Chuck Finley
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I think the entire government should be defunded.
Oh fuck your an anarchist day dreamer.
I think the entire government should be defunded.
if we're thanking firefighters, we should equally thank police officers
if i have to explain why, youre either a troll or an idiot
They couldn't be more opposite but you have a police state fetish so you won't understand.
i wont feel bad when a drunk driver kills you then
or when someone breaks into your house and takes your shit
or when the riots come to your neighborhood and they burn your house down
or when you get mugged in an alleyway
or when your family member goes missing and is never found
cops dont help people :shrug:
"if i have to explain why, youre either a troll or an IDIOT"
i wont feel bad when a drunk driver kills you then
or when someone breaks into your house and takes your shit
or when the riots come to your neighborhood and they burn your house down
or when you get mugged in an alleyway
or when your family member goes missing and is never found
cops dont help people :shrug:
"if i have to explain why, youre either a troll or an IDIOT"
Aside from maybe the drunk driving and missing person one, cops aren't going to do a damn thing for you about any of that. Won't do anything to prevent it from happening, won't in practicality be of any help to you while it's happening, won't do a damn thing to help you get justice after it's happened (unless the ability to do so falls in their lap and they basically "can't not do something")
What?
They can stop those happening while there happening
People call in suspicious people all the time and cops come and deter those types of things from happening
Just them patrolling prevents alot of things from happening, criminal sees a cop car drive past gets spooked and heads home
Except they don't and it doesn't.
Police are class traitors who only exist to protect the property of the wealthy. They literally have no legal obligation to protect you, as ruled by the supreme court.
What?
They can stop those happening while there happening
People call in suspicious people all the time and cops come and deter those types of things from happening
Just them patrolling prevents alot of things from happening, criminal sees a cop car drive past gets spooked and heads home
Chuck=Jimmy numbers?
I think you're mixing up "how the system should work in theory", the way you have seen things happen on TV, and how things go down most of the time in the real world.
I never said cops CAN'T stop those things from happening, I'm saying in the real world they don't.
Aside from maybe the drunk driving and missing person one, cops aren't going to do a damn thing for you about any of that. Won't do anything to prevent it from happening, won't in practicality be of any help to you while it's happening, won't do a damn thing to help you get justice after it's happened (unless the ability to do so falls in their lap and they basically "can't not do something")
Well at least where I live the system is working alright
I've been mugged and they caught the guys and I've had cops on my street a couple times cuz my nosey neighbors called in a suspicious person
I could understand if you were to say certain areas don't work,mainly cities, but I don't agree with a blanket argument
And now that I say that I realize I started with a blanket argument of my ownand am willing to concede a bit but not entirely
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They risk their lives to provide a public service that our tax dollars pay for and that is pretty sweet. It's pretty great to see these brave men and women exist in a job that benefits everyone when needed regardless of tax bracket / contribution.
Let's hear it for the men and women who not only put out fires and rescue cute kitties from trees, but are also often first responders on the scene of accidents, etc.
No. Anyone who volunteers for a job doesn't deserve to get put on a podium. The ones who go above and beyond the call of duty and willfully neglects their own safety to protect others deserve admiration, but the VAST majority do not.
At least in So Cal, firefighters make damned good money and even better retirement. Their unions allow them to game the retirement system and collect more money after retirement than their regular salary. Fuck em.
I'll also admit that nearly all of my experience and observations on the matter are based on me and the people I know living in a kinda shithole large metro area, so yea that very much biases my views too.
And seriously, I'm glad to hear the system has worked for you. Gives me a little more hope it could be fixed where needed to work elsewhere too.
Wasn't there a supreme court ruling about this where the police have no obligation to actually protect people? Here found some articles on it, sources contained in said article:
https://mises.org/power-market/polic...irms-yet-again
So I'm not a "defund the police" guy because I know that's a thinly veiled attempt at funding social pet projects, but what the fuck am I actually paying the police salaries and pension for if they have no obligation to actually protect people? At least firefighters will come and cut my ass out of my car, or fight my house fire. Even if they are part of Chuck's nazi police state that he admitted to loveing.![]()
I thought the hung out all day on the street corner holding a boot out asking for money?
On the weekends they sleep all 15 hours a day, then wax the truck.
Sometime during all that, they hold a chili cookoff and pancake breakfast.
FYI, that's a joke.
I knew a guy that used to rant about all of this unironically. I never could figure out what his problem with firefighters was, I asked him straight out if one fucked his wife or something.
My best freind was trying to pursue a career in fire for many years and worked part time in several rural local departments but never picked up a full time gig anywhere. He did the job long enough to have some brutal stories.
The 3 of us went on a camping trip once. That was not a good time.
I think the post 9/11 pay and respect shift brought the job to about where it should be, any more adoration and idolization would be weird.
Iron workers should be given more credit then firefighters. Our job is more dangerous and we build schools and hospitals for people regardless of thier class
Gtfo with this bullshit. It's a job that pays well, nothing more or less