02-23-2017, 07:31 PM
The post about the "disproportionate" use of tasers against certain classes of people is another shining example of shaping the narrative. It appears that "disproportionate" is these days a rather subjective term, without an objective definition.
Allow me to elaborate.
First, let's use a different class of people, to remove the obvious racial overtones from the foregone conclusion of "disproportionate" use. Us hillbillies can at times be a fairly violent bunch, so how about we step forward as willing victims in the following example. Most hillbillies, by the way, are white. Now suppose I, as a hillbilly, am be-bopping down the street, tire iron in one hand and tossing bricks through random windows when I am spotted doing so by a police officer who takes exception to my activity.
So, in this illustration, the police officer approaches me to detain me and halt my wayward activity. Let's further suppose that I, in my infinite wisdom, threaten the police officer with the tire iron and get tasered for my trouble. I mean, i was just minding my own business, right? So what if that business involves throwing bricks through windows and threatening armed me with just a tire iron? it's a free country, ain't it?
Now, while I am having the cuffs slapped on me for my alleged miscreant behavior, let's further assume that a local yuppie in a tie-died crocheted beanie sipping a latte happens to stumble along, also minding HIS own business, but he inexplicably doesn't get tasered. Well, there are two of us there from different backgrounds, so the "proportionate" thing to do would be to taser him as well, to keep the playing field level. Amirite?
If I am one of 30,000 hillibillies in this hypothetical city, and the yuppie is one of 300,000 yuppies in the same hypothetical burg, then by rights, to keep it "proportional", the cops need to go taser an estimated 9 more random yuppies out minding their own business. It's only fair, and makes the stats even.
This whole "proportionate" argument is based upon the logical fallacy that everyone is exactly alike. EXACTLY alike, not merely "created equal" or "equal under the law", but precisely the same. A bland, Orwellina, Soviet-esque carbon-copy sameness.
Problem is, we are NOT all alike in that way. Some of us threaten cops with tire irons, some of us sip lattes. The crimes are not the same, not even equal. If hillibillies get "disproportionately" tasered, it's probably because we are "disproportionately" rowdier than yuppies.
So some of us get "disproportionately" tasered, usually because we choose "our own business" somewhat unwisely.
Suck it up, buttercup. Either don't throw bricks through windows and assault cops with tire irons, or else live with the consequences of your own actions and stop the fucking bitching.
Capiche?
Allow me to elaborate.
First, let's use a different class of people, to remove the obvious racial overtones from the foregone conclusion of "disproportionate" use. Us hillbillies can at times be a fairly violent bunch, so how about we step forward as willing victims in the following example. Most hillbillies, by the way, are white. Now suppose I, as a hillbilly, am be-bopping down the street, tire iron in one hand and tossing bricks through random windows when I am spotted doing so by a police officer who takes exception to my activity.
So, in this illustration, the police officer approaches me to detain me and halt my wayward activity. Let's further suppose that I, in my infinite wisdom, threaten the police officer with the tire iron and get tasered for my trouble. I mean, i was just minding my own business, right? So what if that business involves throwing bricks through windows and threatening armed me with just a tire iron? it's a free country, ain't it?
Now, while I am having the cuffs slapped on me for my alleged miscreant behavior, let's further assume that a local yuppie in a tie-died crocheted beanie sipping a latte happens to stumble along, also minding HIS own business, but he inexplicably doesn't get tasered. Well, there are two of us there from different backgrounds, so the "proportionate" thing to do would be to taser him as well, to keep the playing field level. Amirite?
If I am one of 30,000 hillibillies in this hypothetical city, and the yuppie is one of 300,000 yuppies in the same hypothetical burg, then by rights, to keep it "proportional", the cops need to go taser an estimated 9 more random yuppies out minding their own business. It's only fair, and makes the stats even.
This whole "proportionate" argument is based upon the logical fallacy that everyone is exactly alike. EXACTLY alike, not merely "created equal" or "equal under the law", but precisely the same. A bland, Orwellina, Soviet-esque carbon-copy sameness.
Problem is, we are NOT all alike in that way. Some of us threaten cops with tire irons, some of us sip lattes. The crimes are not the same, not even equal. If hillibillies get "disproportionately" tasered, it's probably because we are "disproportionately" rowdier than yuppies.
So some of us get "disproportionately" tasered, usually because we choose "our own business" somewhat unwisely.
Suck it up, buttercup. Either don't throw bricks through windows and assault cops with tire irons, or else live with the consequences of your own actions and stop the fucking bitching.
Capiche?
Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’