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Hey, everybody. Welcome to the morning drip for Wednesday, 22nd of July, 2026. It's me, Grady D. And we got Mike B. in the house. Coffee in hand.
Yeah, I've been trying to get him on the show so that I have somebody to actually talk to than, you know, just in the ether.
Just to go, I don't know what you're talking about.
Yeah, I don't know what the hell you're talking about, man.
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All right.
What do we got on the docket today?
Something I think I'm going to start off with
and get your read on this.
It's not in the Niffy Quip.
I don't know how I'm going to pronounce that.
Niff Quip.
Anyway.
So, the Tifton City Council
is considering
creating a downtown entertainment district
that would allow people
to legally carry
alcoholic beverages outdoors
within a designated area.
Have you heard anything about this?
I think I read
something
in the
in the grapevine.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah, I think it was.
I think it was in the Tifton grapevine.
If approved,
customers could purchase drinks
from participating
of licensed businesses
and enjoy them while walking
through parts of downtown
provided the beverages
are served
in city-approved cups
and consumed
within the district
during designated hours.
You know,
I see an opportunity here
on the city-approved cups.
Marketing.
Some advertising on the cups.
Yeah, yeah.
You know how you always go
into these restaurants
and you've got the
well, you've got the menus
and then
either on the back
or somewhere in the middle
you've got all these
freaking ads
for various
you know,
other businesses
and what have you
and even at the
damn,
I just drew a blank
by the big Mexican restaurant
out there on
Second Street.
I couldn't tell you the name
because I can't remember
all the names.
Well,
I always remember that one.
I don't know.
Anyway,
when you walk in there
they actually have
like a screen
that rotates ads.
I think I have seen that.
Yeah.
I always thought that was
I don't know how much
any of that cost
but
yeah,
I could see where
that would be
an advertising opportunity.
You know,
hey,
I want to
I want to pay
to be on this
this cup
that is designated
for alcoholic beverages.
No,
I bet it'll be
a council member
to win that bid.
You're probably right.
So the
the proposed district
would cover
much of downtown
stretching from
4th Street
to Highway 82
and from Commerce Way
to Tift Avenue.
So that's
actually a pretty good
little area right there.
That gets pretty close
to First Baptist Church.
Oh my God.
Outdoor alcohol consumption
will be permitted
Monday through Saturday
from 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
And
this is what got me
Sundays
from 12 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
When did we start
selling alcohol
on Sunday
in Tift County?
I think a couple
of years ago.
Really?
Yeah.
Okay,
because,
you know,
the liquor store
that I used to go to
back when I actually drank
over three years ago
is
across the line
in Brookfield
and he can't
he can't be open
on Sundays.
Right.
He's in Berrien County.
Now what about
those new liquor stores
that that cropped up
in Tift County
once they passed
all of that?
None of those
none of those
are open on Sunday
that I've seen.
I don't leave the house
on Sunday
so I couldn't tell you.
I mean,
I try not to
but sometimes
it's the only time
I can go take
a network down.
So.
Yeah.
But I think
it might be like
buy the drink
like at a
at the restaurant
you can have a beer
on a Sunday.
Okay,
see that I understand.
So,
but I don't know about
package sales
on Sunday.
Yes,
I don't think
you can do that.
I'm going to have
to dig into that.
So initially
six licensed
businesses
would be eligible
to sell
to-go
alcoholic beverages
with consumers
or customers
rather limited
to one drink
at a time
in a cup
no larger
than 16 ounces.
Here's my question.
My wife and I
actually
were discussing
this.
16 ounces.
My knee-jerk reaction
to this
is they're talking
about beer
not 16 ounces
of vodka
or 16 ounces
of Jaeger
or tequila
because
I don't know
about you
but if I drank
16 ounces
of any of those
hard liquors
somebody would be
picking my ass
up off the sidewalk.
Yeah,
I think there's
an assumption there
that probably needs
to be cleared up.
