“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”
[quote]magick wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
Lmao… Boston Marathon and Fort Hood trump your two by “right-wing” extremists, by quite a wide ass margin. [/quote]
Good point. I had completely forgotten about them when I wrote that comment.
Apologies.
[/quote]
This is why I like you man.
Not being afraid of being wrong, and not afraid to admit it when you were are, in my opinion, signs of actual intelligence.
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
Not being afraid of being wrong, and not afraid to admit it when you were are, in my opinion, signs of actual intelligence.
[/quote]
I’m plenty afraid of being wrong. That’s why I missed out on a lot of life’s opportunities.
Trying my best to admit when I’m wrong and rectify my mistakes is one of the ways I try to make up for it.
It’s hard though. This was, in all reality, a really trivial thing as far as admitting mistakes go. Yet I felt quite tempted to laugh it off.
Stupid pride and ego. I hate you.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”[/quote]
I am generally so suspicious of anything he does that I keep looking for the punchline in this, but if this is genuine and doesn’t have the teeth pulled out it on day one, nice job Obama!
[quote]TheKraken wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”[/quote]
I am generally so suspicious of anything he does that I keep looking for the punchline in this, but if this is genuine and doesn’t have the teeth pulled out it on day one, nice job Obama! [/quote]
Well, the “punch line” is that he’s doing it because black kids are being killed by white cops, but I think it’s a step in the right direction even if it’s for the wrong reason.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”[/quote]
All of those cool toys have always had strings attached to them. Now the recipients will find out how those strings will become a noose. It’s leverage, pure and simple. The feds have taken the boys in blue to a nice restaurant and wined and dined them. Now it’s the boys’ turn to put out. This is about control. You don’t get lobster with out giving up a blowjob…
Listen carefully and read between the lines. Obama didn’t say the CAN’T have them, Obama says they cant have them unless they GET APPROVAL from some other governing body to obtain them. They will be sacrificing autonomy now IF they want the fancy toys. It’s now a quid pro quo. This opens the door for Federal interference with local affairs. “Do what we say and arrest who we tell you too, or we’ll take our pretty toys back and not give you any more”. As an owner of a PVS14, I can tell you that you don’t want to go back to walking around in the dark with out it.
Drilling down: It also refers to the items in question as “tracked instead of wheeled vehicles” and “firearms and ammunition of .50-cal or higher”. Which means they can shoot all the .308 or 7.62 they want from the top of their wheeled APC’s - hell, an M249 shoots .556. I don’t know about you guys, but that just makes me feel SOOOOOOO relieved! LOL
This is just some bullshit MEDIA opportunity to distract us. Nothing will change. How do I know? Because OBAMA said it! And he’s a fucking liar. Mark my words, this will change nothing except give local jurisdictions a reason to suck big government cock, and smile while they’re doing it in their fancy black “tacticool” helmets and jackboots…
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”[/quote]
All of those cool toys have always had strings attached to them. Now the recipients will find out how those strings will become a noose. It’s leverage, pure and simple. The feds have taken the boys in blue to a nice restaurant and wined and dined them. Now it’s the boys’ turn to put out. This is about control. You don’t get lobster with out giving up a blowjob…
Listen carefully and read between the lines. Obama didn’t say the CAN’T have them, Obama says they cant have them unless they GET APPROVAL from some other governing body to obtain them. They will be sacrificing autonomy now IF they want the fancy toys. It’s now a quid pro quo. This opens the door for Federal interference with local affairs. “Do what we say and arrest who we tell you too, or we’ll take our pretty toys back and not give you any more”. As an owner of a PVS14, I can tell you that you don’t want to go back to walking around in the dark with out it.
Drilling down: It also refers to the items in question as “tracked instead of wheeled vehicles” and “firearms and ammunition of .50-cal or higher”. Which means they can shoot all the .308 or 7.62 they want from the top of their wheeled APC’s - hell, an M249 shoots .556. I don’t know about you guys, but that just makes me feel SOOOOOOO relieved! LOL
This is just some bullshit MEDIA opportunity to distract us. Nothing will change. How do I know? Because OBAMA said it! And he’s a fucking liar. Mark my words, this will change nothing except give local jurisdictions a reason to suck big government cock, and smile while they’re doing it in their fancy black “tacticool” helmets and jackboots…[/quote]
Fantastic post.
