August 16, 2011
— Ace In Michigan:
Last Wednesday, however, the attacks on Mr. King became much more serious when he was awakened late in the evening at his home in Monroe County, Michigan and saw that the motion lights in his driveway had come on. When he looked out his front window, he saw a figure near his SUV and went outside.As soon as he got outside his front door, King yelled at the individual who was crouched down by KingÂ’s vehicle. As soon as King yelled, the suspect stood and, without hesitation, fired a shot at Mr. King.
Luckily for King, as he yelled, he also stumbled. If it werenÂ’t for that, however, John KingÂ’s injuries might have been much, much worse. In fact, he might have been killed.
Upon scrambling back into his house, King got to his cell phone and called 911. However, due to the pain in his knees and shoulder from falling, King was unaware that he had been shot in the arm.
...
While neither the police, nor Mr. King can say which union was behind the attack, it is very clear by the word ‘scab’ scrawled on his SUV that it the attack was union-related....
The Monroe County SheriffÂ’s office is encouraging anyone with information to call 734-240-7530.
In addition, Mr. King is offering a $10,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
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Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at August 16, 2011 05:50 PM (TMc0n)
Posted by: KG at August 16, 2011 05:51 PM (LD21B)
Posted by: Union thug at August 16, 2011 05:52 PM (6TB1Z)
Posted by: Senator John "To this day I have the hat" Kerry at August 16, 2011 05:53 PM (Zgfnd)
I realize this is somewhat tangential, but what's up with that "suspect" thing? If Mr. King has a bullet hole in his arm, I think it is safe to say that there is a perpetrator. This is not a "suspected shooting", and there does not appear to be any suspect. But if there were, it is unlikely Mr. King would be offering a reward for his arrest and conviction. Like, "We suspect Bob, so here's ten grand if you can frame him!".
I know, I shouldn't get so excited about this stuff.
Posted by: NotSoFast at August 16, 2011 05:53 PM (eQa5p)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2011 05:54 PM (eMPxE)
Posted by: Drew in MO at August 16, 2011 05:56 PM (k4qA8)
When a naked man with a hard-on is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher's knife, I assume he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.
Posted by: Harry Callahan at August 16, 2011 05:56 PM (6TB1Z)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2011 05:56 PM (eMPxE)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 16, 2011 05:57 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Robert at August 16, 2011 05:58 PM (4q6A5)
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 16, 2011 05:59 PM (ENKCw)
Posted by: Barry the Magnificent isn't so funny now at August 16, 2011 06:00 PM (sOXQX)
Posted by: Barry the Magnificent isn't so funny now at August 16, 2011 10:00 PM (sOXQX)
Says the pussy who will literally pee himself the first time he's face-to-face with an actual honest-to-God man, Rick Perry.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 16, 2011 06:01 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Lee at August 16, 2011 06:02 PM (tVeza)
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 16, 2011 06:02 PM (ENKCw)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 16, 2011 06:04 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Dick Obama at August 16, 2011 06:05 PM (eMPxE)
Posted by: Lee at August 16, 2011 06:05 PM (FkC8S)
"The risk that we're especially concerned over right now is the lone wolf terrorist, somebody with a single weapon being able to carry out wide-scale massacres of the sort we saw in Norway recently," said Obama.
He was referring to Anders Behring Breivik, who shot dead 69 people, many of them teenagers, in a July 22 rampage on the island of Utoeya after killing eight others in a bombing of government offices in Oslo.
"When you've got one person who is deranged or driven by a hateful ideology they can do a lot of damage and it's a lot harder to trace those lone wolf operators," he added.
Posted by: Breaker19 at August 16, 2011 06:05 PM (WCm02)
You're absolutely right. It's entirely possible some business man shot himself and scrawled "SCAB" on the side of his SUV.
Posted by: Dumbass keeping an open mind at August 16, 2011 06:06 PM (sOXQX)
As the CWA picketing of Verizon continues it seems some of the union leadership is becoming more and more unhinged. Apparently one member of the union leadership went so far as to instruct his members, by way of publicly accessible telephone hotline, that it is now “open season” on “managers and scabs”. The thug went on to say that union members should “follow them” and “torture them, torture them with chants and noise”.
I"m sure Barry will admonish them any minute now.
