mirkwood

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  1. These type of attacks will come to America.
  2. Bob has become stagnant in his writing. The idea with the current Drizzt series and how he jumped ahead in time is great. The supporting cast is mediocre at best. I think the Sundering is an attempt to recapture the earlier years of his writing and I just don't have any interest in a rehash of the old. I have given up on Drizzt books. Maybe someday I will revisit where he has taken the story, but it just does not hold my interest anymore. I'd love to see him do a series on Gromph. Currently reading : Modern American Snipers. It is prety good so far. Just finished a zombie series: The Remaining. I'm waiting for the next book. It was a pretty good tale.
  3. The Conjuring was one of the better made horror movies. I hated Lady In Black, so for me anything would be an improvement. I know the story behind Annabelle, I haven't decided if I want to watch it (no surprise for me as I know the tale). The Possession of Michael King was a well made version of the possession story.
  4. The Expendables 3. I think I fell asleep in the middle...I'm not sure...I can't remember...
  5. Preach it brother, Preach It!
  6. Finally got around to watching Iron Man 1 & 2. Great movies, looking forward to 3.
  7. We were told it was to reduce injuries from full court games. We usually played full court anyway.
  8. Either of these will do. My preference would be the AR15, but as I carry concealed most of the time (except at work), the G17 is my choice. If I was home and had time to get to it, the AR15 is still my choice.
  9. As I already said, that was a bad op. No argument at all. The individual(s) responsible for the scout on that op are the ones who should bear the consequences, not the tactic itself. We've taken criminals into custody that were prepared to shoot it out with us, but the surprise of the no knock took that away from them. Taking the criminal into custody instead of killing them is the desired result. We would rather not have to shoot someone. We will have to agree to disagree on no knocks. As I told Jerome, we will have to agree to disagree on no knocks. You won’t convince me, I won’t convince you. This is a separate issue (Constitutional rights) from no knock warrants and one we don’t disagree on. This issue is completely different than no knock warrants. This is an issue of threat assessment. You may not like it, but if you point something at an officer that looks like a gun, you are probably going to be shot. I’ll post some pics below…you figure out which is real and which isn’t. You tell me which are real and which are fake. You get to make that decision on the streets in a fraction of a second. Yes, your willful ignorance is laughable. Go back to reading infowars.com, I’m sure it will make you feel better about your ignorance. Looked in your own mirror lately? I've already explained the valid use of these tools. Your willful ignorance should be stunning. Sadly it is not. Again, enjoy perusing sites like infowars, Alex will help mold your paradigm. More then you realize, but I don’t mind you being unaware of that and won’t hold that against you and cut you some slack on this one. Very few people outside the law enforcement community have any clue what is going on. You help prove that point. I’ve already addressed the wrong house issue. Discussing issues like this with you in other threads has already proven to be like talking to a drunk. You can’t reason with a drunk.
  10. Yep, that was a bad op. Someone's head should roll for that. No doubt about it. There should not have ever been a question of who was going to be financially responsible for that. Our team has never made a mistake like that. Ever. How about this one. http://www.odmp.org/officer/628-deputy-sheriff-michael-scott-welcker A no knock would have prevented Deputy Welcker's death. I can show more incidents like this than you can of that one.
  11. I have to laugh at this complaint. There are no 40mm explosive rounds that come with that grenade launcher. They are used to deploy chemical munitions and less lethal (bean bag rounds etc.) At least get your facts straight on what the purpose of the tool is. Excellent tool. We used ours one night on a suicidal male. We got the call that a male was suicidal, had a gun and was down a lane in a large field. Our officer pulled down the road to check on him. As soon as he arrived behind the male in his car, a shot was fired. Our officer backed out of there pretty fast, unsure of whether he was the target or the male had shot himself or at something else. There was no cover and no way to safely approach the vehicle. We used an armored vehicle to drive up to his car to check the male's status. You're confused. We don't use AK-47's. We've been wearing body armor for decades. The first officer shot while wearing body armor was in 1972. Since that time over 3000 documented saves of officer lives since that time. What's the problem? You prefer dead cops? I can. Lots of them. How about someone who has killed multiple people, is armed and has continued to threaten to kill more people? How about that person gets located in a home somewhere. Think we should just go up and knock on the door and ask him to surrender? I'm going with the surprise option of a no knock search warrant and the utilization of tools that protect the officer. You have access to the same weapons that I do. Someone else commented on automatic weapons in the hands of patrol officers. We don't have automatic weapons. The only people who do are on SWAT. You can own a fully automatic weapon just as easily as I can. I just don't have the money to get the gun or permits for them. Some people do. I'm not sure I would buy one even if I had the money.
  12. Yes Jimmi, I am a police officer. My marked car was in the driveway across the street. I was in plain clothes standing in my neighbors driveway.
  13. Yea, that's not cool. A few years ago some teens threw eggs at me as they drove past while I was standing in my neighbors driveway. It only took me a few seconds to go get into the patrol car and pull them over and have a chat.