Let’s look at what “mindset” means to supposedly sane people: - SreeNo argument, now let's look at what sane people say about knowing other people's thoughts.
No argument, now let’s look at what sane people say about knowing other people’s thoughts.I said "supposedly sane people". I have yet to establish what sanity is.
“Do it poorly and the consequences are serious: It can lead to conflict born of misunderstanding. It can make us feel lonely within a relationship. It can even incite violence: Abusive husbands typically—and inaccurately—attribute critical thoughts to their wives; that’s why they lash out. Difficulty divining others’ thoughts and feelings—”mindblindness”— characterizes autism and is what makes the condition so socially debilitating.”So, your argument is that reading people's mind incurs dire consequences for all concerned (and morally reprehensible, which is actually what is in your mind but you won't say it).
Mind-reading that psychics do is something else. For the rest of us, reading people’s mind is scientific high-tech and big business. Long before AI algorithms could predict your every thought before you think it, scam artists could read your mind like an open book.
As for husbands reading their wives thoughts, it’s not something smart men do.
So, your argument is that reading people’s mind incurs dire consequences for all concernedYou've moved on from "mind-reading" to misstating what I actually intended to communicate. The article breaks it down by percentages, stating that a 60% hit rate on guessing what people are thinking is the highest known. Most of us operate around 20% somewhere. So, when you say "which is actually what is in your mind but you won’t say it", there is a 40-80% chance that you are wrong.
I re-read it. And my response holds. “Shit” like cops killing whites and blacks does happen. And cops get away with these murderous “mistakes” or “shit” as you call it, because of a system that protects them and perpetuates the occurrence of such “shit”. AND it happens MORE per capita with blacks. (Although we probably don’t know the half of it because part of the systemic protection is effective cover-ups.)Reread it again you dense idiot.
That just doesn’t make sense. What are they there for? If you “barely noticed” your school’s officer, it was probably because you weren’t attracting his attention. But your personal experience doesn’t explain the kids getting shuffled off to prison.As far as I know it's the school districts decision to post police in the schools. In most schools there is probably a good reason to have them around; the most obvious reason today is school shootings, but some schools just have a potential for seriously bad problems because of their student body (like my high school).
One thing for certain is kids aren’t getting thrown in prison for no reason. The kids in that VOX article were simply troublemakers with probable criminal ties the school administration couldn’t handle. The police were doing their jobs which sometimes has to include physical altercations.
Never mind the car, would you ever flee the cops? Chances are, there is no story motivating you to flee the cops ever. And even if you have one, you would just swear under your breath, resign yourself to the fact that the jig is up and you have to pay the piper. But there are people who just can’t think like you, act like you to abide by the values of western civilization.Well put. Running from police is one of the dumbest things you can do. It only makes things worse for yourself.
However shooting a suspect while they’re trying to escape should always be the last option, unless the suspect is a threat to the public.
If you don’t want regular cops (i.e. traditional American-style law enforcement), then chuck it or buy your own form of protection. The cop on the beat today operates on the ethos of the US Cavalry protecting settlers, and federal marshals supporting local sheriffs in enforcing law and order to defend law-abiding folks against the bad guys.I want regular cops with better discipline.
The second amendment would be my second choice as another form of protection.
That just doesn’t make sense. What are they there for? If you “barely noticed” your school’s officer, it was probably because you weren’t attracting his attention. But your personal experience doesn’t explain the kids getting shuffled off to prison.
Lausten, you are now making me feel old, because in my day, despite busing, ERA [pro] protests, Roe v Wade protests, Civil Rights protests, we didn’t have a school officer, not even in the early 80s. I thought it was weird when my sons had them in their elementary schools in the 90s. I don’t know when they put them in schools, but they were quite obvious, because they stood at the door of school and didn’t make their armed presence a secret. It made no sense to me to have an armed officer at an elementary school and I felt it was a very bad things, until the school shooting started and even then I still thought (and think) it’s a bad thing.
