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Reply 60

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by ethereal-bleach
Lol
I'm not bothering with your replies now. They are becoming farcical really.
If you don't want to answer, well, people can infer what they might from that.
Rude ahh
Do you work in law enforcement then?
I plan to.


Do you have experience of North American law enforcement?

A simple 'yes' or 'no' will suffice. I don't want to make this too difficult or confusing at all. I don't want to deter you from answering any more questions. You seem happy with statements though, 'masked death squads', wasn't it?

Objectivity in a would-be police officer, well, you'd think that was nearly a pre-requisite.

Anyway, as with your oppo, come back when you're ready to discuss this objectively and maybe I can shed some light on the incident as understanding on this threads seems to have taken a pretty significant back seat with prejudice and attitude doing all the heavy lifting instead. That's not a great mix for a rather serious incident. Still, trial by social media, that's a common problem these days. No idea how one forms a reasonable jury in the light of that sort of thinking although one could be forgiven for thinking it's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

Reply 61

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by ErasistratusV
Do you have experience of North American law enforcement?
A simple 'yes' or 'no' will suffice. I don't want to make this too difficult or confusing at all. I don't want to deter you from answering any more questions. You seem happy with statements though, 'masked death squads', wasn't it?
Objectivity in a would-be police officer, well, you'd think that was nearly a pre-requisite.

Well... do you have experience of North American law enforcement?

A simple 'yes' or 'no' will suffice. I don't want to make this too difficult or confusing at all. I don't want to deter you from answering any more questions. You seem happy with statements though, 'childish', was it?

So you have no experience in law enforcement and don't plan to? So you really don't know very much about it at all?

Reply 62

Original post
by ErasistratusV
When you are ready to discuss this properly, let me know. Right now you're still clearly on the track of masked death squads and trying to decide which aspect of your legal training lets you calculate this to be second degree murder.
What's your thinking, the fact he moved to the front of the car was all a calculated action on his part to let him draw his weapon and use it? Or the guys ego was so bruised by the confrontation he couldn't let it go unpunished?
Get real.

Do you have legal training then?

You are so comfortable doubting people's experiences of being in the US, being familiar with law enforcement, being familiar with legal training, despite seemingly having... well, none of those experiences.

Reply 63

Original post
by ethereal-bleach
Well... do you have experience of North American law enforcement?
A simple 'yes' or 'no' will suffice. I don't want to make this too difficult or confusing at all. I don't want to deter you from answering any more questions. You seem happy with statements though, 'childish', was it?
So you have no experience in law enforcement and don't plan to? So you really don't know very much about it at all?

How would you define experience?

More than you for example?

I'd be given to suggest 'yes' would be the best answer there.

Reply 64

Original post
by ErasistratusV
How would you define experience?
More than you for example?
I'd be given to suggest 'yes' would be the best answer there.

This is a circular argument, hm? You're the one who said 'do you have experience of...', so, define me it then.

What's more than me? Offer context or your posts are quickly meaningless.

So you do have legal training? Or yes, you have none of those experiences?

Reply 65

Original post
by ethereal-bleach
Do you have legal training then?
You are so comfortable doubting people's experiences of being in the US, being familiar with law enforcement, being familiar with legal training, despite seemingly having... well, none of those experiences.

Do you have legal training?

You guys are here arguing it was obviously murder or banging on about masked death squads in the belief these guys are employed to be the Einstazgruppen or something.

You apparently don't know that the uniforms, equipment and actions shown in the video are pretty standard, rightly or wrongly. As I have tried to explain, regular police officers, let alone dedicated federal agents have access to a lot of equipment European forces would not.

Neither of you appear to know/realise/acknowledge that such officers in the USA have a complete right to self defence using lethal force as necessary. I've tried to explain that perhaps your prior understanding or experience of maybe European policing do not apply in this case.

As I have outlined, I feel you are letting your emotive personal biases drive your thinking and leading to automatic conclusions.

I have no particular dog in this hunt: it makes no odds to me whatsoever. But I do know that there are multiple instances on record of exactly this kind of incident and exactly this kind of outcome, too. Leading your political leanings to one side for the moment, in many of these prior situations, the officers are subsequently cleared.

It might also shock you learn that a lot of second amendment community are generally supportive of law enforcement or security services personnel.

Is this kind of occurrence in any way optimal? Hardly. And I would be willing to bet few Americans believe it is, but that is the nature of violence/crime in some parts of North America and it appears to mean a very different level of policing is required.

Dial back the red mist and perhaps we might have a reasonable conversation here.

