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Old 04-01-2008, 02:30 PM   #91 (permalink)
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I just had a flash back to the thread that came up not long ago with Michael Moore and this guy, who was too smart to become a police officer. Classic shit.

Ha ha!! Ask a cop who has been on the job for over 10 years "Why did you become a cop?" He'll probably say "I wasn't smart enough not to."
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Old 04-01-2008, 02:33 PM   #92 (permalink)

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Ok let's take Bill Gates for example since you mentioned him. He came up with a few good ideas but stole other peoples ideas and claimed them as his own. That's called theft.
Anyways as I see it politicians are criminals as well. Lie, cheat, steal, then set up some more BS laws so that they are more protected. Just because there are set "laws" in america doesn't mean they stand for right or wrong, they are only justified for the purpose of regulating the rest of the US and allowing for more profit to come into their pockets. Sadly this country is still run on the "The Rich get richer" and fuck all the rest philosophy. Why do starting politicians make 4x the amount of teachers in the profession 5-10 years?? A teacher's importance is so much more than that of a politician, yet sadly education gets thrown on the backburner to public america.
education is important yes... but i personally dont think the education i received has any relevance in society. people are being taught the wrong things imo.

anyways, there is no proof (atleast i dont think there is) that Bill Gates stole anyone else idea. even if he did, if the person was smart enough he would have put patents on his ideas. there are obviously flaws in the government. there is in any gov. politicians are on a different level than the average wealthy person. most probably are crooked.


Why do starting politicians make 4x the amount of teachers in the profession 5-10 years??

this question has nothing to do with rich people being criminals. why do pro athletes make more than a dr., lawyer, officer, teacher combined? thats just the way life works. some people make more than others. fuck i do a labouring job and i make more than teachers. the reason they make that money is because they take what the gov. gives them. plain and simple.
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Old 04-01-2008, 02:33 PM   #93 (permalink)
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wow wow. you are talking about drinking and driving and bitching that they get slammed with a DUI? fuck that man, i dont even have a beer and drive. i know the consequences for drinking and driving, therefore i avoid driving if i have anything to drink. if i dont have ANYTHING to drink, i completely get rid of all chances of getting caught for drinking and driving.

if _______ gets caught with x amount of liquor in their system, that is 100% his/her fault for thinking they can beat the system in the first place. "oh, its ok, i only had 2 beers". well i for one dont have kids or anything, but i still dont want to get hit by a drunk asshole to stupid and cheap and take a cab. if you can afford booze, you can afford a cab. i also dont want to see family and friends get killed by some asshole who just happens to be the one guy that says "its ok, im good. i can drive, its not that far and im a good driver when i drink."

no ones fault for getting a DUI but your own. not the cops, not the bars. no ones. when some one doesnt abide by the rules, they have accept the fact that they will probably get nailed by an officer and it is not the officers fault that you did what you did.
Hey man, I'm glad to hear from one of the many many responsible people on this issue. I'm not "on the road" anymore- got the office gig! BUT, I HATED DUIS!!! They made me feel like that "asshole cop". DUI's are usually otherwise good people who just drank too much. Most cops hate DUI's because of that. Just a really bad situation all around.

But, the stat is: A drunk driver has a 1 in 2,000 chance of getting pulled on any given night. Some risk it. Like you said, DUI's kill. And someone has to prevent it. The sole responsibility is on the individual not to get drunk and drive.
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Old 04-01-2008, 02:36 PM   #94 (permalink)

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I believe there is a difference in "aggressive patrol" and "predatory patrol". Aggressive targers a problem area or a particular crime. Predatory is just looking for someone to bust for anything. I am 100% against predatory patrol. Most department are against it. And some cops do it and are a**holes for doing it. Most don't. We don't like doing long reports for each arrest and filling our days off with court cases. So, your view on "most police" is off.

As for the DUI example, lets elaborate on that. An intoxicated driver has a 1 in 2,000 chance of being pulled over. That is a real statistic. 1 in 2,000. NOW, lets say the cops did what you said we should do- and just offer rides home to drunk drivers (which, BTW, are the cause of over 50% of all fatal accidents). What deterrent would there be for others to not drive drunk? Again, the lack of a consequence would increase an activity. A "dring or two" will not cause a .08 unless it was 2 very strong liquor drinks. Two beers won't be a .08. A DUI won't come unless you are .08 or higher, and even then, you wont' blow unless you fail field sobriety.

So, if we gave rides home to drunks, what would the other 1,999 of the 2,000 do? Get drunker. Drive more unsafe. If you really want to research this police thing, look up the Broken Windows Theory. You will see why we don't let DUI's slide along with other things. "Actual police work" is explained by that theory.


