Re: You can no longer rely on the police

Wallet nicked, purse snatched? Why are you even bothering. Average time for a break in can be hours.

Domestic violence? Even with proof my wife attacked me, and a law requiring arrests... nothing.

Theft in progress? Best luck unless it is next to a speed trap.


Even drunk or sleepy drivers is a 'good luck' thing. (I have called police on about a dozen drunks and sleepy drivers. About six of those were on my route for a long time so I kept track of them for as much as 300 miles. Only one was ever pulled over due to my call)


In fact it is worse when you consider how many departments have moved to 'traffic control' for ticket revenue.


You cannot rely upon the police.


You can rely upon these:
.357 Magnum
10mm
9mm
Remington Shotgun
30/30 Winchester
.50 Cal Desert Eagle
AR-15
M1 Garand
.38 Special


You get the idea now? Even a call of a rape in progress can take more than a half hour. Defending yourself is instant.

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Re: You can no longer rely on the police

Finally, a conservative who isn't all "praise the police, they can do no wrong."

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

omg corrupt police must shoot with guns

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Re: You can no longer rely on the police

Well, coming from a line of service individuals that has spent entire lives devoted to helping people like you, this slightly offends me. Police work has ALWAYS been post crime. On the rare occasion they do catch something in the act, it's great, but extremely unlikely. Only the foolish of criminals commit crimes in full view of one who's job it is to prevent and enforce the law. Most police work is prevention. Patrol and try to keep an area from being enticing for criminal activity.

Your point for C&C is valid though. I agree with it, but to say it's because the police are shit is ridiculous. Remember next time you have an emergency, don't call 911, call a crackhead. wink

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Re: You can no longer rely on the police

Arby3

In many towns and cities it is no longer "To Serve and Protect" but instead "To Serve a Ticket".

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6 (edited by Justinian I 08-Jul-2012 17:59:19)

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

These days, I think the mob sometimes deliver better service than the police do.

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

You know there is another option... a better funded police organisation... though that does mean more public spending..... Possibly less deadly to innocent bystanders than everyone being armed and trigger happy....

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but i am Jesus"
"Nothing is worse than a fully prepared fool"

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

I think paying higher wages would be a great idea. There is a correlation with less corruption and higher police pay. I have also noticed that officers in less populated areas tend to be the most shady.

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The US has the most prisoners in the world and still a problem with crime. Perhaps a correlation...?!

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Yeah, we criminalize too much and create our own underclass.

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

yeah we did bad eliminating TB from our prisons

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Steve Jobs has ruined this joke.

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When you have 300 million people in one country then 1.2% starts making smaller countries go "ZOMG"

America probably has the highest production of ass methane too.  Whoop! There it is

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Steve Jobs has ruined this joke.

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

360 million Chris, get your numbers right X(

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Re: You can no longer rely on the police

Yell: Doesn't explain the crime rates per capita

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but i am Jesus"
"Nothing is worse than a fully prepared fool"

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

The problem with our crime rate per capita is that we're too culturally tolerant.

Half of the population is on welfare. A large portion of this group has 0 work ethic. Epic cultural problem with trashy people. Nobody cares.

Some groups have 70%+ illegitimacy rates. Epic cultural problem with trashy people. Nobody cares.

Anyone who addresses these cultural problems is branded a racist. The discussion is never had. Epic cultural problem with trashy people. Nobody cares.

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Re: You can no longer rely on the police

I wasn't aware there was ever a time one /could/ rely on the police.

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Those red-neck texans are a problem I agree....

You sound like a privileged white man, and whilst I do not know about the situation in the USA, I know that in NZ the people that say those sorts of things are shown to be wrong when the actual situation is looked at. It is said that beneficiaries and the poor, particularly Maori, are lazy and are abusing the system to get a free ride... except any time there are new jobs there are 10-20 times more people applying for the job than actual positions, esp in regions where the demographics are poor/Maori dominated.... i.e. that people actually want to work and not jsut stay on the benefit (which is 80% of minimum wage anyway.) This is never explained by the rich, privileged white males who continue to bash the beneficiaries and non-whites because it secures them votes from the rural land owners (who are white privileged males) and also gives people someone to blame.

