Update: As I’ve predicted the Officers involved in this incident have been cleared and are returning to duty. Take a poll here.
I’ve posted a few videos on YouTube concerning the Andrew MeyerTaser incident. Now I knew I would not be popular with my position on the incident. After all the majority of the YouTube users are young liberals, many of which love a good conspiracy theory. At least that’s been my experience. However, I was astonished at the response I have received. In addition to the obligatory “your a fascist”, “troll alert”, “you’re part of Skull & Bones” and “you’re a Bush lover” comments, I’ve also received a few dozen messages threatening my life. Now of course I don’t take these seriously, mainly due to the all caps and mangling of the English language.
Anyway, I’ll get to the point. Amongst all of the controversy, insults and now death threats I have had some productive conversations with a rare few. Some of whom have requested more information or explanations of the information I have presented. Rather then continue to try and provide a condensed version that fits withing the 500 character limit of the YouTube comments that also wont allow URLs to be posted, I have decided to simply post what I can here. With any luck someone will find it useful.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked permission to lay a wreath at the World Trade Center site when he comes to New York City next week, but the request was denied, a police official said Wednesday.
The Iranian president, who is arriving Sunday to address the United Nations’ General Assembly, had asked the police department, the U.S. Secret Service and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey earlier this month for permission to visit the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, police spokesman Paul Browne said.
The police and Secret Service provide security to visiting heads of state.
The request to enter the fenced-in site was rejected because of ongoing construction there, Browne said. “Requests for the Iranian president to visit the immediate area would also be opposed by the NYPD on security grounds,” Browne said.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said earlier Wednesday that the city was considering Ahmadinejad’s request, but Browne said about two hours later that Kelly had misspoke.
Kelly’s comments prompted outcry from politicians and families of Sept. 11 victims.
The Port Authority, which owns the trade center site and is the only agency that could grant Ahmadinejad permission to go inside, said it never received such a request, contradicting the police statement.
“We have not been asked to accommodate the president of Iran,” Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said Wednesday.
It wasn’t clear whether Ahmadinejad wanted to descend to the base of the trade center site, where the fallen twin towers stood, or lay a wreath on a public sidewalk outside the site. Telephone calls to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations were not immediately returned.
Kelly earlier said he did not know why Ahmadinejad expressed interest in the site. “I am not sure we have the rationale behind it,” he said.
White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Wednesday that an Ahmadinejad visit to ground zero “is a matter for the city of New York, but it seems more than odd that the president of a country that is a state sponsor of terror would visit ground zero.”
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, told reporters Wednesday that the United States would not support Iran’s attempt to use the site for a “photo op.”
“Iran can demonstrate its seriousness about concern with regard to terrorism by taking concrete actions,” such as dropping support for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and suspending their uranium enrichment program, Khalilzad said.
Iran and the U.S. have not had diplomatic relations since Washington cut its ties with Tehran after Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. The Bush administration has accused Iran of arming Shiite Muslim militants in Iraq and seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
In a television appearance earlier this week, Ahmadinejad said his country wanted peace and friendship with the United States, despite mounting tensions between the two countries.
Seems like someone is always trying to convince me that the United States is the cause of every single war or conflict throughout history. More specifically, that President Bush is the man personally responsible for everything even remotely related to war. Of course even attempting to refute any such claim results in a slew of insults and claims of Jingoism.
I’m no historian, however, it seems obvious (to me at least) that war predates the existence of the President Bush and even the United States. The first instance of war I know of is the Border War between Umma and Lagash in 2500 BC which was a few thousand years before American Revolutionary War from 1775-1783. This does not stop people from making such unqualified statements as “America is the most violent country in history” or “No nation has ever invaded as many countries or killed as many people as the U.S.” and no one can ever provide any evidence of this.
Every American has the right and (in my opinion) responsibility to stand up for what they believe in. It is possible and even very effective to disagree with American foreign policy without lies and misrepresentation.
After several weeks and dozens of hours of research I have found that this is going to consume much more time than I anticipated. Therefore, this is and will remain for sometime, a work in progress. I’ve decided to go ahead and publish it while I’m working on it as the majority of what I have left is either aesthetic or just filling in the blanks. I’ve been as impartial and thorough as possible, if you find any errors or omissions of fact, leave a comment (with sources or references if possible) and I will research & correct it. Casualty counts are often disputed, approximated and/or unknown. The most reliable statistics are listed where available. Ongoing conflicts will most likely end up in higher casualty counts, those posted are current as of October 2007.
Prehistory—1000BC
ca. 2500—2450 BC Border wars between Umma and Lagash
Use of force continuum Some information from Wikipedia
It may be known by any of several names, such as Control Continuum, Level-of-Force Model, Subject Resistance Matrix, etc..