Reply 66

Original post
by ErasistratusV
Do you have legal training?
You guys are here arguing it was obviously murder or banging on about masked death squads in the belief these guys are employed to be the Einstazgruppen or something.
You apparently don't know that the uniforms, equipment and actions shown in the video are pretty standard, rightly or wrongly. As I have tried to explain, regular police officers, let alone dedicated federal agents have access to a lot of equipment European forces would not.
Neither of you appear to know/realise/acknowledge that such officers in the USA have a complete right to self defence using lethal force as necessary. I've tried to explain that perhaps your prior understanding or experience of maybe European policing do not apply in this case.
As I have outlined, I feel you are letting your emotive personal biases drive your thinking and leading to automatic conclusions.
I have no particular dog in this hunt: it makes no odds to me whatsoever. But I do know that there are multiple instances on record of exactly this kind of incident and exactly this kind of outcome, too. Leading your political leanings to one side for the moment, in many of these prior situations, the officers are subsequently cleared.
It might also shock you learn that a lot of second amendment community are generally supportive of law enforcement or security services personnel.
Is this kind of occurrence in any way optimal? Hardly. And I would be willing to bet few Americans believe it is, but that is the nature of violence/crime in some parts of North America and it appears to mean a very different level of policing is required.
Dial back the red mist and perhaps we might have a reasonable conversation here.

Why are you assuming I'm European?

Reply 67

Original post
by ethereal-bleach
Why are you assuming I'm European?

I've made no mention of anyone's nationality if you read my prose carefully. Would it matter if I was of European origin?

Reply 68

Original post
by ErasistratusV
I've made no mention of anyone's nationality if you read my prose carefully. Would it matter if I was of European origin?

Why are European police the main comparison here? It's clear you're implying we're more familiar with European polices than any others.

Reply 69

Original post
by ethereal-bleach
Why are European police the main comparison here? It's clear you're implying we're more familiar with European polices than any others.


You can choose any police force comparator you like. Makes no odds to me. People with any experience of North America would not be coming out with the kind of falsehoods I've witnessed on this thread nor the other because I shouldn't need to be explaining what any aspect of North American policing looks like to someone who has stayed or lived there for even a short space of time. Unless a participator had a pre-existing agenda, of course, which would explain all of it.

Reply 70

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by ErasistratusV
You can choose any police force comparator you like. Makes no odds to me. People with any experience of North America would not be coming out with the kind of falsehoods I've witnessed on this thread nor the other because I shouldn't need to be explaining what any aspect of North American policing looks like to someone who has stayed or lived there for even a short space of time. Unless a participator had a pre-existing agenda, of course, which would explain all of it.

why so serious...


nah but like, why are you SUCH an america glazer...? gurl BYE

my family comes from a way 'worse' country than america (at least so the news outlets make out, in terms of violence) and there's pretty bad terrorist groups and frequent bombings and the police are insanely heavily armed, like way moreso than in the US, and yaknow what
i feel safer there than in the US anyday. especially these days...

Reply 71

Original post
by ethereal-bleach
why so serious...
nah why are you SUCH an american glazer
my family comes from a way 'worse' country than america (at least so the news outlets make out, in terms of violence) and there's pretty bad terrorist groups and frequent bombings and the police are insanely heavily armed, like way moreso than in the US, and yaknow what
i feel safer there than in the US anyday. especially these days...

I am aware there are far worse countries than America. They may even feature masked death squads or rampant hyperinflation or a regime leader who is genuinely nuts.

There are places which are far less safe than America. America has some areas where violent crime is a significant problem, but it is not the entire country or even entire states where this exists.

Why so serious? Well, you see this is quite a serious issue. A citizen has died at the hands of law enforcement agents and it is right that questions are asked about it. Unfortunately, as I have already outlined multiple times, this is not the first time this has happened in the USA nor will it be the last. Could it have been avoided? I would like to think so. Was it just plain murder? Doesn't appear to be from what I have seen/heard. I usually go with the most simplest explanation: good old Occam's razor.

Reply 72

Original post
by ErasistratusV
When you are ready to discuss this properly, let me know. Right now you're still clearly on the track of masked death squads and trying to decide which aspect of your legal training lets you calculate this to be second degree murder.
What's your thinking, the fact he moved to the front of the car was all a calculated action on his part to let him draw his weapon and use it? Or the guys ego was so bruised by the confrontation he couldn't let it go unpunished?
Get real.

"When you are ready to discuss this properly, let me know."
If you don't want to answer, well, people can infer what they might from that. 😉

"which aspect of your legal training lets you calculate this to be second degree murder."
The state statute definition for 2nd degree murder certainly seems to be applicable. ("causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of that person or another, but without premeditation")
Which aspect of your legal training lets you calculate this to not be second degree murder, based on that definition? (jk, I know you aren't going to answer this 😂)

"What's your thinking, the fact he moved to the front of the car was all a calculated action on his part to let him draw his weapon and use it? Or the guys ego was so bruised by the confrontation he couldn't let it go unpunished?"
Ah, I see your confusion here. You are assuming premeditation. That would be 1st degree murder.
Hope this helps.

