Comments on: Pepper Spraying

By: Leethar

Leethar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:51:35 +0000

I’ve been tear gassed three times because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. All of them were sports event related. None of them was I a participant in either the riot or the sports event crowd.

1st time, I was in an apartment when a riot broke out on the street. Without warning, the police started firing tear gas canisters and one lands 5 feet from the window. Before we knew what was going on, the whole apartment was filled with tear gas.

2nd time, some trigger happy rookie landed a canister in the parking lot I was in. The crowd he was after on the opposite side of a building. The only people in that parking lot, were people trying to leave the area because they didn’t want to be caught up in it.

3rd time, myself and another person ran out into a riot to grab a girl that had been knocked unconscious by a police officer fired a canister at the back of her head from about 100 feet away. She collapsed and the officer walked away. She ended up spending the next 3 days in the hospital. Obviously, he felt a dozen of people running away from the main body of the riot was a threat…

While I agree that rioting is illegal, needs to be controlled, and is generally epic level ridiculous; I can’t agree with your opinion “any and all means at their disposal”. Ignorance can be a very dangerous thing. In the hands of someone who’s supposed to be protecting the public, it can be very dangerous.

There is a concept in Law Enforcement of “appropriate force” that is not only about keeping officers & the public safe, but also about not escalating a situation. In at least 2 of the three cases above, the use of “all means” made the riots worse and a whole lot nastier. In the first case, it was determined that the use of tear gas was likely the cause of the riot. Up until that point, it was just a very large group of people moving though the town & Campus disrupting the flow of traffic.

By: Scythelord

Scythelord — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:07:56 +0000

considering you can see the reflection of the entire arm and pepper spray can i the side of table head’s helmet you would be correct.

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:16:09 +0000

-might bitter troll flex- rawr!

how is bitter trolls favorit mermaiden?

By: charro

charro — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:14:57 +0000

Very sexy. *swoons*

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:02:34 +0000

-snuggles and coos, closeing his eyes and curling up with the mermaid-

new…linky…image of troll

By: charro

charro — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:00:07 +0000

*soothes bitter troll with a mermaid lullaby*

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:49:36 +0000

bitter troll sees no green..or land..only ice!

DAMN YOU LEAF ERIKSON AND YOUR TRICKERY

By: charro

charro — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:26:27 +0000

Go to Greenland to experience a similar phenomena.

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:57:44 +0000

how can this be iceland?

bitter troll sees no ice…or land…

By: charro

charro — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:59:27 +0000

LOL it’s already been pointed out that this was in Iceland.

Also, the shift key is our friend.

By: ...

... — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:50:52 +0000

lol thats in iceland, i was there when this was all happening

By: Bigg

Bigg — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:21:02 +0000

LMAO!!!

By: Jocasta

Jocasta — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:07:17 +0000

-1 for my reading comprehension; thanks.

By: Danbala

Danbala — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:23:31 +0000

Iceland, as Alex mentioned earlier in the thread. An article with this particular picture.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:08:01 +0000

/\ – as your name says, so your nature is.

By: Dikhead

Dikhead — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:58:46 +0000

Wtf? O_O this aint funny, my red hair is even more funny, bitch …

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:38:38 +0000

I’m not so sure about that; British Police should have their service number badges on display at all times, and these guys don’t even have epelettes (sp) to mount said badges on.

Also, when on riot control duties, British Police normally use round polycarbonate shields, not square ones like those.

By: the_original_shortright

the_original_shortright — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:05:34 +0000

i was thinking something along those same lines. but i also wondered how many times tygor’s had his nose broken from his dad unexpectedly flailing…

By: the_original_shortright

the_original_shortright — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:03:00 +0000

i have prospect, singular. and he got back to me about the wedding. i has a hot date to the wedding. now as to the whole exclusivity thing, i’ve got a plan that was created by my older brothers best friend. it’s ingenious. lol. puts the onus on the guy without him even realizing it. on the way to the wedding ask “how should i introduce you?” and let him determine boyfriend, friend, escort for the evening, etc. i kinda wanna use the escort one just to see the looks on peoples faces. lol.

but on the whole jane, i don’t date. i HATE dating. i like relationships but i hate the whole dating concept. it’s just a complete and total pain in the ass. however, i find that using an online site that’s half social networking half dating is better than other options… it makes it (slightly) easier to rule out the creeps.

By: the_original_shortright

the_original_shortright — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:57:41 +0000

*pushes boobs up*

thanks… i tend to have a nice rack…….. of lamb.

By: parksj1

parksj1 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:41:17 +0000

I would rather bullet spray the media.

By: lucifer

lucifer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:31:24 +0000

Personally, I love when the police used any and all means at their disposal to suppress a riot. Sports related or otherwise. Rioting is a crime. Riots cause large amounts of damage and get innocent people injured. I’ve seen two sports riots in my college town suppressed twice with ‘less than lethal’ equipment. It shut the riot down very quickly, when in the past law enforcement didn’t have the means to do so. And as an added bonus, there haven’t been any sports riots since.

