Buying Parents House Questions

my parents are mid to late 60s and on social security. Their mortgage has 18 years left and a bad 7.5%. They have maybe 20k in equity.

I am considering buying their house for the balance of the mortgage then let them live there for free / a dollar a month as long as they want. I might have them pay enough to cover the insurance and or taxes total about 225 a month.

I would probably do a 15 year at 3% and pay extra to end in 10-12.

My questions are as follows

Could I write any thing off as it would be a rental property I guess.
If I provide housing for a parent could i getany income tax deductions?

Any one have any other feedback or considerations?

Buying Parents House Questions

Do marijuana prisoners deserve amnesty?

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Do marijuana prisoners deserve amnesty? Quote: Story highlights Mike Riggs: We're jailing people for growing and selling marijuana when many people can grow and sell it legally He says one-size-fits-all mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses are arbitrary, harsh, insanely expensive Quote: (CNN)What to do with the prisoners of a failed war? Since 2012, when voters in Colorado and Washington approved the tax and sale of recreational marijuana, the cognitive dissonance of America's drug penalties has become even more absurd. Where we once incarcerated people for growing and selling "just a plant," we're now incarcerating people for growing and selling "just a plant" that tens of millions of people can grow and sell legally. Marijuana is legal only in certain states, and illegal under federal law. Still, it's worth asking what Congress would do with the thousands of pot offenders sent to federal prison each year if we repealed, or even just reformed, federal pot laws. In 2010, Congress voted to change federal penalties for crack cocaine with the Fair Sentencing Act. Prior to the law's passage, 5 grams of crack cocaine triggered the same mandatory minimum sentence as 500 grams of powder cocaine. Congress reduced that disparity, from 100-to-1 to 18-to-1, which significantly reduced crack cocaine sentences. But Congress did nothing to change the sentences of the more than 8,000 federal crack prisoners who were locked up when the bill was signed into law. So the repeal of federal marijuana laws could likely leave us with many thousands of federal pot prisoners serving sentences longer than what they'd receive in a post-reform courtroom. What to do with these prisoners becomes all the more pressing when you consider that people still die in prison for marijuana offenses. In fiscal year 2013, more than 40% of all people who received life without parole sentences in federal courts were drug offenders, and 6% of those were marijuana sellers, according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

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Do marijuana prisoners deserve amnesty?

Can you run from police? US courts apply a double standard

"Fleeing from police is not, by itself, illegal in America, but courts have set a different standard for places where street crime is common"

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Can you run from police? US courts apply a double standard Quote: BALTIMORE — When police spotted Freddie Gray and he took off running through his Baltimore neighborhood, officers made a split-second decision to give chase, setting in motion his death in custody and rioting in the streets. Fleeing from police is not, by itself, illegal in America, and the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that in safe neighborhoods, people not suspected of criminal activity can ignore a police officer who approaches them, even to the point of walking away. But courts have set a different standard for places where street crime is common, ruling that police can chase, stop and frisk people if their location contributes to a suspicion of criminal activity. This double standard is having a major impact as more black men die in encounters with police around the country. Many have been shot or tackled while trying to flee. The court rulings justifying police chases in high-crime areas where many African-Americans live are contributing to a dangerous divide between police and citizens, said Ezekiel Edwards, director of the Criminal Law Reform Project at the American Civil Liberties Union. "Folks who are going to be the most intimidated or scared of the police are the same people in places where the Supreme Court has said, 'if you run from police, that's suspicion,'" he said. Edwards is among the legal experts who say unprovoked flight, on its own, shouldn't justify a chase: "If you can walk away, you can run away. It shouldn't matter the speed at which you move away."

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Quote: The Supreme Court has ruled that officers can use deadly force against an escaping suspect only if they believe the person poses "a significant threat of death or serious physical injury" to the officers or someone else. Use of less-than-lethal force also requires officers to determine the seriousness of the suspected crime, and whether the suspect poses a safety threat or is attempting to evade arrest. Legal experts say that when acting under reasonable suspicion, police generally are not supposed to use force to apprehend someone or slap handcuffs on them — unless their subsequent conversation or frisk turns up evidence of a crime or a weapon, such as a gun. In Baltimore, Gray had the knife, but it's not clear that simply possessing it was enough to arrest him. "The nature of the evidence is important," Moreno said. "The knife cannot possibly substantiate any concern the police might have had with public safety, because they couldn't see it. It's a difficult thing. You have to look at it step by step by step."

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Can you run from police? US courts apply a double standard

The New Reality - Social Media

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The New Reality - Social Media Quote: In the old days, the only people one would see on television were guys like Walter Cronkite and Dick Van Dyke. But one of the things people seem to struggle with is the fact smartphones, Twitter, and Facebook have basically turned anyone that wants to talk into a media personality. As the events and unrest unfolded in Baltimore recently, police, protesters, and the media engaged each other on social media platforms like Twitter to challenge narratives by “getting the real story out.” Obviously, city officials and residents will have different stories to tell. The question really comes down to who can more effectively use the technology to get their message across. As law enforcement agencies have jumped into the worlds of Facebook and Twitter with both feet, it’s instructive to look at the success or lack thereof in terms of policy, tactics and public relations. According to CNN, “Police and protesters are confronting each other not just on the streets of Baltimore but also on social media, where they are battling on Twitter for control of the narrative and highlighting the importance of these technologies as vital tools for reporting and responding to news.” READ MORE

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The New Reality - Social Media

WTB gen 2 plus 2 mag base plates

I need some. The ones I'm looking for are for the U notch, non-full metal lined mags, also know as the non drop free.

They are not the same as the ones that fit the gen 3 and 4 mags.

I would prefer Glock factory, but will also take the old Sherer (spelling?), their only markings are a big +2 on the bottom outside.

Thanks.


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WTB gen 2 plus 2 mag base plates

Man accidentally shot himself in Chick-fil-A while pulling up his pants

Those evil Glocks with no safety


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Man accidentally shot himself in Chick-fil-A while pulling up his pants

Another Hero Gone

My father-in-law, Sgt. First Class Robert Shelton Chapman, passed away this morning at the age of 89. He was with the 82nd Airborne and parachuted into France ahead of the D-Day invasion. He also saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and actually met Patton. He was a hard working, crusty, "no quit in him" kind of character to the end but his heart muscle felt differently. Please remember him, my wife and the rest of his family in your prayers.

Another Hero Gone