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specialkid8 posted...

It's been a long time since I've seen it but I remember it being a pretty decent movie. Pacino is a great devil and prime Charlize gets nekid.

The twist in the end of its all in Keanus head or is it? really pissed me off the first time I saw it

cjsdowg posted...

When did I blame better for not helping everyone . They whole point of the post was he should not have helped everyone. And I pointed to the hypocrisy of stopping the robbers but not the con men.

You dragged him for going after the guy for petty theft, but not for wage theft, so yes, you were blaming him for not helping everyone that was wronged (himself included) in the movie at that point.

The concept, as explained earlier, is that you help where you can, even if it's helping someone that may not deserve it.

cjsdowg posted...

And it is a true take. He made everything about the situation worse.

Knowing nothing of the situation he grabs someone gun. What was he going to do . Point a gun at this guy when he doesn't know what is going down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfNaZ4p_FaI&ab_channel=KaranOdedara

So in one breath, you blame Spider-Man for not helping every single person out there, and then in the next breath, blame Uncle Ben (whom we are to assume Peter learned his way of thinking from) for helping where he had no business helping?

Lithium is such a great source of renewable energy, but mining for it can cause so many issues if not done properly.

Sufferedphoenix posted...

Yeah only 5 years? I did 12 hour days usually 6 days a week for 4 years and barely made more than that a year.

Thats what Ive been trying to say this whole time!

I dont think people realize:

1. How Option 2 has you retiring in 5 years with about $3 million in the bank, assuming you properly invest what you dont spend.

and

2. With inflation, $60k a year in 10 years is going to be like making minimum wage.

Yes.

Ive actually been told by multiple people that Im the nicest person they know.

Big

Its extremely mediocre. It kinda just tells a story that has very little to do with the stories that were told before it.

And from what I read, get used to it.

They want to just keep pumping out these standalone GB stories for as long as theyre profitable.

Sandalorn posted...

Scheffler in his press conference after his round talked about how much of a supporter he was of the police and thanked multiple cops (the guy that drove him to the station and those that were in the station when he was processed) for helping him understand the situation and calming him down.

If they do, they are plain idiots.

Yeah. I see this being a non story by Tee time Sunday morning

FunWithAFryPan posted...

But thats not even what Im talking about. You assumed that I meant the witness was lying. Why?

I guess because I was lumping you into the pile of people that was saying the cop was 100% in the wrong, so anyone that corroborates his story is also wrong.

I shouldnt have done that, and I apologize for that. But the whole day has been me reading post after post about how theres zero chance that Scheffler did anything wrong and the officer was just on a power trip, when it all reality, the guy was probably just trying to do his job and direct traffic away from an accident.

They do in New York

Another case of "Is this really the best we can do?" when it comes to American politics.

FunWithAFryPan posted...

Interesting that you assumed I meant the witness was lying when I actually just meant that he didnt know what he saw, or that he could just simply be mistaken about what he saw. I think that says a lot about you.

What does it say? That I took the witnesses account as accurate, while you assumed he was wrong, becasue it put Scheffler in the negative light?

xlr_big-coop posted...

Don't bother with these people, it's never worth it to stoop to their level. Be glad their vitriol only stays online. If you know you're right you don't need to defend yourself anyway.

I don't see it as vitriol. Like I said, it's passion.

It's ok to be passionate about something. The issue comes when it blinds them from any other viewpoint potentially being vaild.

Sandalorn posted...

We got you BIGBLU. You are part of the Blue Shield. Everyone here understands you will take the side of police every time. Just another Tenlaar.

BigBlu89 is because I'm a NY Giants fan (Big Blue Wrecking Crew), and Mark Bavaro (who wore #89) was my favorite player.

Back in the mid 1990's, AOL screen names could only be 8 characters, so I dropped the "e" from Blue.

I honestly don't think I even know anyone who is currently a police officer. My uncle was one, but he retired like 25 years ago.

But go on...

Yeah, but think about how many men have stolen things worse than watermelons in the past.

hockeybabe89 posted...

And that he did nothing criminal

Define criminal, because trying to circumvent traffic by driving on the median is definitely a traffic violation.

hockeybabe89 posted...

It literally says he did what he thought he was being told to do, which is proceed into the lane as he had previously been instructed. One could say he believed he was being waved through.

Correct. That's what he thought.

It just comes down to who you want to believe. Do you want to believe the officer (and the witness) who said they were instructing him to stop, or do you want to believe Scheffler, who said he "thought" he was being told to drive on the median.

Or do you want to believe (which is most likely) it was some some combination of the two.

It all seems pretty simple. There was an accident. As is procedure, police where on the scene to direct traffic. Scheffler did not know there was an accident. He assumed the officer was just regular security. He was instructed that morning to just show the credentials to security and continue to drive.

