Milkman delivers

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2013 -> 07:22 AM) If you have seen the video from the recent Reese Witherspoon arrest, it's amazing the cop kept his patience and cool the entire time. Haven't seen it and don't plan to, but the officer in that situation was most likely walking on eggshells because she's famous. Like I said, the general public is incredibly ignorant and anything that looks even remotely wrong would get tons of air time because it's loveable Reese Witherspoon getting harassed by a power-tripping pig.

The general public is incredibly misinformed on the things police are allowed, or even expected, to do. You'd be surprised how often people view a situation as police brutality or the like, when the officer was entirely in his legal right. The ignorance is very frustrating.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 3, 2013 -> 11:27 PM) If I read it wrong then I apologize. I read that's it's ok for a police officer to yell back at someone yelling at them. If they are physically threatened then it's not only ok but justified. However, it was all being compared to an ump yelling at a player not anyone threatening physical violence. It's definitely OK for a cop to yell back at a person in certain situations, and not just where violence is implied. There are a million different personalities in the world. Believe it or not, some people NEED to be yelled at to reach them. Of course you want to keep it low as often as possible, but that's not always an option. It's a little more complex than how you originally put it, is all I'm getting at.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 3, 2013 -> 07:45 PM) If he is I would like to know what academy he went to. I've treated many police at all levels (local, city and state). They are always taught to defuse a situation. If physical violence is involved of course they need to act but they shouldn't instigate it. Multiple. And you must not have read close enough.

You're basically taught to start low, but you should match the person at times when reasonable/necessary, or even go above them if it's necessary. It's not a solid protocol. Different situations and different personalities require various ways of handling them.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 3, 2013 -> 11:31 AM) Holy f***, if he is a cop, then I am pretty sure I could get away with anything in his town. If he pulled me over, I'd just be all, "Curt Hennig blah blah blah GREATEST EVER. That's why blah blah blah blah and he's named MR. PERFECT"

Nice tits, though.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 1, 2013 -> 07:06 PM) Cops are never supposed to yell back. That just elevates the situation to more potential violence. They stay firm, then let their actions or their taser do the talking. There are most definitely times to raise voices/yell. And you certainly can't tase someone for yelling.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 1, 2013 -> 02:46 PM) There is variations depending on the intensity of the situation. The police officer should not yell back and escalate the situation. This will only cause the situation to get worse. If one member of the incident remains calm it won't escalate to a problem. Wrong.

Congrats, Kyyle!

What SS2k5 said is spot on for about 90% of it. Heck, you can hear the Lumineers and Mumford & Sons on country radio these days. But give Church and a few others a chance. They're legit.

Expound. And what about the middle generation with Strait and Jackson?

No love for Eric Church in the new generation?

lol wut?

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 28, 2013 -> 04:49 PM) It's just very early to know that the AL central will be considered weak. There may be three weak teams, but two 90 game winners. These are the standings I look at until mid-August when the unbalanced schedule kicks in. http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/group/5 They're the weakest basically every year. It's never too early to make that prediction.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 10:26 AM) Country icon George Jones, dead at 81. Who's gonna fill his shoes?

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 03:25 PM) This is a difficult thing to consider and I've given it a lot of thought over the years. My conclusion is that the world doesn't revolve around me. If something were to happen to a friend or relative (or to me), it would hurt, but I wouldn't be the first in the history of the world to suffer an injustice at the hands of someone else. I think it's kind of disgusting to watch families of victims screaming for blood or taking great pleasure in telling the offender about how they're going to "burn in hell" (bonus points if they claim to be God-fearing Christians- a recent example being the family of the first wife Drew Peterson was recently convicted of murdering). It's animalistic and repulsive. Compose yourself and think before you talk out of your ass, Ass. Think about all the people that will see the petty way you act before you throw your adult hissy fit. For you to talk about victims and their families like that while never having been in their situation, I find THAT disgusting. I mean holy s***, get the f*** off of your high horse.

He needs to do SOMETHING different.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 10:47 PM) I say put him in general population. I see romance in his future. He'd be dead within a month.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 10:23 PM) Yep! I prefer the moral high ground, though. Having the state kill this person on my behalf doesn't actually do anything for me. Nor does subjecting him to 60 years of solitary. What exactly do you suggest? It sounds almost like you're saying he shouldn't be punished

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 09:28 PM) Right the govt has to protect its people. And you cant have terrorist propaganda that says "Even if you surrender they will kill you, so you should suicide bomb, you should never surrender." We want them to surrender peacefully, we have to give some sort of incentive to that. We need to be able to tell terrorists "If you turn yourselves in, it will be better than killing yourself and others." But you just said that life imprisonment is a death sentence and worse than death row. So, what's the difference?

Very nice.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 07:14 PM) They already flashbanged him like 5 times. They shouldn't go in though unless they think he's out or dead. No reason to risk anyone's life on it.