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You must have quoted me when before I deleted my post. I did so because there are too many soft people that can’t seem to read other’s opinions without throwing a fit. Speaking from one’s own mind is a banable offense even without malice intent. If I get banned it’s your faultThis is a pretty sophisticated level of discourse, which I appreciate. I will lay out my answers in a somewhat dispersed fashion because they all contribute to the answer roughly equally, and thus none take especial precedent.
1. A well run government, staffed by patriots, and engaged upon for the civic good is the optimal machinery for providing the highest level of benefit to a people.
2. The people themselves are poor stewards of societal power.
3. Our government is becoming poor stewards of the public trust. I say that the way that I did, because compared to say for example any country currently in existence in Africa or South America our government is a fountain of trust and propriety.
4. And thus we come to the circuit breaker - armed citizens. The objective of armed citizenry is to act as a circuit breaker so the country doesn't burn down into tyranny.
5. That circuit breaker currently has tape over it - that tape is called "propaganda".
Why does everyone work to preserve the social order? Because there isn't enough misery flowing through the breaker yet to blow it. So it shouldn't blow - and the lights stay on. The taps still dispense water.
And the kids stay alive, and the women stay unraped, and food still shows up and all the other awful shit thats coming holds off for even another day. Which is worth it.
Besides - we are already at game over. There could be no revolution in the US that didn't weaken us enough that the second some peace accord was signed we put the pen down and lined up against the wall to be shot by the Chinese. This is a global problem, and without global nuclear war or a global plague we will finally get the opportunity to find out why pissing off the entire world was stupid.
The only thing that could save our country right now is peaceful Balkanization. Hand everyone nukes, break into 10 regions, let the commies go fuck themselves on the east and west coast, and call it a day.
I deleted your quote as I understand.You must have quoted me when before I deleted my post. I did so because there are too many soft people that can’t seem to read other’s opinions without throwing a fit. Speaking from one’s own mind is a banable offense even without malice intent. If I get banned it’s your fault
edit: hell I never quoted what I said in that other thread. What I deleted and you quoted was all fresh.
if i was a cop, i wouldn't do anything. that's why i am not a cop though.
easier when you let them tire themselves out a bit.I love how security is barely doing anything. Slow walk into the scene, no effort to stop the mayhem, lol. LE and security should just hang on the sides, take bets on the winner and collect the money then go on break.
easier when you let them tire themselves out a bit.
I love how security is barely doing anything. Slow walk into the scene, no effort to stop the mayhem, lol. LE and security should just hang on the sides, take bets on the winner and collect the money then go on break.
if i was a cop, i wouldn't do anything. that's why i am not a cop though.
if i was a cop, i wouldn't do anything. that's why i am not a cop though.
They misspelled Mother.Curious as to when at what point during the lunge and arm swinging with knife in hand was she as her mom puts it;
“My baby was an innocent, talented, lovely teenager,” said Paula Bryant. “She had her whole life ahead of her.”
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'All systems failed her': Attorney for family of Ma'Khia Bryant calls for federal investigation into her death
The attorney representing the family of Ma'Khia Bryant spoke to reporters for the first time on Wednesday.www.10tv.com
Wasn’t her princess in foster care?Curious as to when at what point during the lunge and arm swinging with knife in hand was she as her mom puts it;
“My baby was an innocent, talented, lovely teenager,” said Paula Bryant. “She had her whole life ahead of her.”
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'All systems failed her': Attorney for family of Ma'Khia Bryant calls for federal investigation into her death
The attorney representing the family of Ma'Khia Bryant spoke to reporters for the first time on Wednesday.www.10tv.com
the state doesn’t take your kids because they are bored and looking for something to do.
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if i was a cop, i wouldn't do anything. that's why i am not a cop though.
I would throw a knife on the ground near them and let them sort it out. Less democrats at the polls.
if i was a cop, i wouldn't do anything. that's why i am not a cop though.