Posted by: pep at August 16, 2011 06:07 PM (6TB1Z)
Posted by: Breaker19 at August 16, 2011 06:08 PM (WCm02)
But resist we much . . . we must . . . and we will much . . . about that . . . be committed."
Wait this incident doesn't fit my talking points narrative?
Never mind.
Posted by: Al Sharpton at August 16, 2011 06:10 PM (TySP3)
Posted by: Stuttering Fuck at August 16, 2011 06:10 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Major Kong at August 16, 2011 06:11 PM (XcA7X)
Posted by: progressoverpeace at August 16, 2011 06:12 PM (N49h9)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2011 06:13 PM (eMPxE)
FIFY
Posted by: Hrothgar at August 16, 2011 06:13 PM (jVKZG)
Posted by: George Soros, D-III Reich at August 16, 2011 06:13 PM (iRlbA)
Posted by: Major Kong at August 16, 2011 10:11 PM (XcA7X)
Fucked and sucked? Grounded and pounded? Wined and dined?
Posted by: Stuttering Fuck at August 16, 2011 06:14 PM (q177U)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2011 06:14 PM (eMPxE)
Put on your turn signal and slow down near the entrance long enough for them to get up and waddle to the gate with their signs. Then drive off
Repeat often
Posted by: kbdabear at August 16, 2011 06:14 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Breaker19 at August 16, 2011 06:15 PM (WCm02)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2011 06:15 PM (eMPxE)
Posted by: EC at August 16, 2011 06:17 PM (f4TZ2)
The man has RETROACTIVE influence.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 16, 2011 06:18 PM (7utQ2)
After the SEIU thugs got off scot-free after beating on Kenneth Gladney on friggin video, and the Wisconsin unions got to do whatever the hell they wanted, the unions know that they have been given carte blanche to let loose with the thuggery. They were paid thugs for the administration several times (as with the exectuvie bonuses and being bused over to the guys' homes) so this is just what they are "entitled" to do.
Posted by: progressoverpeace at August 16, 2011 06:19 PM (N49h9)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at August 16, 2011 06:21 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 16, 2011 06:21 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2011 06:21 PM (eMPxE)
If this had happened in Massachusetts the incident would have already been classified as an "accident.
and the victim somehow charged with assault
Posted by: Uncle Joe at August 16, 2011 06:24 PM (TySP3)
and, PoP, don't forget about when Martha Coakley's union thug buddy shoved that reporter to the ground twice.
Coakley, the chief law enforcement officer in the commonwealth, standing just a few feet away claimed she saw nothing.
Posted by: soothsayer at August 16, 2011 06:24 PM (YjUbr)
Posted by: gm at August 16, 2011 06:26 PM (K0tm3)
The man has RETROACTIVE influence.
Unions? I'm pretty sure those are treason, too.
Posted by: Rick Perry now with 10% more awesome at August 16, 2011 06:26 PM (sOXQX)
See a union dog coming, assume they are threatening your life and shoot to kill.
Posted by: Adjoran at August 16, 2011 06:27 PM (VfmLu)
Posted by: AmishDude at August 16, 2011 06:28 PM (73tyQ)
I did forget about that. A classic. Well, a classic for the new perverted version of America that we now have.
Posted by: progressoverpeace at August 16, 2011 06:28 PM (N49h9)
Posted by: toby928™ at August 16, 2011 06:29 PM (GTbGH)
I blame the NRLB, too.
I'd like to hear Perry and the others make the promise to abolish that board if elected.
Posted by: soothsayer at August 16, 2011 06:30 PM (gB6Vc)
You know what they need is more people on food stamps. Didn't they just kick all the college kids off teh food stamps in Michigan?
Our esteemed Agriculture Secretary has declared teh food stamp program to be a big jobs creator. He said "when you talk about the SNAP program or the food stamp program, you have to recognize that it's also an economic stimulus. Every dollar of SNAP benefits generates $1.84 in the economy in terms of economic activity. If people are able to buy a little more in the grocery store, someone has to stock it, package it, shelve it, process it, ship it. All of those are jobs."
So there you have it my friends. Get more people on food stamps then their will be jobs galore for the union workers and the non union workers!
(then the skittle shitting rainbow unicorns will appear too)
Posted by: Uncle Joe at August 16, 2011 06:31 PM (TySP3)
My dad never did anything like that because, quite frankly he despised the union members who were lazy, drunks.
OK. But what did he do about it? Other than tell you the stories about it?