It's entirely possible that both were in the wrong, but it's been pretty wild to me to read through all this today and see people saying that Scheffler did nothing wrong by driving on the median while trying to get around stopped traffic.

andel posted...

the eyewitness said the golfer was in the lane for golfers/media and being waved through by cops until this brainless cop decided to try and give conflicting instructions. the media witness basically said the cop was in the wrong which tracks considering charges are being dropped. this cop should be fired and charged

Has there been an update to what the eyewitness said he saw? Becasue last thing I read was:

According to ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington, who witnessed the incident, Scheffler was trying to drive around the crash scene on a median. A police officer instructed Scheffler to stop, but Scheffler continued to drive about 10 to 20 yards toward the entrance.

The officer was dressed in a high visibility reflective jacket when he stopped Scheffler's car to give instructions, the arrest sheet said. Gillis was taken to the hospital for his injuries.

Even Scheffler's statement, unless it's changed since this morning, says nothing about the officer waiving him though:

"This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers," Scheffler said in a statement. "It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do. I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I'm hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today.

But I 100% could be wrong if there is newer information or quotes.

FunWithAFryPan posted...

And we all know reliable eye witnesses are.

It was a guy that was there to cover the event for ESPN, to the point where Scheffler was getting arrested, he asked the reporter if there was anything he could do to help him out, as in let the officers know who he was.

While, yes, he could've made up the story, I don't see a situation where he would fabricate a story to make Scheffler look bad, considering they give the illusion that they are contemporaries with a working relationship (at least as far as one would consider an athlete/reporter to have a "working relationship").

ItsNotA2Mer posted...

OK, that word just implies a lot. No worries.

Understood. Just first word that came to mind.

Persona posted...

so wait you let innocent people get fired

Me? No. I didn't even work there.

It was the discussion after the fact. That if you knew it was happening, but wouldn't have any affect on your job (for example, you work in accounts payable, but hear there are people stealing from the manufacturing department) would you be compelled to say anything.

ItsNotA2Mer posted...

If I know for a fact that the wrong people are suffering the consequences for someone else's bad behavior, of course I'm saying something.
I would ask your stance on it, but the fact that you framed the scenario as "ratting" kind of already answers the question for me.

I went "I inform superiors anonymously".

It's basically how a friend of mine lost his job not that long ago.

Two guys that he was the supervisor for (he worked in a warehouse that shipped furniture) were purposely damaging items, marking them as losses (which the company insurance covers), giving them to the guys in charge of disposing for them, and they were stashing them offsite and selling them on FB Marketplace.

When the guys got busted, he also got fired for not "being a better watchdog".

Using the term "rat" wasn't done with any intent.

David1988 posted...

Depends if I feel the place I work for treats me with respect as an employee

Let's assume they do.

Good wage for what you do, overall positive work environment, etc.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

Mhm, definitely do that. Fire the whole department too, while you're at it. LMPD is one of the worst out there, and that's really saying something.

Yup. Beyond a shadow of doubt.

Hey, 3 for 3, you're pretty good at this.

Keep all that in mind when you curse at some guy in his 4x4 driving on the shoulder to avoid traffic.

"He's probably just some rich dude that's late for his tee time, I'll allow it!"

DrizztLink posted...

Ironic statement, that.

Not really, considering *I* was the one to first post the actual witness account of what happened, and based my initial opinion on that.

Which was after MULTPLE people on here jumped to the conclusion to fire the cop, that he was on an ego trip, and that the reason Scheffler got arrested was "bullshit".

UnholyMudcrab posted...

Jeff Darlington's account was that the police officer attached himself to the vehicle and Scheffler drove another 10 yards before stopping.

Frankly, 10 yards of stopping distance is a pretty impressive reaction time for someone who just had a psychopath throw themselves at the car.

His original account was 10-20 yards, but not important. Nothing reported will have you change your viewpoint that the officer was in the wrong here.

FunWithAFryPan posted...

You sure do lick a lot of boots to be signing off your posts with ACAB

Well, if anything, that's what this thread has lead me to believe.

The guy that drove on the median to avoid traffic caused by an accident WITH A FATALITY is in the right, and the officer attempting to stop him from causing more traffic problems by driving somewhere he was directed not to go was in the wrong.

hockeybabe89 posted...

The cops are making it sound like Scheffler was like "Fuck this shit" and floored it and weaved around traffic after the cop grabbed his car.

Just doesn't make sense that he'd completely lose his mind and then stop 20 yards later?

According to eye witness reports, combined with the statement Scheffler's lawyer made. Scheffler was instructed to just flash his credentials to security as he was approaching the entrance.

He didn't know there was an accident and that it was an actual Police Officer and not club security, so there was a "misunderstanding" when the officer repeatedly asked him to stop, and Scheffler just kept driving into the club, not stopping till he got into the lot.

The accident seems to just have coincidentally happened right at the credentialed entrance to Valhalla. A cop that was responding to the accident and wasn't part of Valhalla security got a bug up his ass and got involved.