And for the record, bad cops don’t care one way or the other ‘if it hurts.’ That care about ‘can I get away with it.’

On one hand, using less than lethal force on rioters is acceptable in my book. On the other, using it on a belligerent senior citizen is not.

By: slan agat

slan agat — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:41:57 +0000

Pepper spraying Jeff Gannon is Jeff Gannon’s masturbatory fantasy.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:57:03 +0000

All the cameras, from all the networks, not just cameras Fox! Well, because, hey it’s Fox!

By: Blarg

Blarg — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:14:28 +0000

Touche, salesman, touche.

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:28:39 +0000

/headdesk

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:25:41 +0000

Well I’d hate to see the mace sprayer that can hit ALL of them at once.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:51:30 +0000

No, if it were Fox, all the cameras filming it would be running it constantly saying, “Isn’t this awesome?” Hell yeah.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:50:14 +0000

Your parents must be saints, dude.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:42:22 +0000

Judging by the checkerboard on the one cops cap, I’m guessing the UK?

By: Jocasta

Jocasta — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:22:26 +0000

I saw the chevron – on the hat – and thought I knew where it was taken for a minute, but I don’t think this was snapped in Chicago, on second look. Anyone know where this is from?

By: Deep Thought

Deep Thought — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:52:52 +0000

*considers how to use this sentiment advantageously*

That’s a nice rack… of lamb you’re preparing for dinner.

Wait… well, yeah!

By: Aramis

Aramis — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:44:40 +0000

It did- we were being kind.

By: Happenstance

Happenstance — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:39:01 +0000

Pepper-spraying the media? Isn’t that a common neoconservative masturbatory fantasy? (Except for Jeff Gannon, of course. They think he’s DREAMY!)

By: Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague

Emperor, Tetragramaton Cleric, Captain Teague — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:35:37 +0000

♪Papa, papa, paparazzi♪

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:28:43 +0000

Are you letting that “physical reality” thing get in the way of our love again Jane?

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:27:09 +0000

Never hang me from a hook…. my sister hung me from a hook once….. ONCE

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:21:01 +0000

Maybe… but it’d be a whole lot snarkier if he was!

By: Bitter's Chef

Bitter's Chef — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:57:41 +0000

On an unrelated note, have you been on beach duty or off the air? Long time, no post.

By: Justacarolinian

Justacarolinian — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:18:41 +0000

No Eddie, I’M the one who bombs a joke once a week.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:14:56 +0000

Which reminds me of a joke:
A couple were having twins, but because the husband was military and was being shipped out, he wasn’t going to be there for the birth. When the day finally came, the wife was out cold so the doctor asked the brother-in-law what the names of the babies were. Later when the wife came to, he told her that he had named the babies. “Oh? And what did you name them?” He proudly said that he named the girl Denise. The wife said, “Oh, that’s a wonderful name! And the boy?” He told her, “Denephew!”

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:50:56 +0000

It was Icelandic media vs. Icelandic police. So caption is correct

By: Sprite101

Sprite101 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:09:24 +0000

Nah, its a racial ability 3x/day.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:59:24 +0000

Oh at least you have prospects. ;P

By: Igor the Vigorous

Igor the Vigorous — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:52:46 +0000

When I get tired of watching soul-sucking news, that is.

By: Igor the Vigorous

Igor the Vigorous — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:52:09 +0000

I just walk away and whisper into my dad’s ear, as creepily as possible, “My mouth tastes like lies…”
That always freaks ‘im out.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:51:56 +0000

THAT’S IT!!! I couldn’t remember the wording but didn’t want to miss out on the oportunity to be a smartass

By: Igor the Vigorous

Igor the Vigorous — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:50:17 +0000

No, but one can understand that it is INCREDIBLY painful to be shot. With something that has less of a reputation for harm, like a tazer, or pepper spray, it’s not retarded. It helps to keep the troopers from wantonly abusing their powers without any understanding whatsoever of how much pain they are causing. Would you like it, if whenever a riot occurred due to a sports’ championship, the police just let loose on every single dart, spray, and electric shot they had because they didn’t understand how much they were hurting the people they were pledged to protect?

By: Lolnathan

Lolnathan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:50:12 +0000

Sometimes I get the urge to pepper spray my TV when journalists are on.

By: lucifer

lucifer — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:46:01 +0000

That is retarded. Do they shoot state troopers in the academy with their pistols so ‘they know how much it hurts and when to use it.’?

Not saying that this isn’t true. I know that the law enforcement around here was required to get hit with a taser before they would be issued a taser. The individual officers said ‘No thanks. Got an asp, works like a champ.’