OT: OT-“Look, maybe I didn’t say every single little tiny syllable, no. But basically I said them, yeah.”

[sabremike]

They're all different in their traits and personalities albeit generally falling within breed norms. I wouldn't want / need the advanced guard training but my police contact ie my landlord says that his K9 handlers wouldn't mind a bit of extra income to train the pup to a high degree

Guard dogs are nice but I have a better idea:

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Didn't the poor German Shepherds also end up falling out of favor due to being the dog of choice for the Bull Connor's of the world to sic on protesters which gave them a negative public image?

They fell out of favor more because of breed defects due to way too much interbreeding. Then with the Malinois being as intelligent, more athletic in a slightly smaller package they became the more popular choice

 

[Chainshot]

Didn't the poor German Shepherds also end up falling out of favor due to being the dog of choice for the Bull Connor's of the world to sic on protesters which gave them a negative public image?

I've read that is a factor. Also that they bond really strongly with their trainer/handler and with working dogs, that can be problematic.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Well shit. I just had one of the foster kids we had growing up just show up, and man is she ever f***ed up. Half naked, feet full of blisters, arguing with people that aren’t there, so clearly on meth and suffering from mental issues. I know she hasn’t had the best life before, but it was really sad to see. I bandaged her feet, let her shower, and fed her and then she left. She wanted money, but I refused that because I know where that was going.

Update: she called the cops on me. And decided to stay around to see what happened. I didn’t know this until all of a sudden 3 cop cars showed up, and it consisted of us shooting the shit with each other. I stopped her from getting arrested (she should have for her own good), now I’m a “rat”, but she got a meal paid for.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Update: she called the cops on me. And decided to stay around to see what happened. I didn’t know this until all of a sudden 3 cop cars showed up, and it consisted of us shooting the shit with each other. I stopped her from getting arrested (she should have for her own good), now I’m a “rat”, but she got a meal paid for.

Some people you just can't help

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Some people you just can't help

Pretty much. I don’t care. Where I live the cops aren’t shoot first then ask questions. It just was amusing because she was long gone, but as soon as I saw those sirens I knew why they were here. So I’ll chill in auto cuffs, and then they realized that there’s no reason for that as I make fun of them. Yea, arrest me for saying you’re a goddamned idiot, and please bootf*** me so you give me more money. It really throws them off because they want to do that, but the hamster runs on that brain wheel so they don’t know if that’s right.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Well shit. I just had one of the foster kids we had growing up just show up, and man is she ever f***ed up. Half naked, feet full of blisters, arguing with people that aren’t there, so clearly on meth and suffering from mental issues. I know she hasn’t had the best life before, but it was really sad to see. I bandaged her feet, let her shower, and fed her and then she left. She wanted money, but I refused that because I know where that was going.

Update to this: I had the cops show up about this. As soon as she left she went to the police station saying I kidnapped her. This pisses me off, especially considering the f***ing bullshit I already dealt with this weekend. And @Chainshot can confirm that I did not have the best weekend

 

[Chainshot]

Update to this: I had the cops show up about this. As soon as she left she went to the police station saying I kidnapped her. This pisses me off, especially considering the f***ing bullshit I already dealt with this weekend. And @Chainshot can confirm that I did not have the best weekend

Ah man, the hits keep on coming.

 

[Jim Bob]

Not turning the BWC on in the very moment a scenario becomes non-BWC worthy to BWC mandatory is not necessarily a very wrong action (non-action). There's too many situations where it's unreasonable to expect an officer to turn it on, even when it's written in policy.

OTOH, what I read showed this officer was only there due to the fatal accident and not part of the regular off-duty LEOs working the event. These events require a stupid amount of planning and traffic can easily become a cluster if an officer isn't experienced or familiar with the logistics of the event plan. I can safely bet that the officer had no idea of the protocols for players to get around traffic, and probably got all personally bent when an SUV tried going past him, without understanding how easy it is for drivers to not understand which officer is yelling which command at the moment.

