Surprised
Nov 17th 2006, 7:52 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by Muswell Hill
Hardly surprising. American police are all a bunch of dense, gun loving, trigger happy thugs who get off beating people up. I have yet to meet one who doesn't think they are in an army special forces unit, what with their almost shaven head and huge gun. Morons, and I am certain they will all be on the shitty end of a nice long law suit stick and they get exposed for the being the thugs and neandertals they are.
Nov 17th 2006, 7:58 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by tony126
Personally I do not think you would have the balls to do it.
Nov 17th 2006, 8:14 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by AdobePinon
Ah, well there's his problem. Not enough taserings on campus, plus you have to go to the library to witness the few that do occur.
Its a good way to encourage more students to go to the library (though you have to be lucky enough to escape a good tazering I suppose, so its a bit of a double edged sword)
Nov 17th 2006, 8:15 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by Texas_Dave
irony 1 |ˈīrənē; ˈiərnē| noun ( pl. -nies) the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect : “Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony. See note at wit .
• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result : [with clause ] the irony is that I thought he could help me.
• (also dramatic or tragic irony) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
ORIGIN early 16th cent.(also denoting Socratic irony): via Latin from Greek eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance,’ from eirōn ‘dissembler.’
• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result : [with clause ] the irony is that I thought he could help me.
• (also dramatic or tragic irony) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
ORIGIN early 16th cent.(also denoting Socratic irony): via Latin from Greek eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance,’ from eirōn ‘dissembler.’
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Nov 17th 2006, 8:15 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by Manc
whilst I do agree he was a bit of a prick, at no time I believe did he represent a danger to the officers, and therefore there was a complete excessive use of force.
Nov 17th 2006, 8:18 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by tony126
Personally I do not think you would have the balls to do it.
But I'm seeing the doctor about it - makes it quite hard to sit down
Nov 17th 2006, 8:35 pm
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Re: Surprised
With a name like Mostafa Tabatabainejad he was asking for trouble
but what if he had pulled agun from his coat and started shooting
people... he got away lightly
but what if he had pulled agun from his coat and started shooting
people... he got away lightly
Nov 17th 2006, 8:39 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by Ray
With a name like Mostafa Tabatabainejad he was asking for trouble
but what if he had pulled agun from his coat and started shooting
people... he got away lightly
but what if he had pulled agun from his coat and started shooting
people... he got away lightly
you make out like he was just some random Brazilian on the underground or something.............
Nov 17th 2006, 8:40 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by Manc
he's was in a college library.
you make out like he was just some random Brazilian on the underground or something.............
you make out like he was just some random Brazilian on the underground or something.............
minimal force was used to stop a situation in its tracks ..
Nov 17th 2006, 8:42 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by Manc
whilst I do agree he was a bit of a prick, at no time I believe did he represent a danger to the officers, and therefore there was a complete excessive use of force.
Nov 17th 2006, 9:10 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
I have balls the size of watermellons
But I'm seeing the doctor about it - makes it quite hard to sit down
But I'm seeing the doctor about it - makes it quite hard to sit down
Nov 17th 2006, 9:12 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by Ray
He was ordered to leave ..he did not show he was entitled to be there ...
minimal force was used to stop a situation in its tracks ..
minimal force was used to stop a situation in its tracks ..
Nov 17th 2006, 9:17 pm
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Re: Surprised
Personally I cannot see why they have got to use it. If it was a 1 on 1 situation then maybe but what I have seen when people are arrested it looks like a rugby scrum with the felon at the bottom of it.
Nov 17th 2006, 9:21 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by britvic
I think I remember you saying once you knew what it felt like to be Tazered, after 3 or 4 shots of it would not be surprised if that chap ended up pissing him self
I bet there voltage was a lot less..more like 50K with an amperage of
0.00052 amps...
10 minutes later or even quicker you are up and about ..there is no lasting effect in normal non drug taking people..
Nov 17th 2006, 9:23 pm
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Re: Surprised
Originally Posted by tony126
Personally I cannot see why they have got to use it. If it was a 1 on 1 situation then maybe but what I have seen when people are arrested it looks like a rugby scrum with the felon at the bottom of it.