That's kind of
what I was thinking too
because
in everything
that I read
it doesn't
actually say
beer
but
I just
can't
imagine
even a mixed
drink
I can't
imagine
a 16 ounce
margarita
you know
yeah
and so
I mean
I can imagine
it but
well
I mean
that's all
I can do
is imagine
it but
and then
the next
question
came up
that she
and I
were
having
during
this
discussion
so
you got
these
six
licensed
businesses
that are
going
to be
eligible
to sell
to-go
alcoholic
beverages
right
what
is
the
responsibility
the culpability
whatever
like you
sometimes have
with bartenders
you know
there have been
legal suits
where someone
should have
probably been
shut off
before they were
then they walk
outside
get in their car
have a wreck
kill somebody
and then
you know
it's kind of
a 50-50 thing
most of the time
I think
whether or not
someone tries to go
after either
the establishment
or the individual
person that said
hey
you should have
cut them off
are we
opening up
any of
these
businesses
these
potential
licensed
businesses
for this
to-go
alcoholic
beverage
are we
opening
them up
for any
type of
liability
you know
are they
going to be
if
if someone
comes in
for the
fifth time
getting another
16 ounces
of alcohol
is there a
limit
you know
I don't know
in the
United States
if somebody
is
drunk
to the
point
they don't
know
who they
are
or what
they
they're blacked
out
but still
operating
they still
get in trouble
they're still
responsible
I think
in Germany
they just
go
yeah
you're
you're not
going to
drive
you don't
get
you don't
get like
thousands
of dollars
in fines
and involve
lawyers
that just
go
yeah
you had
too much
and you
don't know
you're doing
this
but
I mean
as far
as I know
that was
over 20
years ago
I heard
that
well
it's up
to the
individual
just like
it is
at home
if you
want to
drink so
much
and leave
home
you're
the one
responsible
I mean
I am
all about
personal
responsibility
I get
that
but
you know
how
litigious
everybody
in the
United States
seems to
be
and
there have
been
many
instances
where
someone
is sued
either
the bar
restaurant
whatever
because
they were
like
you
you had
a
responsibility
to realize
that you
should have
cut this
person off
five drinks
back
or something
like that
and of course
the argument
is
you know
we're
we're a
business
we're here
to provide
a service
we're here
to provide
the drink
we're not
their daddy
we're not
their babysitter
yeah
and that's
kind of the
that's kind
of the way
I feel
about it
but then
again
if I
were a
bartender
and I
knew some
guy was
15 sheets
to the
wind
and he
walked out
and then
the next
day I find
out that
he had
a wreck
and he
killed
somebody
I probably
feel pretty
shitty
about it
because I
would feel
like I
there'd be
a little
bit of me
that would
feel like
I had
some
responsibility
that I
could have
stopped that
I could have
saved the lives
of those
people
but I
didn't
and so
that's
something
that I
would wrestle
with because
is it truly
my responsibility
I don't
think so
well see if
they didn't
get it from
you they'd
get it from
someone else
I mean I
understand that
too I
understand that
too so
but as far
as this
you know the
supporters say
the proposal
builds on the
success of
events like
Sip and
Stroll and
other downtown
festivals which
I knew they
did this there
were certain
festivals that
they would have
downtown that
you could walk
around with
I would call
it open
container but
I don't think
you could
actually walk
around with
a beer can
it still had
to be an
open top cup
or something
I don't know
I could be
just talking
shit out my
ass on this
one because
I've never
attended any
of these
Sip and
Strolls or
any festivals
like that
because they
say temporary
open container
rules are
already in
place
when they
have these
festivities
I have no
idea I
didn't know
today's the
first time I've
heard the term
Sip and
Stroll
oh really
yeah yeah
yeah
they've
let's see
that's what
happens when
you don't
leave your
house
don't worry
I'd probably
know more
if I was
on the
Facebook
I don't
I try my
damnedest to
stay off
Facebook
even though
we are on
Facebook at
WRTO FM
and we're on
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so you can
always check out
those socials
anyway the
city leaders are
going to continue
to review the
proposal before
deciding whether
to formally
establish the
entertainment
district and
apparently the
people who
actually brought
this up this
is being done
in other
other cities I
think yeah
it's Savannah
is certainly
one I think
Thomasville is
doing it if
I make sense
Thomasville is a
bit progressive
yeah I like
this back
waterstown we
live in oh
our our
well our
downtown just
isn't a
destination it's
getting better but
it's in no hurry
yeah there's so
much more we
could do but
I'll tell you a
story I heard I
have no way to
verify this but
it kind of makes
sense because it's
hard to make up
so in Savannah
on River Street
you can walk out
of a bar with a
drink in your
hand but only
one I heard
about a guy