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"Nothing is worse than a fully prepared fool"

18 (edited by Acolyte 09-Jul-2012 22:46:24)

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It could be explained by the fact that these people may simply be applying as a way of keeping up a list of job contacts, which are often a requirement of programs -- both public and private -- designed to help the low income and disadvantaged. They have to show that they are making an effort to remain qualified for whatever assistance they are soliciting.

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19 (edited by V.Kemp 09-Jul-2012 23:18:32)

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Thanks for reminding us of the typical party-line bullshit, You_Fool.

Studies show that, as soon as unemployment is about to run out, people suddenly become many times more able to find work within a few weeks!

Numbers like that don't lie. And I'm beyond explanations and citations for willfully ignorant people who will believe _ literally_ anything that their communist political overlords tell them to. HALF of the citizens of the USA receive welfare ("welfare" in general terms; government supplements their income). Do I need to explain how [clucking] ridiculous that is? Numbers like this don't lie.

I made no claim as to the actual % of lazy people with absolutely no desire to work. I simply pointed out that they exist. I've met some. I've seen countless videos of them showing up for "OBAMA MONEY." They have their hands out for literally anything they can get. And their standard of living is barely below what it would be if they worked. Most have apartments, air conditioning, cable tv, and cell phones. They have no motivation to work.

Your implication that NOBODY is lazy and NOBODY has 0 work ethic is just stupid. Any one of us who's been out of our homes has witnessed them. Any one of us with friends who work with inner city children have heard of the common cultural understanding of government as breadwinner. Anyone with a TV or the internet has the opportunity to witness these morons incriminate themselves.

The illegitimacy rate among blacks in America has SKYROCKETED from below 20% to 70% since the implementation of our welfare system, which rewards illegitimacy with more handouts. You would argue this is coincidence? Even President Franklin D. Roosevelt (dickhead) said:

"The lessons of history, confirmed by evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence on relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of sound policy. It is a violation of the traditions of America."

I was born in a lower-middle-class family. You sound like an arrogant, ignorant prick who's afraid to use his brain. I was privileged to be born and raised in this country. I was privileged to have the opportunities it afforded me to raise myself up. I'm defending the right of Americans to that privilege. You're pretending that many facts are the result of magic, not culture. You're pretending we should ignore destructive forces which destroy the privileges America used to afford its citizens.

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Re: You can no longer rely on the police

Kemp,

Illegitimacy rates in the black community are a result of the fact that black men have market power. Black women aren't easily able to date outside their race, and black men are more likely to be in prison. As a result, there are more black women than black men, giving black men the market power to drive down the price of sex.

Men represent demand and women supply. This even happens after a major war. For example, after both WW1 and WW2, young women became more slutty or pursued careers because a large number of young men were killed off.

21 (edited by V.Kemp 10-Jul-2012 01:07:50)

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So you presume that the rise of the welfare state and increased financial incentives to have illegitimate children has NO effect. You presume that culture has NO effect.

I've been to the ghetto. I've seen a pregnant black woman smoke crack. It didn't have anything to do with market forces. It had to do with her complete lack of values and society subsidizing her horrible behavior.

I tire of stupid excuses. Nobody is forcing black women to get pregnant by guys who abandon their children.

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OUR per capita crime rate? 95% of the UK was either looting and burning Harrod's, taking bribes from the Daily Mirror, processing bribes from the Daily Mirror, or offering bribes on behalf of the Daily Mirror.  2% were off in Afghanistan, 1% are members of the Royal Family, and 3% publish false statistics for the Home Office

The core joke of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is that of course no civilization would develop personal computers with instant remote database recovery, and then waste this technology to find good drinks.
Steve Jobs has ruined this joke.

Re: You can no longer rely on the police

Iran and China have no crime.

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Re: You can no longer rely on the police

V.Kemp said: "Half of the population is on welfare. A large portion of this group has 0 work ethic."

You_Fool said: "Thanks for reminding us of the typical party-line bullshit, You_Fool."

Oh the irony.  Oh and Kemp, citation required.

V.Kemp said: "Iran and China have no crime."

They also have no democracy & freedom.

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