Policing is not a profession? I feel you do not understand what the word means. Considering anything above patrol DOES require a 4 year degree (often in Criminology), and that Policing requires academic instruction, I feel that even if we did just define "profession" as "something requiring instruction to attain"…

I never said they were not militarized. I said that the direct purpose of the National Guard IS TO behave like a military. Unlike the cops, who while they act like it, at least have use of force training. And although they clearly aren't making the fullest use of that training, combating a military-like force with an…

I got to say, I don't have a problem with this stuff being available to police. I mean given the propensity for Cliven Bundy types, having officers armed and armored as well makes sense. But this gear CANNOT BE standard issue or "issued at will of the officer." And SWAT teams cannot be just any cop. LAPD SWAT was one…

True.

That will NOT be a solution. I know the Missouri National Guard: it is as white as the cops, and unlike the cops it is DIRECTLY militarized. These people do not have training on use of force: its "fire back when fired upon" or "wait for the officer to say start shooting." If so much as a "pop" of a an exhaust goes off…

Unfortunately circumstances were with Bundy. He was a white guy that Fox News picked up and turned into a hero, with an armed militia, against a President who has at every chance refused to stand up for anything.

The Ferguson Chief seems to have realized what is going on, at least. The words out of his mouth when he learned two journalists were arrested were "oh, god" according to the reporter who called him.

I believe police do not have to read Miranda Rights anymore.

When I saw this was Gustave, I expected something worse.

Somehow cooler (if only just as rapey) as the G-Wagon.

Who is this with the rocket boobs? And why does she have rocket boobs?

And then women could still be up/down for drunken sex with their partners.

Hah! I somehow did not pick up on that. That is great.

I get it. I am used to thinking "IT Team (outside the US)" to mean "3rd party developer" (as it is in my own company), so my apologies for that.

No clue. Like Korben said, apparently this person is trying to implicate an actual commenter.

Ah. Ok that makes sense. I'm used to hearing "IT Team (outside the US)" to mean "3rd party developer" at my own company. Twas projecting some.

Joel can I ask for a clarification? In Business Insider a Jezebel staffer said that you suggested the public declaration Monday in a Jezebel chat room about the problem. But up above, Jessica states that it was you who did not fast track a solution (making it seem like you ignored the problem).

Because if there are ways to create life outside a woman's body, good god, what use is there for a woman?!

Ah.

Take Jimmy John's, for instance. No, no, I don't mean eat there. God no. I'm not a monster.