he and his
girlfriend each
had a drink and
they were walking
down the street
and she needed
to tie her shoe
so they stopped
and she handed
him her drink
so he was at
that very moment
double-fisted
he got a ticket
she should have
just put it on
the ground
yeah but what's
the harm you
mean she it's
pretty clear what's
going on
I don't know
why it doesn't
make sense that
the cop couldn't
discern that
but well that
is one thing
I'd like to
point out that
that was not
covered right
here in this
summary is you
are only allowed
one I think I
actually yeah I
did you're you're
so you could
potentially have
that same issue
here if all of
this is passed
and you know
someone says
here holds me a
dick about it
here hold my
beer and then
suddenly you know
Joe cop comes
up and goes
you're getting a
ticket I'm holding
the beer for him
while he ties his
shoe well
you should have
put it somewhere
else don't be a
dick I mean
you could hold
your your hand
level and and
balance the
the cup on the
back of your
hand and then
you're not holding
it if they want
to get technical
yeah that's true
that's true
all right well
you know we'll
see if they pass
it I don't think
there's really any
harm I do have
these questions
about you know
are you the
16 ounce cup
rule and what
can go in it
I am curious
about that
I am curious
about some form
of liability
because then
again as I
said we are a
very litigious
country somebody's
gonna sue
somebody if
they're not
careful I'll
never I'll never
experience this
entertainment zone
if they create it
because I have
no desire to be
there I have no
desire to walk
around with a
drink in my
hand yeah I
don't I don't
see myself going
yeah me either
but we'd like to
know what
everybody else is
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Wednesday the
22nd of July
2026 it's me
Grady D right
here with Mike B
in the house
I just got to
play with the
soundboard
let's see what
do we got on the
tap here other
than hey
everybody phone
lines are open
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send a text 24
7 you know about
flock cameras
right yeah
okay what do you
think about flock
cameras before we
get into the actual
meat of this story
and it's a useful
tool okay
that's that's a
very democratic
diplomatic I should
say statement
yeah I mean
flock itself I
think is
is great
it's just
I think we're
we're about to
visit
the issue of
who uses it
who has access
to it
oh you mean
humans
the system
itself
you mean
humans
yeah
those
fallible
guys
I know
so what we're
talking about is
they're in
you know this is a
thing that's actually
countrywide
but since we are a
show that
is based in
Georgia
a growing number of
Georgia law
enforcement officers
are actually facing
discipline and criminal
charges for
allegedly misusing
flock safety license
plate reader
technology
to conduct
unauthorized
searches for
personal reasons
recent cases
include the
firing and arrest
of three
Richmond County
sheriff's deputies
five Albany
police officers
adding to at least
20 incidents
statewide over
the past year
involving agencies
in Albany
Richmond County
Fayetteville
Green County
and Cherokee
counties
and officials
say many of
these cases
were uncovered
by new
artificial
intelligence
powered auditing
systems
developed by
flock safety
when the
software
continuously
reviews
database
searches
automatically
flag suspicious
activity
alert supervisors
when officers
appear to access
license plate
information without
a legitimate
law enforcement
purpose
Albany
police chief
Michael
Pursley
if I said
that correctly
if I did
my apologies
said the
system
detected
officers
searching
license plates
belonging to
people
they personally
knew
rather than
individuals
connected to
criminal
investigations
and those
alerts
led to
internal
investigations
requests for
Georgia Bureau
of Investigation
Involvement
and ultimately
terminations
in criminal
charges
Albany
police have
since added
weekly
internal
audits
and expanded
officer
training to
reinforce
proper use
of the
technology
okay
so
flock
itself
uses
some
form
of
AI
in
their
technology
and
to me
it's
kind of
telling
maybe it's
like you
say
maybe it's
not the
technology
per se
but it's
the people
using the
technology
but you've
got to
implement
an AI
routine
if you
will
that flags
when the
system
is being
used
inappropriately
I mean
right
and it
looks like
that's
what
they've
done
yeah
but is
that
enough
it's
more than
we had
before
see
I'm
I don't
trust
flock
there's
just
something
about
it
and I
mean
there have
been
stories
about
flock
over the
last
two
years
easily
and
I
just
I
don't
know
I'm
having
I'm
having
a
difficult
time
coming
to
terms
with
the
balance
between
safety
and
security
and
allowing
law
enforcement
to do
their
jobs
more
efficiently
and more
accurately
against
the
surveillance
state
you know
we're not
England
I think
they have
like 14
cameras on
every corner
or something
like that
yeah
they got a
lot
and so
of course
you know
this is
these
