A schizophrenic is not necessarily in full control of themselves at all times. Kelly Thomas mey have not been in a state of mind to apply simple logic like that.
Police officers are given a huge amount of power in our society. Therefore they have to be held to a high standard of accountability for their (ab)use of that power. This is a situation where 5 people armed with tasers and clubs beat a mentally ill homeless man to death and nobody felt empowered to intervene. In fact, if certain members of the legal professions had their way it would have been illegal to video the incident. Then the only record that would have existed would have been the word of the 5 officers.
I'm not one of those "Fuk da police" idiots. The majority of police officers are good honest people who do an extremely difficult job but there are a few bad apples that ruin the image of all. And unfortunately the culture of "Protect our own" serves to make all look complicit in the crimes of the few.
Personally I believe that very serving officer should carry a shoulder cam on their rig, streaming to an online storage site with the camera being on and transmitting being a condition of their authority.
The technology exists. And after all, if they're innocent they have nothing to hide.
I agree that 1-3 were a terrible disappointment. They were a perfect opportunity to paint a horrific personal slide as an idealistic young man with the galaxy laid out before him becomes everything he hates becuase of hubris.
Instead we got Meesa, younglings and _every_ lightsaber duel ending with hands chopped off. Screw you Lucas. I could have eaten a bowl of alphabet soup and shat a better plot than that.
Let it go. Star Wars isn't your baby any more. Your combination of control freakery and abuse have destroyed any love that might have once existed for you. Go back to counting your huge pile of money - we all know that's all you're capable of loving now.
You've obvoiusly never dealt with a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
They don't need to tell you they're hungry - they're always hungry. When they destroy your kitchen they're hungry AND bored.
You can explain till the cows come home that you don't want him destroying your furniture. The second your back is turned it all reverts to the natural state of any unattended item in the presence of a Staffie - a chew toy.
As for teaching them to cross roads safely, good luck. My parents kept Staffies for about 30 years until they got sick of the heartbreak of them getting out the garden and being killed by a car. Generations of selective breeding have created a truly fearless animal - they simply cannot comprehend that something could hurt them so they never learn caution.
But well trained and properly treated they can be some of the most loving, loyal dogs on the planet. And that's why we keep them despite all the above.
It also controls for people who are going to fall on the floor and scream like a little girl the first time they feel the weight of the armour on their back muscles...
Against a piercing weapon like an arrow, bolt or war pick chainmail is just a whole load of holes held together by wire. You'd be better off not wearing it at all - you'd at least have a chance of dodging behind cover.
So in the argument of oath vs conscience you're definately on the side of oath then I guess.
Once you've given your word you have no right to change your mind no matter what the circumstances?
And if a superior officer orders you to open fire on unarmed civillians your choice is...?
If you have a refugee camp of 380,000 people ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadaab ) then "location on the other side of the hill" is a slightly trickier logistical issue than you are painting it.
"You don't pay for the DVD disk, you pay to see the movie"
Die. That's the kind of "Licensing" bullshit that the media business have been trying to force on us for years. If I buy a DVD, I buy a DVD. If you're saying I'm licensing the right to see the movie then I demand the licensing company send me a replacement DVD every time my copy gets a scratch.
Barely 18. UK law was changed to be in line with American (thanks Tony) so images of half-naked 16 year olds are illegal. You can bang one (though not marry her w/o her folks' consent) just don't keep any... souveniers.
The Scum had to go back through their archives and redact half their page 3 girls cos' they were usually 17.
Yeah. When it's just swords and axes the poor sod on the recieving end has a chance to defend themselves (however slim that might be). Plus, the person doing the killing has to watch them die.
Some 100-lb toothpick pressing a button and killing hundreds of people who are just numbers to him is not progress.
That's the reason for that yellow hatching that's appearing on a lot of roundabouts that have congestion issues. You don't enter the box junction until your exit is clear.
It's an obvious attempt at a chilling effect to destroy the site. I very much doubt that the idea to do this came from the plaintiff - the American legal profession will have been searching for an excuse to get a ruling against this site and now they've found a jurisdiction and willing shill.
This is an attempt to put a precedent into law. The next step will be massive numbers of lawsuits against everything under the sun, clogging up the legal system to the point where they can say "Look, put in a DCMA-style takedown system and we won't have to bother you anymore". Some judge tired of hearing these cases will start the ball rolling. At that point we may as well just hand UK internet over to the MPA.
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A schizophrenic is not necessarily in full control of themselves at all times. Kelly Thomas mey have not been in a state of mind to apply simple logic like that.
Police officers are given a huge amount of power in our society. Therefore they have to be held to a high standard of accountability for their (ab)use of that power. This is a situation where 5 people armed with tasers and clubs beat a mentally ill homeless man to death and nobody felt empowered to intervene. In fact, if certain members of the legal professions had their way it would have been illegal to video the incident. Then the only record that would have existed would have been the word of the 5 officers.
