CURRENT EVENTS — NOVEMBER

[UNCMSinLS]

You know those morons will suck this up, probably pay triple what the gun would normally run.

I was at an art festival today. I found some interesting things that I was considering purchasing for Christmas. Went to ask about them and noticed that the guy had a whole section (probably 20% of his space) dedicated to charlie kirk, I put the items back and left. No one's still talking about kirk other than those trying to make a buck off of him.

What blows my mind is when local groups raffle off a gun to help the family of a police officer KILLED BY A GUN.

 

[heelinhell]

Trump seems to be getting more upset that ex-military members of Congress have reminded those in the military that they have a duty to not obey UNLAWFUL orders.

Trump is merely articulating the political philosophy of the highly esteemed ex- President Richard Nixon...

"When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal"

'Crime of serious proportion!' Trump unloads on Dem military vets in midnight 'outburst'

Donald Trump at around midnight had an "outburst" in which he said Democratic military veterans have committed "a crime of serious proportion."Trump took to Truth Social to respond to a video in which several Dem lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds reminded troops about their...

www.rawstory.com

 

[ZZLPHeels]

Watching the video it seems like maybe letting her leave and following her to arrest her might have been an option. I don’t know why she would t get out of the car or why she tried to ease the car away but shooting her is obviously extreme.

They never should have charged this guy in the first place. Seemed like it was clear-cut self defense from day one. Of course the misinformation was once again rampant ("she didn't steal anything, she didn't do anything wrong").

 

[BlooVooDoo]

They never should have charged this guy in the first place. Seemed like it was clear-cut self defense from day one. Of course the misinformation was once again rampant ("she didn't steal anything, she didn't do anything wrong").

For all the whining apologists do when it comes to the dangers of the job, you’d think some might recognize the best way to not have a car moving towards you is to not stand in front of it. His actions contributed to the situation in which he “feared for his life.” Standing in front of the car is not helpful in any way there.

 

[ZZLPHeels]

For all the whining apologists do when it comes to the dangers of the job, you’d think some might recognize the best way to not have a car moving towards you is to not stand in front of it. His actions contributed to the situation in which he “feared for his life.” Standing in front of the car is not helpful in any way there.

While this is true, having a police officer (or any person) standing in front of your car would likely deter 99% of normal people from then shifting that car into drive and driving forward. His fault was assuming that this individual would not be willing to risk her life and the life of her unborn child for some liquor.

 

[BlooVooDoo]

While this is true, having a police officer (or any person) standing in front of your car would likely deter 99% of normal people from then shifting that car into drive and driving forward. His fault was assuming that this individual would not be willing to risk her life and the life of her unborn child for some liquor.

She was barely moving. If she had wanted to injure him, he’d have been learning to walk again instead of justifying why he killed a pregnant woman in his own criminal trial.
She is not at all blameless here, but goddamn if cops don’t regularly set the stage so they can justify beating or shooting people.

 

[finesse]

While I respect the risks LEOs take, their jobs are not all that dangerous and they have much better compensation and benefits than many who do more dangerous jobs. There's also a lot of room (This is mostly on the politicians and leadership) for their jobs to be done better and cheaper.

Being a police officer is a dangerous job, but less so than many other occupations like logging, fishing, or roofing, which have higher fatal injury rates. Police officers face significant risks of both fatal and non-fatal injuries, ranking in the top 20 most dangerous professions, and often face unique hazards like exposure to violence, infectious diseases, and high levels of stress

 

[UNCatTech]

Trump seems to be getting more upset that ex-military members of Congress have reminded those in the military that they have a duty to not obey UNLAWFUL orders.

Trump is merely articulating the political philosophy of the highly esteemed ex- President Richard Nixon...

"When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal"

'Crime of serious proportion!' Trump unloads on Dem military vets in midnight 'outburst'

Donald Trump at around midnight had an "outburst" in which he said Democratic military veterans have committed "a crime of serious proportion."Trump took to Truth Social to respond to a video in which several Dem lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds reminded troops about their...

www.rawstory.com

The cult can see that he obviously wants to be a king. Kings don't have checks and balances. Of course most of the cult wants a king.

 

[UNCatTech]

While this is true, having a police officer (or any person) standing in front of your car would likely deter 99% of normal people from then shifting that car into drive and driving forward. His fault was assuming that this individual would not be willing to risk her life and the life of her unborn child for some liquor.

Interesting. There's often a statement about outlawing guns will mean that only outlaws will have guns. This infers that criminals think differently. Police deal with criminals all the time one would believe that training would make them more aware of how potential criminals would think and possibly react.

From my limited knowledge, if I were in such a situation dealing with a supposed criminal who might not be thinking clearly, there's no way in hell I'm standing in front of a car.

Now I do agree that the person in the car should have just stopped, the outcome had very different potentials of they had. But I also believe this was over reaction from the beginning in this case and the officer didn't make the best choices to mitigate the situation.

There's a reason retailers instruct employees not to go after shoplifters, the value of the potentially stolen items isn't worth the risk.

We often see officers greatly overreact considering the loss and the risk.

 

[ZZLPHeels]

She was barely moving. If she had wanted to injure him, he’d have been learning to walk again instead of justifying why he killed a pregnant woman in his own criminal trial.
She is not at all blameless here, but goddamn if cops don’t regularly set the stage so they can justify beating or shooting people.

