tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post5771946528649129724..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Government by BlackmailGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-50127525928635327322012-07-27T14:39:40.054-04:002012-07-27T14:39:40.054-04:00The best response I have seen was that Bloomberg s...The best response I have seen was that Bloomberg should initiate the police strike by dismissing his personal security detail.<br /><br />JoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-15486812298764921622012-07-26T03:41:41.503-04:002012-07-26T03:41:41.503-04:00Hizzoner seems to be calling for an insurrection:
...Hizzoner seems to be calling for an insurrection:<br /><br />http://plbirnamwood.blogspot.com/2012/07/bloomberg-to-city-drop-dead.htmlNicholas Darkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528074184196122196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-17121380964854389572012-07-25T11:54:03.460-04:002012-07-25T11:54:03.460-04:00For some reason his message isn't resonating! ...<i>For some reason his message isn't resonating! Who in the world believes the police can protect them?</i><br /><br />I know some people who believe it, because the fear engendered by questioning that belief is more than they can bear. But I don't know anyone who believes it for good cause; as you say, even the police know and will tell you that it cannot be done. They might protect you, by happy accident; but no wise man, nor wise woman, can expect it.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-75867036245376090972012-07-25T10:31:17.767-04:002012-07-25T10:31:17.767-04:00"I read an OpEd by David Frum yesterday"...<i>"I read an OpEd by David Frum yesterday"</i>...<br /><br />Frum and <i>George Costanza</i> among others. <br /><br />I'd sooner take personal safety/security advice from Doctor Ruth.<br /><br /><i>"For some reason his message isn't resonating! Who in the world believes the police can protect them? "</i><br /><br />The police do not believe nor will they make such implausible reassurances. Most will tell you that their guarantee covers only documenting after action reports and pursuing subsequent investigations, or not, depending on staffing versus open case levels and priority assignments by <i>the brass</i>. Yup, ask the average LEO in a one on one setting. And most PAO's on camera do not count.<br /><br />That holds true with all of the LEO's I know, most of whom work in a large, target rich, metro county.<br /><br />I rate the firearms blather from Frum and Costanza: <br />Five Fresh Cow Pies.bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-3626272067282845832012-07-25T10:00:34.916-04:002012-07-25T10:00:34.916-04:00I read an OpEd by David Frum yesterday claiming th...I read an OpEd by David Frum yesterday claiming that the reason the right-thinking people can't get any traction on gun control is that people don't feel safe enough. In his view, they should feel perfectly safe. As he put it, the police can, and do, and will protect you. So quit buying those dangerous guns, because you're probably just going to kill yourself with them.<br /><br />For some reason his message isn't resonating! Who in the world believes the police can protect them? I rely on the police to intervene after the fact, at best. There's scarcely any police presence where I live; the deterrent is all in the homeowners, who are just about universally armed.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-33206787336928452512012-07-25T00:45:39.450-04:002012-07-25T00:45:39.450-04:00"I'll bet there are many neighborhoods th..."I'll bet there are many neighborhoods that could pull together and suppress any criminals who thought it was a good time to take advantage."<br /><br />I'd bet money on the idea that there would actually be LESS criminals in some neighborhoods when the cops came back. Of course, the CORONER might have more business.Cargosquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109858929179841075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-19936924775690780412012-07-24T22:14:34.163-04:002012-07-24T22:14:34.163-04:00IMO, the Mayor's statement is but a pale refle...IMO, the Mayor's statement is but a pale reflection of the septic effluent that is the Mayor.<br /><br />That's about the nicest thing I can manage to say about Napoleon Bloomberg.bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-86357123958101468972012-07-24T22:09:54.927-04:002012-07-24T22:09:54.927-04:00My sister was there for a while; I went to visit h...My sister was there for a while; I went to visit her a few years ago. She's in Idaho or Wyoming now, which is a place I'd much prefer to visit... need to work on that.<br /><br />I haven't heard that phrase before, but it seems to apply. Even if it weren't actually a crime, can you imagine how much harm it would do to a public sector union like the police -- post Scott Walker -- to go on strike? It wouldn't take long before, even in New York, they'd be talking about stripping public employees of collective bargaining rights.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-17254618494368570622012-07-24T20:27:11.344-04:002012-07-24T20:27:11.344-04:00Everyone I have seen opine on the Mayor's stat...Everyone I have seen opine on the Mayor's statement pretty much think he's a douche-canoe. And I have in laws in NYC.Eric Blairnoreply@blogger.com