Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain
not if they had stun guns......
not if they had stun guns......
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Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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At least in the UK the Taser won't be abused. Except for terrorist diabetics, of course.I don't mind, as long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine. I'll be fine.
If you give me a minute, a man's got a limit, I can't get a life if my heart's not in it.Comment
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CORRECTOriginally posted by zeitghostSounds like justifiable homicide to me...
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.Comment
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Well, you can't bring up her age (since that would be ageist anyway), but the simple fact of the letter remains that the Police Officer asked her to comply and she became abusive and refused to cooperate with an Agent of The Law.
After multiple warnings, he exercised proportionate force to defuse the perpetrator.Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C.S. LewisComment
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Why?Originally posted by zeitghostSounds like justifiable homicide to me...Comment
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There's a sneaky cut in that vid.Originally posted by Board Game Geek View Post
One second she's right next to him and he's asking her to step back "or I will taser you" the next frame, she's about 3 feet away from him and gets tasered."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Oh dear. He exercised force to make her obey, not to protect himself or others.Originally posted by Board Game Geek View Post
That is what is wrong. No-one denies that she was verbally abusive and uncooperative. The question is whether that justifies physically attacking her.
What is this "defuse the perpetrator"? Perpetrator of what? "Perpetrator" usually refers to "the person who committed the crime". You have just classified her as criminal, therefore deserving of whatever comes to her.
BGG, have you been playing too many games and causing your humanity to atrophy?Comment
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