OH, I know! Pocketed that sweet, over payed pay check.
And probably never hesitated to screw those with less seniority or who were part time workers (who do the same work, but get no benefits and no regular schedule).
Unions, public ones too, as long as they protect themselves are willing to hire others, but not provide the same benefits or job security.
They aren't fighting for workers rights, they are fighting for their privileges and own good deal. Nothing else.
Posted by: Jack at August 16, 2011 06:32 PM (8IAHO)
and as we were marching-they gave us these big signs
and all my fellow union brothers kept runnin into bars
doing shots-gettin all liquored up
then- cuz we had these big signs- we kept whacking people and laughing
i guess it was funny if u had a sign and were whacking people
but-we were in a group- mob psyhcology?
this is not an apology-it just happened
i should be sorry- but being drunk with a big piece of wood whacking people was kinda fun
i think i'm a nazi
oh God- can i be gestapo?
or ss
they got cool clothes
Posted by: not dan rather at August 16, 2011 06:32 PM (FduBR)
Posted by: SFGoth at August 16, 2011 06:32 PM (Dfs8m)
Coakley, the chief law enforcement officer in the commonwealth, standing just a few feet away claimed she saw nothing."
In this state bullshit "prevailing wage" laws and the ability of a union to 'represent' and collect 'dues' from your paycheck without your consent pretty much make it impossible to do any kind of public work without being extorted or face anti-competitive measures. There's no freedom of association and the state/unions have free license to discriminate against nonunion members in a labor monopoly of some sectors. The whole thing is crooked and someone should have taken it to the supreme court by now.
But of course this is Massachusetts where Democrats have pretty much institutionalized corruption and made most challenges to their power highly improbably since the 1960s. Being caught with a live boy or a dead girl guarantees reelection here, where almost everywhere else the opposite would be true.
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at August 16, 2011 06:33 PM (ijjAe)
They're also fighting for racism. All unions are about labor vs. labor. They want to keep others out that might undercut them. As with the Davis-Bacon Act, it was about keeping out blacks.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 16, 2011 06:33 PM (73tyQ)
Posted by: Paul Krugman at August 16, 2011 06:33 PM (2jQGY)
BF, I'm in MA, too.
PLA's (project labor agreements) are a must on a jobs funded by public monies. It's the payback to unions from the Democrats, as you know.
Posted by: soothsayer at August 16, 2011 06:37 PM (ef4b+)
Posted by: Y-not hasn't read the comments at August 16, 2011 06:40 PM (5H6zj)
But...but.. According to the MFM, the unions are the good guys who sticks up for the little guy. Clearly its a rightwing Tea Party member diguised as a union member who trying to defame the purity and wholesomeness of the unions!!! sarc/off
Posted by: Malignant Narcissist Seth MacFarland Who Pleasure Himself In Front of His Own Refelction at August 16, 2011 06:41 PM (rAUcY)
Posted by: SurferDoc at August 16, 2011 06:41 PM (STdkO)
Any recos? Basically, I have a "shotgun" style house (long hallway). I want something with stopping power but not a monster that's too hard to wield. The reason I don't want a rifle is that I don't want a round going through my door and hitting an innocent bystander. (That and I've always fantasized about jacking up and intruder with a shotgun.)
Posted by: SFGoth at August 16, 2011 06:42 PM (Dfs8m)
they don't give a fuck about you
case in point- we gotta take all these safety classes-
cuz they get fed money
and the b.a. bust ur balls if u arent up to snuff
so one day i say to my b a- why u busting my balls about a safety class i missed- i work with 11 guys who can't speak english- isn't that a safety hazard?
he fucking mumbled his ass away
as long as they get their dues...
they take 22 dollars a week out of me
and i gotta pay 33 dollars a month to my local
i haven't worked[ no one has] in 3 years
i'm beyond pissed
anyway-just a story
Posted by: not dan rather at August 16, 2011 06:42 PM (FduBR)
F'n unions, future muzzies I guess.
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at August 16, 2011 10:22 PM (4nfy2
Michigan...Monroe county is the southwestern most county in MI right above Toledo which is just about on the OH-MI border
Posted by: beedubya at August 16, 2011 06:43 PM (AnTyA)
They're also fighting for racism. All unions are about labor vs. labor. They want to keep others out that might undercut them. As with the Davis-Bacon Act, it was about keeping out blacks.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 16, 2011 10:33 PM (73tyQ)
Spot on. You don't get learnt that in liberal schools.