If he did actually latch onto the passing vehicle, well that's just dumb and creating your own injurious situation, that would be chalked up as a learning experience for young/rookie officers. It's easy to make other assumptions about the guy, but at the least it's a weak case that just doesn't lend itself to being reasonable/believable. The DA's office might hang onto the charges for a bit just so they don't seem like their giving a famous guy special treatment, but it's pretty doubtful the whole thing doesn't get canned at some point.

I'd bet a hefty amount that this officer never gets assigned to that event in the future, if he ever tries to sign up.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1795807952424648999

 

[Jim Bob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1795823838900686933

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1795807952424648999

That's a good video to shed some more light on what Scheffler was thinking. The officer in that video is doing a good job of calmly reviewing what happened, but those yellow vests don't really signify much when every last show-pro at ball games uses them. I've seen this stuff happen first-hand - show pros/event staff tell drivers one thing and cops say another. It can get confusing and irritating, and people tend to blow off the show/pro when there's a contradiction. He should have stopped anyway, but it's dumb and escalating to reach through and grab/hit a driver and latch onto a moving vehicle. Clearly Scheffler wasn't part of the fatal wreck and clearly he wasn't about to run anyone else over or into another car. Trying to stop him at any cost wasn't necessary or smart. They both got impatient and none of it needed to go the way it did.

 

[oldgoalie]

That's a good video to shed some more light on what Scheffler was thinking. The officer in that video is doing a good job of calmly reviewing what happened, but those yellow vests don't really signify much when every last show-pro at ball games uses them. I've seen this stuff happen first-hand - show pros/event staff tell drivers one thing and cops say another. It can get confusing and irritating, and people tend to blow off the show/pro when there's a contradiction. He should have stopped anyway, but it's dumb and escalating to reach through and grab/hit a driver and latch onto a moving vehicle. Clearly Scheffler wasn't part of the fatal wreck and clearly he wasn't about to run anyone else over or into another car. Trying to stop him at any cost wasn't necessary or smart. They both got impatient and none of it needed to go the way it did.

on top of that, every other pro there was doing the exact same thing as Scottie to get to the course. not saying it's right, but if every other f***ing golfer is making that move, why was he singled out?

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

on top of that, every other pro there was doing the exact same thing as Scottie to get to the course. not saying it's right, but if every other f***ing golfer is making that move, why was he singled out?

There might have been a reason to stop all traffic at just that moment (move EMS or PD cars away from the scene) but what really doesn't sit well with me is an officer doing something dumb to get himself hurt, and then taking it out on the driver with semi-bogus assault charges. Yeah in the moment maybe Scheffler seemed like he was purposefully disregarding traffic commands from a LEO, but no reasonable officer should be charging him as if he intentionally hit/dragged him once the dust settled. It's the kind of scenario where you maybe yell at someone but let them on their way after. I haven't had to direct traffic for decades, I work on the inside of major events in an entirely different capacity. I see the massive amount of patience officers need during traffic direction though...during long shifts in shitty weather...but you need to keep calm.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Guard dogs are nice but I have a better idea:

Where do I get a mini pet rhino?

 

[sabremike]

Happy World Otter Day to all who celebrate!!!

 

[sabremike]

Happy World Sea Lion Day to all who celebrate!

 

[Chainshot]

Moved into the new place a few weeks ago and I took apart my kitchen table to get it out the door. And I put the hardware somewhere special and you guessed it... couldn't find it. So today? Today I found it and put the kitchen set back together.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

 

[MarkusKetterer]

So life is fun. I come hang out with a lady that lives next door to me, and midway through there’s a couple of kids that showed up bawling their eyes out. Apparently their mom got arrested and they were left alone. So now we have to relax these kids.

And update to that: we got them relaxed and they both fell asleep on the couch

 

[Chainshot]

Well my younger spawn has graduated from HS and she leaves tomorrow for her summer session at university.

Wow, the time went quickly.

