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Well, it would seem that the "asshole" was the only one who managed to park correctly, so yeah...there's that. Edit: Before anyone says anything, I do recognize that he did this on purpose just to piss off the owners of these awesome rides. I get the point of the post. That being said, one could argue that if you get to be mad as his inconsiderate parking tactics (purposely parking between you two when clearly that's what you were trying to avoid), he could be mad at yours (not parking in the lines like one should do).

Contrary to popular belief...the gas pedal is NOT an on/off switch. A *properly* driven 1500whp car will be faster than a *properly* driven 750whp car around any track. You don't HAVE to use all that extra power. Save it for the straights.

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You want nipples? You'll get nipples! Same video with a little "extra" on the end.

I think that this comic strip was referring to giving back not in a charitable way, but rather by paying taxes. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't one of Occupy Wall Street's demands that the top 1% need to start paying proper taxes and stop taking advantage of loopholes or getting bailouts (corporations)? So really, aren't they saying: Hey look, we get it. You worked your ass off. That's great. Some invention you made became successful. Congratulations! But, you've gotta admit, you were helped along on your way there. And now, when it comes time to pay your fair share of taxes (which pay for education, roads, etc), you dodge around and try to find every loophole possible? I don't think the comic is saying that 100% of a successful person's success is due to other people; rather, I think it's saying that 100% of their success ISN'T due to just themselves. They had some help. They couldn't have gotten there without other people. So pay your proper taxes.

I'm sure there's a good response to this...but I don't know how to articulate it. What would be a good counter-argument to this picture?

Ironic username, hahaha

that is smokin fast!

I'm happy to be wrong here. I'm glad the cop isn't quite the sicko the article made him out to be. That being said, I still maintain that shooting a 14 year old boy to death is out of line.

Click here for story (if this is a banned new website, please delete this link). SAN ANTONIO (CN) - A 14-year-old boy got into a fight at a school bus stop and the school district's police officer responded by shooting him to death, the boy's mother says. She says the cop had been reprimanded 16 times in the previous 4 years, suspended without pay 5 times, and "recommended for termination for insubordination," but the school kept him on the force "without remedial training." Denys Lopez Moreno sued the Northside Independent School District, of San Antonio, the district's Chief of Police John Page and the alleged shooter, Daniel Alvarado, in Federal Court. Lopez says her son, Derek, got into a fight with another boy at a school bus stop and punched the other boy once, in November 2010. "Defendant, Alvarado, having responded to a call regarding a bus with a flat tire, witnessed Derek strike the other boy. He ordered Derek to 'freeze.' Derek hesitated and then ran from defendant Alvarado," according to the complaint. "In his patrol car, Alvarado began chasing Derek in the neighborhood across the street from the high school. Alvarado lost sight of the boy in the neighborhood and returned to the location of the school boy fight. At that time, he called dispatch. Dispatch recordings reflect that his supervisor directed Alvarado to stay with the other boy and to 'not do any big search over there.' "Ignoring his supervisor's orders to 'stay with the victim and get the information from him,' Alvarado placed the second boy into the patrol car and sped into the neighborhood to search for Derek." Lopez says her son jumped over a fence and hid in a shed in the back yard of a house. The homeowner saw him, called 911, and alerted a neighbor, who pointed Alvarado in Derek's direction. Lopez says her son never left the shed, never approached the house or threatened the homeowner or her daughters, and posed no threat to anyone. Nonetheless, she says: "In violation of NISD police department procedures, Alvarado drew his weapon immediately after exiting the patrol car. With his gun drawn, he rushed through the gate and into the back yard. Within seconds from arriving at the residence, Alvarado shot and killed the unarmed boy hiding in the shed." A neighbor, who is an EMT, called an ambulance, which arrived in 20 minutes, during which time the EMT was trying to save Derek's life, his mom says. But she says her son died in the ambulance about 50 minutes after Alvarado shot him. Lopez says the district acted with "deliberate indifference" in keeping Alvarado on the force despite his poor disciplinary record. "In approximately a four (4) year period leading up to the shooting, defendant Alvarado had been reprimanded sixteen (16) times," the complaint states. "Specifically, he had been reprimanded for insubordination and failure to follow supervisors' directives seven (7) times. Due to his poor service record, Alvarado was suspended without pay on five (5) occasions. On May 21, 2008, Alvarado was recommended for termination by Page. Despite being recommended for termination for insubordination and for refusal to follow supervisor directives, Alvarado remained on the force without remedial training." Rather than fire Alvarado, the district transferred him to patrol, "an area of duty with less supervision," according to the complaint. Lopez claims the district, which has about 70 police officers, failed to train its officers on procedures regarding off-campus criminal activity, use of weapons, use of force, and communication with other law enforcement agencies. "Even after the tragedy of Nov. 12, 2010," Lopez says, "NISD has not trained its officers on its procedures relating to actions officers should take when witnessing an offense occurring off campus." She seeks punitive damages for civil rights violations, supervisory liability and negligence. She is represented by Wallace Brylak.

A cool article explaining the cause behind some "encounters".

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