On a somewhat related note, he abortion mills we have today came about as a means to controlling black populations
Posted by: beedubya at August 16, 2011 06:46 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Union Bosses, Local BR-549 at August 16, 2011 06:48 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Confucius says at August 16, 2011 10:42 PM (bZ8J6)
That's misunderstood. Turning the other cheek means ignoring an insult (by taunting).
A Roman soldier was able to abuse the local population under his control but there were a number of limits. One was that he could only slap your cheek once unprovoked. Again, this wasn't an act of real violence, it was an act of authority.
So when he slapped your cheek, you either get angry and then he has grounds to do much worse or you slink away. But by proudly presenting your other cheek, you defy and taunt him because he can't go further.
The parallel is that if they call you a scab, you might smile and give them a little salute or if they poke you in the chest with their finger, puff it up.
But "turn the other cheek" doesn't mean you have to submit to violence.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 16, 2011 06:49 PM (73tyQ)
"If your opponent brings a work ethic, law abiding nature and no weapons, you bring a knife and a gun and you skulk around in the dark vandalizing his property a shitty little cowardly weasel. It's the Chicago way."
"I want your to get in their faces, vandalize their businesses and homes, murder them in their driveways when they complain."
Posted by: Hussein Soetoro's Complimentary I-Pod With Famous Quotes at August 16, 2011 06:49 PM (C0Z3w)
Posted by: Triumph, the Comic Insult Moron at August 16, 2011 06:49 PM (9CM5J)
Posted by: manofaiki at August 16, 2011 06:53 PM (1TZgg)
Posted by: leoncaruthers at August 16, 2011 06:55 PM (G5lyi)
Seeing private contractors not allowed to bid, or even work on sites through discriminatory practices and then watching the end product cost twice has much for half the quality really boils my blood. If it weren't a paycheck, which half the time the fuckers take forever to pay, we wouldn't be in the business with them.
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at August 16, 2011 06:57 PM (ijjAe)
Perhaps all like this man should do the same.
Posted by: baldilocks at August 16, 2011 07:03 PM (T2/zQ)
Nothing warms the cockles of a tin-pot dictator like Obama more than goons willing to kill for them.
He already announced that anyone that doesn't agree with him is The Other. Racist Terrorists.
Sub-human.
Just a clump of cells.
Lumps of tissue...
Posted by: sifty at August 16, 2011 07:03 PM (ECjvn)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 16, 2011 07:04 PM (TfRqk)
Sounds like violence to me. I tell you what, come slap me and see what happens next. It will look somewhat like violence.
I suppose prima nocte was just a one time thing too; no biggie. Submit.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 16, 2011 07:08 PM (ENKCw)
That seems more likely. Otherwise the question arises 'If Jesus was a pacifist, why was Peter carrying a sword?'
Posted by: Methos at August 16, 2011 07:10 PM (sOXQX)
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at August 16, 2011 07:11 PM (BDMaY)
Posted by: mr precedent pissy pants at August 16, 2011 07:11 PM (3BtXI)
Posted by: theworldisnotenough at August 16, 2011 07:15 PM (xvhuE)
Posted by: AmishDude at August 16, 2011 07:17 PM (73tyQ)
Posted by: Spiker at August 16, 2011 07:20 PM (nVW1M)
Posted by: blaster at August 16, 2011 07:23 PM (Fw2Gg)
Posted by: sithkhan at August 16, 2011 07:25 PM (DmYZU)
Posted by: blaster at August 16, 2011 07:27 PM (Fw2Gg)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 16, 2011 10:30 PM (gB6Vc)
That would be nice.
Posted by: Barbarian at August 16, 2011 07:28 PM (EL+OC)
Posted by: NotAMolly at August 16, 2011 07:33 PM (ADJFU)
Why does the Red State article say this happened in Toledo Ohio, not Michigan?
------------
Maybe it happened right on the border
Posted by: Rich at August 16, 2011 07:34 PM (xPqoe)
Posted by: sonnyspats at August 16, 2011 07:35 PM (I/MzF)
Posted by: Rick Perry at August 16, 2011 07:39 PM (1fB+3)
Yeah, didn't think so.