I'm not one of those "Fuk da police" idiots. The majority of police officers are good honest people who do an extremely difficult job but there are a few bad apples that ruin the image of all. And unfortunately the culture of "Protect our own" serves to make all look complicit in the crimes of the few. Personally I believe that very serving officer should carry a shoulder cam on their rig, streaming to an online storage site with the camera being on and transmitting being a condition of their authority. The technology exists. And after all, if they're innocent they have nothing to hide.
Are you trying to suggest that Apple is more evil than Microsoft? Heresy! Beware, hordes of Mactards will descend and burn your house down.
In the fluff the yellow training sabres don't cut through things - though they do sting like hell.
There were elements of what the story could have been, but it was a pale shadow of how Anakin's slide could have been portrayed.
And I was beginning to wonder if I'd been too subtle with that one. Thank you.
I agree that 1-3 were a terrible disappointment. They were a perfect opportunity to paint a horrific personal slide as an idealistic young man with the galaxy laid out before him becomes everything he hates becuase of hubris.
Instead we got Meesa, younglings and _every_ lightsaber duel ending with hands chopped off. Screw you Lucas. I could have eaten a bowl of alphabet soup and shat a better plot than that.
Let it go. Star Wars isn't your baby any more. Your combination of control freakery and abuse have destroyed any love that might have once existed for you. Go back to counting your huge pile of money - we all know that's all you're capable of loving now.
You've obvoiusly never dealt with a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
They don't need to tell you they're hungry - they're always hungry. When they destroy your kitchen they're hungry AND bored.
You can explain till the cows come home that you don't want him destroying your furniture. The second your back is turned it all reverts to the natural state of any unattended item in the presence of a Staffie - a chew toy.
As for teaching them to cross roads safely, good luck. My parents kept Staffies for about 30 years until they got sick of the heartbreak of them getting out the garden and being killed by a car. Generations of selective breeding have created a truly fearless animal - they simply cannot comprehend that something could hurt them so they never learn caution.
But well trained and properly treated they can be some of the most loving, loyal dogs on the planet. And that's why we keep them despite all the above.
It also controls for people who are going to fall on the floor and scream like a little girl the first time they feel the weight of the armour on their back muscles...
Against a piercing weapon like an arrow, bolt or war pick chainmail is just a whole load of holes held together by wire. You'd be better off not wearing it at all - you'd at least have a chance of dodging behind cover.
In the UK unemplyment benefit us roughly £50 per week.
Sub humans have been created - we call them Creationists...
So in the argument of oath vs conscience you're definately on the side of oath then I guess.
Once you've given your word you have no right to change your mind no matter what the circumstances?
And if a superior officer orders you to open fire on unarmed civillians your choice is...?
If you have a refugee camp of 380,000 people ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadaab ) then "location on the other side of the hill" is a slightly trickier logistical issue than you are painting it.
"You don't pay for the DVD disk, you pay to see the movie"
Die. That's the kind of "Licensing" bullshit that the media business have been trying to force on us for years. If I buy a DVD, I buy a DVD. If you're saying I'm licensing the right to see the movie then I demand the licensing company send me a replacement DVD every time my copy gets a scratch.
Or cars?
Barely 18. UK law was changed to be in line with American (thanks Tony) so images of half-naked 16 year olds are illegal. You can bang one (though not marry her w/o her folks' consent) just don't keep any... souveniers.
The Scum had to go back through their archives and redact half their page 3 girls cos' they were usually 17.
I'd say it was of concern to that 1 or 2 people. And the 150 per person friend group.
Wars are generally two memes trying to wipe each other out by destroying the other's hosts.
Yeah. When it's just swords and axes the poor sod on the recieving end has a chance to defend themselves (however slim that might be). Plus, the person doing the killing has to watch them die.
Some 100-lb toothpick pressing a button and killing hundreds of people who are just numbers to him is not progress.
That's the reason for that yellow hatching that's appearing on a lot of roundabouts that have congestion issues. You don't enter the box junction until your exit is clear.
"Military power isn't worth shit in this age."
Orly? Tell that to a world that spends $1.2 x 10^9 a year on the millitary.
It's an obvious attempt at a chilling effect to destroy the site. I very much doubt that the idea to do this came from the plaintiff - the American legal profession will have been searching for an excuse to get a ruling against this site and now they've found a jurisdiction and willing shill.
This is an attempt to put a precedent into law. The next step will be massive numbers of lawsuits against everything under the sun, clogging up the legal system to the point where they can say "Look, put in a DCMA-style takedown system and we won't have to bother you anymore". Some judge tired of hearing these cases will start the ball rolling. At that point we may as well just hand UK internet over to the MPA.
Really? Because that's basically what's happened in the media business here.
I'm guessing RIAA would want you to dump _everything_ and start again. Buying it all anew from iTunes or the like.
Back in the real world however...