As to your hypothetical scenario, his actions do make that a possibility, but would be difficult to prove. So 2nd degree seems more appropriate.

Reply 73

Original post
by ErasistratusV
I'm not sure how you could come to that conclusion, I don't recall anyone posting anything to that effect.
Still, easy for someone to write nonsense when it's not their life on the line daily working in law enforcement.

"This kind of situation has happened before in the USA. It is not an unheard of incident where officers use lethal force in response to a vehicle they perceive to be a threat. This would be unfathomable almost anywhere in Europe, but it's unfortunately a reality in the US."
You posted it.

Reply 74

Original post
by ErasistratusV
Do you have experience of North American law enforcement?
A simple 'yes' or 'no' will suffice. I don't want to make this too difficult or confusing at all. I don't want to deter you from answering any more questions. You seem happy with statements though, 'masked death squads', wasn't it?
Objectivity in a would-be police officer, well, you'd think that was nearly a pre-requisite.
Anyway, as with your oppo, come back when you're ready to discuss this objectively and maybe I can shed some light on the incident as understanding on this threads seems to have taken a pretty significant back seat with prejudice and attitude doing all the heavy lifting instead. That's not a great mix for a rather serious incident. Still, trial by social media, that's a common problem these days. No idea how one forms a reasonable jury in the light of that sort of thinking although one could be forgiven for thinking it's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

I do, yes. And I have never seen the roving federal masked death squads (confirmed definition*) that you claim are "considered completely normal".

*If you are claiming that the definition is somehow wrong, feel free to explain which part of
1 - Masked (wearing masks)
2 - Death (causing people to die through the squad's actions)
3 - Squad (small organised group, especially military or law enforcement)
is inaccurate (again, jk, we all know you won't respond with any kind of reasonable argument 😂)

Note that I have never claimed that killing people is their primary objective. Feel free to modify the definition to "masked immigration & border control death, injury and constitutional violation squads" if it makes you feel better. The other is a bit more catchy though, wouldn't you say?

"it's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6"
Indeed. Shame Ross never gave Good that option. He had her face and plates on film, so there would have been no problem finding her to file any charges that may have applied. But instead he chose to place himself in a dangerous situation, and then shoot her as she drove away.
Gosh, your ridiculous hypothetical is starting to seem less ridiculous.

Reply 75

Original post
by ErasistratusV
Do you have legal training?
You guys are here arguing it was obviously murder or banging on about masked death squads in the belief these guys are employed to be the Einstazgruppen or something.
You apparently don't know that the uniforms, equipment and actions shown in the video are pretty standard, rightly or wrongly. As I have tried to explain, regular police officers, let alone dedicated federal agents have access to a lot of equipment European forces would not.
Neither of you appear to know/realise/acknowledge that such officers in the USA have a complete right to self defence using lethal force as necessary. I've tried to explain that perhaps your prior understanding or experience of maybe European policing do not apply in this case.
As I have outlined, I feel you are letting your emotive personal biases drive your thinking and leading to automatic conclusions.
I have no particular dog in this hunt: it makes no odds to me whatsoever. But I do know that there are multiple instances on record of exactly this kind of incident and exactly this kind of outcome, too. Leading your political leanings to one side for the moment, in many of these prior situations, the officers are subsequently cleared.
It might also shock you learn that a lot of second amendment community are generally supportive of law enforcement or security services personnel.
Is this kind of occurrence in any way optimal? Hardly. And I would be willing to bet few Americans believe it is, but that is the nature of violence/crime in some parts of North America and it appears to mean a very different level of policing is required.
Dial back the red mist and perhaps we might have a reasonable conversation here.

"You guys are here arguing it was obviously murder"
The second and third shots were obviously 2nd degree murder. The first maybe not so clear cut.

"or banging on about masked death squads in the belief these guys are employed to be the Einstazgruppen or something."
Another straw man.
As has been shown, "masked death squad" is an appropriate description, but no one has claimed they sole purpose is the systematic eradication of a certain group.. Please try and keep your responses rational.

"such officers in the USA have a complete right to self defence using lethal force as necessary."
You keep making this false claim, and you have been corrected multiple times.
The use of lethal force has to be legally justified. It isn't simply at the discretion of the officer. Simply saying "it was self defence" does not stop a killing being investigated to determine if the claim is justified.