Posted by: Fritz at August 16, 2011 07:42 PM (+KjE2)
Sympathy and condolences-- I had to have my little tuxie put to sleep in May when I took her to the vet for what I thought was a minor stomach issue and it turned out she had terminal cancer. It is the toughest decision in the world even when you know the cat is in pain and has no chance of beating the disease. Virtual hugs to you.
Posted by: Basement Cat at August 16, 2011 07:49 PM (UUQ/Q)
I'm an architect that occasionally works on public housing projects.
I've got a question: why do you folks design those buildings so that people automatically urinate and defecate in the hallways, and shoot out the windows? And get stoned and forget to show up to work? Don't they teach classes on how to design subsidized/free housing that makes people better? Okay, that was three questions.
Posted by: Guy who's currently reading After America at August 16, 2011 07:50 PM (7EV/g)
Posted by: The Obligatory Charlie Gibson line at August 16, 2011 07:51 PM (wQ9jX)
Posted by: t-bird at August 16, 2011 07:55 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: deadrody at August 16, 2011 08:07 PM (Gc1ql)
Even the far left NY Slimes starts running stories showing unions in a bad light occasionally. Occasionally always coincides when the Slimes driver or print unions are giving Pinch a hard time
Posted by: kbdabear at August 16, 2011 08:14 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: comatus at August 16, 2011 08:18 PM (W5ilH)
Posted by: Mister Christopher at August 16, 2011 08:29 PM (cjGZv)
Posted by: Roark & Keating, LLC at August 16, 2011 08:31 PM (W5ilH)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at August 16, 2011 08:37 PM (ZDUD4)
Mossberg 500 Persuader loaded w/#4 shotshells. At "hallway ranges" #4 shot has excellent FUBARability and little chance of over penetration of either perps or walls.
I sleep w/ this beside my bed w/ the chamber empty and the hammer down and safety off, ready to grab and rack. Half asleep, I don't wanna be fumble fuckin' around w/ remembering to take it off.
DISCLAIMER: I have grown up w/ a weapon in my hands and Uncle Sugar spent more than a buck or two refining my skills, so I wouldn't recommend a novice start out this way.
Did the Doc come to your place??
Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at August 16, 2011 08:38 PM (YGzTa)
...except perhaps a bullet?
Posted by: Sgt. York at August 16, 2011 08:42 PM (qnBKy)
Posted by: +1 Ghost Touch Nail Clippers at August 16, 2011 08:43 PM (BnP2A)
enter pattyvalentine from the upper hall
she sees the bartender in a pool of blood
cries out "my god,they killed them all"
Posted by: not dan rather at August 16, 2011 08:43 PM (FduBR)
131I'm an architect that occasionally works on public housing projects.
--
I always wanted to pretend to be an architect.
Posted by: Jimmah at August 16, 2011 08:44 PM (TfRqk)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 16, 2011 08:49 PM (TfRqk)
Do the thugs get time and a half for that? They really need to get that in their next bloated contract.Well that and an Obamacare waiver.
Posted by: ohnoes@hotmail.com at August 16, 2011 08:59 PM (nGQQE)
Posted by: BruceTheRobert at August 16, 2011 09:02 PM (nGQQE)
Posted by: Warden at August 16, 2011 09:05 PM (KulgD)
The same thing as any thug, from gangbangers to 'governments' thinks. If they try it once and get away with it, they quickly come to the (false) conclusion that no one will ever stand up to them as it's too much of a risk.
This is an obvious fallacy as their own observable willingness to violence implies the possiblity for others to consider a similar approach to a solution.
Posted by: Methos at August 16, 2011 09:17 PM (sOXQX)
Any recos? Basically, I have a "shotgun" style house (long hallway). I want something with stopping power but not a monster that's too hard to wield. The reason I don't want a rifle is that I don't want a round going through my door and hitting an innocent bystander.
Mossberg HS410 shotgun retrofitted with a pistol grip stock, about $250 in stores or at Bud's Gun Shop online. The .410 shell I use is 000 buckshot and also works in the Judge Public Defender, a handgun which may be more difficult to handle than the shotgun. The PD is about $350. I live in a small house in a closely spaced subdivision and have the same considerations you do,
Posted by: Reverend Mike at August 16, 2011 09:26 PM (cfzmr)
Mossberg 500 Persuader loaded w/#4 shotshells. At "hallway ranges" #4 shot has excellent FUBARability and little chance of over penetration of either perps or walls.
