Recent content by JohnBrock

Hahaha, I'm curious - where do you frequent where you can steal biscuits on a daily basis? :D Either way, yeah minor things happen accidentally, as long as you don't exactly do it on purpose, which would be a bit, well, morally questionable :P

That could be one reason, but I am more inclined to believe that it is because they have sufficient training in handling firearms, and that the legal system places trust in police officer's ability to handle lethal weapons (with varying degrees of reason). Furthermore, officers who are off the...

I am not sure I agree on this sentiment, specific martial arts teach very pacifist ways of fighting that are meant to disable the opponent quickly, having this kind of knowledge provides the officers with a tool-set that makes physically imposing situations less threatening, and by extension...

I think the punishment should fit the crime, regardless of their activities. People plan out insane attacks every day, terroists aren't much different save for doing it for religious reasons. Capital punishment? No, life-long prison and put to work in some way? Yes.

That's awfully sensible. I think the moral reasoning would be better than the fear of consequences though :P As for the topic: Never stole anything, at least not deliberately, it happens that I accidentally bring some stuff home not thinking about it, and just keep it. Friend of mine woke up...

Yeah, sex in public is illegal, I imagine the officers arrested the offenders for that reason, and less for the anti-sodomy law, sounds like a pretty weak attempt to incriminate the officers, but I of course wasn't there to be able to say. Whichever the case, it seems irrational that officers...

Any person? Well, I don't have many idols, but I would like to meet Barack Obama, he's a historical character who will be remembered forever, so I would enjoy having a chat about the obstacles he's had to overcome. (sorry for the fanboyism, I assume many of you GOP'ers might want to meet him...

Not really sure how this is relevant to the overall topic of this forum, but no - Never really watched japanese animation, I always felt as if anime was (sorry for being judgemental) a tad immature - I just never associated the process of watching cartoons seriously with an adult mindset. But...

So that's why they're so erratically digging in my laws, damn gophers! :D

This, in cases like this the police will handle the case with utmost safety, unless the offender has reason to know it's you, then there's nothing to fear. And let's also be fair, the creeps who expose themselves in this way don't usually turn violent, it's a voyeur fetishism, not a violent one...

I think that honestly depends on the circumstances, I'm sure there would be serious consequences in some police circles, whereas in others it would be overlooked

I have to be pretty cynical here and say that tasering someone for playing a musical instrument is quite frankly excessive use of force, I mean, of course it depends on whether or not the "offender" was behaving in a manor that constituted or implied physical threat, but let's be frank, it's...

I think you're making a strong point here, no-knocks will, if anything, even create more chaos that might result in unnecessary risk for both the suspects and the officers. I don't think no-knocks should necessarily be abolished though, I just think the approach should fit the suspicion, if you...

I think this is a good point, in cases where they don't want to alert potential suspects/offenders it makes a lot of sense not to create a big fuss about their presence. Whether or not that is the reason for the occasional speeding officers I am not sure, but it seems like it could be a...

Well of course there's greater temptation to use guns if they are being carried, you don't have the choice if you don't carry them. Regardless, I get your point, it's hard to argue that there has not been situations that could have been handled with proper negotiation, that instead turned into...