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An Oklahoma City man was arrested last Saturday after police responded to a domestic disturbance in the force (or perhaps a rip in space-time): two roommates were arguing over whether Star Wars or Star Trek was the better movie, and things got too intense.
A police report provided to Ars does not specify precisely which of the myriad movies and/or shows the men were griping about. However, it does say that during the argument, the victim, Bradley Warren Burk, went back to his room in the same building. (The two men, who Burk said were not friends, but merely acquaintances, live at a " transitional living program and emergency shelter for homeless young men.")
As he did so, Burk told his neighbor, 23-year-old Jerome Dewayne Whyte, that Whyte was "just a trick."
This angered Whyte, who next shouted back at him, "you wanna replay that?!?!" as he shoved Burk to the ground. Whyte began choking Burk, which resulted in Burk falling in and out of consciousness. In the scuffle, Burk reached for a nearby pocket knife to "defend himself." Whyte seemingly tried to grab it away and managed to cut himself, at which point he retreated.
Whyte was charged with assault and battery and possession of marijuana. He was taken to county jail.
Source: Ars Technica
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 11 2017, @03:59PM
> space 1999 is stupid
please don't mind my other personality, it is the deranged one:
> somehow makes weekly close flybys of inhabited planets, some with humans
prove we originate entirely from this planet and you will have a point. Even if we were, we do look like ill-adapted hybrids compared to most other species.
> nuclear waste disposal somehow ignites
It is waste, spent fuel, the reaction is unknown. AFAYK, the explosions are symptoms of an unknown event and not what propels the moon, as it is clear from the first part of the episode, "breakaway" which talks about magnetic energy, which affected people before causing the explosion.
One character says the explosion caused the moon to move, but it was the pilot of an Eagle, talking as it was happening. Were it happening to my deranged AC he would have said "I see an explosion and the moon is moving" or "HOLY FUCK WHAT IS HAPPENING OMG OMG SHIT"?
None other than Mr. Asimov made the same point, but did so in a review filled of very questionable other points http://catacombs.space1999.net/press/vxasimov.html, [space1999.net] read it and wonder.