Ragitsu

spotted this the other day new curved pistol designed for concealed carry
 

 

 

Serious question...
 
Fergusson is 2/3 African American.   Why don't they just vote their racist government out?

The only thing worse than incompetent/corrupt/evil police officers are privatized incompetent/corrupt/evil police officers.

The only thing worse than incompetent/corrupt/evil police officers are privatized incompetent/corrupt/evil police officers.

Which is why, when I was fairly heavily into airsoft, our group was pretty militant about having members follow transportation rules for real steel firearms--in a case, preferably locked, unless you were indoors at home or on the field. We made it very clear that waving a real-looking gun around in public was likely to result in a real gunfight with real cops, and deservedly so.
 
Unfortunately the police mindset, at best, seems to be that any held object looks like a gun, and any movement of the hands looks like "reaching for the waistband". At worst, cops are killing with impunity and trotting these excuses out as a matter of routine to deflect discipline.

Happened upon this on YouTube, thought this might be a good place for it:
 

http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/paramilitary-force-alert-nypd-commissioner-bratton-supports-making-resisting-arrest-a-felony/19144-paramilitary-force-alert-nypd-commissioner-bratton-supports-making-resisting-arrest-a-felony

Just when i think i'm too burned out to continue caring, fecal matter of this nature lands squarely at my feet and splashes up to hit me in the face.

Oh, for a lot of folks the idea of making 'resisting an arrest' a felony will slide by just fine. That's because they mistakenly believe resisting arrest means some 6foot plus behemoth of a man with tattoos or gang markings threw a punch at a cop when the cuffs were applied. They don't know that the same label can be applied to someone, just like them, asking the police to please clarify charges, or pointing out that they're merely engaged in 1st Amendment activity. The average joe doesn't know that 'resisting arrest' ranks up in the top 5 for 'trumped up charges'.
 
A lot of folks will believe the police in real life are just like the ones on most of the prime time tv shows. White hat vs black hat, good vs evil, that's just how we like it: Thought invites complexity, and that means more thought is required. So many want to keep it simple, even if simple isn't true.

http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/paramilitary-force-alert-nypd-commissioner-bratton-supports-making-resisting-arrest-a-felony/19144-paramilitary-force-alert-nypd-commissioner-bratton-supports-making-resisting-arrest-a-felony

Just when i think i'm too burned out to continue caring, fecal matter of this nature lands squarely at my feet and splashes up to hit me in the face.

Faris: Hold on. Just wait a tic. Basically, everything that just had nothing to do with us had everything to do with us?
Melissa: Yeah, pretty much.
Faris: (low, out-of-character): So much for my high Perception score...
GM: What was that?
- pause -
Faris: (more enthusiastically) What a sly deception, and more!

Faris: Hold on. Just wait a tic. Basically, everything that just had nothing to do with us had everything to do with us?
Melissa: Yeah, pretty much.
Faris: (low, out-of-character): So much for my high Perception score...
GM: What was that?
- pause -
Faris: (more enthusiastically) What a sly deception, and more!

Faris: Hold on. Just wait a tic. Basically, everything that just had nothing to do with us had everything to do with us?
Melissa: Yeah, pretty much.
Faris: (low, out-of-character): So much for my high Perception score...
GM: What was that?
- pause -
Faris: (more enthusiastically) What a sly deception, and more!

"Deep into that
Darkness peering,
Long I stood there,
Wondering...
Fearing...
Doubting..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc

Thought i'd post this here, as it seems especially relevant.

Grand juror in Missouri police shooting case sues prosecutor by Reuters.
 
This is an interesting little article and situation. 
 
La Rose. 

Saw this, and I just had to shake my head at how tone deaf it seemed.  What about telling them to be careful about keeping their hands empty and in full view with no sudden movements so you don't just shoot them, officer? should we tell them that?