[Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT

[hamfactorial]

Trigger Warning! You didn't use my preferred pronouns!

[Kaitscralt]

spigger warning!

[DroppinSuga]

Snickers warning!

[Kaitscralt]

there are three unpassable cards in the mtgo cube

jace the mind sculptor
treachery
consecrated sphinx

i have had all 3 in my last two decks. gg mtg players.

[hamfactorial]

They blew it

[TBuzzsaw]

I know I'm Asian but that doesn't explain why I found dried rice in my socks today.

[hamfactorial]

Das wayciss

[Mcdonalds]

May I ask why jace or is it a long involved answer involving the Irish?

[Kaitscralt]

don't ever question jace

[Mcdonalds]

That doesn't answer my question

[Lightning_Dolt]

Shiny





That, $150 in credit and some small $5 or less rares in the binder are my spoils from this weekend. Figure I'm about $200 ahead (cards etc paid for hotel, travel, food etc). Not bad.

[Jack]

Damn son. I need more shiny high-costed artifacts in my life.

[Lightning_Dolt]

I play commander as much as I play standard recently.

[Jack]

To be honest, the last time I played in a sanctioned event was two weeks before Khans came out. But I still like to scope out edh foils, and would love to have my finishers for Blue Tron in foil (makes them easier to pick out when searching with Fabricate or Treasure Mage).

[Dechs Kaison]

Anybody watching this Ferguson shit on TV?

How bad is it over there in the states right now?

[TBuzzsaw]

The actual rioting is happening in Ferguson I believe. It's mostly large peaceful protests/marches in other major cities.

What I find interesting is the racial line the issue is drawing online. The difference in opinion between most white people vs all other minorities is overwhelming.

[zemanjaski]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgpgiD4 ... Scumbag&index=5

Game 3 of my semi-finals a Nationals starts at about 30 mins (RG Bees vs UW Heroic)

[Purp]

NIce match, quality is shit with the glare. That reclamation sage was such a blowout. I like that they call you Fazz.

[windstrider]

Anybody watching this Ferguson shit on TV?

How bad is it over there in the states right now?

Ferguson is on the other side of the state from me. I'm staying out of the discussions. The racism here is quite pervasive in a subtle way.

The true damage that comes from these types of events is that the communities affected by them are going to be much worse off. There is now an active segment of the population that does not trust the police. How could you trust an officer after that person was aiming a rifle at your face just days before? By going through with this sham of a grand jury hearing, the authorities have actively come out against the black population of that area. Reading some of the gloating reactions to the decision really turns my stomach.

As a white father, it's sad to realize that I don't have to worry about my white kids being shot by the police like this.

[Purp]

Or you could teach your white kids to not rob a store, punch a police officer in the face, run away, and then get mad when they get blasted. All he had to do was follow the rules, and listen to the officer. If he did nothing wrong, nothing would of happened.

Let me punch you in the face multiple times, and then you can decide if it worth killing me in order to save your life.

[Stardust]

Or you could teach your white kids to not rob a store, punch a police officer in the face, run away, and then get mad when they get blasted. All he had to do was follow the rules, and listen to the officer. If he did nothing wrong, nothing would of happened.

Let me punch you in the face multiple times, and then you can decide if it worth killing me in order to save your life.

Police officers are highly trained in hand-to-hand combat. An unarmed cop against an unarmed teenager will put the cop at minimal risk. None of us know the true details of the incident, so don't pretend that shooting someone six times in the chest is justified just because he hit you. Maybe it was justified and maybe it wasn't - I suspect that's why he got off, because they couldn't prove anything - but to say that it's justified every time a cop kills a bad guy is just wrong.

[Dechs Kaison]

Dude was a local cop. They don't get nearly the training.

[Purp]

I agree with you Star, we weren't there so we can't prove anything. But the story of being punched in the face in his car, getting his door slammed on him, then punched again, caused him to fear his life. There was no hand-to-hand combat. He assaulted an officer, then tried to run away and got blasted. The officer does not know what is hiding in his belt line, always assume your suspect is more dangerous than he presents.

If this was a white kid, this would have been a non issue as far as left wing media is concerned. this was Holder's and the Democratic Party last chance to try and win back the black voters, so they turned this into a race war.

Tl;dr: Don't rob a store.

[windstrider]

Have you seen the pics taken of Officer Wilson at the hospital after the incident? He has a small bruise on his right cheek. That is hardly indicative of the scenario you've described. And since when was lethal force a good response to theft?

Plus, the "if you've done nothing wrong" line betrays a vital lack of understanding. Consider this, are you the one who gets to decide the rules? That is an exceptionally dangerous way to think about situations like this.

[Purp]

And since when was lethal force a good response to theft?