incidents
have renewed
debate
over
privacy
transparency
and
accountability
and
of course
flock
is saying
its
audit
tools
are
working
as
intended
and
that
complete
records
remain
available
to
law
enforcement
oversight
agencies
even
though
the
officers
names
and
license
plate
numbers
have
been
removed
from
publicly
released
audit
logs
to
protect
undercover
officers
and
active
investigations
okay
if
you're
trying
to
protect
undercover
officers
and
active
investigations
I get
that
so
how
about
just
how
about
just
blanking
those
out
but
I
think
the
public
needs
to
know
we
need
some
accountability
I mean
there's a
reason
why
we put
cameras
on the
chest
of
police
officers
now
is
because
humans
are
going
to
human
yeah
and
so
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
important
that
as
much
of
this
information
as
possibly
can
be
made
public
should
be
made
public
I'm
all
again
I'm
all
for
protecting
undercover
officers
active
investigations
you don't
want
anything
to derail
the
investigation
you don't
want
anything
that could
potentially
cause
you know
harm
or death
to an
undercover
officer
I get
that
but
just
blank
those
out
everything
else
I
want
to
be
able
to
drive
up
to
a
website
and
see
what
my
local
police
department
is
doing
with
the
flock
stuff
you know
blank
license
plates
I don't
need to
know
people's
license
plates
I don't
want
anybody
to know
my
license
plate
but
I don't
know
critics
argue
these
changes
make
independent
oversight
more
difficult
while
supporters
maintain
license
plate
readers
remain
an
important
crime
fighting
tool
when
used
within
strict
legal
and
departmental
guidelines
have you
ever
knowingly
been
caught
on a
flock
camera
no
see
I
got
caught
by
a
license
plate
reader
in
a
vehicle
but
I
don't
think
that's
a
flock
camera
no
from
what I
understand
flock's
system
is
cameras
mounted
statically
in
public
and
you know
the license
plate
detection
is done
from
there
so you
can
basically
track
a
vehicle
through
a
city
right
almost
like
the
red
light
cameras
but
you know
they're
designated
to
catching
people
who's
running
that
particular
red
light
but
yeah
because
if
you
watch
any
of
the
crime
shows
where
there's
a
little
bit
of
tech
involved
it's
like
bring
up
all
the
FBI
is
bad
about
this
you know
they're
based
out of
New York
for the
show
and so
when they're
trying to
track
somebody
the first
thing
they do
is like
is this
car
equipped
with
GPS
no it's
an older
model
okay well
can we
find them
on all
the traffic
cams
and then
you know
you got a
wizard over
there
that's
going
I found
them at
you know
the corner
of this
and this
street
and then
I tracked
them over
to here
and then
I lost
them
I have
to wonder
if that's
the style
of
is that
a flock
style
camera
I don't
know
you know
that kind
of stuff
always existed
in TV
shows
even before
flock
became a
thing
I think
it's a
fairly
whether the
company
itself
is
newish
or not
the term
flock
again
I did
not hear
until
just a
couple
of
years
ago
and
it
was
all
negative
at the
time
well
I mean
it has
its potential
benefits
I think
the license
plate
readers
well
the license
plate
readers
on
the
patrol
vehicles
is
probably
not a
terrible
thing
it's
the
radar
the speed
detection
that's
the revenue
generator
yeah
I don't
have a
problem
with the
license
plate
readers
in the
vehicles
like I
said
I
got caught
by one
year and a
half ago
and
I mean
it was
an honest
mistake
yeah
it was
legitimate
yeah
so
and
you know
I was
lucky enough
that the
sheriff's
deputy
took pity
on me
and just
gave me
a warning
because
you know
I was
legitimately
confused
I thought
I had
put
I thought
I had
renewed
my tags
and it
was that
day that
I learned
that it
didn't matter
whether you
had the
decal on
them or
not
that doesn't
matter
they want
you to
have it
on there
but
technically
it doesn't
matter
because that
that license
plate reader
reads your
license plate
number and
looks it up
in the
database
and it
goes
here's
tags
have
expired
yeah
it's
funny
because I
always
wondered
how close
do cops
look
at that
sticker
when they're
following you
I mean
are they
checking
everyone
can they
even
read
they just
know what
what color
to look
for
I don't
yeah
that's
weird
I don't
know about
that
either
because I
asked
I asked
the deputy
I said
I'm
pretty sure
I've got
the
stickers
I just
I guess
I forgot
to put
them on
there
he goes
that doesn't
matter
he said
you didn't
actually
renew your
there's no
record of
payment
there's no
record of
you actually
re-registering
or renewing
and I went
oh
oh it's not
the re-registering
renewing
it's we
didn't get
your money
yeah
well
so we
developed
we put
this computer
system in
to make sure
you pay
your
tag fee
every year
that's
true
unless you've
got an
older
vehicle
I've got
an older
vehicle
a 2003
vehicle
that I
actually
still have
to pay
$55
or $65
a year
because it
predates
where they
changed up
how you
paid for
that registration
because now
of course
I forget
what year
they did
that
it's been
probably
five or