"Coincidentally"? As in the guy that was hit and KILLED by an automobile chose that spot on purpose?

UnholyMudcrab posted...

I simply do not believe that.

That was also the account of the ESPN reporter that was there and the first one to report it.

I feel you should go over the "definition" of your relationship, just to make sure all parties are in agreement.

Once you decide to be "exclusive", you are obviously no longer single.

Cop was probably just being a dick becasue he had a quota to fill.

Well then I guess Im the only one that sees the flawed logic in saying Scotty was in the right and the officer was in the wrong in this situation.

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When the contrarian viewpoint is to point out the flawed logic of I hate cops so Im going to side with the rich athlete that violated multiple traffic laws, then, yes. I like to be a contrarian.

Tora_Sami posted...

Sounds like he shouldn't be playing in the tournament and should be spending sometimes in jail.

You would think so. Ignoring Highway Patrol and going around traffic that was being cause by an accident where there was a fatality. Youd think CE would be like Damn. Lock that dude up.

Yet

Tyranthraxus posted...

The reason he got arrested was also kind of bullshit tbh.

andel posted...

sounds like massive ego cops decided to arrest someone for no reason. arresting this dude on those charges will hopefully jam these ludacris assclowns up

ThunderTrain posted...

Those cops should be fired but theyre cops so they wont

Robot2600 posted...

even those games fucking suck.

look how far we've fallen.

you're saying it's fine to pay 20 bucks for a fucking skin

I'm saying it's fine becasue buying them/not buying them changes nothing within the game itself.

I play Fortnite from time to time with my son a nephews, although it's basically them playing and me running around and not knowing what I'm doing. I haven't spent a penny on the game, and the in-game experience is exactly the same as theirs is.

Intro2Logic posted...

A good question this raises, imo: why are the guys with guns and jailing powers tasked with directing traffic?

Its part of the job requirement of Highway Patrol who respond to the scene of an accident.

Part of the job is to keep people away from where the accident occurred, so the area doesnt potentially get compromised, should it escalate to becoming the scene of a crime.

To secure the area

If I was leaving the job Im currently at, I wouldnt tell anyone, just give my 2 weeks and hope, for their sake, its enough time for me to train my replacement.

At my old job I let them know, because I was attempting to use it as leverage to get a raise.

Isnt Fortnite free, and anything you buy using VBucks just for aesthetic purposes?

Games like that. Games where the only thing micro transactions do is change how your character looks

More info. Its the incident report, so that that info with a grain of salt.

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/40164654/officer-dragged-ground-trying-stop-scottie-scheffler-car

The report, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN, said the officer, identified as Det. Gillis, was directing traffic at Shelbyville Road, near Gate 1 of Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week's PGA Championship. Traffic outside the golf course had been stopped after a man was struck and killed by a shuttle bus around 5 a.m. ET.

The report said Gillis was standing in the middle of the westbound lanes when Scheffler's SUV pulled into the lanes to avoid backed-up traffic. The report said Gillis was wearing a full police uniform and a "high-visibility yellow reflective rain jacket."

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning for second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and not following police directions.

Gillis stopped Scheffler's SUV and attempted to give instructions, according to the report.

"The subject refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Detective Gillis to the ground," the report said.

"This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers," Scheffler said in a statement. "It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do. I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I'm hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today.

Glob posted...

Its abundantly clear in the opening post that part of choosing option 2 is accepting that you must do the job for a minimum of 5 years.

Exactly.

I should have been more clear, but for option 2, you have to commit to the job for 5 years before you can retire in order to get the $50k a month salary

pazzy posted...

Debate requires that it is to have intellectual integrity and honesty. Both are qualities that MTG lacks. Any conversation with her is simply a waste of time.

The fact that this is allowed on our congressional sessions is an absolute mockery of the US government.

Also, what would a debate between two congresswomen that control districts 900 miles apart accomplish, other than to create memes and soundbites for TikTok videos?

DipDipDiver posted...

Sadly MTG could probably snap AOC in half like a twig

You've obviously have never hung out with Latin women from the Bronx.

I was twice the size of most of them, and wouldn't F with any of them.

Revelation34 posted...

It doesn't say anything about quitting in the OP.

For option 2, you have to work at least 5 years.

You have to work AT LEAST 5 years before you can retire. No 401k or pension. Once you retire, the money stops.

On the physical side of things, if she's perfect, that means she has a very pretty face and a nice body to go with an amazing personality.

I've seen many pretty women who just happen to be bald, so I don't think I'd have an issue with it.

Murphiroth posted...

Typical enlightened centrist drivel. Constantly playing the devil's advocate doesn't make you smart, it just makes you kind of obnoxious.

People get combative at the notion they might be wrong, so I can understand why people see it as obnoxious.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

I, uh, don't think this is the case when the obstruction is a police roadblock.

Ok. Glad to see I wasn't the only one that read that and was like "Uhhhh".