A use of force continuum is a standard that provides law enforcement officials (such as public and private police officers, probation officers, corrections officers, and security officers) with guidelines as to how much force may be used against a resisting subject in a given situation. The purpose of these models is to clarify, both for officers and citizens, the complex subject of use of force by law officers. They are often central parts of law enforcement agencies’ use of force policies. Although various criminal justice agencies have developed different models of the continuum, there is no universal standard model.[1]
The first examples of use of force continua were developed in the 1980s and early 1990s.[2] Early models were depicted in various formats, including graphs, semicircular “gauges”, and linear progressions. Most often the models are presented in “stair step” fashion, with each level of force matched by a corresponding level of subject resistance, although it is generally noted that an officer need not progress through each level before reaching the final level of force. These progressions rest on the premise that officers should escalate and de-escale their level of force in response to the subject’s actions.[3]
Although the use of force continuum is used primarily as a training tool for law officers, it is also valuable with civilians, such as in criminal trials or hearings by police review boards. In particular, a graphical representation of a use of force continuum is useful to a jury when deciding whether an officer’s use of force was reasonable.[4]
Contents
Example model
Notes
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Example model
This model is adapted from a United States government publication on use of force.[5] It lists multiple tactics in order from least to most severe, but is only a partial model, as it does not give corresponding degrees of subject resistance.
A few days back we talked about banning water. OK, it was the crazy environmentalists that signed the petition. Today we are going to examine bottled water. Penn & Teller’s Bullshit explores the bottled water industry to find out just what the big deal is with this $4 Billion a year industry. The EPA and FDA barely regulate the bottled water industry and sometimes all your buying is a fancy bottle of tap water.
If this guy doesn’t reside on the far left than no one does…
Dave Warwakis started a new lifestyle in January, now he wants to force it upon the students at Fox River Grove Middle School where he is an art teacher. He encourages his students not to eat meat, discusses animal cruelty issues and has passed out copies of a John Robbins book titled “The Food Revolution, - How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and the World.”
That’s not enough for Warwak, he has demanded that the school district remove all milk and other animal products from the lunch menu. He has said he will file child endangerment charges against the school district for promoting milk and animal products as part of a healthy diet.
Lou Bianchi, (McHenry County State’s Attorney) stated:
“We will listen to just about anybody,” - “It sounds pretty unusual. I’d look at the endangerment statute again. But you have to prove intent. They’re just trying to feed kids.”
Warwak was asked to leave the school after he refused to stop the discussions with students.
His efforts have gained praise from animal rights groups.
Warwak described himself as a former fishing guide who sold his boat and tackle.
I have to wonder why he “sold his boat and tackle” for someone else to use? Does that not mean someone else just took his place hurting the poor defenseless fish? One would think he could simply throw away his gear to protect the fish. Meanwhile, he should really stop pushing his ridiculous ideas on the children in our schools. If a teacher is worried more about preventing the children from drinking milk then teaching class, I think this qualifies as part of the problem in our public schools.
(Via Chicago Tribune Web Edition 9/11/2007 - Jeff Long, Tribune staff reporter. Tribune staff reporter Carolyn Starks contributed to this report)
Proving once again that environmental hysteria knows no bounds, hundreds of morons sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide. Oh yes, hundreds of hydrophilic humans signed a petition to ban the common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life and covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. You’ve probably figured out we’re talking about water here, not some insanely dangerous chemical that makes your internal organs dissolve. So why would they do such a thing? Simple, because they are uninformed morons who will jump at the chance to climb onto any bandwagon that sounds like a good cause.
Water, aqua, dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO), hydrate, hydric acid, hydrogen hydroxide, hydrohydroxic acid, hydroxic acid, hydroxilic acid, hydroxylic acid, oxidane, or even ?-oxido dihydrogen - Call it what you want, I’m sure we can all agree that without it we would be in serious trouble. It would be more understandable if one of the more obscure terms sere used, such as “Will you sign this petition to ban hydroxylic acid?” or Will you sign to ban oxidane?” Even then I would expect intelligent people who are protesting issues in an attempt to change global policies to at least ask some questions. If you don’t know what it is why not ask?
Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium.
Anyway, I’ll get to the point. Amongst all of the controversy, insults and now death threats I have had some productive conversations with a rare few.
Some of whom have requested more information or explanations of the information I have presented. Rather then continue to try and provide a condensed version that fits withing the 500 character limit of the YouTube comments that also wont allow URLs to be posted, I have decided to simply post what I can here. With any luck someone will find it useful.
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