 

[sabremike]

 

[Old Navy Goat]

In Thailand gold is bought and sold regularly as there's no markup for craftsmanship and it's 96%+ pure. In March my accountant complained that I was stashing too much money in my Bangkok Bank account so I needed to diversify. I send my living expenses every month to establish a history in case I move back to a 'retirement' visa that requires 65k month or about $1800 from overseas, so about half what I send myself. Now the problem is what to do with the bar money. I've solved that issue by turning into Scrooge McDuck, last month I bought 5 troy ounces, and this month 4. Finally making my hidden safe not look so pathetic, as I don't have any suit pockets to Bob Menendez the bars

 

[Dubi Doo]

Reading all the narratives coming out surrounding Caitlin Clark getting bullied on the court has me slightly confused. Ive heard people blame race, say the other players are jealous and doing it out of resentment, that the opposing players should be kissing her feet for bringing attention + money to the sport (laughable), etc...

Maybe I'm a simple minded sports fan, but the way she's being treated is nothing new in sports. High profile rookies will be tested by veteran players. Maybe it's resentment, maybe it's to get a competitive advantage, etc...it's probably a mix of a lot of thing. The point is, I feel like people are hyper focusing on it because it's women's sports.

I personally believe it's the trials and tribulations a lot of young players go through. She's just the biggest star to come out of college, so she's getting it extra rough. The true crime here is her teammates don't have her back. Where's Semenko when you need him!?

 

[TheMistyStranger]

In Thailand gold is bought and sold regularly as there's no markup for craftsmanship and it's 96%+ pure. In March my accountant complained that I was stashing too much money in my Bangkok Bank account so I needed to diversify. I send my living expenses every month to establish a history in case I move back to a 'retirement' visa that requires 65k month or about $1800 from overseas, so about half what I send myself. Now the problem is what to do with the bar money. I've solved that issue by turning into Scrooge McDuck, last month I bought 5 troy ounces, and this month 4. Finally making my hidden safe not look so pathetic, as I don't have any suit pockets to Bob Menendez the bars

 

[Der Jaeger]

Reading all the narratives coming out surrounding Caitlin Clark getting bullied on the court has me slightly confused. Ive heard people blame race, say the other players are jealous and doing it out of resentment, that the opposing players should be kissing her feet for bringing attention + money to the sport (laughable), etc...

Maybe I'm a simple minded sports fan, but the way she's being treated is nothing new in sports. High profile rookies will be tested by veteran players. Maybe it's resentment, maybe it's to get a competitive advantage, etc...it's probably a mix of a lot of thing. The point is, I feel like people are hyper focusing on it because it's women's sports.

I personally believe it's the trials and tribulations a lot of young players go through. She's just the biggest star to come out of college, so she's getting it extra rough. The true crime here is her teammates don't have her back. Where's Semenko when you need him!?

Columbia, SC is women’s basketball land, so I hear about the sport all the time.

It’s a combination of a lot of factors.

She’s a rookie and she’s going to get rookie treatment. Clark is a flashy first pick who got a lot of media coverage in college. So players are going to test her.

Veterans who have been trying to bring the league exposure for years and could not don’t like her.

She plays a game that most women can’t play. She’s a girl version of Steph Curry. And she gets a ton of attention for it, and some players are resentful.

There’s probably a race aspect too for some players, but I don’t suspect it’s that big as there are and have been a lot of successful white players in the WNBA.

I suspect more of it is the Tim Tebow factor. Clark is viewed as squeaky clean and people naturally react to that, positively and negatively.

Dawn Staley loves Clark but admitted that she could never play at South Carolina because she’s too much of a pro style player who has the ball a lot. I’ve met Staley numerous times, and she’s a great person but very much a Nick Saban type of coach. She attracts great players and can coach/say what she wants. That leads to a lot of what I’d call “truth telling.” She’ll call a player out in a heartbeat.

If Staley loves Clark then I think the reactions will subside by next season.

Clark needs to spend an off-season working out and getting stronger.