If I were to march into a crowded lobby tomorrow morning and spontaneously open fire on random civilians, I'd be a terrorist. You believe that don't you?
This is why the US is fucked up. Hmm? The US? Looks back at the GP....
Wow, two sentences later:
Tomorrow I could be Canada's most wanted. Hooray for US bashing trolls getting Insightful mods!
That's simply not true. Because you live in the US, you *will* be involved in gun-related violence at some point in your life. All Americans are victims of gun crime at some point. I was almost shot in the foot by my father once when we were deer hunting. Does that count?
The UK may have its faults, but I'd rather live here than in the US, where you've got a policeman training his gun on you wherever you go, ready to shoot and kill you at a moment's notice. You're kidding, right?
First of all, there are armed police in the UK. Granted, most police don't carry guns, but there are specific armed units, as well as regular officers who are authorized to carry firearms. And, it's not like they have never used them improperly. There's an interesting list of police shootings on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom#Controversial_shootings.
Secondly, where do you get your information on police having guns drawn and trained on people at all times? I live in Detroit. Arguably the most dangerous city in the US. I was a student at Michigan State University during the riots in the late 90s. I often pass 4+ cop cars on the way to work, an 11 mile drive (almost 18 km). I have *never* seen a police officer with their gun drawn. Never.
Your post should not be modded Insightful. You, sir, are a troll. I would mod you myself, but I felt it necessary to respond to the post, rather than modding you as you should be.
That depends on how the toaster is broken. If the lever is broken and doesn't properly eject the pop tarts, you could be left with a pretty large fire shooting out of your toaster, as pop tart frosting is notoriously flammable.
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First of all, there are armed police in the UK. Granted, most police don't carry guns, but there are specific armed units, as well as regular officers who are authorized to carry firearms. And, it's not like they have never used them improperly. There's an interesting list of police shootings on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom#Controversial_shootings.
Secondly, where do you get your information on police having guns drawn and trained on people at all times? I live in Detroit. Arguably the most dangerous city in the US. I was a student at Michigan State University during the riots in the late 90s. I often pass 4+ cop cars on the way to work, an 11 mile drive (almost 18 km). I have *never* seen a police officer with their gun drawn. Never.
Your post should not be modded Insightful. You, sir, are a troll. I would mod you myself, but I felt it necessary to respond to the post, rather than modding you as you should be.
That depends on how the toaster is broken. If the lever is broken and doesn't properly eject the pop tarts, you could be left with a pretty large fire shooting out of your toaster, as pop tart frosting is notoriously flammable.