more years
definitely
more than
five or
more years
because when
I bought
my 2013
vehicle
it had
already
changed
because
I'm right
more than
five years
what an
asshole
like
13 years
yeah
at least
it was
probably
around
2005
or something
I'm pretty
sure I
could find
it if I
looked it
up but
it's
not that
important
but yeah
that's
and so
that did
that does
beg the
question
for me
does
Tifton
use them
at all
oh I
have
every
doubt
that they
do
you don't
think
there's no
way they
don't
oh you
think
they do
oh no
sorry
got my
words mixed
up
they definitely
do not
if you ask
me
okay
they definitely
do not
huh
yeah
because we
we don't
have that
kind of
money
we got
to build
a new
high school
football
training
facility
of course
yeah
oh
but think
about
think about
other things
that flock
could help
with
like
an amber
alert
or
true
or even
a silver
alert
is that
what they
call it
yeah
when
when an
elderly person
goes missing
yeah
I think
that's what
they call
it
so
if
luck
is used
to
quickly
get a
kidnapped
child
back
I
think
that might
count for
something
so
you're
willing to
give up
a little
bit of
privacy
for the
benefit
of saving
a child
that's
noble
and I
can't
I'd be
an asshole
if I
argued
against
that
and I
can't
no
we should
just
catch
kidnappers
the
old
time
way
yeah
when
the
kidnap
victim
is
already
dead
or
something
yeah
that's
how
my daddy
always
did it
oh
my goodness
I'm
picking on
our own
people
down here
yeah
well
you're not
wrong
they deserve
it
they deserve
it
all right
well I'm
gonna toss
the question
out to
everybody
else
you know
what do
you think
about
flock
cameras
do you
think
that
the
city
of
Tifton
should
have
them
if they
don't
have
them
I guess
we could
always
contact
chief
Hyman
and find
out for
the police
department
and
and the
sheriff's
department
but they'd
probably go
why are you
asking
because
which is
a red
flag
suddenly
that's how
you get
on a list
see I
know
Hyman
I've
known
Hyman
for
26
years
yeah
I know
him too
so
he'd
probably
go
yep
you're
on the
list
now
son
damn
it
chief
come
on
man
come
on
all
right
well
y'all can
let us
know
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hey everybody
welcome back
to the morning
drip
for Wednesday
the 22nd
of
July
it's
Grady D
and Mike
B
here with
you
you know
word
you know
I think
I need
to add
a second
monitor
I have
got so
many
windows
now
and
I need
a producer
I need
somebody
over here
running
this
board
for me
damn it
hey
just
walk around
see if
anybody
wants
five dollars
five dollar
foot long
oh man
that's been
a while
all right
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I'm gonna
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because I'm
that kind
of asshole
anyway
next up
let's talk
about health
care
or sort
of
Georgia
is making
its largest
investment
in forensic
mental health
care
in decades
you know
I don't
quite
understand
what is
forensic
mental health
care
you have
any idea
I'm sure
AI can
generate a
definition
I'm sure
it can
so anyway
it plans
to build
a new
300 bed
state
psychiatric
hospital
backed
by 409
million dollars
in funding
the facility
which will
be built
near Georgia
regional hospital
in DeKalb
County
is designed
to treat
people with
mental illness
or developmental
disabilities
who have
been charged
with crimes
and are
awaiting
court ordered
treatment
oh
that's
what it
is
okay
state officials
say the project
is needed
because hundreds
of people
remain on
waiting lists
for hospital
beds
leaving many
to spend
months
in county
jails
instead of
receiving
appropriate
mental health
care
supporters
including
sheriffs
and police
leaders
say the new
hospital
will help
relieve
pressure
on overcrowded
jails
that have
increasingly
become the
state's
de facto
mental health
facilities
however
officials
acknowledge
the hospital
alone
will not
solve
the problems
Georgia
still
needs
additional
forensic
treatment
capability
more
forensic
psychologists
and enough
trained staff
to reduce
long delays
for mental
health
evaluations
and treatment
workforce
shortages
have already
forced some
crisis beds
offline
state leaders
warn that
growing demand
including
increased use
of the
988
mental health
crisis
hot
988
the 988
mental health
I did not
even know
that existed
988
yeah
I knew
there was
a suicide
hotline
but
otherwise
I don't
think so
because I was
thinking the
suicide
hotline
I don't
know I'll
have to
look this
up because
I do
know
that there
was something
dealing
with
mental
health
suicide
what have
you
that was
being
partially
funded by
the federal
government
was
gutted
as
everything
else
that this
country
needed
whenever
this
regime
came
into
power
it's not
an
administration
it's a
regime
fight me
no
but anyway
so yeah
I'm not sure
about 988
because you know
something
this made me
think of
something
so my
wife watches
a lot of
these
yard videos
of course
you know
there's a lot
of them
that's US
based
but then
she got to
watching
some that are
based in
in Britain
and some
that are
