tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post2511382606262481619..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Why martial law could happen in AmericaBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-46577692499886558482007-09-20T17:34:00.000-07:002007-09-20T17:34:00.000-07:00Oh I don't know. At the time, he asked the police ...Oh I don't know. At the time, he asked the police to let the questioner go and that he would answer the questions. Does Kerry really come out looking so bad? We could just as easily blame most of the people there who just stood and watched couldn't we?Karlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647211317186049289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-31361809796512039902007-09-19T19:01:00.000-07:002007-09-19T19:01:00.000-07:00I'm pissed that Kerry didn't say something. That'...I'm pissed that Kerry didn't say something. That's just sad.The Trufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641173488798036738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-55050421331560844652007-09-19T07:10:00.000-07:002007-09-19T07:10:00.000-07:00Well said, oh waddling one."Cops have their own cu...Well said, oh waddling one.<BR/><BR/>"Cops have their own culture, which overlaps with civilian culture only at the edges. "<BR/><BR/>So if I'm part of an overlapping, separate culture, does that mean I get to taser some cops?Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683911802167228880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-29538066390490911012007-09-19T03:26:00.000-07:002007-09-19T03:26:00.000-07:00Having worked in security (military & civilian) fo...Having worked in security (military & civilian) for quite some time, I have watched many similar situations and read several incident reports over the past several years. And The only conclusion I can draw is that either the security & police forces in the USA are suddenly very incompetent, or they have been ordered to treat people this way.<BR/><BR/>It was interesting watching Moor's SiCKO... One comment that struck me was (paraphrasing) "American people have become afraid of their government." In France, the Government is afraid of the people (which is as it should be). A big part of the problem (apart from the fear tactics being used) is the decline in education to the point where many American's don't even know or understand their own rights. I have seen surveys where most respondents could even answer what the amendments were for, or even how many there were.<BR/><BR/>In Bushworld, Ignorance (people are led to believe) *IS* bliss!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-57487218746135245792007-09-18T15:04:00.000-07:002007-09-18T15:04:00.000-07:00First off, who ordered the kid removed? Kerry was...First off, who ordered the kid removed? Kerry was still answering so, he didn't.<BR/><BR/>Second, are these guys so ill-trained that they can't use "come-along" holds to move people, but must use a taser?<BR/><BR/>We didn't have tasers when I went through the academy, but we were taught a range of holds that convinced people to acquiesce to our commands. After you have someone cuffed, a judicious poke with a nightstick to a major muscle group is all the control you need.<BR/><BR/>In the worse case, you pick them up and carry them out.<BR/><BR/>That was way too much force, and didn't actually achieve the primary goal of compliance. It definitely wasn't the minimum force necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-10821815340079042532007-09-18T13:50:00.000-07:002007-09-18T13:50:00.000-07:00Well said, BadTux.Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Those ...Well said, BadTux.<BR/><BR/>Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”<BR/><BR/>There are those out there that believe Franklin's words to be out of date and no longer relevant. Just the opposite is true.Falcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141609492874153214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-14715102520870884262007-09-18T13:43:00.000-07:002007-09-18T13:43:00.000-07:00clap clap clap - am of like mind!!! and if we don...clap clap clap - am of like mind!!! and if we don't act - it will happen...sigh '1984' was a great re-readazgoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190285114417409204noreply@blogger.com