Merca.

[Rum]

I know, and so easy to wind up.

[Sean Hayden]

You guys are joking right?

[Coito ergo sum]

our smug, sanctimonious Yerpeeins start spouting their never ending stream of anti-American invective

Would someone please help me find that bee-in-bonnet emoticon? Coito has one of those bees buzzing every time his inferiority complex gets triggered by other people making disparaging remarks about something to do with the USA.

No, actually, it's just a reaction to the fact that every thread becomes a commentary by Yerpeeins about how much stupider and uncivilized Mercans are than Yerpeeins. If you don't see it, you're not paying attention.

[Rum]

our smug, sanctimonious Yerpeeins start spouting their never ending stream of anti-American invective

Would someone please help me find that bee-in-bonnet emoticon? Coito has one of those bees buzzing every time his inferiority complex gets triggered by other people making disparaging remarks about something to do with the USA.

No, actually, it's just a reaction to the fact that every thread becomes a commentary by Yerpeeins about how much stupider and uncivilized Mercans are than Yerpeeins. If you don't see it, you're not paying attention.

Well it is supposed to be a rational forum after all.

[Hermit]

our smug, sanctimonious Yerpeeins start spouting their never ending stream of anti-American invective

Would someone please help me find that bee-in-bonnet emoticon? Coito has one of those bees buzzing every time his inferiority complex gets triggered by other people making disparaging remarks about something to do with the USA.

No, actually, it's just a reaction to the fact that every thread becomes a commentary by Yerpeeins about how much stupider and uncivilized Mercans are than Yerpeeins. If you don't see it, you're not paying attention.

Fact? If you see that, there is something more seriously wrong with you than I thought.

[Sean Hayden]

fwiw I assume rEv really does wonder how the US can hire such a cop, and that lots of you really do think this represents us generally. But I also know he's smart, and aware, and I've seen him acknowledge Australia's wackiness.

[Rum]

fwiw I assume rEv really does wonder how the US can hire such a cop, and that lots of you really do think this represents us generally. But I also know he's smart, and aware, and I've seen him acknowledge Australia's wackiness.

The context is everything. I think most of us dumb Europeans know a guy like that wouldn't get very far as a cop in New England for example.

[Sean Hayden]

meh, I don't think it would say anything about the US if he did. I mean, who says something about a country on account of a crazy citizen's ability to land himself a job he ain't got no business doing? -shit

[Coito ergo sum]

fwiw I assume rEv really does wonder how the US can hire such a cop, and that lots of you really do think this represents us generally. But I also know he's smart, and aware, and I've seen him acknowledge Australia's wackiness.

The context is everything. I think most of us dumb Europeans know a guy like that wouldn't get very far as a cop in New England for example.

Would it be possible for a loony to achieve a position of power, say, in a town populated by a total of about 500 or so voting age adults, all living in a tiny 4 KM square, atop a mountain range in the middle of an unpopulated forest larger than England itself? Could it be that remote little villages, run by a few friends who happen decide to become Mayor, City Council and Police chief (probably representing 10% of the electorate that actually showed up to vote last election), have a possibility of once in a while having a nutbag get in the mix?

I mean -- we've thousands upon thousands of cities in the US. There are about 30,000 incorporated towns and cities in the US. But, it's supposedly indicative of who "they" allow have positions of authority in the US that this one guy, who is the whole police force of what amounts to a group of friends living on the same coal mountain in the middle of nowhere, is a cop?

He's nobody. He's a "police chief" that earns $24,000 a year and doesn't do anything besides drink in the pub and go hunting on the weekends. He lives in the woods.

[Rum]

fwiw I assume rEv really does wonder how the US can hire such a cop, and that lots of you really do think this represents us generally. But I also know he's smart, and aware, and I've seen him acknowledge Australia's wackiness.

The context is everything. I think most of us dumb Europeans know a guy like that wouldn't get very far as a cop in New England for example.

