Should you really be a cop?

This is the bizarre moment when a police officer opened fire on a handcuffed, unarmed suspect locked in his own patrol car after an acorn landed on his vehicle. (emphasis mine)

So dude hears a nut fall on his car, and starts shooting wildly. AN ACORN. Turns and starts shooting. No discernable target. Spray and pray, as it were.

Then his partner follows suit. No real target. Just shooting in the general direction of a car with a handcuffed suspect in the back seat. Not sure exactly what their target is, but shoots anyway. Because her partner did.

Neither should ever be allowed to be a cop again. Or own a firearm.

If you or I reacted to any threat, real or not, like this, we’d be jailed, and rightfully so.

Look at this. These little assholes got to pour a red powder on the case covering an original Constitution..

And the guards stood by while they did the deed and while they said their say.

Then, after that, they were arrested. But only after having their chance to speak their speech.

Just now: the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington DC was evacuated after two climate activists dumped red powder on themselves and the case holding the United States Constitution.

Both were arrested in minutes. pic.twitter.com/opeTJcs7GH

— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) February 14, 2024

If this had been a real thing, they’d have been tacked by the guards immediately.

But nope, this was prearranged, so the guards just stood there and let it happen.

Of course, if you or I had seen it start, and tacked them or restrained them or otherwise stopped them, we’d be jailed for violence or such.

I’m thinking had I been there they’d still be coughing up whatever the red powder was. They’d have breathed it for a while until the cops made me let them go.

That document and what it stands for is pretty precious to me.

As Ken reminds us, this is the date that the 1911 was originally patented. (It’s true)

There’s a reason I like this date, and it ain’t because of Valentine’s day.

Then again, I like 1911’s in nearly all forms.

‘Cause they are all, apparently scrambling to get their act in order and find that 2% GDP spending on defense that is mandated to be a part of NATO….

(Of course, spending that for defense doesn’t mean that they actually have to have, you know an army…they just currently have to spend it on “Defense”…..I foresee a LOT of graft happening in places like Germany and France and other European countries….Inflated prices, monies spent on Training Classes” etc…Probably less than suggested on things like actual working hardware and the folks that operate and maintain them…..but we shall see…..Lots of room for graft)

I think the best line, however is this: “Stoltenberg said any suggestions that allies won’t defend each other ‘undermines all of our security’ and puts US and European soldiers at greater risk.” 

Yet, when places like Germany can’t even field a single squadron of fighters, or a platoon of tanks…and therefore CAN’T defend anyone, not even themselves., aren’t they also undermining the security and putting all soldiers at risk? 

Germany, especially, has no excuse. The monies brought into their economy by the US bases MORE than covers the 2% defense contribution.

Lets face it….the whole NATO idea lets western Europe hide behind the skirts of the USA…but if they won’t even pretend to do their part, why should the US bother?

You just never know though, doya?

So a dude meets this hot chick at a bar. She’s cute, sexy, easygoing, funny, willing and smart.

They spend the evening together, and end up back at her place. They make wild passionate love….I’m taking hang from the chandelier loud boisterous monkey sex. Finally, spent, they fall asleep in each other’s arms.

The next morning, as he wakes up to the smell of coffee, he opens his eyes and sees, on the nightstand, a framed photo of a man. She comes in carrying a cup of coffee for him and places it on the nightstand next to the photo.

“Who’s that” he asks. “I hope it isn’t your husband”

“Nope, she replies”

“A boyfriend?” he asks

“Nope”, she giggles

“Ex boyfriend? ”

“nope”.

“Not yer brother,?” he offers, hoping that he isn’t gonna be in trouble.

“No” she smiles

“Who is it then?” he asks, worriedly…

“Oh, that’s me before the surgery”

More funding for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel.

Little real funding for border security. Lots of money for helping illegal border crossers once they are here. None for STOPPING them.

But more and more I find myself thinking that we, the USA, need to distance ourselves from the United Nations……Stop participating, stop funding then, and give them 1 year to find another place (in another country) to call their headquarters.

The US is the top funder for the UN, and they have their dirty fingers in so many disgusting places and terrorist activities in the world.

Make ’em stop using our funds for such things.

I think this is a good reason to start the change:

Female students start huge brawl in Minneapolis high school

Always the same culture innit?

Then there’s this: “Students were also threatened with disciplinary action if the they re-shared the video which was posted on X, formerly Twitter.” Like they can hide it.

There are more Customs and Border patrol assets, (Helicopters, Vehicles, and personnel) at the SuperBowl for security currently than there are assigned to the border between Texas and Mexico from Del Rio to El Paso right now….and more than there has ever been in that area at any moment in 2024 so far.

Just let than thought sink in for a moment.

Plus, of course, think about the fact that the salaries and operating costs of those assets are funded by the US government, not the private venue that is hosting the SuperBowl.

Ask yourself why that it also….. there are not enough assets or money for border security but there are assets for the SuperBowl…..

8000 ft.

The doc said OK to fly, but not too much. No other exercises for at least another 2 weeks (No CORE stuff, just walking and such). But flying is ok “As long as I don’t over do it” …..But “Overdo” is undefined. so a short trip of 1.1 hours out and 0.8 back.

One Rnav to the FAF.

2 landings…one perfectly on center, good but not as soft and smooth as I like ’em. and one that was smooth as silk but a bit off centerline.

The cruise down was smooth and beautiful though. Broken clouds at 4000 ish feet and clear above. Overcast about 18,000 above that.

Icing on the climb out, but only for a few minutes. We finally got the Cylinder #4 cooling issue solved.

1500 ft per minute with no issues (except costly fuel flow…..) at 140 knots on the climb.

I wasn’t going far enough to make a climb any higher worthwhile, but I think that climb rate should be sustainable until FL22 or so. But cruise at 70% power was 197 knots.

I am thinking we got it dialed in .