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I will and have told a cop he didn't rate to wear those cammies. Ive been pulled over by an officer wearing gear like that, for a tail light out of all things. I asked what was going on, he gave me a funny look and I mentioned his gear. His response was I like to be prepared. My response was that his 350 lb bag of ass was making my Marine Corps uniform look bad and he didn't rate to wear it. I got a ticket, but it was worth it to see the look on his face. The military is the military, police are police. When you make traffic stops dressed for patrol in Baghdad you intimdate the unknowing and piss off the ones who know your playing rambo. Serving a no knock on a violent felon? By all means, wear whatever protects you best. Pulling school zone duty? Wear a uniform that identifies you as a peace officer and looks respectable and decent.

Tells all if you are interested:  http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/tennessee/districts/memphis-city-schools/mcs-prep-school---northwest-18125   No wonder people are fleeing from Memphis and their schools.  'Nough said.

I find it interesting that the notion of moving forward is an arrow pointing right, while one pointing left signifies moving backward...

  Report said victim said "almost made him pull out his gun". Unclear if on his person or back in the car.   Can tell you that at the latest, by time a second perp started pummeling me, I'd have been shooting into nearest body parts in every direction I could point at.   - OS

Problem is if you shoot any of them you will be persecuted, called a racist and likely go to prison for life. Even if you I know if I find myself in that situation I would hope I have a belt fed, several hundred rounds and a few hand grenades. If I am going away for life may as well make it worth it. These are not kids. Matter of fact they are not even human beings. They are nothing more than vicious animals and should be euthanized like you would any vicious animal that attacks someone for no reason. They do get euthanized but it takes a conviction of an aggravated murder to do so. I would support the death penalty for ANY serious, violent act such as what happened in the video.

This keeps happening when the city leaders ie, Mayor,Chief of Police, etc. get on TV and say they don't know what to do with these kids. This will keep going and sooner or later somebody is going to shoot these punks. Then Momma will be on the news calling for the head of the shooter.

  Actually it has been going on longer than that even. There was a big push after the Vietnam War to hire veterans, just like now with the wars in the Middle East. So back in the 70's, and on, the military were being hired by police departments.   The LE community has gone from a point of being there to help like most officers were doing 30+ years ago to a "us" vs "them" mentality we often see today. The reason this has happened is because there was a shift about 30-40 years ago, maybe longer, to hire prior military over those who had no military experience. Along with those military personnel came the military mindset that many had. And then with the influx of military personnel came the influx of military tactics, ways of training as well as the "us" versus "them" mentality. This is the reason there has been a militarization of most police departments as well. That and a lot of the same equipment used by officers while in the military are now being provided to LE as part a program that supplies LE with surplus military hardware. So in essence LE is now just a civilian extension of the military in both mindset as well as equipment. And now those same soldiers who joined the LE community are now in senior positions. It is those same senior officers that are now making changes to training and department policies. And that training and regulations are going to mirror what they knew in the military. Also, the "us" versus "them" mentality is how the military always trains. That is there is always an enemy in the military and then when the soldiers transition to civilian jobs, especially LE, they keep the same "us" vs "them" mentality except those that are not in law enforcement are now the new "enemy". This is why they no longer want to help, it is because those that are not LE are now their new "enemy".    I suspect most officers buy this gear not because they need it but because it looks cool or intimidating. I know an officer that is an RSO and rarely works patrol. He wants all the cool guy gear to wear around the elementary school kids. He also said he wanted an accurate rifle to be able to shoot people, not criminals, at 300+ yards. I told him there is no situation in which LE should be shooting anyone at 300 yards and, again, he could not understand why. He said rather than chase someone down he would just shoot them.   I don't have a problem with people having protective gear, heck I have everything I would hope to need to protect myself. And it is good to be trained on all the gear you might have to use. The problem I have is when that gear serves no purpose other than intimidate or that when one group can wear it and another can't. Imagine the kind of reaction I would get if I decided to go into Walmart in full kit, minus a rifle? LE would show up in a similar get up and tell me I cannot wear mine yet they can wear theirs.

costs the state money is always the fallback position when they want to keep their foot on our neck

My hunt this morning read like a IDPA stage discription. Start standing in blind hands relaxed at side with loaded shotgun on the ground. At the buzzer flip the blind to the front, pick up shotgun and engage running turkey. It was raining so I set up my blind and some decoys in the edge of a field. I had seen five hens and one small tom at about 10:00 and then nothing else. At 12:30 I decided it was time to call it a day, I did one final scan and got ready to get out. My blind was soaked and I had backed it up against some briars so I decided to just flip it forward instead of unzipping it and wiggling out the back. I laid my shotgun down and flipped, I looked to my right and there stood a tom at about 30 yards. He turned and started to run away, I scooped up my 835 and rolled him up at 40 yards. It was a very cool experience. You can see my blind in this pic (top left) and our game can on the gate. lol

Since Willis is out and about I get the pleasure of sharing pics of the TR4. All I can say is you're gonna be VERY HAPPY you got one. This knife is BAD ASS!! Sorry about the quality of pics but you get the idea.

