And now for a different take (police related)

[gimmethesimplelife]

I read an attorney's comments online regarding the police brutality de jour in Crawford County, Arkansas yesterday - this being before new victims Teddy Wallace and Tammy Nelson stepped forward - Nelson apparently has video to substantiate her claims - OUCH for Crawford County LOL - and think it's brilliant.

Getting to the point, this attorney stated that cellphone video has not changed policing, only revealed it. Wow! Probably the most intelligent comment period I have heard in years.

Young people need to hear this and potentially evaluate citizenship plans if no concrete changes are made soon - and I personally see few coming.

What's your take on this attorney's comment?

Rob

[Tradd]

Well, have you been spreading the word amongst your fellow certain zip code residents that the US is crap and they need to go back to MX or wherever else they’re from? What has they’re reaction been?

You seem to think that it’s easy as hell to become a citizen of another country. Canada, for example, has pretty specific criteria and a lot of people don’t meet them. All the celebs that say they want to escape to Canada probably wouldn’t meet the criteria.

[iris lilies]

Well, have you been spreading the word amongst your fellow certain zip code residents that the US is crap and they need to go back to MX or wherever else they’re from? What has they’re reaction been?

You seem to think that it’s easy as hell to become a citizen of another country. Canada, for example, has pretty specific criteria and a lot of people don’t meet them. All the celebs that say they want to escape to Canada probably wouldn’t meet the criteria.

Only the celebs who are rich enough might be able to make it to Canada. They were still come to the United States for work because nothing touches the lucrative showbiz in Canada that exists here. I wonder if they would be willing to really reduce their earnings?.

Young people with the right skills, meaning the ones that Canada wants, might make it. The average citizen here, naw.

[bae]

I have been investigating moving to a different country for years now, as I have previously mentioned. It is somewhat tricky…

[Tradd]

I have been investigating moving to a different country for years now, as I have previously mentioned. It is somewhat tricky…

Yet we’re supposed to take everyone who comes through the southern border. MX doesn’t allow people to just waltz on in.

Double standard, anyone?

[iris lilies]

To Rob’s question: sure, cell phone footage has revealed aspects of regular policing via —cell phone footage! That would include the hundreds of thousands of routine actions that are positive for citizenry and are even at time heroic. But cell phone footage doesn't tell the whole story many times.

That is nice Rob that you get such pleasure from a simple statement and treat it as a revolutionary concession for humanity. I do think it is important for our lives to takes pleasure in the simple.

[frugal-one]

This is police related and it makes me sick!!! Recently in Kenosha, WI an unconscious woman from a car accident was brought to the emergency room. A police officer sexually assaulted her and took nude pictures of her on his phone. I hope they hang him!!!

[Yppej]

Might be easier to get your state to secede from the US than to move to another country. People in both Texas and New Hampshire are trying.

[bae]

We had a potential mass casualty shooting event here a few weeks ago. A fellow called 911, announced his intentions to shoot up an apartment building in our village, and then move on to the other two apartment buildings nearby and shoot them up too. And told the Sheriff if he saw a law enforcement officer, he'd gun them down.

My Dad lives in the first building.

My neighbor 3 houses down was the on-duty Sheriff's deputy that day. He's a young fellow, with three very young children. His brother is the Captain of my technical rescue team on the fire department.

The deputy donned body armor, grabbed his rifle, and proceeded immediately to the scene, where the potential shooter was standing in the parking lot, gun-in-hand. The threat was so imminent that the deputy did not wait for backup to be assembled, a team to be gathered, and a plan formed. The fire department also staged nearby for medical support, and we closed the roads in the area.

The shooter is fairly well-known in the community as a fellow with some serious untreated mental health issues.

The deputy stood there, about 30 yards away from the shooter, and talked him out of doing anything bad. It took about an hour. No shots were fired, nobody was harmed, the potential shooter was restrained and sent to the mainland for treatment.

