Facepalm Of The Day
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After recent political events that makes me wonder what are some thinking.....post your Facepalm of the Day here any time of the day.
A Texas teen died Sunday morning while using her cellphone in a bathtub, according to reports.
Relatives told KCBD that the accident was caused either when she plugged in her phone while in the bathtub or grabbed the phone as it was being charged.
http://nypost.com/20...-taking-a-bath/
Facepalm of the day: Fox News hosts feel Amazonian superhero Wonder Woman is not American enough
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/facepalm-of-the-day-fox-news-hosts-feel-amazonian-superhero-wonder-woman-is-not-american-enough-35789730.html
As the filmmakers and stars of Wonder Woman celebrate the movie breaking box office records, other are not quite so enamoured by DC's latest superhero offering.
The titular Wonder Woman is an Amazonian superhero, played by Israeli actress Gal Gadot, yet Fox News hosts and guest feel she's not American enough.
Someone might need to buy them an atlas.
EW reports that guest Dion Baia on Your World with Neil Cavuto said, "I think nowadays, sadly, money trumps patriotism. Especially recently, I personally feel like we're not realy very patriotic, the country, in a certain sense. They want these movies to succeed internationally, so they're going to dial back."
The fictional character's costume came under fire for being red, blue, and gold, instead of red, white and blue.
"I think the Hollywood aspect, we see this time and time again, it’s cool to hate America these days,” said Mike Gunzelman who then advised viewers to "just go see Baywatch".
I'm hearing this movie is very good I might want to check it out at some point.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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Should be an interesting thread, g! A little Darwin Award, a little Jackass the Movie, a little "What We're They Thinking" and probably a lot of humor!
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There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer)."My brain's a good brain!"0 -
Definitely a case of incopetence.
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
We've been practicing this sort of thing for several decades.
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
I mean, really? Hope that racist last minute cancellation was worth the $5,000.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/13/airbnb-california-racist-comment-penalty-asian-americanIt's a hopeless situation...0 -
The first photo you posted above didn't quite occur as it's been depicted and remembered. Not that there wasn't actual scenarios like this that did occur, but it's interesting to hear the real story behind a picture that became a symbol of the civil rights movement.brianlux said:We've been practicing this sort of thing for several decades.
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/07/more_than_confederate_statues.htmlIt's a hopeless situation...0 -
I've been to St. Marten and doing this has never crossed my mind.....New Zealand woman dies after jet blast at world's 'scariest' airport0
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I've been....and I was tempted. But never made it. I think my healthy fear kept me away.Bentleyspop said:I've been to St. Marten and doing this has never crossed my mind.....New Zealand woman dies after jet blast at world's 'scariest' airporthippiemom = goodness0 -
"There's so much we don't know". LOL. So, you mean, "don't believe your eyes".Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
The problem is that there is no legitimate reason for police dogs to exist at all.
A dangerous weapon over which you have zero control, deployed in public where it will often injure innocent bystanders.
Then, of course, when more officers arrive they jump on his already motionless legs instead of helping to control the snarling beast that is attacking a cuffed man lying motionless on his face.
The guy who filmed this is awesome, trolling those Dredds like a boss.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
Do you always take a video or picture for what it's worth at face value without context? Maybe you should read my post above and listen to Gladwell's podcast.rgambs said:
"There's so much we don't know". LOL. So, you mean, "don't believe your eyes".Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
The problem is that there is no legitimate reason for police dogs to exist at all.
A dangerous weapon over which you have zero control, deployed in public where it will often injure innocent bystanders.
Then, of course, when more officers arrive they jump on his already motionless legs instead of helping to control the snarling beast that is attacking a cuffed man lying motionless on his face.
The guy who filmed this is awesome, trolling those Dredds like a boss.It's a hopeless situation...0 -
How is that relevant?Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
Contrary to your desire, police officers are not judge, jury, and executioners.
Judgement and punishment are the duties of courts in a civilised society, and though we did elect Trump, we at least still have a semblance of civilisation.
I'm not ok with living in a society where police can turn deadly animals loose on civilians, particularly civilians who are already apprehended and pose no threats to anything.
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Well...when it comes to determining the force required in a situation to get/maintain control, the police are the judge, jury, and executioners. Well they are the judge and executioners....and then if it's potentially bad a real jury comes into play.rgambs said:
How is that relevant?Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
Contrary to your desire, police officers are not judge, jury, and executioners.