    In his car, he said that at some point.  Car with a toddler in it, no less. 

Will be headed back to the floor for a vote in Senate and House with the Conference Committee report, Senate amendment stripped and some changes that sounded good about taking out the "used"by schools mess.   Actually two "no's" Yarbro and Love, both Democrats.

Yet only one of the losers has qualified immunity protections for the violence he engages in daily as part and parcel of his job. He committed an aggressive act of violence because he was insulted by an individual who did not respect his authoritah.

Reminds me of an old tale. THP officer was ticketing a gentleman for running a stop sign. No big deal, this young punk ride by on a harley, flipped the officer off and proceeded to ride off. Officer goes after him and the young punk says "you can't ticket me for flipping you off, it's my first amendment right" The officer, being a really smart man, says "you are right sir, I'm ticketing you for improper use of hand signals, you motioned a left turn and then stayed straight" The ticket stuck.

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I don't think anyone is saying that the car driver isn't at fault.  He clearly turned into oncoming traffic.  But I'm sure he didn't think the bike was going 100 either.   Both people in this one are at fault.  

Took a guy this morning that had never been turkey hunting before. He didn't have a gun or anything, so I let him use my gun and I planned to just call. Well, having shot a couple birds already this year, I had depleted my spare shotgun shells I had in my vest. I forgot to grab another box this morning, so we went into the woods with 1 gun and two shells. I managed to call the boss away from the flock about 7:30 and my buddy closed the deal at 40 yards. He whispered, "there are two more gobblers coming." So he handed me the gun and I busted the second bird at about 45 yards. Another great morning in the turkey woods. My buddy is fired up about hunting now. :)

Hazard a ahead, move Right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_zw8h4epQM&feature=youtu.be

Let's party like it's 3,199.9 !

Pshh that's extremely mild compared to what I really think about him

Integration is the problem. The schools were doing fine in black and white neighborhoods until the government forced busing on them in the early seventies. There was neighborhood pride all over the city, parents knew the teachers and the school admin could still beat the tar out of you when you became disruptive.

For what it's worth, here's a way to deactivate the decocker. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_5_36/157293_.html&page=1   However, I'd have to say that the risk of the decocker being accidentally depressed would be nearly zero, at least how I would carry it. It took maybe 10 pounds of pressure and the decocker is not in a place that is likely to get pressed once it's holstered. 

I bet he can eat a monopoly board and crap out connect four.

I don't think anyone but the young persons family will feel that way. Most Memphians are fed up and you can read it in the comments that are being left by blacks and whites. It's just a matter of time before they test the wrong citizen.

That would explain the 9% proficiency rating in English.

It appears to have been a good for us conference committee, that Love and Yarbro were ticked would lead me to that.  Have not read the report yet, but it sounds good on its face.

My job takes me on Poplar Ave, sometimes once a month.  Did anyone notice the gas station mgr/owner locked the door to keep the man evading the kids from safety?  You can bet that I won't stop and shop there.     I haven't stopped at any of those places in that area, choosing to make my restroom break or anything else at Exit 25 as I come into Shelby County.

I'm just pulling this out of my butt at 0530 so..... Seems to me that somewhere in the 80's or 90's they went from being called Peace/Police Officer to LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. With that change in terminology a lot of attitudes, citizen and officer, started to change. When you pay people to enforce, that's what they do.

  I'll go one further.  If I'm ever stopped by a team that looks like that, I'm not saying anything, at all.  I'll hand them my license, registration and insurance as required by law on request, and sign a citation if given one.  But I won't answer any questions, or say anything else to the officers.   If that's policing, I'm not cooperating with it.

  It's just immature.  Besides if an officer can't summon the patience to deal with someone flipping them off and "wouldn't take it very long," I don't want that person wearing a badge, and the powers that come with it.

If we assume the car saw him, the driver had no way of knowing that the squid was doing 100MPH in traffic. The driver had plenty of time to complete the turn had the rider been doing 60MPH, which was the speed limit.   This accident is 100% (or should we say 97%) on the rider, not the driver.

As a biker in traffic, you have to be on the defense constantly. I have become suspect of every single vehicle around me, I expect them to not see me. It makes me ride slower, keep my head on a swivel and avoid as much traffic as I can.

It is the little victories

Sorta reminds me of your profile pic.... :hiding:      :cool:

The Bank of America Shootout wasn't a myth. 11 Police Officers and 7 civilians were shot because responding Officers didn't have the firepower to take down the perps. This isn't a myth... https://www.odmp.org/ I'm just saying you don't have to be dressed in subdued uniforms and wear masks to kill an active shooter with a M16, AR-15 or a Barrett.