The "pig" you described does work for you. That is why he will arrest the drunk moron driving on the same road your wife and kids are travelling on- so he wont' kill them or you. Do some research on stuff if you want an informed opinion- then you can make arguments that don't involve intellectual terms such as "pig" and "cocksucking police".

beautiful post. nuff said.
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Old 04-01-2008, 02:39 PM   #95 (permalink)

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Hey man, I'm glad to hear from one of the many many responsible people on this issue. I'm not "on the road" anymore- got the office gig! BUT, I HATED DUIS!!! They made me feel like that "asshole cop". DUI's are usually otherwise good people who just drank too much. Most cops hate DUI's because of that. Just a really bad situation all around.

But, the stat is: A drunk driver has a 1 in 2,000 chance of getting pulled on any given night. Some risk it. Like you said, DUI's kill. And someone has to prevent it. The sole responsibility is on the individual not to get drunk and drive.
that post is 100% true. if i ever get drunk enough to get in a car and drive, i want a cop to stop me. that is one of my moral values that i just dont cross. you want to kill yourself fine, but the thing is, you dont only jeopardize yourself. everyone else on the road is in jeopardy.
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Ha ha!! Ask a cop who has been on the job for over 10 years "Why did you become a cop?" He'll probably say "I wasn't smart enough not to."
That is a true statement.

BTW, I never had a DUI and would never drive drunk... but if a police officer observes a person in public that they supposedly work for about to drive drunk, they should work for the public and this persons safety. Not give them a DUI, have them possibly lose their job and incur nearly 10k in fines and court fees. I live in AZ, so I see how powermad cocksuckers like Arpaio and Andrew Thomas can fuck things up.

As for the coke and weed burning their brains... it is their choice. As long as they do not infringe on another's happiness there is no crime. Many great thinkers like Carl Sagan (Weed) and Sigmund Freud (Coke) were on these brain burning substances. I am sure they were smarter than both of us.

I do vote, unfortunately both parties are corrupt accomplices to the prison industrial complex. They use drones like yourself to achieve their agenda.

I applaud the police that work on real crimes... burglary, robbery, murder, rape, child exploitation etc... but cops that work of drugs, prostitution, gambling, etc.. are scum bags.
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I call being the first to tie you down and force you to watch me torture and kill your kids!
dude, you shouldn't make comments like that.

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that post is 100% true. if i ever get drunk enough to get in a car and drive, i want a cop to stop me. that is one of my moral values that i just dont cross. you want to kill yourself fine, but the thing is, you dont only jeopardize yourself. everyone else on the road is in jeopardy.
Thats great man. I do the same. One thing people don't know: The #1 reason, BY FAR, cops get themselves arrested is for DUI. Yep. The number of cops arrested for DUI exceeds any other reason. DUI is no joke. It is deadly, and cops will arrest their own for that. I had a family member injured for life because of a drunk driver. It's always cheaper to buy a cab than to take the risk.
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I'm talking higher ended politicians, like say first year in the HOR.
You do realize that most representatives are successful professionals with an average age of about 55 years these days, meaning they've been in the workforce (and obviously, successful in it to have ascended to the level of congressman) for a hell of a lot longer than your average 5-10 year high school teacher. They also work longer hours, are elected, do not have unions to protect their employment status, and on average have achieved a higher level of education. Are you really confused over why a house rep. gets paid more than a teacher?
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That is a true statement.

BTW, I never had a DUI and would never drive drunk... but if a police officer observes a person in public that they supposedly work for about to drive drunk, they should work for the public and this persons safety. Not give them a DUI, have them possibly lose their job and incur nearly 10k in fines and court fees. I live in AZ, so I see how powermad cocksuckers like Arpaio and Andrew Thomas can fuck things up.

As for the coke and weed burning their brains... it is their choice. As long as they do not infringe on another's happiness there is no crime. Many great thinkers like Carl Sagan (Weed) and Sigmund Freud (Coke) were on these brain burning substances. I am sure they were smarter than both of us.

I do vote, unfortunately both parties are corrupt accomplices to the prison industrial complex. They use drones like yourself to achieve their agenda.

I applaud the police that work on real crimes... burglary, robbery, murder, rape, child exploitation etc... but cops that work of drugs, prostitution, gambling, etc.. are scum bags.

i disagree.

prostitution often leads to the child exploitation. plenty of young teens on the streets getting fucked by old men for money. hey if you're 18 and want to have sex for money thats up to you. i get that part and i agree. there are plenty of young girls 13-17 that are into drugs that leave home and get into prostitution to pay for their drugs. you dont see any problems in society with this?

drugs often lead to murder.. many a murder has happened to innocent people in the crossfire. many drug problems end up with murder in the family. my sisters friend is a victim. her brother was tied to a chair and lit on fire and burned a live because he was a drug dealer. well, his family didnt die, but they dont have a home anymore.

gambling... its not illegal. thats why there are casinos.
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