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Comment by
dRbREEdLoVE
3/30/2007 @ 11:26 am
Interesting. I thought most banks
are now equipped with bulletproof,
impenetrable shields that slam down
and isolate anything of value in
the event of a robbery. At least,
the shields protect bank assets and
employees, leaving citizens in the
bank to fend for themselves.
As for the police: Well,
most are not going to put
themselves in harm's way, risking
that early retirement we,
ironically, give them for putting
themselves in harm's way. They
seldom get fired for anything, and
if they do they're often
reinstated. I remember a state
trooper who was fired not so long
ago for getting head in his patrol
car, on duty, in uniform. If
Clinton had been a member of the
police union he would not have been
impeached. The policeman was
reinstated by an arbitrator who
said the officer could have zipped
his pants and responded to a call.
It was funny, but kind of sad too.
A fairly common example of
the shiftless, useless nature of
most police is the woman who tried
to turn herself in at the county
jail. Rather than ask what she was
wanted for, the police asked her
where she was wanted, then told her
to go over to the next county. As
it happened, she was wanted for
murder. Then there was the violent
rapist who escaped from custody
because the policeman was too fat
to chase him. These stories are
true and can be verified in the
Oregonian newpaper archives.
I guess the authorities here
are a bit better than Thailand.
About five years ago Kirsti Jone, a
twenty-two-year old tourist was
raped and murdered in Chiang Mai.
The Thai police accepted bribes
from the newpaper to let them
photograph the scene, corrupting
evidence in the process. The prime
suspect bribed/bailed out of jail
and promptly fled the country.
Today the crime remains unsolved
despite Kirsti's parent's pleas.
The police, in many cases,
will not protect you, and often
will not let you protect yourself.
Sometimes I think the Anarchists
are right!
Comment by
evanid
3/30/2007 @ 12:09 pm
on a lighter note, that 3 wheeler
is surely some kind of joke, isnt
it ? This is a film set. Its a
sharp witted comedy being filmed
with The Office`s actors and
writers, surely?
Comment by
Paul Hawkins
3/30/2007 @ 1:03 pm
I wish it was a joke, but due to
budget cuts many four wheeled
vehicles have been cut back to
three. Its true that they are not
very intimidating and that the
officers assigned to them sit in
them looking like they have been
punished by thier parents. Yes at
first glance one would not take
them seriously, but I assure you my
friends that these vehicles pack a
deadly punch when fully armed. The
flexible top has brackets to
accomodate a large array of modern
weaponry ranging from the
conventional to the nuclear.
It is not unsusal to see
these vehicles patrolling our parks
and playgrounds with plutonium
tipped bunker busters angled high
and glinting against our true blue
skies.
I feel safer...don't you?
DON'T YOU!!!!!
Comment by
Kai Eric
3/30/2007 @ 1:27 pm
Oh yeah I forgot that they are also
good for delivering mail.
Comment by
Kai Eric
3/30/2007 @ 1:30 pm
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