Probably the only solution to address situations such as this is for officers to be retrained to "shoot to disable" rather than "shoot to kill".Where is the thanks from the community for the officer saving this girls life? Wouldn't it be racist if he let it happen? Or is street justice the answer? It seems as if the older man had some sort of relation or parental role to the girl with the knife. Where is the prosecution of him kicking the girl that has fallen to the ground...
Ever been in a shooting? With actual moving, attacking people?Probably the only solution to address situations such as this is for officers to be retrained to "shoot to disable" rather than "shoot to kill".
You have inexperienced/overwhelmed officers (albeit well-intentioned) being asked to "handle" an intense situation and when the options are
a) difuse and/or disable
b) elimimate/let bullets fix s***t
All too often B seems to be the default...
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What if that was your daughter about to get the knife?? You can fuck right off....Probably the only solution to address situations such as this is for officers to be retrained to "shoot to disable" rather than "shoot to kill".
You have inexperienced/overwhelmed officers (albeit well-intentioned) being asked to "handle" an intense situation and when the options are
a) difuse and/or disable
b) elimimate/let bullets fix s***t
All too often B seems to be the default...
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some officers can't hit a man sized object from 10' under pressure, so it would be a non starter to expect them to assess the risk, find a target that will stop the attack without killing the attacker, and hit that spot in the time required.Probably the only solution to address situations such as this is for officers to be retrained to "shoot to disable" rather than "shoot to kill".
You have inexperienced/overwhelmed officers (albeit well-intentioned) being asked to "handle" an intense situation and when the options are
a) difuse and/or disable
b) elimimate/let bullets fix s***t
All too often B seems to be the default...
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You really are a barney.Probably the only solution to address situations such as this is for officers to be retrained to "shoot to disable" rather than "shoot to kill".
You have inexperienced/overwhelmed officers (albeit well-intentioned) being asked to "handle" an intense situation and when the options are
a) difuse and/or disable
b) elimimate/let bullets fix s***t
All too often B seems to be the default...
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To put it in perspective, any man that works outside the house whether the trash man, contruction, oilfield, truck driver, or any other heavy industry puts his life on the line at work. Everyone of these fields I just described have fatality rates multiple times greater than a police officer. There is just too much pandering about the dangers of being an officer when statistically this isn’t the case.Diarrhea of the mouth.
That cop has his life on the line every stop he makes or every call he's on. That particular call gave him no time to even think.
He did the right thing and, wow, he saved someone's life like a super human.
That guy needs to be celebrated
+1, all you have to do is watch the video.Diarrhea of the mouth.
That cop has his life on the line every stop he makes or every call he's on. That particular call gave him no time to even think.
He did the right thing and, wow, he saved someone's life like a super human.
That guy needs to be celebrated
Is that portion somewhere in the neighborhood of 13%Clearly a lot of strong opinions/ strong emotions on both sides of this topic.
This forum understandably skews one direction (I get it), but the last year should have revealed that a large portion of the US may feel somewhat differently than I or (what seems to be) the consensus of Hide members.
- As Aggressor: In the same breadth, I am a father, and even if my daughter one the officer feels must be de-animated/eliminated/killed instantly, I know with certainty I would never agree with that decision or want that to be the case. Call it the unconditional love between parent and child. Don't have to agree, just respect.
I'll get off my soap box now.
I can't find it in my heart to, even smally, to blemish his actions. Again, he should be celebrated.To put it in perspective, any man that works outside the house whether the trash man, contruction, oilfield, truck driver, or any other heavy industry puts his life on the line at work. Everyone of these fields I just described have fatality rates multiple times greater than a police officer. There is just too much pandering about the dangers of being an officer when statistically this isn’t the case.
This statement has nothing to do with this story of course.
A well written reply. Lots of good points.Clearly a lot of strong opinions/ strong emotions on both sides of this topic.
This forum understandably skews one direction (I get it), but the last year should have revealed that a large portion of the US may feel somewhat differently than I or (what seems to be) the consensus of Hide members. That base is entitled to an opinion. None of us have to agree. Any of us can disagree. I feel that is a founding principle of the US fathers. That's what makes US > Russia > China > A lot of MidE.