But America is still the most free country in the world!
…right?
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”[/quote]
All of those cool toys have always had strings attached to them. Now the recipients will find out how those strings will become a noose. It’s leverage, pure and simple. The feds have taken the boys in blue to a nice restaurant and wined and dined them. Now it’s the boys’ turn to put out. This is about control. You don’t get lobster with out giving up a blowjob…
Listen carefully and read between the lines. Obama didn’t say the CAN’T have them, Obama says they cant have them unless they GET APPROVAL from some other governing body to obtain them. They will be sacrificing autonomy now IF they want the fancy toys. It’s now a quid pro quo. This opens the door for Federal interference with local affairs. “Do what we say and arrest who we tell you too, or we’ll take our pretty toys back and not give you any more”. As an owner of a PVS14, I can tell you that you don’t want to go back to walking around in the dark with out it.
Drilling down: It also refers to the items in question as “tracked instead of wheeled vehicles” and “firearms and ammunition of .50-cal or higher”. Which means they can shoot all the .308 or 7.62 they want from the top of their wheeled APC’s - hell, an M249 shoots .556. I don’t know about you guys, but that just makes me feel SOOOOOOO relieved! LOL
This is just some bullshit MEDIA opportunity to distract us. Nothing will change. How do I know? Because OBAMA said it! And he’s a fucking liar. Mark my words, this will change nothing except give local jurisdictions a reason to suck big government cock, and smile while they’re doing it in their fancy black “tacticool” helmets and jackboots…[/quote]
I don’t necessarily disagree with you; however, I would still think you’d be at least a little happy about it. The article does say certain equipment will be banned:
“President Barack Obama on Monday banned police departments from using certain military hardware and restricted the use of riot shields…”
The President even addresses one of your concerns:
“We’ve seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people the feeling like there’s an occupied force, as opposed to a force that is part of that community it is protecting and serving,”
Damned if you do damned if you don’t I guess.
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Fantastic post.
But America is still the most free country in the world!
…right?[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOL ROFLMMFAO!!!
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Fantastic post.
But America is still the most free country in the world!
…right?[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOL ROFLMMFAO!!![/quote]
It is… As sad as that may sound, it is.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”[/quote]
All of those cool toys have always had strings attached to them. Now the recipients will find out how those strings will become a noose. It’s leverage, pure and simple. The feds have taken the boys in blue to a nice restaurant and wined and dined them. Now it’s the boys’ turn to put out. This is about control. You don’t get lobster with out giving up a blowjob…
Listen carefully and read between the lines. Obama didn’t say the CAN’T have them, Obama says they cant have them unless they GET APPROVAL from some other governing body to obtain them. They will be sacrificing autonomy now IF they want the fancy toys. It’s now a quid pro quo. This opens the door for Federal interference with local affairs. “Do what we say and arrest who we tell you too, or we’ll take our pretty toys back and not give you any more”. As an owner of a PVS14, I can tell you that you don’t want to go back to walking around in the dark with out it.
Drilling down: It also refers to the items in question as “tracked instead of wheeled vehicles” and “firearms and ammunition of .50-cal or higher”. Which means they can shoot all the .308 or 7.62 they want from the top of their wheeled APC’s - hell, an M249 shoots .556. I don’t know about you guys, but that just makes me feel SOOOOOOO relieved! LOL
This is just some bullshit MEDIA opportunity to distract us. Nothing will change. How do I know? Because OBAMA said it! And he’s a fucking liar. Mark my words, this will change nothing except give local jurisdictions a reason to suck big government cock, and smile while they’re doing it in their fancy black “tacticool” helmets and jackboots…[/quote]
I don’t necessarily disagree with you; however, I would still think you’d be at least a little happy about it. The article does say certain equipment will be banned:
“President Barack Obama on Monday banned police departments from using certain military hardware and restricted the use of riot shields…”
[/quote]I know what he SAID. Let’s wait to read what the executive order actually says.[quote]
The President even addresses one of your concerns:
“We’ve seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people the feeling like there’s an occupied force, as opposed to a force that is part of that community it is protecting and serving,”
Damned if you do damned if you don’t I guess. [/quote]
“If you like your doctor, you can KEEP your doctor”.