I observed the same deputy do the same thing three years ago in my neighborhood. I was about 200 yards away from him with the trauma kit that day.

Darn those evil cops.

[gimmethesimplelife]

To Rob’s question: sure, cell phone footage has revealed aspects of regular policing via —cell phone footage! That would include the hundreds of thousands of routine actions that are positive for citizenry and are even at time heroic. But cell phone footage doesn't tell the whole story many times.

That is nice Rob that you get such pleasure from a simple statement and treat it as a revolutionary concession for humanity. I do think it is important for our lives to takes pleasure in the simple.IL, Thank You and kudos to you for answering the question I posed. Rob

[JaneV2.0]

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Darn those evil cops.

Few of us think all officers are evil, by any means--this one, for example was heroic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3-ZpXp6oe8&t=605s

But I believe that a percentage of people join the ranks of law enforcement just so they can bang (often minority) heads with impunity, and another percentage gets hardened in the process and either turns a blind eye to police brutality or joins in, while the rest of "the thin blue line" stays mum in self-preservation. Police officers are over-represented among perpetrators of domestic violence, as well. You could make a case here for "toxic masculinity," if you were so inclined.

If you have enough money, you can buy citizenship anywhere.

[littlebittybobby]

Okay---most peeple from Zurra could not get into Canada, and the ones who could don't want to. But yeah---try getting into your favorite country of all countries---ukrania! If you'd like to join in the latest fight against russian aggression, they'd prolly take you. I read so far---just 6 Americans have died in Ukrainia, in their latest war. They might even let you stay, after hostilities cease. You can look on g-maps at street scenes, there. I wouldn't mind it myself, during peacetime. Looks woodsy & laid-back. But, here's something else---140 years ago, some ethnic Germans, Mennonites, emigrated to Canada--Manitoba, near Winnipeg, from you kidses' favorite country--ukrainia, to start farming. Farming, and nothing else. See, they had originally moved en masse to ukrainia, when it was ruled by the russian czar, on condition that they farm and nothing else. In other words, no conscription for foreign wars. See? But, a century went by, and all of a sudden--ukrainia reverses it's policy. So, a whole bunch(not all) of the peace-loving Mennonite farmers took Canada up on an offer to let them settle in Manitoba. So they did. They prospered(in spite of very harsh conditions), and pretty soon, their population expanded, and a big group of them split off and moved to Chihuahua state in Mexico. But guess what? They prospered, the size of their blue-eyed populace grew, and the conflicts with the Mexicans began. Sooooo, a bunch of them---in the last few years---have re-emigrated; to Canada and also South America. The reason is, they just want to farm and prosper and be Mennonites and not get involved in wars that politicians dream up. They really need a Mennonite Homeland, where they can be the dominant culture, for once. Not a guest. Yup. Or nope. See?

[Yppej]

Aluta continua

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-commission-attempt-bar-secessionist-representatives-ballot-82422/40982809

[littlebittybobby]

Aluta continua

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-commission-attempt-bar-secessionist-representatives-ballot-82422/40982809Hey yeah--WMUR---my go-to station for videos covering the Vhukofskyy trial. Yup.

[frugal-one]

[QUOTE=JaneV2.0;413099]Few of us think all officers are evil, by any means--this one, for example was heroic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3-ZpXp6oe8&t=605s

But I believe that a percentage of people join the ranks of law enforcement just so they can bang (often minority) heads with impunity, and another percentage gets hardened in the process and either turns a blind eye to police brutality or joins in, while the rest of "the thin blue line" stays mum in self-preservation. Police officers are over-represented among perpetrators of domestic violence, as well. You could make a case here for "toxic masculinity," if you were so inclined.

If you have enough money,
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That is why it is so shocking to see … There are bad apples in all careers but when it is one sworn to uphold the law it is especially appalling.

[befree]

bae your neighbor has some big balls - thank God for the heroes among us who step forward to make a difference.