Would it be possible for a loony to achieve a position of power, say, in a town populated by a total of about 500 or so voting age adults, all living in a tiny 4 KM square, atop a mountain range in the middle of an unpopulated forest larger than England itself? Could it be that remote little villages, run by a few friends who happen decide to become Mayor, City Council and Police chief (probably representing 10% of the electorate that actually showed up to vote last election), have a possibility of once in a while having a nutbag get in the mix?

I mean -- we've thousands upon thousands of cities in the US. There are about 30,000 incorporated towns and cities in the US. But, it's supposedly indicative of who "they" allow have positions of authority in the US that this one guy, who is the whole police force of what amounts to a group of friends living on the same coal mountain in the middle of nowhere, is a cop?

He's nobody. He's a "police chief" that earns $24,000 a year and doesn't do anything besides drink in the pub and go hunting on the weekends. He lives in the woods.

No it couldn't happen here. We have a large inefficient civil service which takes care of such things.

[pErvinalia]

I know, and so easy to wind up.

[pErvinalia]

our smug, sanctimonious Yerpeeins start spouting their never ending stream of anti-American invective

Would someone please help me find that bee-in-bonnet emoticon? Coito has one of those bees buzzing every time his inferiority complex gets triggered by other people making disparaging remarks about something to do with the USA.

No, actually, it's just a reaction to the fact that every thread becomes a commentary by Yerpeeins about how much stupider and uncivilized Mercans are than Yerpeeins. If you don't see it, you're not paying attention.

I'm Strayan...

[pErvinalia]

fwiw I assume rEv really does wonder how the US can hire such a cop, and that lots of you really do think this represents us generally. But I also know he's smart, and aware, and I've seen him acknowledge Australia's wackiness.

We never do wrong!

[pErvinalia]

fwiw I assume rEv really does wonder how the US can hire such a cop, and that lots of you really do think this represents us generally. But I also know he's smart, and aware, and I've seen him acknowledge Australia's wackiness.

The context is everything. I think most of us dumb Europeans know a guy like that wouldn't get very far as a cop in New England for example.

Would it be possible for a loony to achieve a position of power, say, in a town populated by a total of about 500 or so voting age adults, all living in a tiny 4 KM square, atop a mountain range in the middle of an unpopulated forest larger than England itself? Could it be that remote little villages, run by a few friends who happen decide to become Mayor, City Council and Police chief (probably representing 10% of the electorate that actually showed up to vote last election), have a possibility of once in a while having a nutbag get in the mix?

Regarding police, and Australia, no it couldn't happen, as the police are administered on a state level, not a local level. Yes, I know that's Stalinism, but there you go.

Regarding people who are voted in like Mayors and Councillors, yes you do get nutbags. But they don't really have any power. They can't point guns at you and lock you up in jail. They can pretty much only be annoying and embarrassing.

I mean -- we've thousands upon thousands of cities in the US. There are about 30,000 incorporated towns and cities in the US. But, it's supposedly indicative of who "they" allow have positions of authority in the US that this one guy, who is the whole police force of what amounts to a group of friends living on the same coal mountain in the middle of nowhere, is a cop?

He's nobody. He's a "police chief" that earns $24,000 a year and doesn't do anything besides drink in the pub and go hunting on the weekends. He lives in the woods.

The difference between the US and the civilised world ( ) is that our police are administered by bigger authorities with strict codes of conduct. A loon like this would never even make it into our police forces.

[laklak]

The difference between the US and the civilised world ( ) is that our police are administered by bigger authorities with strict codes of conduct. A loon like this would never even make it into our police forces.

That's cuz your cops are a buncha pussies. Our cops got fucking rabies and love throwing babies in the air and catching them on their bayonets. Yep, they got bayonets on their assault rifles, and they drive tanks. You can't get a job as a cop unless you flunk your IQ test and are married to your cousin (or closer). Fact.