Killer as hero

[jaybird18c 22]

32 minutes ago, wmw999 said:

Move on. And, consider that maybe putting two and two together doesn't always mean the answer is four, because it's not really just two and two -- we interpret facts and turn them into stories that make sense to us. It's on us to get enough facts to figure out the difference between our comfortable story and what actually happened.

Wendy P.

You sound like the cop who pulls you over for speeding. You admit to it and apologize. Everybody knows it was wrong. He hands you a ticket, but then feels the need to proceed to give you a five minute lecture on just how dangerous speeding is. Thank you.

Edited December 27, 2024 by jaybird18c

[kallend 2,026]

1 hour ago, jaybird18c said:

You sound like the cop who pulls you over for speeding. You admit to it and apologize. Everybody knows it was wrong. He hands you a ticket, but then feels the need to proceed to give you a five minute lecture on just how dangerous speeding is. Thank you.

They do that quite deliberately.  If you think about it you'll realise why.

[jaybird18c 22]

Just now, kallend said:

They do that quite deliberately.  If you think about it you'll realise why.

I did think about it. I didn’t dispute the fact that they do it intentionally. I even said thank you. I’m just stating what it felt like. I even appreciate your condescension. Merry Christmas!

[billvon 2,989]

2 hours ago, jaybird18c said:

You sound like the cop who pulls you over for speeding. You admit to it and apologize. Everybody knows it was wrong. He hands you a ticket, but then feels the need to proceed to give you a five minute lecture on just how dangerous speeding is. Thank you.

Good for the cop being willing to take the time to actually make roads safer, rather than just be a ticket dispenser.

Any skydiver who has ever been Burked will appreciate that approach.

[jaybird18c 22]

6 minutes ago, billvon said:

Good for the cop being willing to take the time to actually make roads safer, rather than just be a ticket dispenser.

Any skydiver who has ever been Burked will appreciate that approach.

I’d rather he just give me a professional courtesy warning like he usually does and move on.

[wmw999 2,439]

2 hours ago, jaybird18c said:

I’d rather he just give me a professional courtesy warning like he usually does and move on.

Ah — equal protection. Frankly, I hate that. Laws should be laws, and discretion shouldn’t only apply to people just like you. Situational, not personal  

Wendy P. 

[normiss 798]

Just now, wmw999 said:

Ah — equal protection. Frankly, I hate that. Laws should be laws, and discretion shouldn’t only apply to people just like you.

Wendy P. 

A large portion of black folks get their own version of courtesy warnings when interacting with cops.

Seems to be part of the institutional racism America "doesn't have".

[billvon 2,989]

3 hours ago, jaybird18c said:

I’d rather he just give me a professional courtesy warning like he usually does and move on. 

Of course.  And being a white straight male, you will usually get that.

But if he does give you a ticket, I'd rather have him give you that professional warning as well.

[jakee 1,489]

5 hours ago, jaybird18c said:

I did think about it. I didn’t dispute the fact that they do it intentionally. I even said thank you. I’m just stating what it felt like. 

So you were giving Wendy a complement?

[jaybird18c 22]

32 minutes ago, billvon said:

Of course.  And being a white straight male, you will usually get that.

But if he does give you a ticket, I'd rather have him give you that professional warning as well.

I’m a Fire Captain. I work with them on the streets. It’s not racist. It’s what I said. Professional courtesy. I’m sorry if that upsets you. 

[jakee 1,489]

3 hours ago, jaybird18c said:

I’d rather he just give me a professional courtesy warning like he usually does and move on.

Usually? Sounds like you're throwing the courtesy back in his face  and you really should be ticketed for habitually driving like a dick, no?

[jaybird18c 22]

Just now, jakee said:

Usually? Sounds like you're throwing the courtesy back in his face  and you really should be ticketed for habitually driving like a dick, no?

Woulda, coulda, shoulda…but I won’t. You mad?

[jaybird18c 22]

3 minutes ago, jakee said:

Usually? Sounds like you're throwing the courtesy back in his face  and you really should be ticketed for habitually driving like a dick, no?

Life is so unfair. 

