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Finally got around to watching the video. I seriously can't believe crap like this warrants a national debate. Heaven help us.
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"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Breaking news: The officer was fired. SMH. Yay, a win for defiant high school kids across the nation. Act up all you want. Nothing can be done to you. You can even get adults fired if you do your best defiant work!Comment
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it's too bad he didn't also get shot, non sequitur would have been thrilled.Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.Comment
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Right. Because officers shouldn't worry about keeping use of force in check either.Originally posted by Soccermom View PostComment
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it's starting to boil over!Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
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Did he injure the kid? I didn't play real close attention to the story.Originally posted by Bo Diddley View PostI'm like LeBron James.
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I was expecting something much worse than what wuap described.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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I'm not sure if getting two officers involved would have been more appropriate, or if it would have 'looked better'. But once that desk flipped over and he flung the student to the ground, my excessive-force meter went off."...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
"You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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Without commenting on whether I think the officer in SC should have been fired or not (I haven't watched enough video or paid enough attention to speak intelligently about it), I am wondering how many people here have ever had to physically subdue someone adolescent or older who was dead set on not being subdued. It is not an easy task. I imagine even with training it is difficult to judge how much force is necessary.Comment
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I'm reminded of a fifth grade experience when a substitute teacher (Mr. Diaz, who 50+ years later is still well remembered by my classmates and I) defied the stereotype and had zero tolerance for typical substitute teacher classroom hijinx. When our most disruptive classmate, who was always in trouble, started acting up, Mr. Diaz grabbed the kid out of his desk and held him high off the ground, carried him across the room and slammed him against the door, and then said, "Mr. Yale [his totally inapt name], you will next land in the principal's office or your desk, depending on whether you're going to behave the rest of the class. What'll it be?" "My desk," he bleated meekly, while looking terrified. Mr. Diaz carried him back (Yale's feet never touched the ground throughout the ordeal) and literally threw him onto his seat, where he collapsed into a heap. He didn't make another sound the rest of the day, nor did the rest of us unless called upon. Nobody thought to report it to the authorities, as we assumed they wouldn't do anything anyway.
I disapprove of the officer's overreaction, but as Chris Rock said of O.J. and the verdict, "I don't think it was right.... but I understand."Comment
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Not sure wuap has much credibility left on this topic anymore.Originally posted by il Padrino Ute View Post"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creeksterComment
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Wuap is no longer a heartless conservative, but a caring liberal. He was just doing what caring people do...not hold one accountable for their actions.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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he's actually doing the opposite of thatOriginally posted by il Padrino Ute View PostTe Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.Comment
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I'm not talking about the cop.Originally posted by old_gregg View Post"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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