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Comment Re:I get so tired of this..... (Score 1) 678

Spoken like a man that has never had a gay friend dress him for a hot date.

"You're not wearing that are you?"
"Yeah."
"Let me rephrase, YOU ARE NOT WEARING THAT!"
"Why? I look good."
"For a hillbilly child molester, yeah you look great. Ditch the pants and jacket, wear these instead with this belt."
"Stop being so dramatic."
"I assume your goal is to put your penis in her vagina at some point this evening?"
"Yes....."
"Not going to happen dressed like that. Wear this watch too."

Next morning, text message:
GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!

Comment Re:Arent online payments actuallt cheaper for them (Score 1) 562

I worked for an armored car co. Pay in dimes, they're heavier by volume. A Federal Reserve bag of pennies ($50) weighs between 25 & 30 pounds (I forget the exact number), same bag filled with dimes ($1000) 50.3 pounds.

Or pay in half dollars, I still have night terrors about those disks forged of hate and pain.

Comment Re:As if adults are any better. (Score 1) 215

Also, given reverse psychology and all that, denying kids something because it's "for adults" makes it more likely that kids will go out and buy ASAP. So this is marketing on MULTIPLE levels. DEVIOUS.

See, that was my first thought.

corp drone 1: How can we convince adults to buy this pudding?
corp drone 2: Easy, get their 5 to 9 year-olds bother them unceasingly about it till they cave.
corp drone 1: Yeah, but that would require a marketing campaign aimed at the kids. We want the parents to buy it for them selves in addition to the pudding cups they buy the kids.
corp drone 2: Just sell it to the kids the way we sell cigarettes and malt liquor to teens, tell them they can't have any because they're not old enough.
corp drone 1: Right! Crap my soul must be growing back because I should have seen that one staring me in the face.
corp drone 2: I keep telling you, every other month get that shit cut out. It grows fast and costs you money.
   

Comment Re:Stupid slope (Score 1) 440

I think you are misunderstanding me.
It's not about when you start shooting or what you shoot at. Its about when you stop shooting.

To end the threat you do the maxim about of damage possible in the time given.
If that kills them, so be it.

But
If it is obvious that they are no longer a threat you stop shooting, regardless if they are dead or not.
If you continue to shoot them after they are no longer a threat, you are commuting a battery.

Comment Re:Stupid slope (Score 2) 440

The key words in your post is "in general"
I agree fully that you keep shooting till the threat ends that usually means more than 1 round.
I had a couple of sgts get in a shootout with a wanted felon. They put about 30 rounds into the guy because even after he went down he kept firing rounds at them.
They would put a few rounds in him, he would squeeze off a few rounds, wash rinse repeat until ol' boy stopped shooting.

But

When the threat ends, you stop shooting. If that means they drop after 1 shot (admittedly unlikely) you stop shooting.

Comment Re:Stupid slope (Score 5, Informative) 440

I'm a police office and we are taught to shoot to end the threat.
To use deadly force you need 3 things:
>Means: they have to have the means to cause great bodily harm or death.
>Ability: They must have the ability to cause great bodily harm or death.
>Eminence: The threat must be eminent.
If you don't have all three you don't have a deadly force situation.
If the threat is no longer eminent, ie they turn tail and run, you don't have a deadly force situation.
Being able to keep a clear head in a high stress situation and recognize if you have all three elements is the responsibility of carrying a firearm.

Shoot to kill gets you sued to.
Wait till you get on the witness stand and the lawyer for the family of the person you shot is questioning you.
"Sir is it true that you are a trained killer?"
"Is it true that when you drew your weapon you intenteded to kill the only son of my client?"
That shit looks really good in front of a jury.

Never confuse the training soldier gets with the training law enforcement gets. Just because both carry guns doesn't mean they're trained to use them the same way.

Comment Re:Stupid slope (Score 5, Insightful) 440

When you fire your weapon you should mean it. Don't shoot to injure or incapacitate. Shoot to kill.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You shoot to end the threat.
If when all is said and done they are no longer metabolizing oxygen, fine. But if you plant a round center mass and they drop their weapon, turn tail, and run. You better cease fire, the threat has been stopped, cuz the next shot you fire they are the victim.
You shoot to end the threat.
You shoot to end the threat.
You shoot to end the threat.
You shoot to end the threat.
You shoot to end the threat.
You shoot to end the threat.

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