Do You Trust the Police? (7 Viewers)

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I am pretty sure they can recognize if the person is safe to handle a gun, but the question is, do their chiefs want safe ones?
You do realize that if someone is becoming a cop to abuse others or has sociopathic qualities then they aren't going to be straight up about it right? :D

The psych screening will catch some but it's pretty much impossible to root most of the weird ones right away.
 

Snoop

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That's too brain stupid for human psychology, snoop. It's not a contradiction in terms. It has to do with insecurity and intimacy and vulnerability.

People allow themselves to care for animals, retarded children, and anything else they can feel superior too -- and moreso than other people -- because they feel there's far less risk of them hurting them back. Hurting them back the way people can. That's where the superiority is critical.
what you mean with retarded children too, oh boy, another scary thoughts coming, I hope I got you wrong there.. Maybe everything is not about being superiority, maybe it is unconditional love, is that impossible? can't humans love unconditionally? without expecting something in return? I feel sick for telling this, but I am generous with people too, to ones I know or I don't, multiple times I helped poor people, without showing myself, so they won't feel ashamed of taking the help, or feel themselves they owe me something. Is that something to do with insecurity too? I love helping the weak ones, it's true, but I didn't get this pet because it's week, because I wanted to live with it. And you really don't know how much a sacrifice pets need to raise them. And I am not scared at all if it hurts me back one day (even if this is not the human hurting you are talking about), and if it does hurt me one day, or one of my family member, I will take the responsibility and won't abandon her, would do my best to teach her the right way. You are way mistaken if you think it is very easy to raise a pet and giving up of it if anything goes wrong..

It's easy to play big defender to someone or something one sees as inferior being "bullied". But when that thing is one's equal -- when it has the capacity and capabilities to harm one as much as one might see someone else capable of hurting it -- they may back off in a big way. It's too much of a challenge. There's real danger and risk involved. Far safer to be protector of things that you can always dominate.
again, how do you know that I don't care about humans also? there are millions of examples you can find in here. what are you bringing this comparison anyway, two different subject, being sensitive to animals makes one not sensitive against humans? I don't see a bit of connection in here.. You gave example of your mother, did she run off of the responsibility in raising and defending you when it was needed?


I'm not saying you hate people or you don't love animals. I'm saying it's clear that the very thought of animal torture drives you insane where you would prefer it doesn't exist and you can live in denial, whereas that does not seem to be the case at all with human torture. You are not treating them equally.
I felt the same way about he first clip, when they were disrespecting her with taking of her clothes, it was disgusting, but I have seen much worse torture that drove me nuts too, for that I didn't comment.. and the I watched the third clip. when an animal was being tortured or got killed. These are the two clips I saw, and commented on the one that drove me nuts. By the way, why are you arguing about me in person, and not about the idea of how wrong it is to torture and kill animals, am I the subject here? :shifty:


Thank you for proving my point above.

In short: loving animals more than people is an emotional cop out for people who cannot handle the risk of something their equal.
I didn't prove your point, actually you proved me that you are not getting it. Humans are not superiors to animals, and this is a general statement, notice the word, general. I would feel more sorry if my cat dies, instead of someone in China or France or Armenia. Do you know what I mean? or you think I should cry over people that dies every second, and I shouldn't feel anything if the cats I raised for 5 years die? :shifty:
 

swag

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what you mean with retarded children too, oh boy, another scary thoughts coming, I hope I got you wrong there.. Maybe everything is not about being superiority, maybe it is unconditional love, is that impossible?
Animals have no concept what love is anymore than Elvin has a concept of what love means with women.

can't humans love unconditionally? without expecting something in return? I feel sick for telling this, but I am generous with people too, to ones I know or I don't, multiple times I helped poor people, without showing myself, so they won't feel ashamed of taking the help, or feel themselves they owe me something. Is that something to do with insecurity too? I love helping the weak ones, it's true, but I didn't get this pet because it's week, because I wanted to live with it. And you really don't know how much a sacrifice pets need to raise them. And I am not scared at all if it hurts me back one day (even if this is not the human hurting you are talking about), and if it does hurt me one day, or one of my family member, I will take the responsibility and won't abandon her, would do my best to teach her the right way. You are way mistaken if you think it is very easy to raise a pet and giving up of it if anything goes wrong..
That's cool. I've helped people without their knowing because I knew it was important to their pride, etc.

But you clearly have an emotional reaction to animal torture that you don't have for human torture. It's that bias that saddens me in the world, because it suggests that there are people who place a higher value on an animal's life than a human's life. I am not even talking about equivalency or equality. It's about an animal being more important than a person.

But a pet or animal simply cannot make a human vulnerable the way another human being can. They don't even have legal rights in the same plane of existence.

Each human has good and bad qualities as we perceive it. And we are often associate our sense of good or evil on a person based upon our expectations thrust upon them. Animals have no such expectations. Animals have no such cognitive abilities nor legal rights.

again, how do you know that I don't care about humans also? there are millions of examples you can find in here. what are you bringing this comparison anyway, two different subject, being sensitive to animals makes one not sensitive against humans? I don't see a bit of connection in here.. You gave example of your mother, did she run off of the responsibility in raising and defending you when it was needed?
Not saying that you don't care for humans. But your heart clearly bleeds more for animals than it does for people.

I didn't prove your point, actually you proved me that you are not getting it. Humans are not superiors to animals, and this is a general statement, notice the word, general. I would feel more sorry if my cat dies, instead of someone in China or France or Armenia. Do you know what I mean? or you think I should cry over people that dies every second, and I shouldn't feel anything if the cats I raised for 5 years die? :shifty:
It proves my point because a cat cannot train another dog to attack its owner. It cannot rifle through your wallet and mug you on a sidewalk when it needs cash. It cannot fail to live up to your expectations the way humans can, because you don't give it the expectations that you put upon other humans.

