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Don't Tase Me, Sonny!
By the way, when I say the person is "running" from the police...this includes people fleeing in cars. Before you liberals get so enraged by this theory, think about something. I'm advocating a policy, much like the cop that reached into the tank on the I-163 and shot that guy, before he could continue driving a tank all over the city running over stuff. If a person in a car is on a high speed chase with police, and the cops have him trapped. And he's still trying to either hit the cop cars, or go around them. I'd love nothing more than for one cop to unload his gun into that car, and take the person out. Because, once they get away and continue this high speed chase, nobody is safe. Why not kill someone (a criminal) before they possibly kill an innocent bystander?— June 16, 2009 10:04 a.m.
David Letterman Controversy
Thanks for the update, anti. I just saw this on Headline News. Now, officially, Letterman has apologized. And I have to think, part of him is loving all this (as he beat The Tonight Show in the ratings for the first time in a long time).— June 16, 2009 10 a.m.
Exercising Excuses
I just wish cars would do this to the cyclists that ride in pairs, or with three or four people. They like to "drift" out into the main road, instead of riding single file, to the right of the lane. It's annoying, as a driver, dealing with that. Regarding the pain in my testicles after riding...I'm wondering if those goofy, tight bike shorts would help or make things worse.— June 16, 2009 9:58 a.m.
Conspiracy Theories
anti, this was a funny response. i dug it. but seriously...you're calling us mental giants, and you are talking about your belief in wormholes. nice. i'd love to hear your theory on time travel.— June 16, 2009 1:12 a.m.
Well written piece. It was a great read. I'm on the side of that actress/singer named Zoey something or other. She spends the entire first half of some cheesy movie, trying to shoot a mockingbird that's outside her bedroom window. I can feel her pain.— June 16, 2009 1:10 a.m.
Conspiracy Theories
I'm only called Mr. Bard when I write stories like "11th Night" and Romeo & Juliets High School Reunion.— June 15, 2009 2:18 p.m.
Don't Tase Me, Sonny!
You bring up a VERY GOOD POINT, refried. I don't want the cops being the judge/jury either. What I'm saying is this. If a person is RUNNING from the police...well, what is that person going to do when they get away? If they are running on foot, and round a corner, and a 10-year-old is there, to they grab the kid? Hold him hostage? Now you have a situation. If the person is running, even if you pulled him over for going 90 mph...if you could safely shoot him in the back (again, that would be tough, as a stray bullet could also hit that 10-year old, or richoette, etc). I'd rather have a person running that could potentially get a hostage, or never be caught and commit more crime at a later date. Because, people that aren't criminals don't run.— June 15, 2009 12:19 a.m.
Conspiracy Theories
Although I don't feel Bush or his administration had anything to do with 9/11, I definitely think a large part of him was happy about it. I mean, think about it. Politicians (most of them) are selfish, and really don't care about anyone put themselves and their career. And when he went to ground zero with a bullhorn, his popularity was sky high. And yeah, all those other reasons why, he was a bit happy with as well. The thing with UFOs is this. I always believed there probably is something else out there. The universe is just to big for our little blue marble to be it. But I talked to a scientist once when I was a teenager. I'm going to mess this up, but...he said we know that no aliens live in our solar system. So, if they lived in the nearest solar system, it would take them 1,000 years, traveling at light speed, to get here. So, these aliens would look worse than the cast of Cocoon! And what life form would be able to live that long? So, he doubted that anyone sees flying saucers, but that they see things they can't explain -- shooting stars, military exercises, weather balloons, etc. Now, regarding JFK, it was him and only him (oswald). He got his job at the book place BEFORE it was ever even announced that Kennedy would be traveling down that road. But if you really, truely want to know that entire story, read the amazing book CASE CLOSED. It tells you everything you need to know, and after reading it, you'll be convinced there was no conspiracy. Just a crazy guy that had a few lucky shots.— June 15, 2009 12:16 a.m.
Don't Tase Me, Sonny!
Refried...don't get me wrong. I don't want to start trying to defend the cops that beat King. But...I can give a crap if you're stupid drunk. What is a stupid drunk doing behind the wheel of a car? You'd feel differently if that "drunk" killed one of your 4 children. You would be wishing the cops pounded on him. Yet you, like most people, just want to knock the cops when they deal with a perp the way they deserve to be dealt with. Of course, it always changes if that perp did something to your family.— June 14, 2009 11:33 a.m.
Don't Tase Me, Sonny!
I have a friend that hates, absolutely hates, the fact that there are female cops. He claims that if two big guys in a bar are fighting, some 5'7" female isn't going to help the situation. Whereas I think women can be valuable, in the sense that a lot of men might be calmer with a female and less combative. refried...guess what? I have a friend whose dad retired, after 30 years as one of the head cops in San Diego (he was always in the paper). And guess what he said about the Rodney King video. That, people viewing that need to watch it from the beginning, and with the volume that none of the news shows showed. The cops continue to yell "stay down, stay down!" as he kept getting up, and kept getting beat. Believe me, the video looks awful. And I'm not trying to justify it. But remember, the first jury found that those cops were justified in his beating. Why do you think that is? Because, they saw/heard things that the public didn't. So please, before telling me to watch the video, maybe you should talk to 12 jurors that saw THE REAL video. SD...again, your point about cops and teachers getting all this additional training...it's just insane. Cops shouldn't have to know a billion different ways, of dealing with a billion different people. Sure, they should be told if the kid is 10, he doesn't need to be tased or a 90 year old, okay, fine. But, this is the same argument I had with a professor at SDSU that says you should never spank a kid. There are going to be a time or two, at least, that that is required. Just as some old person that won't let you cuff them. An old person should know they are fragile and could get hurt, and they should go OUT OF THEIR WAY, to not get in a situation that would hurt them. That would mean not provoking cops. Not walking down a dark alley in a bad neighborhood, etc etc etc. Cops jobs aren't to kiss our butts and be nice, and not hurt us. It's to catch people breaking the law. When they ask questions, you answer them. When they tell you to put your hands behind your back, you don't fight, flinch, or ask why because "I didn't do anything." You do what you're told. If you don't, I say they tase you in your eye ball. I really don't care if you go blind. (on a side note: they said no person has ever died from a heart attack after being tazed, even old people...I thought when I heard that it wasn't true, because I seem to recall hearing about someone dying from it...but I'm going by what the news said)— June 14, 2009 1:31 a.m.