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by bigbubba 6y ago
> What's the response time for the National Guard if terrorists start attacking people in the street? 'Hours' would probably be quick, since you'd probably need to get the governor's approval first.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Soldiers are not civilians.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
I'm aware that black metal components often have a protective black oxide layer. In another post in this thread I mention that the plastic 'furniture' could be made white at least. And in common police firearms, namely gloc
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by bigbubba 6y ago
In the literal sense. Police like to blur the line by calling everybody else 'civilians', but they are civilians too.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
There have been numerous attacks like that in other countries, some far more extreme. I chose a single example to illustrate my point, but that doesn't mean a single example is all that exists. Anyway, the cops aren't using these
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Yes basically, though I would like to see these sort of aesthetic changes across the board, not just to uniforms. The uniforms and the rest of their equipment should convey peaceful professionalism, not macho militarism.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
I am not. I am refuting the assumption that a coordinated terrorist attack would play out quickly. Even if the responding police/military are well equipped it remains possible that a terrorist attack could last for several days.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Maybe in a city like Dallas (I'm aware of the Charles Whitman case), but how many rifle-toting vigilantes could you really count on in San Francisco?
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by bigbubba 6y ago
The 2008 attack in Mumbai lasted numerous days.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
I think the biggest problem with these vehicles is the aesthetics and the mindset they attract. But in this regard, those armoured vehicles are only a small part of the problem. Their dark uniforms should be replaced with light uniforms.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
I think most are a third option; not theoretical, but neither occurring in America. Consider something like the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 10 men with rifles and explosives terrorized an entire city causing hundreds of casualties. Is th
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by bigbubba 6y ago
> I'd definitely a trust a SWAT department filled with ex-special forces more than I'd trust a small-town cop LARPing in military gear. I know soldier worship is the national religion or something, but I think that's som
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by bigbubba 6y ago
> Results: Records were abstracted for 516 officers. In the adjusted models, veteran LEOs who were not deployed were significantly more likely to be involved in a shooting than non-veteran officers. Veterans with a deployment history we
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Does military vet status / deployment history impact officer involved shootings?(pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Assuming that two people in a relationship agree with each other's politics is a good way to make an ass out of yourself. Causing trouble at work because you dislike the politics of somebody's spouse is totally over the line and
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by bigbubba 6y ago
If you have a problem with a woman, you should take it up with that woman, not her husband. What century is this?
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by bigbubba 6y ago
> This is also a person who has been made rich by the success of the company, Would you say the degree to which a coworker's personal relationship with their spouse is 'your business' is proportional to their salary? Or
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by bigbubba 6y ago
> He could at the very least state that his wife's political views are not a reflection of his own. It's unreasonable to expect somebody to publicly denounce their spouse like this. It's inappropriate for people to mak
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by bigbubba 6y ago
If your point is that some self-described 'defense contractors' are arms merchants rather than mercenaries, then I agree. 'Defense contractor' is still a euphemism in that case however. For this matter, Department of
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by bigbubba 6y ago
I suppose these complaining employees have a very regressive mindset in which it's a man's role to boss around his wife...
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Is there actually any data on Brave's market share? It's been my assumption that they have far fewer installs than Firefox, but admittedly my impression is not informed by any real data.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Biden could simply do what politicians usually do when taking a stance on a matter is inconvenient for them: simply ignore it. Talk about other things when asked about it. This seems to work well for politicians, so I don't see a dil
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by bigbubba 6y ago
There is simply no way they forgot microphones exist. The obvious conclusion then is they did try microphones, detected nothing with them, then decided not to report this negative result.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Countries have long had laws about what sort of business mercenaries in or from that country are allowed to accept. That doesn't make mercenaries in or from that country 'not mercenaries.'
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by bigbubba 6y ago
'Defense contractor' is a euphemism used because mercenaries have been considered a disreputable lot for centuries, if not longer.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Would nonviolent protest against Hitler have been twice as effective as the war?
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Can we then look forward to Yelp serving up 'this business is accused of being run by a white person' warnings?
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by bigbubba 6y ago
Sure, but those laws don't require 2FA (maybe they should) and Robinhood is far from the only institution that doesn't require it. A startling lot still think 'state your name, SSN/PIN/ or account number and birth
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by bigbubba 6y ago
I agree that this is common sense; I've been cognizant of this effect ever since I was in college. However, sometimes common sense turns out to be wrong, so there is value in actually putting common sense to the test.
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by bigbubba 6y ago
I guess the ancestors of humans aren't in Earth's fossil record in the Star Trek universe?

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