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  1. Sturgeon
    Don't you think a lot of these shootings - maybe not the Sammy Yatim shooting, dunno about that one - are caused fundamentally by people not respecting the situation? If an officer is called to involve himself in your situation, he is - fundamentally - a human who is surrounded by unknowns who has a gun. I think a lot of people fail to realize that, and in some cases it results in them getting shot. And in some of those cases, the social warhawks in the US will use that as an opportunity to twist the arm of the police in general.
  2. Sturgeon
    Doesn't this ignore the ambiguity that by is indivisible from the job itself? Of course police should be held to a high standard, but how can simple standards like "don't shoot an unarmed man" possibly be applied to a job like that? How is it even conceivable to try and idealize the conduct of police officers, who as part of their day-to-day world stick themselves into messy, ambiguous, and dangerous situations?
  3. Sturgeon
    I think that cops have a difficult job. I think they are tasked with rolling around town and sticking their nose into everyone's dirty laundry. That's a dangerous job. Cops are only human, and some don't even rank that high, but I think denying that in the US we are quick to roast any officer who's had a Bad Day over a spit is mistaken.
  4. Sturgeon
    Arguing with you about this will cause problems, I think. I will PM you.
  5. Sturgeon
    that's not the Avro Arrow, tho...
  6. Sturgeon
    If you really think I'm such a bitch, Zinegata, you do not have to post on my forum; though I would be sad to see you go.
  7. Sturgeon
    I'm pretty sure that's like a graphic design student's project. No way any actual engineering went into it.
  8. Sturgeon
    No, they're not. But that's still cool. Oerlikons!
  9. Sturgeon
    BRONCOS BRONCOS BRONCOS
  10. Sturgeon
    For those not familiar with the Rutan ARES:
  11. Sturgeon
    Rutan ARES spotted at an airport about a year ago: Some more stuff from Armory Exotic:
  12. Sturgeon
    This is probably more practical:
  13. Sturgeon
    Are... Are you trying to court my opinion with a constitutionality argument? I don't think he made a fool of himself. I think the situations were tough situations, where you need to react fast. I know enough cops to know that this happens a lot. There are, of course, bad cops and whole bad police agencies, even, but in the US most protests against police are not the product of injustice. They're the product of opportunism.
  14. Sturgeon
    You bastard, I wanted to post the Hanomag track, but couldn't find a picture!
  15. Sturgeon
    Maxim Popenker sent me another image in that series:
  16. Sturgeon
    That's a cute little art project.
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    Yes. Have fun.
  20. Sturgeon
    Colli, my understanding is that the biggest cost for STOVL in the F-35 family is the engine. It has to be an enormous wide thing with certain characteristics that impact its VTOL performance (such as exhaust heat).
  21. Sturgeon
    An interesting read, in which he suggests operationally IFRing F-35s with V-22s, and creating a V-22 AWACs.
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  23. Sturgeon
    My limited experience fighting like that suggests so. For one thing, I doubt all but the most elite armies were disciplined enough to form a tight formation.
  24. Sturgeon
    Do you know why Britannia rules the waves? Because she sends so many of her men to Neptune as gifts.
  25. Sturgeon
    Are we going for looks or function?
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