In this instance, Ross' life nor the lives of anyone else were not in immediate danger from Good, so "self defence" does not apply.
(If you are claiming that simply standing near a moving vehicle is justification for shooting the driver, then there is a job waiting for you with ICE)

"I have no particular dog in this hunt"
🤣
Except being desperate to avoid apportioning any blame for the killing to Ross, despite clear evidence to the contrary.
Ironically, it is you who is letting their emotion cloud your judgement so that you simply ignore evidence and reason.

"It might also shock you learn that a lot of second amendment community are generally supportive of law enforcement or security services personnel."
Really? And does the Pope **** in the woods?
The great irony is that despite them claiming to need private arsenals to fight an overreaching, authoritarian government, they are actually supporting the thing they claim to be against.

Reply 76

Original post
by ErasistratusV
I've made no mention of anyone's nationality if you read my prose carefully. Would it matter if I was of European origin?

You have repeatedly accused people of seeing this from "a European perspective".
Some consistency please.

Reply 77

Original post
by ErasistratusV
You can choose any police force comparator you like. Makes no odds to me. People with any experience of North America would not be coming out with the kind of falsehoods I've witnessed on this thread nor the other because I shouldn't need to be explaining what any aspect of North American policing looks like to someone who has stayed or lived there for even a short space of time. Unless a participator had a pre-existing agenda, of course, which would explain all of it.

What kind of "falsehoods" about US policing are you referring to?
Please be specific. We know that you are prone to constructing straw men.

Reply 78

Original post
by ErasistratusV
I am aware there are far worse countries than America. They may even feature masked death squads or rampant hyperinflation or a regime leader who is genuinely nuts.
There are places which are far less safe than America. America has some areas where violent crime is a significant problem, but it is not the entire country or even entire states where this exists.
Why so serious? Well, you see this is quite a serious issue. A citizen has died at the hands of law enforcement agents and it is right that questions are asked about it. Unfortunately, as I have already outlined multiple times, this is not the first time this has happened in the USA nor will it be the last. Could it have been avoided? I would like to think so. Was it just plain murder? Doesn't appear to be from what I have seen/heard. I usually go with the most simplest explanation: good old Occam's razor.

"They may even feature masked death squads or a regime leader who is genuinely nuts."
We still talking about the US here?

"Doesn't appear to be from what I have seen/heard."
You seem to be claiming the killing was justified self defence, but that would require you to ignore the video evidence and the nature of the rules and protocols for such engagements, as interpreted by a consensus of US law enforcement and legal experts.
What was that you were saying about "pre-existing agenda"?

"I usually go with the most simplest explanation: good old Occam's razor."
Occam's razor is better described as the explanation that requires the fewest unsupported assumptions (otherwise "pixies" would be Occam's conclusion for many strange events), but "simplest" is simpler.
In this case, the video evidence is 100% clear. Ross fired at least 2 shots to Good's head when he was in zero danger from being hit by the vehicle. There is literally no question about that. No assumptions required.
Therefore, Occam's razor requires that we conclude murder. QED.
(edited 2 months ago)

Reply 79

Original post
by 2WheelGod
"They may even feature masked death squads or a regime leader who is genuinely nuts."
We still talking about the US here?
"Doesn't appear to be from what I have seen/heard."
You seem to be claiming the killing was justified self defence, but that would require you to ignore the video evidence and the nature of the rules and protocols for such engagements, as interpreted by a consensus of US law enforcement and legal experts.
What was that you were saying about "pre-existing agenda"?
"I usually go with the most simplest explanation: good old Occam's razor."
Occam's razor is better described as the explanation that requires the fewest unsupported assumptions (otherwise "pixies" would be Occam's conclusion for many strange events), but "simplest" is simpler.
In this case, the video evidence is 100% clear. Ross fired at least 2 shots to Good's head when he was in zero danger from being hit by the vehicle. There is literally no question about that. No assumptions required.
Therefore, Occam's razor requires that we conclude murder. QED.

Look, this is becoming time-consuming and largely pointless. You don't know anything about the issue and yet you cling to your belief that your opinion/attitude is so emphatically correct it's almost hilarious.

I don't have time to reply to your largely ineffectual points, I'm tired of it to be honest and I'd rather argue with a bucket of paint. However, I would point out that at no stage have I categorically stated I believe the guy is innocent or otherwise. I stated I thought this would be a case of self defence and in the main I would not be surprised if the guy was later cleared if historical precedence is any guide. By contrast, you are the one I believe making reference to 'masked death squads'. You clearly and overtly nailed your colours to the mast long before you clamped eyes on the issue, so are you realistically expecting anyone to bother with an attitude like that? I've extended this courtesy so far and it would be useful for you to consider respecting that. I must tell you I find your tone rather tiresome I'm afraid.

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