Forgive me, I painted with that brush too. Lots of folks fail to maintain perspective in this whole conversation. As for making sure they’re never in a position to do that again, now on that, you and I are definitely on the level. I think you’re right, the biggest issue is a lack of punishment. In all professions at…

I believe the numbers were actually published and Florida drivers were named the worst drivers...in the world! Well, okay, United States. As a Californian, I disagree but hey, numbers are numbers

Amazing, lol. Also, I’m using “I will fuck you ‘til you love me, then dump you for a squirrel” (or perhaps raccoon in honor of the story) the next time one of my soldiers catastrophically fucks up. Not for going over my head though, if they have to go over my head, that’s my failure, not theirs.

Don’t expect the civilians to understand man. Have you ever read COL (Ret) Grossman’s bit “Oh Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs”? If not, google it. Pretty much summarizes the mentalities. Peaceful people cannot and will not understand why certain things are the way they are because they cannot fathom the need for violence.…

*shakes head, sighs and walks away* Like I said in a couple previous replies, we’re not going to agree because none of you have ever been placed in that sort of situation. Nor will you ever be. But in the event that you are in a situation where things go catastrophically wrong, you’ll beg for help. You call on people…

I’ll agree with you that punishment needs to be meted out. That and the fact that some of these individuals make it through A) the academy or B) probation are serious issues that need to be addressed. I also want you to consider something. Each officer out there handles approximately six or seven different incidents…

Is that what happened in this situation? No. And the real shame is that the media hype around the shootings that do happen has painted LEOs in a bad light....except those incidents are what, 0.001% of the time? How many millions of officers do we have who have never done anything to draw a complaint are being looked…

I don’t know if it’s been said, so I’m going to say it.

Potential kidnapping going down...hmmmm...yup, danger perceived. Yes, the civilian misunderstood what was going on, but the reported tip was that a child was being kidnapped. You go with the information you’re provided.

Totality of the circumstances. “They’re just operating on a tip from some unknown person.” So let me get this straight...someone phones in a tip that another individual is kidnapping a child and your response is to...what? Walk up, wave hello and see how their day is going? Maybe a nice firm handshake and a polite segu…

Seconded! I’m still rolling, lol.

Just stumbled upon this because the article was linked to this one:

Stilling is bad, mmmmkay.

Ha! That garage is familiar! One of my buddies worked for them for a little while, got to go visit a couple times. They also do Pagani stuff and the Huayra from Transformers 2 was their during one of my trips.

The defining characteristic of that in MOST states is that a complaint must be filed first. Very similar to the way a complaint must be filed in order to cite someone in a parking lot. That plot of land is not owned by the city/state, it’s owned by whomever is leasing out the buildings. Again, this is what is…

Huh, must be a “Roseville” thing because the PD of Roseville, CA is pretty meh too. We’ve had several encounters (of the “victim of a hit and run” and “victim of attempted robbery” variety) and of the fifteen or so individuals I interacted with, calling them unprofessional would be kindness. I’ve had plenty of…

I love it...the seller has done such a phenomenal job putting it together that I can’t help but drool a little bit. But in the back of my mind, there’s a little voice screaming “no no no No No No NO NO NO!!!”

*cough* *ahem* “ROLLOVER ROLLOVER ROLLOVER!!!” Lol. Those HMMWV rollover sims are a riot. Still...the actual event of a vehicle rollover has to be far more jarring than any simulator. I imagine* it takes a second to process everything that just happened and regain your senses after going through the tumble cycle…

Ah ha! But when are they going to make the hybrid Ford Mustang F-150???

Damn. Okay, first thing first, let’s have a moment for the family who lost their child. I read that it was in 2014, but even still, something like that never really goes away.