Judgement and punishment are the duties of courts in a civilised society, and though we did elect Trump, we at least still have a semblance of civilisation.
I'm not ok with living in a society where police can turn deadly animals loose on civilians, particularly civilians who are already apprehended and pose no threats to anything.hippiemom = goodness0 -
And we, as a society, should have the authority to be the jury to their judgements. We do not have that opportunity right now, police oversight is minimal, at best.cincybearcat said:
Well...when it comes to determining the force required in a situation to get/maintain control, the police are the judge, jury, and executioners. Well they are the judge and executioners....and then if it's potentially bad a real jury comes into play.rgambs said:
How is that relevant?Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
Contrary to your desire, police officers are not judge, jury, and executioners.
Judgement and punishment are the duties of courts in a civilised society, and though we did elect Trump, we at least still have a semblance of civilisation.
I'm not ok with living in a society where police can turn deadly animals loose on civilians, particularly civilians who are already apprehended and pose no threats to anything.
When a half-naked man is handcuffed, unarmed, and facedown on the pavement and a police officer viciously mauls him, society should have an apparatus with which to say, "hold up, that's fucking bullshit, we won't accept this behaviour".
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The only one having trouble with his eyes is you right now, RG. This just got proven in the other thread and your eagerness to vilify every cop regardless of circumstance has you looking the fool again.rgambs said:
"There's so much we don't know". LOL. So, you mean, "don't believe your eyes".Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
The problem is that there is no legitimate reason for police dogs to exist at all.
A dangerous weapon over which you have zero control, deployed in public where it will often injure innocent bystanders.
Then, of course, when more officers arrive they jump on his already motionless legs instead of helping to control the snarling beast that is attacking a cuffed man lying motionless on his face.
The guy who filmed this is awesome, trolling those Dredds like a boss.
The cop is relentless with his efforts to ge tthe dog off the guy. Yes, the other cops on the scene arrived and busied themselves with the suspect, but he was not motionless and he was detained for something which might have made him dangerous in the officers' eyes. Do you know what he did? I don't.
We can debate whether or not dogs are necessary for police work, but we cannot suggest that 'Dredd' was basking in the moment and cheering his dog on as he takes down another innocent and defenceless citizen like you seem to want ro suggest.
"My brain's a good brain!"0 -
The officer with the dog was trying like hell to get him off, I don't deny that and didn't imply otherwise. The other officers went for his legs which were not moving in any purposeful way.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
The only one having trouble with his eyes is you right now, RG. This just got proven in the other thread and your eagerness to vilify every cop regardless of circumstance has you looking the fool again.rgambs said:
"There's so much we don't know". LOL. So, you mean, "don't believe your eyes".Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
The problem is that there is no legitimate reason for police dogs to exist at all.
A dangerous weapon over which you have zero control, deployed in public where it will often injure innocent bystanders.
Then, of course, when more officers arrive they jump on his already motionless legs instead of helping to control the snarling beast that is attacking a cuffed man lying motionless on his face.
The guy who filmed this is awesome, trolling those Dredds like a boss.
The cop is relentless with his efforts to ge tthe dog off the guy. Yes, the other cops on the scene arrived and busied themselves with the suspect, but he was not motionless and he was detained for something which might have made him dangerous in the officers' eyes. Do you know what he did? I don't.
We can debate whether or not dogs are necessary for police work, but we cannot suggest that 'Dredd' was basking in the moment and cheering his dog on as he takes down another innocent and defenceless citizen like you seem to want ro suggest.
Again, it doesn't matter what he did, he was obviously handcuffed, facedown, unarmed, and not resisting. There is no reasonable, credible reason to consider him a threat.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
Maybe by entering the fray and grabbing ahold of the suspect, the dog might better understand that the suspect is under control and it releases its bite? This is just off the top of my head, but perhaps it is a credible reason why the additional officer got involved? I'm pretty sure that any police procedure does not include leaving a suspect unattended on the ground while cuffed (we just had a young woman escape from custody while cuffed in our area a week ago). So, after the dog handler gets his mutt under control... there is a moment where that guy is unattended to. How long did they chase him for? What did he do? Would it be wise to leave him there while standing to the side and risk losing him- no matter how big the chances of doing so might be- again? That was just off the top of my head too.rgambs said:
The officer with the dog was trying like hell to get him off, I don't deny that and didn't imply otherwise. The other officers went for his legs which were not moving in any purposeful way.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
The only one having trouble with his eyes is you right now, RG. This just got proven in the other thread and your eagerness to vilify every cop regardless of circumstance has you looking the fool again.rgambs said:
"There's so much we don't know". LOL. So, you mean, "don't believe your eyes".Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
The problem is that there is no legitimate reason for police dogs to exist at all.
