Rare

Of Steam and Ambition - A Steampunk Nation Roleplay - Interested Check

Alright, I like all of the NS, by looking at them. But I might not read some until the weekend, due to school. Just a headsup.

And, Rhymer, mind you remove that NS, please? I just like to keep things in order.

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

So Boerd said
And I was right in Trayvon Martin's case.I am not 100% sure, as a matter of fact, I used the word "preponderance", which means 51%. I sided with Wilson because of Occam's razor, that being the simplest solution tends to be correct. Wilson's version of events requires significantly less suspension of belief.Difficult to believe elements of Wilson's story:~Unarmed kid assaults armed officer. Which isn't that difficult to believe.Difficult to believe elements of the "Wilson=murder" side:~Racist cop leaves witness.~Racist cop kills in broad daylight~Cop can't shoot for anything, when he is uninjured and can take as much time to aim as he wants, or get closer.~Kid who just commits robbery and is walking down the street doesn't get off the street when told to by a cop for no reason, rather than he fears impending arrest.~Al Sharpton is correct on anything.

I feel like you would give money to support Wilson (if you can give money away).

World in Revolution: 1861

Pepperm1nts said
I was the first to criticize the UR's decision to go to war, and I still think it's wrong, but I see the opportunity in it. It's messed up, but the UR will probably profit a lot from it.

I was the first to criticize the fall of the United Kingdoms and I agree with Deo.

Dannaroo said
This.I think it's probably more than three extra though if you count war updates inbetween the main updates. To me, it's unfair that one nation is able to expand their navy faster than another just because the first nation is at war. In my opinion war orders should be used for troop/fleet movements only.

^^

World in Revolution: 1861

Everyone go to the chat, please. I'm lonely ;-;

BREAKING BENJAMIN ARE OFFICIALLY BACK

ASTA said
Who?

They're an American rockband known as "Plan 9" and they're okay for an American rockband. They have released: Saturate, We Are Not Alone, Phobia, and Dear Agony. The band was put into a hiatus due to Benjamin Burnley's recurring illnesses (which is Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome) and inability to tour and more complications rose when Mark Klepaski and Aaron Fink were fired from the band. Benjamin got better and he had retained the right to use the band's name, and pressed forward without any of the prior members.

He has announced Reformation, the latest album, and it has new members in it besides Benjamin. I think it isn't going to be the same, since they have different members.

Genesis [Spam Game]

>Moves right still

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

So Boerd said
My mistake. 19 then.

It's fine.

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

So Boerd said
In three years, he'll be 17, have handled a gun, and will have realized how ridiculous he used to be. Growing up does that to people.

So Boerd, I told you before, I'm 16 not 14. You just saying that to get to all piss off. Alright, I'm done fighting you guys, it's pointless as you all will just talk back with good points. Since, I'm 16, my views might (and will) change when I get older. After all, I still have a young person's mind. Well, it has been fun and all, but ending this debate. In short, it's sad that the boy died, but that's life and people die for officers alot lately. We might just get use to it and not have a big breaking news about it. It was fun talking with all of you. :p

Make another forum for those who like to have sexxy time.

Well, we could always make a site for them? Or we could ban them all?

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

mdk said
lol, well, his father didn't do shit if all he did was roll over and die.

Well, of course, he would be fighting the guy. Not 'roll over and die'.

Magic Magnum said
Rare, did you even read over the discussion regarding shooting to be non-lethal and the issues with that? There's at least an entire page of it.Also, may the father have done good as an officer or not the Kid is still going to feel awful if his Dad's death was preventable but wasn't prevented out of concern for the murderer.

I did read that and I'm just sharing my thoughts on this topic. Yeah, he would still feel away if his father's death was preventable, but that's life.

Omega said
"We know it sucks you dad died, but you can live happy knowing that he died being stabbed to death rather than potentially wrongfully killing his murderer."

Okay, he wouldn't die due to the stab wound, unless it damaged the organs and they didn't make it to the ER room in time.

Imperfectionist said
It's simply unrealistic, Rare. If you were a cop, you would have gone through training, with your firearm and otherwise... And the threat of death is a lot scarier than you think. If someone was actually trying to kill you, and you still had use of your firearm, I assure you that you would not allow that person to stab you to death. It would be reflex, as much as anything, but you would not lay on the ground to die.

Okay, where did you get that I said, "Let the officer just lay on the ground and die.". No, I didn't say that, I said that he should fight him or use his taser on him.

Omega said
Also you literally could not be a cop, if you cannot kill someone in self-defense then you cannot be expected to kill in the defense of others. It is not a pretty part of the job but every so often is a necessary one, if cops refuse to kill, if they all only carried one-shot tazers then they would die a lot more often than they do now and a lot more innocent people would die with them.Things like this do happen:It is miracle there were no fatalities except for the shooters and it was catastrophic enough that the police lacked rifles or other weapons with the necessary capability to defeat the body armor of the shooters.

Go to other countries, that don't allowed guns in the police force, and tell them that.

So Boerd said
Suppose, Rare, you are 20 yards away from an old lady and there's a guy with a knife running at her 10 yards to her right. You have a gun. What do you do? "Never kill the bad guys, ever?"

Well, I would just shot him in the arm or the leg. Making him drop the knife and the old lady lives another day to shop.