This wasn't about your cat dying, Snoop. This was about videos of people being abused by cops. What stood out wasn't that, but the animal that got abused -- the human victims seeming of much less consequence to you. That's the bias. That's the disproportionate reaction. That's the greater empathy for animal suffering than for human suffering. It's as if a part of someone who does that holds back, as if the human somehow "deserves it" more because they have a greater likelihood of doing evil, of not living up to the expectations of others, that a basic animal can't do.
 
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    Thank you for proving my point above.

    In short: loving animals more than people is an emotional cop out for people who cannot handle the risk of something their equal.
    I think you've lived a poor life without experiencing a pet, Greg. That's a shame. You don't seem able to relate.

    If I had to pull the trigger against my dog or you, I'm choosing you, no question. Nothing personal, but you aren't part of the family. Who cares if you're a human being? Your life is worth less to everyone who doesn't know you and has a family pet.
     

    swag

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    I think you've lived a poor life without experiencing a pet, Greg. That's a shame. You don't seem able to relate.

    If I had to pull the trigger against my dog or you, I'm choosing you, no question. Nothing personal, but you aren't part of the family.
    I've had pets. Loved them. I've studied animals a lot of my life. I know how they can be part of the family.

    That's nothing close to the phenomenon of people who show more sympathy and care for an anonymous animal than they do for an anonymous person.
     
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    Bjerknes

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    I've had pets. Loved them. I've studied animals a lot of my life. I know how they can be part of the family.

    That's nothing close to the phenomenon of people who show more sympathy and care for an anonymous animal than they do for an anonymous person.
    But you don't care about anonymous people anyway, Greg. Why are you better than folks who feel sympathy for lost pets? Don't be a hypocrite, now.

    I think any rational person has sympathy to any lost loved one, whether it be human or canine. This whole "it's a lesser being than you" argument you're purporting is incredibly idiotic because those children you care so much about are even more controllable than a canine. So you defeated your own argument.
     

    Snoop

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    Animals have no concept what love is anymore than Elvin has a concept of what love means with women.
    you are mistaken! small example, when I travel to somewhere for a week, my cat feels very sad, she doesn't eat or play, and cries all the time, and don't worry, my mother loves her as much as I do, and treats her like a princess. I should record some clips, to show you how animals can love humans, I knew you wouldn't understand this, because you don't love them, didn't have the experience..


    That's cool. I've helped people without their knowing because I knew it was important to their pride, etc.

    But you clearly have an emotional reaction to animal torture that you don't have for human torture. It's that bias that saddens me in the world, because it suggests that there are people who place a higher value on an animal's life than a human's life. I am not even talking about equivalency or equality. It's about an animal being more important than a person.
    you are mistaken again, when I was watching Egyptian incidents (demonstrations), do you remember there was a white van, that drove over people and killed them. I cried like little girls when I saw that, and it drove me nuts, and couldn't take that picture of my mind for days.. I try to avoid watching these videos, human or animals' tortures, because it saddens me, and watching and crying over it doesn't help them or solve this issues, it only makes me angry towards some people's inhumanity..


    Not saying that you don't care for humans. But your heart clearly bleeds more for animals than it does for people.
    It's not true, even if it was, there is nothing wrong or any harm in that. But no, my heart bleeds equally for both..


    It proves my point because a cat cannot train another dog to attack its owner. It cannot rifle through your wallet and mug you on a sidewalk when it needs cash. It cannot fail to live up to your expectations the way humans can, because you don't give it the expectations that you put upon other humans.

    This wasn't about your cat dying, Snoop. This was about videos of people being abused by cops. What stood out wasn't that, but the animal that got abused -- the human victims seeming of much less consequence to you. That's the bias. That's the disproportionate reaction. That's the greater empathy for animal suffering than for human suffering. It's as if a part of someone who does that holds back, as if the human somehow "deserves it" more because they have a greater likelihood of doing evil, of not living up to the expectations of others, that a basic animal can't do.
    Wait a minute, I never said anything like that. You got it wrong, I didn't compare my cat to victims in these clips. I compared my cat's life to those two cops that killed the dog. and I am not generalizing like you did, I talk about those two cops, and didn't say we humans deserve to get tortured because some of us are evil or torture animals.. That's something stupid. When I say animals are better than humans, that means in terms of behavior, they are not evil! and I said it million times, I see both equally in terms of rights (to survive). You are putting me in a position that I hate humans and love animals only, it's not true, and I find it funny to defend myself in that argument.
     

    Snoop

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    I think you've lived a poor life without experiencing a pet, Greg. That's a shame. You don't seem able to relate.
    Very true. And it is said many times, that a kid growing up with an animal, make him amicable person.. It's all about quality to raise a pet.

    If I had to pull the trigger against my dog or you, I'm choosing you, no question. Nothing personal, but you aren't part of the family. Who cares if you're a human being? Your life is worth less to everyone who doesn't know you and has a family pet.
    Would pick the same way, and it doesn't me you or me wouldn't feel sorry if something bad happens to Greg or anyone else we know in his position..
     

    X Æ A-12

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    your mom's life is more valuable than me for you. Cut the philosophical crap :D
    That's not what I meant. Of course each person cares more about some people(because humans are pack animals and supposed to form group attachments) but still no life is really any more valuable than another.
     

    Snoop

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    That's not what I meant. Of course each person cares more about some people(because humans are pack animals and supposed to form group attachments) but still no life is really any more valuable than another.
    Yup, no doubt about that.
     

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