[normiss 798]

Fucking white people.

[jaybird18c 22]

7 minutes ago, normiss said:

Fucking white people.

Seriously! :)

Wait…my black friends do the same thing…so do the cops. But yeah! You’re right. Racism…everywhere!! 

[billvon 2,989]

40 minutes ago, jaybird18c said:

I’m a Fire Captain. I work with them on the streets. It’s not racist.

I didn't say it was.  Statistically you are FAR more likely to get "just a warning" from a cop if you are white.  Especially from cops who claim there's no racism on the force.

[tkhayes 348]

On 12/16/2024 at 2:18 PM, SkyDekker said:

There is no doubt in my mind that Trump will use an Executive Order declaring changes to the interpretation of the 14th Amendment.

That will be challenged in court and will eventually end up in front of SCOTUS. I think it is very likely SCOTUS will take on the case, considering the last ruling on this Amendment was in the late 1800's. It is very conceivable SCOTUS will take a very narrow reading of the qualifier in question. I give it 80/20 odds that SCOTUS will rule birthright citizenship does not exists for children born to parents who are both non-citizens.

The real question is if they will go out of their way to find a path to make that retroactive.

The actual issue becomes…. To which country do you deport US born citizens?  Why would those countries accept people who are citizens of another country?

the fall of birth right citizenship is not going to happen because it is unenforceable at any level

just another trump lie and failed campaign promise that he can blame on the deep state

[nigel99 466]

1 hour ago, normiss said:

Fucking white people.

Funnily enough my daughter is a child protection case worker and she now avoids working with whites due to their attitudes. She loves working with the remote communities and the indigenous people.

[jaybird18c 22]

28 minutes ago, nigel99 said:

Funnily enough my daughter is a child protection case worker and she now avoids working with whites due to their attitudes. She loves working with the remote communities and the indigenous people.

Well THAT certainly is racist!

[nigel99 466]

40 minutes ago, jaybird18c said:

Well THAT certainly is racist!

The vast majority of white people who require intervention by child protection are druggies, ignorant and extremely abusive and think they know the law.

Having to deal with some Karen who is refusing to allow her kid to be vaccinated because of Faucci and 5G, or the 14-16 year olds running away from home because the parents won’t let them smoke pot or drink. 

Or you can deal with situations where people don’t have the skills and knowledge on how to parent effectively and are desperate for help and guidance. Look into the effects of the stolen generation in Australia and you quickly see the lasting damage that was done. 

Australia has its equivalent of idiotic MAGA nuts, ignorant, racist, scream about immigrants etc and yet live off the state handouts while smoking crack.

[jaybird18c 22]

17 minutes ago, nigel99 said:

The vast majority of white people who require intervention by child protection are druggies, ignorant and extremely abusive and think they know the law.

Having to deal with some Karen who is refusing to allow her kid to be vaccinated because of Faucci and 5G, or the 14-16 year olds running away from home because the parents won’t let them smoke pot or drink. 

Or you can deal with situations where people don’t have the skills and knowledge on how to parent effectively and are desperate for help and guidance. Look into the effects of the stolen generation in Australia and you quickly see the lasting damage that was done. 

Australia has its equivalent of idiotic MAGA nuts, ignorant, racist, scream about immigrants etc and yet live off the state handouts while smoking crack.

Are you trying to justify the racism?

[nigel99 466]

33 minutes ago, jaybird18c said:

Are you trying to justify the racism?

Are you triggered that trailer trash white people can be worse people than non whites who come from disadvantaged backgrounds?

[wmw999 2,439]

2 minutes ago, nigel99 said:

Are you triggered that trailer trash white people can be worse people than non whites who come from disadvantaged backgrounds?

To be fair, most “trailer trash” come from backgrounds that are disadvantaged, too

Wendy P. 

[jaybird18c 22]

5 minutes ago, wmw999 said:

To be fair, most “trailer trash” come from backgrounds that are disadvantaged, too

Wendy P. 

Is “trailer trash” appropriate and not considered racist or offensive in leftist vernacular? 

[wmw999 2,439]

Not really, but I was quoting

Wendy P.