Originally posted by Alpha CentauriThat's also a terrible waste of taxpayers money. Any more than 2 bullets doesn't heighten the odds reasonably enough.
Example.The Brazilian on the train. The cops had every right to subdue and detain the man.
Shoot him eight times in the head when he was secured? No.
-AC
Originally posted by inimalistI don't know...it just seems one of those things, you know? Run away when a mad bull chases you, don't accept nude pics of Rosie O'Donnell and get on your stomach when a crazy cop tells you to. The three things every human being knows.
lol, they didn't before apparently...I didn't put it that clearly though
Then there's that whole thing of standing up for a belief and willingly getting trodden upon, by a police officer/bull/Rosie O'Donell. It's the principle standing up for your legal rights and not taking shit from someone, just because they have a taser and a car with blue lights on.
In the most extreme example, that person is a revolutionary.
Originally posted by chillmeistergenOh, I didn't say it is wrong to do it, it might even be admirable...it's just really, really stupid.
Then there's that whole thing of standing up for a belief and willingly getting trodden upon, by a police officer/bull/Rosie O'Donell. It's the principle standing up for your legal rights and not taking shit from someone, just because they have a taser and a car with blue lights on.In the most extreme example, that person is a revolutionary.
Originally posted by chillmeistergenSO.....reactive and not proactive?
No they're not. They have the power to attempt to defuse the threat that is going on at that time, they do not have power to assume and to attack without first asking questions.Police do not have the power to assume when stopping someone for drink driving, that the minute their hands wander to their pockets they must have a weapon. That's not the way it works, assumption is not law enforcement, assumption is idiocy.
Originally posted by BackFireHey, I love freedom as much as the next one, I just love the ability to use it, supported by being not shot, just a little more.
I dunno, I thought there was that whole freedom thing, and such.
There's a time to speak out for freedom, and it's not necessarily when a madman points a gun at you.
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
over exaggarate much?
Not at all. I'm being real, ey. I've dealt with...well...been dealt with by enough cops to know what I'm talking about.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Police do not have the power to assume when stopping someone for drink driving, that the minute their hands wander to their pockets they must have a weapon. That's not the way it works, assumption is not law enforcement, assumption is idiocy.
Oh, that is the way it works. Cops have so much discretion, that assumption is arguably law enforcement. A few years ago, I got stopped because my tags were expired, so I reached into my glove-compartment to get my registration and when I turned around the ****er was pointing a gun at my head porque he though I was reaching for a piece.