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spdrun · #1 08-30-2011, 10:32 AM

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The guy with the yellow raincoat is giving that boater an earful.
They were arrested because the cops were pissed off. I don't blame them one bit. Not likely anyone else will get in a canoe and paddle down Main Street.

Being out of fresh Krispy Kreme and pissed off isn't an excuse for overreaction. Personally, I'd have been all for the "not rescue" idea ... people should have a RIGHT to do dumb, dangerous things, just not expect others to bail them out.

aklim · #2 08-30-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

Being out of fresh Krispy Kreme and pissed off isn't an excuse for overreaction. Personally, I'd have been all for the "not rescue" idea ... people should have a RIGHT to do dumb, dangerous things, just not expect others to bail them out.

How is it overreaction? The cops are expected to risk their lives to save this idiot. If they don't, they get into trouble. If they do, you begrudge them getting pissed and citing the moron. Now, if there was a law exempting rescue workers from having to save morons, fair enough. You do realize there were some that refused to move before the storm hit. When it does, there is no law protecting the police from NOT rescuing the morons.

PaulC · #3 08-30-2011, 01:17 PM

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Being out of fresh Krispy Kreme and pissed off isn't an excuse for overreaction. Personally, I'd have been all for the "not rescue" idea ... people should have a RIGHT to do dumb, dangerous things, just not expect others to bail them out.

Are you going to be the one who plucks their bloated carcasses out of the storm drain that they're blocking up? They were bound to inconvenience someone and cost the taxpayers some expense.

crs82 · #4 08-30-2011, 01:49 PM

I'd say the reaction of the cops was just about right.

spdrun · #5 08-30-2011, 02:21 PM

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Are you going to be the one who plucks their bloated carcasses out of the storm drain that they're blocking up? They were bound to inconvenience someone and cost the taxpayers some expense.

Leave it there as an example to others?

aklim · #6 08-30-2011, 02:24 PM

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Leave it there as an example to others?

I'm all for that but see post 8. Until you can exempt them from responding to the "Save the moron" calls or at least put them on a low priority, it is going to be tough.

HuskyMan · #7 08-30-2011, 05:43 PM

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I'm all for that but see post 8. Until you can exempt them from responding to the "Save the moron" calls or at least put them on a low priority, it is going to be tough.

don't save the morons, let them drown. Saving morons only gives the morons opportunity to do more stupid s*** which screws up the world for the rest of us. But, this philosophy is not in keeping with the so-called 'social compact' now, is it?

aklim · #8 08-30-2011, 05:58 PM

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don't save the morons, let them drown. Saving morons only gives the morons opportunity to do more stupid s*** which screws up the world for the rest of us. But, this philosophy is not in keeping with the so-called 'social compact' now, is it?

Absolutely right. Which, IMO, explains why civilizations decline. When the civilization is young, it has to fend for itself. The weak get weeded out. When the civilization gets older, it becomes more egalitarian and decides that they can keep more weak links around. When that happens, the weak links increase in both number and weakness. At that point, the civilization gets too old and gets to die, much like an old man. No more use, die.

HuskyMan · #9 08-30-2011, 07:30 PM

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Absolutely right. Which, IMO, explains why civilizations decline. When the civilization is young, it has to fend for itself. The weak get weeded out. When the civilization gets older, it becomes more egalitarian and decides that they can keep more weak links around. When that happens, the weak links increase in both number and weakness. At that point, the civilization gets too old and gets to die, much like an old man. No more use, die.

the unfinished, incomplete pyramid on the one dollar bill is symbolic of 'an incomplete building' or as some have said, 'the great experiment in self government' AKA 'a work in progress'. it appears the 'great experiement in self government' AKA 'a work in progress' is going south in a decidedly downward spiral......