I'll take the Volk one. MP5 mags, yes. Colt mags that dump the rounds out if you drop them, no thanks. And Glock mags need to stay in a Glock, they look like crap in any carbine.

  It's not like GoT went for 5 seasons before including gay love scenes. I'm not a fan of those, but I know they're part of the package, just like I now know that they're part of the package in TWD.  Don't care for it, but it's not going to keep me from watching it. What I find fascinating is all the ridicule of folks who hold the same opinion, and I'm not the only one.   Ah, but what do I know? I'm just an fat, old, white, redneck who has a natural revulsion to homosexuality and I don't apologize one bit for it.  :usa:

I bought it as well and it is a good documentary.

All that gear makes it impossible to chase down bad guys. I would go out of my way to make sure I was carrying the least amount of weight possible, ounces equal pounds and pounds equal pain. I paid a lot of money when I had my body armor custom made to ensure it was the absolutely lightest available at the time. I would never wear anything that I absolutely did not need.   If officers were required to "walk their beat" like the old days they would not be wearing all that gear and those in the community would be able to talk to them. Most crimes are solved by witnesses in the community and a lot of crimes are going unsolved because there is a disconnect between the community and those charged with protecting that community. When officers quit walking around the communities they put a barrier up to the communication that solves crimes and protects communities. Most people will not talk to cops these days, even if they do have information to solve a crime, because of a fear of what the cop might do to them.   Even I avoid officers like the plague. The reason is because I have called them in my time of need only to have them hassle me rather than do what they should do. We had something serious happen that REQUIRED them to respond but they refused to respond. My attorney called the sheriff and threatened to sue the department. Well they did respond to my door but not to do what was right. They knocked on the door and my wife answered. The officers asked for me and my wife told them I was sleeping. They refused to leave so my wife woke me up and when I got to the door the first thing they said was "What kind of guns you have in the house". They were there because I disrespected them. I have no delusions to think they would do what is right, now or ever. If they could they would have arrested me for calling them in my time of need.     They know because it is his supervisor telling him what to buy. BTW, his supervisor is the one that showed up at my door asking what weapons I have in the house after my attorney called the sheriff.

Glad you were able to get your own hands one them. I can give you my opinions and reasons for them and someone else can give you theirs and chances are they will be quite different. Sounds like you like the "pistols" about as much as I do though. The only reason I can foresee myself ever owning one is to legally carry a rifle caliber loaded in the truck but even then I would have to work my way pretty far down my want list to get to that point. I've been pleased with my 16" CMMG 1:7 pistol length gas port barrel. Honestly, pickin's were pretty slim when I bought mine (right after newtown shooting) so I didn't has a lot of choice but even now I'm not sure I'd got another route. It's not a match barrel but no further than you're typically going to be shooting with the caliber I'm not sure it makes much difference. Good luck and call if you need anything.

Poor choices all the way around. Not sure who looked like the bigger looser in that situation.

Being an asshole isn't illegal.

Real, hard-core, operators are using long-grain rice. So, no. Not yet.

    Of course both are at fault, but mostly the rider.    As a motorcyclist one has the responsibility to expect everyone else to be doing stupid things.  It goes with the territory.  Life is not a race track where everyone is a trained professional who inherently receives some level of trust.  I don't expect anyone to see me, much less yield to me, ever.  If I'm riding so fast that I can't stop or otherwise evade when someone doesn't something stupid, it's MY fault, not theirs.    From what I can tell in the video, it looks like the car started to turn, saw him, and stopped.  He was going much too fast and riding in the right edge of the lane, both of which make him less visible and give him less time/space to maneuver.  When he clipped the corner of car, it appears to be stationary.  Had he expected the car to pull out in front of him and had an escape route in mind before he even got to the intersection, it wouldn't have happened.    There are times where you're just screwed and can't do anything, but those are very, very rare. 

  I truely believe that also, without the NRA the whole country would have New Jersey style, federal gun control laws. We may have some complaints about the NRA, believe they are not fighting enough sometimes but ultimatly they have protected what we do have nationally. The states who have strict Un-Constitutional gun control laws like New Jersey are that way because the majority of their citizens vote for leaders who don't respect the Constitution, it's ultimatly the peoples fault in those states. We haven't gotten all we want in Tennessee but we DAMN sure have alot more than some other states. That's not a reason to stop pressuring our own bozo leaders but at least we have pressured many of them to pander to us over the years. I'm confused about all the politics on this park bill, I was holding comment until something was final with all this back and forth non-sense, certain reps being pressured by who ever to kill the bill and all that.

  I was impressed as well. Did you go with the Underwood variety or the original?