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• On the post: Veteran Police Officer Defends Law Enforcement's Use Of Military Vehicles Using Condescension And Baseless Claims

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2014 @ 07:14am

  Boo hoo, again.

  The armchair experts of law enforcement come out again to deride a legitimate use of machinery for the protection of others, because oh no, camouflaged steel!
  
  ... so if one rolled up during an active shooter call, and parked it right outside a first-floor window to provide an armored cover for escaping people, you'd what, have a problem with that?
  
  You're only problem is that the use cases are being cherry-picked from the news to make yourselves look good, because the most likely use case is the one I just showed you, and my bet is it never occurred to you.
  
  
  -C

• On the post: Swedish Company Uses Corporate Sovereignty Clause To Demand 4.7 Billion Euros From German Public

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2014 @ 03:18am

  Does that company have an army?

  Because Germany does. Go ahead and sue... now try to collect it. Honestly, these paper fictions all burn away if you meet someone that doesn't care to play this stupid game.
  
  -C

• On the post: Former NYPD Chief Ray Kelly Still Trying To Sell His Post-Stop-And-Frisk Apocalypse But The Stats Aren't Backing Him Up

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2014 @ 04:10am

  Dopes.

  Stop-and-frisk was awesome. If you feel targeted, it's probably because you look and act like a shitbird. You think NYC innovated this? Try that act in a small Southern town and you'll see stop-and-frisk in action for real. It's a logical and useful response to bullshit in the streets... alternate responses CLEARLY not forthcoming from second-guessers like yourselves.
  
  You don't even live in the worlds you pass judgement upon.

• On the post: Guatemala Resists 'Monsanto Law' Required As Part Of Trade Agreement With US

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 03 Sep, 2014 @ 04:02am

  Paolo Bacigalupi

  All you really need to know about how this will play out, was written by Paolo already. And it will scare the living shit out of you.

• On the post: Guy Claims Patent On Photographing People In Races And Then Selling Them Their Photos; Sues Photography Company

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2014 @ 04:20pm

  Amusement parks

  He should go after all the amusement parks that snap shots of you going down log flumes.

• On the post: The Revolutionary Document That Is The UK's 184-Year-Old Idea Of 'Policing By Consent'

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2014 @ 07:16am

  Re: Re: Civilians in a different uniform

  ... but you don't, because you're a big wuss.

• On the post: The Revolutionary Document That Is The UK's 184-Year-Old Idea Of 'Policing By Consent'

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2014 @ 07:18am

  Another clown article from a clown.

  As usual, an over-generalization of every day police work characterized by what you see on YouTube. Carry on, turd.
  
  -C

• On the post: NYPD Officer Chokes Man To Death; Cops Blame Cellphone Recordings And People 'Feeling They Have More Rights'

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2014 @ 08:49am

  Yea, cop haters united again!

  A POS died, the end. Don't call 911 in an emergency, call the guy selling unlicensed cigarettes instead.
  
  I'm glad to see Fairyland is still alive and well.
  
  -C

• On the post: Internal Affairs Departments, District Attorneys' Offices Helping Keep Bad Cops From Being Held Accountable

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2014 @ 04:48am

  Anti-cop website Techdirt flies same flag, as usual.

  1) What you call a bad cop is likely a good cop with a bad set of circumstances.
  2) Unless you have done the job or supported the job, your actual knowledge of how it works is insufficient to judge them.
  3) Newark PD, to take a specific instance, should always be allowed to punch their non-compliant suspects. I live near Newark, worked in Newark, went to school in Newark. Newark PD is, if anything, too restrained with some of the walking crap that lives there.
  4) If police don't deserve a union, that's fine. See who you can get to work that kind of job without protection from political interference and tell me how the crime rates are then.
  
  
  It's nice that your world-view has sheltered many of you from what real urban life is. I'm happy that you have that. Please, though, don't apply your model to places like Newark, or NYC, or other large urban centers where you would be scared to live.
  
  -C

• On the post: DHS Cites 'Credible Threat' As Reason For Forcing Travelers To The US To Hand Over Powered-Up Devices To Airport Security

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2014 @ 06:56am

  it's to look into your phone

  The bomb-sniffers will catch your explosive-laden devices. Having your cellphone on means the TSA can browse your phone's data. Turned off, they can't without powering it up and presumably bypassing your passcode.
  
  Keep your phones encrypted.

• On the post: How Comcast Is Trying To Turn The Internet Into The Old, Broken Phone System

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 07 May, 2014 @ 09:30am

  The last mile is always the point

  AT&T had a choice: keep the local companies or keep long-distance. AT&T chose long-distance, because it was a revenue generating machine with no serious competition. I mean, who else is going to run caling from NYC to SF?
  