A dangerous weapon over which you have zero control, deployed in public where it will often injure innocent bystanders.
Then, of course, when more officers arrive they jump on his already motionless legs instead of helping to control the snarling beast that is attacking a cuffed man lying motionless on his face.
The guy who filmed this is awesome, trolling those Dredds like a boss.
The cop is relentless with his efforts to ge tthe dog off the guy. Yes, the other cops on the scene arrived and busied themselves with the suspect, but he was not motionless and he was detained for something which might have made him dangerous in the officers' eyes. Do you know what he did? I don't.
We can debate whether or not dogs are necessary for police work, but we cannot suggest that 'Dredd' was basking in the moment and cheering his dog on as he takes down another innocent and defenceless citizen like you seem to want ro suggest.
Again, it doesn't matter what he did, he was obviously handcuffed, facedown, unarmed, and not resisting. There is no reasonable, credible reason to consider him a threat.
I bet there's some other reasons as well, but I'm not a cop sooo... yah... it seems like there might be some reasonable, credible reasons to consider him at least a mild threat."My brain's a good brain!"0 -
That is all a bit of a reach. None of that, even if true by a slim margin, is excuse to use that level of force.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Maybe by entering the fray and grabbing ahold of the suspect, the dog might better understand that the suspect is under control and it releases its bite? This is just off the top of my head, but perhaps it is a credible reason why the additional officer got involved? I'm pretty sure that any police procedure does not include leaving a suspect unattended on the ground while cuffed (we just had a young woman escape from custody while cuffed in our area a week ago). So, after the dog handler gets his mutt under control... there is a moment where that guy is unattended to. How long did they chase him for? What did he do? Would it be wise to leave him there while standing to the side and risk losing him- no matter how big the chances of doing so might be- again? That was just off the top of my head too.rgambs said:
The officer with the dog was trying like hell to get him off, I don't deny that and didn't imply otherwise. The other officers went for his legs which were not moving in any purposeful way.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
The only one having trouble with his eyes is you right now, RG. This just got proven in the other thread and your eagerness to vilify every cop regardless of circumstance has you looking the fool again.rgambs said:
"There's so much we don't know". LOL. So, you mean, "don't believe your eyes".Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
There's so much we don't know about this event before crucifying the cop.JC29856 said:
Firstly, the cop is wrestling with the dog to get him off the detained- he is not sitting back and watching.
Secondly, the guy on the ground likely did something that set in motion the events which led to the encounter with the police.
What I would say is that the dog needs some better training. In the event it does not respond to the officer in the future... then it should be put down. One of those dogs- an ex RCMP K9- attacked my son for mo good reason. It did the same thing that mutt did: it grabbed him by the arm and did not let go. It actually shook him so hard his shoe flew off his foot, out of my doorway, over the driveway and on to the street.
We found out later it had bit a pregnant woman beforehand. The dog was apparently put down, but there's a question mark surrounding that (rumour has it that it was given to a local farmer).
The problem is that there is no legitimate reason for police dogs to exist at all.
A dangerous weapon over which you have zero control, deployed in public where it will often injure innocent bystanders.
Then, of course, when more officers arrive they jump on his already motionless legs instead of helping to control the snarling beast that is attacking a cuffed man lying motionless on his face.
The guy who filmed this is awesome, trolling those Dredds like a boss.
The cop is relentless with his efforts to ge tthe dog off the guy. Yes, the other cops on the scene arrived and busied themselves with the suspect, but he was not motionless and he was detained for something which might have made him dangerous in the officers' eyes. Do you know what he did? I don't.
We can debate whether or not dogs are necessary for police work, but we cannot suggest that 'Dredd' was basking in the moment and cheering his dog on as he takes down another innocent and defenceless citizen like you seem to want ro suggest.
Again, it doesn't matter what he did, he was obviously handcuffed, facedown, unarmed, and not resisting. There is no reasonable, credible reason to consider him a threat.
I bet there's some other reasons as well, but I'm not a cop sooo... yah... it seems like there might be some reasonable, credible reasons to consider him at least a mild threat.
The jumping on the legs isn't such a big deal, it's just one more little detail that makes the whole picture look bad.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0
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