I sleep w/ this beside my bed w/ the chamber empty and the hammer down and safety off, ready to grab and rack. Half asleep, I don't wanna be fumble fuckin' around w/ remembering to take it off.
DISCLAIMER: I have grown up w/ a weapon in my hands and Uncle Sugar spent more than a buck or two refining my skills, so I wouldn't recommend a novice start out this way.
Did the Doc come to your place??
Posted by: FORGER
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Yes, the doc and his nurse/assistant did. They were awesome. You know, the hippy types are great with animals; birds of a feather. It was so hard, but if it's easy, you're evil.
Thanks for the recco. I routinely qualified expert in the Army Reserve. I went to Camp Minnehaha in West Va as a kid and learned to shoot .22s. In Basic, when we were doing initial zeroing -- not qual -- but zeroing, I put 3 tight 3 shot groups pretty much in the inner rings. The Ft. Leonard Wood CSM was evaluating us. He was walking down the targets (our rifles had been emptied and secured). When he got to mine, he stopped, double taked, looked back at me, gave me a thumbs up, and said loudly, "now that's how we do things here." :-> When I became an officer, I wore my expert badge on my dress uniform. More than one officer told me that was improper. I then quoted them chapter and verse from the uniform regs and said there's no exception for officers. If they can find it, I will remove it. I think what they meant was custom -- because too many officers sucked at marksmanship. I never removed it. The enlisted generally loved my no-nonsense, no-stupid, all-practical attitude (I was a forward signal platoon leader in the guard and reserves.)
Posted by: SFGoth at August 16, 2011 09:32 PM (Dfs8m)
Heh and ouch. I really dig behind-the-scenes info like that. I've thought about putting up a website for the edification of youngsters and career jumpers. It'd be called,"How shit really works," containing a database of professions and articles like your post.
"So you wanna be a lawyer..."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 16, 2011 09:38 PM (DEcmU)
I know it made things easier for Josiedog 'cause the Doc came to the house, no stress from the ride to the office, and I could not have driven home afterwards anyway.
Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at August 16, 2011 09:47 PM (YGzTa)
On one ROTC advanced camp lane, when I was platoon leader, I was told no friendlies in the area. On our recon we heard a voice cry out as if a wounded American GI. I told my platoon to keep on moving, no friendlies, and if there is a dumbass American out here, our mission takes priority. Sorry. There's a war to win. Cadre wouldn't let me. Had to attempt a rescue. Obvious ambush so I asked for smoke from divarty. Nope. Brigade? BN? Alright. Feinted a move towards the wounded guy, drew sniper fire, and basically cut the forest down. Cadre was pissed. Kobiyashi Maru. Heh.
One day I was the cadet company commander. We had a very active and challenging day with all kinds of things to coordinate. End of day we had final formation. After the platoons formed up and reported in, I dismissed the company. The other cadets (keep in mind we're competing with each other) were dumbfounded. "You can't do that, you have to turn it over to the platoons so they looeys can turn it over to the platoon sergeant thence to squad leaders!" Response? "It's my fucking company." Company formations are neither games of falling dominos nor long, drawn out meetings. It was a long day. If my platoon leaders had not taken care of business by that time, they sucked, and it wouldn't have mattered. Anyway, the platoon leader can always tell his/her platoon to stand fast.
Posted by: SFGoth at August 16, 2011 09:48 PM (Dfs8m)
Posted by: SFGoth at August 16, 2011 09:54 PM (Dfs8m)
Posted by: Socratease at August 16, 2011 09:57 PM (/ijYB)
Posted by: Gore88 at August 16, 2011 09:58 PM (91QvQ)
"Last year, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the city had won a coveted $20 million federal grant to invest in weatherization ... only three homes had been retrofitted and just 14 new jobs have emerged from the program."
Watch this drive, pea-eaters!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 16, 2011 10:04 PM (DEcmU)
And just remember when that hole in your heart starts hurtin', you did right by Toonces, and we'll seem 'em again @ The Bridge...
Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at August 16, 2011 10:07 PM (YGzTa)
Is that a 2010 vintage Thunderbird I detect from your heady post or just the desperation of another RuPaul sycophant?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 16, 2011 10:07 PM (DEcmU)
Posted by: chuck z at August 16, 2011 10:12 PM (qXWUM)
In a sane world, we wouldn't have a government agency with such a Nazi/communist-sounding name. Homeland security. I thought that was the job of the FBI and the military.