  In retrospect AT&T chose poorly. The termination points are worth more than any transcontinental cabling or scheme, because you can ship all the bits you want between data centers, but it's the end users that pay the bills.
  
  So, AT&T embarked on Project Angel, bought a cable provider (guess which one?), and did everythign they could to get back the last-mile. They failed miserably and ironically, were subsumed by one of their mutant offspring.
  
  The last mile is critical infrastructure, I would argue, that should never be under the control of a company. We don't tolerate multiple electrical, gas, water, or sewer connections in our infrastructure, because it's rather silly. Why is data any different? I'll stop you right there -- it's not.
  
  Municipal networks are the answer to this dilemma, and could work if you merely own the last mile, and allow *ANYONE* to offer transport or services to your citizens.
  
  But... look at what the incumbents do to prevent it, and then relate that activity to Comcast.
  
  It's always about the last mile. Keep that out of a company's hands, and let them compete on actual value.
  
  -C

• On the post: Purdue Cops Throw Student Journalist To Ground, Seize His Camera And Detain Him For Three Hours

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2014 @ 06:25am

  Stop trespassing.

  Oh, you have press credentials? Great. You're still under arrest and oh, if you don't like how you've been arrested, we'd love your suggestions on how to improve. The job is stressful and we'll take humor where we can get it.

• On the post: The NYPD Sent Two Officers To The Kenyan Mall Shooting And Their Findings Are Directly Contradicted By The FBI's Report

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2014 @ 06:16am

  Re: directly contradicts ?

  This is a highly hostile site for police. The lack of any insight into how police work actually happens often colors the articles. I can't really blame the authors if they don't know what police work really is, but in general, if you report the news, you should investigate all sides first.
  
  If you're just writing editorials to make yourself look insightful, well, mission accomplished. Again.
  
  I really wish Techdirt would just knock it off.
  
  -C

• On the post: Internal Affairs Divisions Dismissing 99% Of Misconduct Cases Against New Jersey Police Officers

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2014 @ 07:59am

  Pretty happy with that number.

  99% of the cases filed are bullshit, so I'm not surprised they clear them that way. I just don't understand the desire to hamstring and cripple police work here. Officers aren't responding to filesharing emergencies, but real physical harm. The unreasonable expectation that they gently separate two combatants is ridiculous, but it seems that's the desire. When we get zero-point energy and force-fields, great, you can have that. Until then, arm officers with compliance-through-force and set the expectation that once an officer arrives on scene, compliance is not optional.
  
  -C

• On the post: Number Of Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty Drops To 50-Year Low While Number Of Citizens Killed By Cops Remains Unchanged

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2014 @ 05:06am

  Re: Now is a good time to educate cops and the public.

  You make a really strong argument for better schools, and possibly easier access to birth control.
  
  -C

• On the post: Number Of Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty Drops To 50-Year Low While Number Of Citizens Killed By Cops Remains Unchanged

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2014 @ 05:04am

  Nice comparison of apples, oranges, and random rocks.

  Danger from humans > danger from inanimate objects.
  
  Builders and bus drivers don't deserve to be in the same sentence as first-responders. As for first-responders, only police go to every single call. Every. Single. One.
  
  You won't find any other profession -- even military -- that puts you in harm's way more often and with less predictability.
  
  -C

• On the post: Awesome Stuff: Bike Lights

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 29 Dec, 2013 @ 07:47am

  Reelights.

  No kickstarter needed, available for years.

• On the post: Disappointing: Google Releases… Then Removes Great Privacy Feature From Android

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2013 @ 10:08am

  Re: For developers...

  No. Your app doesn't get carte blanche on my device just because you said so. I also seriously doubt you gracefully handle awkward cases, since you clearly can't handle this one.

• On the post: Canadian Cop Puts On An Impromptu Clinic On How To Deal With Critics And Cameras

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2013 @ 04:26pm

  I hate this video.

  You know why the officer was "exhausted" trying to arrest this woman? Because he wasn't allowed to wrench those arms back, and cuff her behind her back properly. Asshole amateur cop watchers took away batons and PR-24s, the best tools for compliance and non-lethal adjustments.
  
  Resist arrest, get a punch in the face. Don't like it? Don't resist. He was acting for the camera just like the asshole he was arresting. Make no mistake, police are there to ensure societal compliance. Your active resistance earns a greater response, so YOU calm the fuck down and you won't get a smack.
  
  Ridiculous.

• On the post: Cops And Schools Collide Again: School Fight Ends With Tased Teen In Medically-Induced Coma

  

  Christopher ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2013 @ 05:37am

  Re: Enough!

  Right about the time anonymous trolls can be reliably tracked and beaten with sticks.

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