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by pete
Wed May 01, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: Crime and Punishment
Topic: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots
Replies: 27
Views: 461

Re: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots

Evil wrote:
Wed May 01, 2024 7:13 am
These cops were shot serving a warrant for felony gun possession, but sure we don't enforce our gun laws
Shouldn't have been freed in the first place. Recidivism.
by pete
Wed May 01, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: Crime and Punishment
Topic: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots
Replies: 27
Views: 461

Re: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots

Shred wrote:
Wed May 01, 2024 6:29 am
We do.
We catch and release here. Oh sure, we sometimes see shooters with no criminal background, but the daily shootings in our cities are done by recidivists
by pete
Wed May 01, 2024 6:26 am
Forum: Crime and Punishment
Topic: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots
Replies: 27
Views: 461

Re: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots

The Police have Kevlar vests don't they? Wouldn't disarming nutters be more effective? A Kevlar vest doesn't cover the entire body. Gun control does. The rates of Police killed in the line of duty in the UK are far lower than in the USA. It's very rare for Police to be shot here. In Wikipedia's lis...
by pete
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: Crime and Punishment
Topic: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots
Replies: 27
Views: 461

Re: 3 cops killed. Let's see some mug shots

Shred wrote:
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:28 am
The Police have Kevlar vests don't they? Wouldn't disarming nutters be more effective?
A Kevlar vest doesn't cover the entire body.
by pete
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: United States Politics
Topic: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero
Replies: 31
Views: 441

Re: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero

OK so you're a shoe salesman. Nope, but I was in high school before they made me manager at 16. But you are a plant foreman. Good for you. It is not the same as running a business, as your ignorance makes clear. It is why the owners of the plant they let you run can afford gas and you cannot. :lo2l...
by pete
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: United States Politics
Topic: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero
Replies: 31
Views: 441

Re: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero

OK so you're a shoe salesman. Nope, but I was in high school before they made me manager at 16. But you are a plant foreman. Good for you. It is not the same as running a business, as your ignorance makes clear. It is why the owners of the plant they let you run can afford gas and you cannot. :lo2l...
by pete
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: United States Politics
Topic: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero
Replies: 31
Views: 441

Re: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero

Chester Cheesewright wrote:
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:12 am
pete wrote:
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:04 am
Yes it's better to have a handful of people making a "minimum wage" than a bunch making a fair wage. I'm sure you hippies are right
► Nobody has defined “fair” yet.

How do we know what that is?
Your boss will tell you. They tell you before you voluntarily accept the job
by pete
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: United States Politics
Topic: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero
Replies: 31
Views: 441

Re: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero

MiltantCentrist wrote:
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:07 am
Republicans say zero is a "fair wage".

:lo2l:
Uh that means unemployed, midwit
by pete
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:04 am
Forum: United States Politics
Topic: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero
Replies: 31
Views: 441

Re: The Real Minimum Wage Is Always Zero

Yes it's better to have a handful of people making a "minimum wage" than a bunch making a fair wage. I'm sure you hippies are right