based in
Australia
and
you know
how we have
9-1-1
here
their number
is 9-9-9
yeah
why didn't
we go
with 9-9-9
I don't know
it's probably
taken by a
sex line
or something
that's a
900
that's one
900 man
not 9-9-9
oh
okay so
anyway
9-8-8
mental health
crisis hotline
which require
continued
investment
in
personnel
and
facilities
mental
health
advocates
support
expanding
treatment
capacity
but caution
against
returning
to an
over
reliance
on
large
institutions
they say
Georgia
must
continue
investing
in
community
based
care
including
crisis
centers
outpatient
treatment
housing
assistance
and
restoration
programs
to help
people receive
care
closer to
home
state
officials
say
that is
the
long-term
strategy
using
the new
forensic
hospital
to address
the immediate
backlog
while continuing
to expand
regional
crisis centers
and community
services
so patients
can return
to their
communities
as quickly
and safely
as possible
you know
that last bit
confuses me
because are we
talking about
two different
things we're
talking about
mental health
versus
forensic
mental health
so at the
beginning of
this we're
talking about
hey we need
more places
to put
potentially
you know
convicted
people
or
criminals
into
these
facilities
so while
they're
waiting
trial
or some
sense
I don't
know I
think
I think
mental health
is something
that is
mental health
treatment
is sorely
lacking in
this country
but then
again
I don't
know I've
never
seen a
therapist
I've never
had a
psychiatric
hold
though I'm
pretty sure
there's some
folks out
there think
that probably
should have
had
I mean
I've never
done anything
that crazy
but
I don't know
what do you
think
you know
we went
up to
High Falls
State Park
it's a park
you know
south of
Atlanta
north of
Macon
and on
the way
we got off
the interstate
and on the
way to the
park we
passed by
the
Georgia State
Diagnostic
Prison
what the
hell is that
if you want
to know what
if you want
to know what
forensic
mental health
is
it's probably
close to
diagnostic
prison
so basically
it's where
every state
inmate
goes first
to determine
kind of what
kind of
inmate
they're going
to be
and which
prison
they're going
to end
up in
really
that's
we looked
it up
that's
my
understanding
of it
so if
you get
convicted
of a crime
and then
you're
sentenced
you have
to go
there
first
before
yeah
I guess
you pass
through
the
sorting
hat
oh
it's the
hogwarts
of the
prison
system
there's
a title
wow
okay
I did
not know
anything
like that
existed
neither
did I
oh
today I
learned
all right
so I
think
I think
we do
need
some
focus
on the
extreme
needs
of
people
you know
they're
dangerous
or they
can't
care
for
themselves
or
they're
I don't
know
they just
can't
they can't
be handled
by the
by their
community
yeah
well see
I also
believe
and this
is a
little bit
of a
pivot
I've
never
been
one
that
supported
the
whole
defund
the
police
initiative
I always
thought
that
that was
lame
it was
tone
deaf
we
we need
public
safety
all right
but
I think
it needed
and still
needs to
be reworked
to the
point
where
you need
some
mental
health
counselors
that
either
ride
with
police
officers
or
police
officers
as part
of their
training
need to
at least
have some
form of
like
first year
mental
health
training
on how
to
recognize
that someone
is having
an event
and
be able
to
de-escalate
the scenario
because
we've had
too many
instances
where
cops
have
they just
don't
know
or
they
misjudge
the
situation
and
they've
taken
down
an
individual
who
was
having
a
mental
breakdown
or
maybe
there
have
been
instances
where
they
tried
to get
a
person
who
was
deaf
to
stop
and
then
tackle
the
guy
because
they
didn't
realize
he
was
deaf
yeah
you know
and I
don't
know
how
you
I don't
know
how
you
address
that
I mean
I don't
expect
people
with
hearing
issues
to walk
around
with signs
on their
back and
front
that says
you know
don't tackle
me bro
I can't
hear you
but
I don't
know
I mean
I think
this is where
there needs
to be a
concerted
effort
to put
more
resources
into
stuff
like
this
you know
maybe
this
forensic
mental health
thing
is okay
the prison
Hogwarts
sorting hat
is weird
to me
yeah
but
you know
we're all
humans
we all
have
we all
have
our
moments
so
all right
we're not
going to
take a break
we're going
to move
on into
our last
story
because
we're
getting
crunched
for time
Georgia
State
Election
Board
has
approved
two
new
election
rules
aimed
at
increasing
transparency
though
both
have
sparked
legal
and
political
debate
as
one
would
expect
one
rule
would
give
board
members
access
to
the
Secretary
of
State
selection
night
operations
center
where
county
election
results
are compiled
into
statewide
totals
supporters
argue
the move
would improve
public
confidence
through greater
oversight
side note
I call
bullshit
on that
even though
no ballots
are counted
or tabulated
at the
facility
so what's
the fucking
point
the measure
passed
on a
three to
two vote
despite
opposition
from the
board
chairman
and its
lone
Democratic
member
