About to get real in NYC

[popper]

Interesting, squatters rights started out as a way to legally document vacated property. Early squatters were usually just driven off or killed.

 

[Eli]

As a Realtor with an LEO education (long story), I can tell you that 'squatters' are becoming an issue in Texas due to lazy cops not wanting to enforce the law - 'squatters' or anybody trying to get adverse possession of a property are specifically referred to as criminal trespassers in the Property Code - but the bigger issue is City Attorneys and County Attorneys telling the local LEOs to not enforce the law and arrest said criminal trespassers, or even 'trespass' them and tell them to leave!
I had this happen to a client - he purchased a foreclosure that had been abandoned by the prior owner - a squatter moved in and was operating a brothel out of the place! The cops refused to do anything about it! The squatter didn't even have a fake lease, he just refused to open the door for the cops and the cops told the owner, "It's a civil matter, you have to evict him."

Eli

 

[kbaxter60]

And the cops that arrested her are just as guilty as the squatters....

Speaking of squatters, are we about to see a squatter epidemic? Media outlets have been talking a lot...deSantis signed a new law to address it, and then I see THIS GUY.

'Migrant influencer' urging illegals to squat in US homes on run from authorities: report

Venezuelan illegal immigrant turned social media star Leonel Moreno is reportedly on the run from authorities after absconding from a government program.

www.foxnews.com

 

[DoubleDuty]

It's bullshit our scumbag politians agreed to fix this under Reagan and then did exactly what they always do renig on their agreement. And we let them get away with it. It's just depressing.

 

[easy rider]

I don't have much sympathy for NYC, after all, they get what they voted for.

 

[popper]

She got a mailing from the (new?) WWII museum. Said maybe we should go see it. In NOLA - you kidding?

 

[Axxe55]

i care about new york as much as i care about california! whicch is little to none!

 

[Grumps21]

I love Chicago style deep dish pizza. But it's not pizza. It's some sort of cheese/meat/sauce/dough casserole.

Delish, yes, but not pizza.

Yes, that was my impression too. Wife and I went to Lou Malnatis in Chicago for pizza 4 or 5 years ago because their pizza was supposed to be so good.. I did‘t like it. Not one bit. Too bready and not much of the flavorful stuff. To me it’s not pizza. I suppose it’s kinda like that chocolate soupy speghetti thing in Cincinatt that they try and pass off as chili. NY pizza is good, I really like it. We had Lombardies, which is the oldest pizzeria in the US, and I’d highly recommend it.

 

[Axxe55]

Yes, that was my impression too. Wife and I went to Lou Malnatis in Chicago for pizza 4 or 5 years ago because their pizza was supposed to be so good.. I did‘t like it. Not one bit. Too bready and not much of the flavorful stuff. To me it’s not pizza. I suppose it’s kinda like that chocolate soupy speghetti thing in Cincinatt that they try and pass off as chili. NY pizza is good, I really like it. We had Lombardies, which is the oldest pizzeria in the US, and I’d highly recommend it.

the best pizza i remember from when i was young was shakey's around houston sadl most are gone now!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakey's_Pizza

 

[benenglish]

I suppose it’s kinda like that chocolate soupy speghetti thing in Cincinatt that they try and pass off as chili.

That stuff is an abomination. Putting chocolate and cinnamon in a pot of ground beef simmering in some sort of flavorless sauce and then calling it "chili" when they ladle it over spaghetti is a crime against humanity. I used to spend a lot of time in Cincinnati on business and found myself in one of those places. I didn't have any idea what it was but chili over spaghetti didn't sound bad. When I actually got the stuff, well, I choked it down but I never made that mistake again.

What astonished me were the people who were connoisseurs. There were elaborate variations on the basic theme with a pound of cheese or onions or other stuff layered on top. All I can say is that there are days when it's smart to have an emesis bag as part of your EDC.

 

[Glenn B]

And? Acquitted on all murder/assault charges. Guilty on criminal possession of unlicensed firearm. 1 year, out after 6 mos.

That was not all, there was the civil case:

"The jury found that Goetz had acted recklessly and had deliberately inflicted emotional distress on Cabey. Jurors awarded Cabey $43 million–$18 million for pain and suffering and $25 million in punitive damages.[78] Goetz subsequently filed for bankruptcy, saying that legal expenses had left him almost penniless. A United States bankruptcy court judge ruled that the $43 million judgment was nondischargeable.[79]" Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_New_York_City_Subway_shooting By the way nodischargeable means the the award to Cabey stood regardless of Goetz filing for bankruptcy. Despite that Goetz claimed in 2004 that he probably had not paid a penny..