Mad scientist, More often than not, I "back the blue". This is not one of those times. I don't know any police officers who would disagree with Gunslinger. There is NO excuse for the way these officers behaved. I am appalled, disgusted and embarrassed for the profession. These guys were incompetent cowards. It is equally appalling that they are still employed. I hope the Lieutenant wins his lawsuit.

#8 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2021-04-11 02:57 AM

I foresaw the end when I was in business school acquiring an MBA in 1975. Companies severed their relationship with the community in lieu of "Shareholder's Interest." Profits going to shareholders at the expense of the physical assets and employees was what mattered. Long-term planning and investment? Nah. And here we are. Being an unreconstructed hippie has worked as a long-term plan for me. I have watched the market crash and burn four times since 1973, and I have been largely unaffected. "Turn on, tune in, drop out" has been a successful strategy for me.

I suggest people seek out jobs where there must to be a physical plant and human interface. Those jobs are almost gone. There may be an Universal Basic Income in your future. Work ethic? Pshaw. Investment? Buy used and wear it out.

When I was in the USAF (SSGT 43151E)over fifty years ago, there were racists and religious whackjobs among us, but they pretty much kept to themselves. I had several non-White friends and non-religious friends. I knew we had differing opinions and beliefs, but we were in SAC, and we still had to be ready to fight World War Three on fifteen minute's notice. Many things were different then. After I got out, I returned to college and completed a couple of degrees. Generous application of alcohol and weed helped me to readjust to being a civilian. LOL!

This technology might have doomed Officer Chauvin.

Presently, the two-pronged defense of the officer's action:

1. Black people in police custody can summon super-human strength, and must be placed in a submission choke-out hold as soon as possible.

2. The howling mob of six or eight people on the sidewalk, some recording everything on cellphones, caused armed officer Chauvin, in the company of three other armed officers, to completely lose his ---- and inadvertently choke out the Black man who was already proned out and in handcuffs.

I get it now! How could we all have been so blind?

Officer Chauvin must be returned to service, promoted to sergeant, and receive a huge compensation award from the city for his inconvenience.

Jeebus H. Crow! Look up Bill of Attainder in US Constitution! --------- Dimbulb Hillbillies!

The United States Constitution forbids legislative bills of attainder: in federal law under Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 ("No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed"), and in state law under Article I, Section 10.

#16 In point of fact, they lowered standards considerably during the Gulf War.

And, as January 6 showed, the military is a Safe Space for White Supremacists.

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2021-04-03 04:16 PM |

Snoofy, they did the same thing during the Vietnam War. When sufficient numbers to serve could not be found, they lowered standards to get the numbers up. Total idiots were weeded out during basic training. At Lackland AFB, if you were failing, you were added to a "motivation group," in which your diet was monitored and you ran everywhere, while being shouted at all the time. After that, if you continued to fail, you got a General Discharge.

I was a portly 225# when I arrived at Lackland AFB, and left at 175# after graduating from Basic Training six weeks later. Then I went to Chanute AFB for 431 technical school (1967). I separated from active duty at E-5 (43151E) after a year in Thailand (1970). I got my Honorable Discharge after six years in 1973, along with a nice letter from then-President Richard Nixon thanking me for my service.

#13 | POSTED BY JOHN47

1965.

en.wikipedia.org

#16 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2021-03-30 03:26 PM |

My response was ambiguous...the album came out in 1966. Sorry about that.

John47

Kids, as a former victim of post-graduate studies in economics, I can assure you the DOW has NO meaning for lower-class scum like ourselves. Just go about your daily lives. That sketch about Non-Fungible Tokens on SNL last weekend was amazeballs. Google it! Carry on.

Dirty deeds done cheap.

#3 | Posted by Jaspar at 2021-03-29 04:16 PM

"Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap..." - AC/DC

FIFY!

Please enjoy the earworm!

If Chauvin and his fellow kkkops walk, then look for a VERY bad summer in Minneapolis.

I was compelled to go to church while living in my parent's home until I left for the Air Force in 1967. Since then, I have attended services for weddings and funerals. My wife is unchurched, as are my daughters. For a while after college, where she majored in religion and anthropology, my young one thought she was agnostic; but she's back in the atheist fold now.

I like the idea of elder gods, such as Cthulhu, and in all of time and space Cthulhu may be the answer. For now, however, it's Bob and the Church of the Subgenius. More slack for everybody!

Google "Chick Comic Cthulhu" for a grin. I am not sure if Retort allows links.

Redial gets another A+ in chemistry.

#25 | Posted by madscientist at 2021-03-27 08:41 AM

And another little gold star for the collection. Grade: A double-plus good.

#5, is this "...It's gonna be wild !!!!It's gonna be wild !!!!" anything like Dan Rather's "wilding?" The "Central Park Five" were all found to be innocent, but Trump (P-too...spits on ground) wanted them lynched?

I am thinking those kids who are incapable of thinking or being responsible should be offered birth control, in a manner that requires NO thought on their part. Implants seem like a very good idea. Permanent, as in "Total Recall."

Did the kkkops take the shooter to McDonalds on the way to jail? That neckbeard says interesting things about the young man. I got nothing. Just wow.

The military was such an amazingly unpopular choice during George W. Bush's War of Choice in Iraq, that they dramatically lowered their standards of who they would accept.

So a lot of----------- joined up.

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2021-03-13 01:54 PM

Snoofy, there was a rumor this also happened during the Vietnam War in the Sixties...in order to get sufficient bodies to become soldiers, standards were dropped to allow more people to pass the armed forces intelligence test. Then there was plenty of cannon fodder for ALL branches of service.

President Biden is like FDR, but old instead of polio-stricken. Both men have their sxxt together, and changed America!

Biden, in order to get around the unemployment, will have to create a WPA program for the 21st Century. Re-planting burned down forests? Unskilled infrastructure labor?

I'm spit-balling here!

I am reminded of "Blackadder," in the WW1 episode, where Captain Blackadder refers to the Royals as a "pack of inbred mutants."

#7 Dear Hummer, why you got to pick a flame-war on our Retort?

To #4 Sycophant...nah...hating on morons with a death-wish is just a waste of time and emotional energy. My wife and I, and our friends, and our adult kids and their friends, would seem to have all been vaccinated. We plan to continue our reclusive lifestyle, bingeing on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu-Plus, and ROKU (especially PLUTO Channel) for a few more weeks, at least; to see how relaxing the pandemic rules works. We're all good.

EVERY Republican will forevermore bear the stink of Donald Trump (P-too spits on ground), like a nasty implant. Good. Serves them right!

My religion involves rioting while insulting cops.

I am required to make fart noises towards aggressors.

I call it lifting the other cheek.

#17 | Posted by bored at 2021-03-06 05:29 PM

Bored, I fart in your general direction!

What constitutes a riot?

#6 | POSTED BY BORED

I don't know for sure, but I think it has something to do with people of color.

#8 | Posted by WhoDaMan at 2021-03-05 09:17 PM | Reply

Do kkkops carry grocery store paper bags for identifying "safe" citizen skin tones? What, exactly, is the "safe" Pantone array?

Some of my neighbors are Sub-Saharan Black, while others are could be White, depending on their grocery bag score or something. Being a kkkop gets harder every day.

Even the lowest skill level job I ever held, green bean picker, has been automated. Every skilled job I ever held is likely to become automated. Presently, I believe jobs involving repairs or maintenance will become automated; but not right now. Even the proofreader built into my Gmail catches me sometimes, often embarrassingly.

What's wrong with Johnson's eyes?

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2021-03-04 11:27 AM | Reply