I always wondered what’s the difference between trolling and stating your opinion
You always wondered that, huh?
yup
Well. Good on ya.
It’s not an accusation. It’s an observation.
Yeah, right. Lasted a measly 15 minutes.
I wouldn’t say that you are wasting your time. According to Mark Twain, you’re making your opponents look like fools.
Why don’t you tell us, Facebook Jailbait Junkie?
That is not my intent. They do that on their own. I admire Twain a lot. Here’s one of his quotes: “It ain’t what people think that matters; it’s what they know for sure that just ain’t so.” I never said my time was being wasted. It’s up to the reader to decide who’s time I refer to.
My observations don’t rate, apparently. I respect the views of others. I try to learn from them, and often do. I could easily lie, I admit. That I don’t is a personal choice. I have nothing to hide and am as honest as it is wise to be. And often more so, as when I warn of the NSA, FBI, and other "guardians " of the people’s interests. I’m not creative. But I value truth more than some, here, can possibly know.
Are your wearing your spandex outfit Mr. Super Hero? I picture you standing on a hilltop with the wind blowing your cape as you recite the statement above.
You might value truth more than some here but you certainly don’t know how to use it. Using a broad brush to paint a bad image of thousands of people based on your limited viewpoint is not only irresponsible but downright stupid.
If I’m using a broad brush it 's because it’s a big house I’m painting. Use whatever size brush you want. Or just stand back and criticize my work.
You might investigate the definitions of “data” and “anecdote”.
About that:
I’m sure there are other threads similar to this but in general American cops are more aggressive and more easier for them to arrest you for any thing.
The American cops look more uptight and serious where cops in Europe and other first world countries are more relax and friendlier.
I think this has to do with police mentality that police academy and coworkers teach that everyone is a suspect and dangerous.And we are cops not your friend.
Other thing is police academy and department policy in the US teach the police to use has much force to get the person under control.Where in Europe use little force needed.
An example would be guy not putting his hand behind is back but not resisting arrest or moving away but standing still.In the US they would teaser you or slam you down to ground. Use has much force to get the person under control.Where in Europe they where talk to you .
If they come up on a a suspicious vehicle ,suspicious person ,person smoking drugs in vehicle or the park normally the police academy and department policy is to everyone is a suspect and dangerous thus person must be handcuffed and detained or be sitting on the ground.If you do not comply they will teaser you or slam you down to ground.This war on drugs and use has much force to get the person under control victimize the non drug users caught in drug war or non violent drug offenders.
An example you at the grocery store in parking lot well your girlfriend is gone in shopping.Some one calls in suspicious vehicle.Or you go to pick up a friend from a house and you are siting in your vehicle.Some one calls in a suspicious vehicle or thinking there is drug deal in front of their house.Or you with your girlfriend or friends in parking lot or at the park chatting and some one calls in a suspicious vehicle or thinking there is drug deal.
I understand cops have right to make sure you have no weapons on you more so if you in high crime area or the ghetto , but with out the cop seeing drugs in the car or the caller that is calling 911 a suspicious vehicle seeing the drugs the police they have no probable cause for searching the vehicle.You can roll up your window and say get court order for vehicle search.The cops can look through the window but cannot enter.
The probable cause only apply to your house and car but not on your self.
Some states by law you have to give the cop ID (identify yourself to the police when required ) and other states you can refuse.But I see too many people getting arrested for not showing the officer the ID.
But I see the war on drugs and use has much force to get the person under control victimize the non drug users or non violent drug users in ways I talked about above.If a cop rolls up on a suspicious vehicle and bit aggressive wanting you to be handcuffed and detained or sitting on the ground and you don’t comply in speedy seconds of stress out cop or aggressive cop find the cop teaser you or slam you down to ground.Than find your self getting a resist arrest charge and disobey lawful order charge.
Also some cops are finding loophole of filming cops in public ( making arrest) of the wiretapping laws Bush when he was in power of wiretapping and been cases of people doing prison time.For filming cops in public under the Bush wiretapping laws in some states.
Other loophole holes is interfering of crime scene.Some just don’t like you there and will say get back ( meaning 50 or 100 feet) Where some cops are cool with 20 feet they just don’t want you there at all.
That least of problems with cops least days.
Columbia,SC Police Chief Says No recording In Public Building
I might, but I know these. Are most of you cyborgs, or what ? I’m aware of technopeople’s objection to personal experience in favor of scientific fact. I like both and know the distinction.
Thanks for explaining how police-work is done in civilized cultures. That’s all I want; for police to serve the public, not shake us down on hunches or by profiling, which every police force in America denies doing, but undeniably does. In the 60’s all one needed to be pulled-over was long hair. Or too much pigment, or a thousand other arbitrary reasons.
Nobody has mentioned the death-by-nightstick choking recently in the news. Wonder why ? I won’t mention where; if you don’t know, you don’t care. There’s not a lot of human compassion among ye enlightened, learned, men and women of science. You know, compassion is not antithetical to science.
The prison industrial complex has become large and needs to justify its existence. All the public and private sector employees need to find and invent as much crime as possible to justify why they should still exist in the numbers they exist. Plus each arrest/conviction leads to tons of fines, court costs, asset seizures, etc. which keep the bloated system running. Something like 40% of men have been arrested by the age of 23. We’ve criminalized mental illness, youthful stupidity, bad decisions, drug use, etc. What else is left really (aside from revenue enhancing traffic cameras)?
This also reminds me of something I read in Eric Haney’s book when he was helping train counterterrorism forces in central america. He kept trying to tell the soldiers down there then when you abuse, exploit and terrorize the public you create more terrorists and rebels than you take off the street. He said most soldiers didn’t really grasp this concept. It seems (to a much lesser degree, you can’t compare 21st century US vs 1980s central america) like we are doing the same here. Cops are becoming more militant and callous, more concerned with quantity of arrests/convictions rather than quality, turning more and more of the public into criminals by criminalizing society, etc.
It is creating a cultural wedge that makes people not feel comfortable around cops. If cops are insular, callous, aggressive and militant plus almost everyone is a criminal then why cooperate?
First, there are no bad dogs. That’s an opinion. There are quite a lot of bad people. Again, opinion. I don’t “base” my original contention that police powers are run-amuck on my limited viewpoint, only, but rather upon a vast body of data that exists and which you are as able to access as am I. I’m dogged for lack of citing. Do your own homework. Read your own newspaper, books, etc.
If imagining me in Spandex works for you, who am I to object ?
I know there are many thousands of honorable, professional and caring police. I respect them greatly. But there are too many to whom the power goes to their heads and who are a disgrace to the good cops and a blight in society and are busily creating more crime than they prevent. I didn’t think this needed saying, but it must have, judging by the reaction that I’m being unreasonable.