the board
also adopted
a rule
requiring that
vote tabulation
be based
directly on the
paper ballot
reinforcing the
printed ballot
as the
official record
of each vote
rather than
an electronic
copy
however
a separate
proposal to
ban the
use of
QR codes
in vote
tabulation
failed
to board
members
determined
it conflicted
with the
state law
delaying
Georgia's
QR code
ban
until
2028
when lawmakers
expect a new
voting system
to be in
place
now
the
back story
there
if anybody
doesn't
know
there was
a law
that was
passed
and signed
I want to
say two
years ago
by
Governor
Kemp
he signed
it
and it
was supposed
to replace
our electronic
voting systems
here in the
state of
Georgia
by July
1
2026
but they
fiddle farted
around
and it
quickly
approached
July 1
2026
and you
know what
they did
not have
in place
another
voting
system
a new
electronic
voting
system
so they
basically
had to
punt
they had
to kick
the can
down
the road
and of
course
this
election
board
they
started
trying to
figure out
ways to
get around
it
the state
election
board
wants to
go back
to all
100%
paper
ballots
they don't
want any
electronics
at all
as far
as I
know
and
here's
the thing
time and
time again
at the
state level
and at
the federal
level
no matter
the bullshit
that's being
touted out
there
these systems
are safe
these systems
have not
been hacked
these systems
are not
connected
to the
internet
all right
now
I do
understand
the concern
because QR
codes are not
human readable
so because
of the
10 hatters
and the
conspiracy
theorists
out there
if all
you have
is a
QR code
how do
you know
that it
actually
is tabulated
for the
votes that
you put
so I think
somewhere along
the line
they actually
made it
where it
was also
you had
the QR
code
but you
also had
a printed
like you
voted for
this person
and this
person
on the
same sheet
I think
yeah
the ballot
has a
QR code
because it's
more easily
readable by
the scanning
machine you
put it in
yeah
but I do
believe it
it has
your choices
printed in
plain
English
and here's
the thing
even before
they went
to the
QR code
system
the thing
that it
printed out
was still
being scanned
it was just
using OCR
from what I
understood
and so they
developed
I mean
we use
QR codes
in everything
yeah
and but
but having
the QR code
on there
but also
having what
you voted
for printed
still didn't
satisfy a lot
of people
because they're
like well
I see that
you printed
this but how
do I know
that when
it gets
scanned
it's not
flipping my
vote for
this candidate
over to
this candidate
and so
and of course
all that is
I don't know
scan it with
your phone
bro
it'll tell
you you
voted
for Trump
yeah
and then I'm
gonna kick
your ass
out of the
voting place
but
but yeah
I mean
see I don't
deal with that
because I
vote by mail
and I am a
staunch
supporter
of vote by mail
I love the way
states like
Washington and
California
just preemptively
send out
the ballot
you know
in Georgia
we have to
request it
and I'm like
okay
that's fine
that's not a hill
I'm gonna die on
I will request
my ballot
that's
that's cool
but
being
my son
Tyler
was telling
me
that
they get
theirs
because he's
you know
he currently
is in
Washington
they get
theirs
mailed to
them
with a
little
packet
of
information
that is
nonpartisan
and explains
who the
candidates are
or what
the initiatives
are
what's on
the ballot
with
with little
blurbs about
this candidate
stands for
this and
this candidate
stands for
that
and da da da da
and as he
pointed out
it gives you
an opportunity
to learn about
the things that
you wouldn't have
otherwise learned
because we got
some lazy people
in this country
that will not
take the time
to learn
what is on the
ballot
this is the reason
why I love
mail-in voting
because I can
get my ballot
and then I can
study it
and this is what
I did last time
when we had a
primary here
I got the ballot
and I looked up
every one
of the
candidates
in every
race
spent like
a day
and a half
figuring out
which ones
aligned more
with what
I want
in a candidate
versus the
other guy
or gal
and having
having gone
to a polling
place
you know
years and
years ago
you stand
there and
suddenly you
got all
this stuff
on the screen
and you're
like I don't
know what
this ballot
initiative is
you know
I don't
understand it
and you
can't
you can't
take your
phone in
there
you can't
look it
up online
you can't
take paper
so you have
to do some
preemptive
investigation
yeah
but that's
the reason
why I love
mail-in voting
and contrary
again to popular
belief
there is no
fraud there
all the
purveyors
of the fraud
out there
that's screaming
from the rooftops
that it's just
full of fraud
have never
been able to
prove that it's
full of fraud
and they
themselves
actually use
mail-in
ballots
so
you got
something to
add
oh
there's
really no
fight there
people rage
on TV
to sell
commercials
that's about
it
well both
of these
rules
are expected
to face
legal challenges
Georgia
Attorney General
Chris Carr
has advised
that the
state election
board
