# Pitting PKBites **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 4, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075 "2021-09-04T00:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/142 "2022-01-02T00:18:34Z")
I’m waiting for, ‘Do you know how much it hurts us to shoot a civilian? Recoil is a bitch.’ ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/143 "2022-01-02T15:55:59Z")
> [@Latimera](#): > > Or so he says. He could also be some asshole living in his parents basement. I object to this. There are plenty of good folks who live with their parents. Why insult them with the comparison? ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/144 "2022-01-03T03:30:43Z")
#basement lives matter… ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/145 "2022-01-03T03:36:36Z")
The impression I get is that pkbites would shoot a baby in the face (“I thought that bottle was a gun.”) if it meant he could justify that it saved a cop’s life. After all, a cop’s life is infinitely more valuable than a civilian’s . . . and who knows what that baby was concealing under that blanket. Can’t take chances. ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/146 "2022-01-03T03:41:14Z")
I laughed! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/147 "2022-01-03T03:46:44Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > and who knows what that baby was concealing under that blanket. That diaper was loaded ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/148 "2022-01-03T04:05:00Z")
Sure, but it was just a peashooter. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/149 "2022-10-10T19:06:29Z")
Pittee uses a sexist term over in this thread: > [@Is there a conspiracy behind some of the school shooting threats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-conspiracy-behind-some-of-the-school-shooting-threats/972953): > > According to this NPR story, [False calls about active school shooters are rising. They follow an odd pattern : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/07/1127242702/false-calls-about-active-shooters-at-schools-are-up-why?fbclid=IwAR1KBOLX9zQk7GpvN6S6NCNNj23SrnkaO-T7_x3d_p98jJLhEiGPKbgbud8), There seems to be a pattern to some of the hoax school shooting calls, showing that they are organized and come from Africa. Do you really think this is a thing and, if so, to what purpose? My favorite part is he wants to call the crimj system “pussy juice” but has to censor it. Was his fainting couch not nearby? And he doesn’t think that term is sexist at all. Uh, what? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/150 "2022-10-10T19:18:36Z")
> [@Is there a conspiracy behind some of the school shooting threats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-conspiracy-behind-some-of-the-school-shooting-threats/972953/9): > > It’s not sexist at all. We get these judges that run on a “law and order” platform then hand down wimpy sentences to people that need the hammer dropped on them. It’s been moderated. Claiming that it’s not sexist is delusional beyond belief. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/151 "2022-10-10T19:23:21Z")
He even added a word to remove any (im)plausible deniability. No pretending he thought the word referenced cats or unusual words. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/152 "2022-10-10T19:32:41Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > It’s been moderated. Claiming that it’s not sexist is delusional beyond belief. Technically “pussy” meaning cowardly comes from pusillanimous. Which is a great defense until you follow it up with “juice”. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/153 "2022-10-10T19:39:51Z")
I’m more offended that a cop calls our justice system “pussy juice”. It’s more than obvious that he hates our system. Makes me wonder why he’s even a part of it. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/154 "2022-10-10T19:43:57Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Technically “pussy” meaning cowardly comes from pusillanimous. Which is a great defense until you follow it up with “juice”. I would like to see a cite for that. That’s the word I use to help me remember what “pusillanimous” means, but that “pussy” in the sense of coward derives from that I do not believe is established, just coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/155 "2022-10-10T19:45:44Z")
The cite below agrees with you. [https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=24012#:~:text=There’s%20a%20plausible%20and%20well,development%20of%20pussy%20%3D%20female%20genitals](https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=24012#:~:text=There's%20a%20plausible%20and%20well,development%20of%20pussy%20%3D%20female%20genitals) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/156 "2022-10-10T19:52:36Z")
Ah, thanks! That is originally where I read the refutation of the pusillanimous-\>pussy etymology years back. I probably even posted it here at some point, as it feels familiar, but with middle age, my memories trend impressionistic. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/157 "2022-10-10T20:10:47Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > It’s more than obvious that he hates our system. Makes me wonder why he’s even a part of it. I work with a lot of ex-cops at my work (most of our fraud investigators are former police) and it seems pretty universal that cops have a low opinion of the justice system. And while I don’t agree, I understand. If a large part of your job is catching bad guys, and you see them often walking around on the street afterward (and sometimes have to arrest the same people over and over again for the same crimes) then you might get bitter about it after awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/158 "2022-10-10T21:45:48Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > And while I don’t agree, I understand. If a large part of your job is catching bad guys, and you see them often walking around on the street afterward (and sometimes have to arrest the same people over and over again for the same crimes) then you might get bitter about it after awhile. Or you could get better at gathering evidence before or after arresting people. If such evidence actually exists outside the bigoted imagination of the cop. I live in an area where a lot of cops live. And a lot more families that have cops (siblings, cousins, nephews, uncles, etc.). The cops predominately work in diverse jurisdictions and live in very non-diverse ones. From my experience it seems like if you spend 15 minutes talking to a cop or a family member, you will get some flavor of “but THEY are all cockroaches, they just haven’t all been nailed yet” and then everyone nodding in agreement or looking sheepish. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/159 "2022-10-10T21:46:51Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > From my experience it seems like if you spend 15 minutes talking to a cop or a family member, you will get some flavor of “but THEY are all cockroaches, they just haven’t all been nailed yet” and then everyone nodding in agreement or looking sheepish. Yeah, like I said, it seems to be pretty universal. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/160 "2022-10-10T22:21:08Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > Or you could get better at gathering evidence before or after arresting people. If such evidence actually exists outside the bigoted imagination of the cop. Except his problem is that the sentences aren’t harsh enough for those who are found guilty. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075/161 "2022-10-11T02:25:04Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Except his problem is that the sentences aren’t harsh enough for those who are found guilty Found guilty? Not in OUR justice system. It’s all about plea deals. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075.md?page=9)