Recent content by chris89300

Hehe got some nice relevant links if anyone's interested: http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-pros-and-cons-of-militarizing-the-police,36717/ http://thebiggestproblemintheuniverse.com/episode-15/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUdHIatS36A Edit: the Youtube link is a John Oliver video...

First off, yeah, they started doing that in France too lately. No, 100% not reasonable. Never in my life did I get a ticked for that. And I'm not the kind who carries his papers around everywhere. Second, mistakes can happen, they do all the time, but we're not taking about mistakes here, far...

You talk about democracy but what color are you? What gender are you? That should give you a hint.

Ideed. A country as large needs much better people in charge. The US is one of the largest but most hastily build democracies. When Europe starts being self-racist, the US is still traditionally racist. (Not that turning against your own people is a good thing, but still, proves how far behind...

Look who's making shit up now, huh? You know what? I didn't even read the entirety of your post, because you obviously have an agenda. The "longest standing democracy" thing sealed the deal for me, you have no idea what you're saying. Also, yeah, your shit will work in extreme...

Yeah I know that, but then, how come they can't get cameras from the DoD? From what I know, the system is so shitty that even a pack of chewing gum could be passed as anti-terrorism equipment. Because that would force them to act more like humans and less like raging lunatics. Why else would so...

THEY ARE NOT THE NORM!!! Are you reading anything I'm saying? I've never even seen the kind of weapon they had. And in France, tactical squads don't harass people driving, unless you're trying to go thru a zone they control for obvious reasons, they don't stop for you. No authority...

Wow, it sounds like you guys got your shit together much better than the US. Well, yeah, but accidents happen. If the protest wasn't violent, he did do something stupid, but as long as he didn't actively try to kill him, it's cool. I still think he should have been charged with murder...

Yeah, that's pretty much the way it works. I would add to that how they stop chicks that they find hot on the road just to ogle them or to hit on them. Or how aggressively they disperse crowds when something's happening that they don't want you to see. But yeah, cameras are a great idea...

Actually, military grade means something. Take computers for example, "military grade" in that domain means they can handle much higher and much lower temperatures, can handle dust/sand/water better, pretty much more reliable, sometimes with one or multiple GPS in it, etc. You wouldn't take your...

Exactly, the law doesn't apply the same to civilians and cops. Military fuckups are scrutinized but police fuckups are brushed off too often. Anything handled internally is bound by friendship and/or camaraderie, as in any other job in the world. These investigations have got to go.

It wasn't anything like a FAMAS, sorry just got to it. It was more like a really oversized Uzi with a massive charger.

That's a pretty good idea, but how do we get that many people on board? In a small local community it would be reasonably easy but in a huge city or an entire region, I don't think that many people like/trust the police anymore to actually do that en masse. It would be a pretty huge...

Wow, nice. Exactly how long does training last? Yeah but it's a TV show, of course they'll show incompetents (or actors). But yeah, even in France, from their own stories, they're not that trained in school. Example: completely rampant drug and alcohol abuse. From the few times I've...

You know, if you think it's all bullshit, why did you bother coming to this thread? I'm asking a serious question and you're treating me like a kid who's watched too many action movies, WTF.