lacks
authority
to regulate
access
to the
Secretary
of State's
Operations
Center
and courts
have
previously
rejected
similar
attempts
Secretary
of State's
office
has also
argued
that the
board
cannot
adopt
rules
that go
beyond
powers
granted
by the
legislature
meanwhile
the board
voted
to begin
public
comment
on another
proposed
proposal
rather
intended
to improve
voter
privacy
by reducing
the visibility
of ballots
displayed
on electronic
voting machines
you know
you scan that
thing face down
right
quite honestly
I have not
voted in
person
since we
switched over
to using
QR codes
I only
vote in
person
because
last time
we voted
I took
my daughter
because it
was her
first time
to vote
but yeah
it prints
out in
the booth
right there
sometimes
there's a
divider
but it's
Brookfield
so it's
kind of
just a
table
but then
you carry
it over
to the
scanner
and you
put it
in the
scanner
face down
nobody
you can
hold
it close
to the
chest
but nobody
is going
to see
it
yeah
and on
the
screen
for the
scanning
machine
it just
says
ballot
cast
that's it
doesn't
display
anything
about
your
choices
on that
scanning
screen
it just
says
ballot
cast
but there's
still the
touch
screens
right
you still
walk up
to the
little
touch
screen
and you
touch
yeah
you do
that
I wonder
if that's
what they're
talking
about
is reducing
the visibility
of ballots
displayed on
those
machines
and I mean
what are you
going to do
I mean
you can put
a privacy
screen on
it
I mean
Samsung
did that
what
with their
Galaxy S25
they did
this weird
thing where
when you go
into privacy
mode
it literally
reduces
the pixels
on the
screen
by half
so if
you're
off
axis
you can't
really see
it that
well
are they
talking
about
some
nonsense
like
that
not
I mean
I'm not
up on
what their
recommendations
are
me
either
it seems
weird
there's
always a
physical
divider
between
voting
machines
well
that's
what I
that's
what I
remembered
you know
it's not
like we're
elbow to
elbow
having
yeah it's
not like
a
urinal
exactly
you
have
more
privacy
in there
than you
do
the
urinal
at
quick
trip
oh
that's
hilarious
that's
hilarious
we'll
see
we've
got
we've
got
the
midterms
coming
up
in
November
and
I
know
that
this
is
said
more
and
more
every
time
but
this
is
one
of
those
elections
that
is
probably
more
important
than
any
election
we've
had
in
the
history
up
to
this
point
and
in
the
history
of
our
country
yep
in
the
history
of
our
country
this
is
going
to be
the
most
important
so
we'll
see
but
I
personally
will
continue
to do
mail-in
voting
and
I
will
do
whatever
I
can
to
lend
my
voice
to
be
proactive
about
making
sure
that
doesn't
get
shut
down
which
is
what
the
federal
government
is
currently
trying
to
do
you
know
the
whole
voter
rolls
everything
is
being
up
in
the
courts
right
now
the
USPS
is
not
supposed
to
allow
even
a
even
if
I
request
it
if
my
name
doesn't
wind
up
on
some
national
damn
database
they're
not
supposed
to
deliver
my
mail-in
ballot
to
me
and
of
course
that
this
back
and
forth
man
one
court
said
we're
going
to
shut
that
shit
down
then
it
got
appealed
then
the
appeals
court
said
no
you
can
you
can
continue
to
do
that
while
this
plays
out
in
court
and
I'm
like
why
because
anybody
that knows
anything
about the
constitution
this
this is
illegal
this is
against
the
constitution
what
they're
attempting
to do
so
I will
always be
a proponent
of
mail-in
voting
it's just
that is a
hill I'll
die on
all right
well
you have
anything else
to add
no
I just
vote
and
I'm
pretty sure
my ballot
is counted
man
yeah
that's
good enough
for me
you ever
think
you ever
think
about
doing
mail-in
voting
or you
just
prefer
going
there
in
person
I
don't
I mean
I guess
if they
sent me
a ballot
I would
just
fill it
out
and
return
it
but
really
there's
never
a line
in
Brookfield
so
it's
not that
difficult
it's
three
miles
away
the
last
time
I
went
down
there
which
would
have
been
sometime
between
2010
and
2015
there
was
a
line
I
mean
it
wasn't
a
long
line
but
it
wasn't
like
I
just
walked
in
and
you
know
didn't
have
to
stand
there
for
I
think
I
had to
wait
about
10
minutes
before
I
walk
up
to
the
lady
where
they
can
never
find
me
in
the
damn
voter
roll
book
I
don't
know
why
I
am
registered
I'm
on
the
list
I'm
probably
on
multiple
lists
but
I
am
on
that
list
but
every
single
time
I
never
had
this
problem
in
Benninghill
County
but
in
Tiff
County
every
single
time
it's
five
minutes
of
them
searching
for
my
name
and
they've
got
my
driver's
license
they
can
see
but
can
they
I
don't
know
it's
usually
some
person
not
being
an
ageist
but
it's
usually
somebody
that's
85
years
or
older
yeah
they're
the
only
ones
who
have
time
to
sit
in
the
elections
place
my
mother's
one
of
those
oh
really
yeah
she
works
every
election
like
it's
like
it's
her
retirement
plan
hey
why
not
why
not
better
things
to do
that's
why
yeah
that's
true
all right
everybody
well that's
gonna be
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104
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