As such, I was just thinking out loud of a possible solution...and aimed to shift this thread toward constructive dialogue. I didn't see as much regarding possible solutions that would (as best as possible) try to appease all sides of this topic. I don't claim that I have the answer. I didn't even mean to imply that I agree with any solution I proposed. I don't know that anyone really has the 100% answer. Wish I did...
But, the thread seemed to descend (rather quickly) into mud-slinging and one-sided mockery. Maybe that is what the Hide is for and maybe that's all Hide members want -- a forum for like minded conversation where the only "right" opinion is "my opinion". If so, lesson learned -- I will just stick to leveraging the PX when I need something, withdraw my $20 subscription when I don't, and avoid participating in any other aspect. (I don't intend to do that).
I guess the takeaway here is that it is all about perspective and that changes mightily from Officer vs. Aggressor vs. Victim. I don't know what the solution would be that would appease all side of this discussion.
- As Victim: I am a father and I personally would do whatever I could to protect my daughter. I hope law enforcement sees my daughter as a life worth saving enough to step in, as well.
- As Officer: I commend him for doing "something" and acting swiftly and decidedly. This situation looked intense and challenging. I don't know what I would/could have done. I have never taken the life of another human being and hope I never have to -- hence why I am not in law enforcement. In my opinion, his intentions seemed pure and founded. Though I acknowledge ethical and legal do not always align.
- As Aggressor: In the same breadth, I am a father, and even if my daughter one the officer feels must be de-animated/eliminated/killed instantly, I know with certainty I would never agree with that decision or want that to be the case. Call it the unconditional love between parent and child. Don't have to agree, just respect.
I'll get off my soap box now.
Post of the dayA well written reply. Lots of good points.
If I walked in on my son choking a 6 year old kid to death and I had to shoot him to stop it, I would do so.
I’m an old man now, and he is a Marine in the prime of his life with extensive unarmed combat training. I don’t think I could take him anymore without using a tool of some sort.
Then, after I got random kid who had somehow appeared in this situation medical care, I would begin planning how I would shit in my sons coffin at the funeral for trying to murder a child and having put our family in this situation.
So yeah, there is an old saying that “He’s the kind of man who shoots his own dog.”. If one of my children had become an unperson through their actions, I sure as fuck wouldn’t criticize a police officer for doing exactly what I would have.
Clearly a lot of strong opinions/ strong emotions on both sides of this topic.
This forum understandably skews one direction (I get it), but the last year should have revealed that a large portion of the US may feel somewhat differently than I or (what seems to be) the consensus of Hide members. That base is entitled to an opinion. None of us have to agree. Any of us can disagree. I feel that is a founding principle of the US fathers. That's what makes US > Russia > China > A lot of MidE.
As such, I was just thinking out loud of a possible solution...and aimed to shift this thread toward constructive dialogue. I didn't see as much regarding possible solutions that would (as best as possible) try to appease all sides of this topic. I don't claim that I have the answer. I didn't even mean to imply that I agree with any solution I proposed. I don't know that anyone really has the 100% answer. Wish I did...
But, the thread seemed to descend (rather quickly) into mud-slinging and one-sided mockery. Maybe that is what the Hide is for and maybe that's all Hide members want -- a forum for like minded conversation where the only "right" opinion is "my opinion". If so, lesson learned -- I will just stick to leveraging the PX when I need something, withdraw my $20 subscription when I don't, and avoid participating in any other aspect. (I don't intend to do that).
I guess the takeaway here is that it is all about perspective and that changes mightily from Officer vs. Aggressor vs. Victim. I don't know what the solution would be that would appease all side of this discussion.
- As Victim: I am a father and I personally would do whatever I could to protect my daughter. I hope law enforcement sees my daughter as a life worth saving enough to step in, as well.
- As Officer: I commend him for doing "something" and acting swiftly and decidedly. This situation looked intense and challenging. I don't know what I would/could have done. I have never taken the life of another human being and hope I never have to -- hence why I am not in law enforcement. In my opinion, his intentions seemed pure and founded. Though I acknowledge ethical and legal do not always align.
