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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Something isn't right.
You might know that it takes a lot to piss me off, but this absolutely infuriates me. I actually had to keep myself from watching it over and over again because every time I see it, my blood just starts to boil. The girl in this video is 15 years old, and she was arrested for grand theft auto. That's it. Now, obviously she's no saint, but I will be damned if I can find any reason for this to have happened:
That's right! The girl literally did nothing to the officer, and the scumbag takes her down like she's just killed someone. You can't deny this. The officer even said he did it because the girl was, get this, being "real lippy". Excuse me?! Pardon my language, but I hope to God this piece of shit doesn't have any kids of his own. If this is what you do when a kid is being lippy, then you might as well just give every parent out there a license to kill. When someone is being "lippy", you can talk back, you can tell them to shut it, or you can just close the damn door because who the hell cares what she's saying?! It requires no physical contact, let alone a complete beat down. I mean look at the way he grabs her hair, twists her neck and slams her face into the ground. I've seen a lot of cops on some pretty serious power trips, but this is just insane. He could have killed that girl!
He has been charged with assault, thankfully. And, not really surprising, he's pleaded not guilty. Yeah, good luck with that. And I love this typical quote from the cop's lawyer: "We had argued strenuously that the video tape released to the media this morning not be released because it does not tell the whole story of the incident." Well guess what? Fuck you. We just saw the whole story. Here is an article about it if you think I'm being harsh.
When officers are charged, I tend to be skeptical as to whether they'll be fairly dealt with, but I don't really have any doubt that he'll be convicted here. I will be interested to see what the punishment is, though. I think they should lock him up in that room with the girl's Father, and turn the camera off...
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(Side note: Google needs to work on their ad placement)
i'm not here, this isn't happening
That's right! The girl literally did nothing to the officer, and the scumbag takes her down like she's just killed someone. You can't deny this. The officer even said he did it because the girl was, get this, being "real lippy". Excuse me?! Pardon my language, but I hope to God this piece of shit doesn't have any kids of his own. If this is what you do when a kid is being lippy, then you might as well just give every parent out there a license to kill. When someone is being "lippy", you can talk back, you can tell them to shut it, or you can just close the damn door because who the hell cares what she's saying?! It requires no physical contact, let alone a complete beat down. I mean look at the way he grabs her hair, twists her neck and slams her face into the ground. I've seen a lot of cops on some pretty serious power trips, but this is just insane. He could have killed that girl!
He has been charged with assault, thankfully. And, not really surprising, he's pleaded not guilty. Yeah, good luck with that. And I love this typical quote from the cop's lawyer: "We had argued strenuously that the video tape released to the media this morning not be released because it does not tell the whole story of the incident." Well guess what? Fuck you. We just saw the whole story. Here is an article about it if you think I'm being harsh.
When officers are charged, I tend to be skeptical as to whether they'll be fairly dealt with, but I don't really have any doubt that he'll be convicted here. I will be interested to see what the punishment is, though. I think they should lock him up in that room with the girl's Father, and turn the camera off...
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(Side note: Google needs to work on their ad placement)
i'm not here, this isn't happening
Thursday, February 26, 2009
By Louis CK.
Everything's Amazing, and Nobody's Happy.
This man has taken everything I've felt, or wanted to say about people today, made it hilarious and said it a million times better than I could have. We are so spoiled.
His line about the internet guy on the airplane (and the rest of the flying bit) almost made me spit my drink out.
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This man has taken everything I've felt, or wanted to say about people today, made it hilarious and said it a million times better than I could have. We are so spoiled.
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His line about the internet guy on the airplane (and the rest of the flying bit) almost made me spit my drink out.
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Oh, Bjork.
She is a perfectly crazy person.
"I read that in a Danish book.... this morning."
Classic :)
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"I read that in a Danish book.... this morning."
Classic :)
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
A Note.
We have such an amazing class, and this year has been absolutely crazy. It's sad to think that we only have about 3 days left together! When I think about the first days of school compared to these days, it blows my mind. To think of how shy some of us were, and the way we are now. It feels like 8 years have passed, not 8 months.
This is by far the best class I have ever been a part of. It feels like we're all best friends when we're at school. Everyone knows everyone and we all get along. I mean, of course there are those that can drive you up the wall occasionally, but what kind of family doesn't have at least one? For the most part though, I think we've all developed the same mentality and sense of humour, which tends to get out of control from time to time... I guess that happens when you're stuck with the same group of people 5-ish days a week, 7-ish hours a day. I think we'd all rather laugh with (or at) each other than take our work too seriously.
Personally, I wouldn't be able to put up with the workload everyday if I couldn't wake up knowing that no matter how difficult the day ahead was going to be, I'd probably spend more time laughing than not. I know we'll see each other again before the year is out, but I will miss all of you crazy bastards.