“I SWEAR if we get in bed naked together I WON’T try to have sex with you! I just want to feel close to you. I swear, JUST THE TIP, OK?.”
“The check is in the mail”
“I PROMISE I won’t cum in your mouth”
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
“I SWEAR if we get in bed naked together I WON’T try to have sex with you! I just want to feel close to you. I swear, JUST THE TIP, OK?.”
“I PROMISE I won’t cum in your mouth”
[/quote]
In all fairness, I believe those two are properly attributed to President Clinton.
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Fantastic post.
But America is still the most free country in the world!
…right?[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOL ROFLMMFAO!!![/quote]
It is… As sad as that may sound, it is. [/quote]
Oh contraire mon frere - we are not even top ten anymore…
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.”[/quote]
All of those cool toys have always had strings attached to them. Now the recipients will find out how those strings will become a noose. It’s leverage, pure and simple. The feds have taken the boys in blue to a nice restaurant and wined and dined them. Now it’s the boys’ turn to put out. This is about control. You don’t get lobster with out giving up a blowjob…
Listen carefully and read between the lines. Obama didn’t say the CAN’T have them, Obama says they cant have them unless they GET APPROVAL from some other governing body to obtain them. They will be sacrificing autonomy now IF they want the fancy toys. It’s now a quid pro quo. This opens the door for Federal interference with local affairs. “Do what we say and arrest who we tell you too, or we’ll take our pretty toys back and not give you any more”. As an owner of a PVS14, I can tell you that you don’t want to go back to walking around in the dark with out it.
Drilling down: It also refers to the items in question as “tracked instead of wheeled vehicles” and “firearms and ammunition of .50-cal or higher”. Which means they can shoot all the .308 or 7.62 they want from the top of their wheeled APC’s - hell, an M249 shoots .556. I don’t know about you guys, but that just makes me feel SOOOOOOO relieved! LOL
This is just some bullshit MEDIA opportunity to distract us. Nothing will change. How do I know? Because OBAMA said it! And he’s a fucking liar. Mark my words, this will change nothing except give local jurisdictions a reason to suck big government cock, and smile while they’re doing it in their fancy black “tacticool” helmets and jackboots…[/quote]
I don’t necessarily disagree with you; however, I would still think you’d be at least a little happy about it. The article does say certain equipment will be banned:
“President Barack Obama on Monday banned police departments from using certain military hardware and restricted the use of riot shields…”
[/quote]I know what he SAID. Let’s wait to read what the executive order actually says.
[/quote]
That’s fair.
[quote]
That’s also fair.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Fantastic post.
But America is still the most free country in the world!
…right?[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOL ROFLMMFAO!!![/quote]
It is… As sad as that may sound, it is. [/quote]
Oh contraire mon frere - we are not even top ten anymore…[/quote]
That’s fucking funny.
Not quite as free as Hong Kong, Singapore, Chile and Estonia. How embarrassing.
That can be the new United States Motto: “America: We’re freer than Bahrain!”
Of course, Japan scored lower than the US, so I guess shouldn’t say that too loud.
On the other hand, the cops here ride bicycles and carry Colt .38 revolvers, rather than roll around in MRAPS with M4s, so that’s something.
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Fantastic post.
But America is still the most free country in the world!
…right?[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOL ROFLMMFAO!!![/quote]
It is… As sad as that may sound, it is. [/quote]
Oh contraire mon frere - we are not even top ten anymore…[/quote]
That’s fucking funny.
Not quite as free as Hong Kong, Singapore, Chile and Estonia. How embarrassing.
That can be the new United States Motto: “America: We’re freer than Bahrain!”
Of course, Japan scored lower than the US, so I guess shouldn’t say that too loud.
On the other hand, the cops here ride bicycles and carry Colt .38 revolvers, rather than roll around in MRAPS with M4s, so that’s something.[/quote]
It’s only economic freedom. Only one slice of the pie, IMO.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
4. Donâ??t walk around your house naked
In Singapore, pornography is illegal, and anything to do with it may result in imprisonment or big fines. Along the same lines, the country thinks that nudity has to do with pornography, so better close the curtains when you dress for bed.
[/quote]
Whelp… Cross this place off my bucket list.