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So you say you want to pilot a boat for Greenpeace?
HK wrote:
JimH wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gin68TIr2Rg Wipe out! Wow. The big, brave waterpolice capture a rubber boat. Are you a greenie Harry or do you just pretend to be like AlGore? I'm not a fan of uniformed thuggery. Harry prefers 535 suit wearing thugs stealing your money and spending it anyway they want. |
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So you say you want to pilot a boat for Greenpeace?
Don White wrote:
"Lu Powell" wrote in message ... In war, as in police operations, a "Fair" fight means the good guys failed to plan well. - A retired cop and retired military man.... "HK" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gin68TIr2Rg Wipe out! Wow. The big, brave waterpolice capture a rubber boat. I know police have a job to do and overwhelming force to end the situation quickly might be safer in the long run. My problem is when they turn tail and run like scared chickens when confronted with a force that might stand nose to nose with them, even if only for a short time. There is no reason to engage in a fair fight. We had a situation like that here where the police went into a certain minority's community to try to diffuse a situation. A lot of media went in to record the event. The police 'Swat team' hi-tailed it out a back escape when the entire aggitated community turned out to confront them. The media They lived to fight another day. Oh, and why did you have to say "a certain minority's community?" Is that a code phrase Don? were left on their own to run a gauntlet of punks throwing boulders at them. One of our cameramen narrowly escaped injury when one rock dented the front piller on a company car and a radio crew had to abandon a rental car, which was found stripped the next day. The media gets what they deserve. If they are going into a situation where they may be injured or killed then they have to accept the risks. Property can be replaced, lives cannot. Another case was in the central part of the country a number of years ago when native Americans blockcaded an entire town. The natives sneaked around wearing combat clothing and face masks and even shot and killed one police officer. The cops retreated back to safe lines and called for the army to bail them out. Sounds like a smart group of cops. On the other hand when confronted by unarmed peaceful demonstrators in British Columbia a few years ago, one fat assed RCMP Sgt. quickly whipped out a commercial fire extinguisher sized can of pepper spray and doused anyone in sight...women children, a CBC cameraman etc. Are CBC cameramen immune from police instruction? Would it have been better for the police to use rubber bullets? Would you like to see them shoot real bullets? So to summarize... the cops are brave as hell when the advantage is overwhelming in their favour.. but no so when the odds are even or the reverse. Only idiots continue when the odds are against them. |
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So you say you want to pilot a boat for Greenpeace?
On Aug 11, 10:10 pm, BAR wrote:
So to summarize... the cops are brave as hell when the advantage is overwhelming in their favour.. but no so when the odds are even or the reverse. Only idiots continue when the odds are against them Er, I would think our country's founding fathers might disagree with that statement. |
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