>> ^blankfist:

To extend your metaphor, the expensive steak restaurant down the street decided to shove their low quality steak down your throat and charge you for the prime filet mignon. Sure, you weren't hungry and didn't even ask for the steak, but now you have to pay for it. And they want to write down what you've eaten.


But that's not what happened. You moved to California. You got a dog. You weren't forced to do either of those things.

Metaphorically, that's walking into the steakhouse, and ordering a steak, and now you're refusing to pay the price on the menu.

Your reasoning? You think the decor they chose for the restaurant is more expensive than you think it should've been, the heating/cooling system was too expensive, their waiters have health care benefits that you think are too generous, and you think rather than buying their meat from a sustainable farm, they should buy their meat from some factory farm, and therefore you feel you shouldn't be "forced" to pay for things you didn't personally choose.

Except, you chose to come into the steakhouse, and ordered a steak from them...

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

The mere fact that a police officer is present carries the threat of violence.
They don't carry around pepper spray and tazers, batons and guns [with real bullets] for fashion/decoration.
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
When has a cop ever threatened you with violence?




Wait, I was done with comments for now until this. So, a karate master is a threat? Or someone with a car is a threat (On a funny note, the answer to that is yes.) A person with a pit bull is a threat?

Yes, the analogy fits---the fact is most cops don't want to use the top level of violence, even if they can.

This is a link to a cop who is afraid to use force, and shot so many times that his body was unrecognizable. Because, the crazy motherfucker veteran said, "He didn't take charge, that's why I had to kill him." Sad part is, this cop had just been admonished days before for self-defense... He pulled when he felt threatened, but society made sure the next time he died. http://videosift.com/video/Cop-is-killed-by-insane-veteran-shot-until-unrecognizable

There is a balance that needs to be made, but with both sides complaining like politicians, it won't happen in my lifetime.

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

The mere fact that a police officer is present carries the threat of violence.
They don't carry around pepper spray and tazers, batons and guns [with real bullets] for fashion/decoration.
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
When has a cop ever threatened you with violence?



Many private citizens carry guns and pepper spray as well. Do they carry an equal threat of violence?

>> ^blankfist:
When a cop is caught doing bad things (even killing innocent people), there seems to be a "cover up" culture that protects them. It's not always, but mostly.

Mostly? Are you basing that on evidence or intuition?

Yes it happens and it sucks but I'm skeptical that it's over 50% of the time, especially with the number of cameras in society today.

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

The mere fact that a police officer is present carries the threat of violence.
They don't carry around pepper spray and tazers, batons and guns [with real bullets] for fashion/decoration.
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
When has a cop ever threatened you with violence?



That's kind of a ridiculous statement. I know plenty of people who could seriously hurt someone if they chose to (i.e. if they were forced to defend themselves). Does that mean they "carry the threat of violence"? Police are required to enforce the law, by force if necessary. That is their given role in society. Do you wish to strip them of the tools to do that?

Now, don't get me wrong, individual police officers (such as this guy) can be assholes, and in some cases there is even a bad culture in police depts, but that doesn't mean that the institution is inherently flawed. Or do you simply not believe we need a police force?

The mere fact that a police officer is present carries the threat of violence.

They don't carry around pepper spray and tazers, batons and guns [with real bullets] for fashion/decoration.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

When has a cop ever threatened you with violence?

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I'm as big a fan of war as you are of genocide.
Or, maybe you should be quite while the big people talk about grown up things.
Do you deny that Gadhafi was in the process of implementing the genocide he promised to commit?


Sorry, I have a hard time understanding the grown ups when they leave comments like this. Or maybe I should just be quite.

I absolutely love the environmental art. But it feels a bit wasted on mech combat... Downgrades it to decoration.

And then they decorate it with crappy handmade decorations made by kids

I LOVE THAT LITTLE GARLIC CHOPPER! He's everywhere! He wants to decorate everything! He just.... wants! I'm thinking this program might have seriously changed that kid's life.

This vid made me very happy.

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Congratulations on your Ruby Red Barb Decoration.

Excellent.

I sifted this because of this really neat video about projector decoration.

Thanks man! If you're interested, I sifted it. I'll be looking for more from this socal neighbor.

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Jazzhole - Free The Robots

Thank you Shazam iPhone application that identifies songs.>> ^jonny:

I'm digging that music - what is it?