Posted by: SFGoth at August 16, 2011 10:13 PM (Dfs8m)
Good to hear. Stay strong and the best of luck.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 16, 2011 10:20 PM (DEcmU)
???
Be careful now. Don't overrun your credibility.
Posted by: comatus at August 16, 2011 10:24 PM (W5ilH)
???
Be careful now. Don't overrun your credibility.
Posted by: comatus
I don't get the ???. There's nothing in AR 840-??? (or was it 870?) that exempted officers from wearing marksmanship badges.
Posted by: SFGoth at August 16, 2011 10:41 PM (Dfs8m)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 16, 2011 10:45 PM (TfRqk)
Notepad. Then C&P.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 16, 2011 10:55 PM (DEcmU)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 17, 2011 02:45 AM (TfRqk)
Hate when that happens...I usually select it all and Ctrl-C first if I worked on it for a while.
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Posted by: Obese Union Boss at August 17, 2011 12:43 AM (JA5nY)
Unions are the SCABS and the Enemy of hard working taxpayers. Unions give unqualified people jobs that are grossly overpaid in all areas, including benifits. Most Union workers could not make it in the private workforce because they are used to being paid for doing nothing. Unions remind me of Affirmative Action, putting Idiots into jobs they are not qualified or capable of learning. Just like the Affirmative Action President, who has lived off the system his whole life, never having held a REAL job, which shows in his everything he does and why he is such a nonLeader and Failure.
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Posted by: Union Boy at August 17, 2011 03:28 AM (qZb8X)
Any recos? Basically, I have a "shotgun" style house (long hallway). I want something with stopping power but not a monster that's too hard to wield. The reason I don't want a rifle is that I don't want a round going through my door and hitting an innocent bystander. (That and I've always fantasized about jacking up and intruder with a shotgun.)
SFGoth,
I'm posting this fairly late (ie the next morning) so this comment is likely down here with the spam. Anyway, Remington 870 and the Mossberg 500 are pretty much the two standard pump-action shotguns out there. It's easier to add an extended magazine to the 870, the controls are slightly different between the two, but either one would be a fine choice. Personally, I have a 500 because I hate the cross-bolt safety on the 870. YMMV.
Whatever one you get, make sure you have an 18 1/2 inch barrel (or the minimum your locality will allow you to have). You may want to consider a stainless steel version to minimize any rusting issues you may have living in a coastal area. I'm a high desert guy, I don't worry too much about rust.
I'd strongly suggest buying both tritium night sights and a weapon mounted light. It may come across as wanna-be tactical coolness, but the reality of the situation is you're most likely to use your weapon at night, and you DON'T want to be in the situation of shooting at a lighter colored blob in the dark. Be certain of your target. Flash 'em with a hundred or so lumens. You'll know who/what your target is, possibly disorient them, and hopefully not have to shoot. I can't imagine dealing with the SF legal system in a self defense situation would be very fun. Best to avoid it when you can. Surefire makes a slick unit that replaces the foreend of the shotgun with integral light & switches.Don't believe too much of that 'it's a shotgun, you don't have to aim' garbage. In most home defense scenarios, the shot pattern is only going to be a few inches across, at best. Your concern for overpenetration is good, but any round that's going to penetrate far enough into the human body to stop them (virtually) immediately is going to penetrate most building materials. Practice, practice, practice. Strongly consider taking a class or two.
Good luck. There's not too many things out there more fun than a rapid-fire shotgun course of fire on multiple steel targets.
Posted by: J. Random Dude at August 17, 2011 03:38 AM (72afg)
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Posted by: Sleeping with the Enemy AudioBook at August 17, 2011 04:57 AM (25tFl)
"Last year, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the city had won a coveted $20 million federal grant to invest in weatherization ... only three homes had been retrofitted and just 14 new jobs have emerged from the program."
Watch this drive, pea-eaters!
Reminds me of the Monty Python skit with Graham Chapman in drag as the government minister for housing, who had promised "ninety million-billion new houses in the Greater London area alone" in the past year but had, instead, just built two.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at August 17, 2011 05:50 AM (VZ10+)
This is why we call them UNION THUGS. Got that, cheez?
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at August 17, 2011 05:54 AM (0fzsA)
12 gauge is your friend. Get a Mossberg 500 series shotgun. Cheap, reliable, beats the hell oput of a pistol.
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