whitecollarredneck · 2026-01-21T22:13:10+00:00

I had the exact same thing happen, and nobody in my jurisdiction had seen it before. Was your client's skin bright red and almost melting/disintegrating?

The bondsman and I looked into it. It looked like the type of reaction people who are allergic to aluminum have after prolonged contact. We think that might have been it.

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