As I said somewhere else, it’s politicians and paperpushers weighing a definite cost now against a possible cost later. Beurocrats will always worry more about the real costs now.

Historically, the thinking of police nationwide is that most officers will go their entire careers without drawing their weapon. That has changed in recent years (probably in the last 15-20), but the entrenched thinking hasn’t.

NYC has over 30,000. And you have to figure a portion of those roles aren’t uniformed officers, but detectives and desk jobs.

If only people did think in long term. But, the paper pushers and the politicians always see the definite cost now verse the possible cost in the future.

It is. But, as someone who plays paintball, I can tell you it can be easily forgotten or overlooked. I’ve had a couple of negligent shots because I was wearing gloves and didn’t feel that my finger had slid inside the trigger guard. I’ve been shot by people on my own team who squeezed the trigger as they were diving…

Even when they are, they RARELY use it. NYPD will stand around and wait for EMS to show up. They’ll rarely even apply pressure to a wound. Even though they’re all equiped with first aid equipment including gloves and CPR shields.

The NYPD firearms qualification is pretty easy to pass. And shooting in the controlled environment of a range is different than a high stress situation. In other words, the training is inadequate and should include more Simunition training.

Cost. Bullets and range time cost money. Instructors cost money. A lot of police departments are underfunded. When they get federal money, it is a one-time check. So, they can’t plan things like more training or hiring more officers around it. That’s how police departments end up with all shiny new cars, lockers full…

I think I know exactly what happened. Poor trigger discipline. He had his finger on the trigger. When a person gets scared, there is a natural reaction to clench your fists. If you’re holding a gun and your finger is on the trigger, you are going to pull the trigger.

I have some issues with the story. Like, why was Anna locked away in the castle, too? Why couldn’t Anna know about her sister’s problem? It’s not like the ice in her head would come back if she found out. (Worst parents.) How were the kids educated? Shouldn’t there have been a Regent in place waiting for Elsa to come…

I saw Beauty and the Beast and was throroughly entertained. They added more humor than was in the movie and a couple more songs. Well staged production.

If she’s really going after everybody, left, right and center, then it really is a successor to The Daily Show in its prime. Mainly Clinton’s second term and GWB first term.

My 3 year old son does that about once a month. I just drain out all the water and collect it from on top of the drain. Then just wash him in the empty tub.

You know you’re a parent of an infant when the kid throws up on one side of the bed, you’re spouse gets up with them and lets you sleep in on the other side and you do, without cleaning up the mess on the other side of the bed.

5 Whys is a good starting point. but for more complex problems with multiple possible sources, you want to look at an Ishikawa diagram.

THMBG can only be enjoyed in the form of Tiny Toons music videos starring Plucky Ducky.

a desire to keep the honoring of supposed great acting and great movies a majority white exercise.

I don’t think there is some cabal conspiracy to keep the black actor down by the Academy. I think it’s much more subconscious than that. Awards, any awards, are primarily a popularity contest and the voters are going to vote for what they liked the most. If the Academy is made up of 70% old white guys, it’s easy to…

The issue is when someone says “a black lead actor can’t sell tickets unless they share the screen with a white actor who can put asses in the seats”. That idea changes a bit when they allowed Smith to star in I Am Legend, which they wouldn’t have done a few years earlier. Think about how many movies you’ve seen…

Because the Acadamy has always been snobbish about it. You don’t see Sci Fi or Action movies getting nominated unless it’s something like Saving Private Ryan.