putput30 said:

25 cal really is the goldilocks caliber for weight, recoil, and ballistic performance. Someone just needs to take advantage of it now.

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sirhrmechanic said:

Travellin’ blade!

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Huskydriver said:

Redemption at the ranch Preston id 2 day light elr. the format is like NF and KRG.

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Gunfighter14e2 said:

For the life of me, I don't understand why Putin has not done that POS, Z-boy. A confrontation with the west would never happen over that POS getting smoked.

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tinker said:

Almost wonder if she is AI Retro art?

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armorpl8chikn said:

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The D said:

Nah, man. You’re entirely wrong about me. I have a fairly similar analog to how you describe your life

My problem is always seeing the same stupid argument for why there are so many problems with police/military. And I get it, with this being such a mil/leo heavy forum. But there are very real answers to why the problem is the way it is, and it’s not “just find better people”. If you genuinely would like to understand the problem I can point you to some explanations.

And, here is the paragraph describing the book I linked to, since you asked for it

“Ordinary Men is the true story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 of the German Order Police, which was responsible for mass shootings as well as round-ups of Jewish people for deportation to Nazi death camps in Poland in 1942. Browning argues that most of the men of RPB 101 were not fanatical Nazis but, rather, ordinary middle-aged, working-class men who committed these atrocities out of a mixture of motives, including the group dynamics of conformity, deference to authority, role adaptation, and the altering of moral norms to justify their actions. Very quickly three groups emerged within the battalion: a core of eager killers, a plurality who carried out their duties reliably but without initiative, and a small minority who evaded participation in the acts of killing without diminishing the murderous efficiency of the battalion whatsoever.

While this book discusses a specific Reserve Unit during WWII, the general argument Browning makes is that most people succumb to the pressures of a group setting and commit actions they would never do of their own volition.

Ordinary Men is a powerful, chilling, and important work with themes and arguments that continue to resonate today.”

I’m sorry I overreacted. This argument always grinds my gears. Have an amazing weekend

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Buzzinga said:

I think you fix policing by pulling from a different group of people. If your job is to interact with people all day, everyday, then you should probably have the social skills to deal with those people all day, each day.

From my high school, I know of about three people who became cops. All were intelligent, got good grades, and NEVER got into any trouble. They had very few friends and were never invited to any parties. One guy was actually the only person I’ve ever had bully me. His dad was also a cocaine addicted police officer. He had to take multiple leaves for drug rehab. He was also a pedophile who would take pictures of young girls in bikinis at the lake. He probably did other stuff too but my experiences are basically limited to what he did to my family.

My dad (a real monster who chooses kindness and peace over hatred and violence) actually had to confront him about taking pics of my 16-year-old sister while we were out on the boat.

In other words, they were at best nerds who didn’t really know how to interact in social situations. At worst, they were psychopaths in training.

Now they have a gun and a badge and still don’t know how to be a normal dude or dudette. They’re constantly getting complaints filed against them, some have had lawsuits, and one has been fired after a couple years of fighting his termination. Our city did have to pay him for two years of back pay. He admitted to some horrible things in court.

All have massively abused their position in violent ways against non-violent people.

I truly believe we are asking the wrong people to be cops and the fallout is almost guaranteed.

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The D said:

One thing is for sure. You don’t stop criticizing.

If @nagantguy was only posting about one police force and nitpicking every tiny misstep then your complaints would have merit. But there is very little repeat traffic. And that is exactly the problem

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