The Rant, Third Anniversary Edition

[Asia 2,498]

Steve, I promise I'll come next year

I don't have enough off days this year left and coming for 2-4 days is not funny

And I've been nagging my sister to get a visa to travel with me, so who knows what happens

But if you treat me like RK (Rodney King), I'd never come

And I've got an answer on Polish forum about the extension cord too. It would work just fine

[SAT 9,609]

Polish electricity is full of "Poles"...

[Caryh 5,206]

So, according to you, because of what that 1 cop did, that naturally means the other 250,000 other cops in the country are all trained to do that?

Are you out of your mind?

No, but my information comes from other sources where they train cops not to be victims. The training essentially says shoot first ask questions later. Because if you don't shoot first, someone who might be armed will shoot and then you won't be asking any questions. They're not training police to be defensive, they're training them to be offensive and on the attack. This leads to having to shoot first and ask questions later.

[SAT 9,609]

Now looka here Gandalf....

I dunno what kinda Michigan militia academy training your "sources" are citing.

It's not how it is.

Training cops not too be victims, does not entail telling them to shoot first....

At that rate, everybody in America would have been shot by a cop twice in their lives man.

In the worst trained, worst policed countries on the planet, that doesn't happen.

[Caryh 5,206]

Now looka here Gandalf....

I dunno what kinda Michigan militia academy training your "sources" are citing.

It's not how it is.

Training cops not too be victims, does not entail telling them to shoot first....

At that rate, everybody in America would have been shot by a cop twice in their lives man.

In the worst trained, worst policed countries on the planet, that doesn't happen.

The rate that police shoot civilians in the USA is way over what any other first world country has. They kill more in days than other countries do in 20 years.

[SAT 9,609]

There a lotta bad people out there...

[SAT 9,609]

The police in this country has a lot more contact with people.

Example, a couple in Finland fighting, they call a counselor. Here, they call the po po son...

The rate that police shoot civilians in the USA is way over what any other first world country has. They kill more in days than other countries do in 20 years.

And, the criminal element here are armed a lot better than the perpetrator in England...

[Ontarkie 14,364]

Wow this thread is sounding pretty serious!!

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

The police in this country has a lot more contact with people.

Example, a couple in Finland fighting, they call a counselor. Here, they call the po po son...

And, the criminal element here are armed a lot better than the perpetrator in England...

The armed populace is definitely some of the difference and honestly, I think we have a lot more mentally disturbed people than in other countries.

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

I'm busy peeling potatoes for Shepherd's pie tonight. What are you all making?

[Ontarkie 14,364]

I'm busy peeling potatoes for Shepherd's pie tonight. What are you all making?

That sounds good.

I was on skype with my parents so I haven't started anything.

I was hoping that there was enough leftovers from last nights chicken fried pork and the spaghetti and meatballs from a few days ago. Darn kids attacked all the leftovers already.

[Ontarkie 14,364]

The armed populace is definitely some of the difference and honestly, I think we have a lot more mentally disturbed people than in other countries.

I think the stress in the US is much higher then a lot of countries which adds to that number.

[SAT 9,609]

I'm busy peeling potatoes for Shepherd's pie tonight. What are you all making?

BJ's chicken...

The armed populace is definitely some of the difference and honestly, I think we have a lot more mentally disturbed people than in other countries.

I think the stress in the US is much higher then a lot of countries which adds to that number.

I didn't want to discuss this in depth.

You'll just have to take my word for it.

This, I'm an expert.

There's a million reasons.

[SAT 9,609]

This is almost worse than fallopian chat....

Now, can I get back to my goofing around?

[SAT 9,609]

I'm busy peeling potatoes for Shepherd's pie tonight. What are you all making?

Shepherd pic...