When you assault an officer of the law and attempt to run away.

[Stardust]

Dude was a local cop. They don't get nearly the training.

Okay, maybe I shouldn't have said "highly", but he for sure would have known a few easy take-downs and pressure points. Certainly would have known how to handle himself well enough against an unarmed teenager who'd just been shot in the leg, for example (this is very likely what would have happened in Canada, by the way). He had time to fire six times. The final bullet went through the kid's forehead. Like... damn. As I said before, maybe it was justified, I don't know the details, but it certainly doesn't sound like a situation that most officers would truly consider "life threatening".

Tl;dr: Don't rob a store.

tl;dr: Don't kill people unless you need to.

[Purp]

"According to testimony released by McCulloch's office Monday night, Wilson said Brown hit him in the face after a confrontation. Wilson drew his gun in fear that Brown would knock him out. Wilson said Brown nearly dared him to shoot Brown.

Wilson said he managed to pull the trigger, and the gun "clicked" twice without firing before a shot went through the window. Wilson said Brown stepped back and then looked at him with the "most intense, aggressive face."

"The only way I can describe it, it looks like a demon, that's how angry he looked. He comes back towards me again with his hands up."

Brown took off running and Wilson followed him. Wilson said Brown eventually stopped and approached him. Wilson yelled to Brown to get on the ground. Wilson alleges Brown kept coming toward him and put his hand under his waistband of his pants.

Wilson said Brown was looking like he was going to tackle him. Wilson then fired shots toward Brown's head, killing him."

Sounds like the ending of Gran Torino.

[BlakLanner]

The real problem with this situation is that we have no idea what really happened. I have advocated body cameras on police officers for a while and this is a big reason why. People misremember events, particularly in stressful situations. Eyewitness accounts can be inaccurate. It would certainly have helped immensely and quite possibly defused the situation before it broke out into multiple instances of rioting.

[Purp]

Dude was a local cop. They don't get nearly the training.

Okay, maybe I shouldn't have said "highly", but he for sure would have known a few easy take-downs and pressure points. Certainly would have known how to handle himself well enough against an unarmed teenager who'd just been shot in the leg, for example (this is very likely what would have happened in Canada, by the way). He had time to fire six times. The final bullet went through the kid's forehead. Like... damn. As I said before, maybe it was justified, I don't know the details, but it certainly doesn't sound like a situation that most officers would truly consider "life threatening".

Tl;dr: Don't rob a store.

tl;dr: Don't kill people unless you need to.

Sometimes multiple shots won't take a person down when they are pumped with adrenaline. 6 shots would be excessive if the 2nd shot put Brown down, and the last 4 were to finish him off. But the 6th shot, to the head, was what put Brown down.

[Purp]

Most police have body cameras now a days, but I have yet to hear anything about Wilson having one or not.

Multiple eye witnesses say Brown charged the officer, got shot twice, and continued to charge the officer. If you think 290lb man goes down after 2 9mm shots when he is pumped full of adrenaline, you are dead wrong (no pun intended).

[DroppinSuga]

Need more Robocops. Solves all problems.

[windstrider]

If this was a white kid, this would have been a non issue as far as left wing media is concerned. this was Holder's and the Democratic Party last chance to try and win back the black voters, so they turned this into a race war.

Tl;dr: Don't rob a store.

"What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.” --Billy Madison

[Stardust]

Sounds like the ending of Gran Torino.

Wasn't it the bad guys shooting in that movie?

I have no problem with an officer using a gun in a situation like this. I have a problem with an officer "firing shots toward Brown's head, killing him" when it was probably unnecessary. Since when do officers shoot for the head anyway?

[DroppinSuga]

Robo-Fuckin'-Cop.

[windstrider]

http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery ... /70079810/

Yup. Sure looks like that guy was beaten within an inch of his life.

[Stardust]

Robo-Fuckin'-Cop.

Either that or palm-reading pistols so bears that don't die after shooting them half a dozen times can't steal your gun.

[Purp]

http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery ... /70079810/

Yup. Sure looks like that guy was beaten within an inch of his life.

Fear of losing his life was the wrong choice of words. I should of said 'he feared getting knocked out." Which can happen with multiple punches to the face.

[DroppinSuga]

Listen you peace loving Canadian, we ain't got time for dat here in Murica.

[Stardust]

Listen you peace loving Canadian, we ain't got time for dat here in Murica.

Do unto others like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold would do - shoot for the head.

[BlakLanner]

Most police have body cameras now a days, but I have yet to hear anything about Wilson having one or not.

He did not have a body cam. Most police departments do not issue them yet. There has been a major push to get them since this incident. Most police vehicles have dash cams but that only helps if the incident happens in front of the vehicle.