She was just getting started. I don't think she wanted to injure him, but I think she wanted to get away and the fact that she put her car in drive and drove directly into a police officer standing in front of her proves that. Hindsight is 20/20, and it is easy to sit back and analyze slow-motion video when you have the benefit of knowing exactly what was going to happen. The people in that situation did not have that luxury.

 

[ZZLPHeels]

While I respect the risks LEOs take, their jobs are not all that dangerous and they have much better compensation and benefits than many who do more dangerous jobs. There's also a lot of room (This is mostly on the politicians and leadership) for their jobs to be done better and cheaper.

Being a police officer is a dangerous job, but less so than many other occupations like logging, fishing, or roofing, which have higher fatal injury rates. Police officers face significant risks of both fatal and non-fatal injuries, ranking in the top 20 most dangerous professions, and often face unique hazards like exposure to violence, infectious diseases, and high levels of stress

The compensation has gotten better, but in many places (particularly in NC) it is still far too low, IMO. Also, it is important to note that the other jobs you listed have high fatality rates due primarily to accidents. I'm not aware of anyone lying in ambush with a gun and picking off roofers or fishermen. For police officers, though, the single most common cause of LODD (aside from the COVID years) is homicide. A police officer is shot, on average, once a day in the United States. Most survive because they are wearing body armor and are decently trained.

 

[finesse]

The compensation has gotten better, but in many places (particularly in NC) it is still far too low, IMO. Also, it is important to note that the other jobs you listed have high fatality rates due primarily to accidents. I'm not aware of anyone lying in ambush with a gun and picking off roofers or fishermen. For police officers, though, the single most common cause of LODD (aside from the COVID years) is homicide. A police officer is shot, on average, once a day in the United States. Most survive because they are wearing body armor and are decently trained.

They made that choice. Roofers and fisherman also don't ride around in air conditioning or risk their lives once or twice a week. They do it almost every time the set foot on the job and almost the whole time they are on it. They also almost never get the freebies and such that cops get.

I get pissed when crooked tradesmen cheat and do a shitty job. I get even more pissed when LEOs abuse the public trust and hide their shame behind the badge. I'd respect their profession and job more if they did.

 

[ZZLPHeels]

They made that choice. Roofers and fisherman also don't ride around in air conditioning or risk their lives once or twice a week. They do it almost every time the set foot on the job and almost the whole time they are on it. They also almost never get the freebies and such that cops get.

I get pissed when crooked tradesmen cheat and do a shitty job. I get even more pissed when LEOs abuse the public trust and hide their shame behind the badge. I'd respect their profession and job more if they did.

They made that choice, and we as a society would be screwed if they did not make that choice. Just because they chose a job where they risk being shot and/or killed does not mean that they should forfeit the protections that come with that job. They made the choice to pursue a dangerous job because they knew that they are allowed to defend themselves and others, per the law. That's part of the deal.

 

[finesse]

They made that choice, and we as a society would be screwed if they did not make that choice. Just because they chose a job where they risk being shot and/or killed does not mean that they should forfeit the protections that come with that job. They made the choice to pursue a dangerous job because they knew that they are allowed to defend themselves and others, per the law. That's part of the deal.

The whole role of law enforcement needs to be revisited. They don't work for society as a whole. They work to keep the powers that be from getting harassed by the lesser people. It's the same slave catcher mentality behind most such organizations. They don't solve crimes. They don't solve problems and they are hugely in equitable in how they act. Their results are getting worse and more expensive and they are becoming increasingly more political in nature.

Btw, about 100 LEOs were killed last year, 40 accidentally,60 feloniously. About 1200 civilians were killed by cops. Sounds like, since such cop death are down over a quarter in the last 25 years, they gotten a lot better at defending and worse at doing their jobs.

 

[ZZLPHeels]

The whole role of law enforcement needs to be revisited. They don't work for society as a whole. They work to keep the powers that be from getting harassed by the lesser people. It's the same slave catcher mentality behind most such organizations. They don't solve crimes. They don't solve problems and they are hugely in equitable in how they act. Their results are getting worse and more expensive and they are becoming increasingly more political in nature.

Btw, about 100 LEOs were killed last year, 40 accidentally,60 feloniously. About 1200 civilians were killed by cops. Sounds like, since such cop death are down over a quarter in the last 25 years, they gotten a lot better at defending and worse at doing their jobs.

They absolutely work for society as a whole. Most of their calls for service come from poor people, in poor neighborhoods. They aren't "serving the rich" by arresting Jed for getting drunk and beating the shit out of his wife again. They aren't "serving the rich" by getting dangerous motorists off of the road during traffic stops. Also, If they don't solve crimes, how do people end up in jail? I highly doubt the jails are full because people just go on down to the courthouse on a whim and turn themselves in.

The fact that police officers were involved in over 1,200 shootings last year just shows how dangerous the job is for them. Civilians don't typically walk around in body armor all day, and most aren't trained in marksmanship under duress. PoliceActivity is full of clips of idiots unloading at cops and then getting killed. Thank goodness that cops are well-equipped and most seem to be able to return fire pretty accurately.