One thing for certain is kids aren’t getting thrown in prison for no reason. The kids in that VOX article were simply troublemakers with probable criminal ties the school administration couldn’t handle. The police were doing their jobs which sometimes has to include physical altercations. -- oneguyYou're "certain" about that? Because you evaluated one example, you've made up your mind? That's your argument? These are actual questions
Reread it again you dense idiot. -- oneguyReally?
It made no sense to me to have an armed officer at an elementary school and I felt it was a very bad things, until the school shooting started and even then I still thought (and think) it’s a bad thing.I agree. It's a very bad thing and grotesque; especially, in a setting of young kids. There are no armed officers at elementary schools even in Botswana.
Reread it again you dense idiot. — oneguyThis coming from a guy who still thinks that people wearing masks in the worst respiratory infectious pandemic in our lifetimes is useless other than as a psychological crutch for the wearer. (And you a former worker in the medical field. What name would you call a person like that?)
I don’t appreciate being called names that don’t suit me. Hence I don’t intend to reread your post again. If I answered it twice, you get the jist of what I think.
I want regular cops with better discipline.Cops are human and, comparatively, no worse - at their jobs - than dentists or brain surgeons. This is why medical professionals are covered by malpractice insurance and cops are protected by qualified immunity.
I checked out all the cases that created a hoo-ha, and in every situation, the suspect asked for it. Suspects started asking for it from the time they were in elementary schools giving their teachers the finger, even attacking them and getting away with it because capital punishment was not allowed. Now, progressives want cops to be hobbled like teachers.
The second amendment would be my second choice as another form of protection.These days, even cops shooting the bad guy are getting into trouble. Changing your skin is better protection than getting a gun.
I don’t appreciate being called names that don’t suit me.You think other people appreciate the names you call them because those names suit them? You conduct yourself like a tough guy in a safe space shooting your mouth off at anyone and anything. I know what it feels like. I was hobnobbing with someone in Jakarta one time. The crowd parted when we walked into the nightclub. Power over others is a great thing to have.
You conduct yourself like a tough guy in a safe space shooting your mouth off at anyone and anything. -- SreeIf I didn't know better I'd say there was a glitch in the software and someone other than Sree said that. To Sree. For all his bloviations about "hobnobbing" I've always pictured him as a Christian Bale, but I'm starting to see more of this:
As far as I know it’s the school districts decision to post police in the schools. In most schools there is probably a good reason to have them around; the most obvious reason today is school shootings, but some schools just have a potential for seriously bad problems because of their student body (like my high school).Was the student body in your high school like this one?
One thing for certain is kids aren’t getting thrown in prison for no reason. The kids in that VOX article were simply troublemakers with probable criminal ties the school administration couldn’t handle. The police were doing their jobs which sometimes has to include physical altercations.If you asked me, I would rather give the police a break and transfer the management of public schools to the Bureau of Prisons.
If you asked me -- SreeI didn't ask you. No one asked you.
Was the student body in your high school like this one?
Something like that. It was definitely not as cool as a cheesy 90s action movie like “The Substitute”.
If you asked me, I would rather give the police a break and transfer the management of public schools to the Bureau of Prisons.They have enough problems already.
Cops are human and, comparatively, no worse – at their jobs – than dentists or brain surgeons. This is why medical professionals are covered by malpractice insurance and cops are protected by qualified immunity. I checked out all the cases that created a hoo-ha, and in every situation, the suspect asked for it. Suspects started asking for it from the time they were in elementary schools giving their teachers the finger, even attacking them and getting away with it because capital punishment was not allowed. Now, progressives want cops to be hobbled like teachers.What constitutes "asking for it"? Committing nonviolent crimes and acting stupid while being questioned is reason enough for police to escalate to some extent, but it's not a good enough reason for police to kill.
What constitutes “asking for it”? Committing nonviolent crimes and acting stupid while being questioned is reason enough for police to escalate to some extent, but it’s not a good enough reason for police to kill."Asking for it" means acting stupid as in thinking one is entitled and bullet proof. If I was pulled over and have a weapon on me with a concealed carry permit, I would keep both hands on the steering wheel, KEEP THEM THERE, and tell the cop I have a gun. What kind of an idiot would stick his hand in his pocket where the gun is despite being told by the cop not to do it?