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craning your neck at my car wreck
This is by far the best class I have ever been a part of. It feels like we're all best friends when we're at school. Everyone knows everyone and we all get along. I mean, of course there are those that can drive you up the wall occasionally, but what kind of family doesn't have at least one? For the most part though, I think we've all developed the same mentality and sense of humour, which tends to get out of control from time to time... I guess that happens when you're stuck with the same group of people 5-ish days a week, 7-ish hours a day. I think we'd all rather laugh with (or at) each other than take our work too seriously.
Personally, I wouldn't be able to put up with the workload everyday if I couldn't wake up knowing that no matter how difficult the day ahead was going to be, I'd probably spend more time laughing than not. I know we'll see each other again before the year is out, but I will miss all of you crazy bastards.
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craning your neck at my car wreck
Chop Chop.
Thought I'd pass along a few photos from our Auto-Extrication Day at the Firehall. Most of you have probably seen these, but here they are for the rest of the interwebs:
This is me stabilizing the neck while the helmet comes off:
Some Firefighters cutting up the "B" post on an old Neon. The cars we used were write-offs from earlier accidents. There are students under the orange tarp, in order to see what it's like from a patient's perspective as the car is being cut away:
A Dodge Caravan, much like my family's old van, has undergone a slight alteration:
The Neon is looking more like a dune-buggy now:
Finishing off the final door:
While examining the remnants, I came across some telling evidence. Perhaps the weather wasn't to blame for the downfall of this particular vehicle! Hmm...
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don't drink and drive
This is me stabilizing the neck while the helmet comes off:
Some Firefighters cutting up the "B" post on an old Neon. The cars we used were write-offs from earlier accidents. There are students under the orange tarp, in order to see what it's like from a patient's perspective as the car is being cut away:
A Dodge Caravan, much like my family's old van, has undergone a slight alteration:
The Neon is looking more like a dune-buggy now:
Finishing off the final door:
While examining the remnants, I came across some telling evidence. Perhaps the weather wasn't to blame for the downfall of this particular vehicle! Hmm...
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don't drink and drive
Thursday, February 19, 2009
1 Week Left.
Tomorrow is auto extrication day... in a snow-storm no less! It's gonna be a great day. The entire class together pulling each other out of smashed up cars. Smashed up before we get in them of course. I'll try to get some good pictures for you.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Desperate Times.
It's crunch time at school...
Skills sign-offs are due to be complete in about 3-ish weeks or so. Without them we can't continue on to Clinical and Preceptorship time. And most of us aren't really anywhere even remotely close to being finished. We're pulling out all of the stops now. Forming alliances, and keeping after-school lab sessions secret from each other so that fewer people show up, therefore freeing up more time for us each to complete scenarios... oh yes, it's on.
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i've been meaning to call you
Skills sign-offs are due to be complete in about 3-ish weeks or so. Without them we can't continue on to Clinical and Preceptorship time. And most of us aren't really anywhere even remotely close to being finished. We're pulling out all of the stops now. Forming alliances, and keeping after-school lab sessions secret from each other so that fewer people show up, therefore freeing up more time for us each to complete scenarios... oh yes, it's on.
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i've been meaning to call you
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Lab Days.
I'm a little torn about our Thursday lab days.
On one hand, they usually go by pretty quickly because they're interactive, we're up and about doing things, joking around and having a good time. And the faster we get through them the faster we get to Friday, which is obviously a good thing (it was a little better when Fridays were optional). Lab days can be fun.
On the other hand, they are by far the. most. stressful. days of the week. And many times I would rather die than perform a scenario in front of my class that I know I'm going to fail. But that's how we learn, right? So, like everyone else, I just suck it up and do what I can while trying to hide my terror. Doesn't make it any less stressful though.
So I guess those two extremes kind of cancel each other out in a way. I can run through the full range of emotions and stress levels, but at the end of the day I'm neutral again. A strange day indeed.
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just a pocketbook Brando
On one hand, they usually go by pretty quickly because they're interactive, we're up and about doing things, joking around and having a good time. And the faster we get through them the faster we get to Friday, which is obviously a good thing (it was a little better when Fridays were optional). Lab days can be fun.
On the other hand, they are by far the. most. stressful. days of the week. And many times I would rather die than perform a scenario in front of my class that I know I'm going to fail. But that's how we learn, right? So, like everyone else, I just suck it up and do what I can while trying to hide my terror. Doesn't make it any less stressful though.
So I guess those two extremes kind of cancel each other out in a way. I can run through the full range of emotions and stress levels, but at the end of the day I'm neutral again. A strange day indeed.
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just a pocketbook Brando
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Bad Timing.
Of course we would have one of our biggest tests of the year this Monday. The Monday following UFC Saturday and Superbowl Sunday. Gimme a break!
On the bright side, GSP kicked BJ Penn's ass.
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On the bright side, GSP kicked BJ Penn's ass.
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