- As Aggressor: In the same breadth, I am a father, and even if my daughter one the officer feels must be de-animated/eliminated/killed instantly, I know with certainty I would never agree with that decision or want that to be the case. Call it the unconditional love between parent and child. Don't have to agree, just respect.
I'll get off my soap box now.
Yes, I 100% agree with this line of thinking.If you are a father, don't raise your daughter to think trying to stab another person to death over pop tarts or whatever stupidity they were fighting over is a good idea. Perhaps also teach them if the police show up, don't keep trying to murder someone.
Then the chances of your daughter having their life cut short are drastically reduced.
Again, don't do murders, less chance of getting killed.
Unless you think that your daughter has the right to murder anyone she wants for any stupid reason and everybody else should just let her do it and then let her get away with it?
There's also that saying "everyone has a plan until the bullets start flying..." which I think is meant to highlight that a lot of what we say we would/could do... is really what we believe we'd do or hope we have the strength to do.A well written reply. Lots of good points.
If I walked in on my son choking a 6 year old kid to death and I had to shoot him to stop it, I would do so.
I’m an old man now, and he is a Marine in the prime of his life with extensive unarmed combat training. I don’t think I could take him anymore without using a tool of some sort.
Then, after I got random kid who had somehow appeared in this situation medical care, I would begin planning how I would shit in my sons coffin at the funeral for trying to murder a child and having put our family in this situation.
So yeah, there is an old saying that “He’s the kind of man who shoots his own dog.”. If one of my children had become an unperson through their actions, I sure as fuck wouldn’t criticize a police officer for doing exactly what I would have.
Modern school shootings are a direct descendant of this ideology.I also put the blame squarely on the lack of proper discipline and corporal punishment of children in this corrupted modern society.
It's also a side effect of all this B.S. about "Zero Tolerance" which is basically zero intelligence.
You bring up kids to think there are no real consequences for their actions until one day they run smack into lethal consequences or life changing consequences for their bad actions.
It used to be, the training started young, you pushed some kid or smacked them, the adults gave you a good hard smack, you learned quickly that doing bad things to others meant you would be receiving pain to yourself. later you did bad stuff you got spanked for it. You ran your mouth a bit much at school or bullied folks, you either got tossed into the boxing ring at PE with gloves to settle it, or you got spanked.
Now "children" (who are the same age as what people used to be when they were starting their own families and running their own farms) grow up thinking that because they are "minors" they can rob, carjack, murder, riot and commit all kinds of crimes and get away with it because nobody has ever held them accountable or punished them correctly. Then one day they try it with the police or someone who refuses to be a victim and well.... their life was turned around for good.
Now "children" (who are the same age as what people used to be when they were starting their own families and running their own farms) grow up thinking that because they are "minors" they can rob, carjack, murder, riot and commit all kinds of crimes and get away with it because nobody has ever held them accountable or punished them correctly. Then one day they try it with the police or someone who refuses to be a victim and well.... their life was turned around for good.
There's also that saying "everyone has a plan until the bullets start flying..." which I think is meant to highlight that a lot of what we say we would/could do... is really what we believe we'd do or hope we have the strength to do.
I'd like to believe that if my child was harming another human I would step in and do "the right thing". But we get down the rabbit whole once more about who gets to define "right thing".
(in this case) If "right thing" meant taking another's life...I'd like to believe I would/could....but having never been in that situation (I never am)...hard to say.
A lot easier to say so from a mobile phone or behind a computer. I'll raise my hand and acknowledge (once actually in that situation) I don't really know 100% how I'd react (unconditionalfor my child is a tough thing).
Kudos to those of us strong enough to know![]()
This is one of the reasons I carry solids in my sidearm.One heifer down and one less criminal animal on the streets
I agree 100%.To put it in perspective, any man that works outside the house whether the trash man, contruction, oilfield, truck driver, or any other heavy industry puts his life on the line at work. Everyone of these fields I just described have fatality rates multiple times greater than a police officer. There is just too much pandering about the dangers of being an officer when statistically this isn’t the case.
This statement has nothing to do with this story of course.