User, thing 2 played this song for me the other day. It was more of a parody but the chorus was nigga nigga nigga nigga. It was stupid.

(02-16-2013, 07:01 PM)Paulistano Wrote:

(02-16-2013, 06:48 PM)Duchess Wrote: I know. I hear the Godfather theme song whenever I see your name.[/i][/size]

The Brando thing. It must be the lack of hair.

Where is that LadyCop woman?

LC passed away.

(02-16-2013, 07:13 PM)username Wrote: LC passed away.

OMG. I'm truly sorry.

(02-16-2013, 07:01 PM)Paulistano Wrote: Where is that LadyCop woman?

Annnnnndd the thread takes an awkward turn.

(02-16-2013, 07:28 PM)Jimbone Wrote: Annnnnndd the thread takes an awkward turn.

It shouldn't be awkward & I don't want anyone to feel like that whenever her name is mentioned. Her fingerprints are all over Mock & I like that and I like it when she's mentioned. I don't want her forgotten for christssake.

(02-16-2013, 07:28 PM)Jimbone Wrote:

(02-16-2013, 07:01 PM)Paulistano Wrote: Where is that LadyCop woman?

Annnnnndd the thread takes an awkward turn.

Not really (for me at least). Not now. But it did cause me to want to go dig up the movie Queenbee made for her which made me smile. I guess I'm with Tiki in that regard; I just remember her with fondness at this point.

http://mockforums.net/thread-9125.html

Sheesh, what is up with everyone being so sensitive?

I was trying to be funny.

Which reminds me of a joke.... a woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: ''Ugh, that's the ugliest baby I've ever seen!'' The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: ''The driver just insulted me!'' The man says: ''You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I'll hold your monkey for you.''

(02-16-2013, 07:40 PM)username Wrote: Not really (for me at least). Not now. But it did cause me to want to go dig up the movie Queenbee made for her which made me smile. I guess I'm with Tiki in that regard; I just remember her with fondness at this point.

http://mockforums.net/thread-9125.html

Nicely done.

(02-16-2013, 07:55 PM)Jimbone Wrote: Sheesh, what is up with everyone being so sensitive?

I was trying to be funny.

Oops. I didn't get it & it bothered me a little to read that someone, anyone, would feel awkward when her name was brought up.

(02-16-2013, 08:54 PM)Duchess Wrote:

Oops. I didn't get it & it bothered me a little to read that someone, anyone, would feel awkward when her name was brought up.

Eh, you know me and how my shit never translates properly when I type it.

Plus you're a caged animal suffering from cabin fever.

And one of your members admitted to loving horse meat.

All in all, your response was relatively measured

(02-16-2013, 07:55 PM)Jimbone Wrote: Sheesh, what is up with everyone being so sensitive?

I was trying to be funny.

Which reminds me of a joke.... a woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: ''Ugh, that's the ugliest baby I've ever seen!'' The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: ''The driver just insulted me!'' The man says: ''You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I'll hold your monkey for you.''

You are wicked to-night

The fine print, lawyers and politicians.

Reward for capture of ex-cop causing controversy

"Blame the fine print — the requirement of an arrest and conviction — for the latest wrinkle in the battle over the pot of money that remains unpaid more than six weeks later."

"The mayor knew full well that he wasn't going to be convicted when he authorized the resolution," said attorney Kirk Hallam. "It is completely disingenuous for him to stand up there now and say, 'Oh we weren't legally authorized to issue this.' Really? That's not what you said when you offered the ordinance to the City Council after the facts were already known."

Full Story

Assholes.

There's some quote in there to the effect "maybe we should figure out the parameters before we offer an award...". Duh, ya' think? Idiots.

Makes me wonder who would've stepped-up if no money was offered.

(04-01-2013, 02:18 PM)BlueTiki Wrote: Makes me wonder who would've stepped-up if no money was offered.

Or, stepped-over?

Still kinda blows me away that the cabin in which Dorner was holed up and from which the couple escaped was literally steps away from LE's Big Bear command center.

Never heard anything more about that accomplice that police believed helped Dorner escape to Mexico, as announced by media just hours before Dorner fled the couple's cabin and the Big Bear stand-off began. Hmm...

I read last week that PD is already starting to pay off those civilians who were mistakenly shot (along with those whose cars were shot up) during the manhunt.

(04-01-2013, 03:07 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:

(04-01-2013, 02:18 PM)BlueTiki Wrote: Makes me wonder who would've stepped-up if no money was offered.

Or, stepped-over?

Still kinda blows me away that the cabin in which Dorner was holed up and from which the couple escaped was literally steps away from LE's Big Bear command center.

Never heard anything more about that accomplice that police believed helped Dorner escape to Mexico, as announced by media just hours before Dorner fled the couple's cabin and the Big Bear stand-off began. Hmm...

I read last week that PD is already starting to pay off those civilians who were mistakenly shot (along with those whose cars were shot up) during the manhunt.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

The reward money is going to the people who were shot inadvertently by cops, instead of those who tipped off the PD?

They might get away with it based on a technicality.

(04-01-2013, 03:14 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

The reward money is going to the people who were shot inadvertently by cops, instead of those who tipped off the PD?

They might get away with it based on a technicality.

I believe the PD wants to limit its pay outs and I really don't blame them. Those who got hurt or suffered property damages should be compensated fairly for that and any resulting loss of pay. Beyond that, I hope not to see a bunch of greedy lawsuits.

I don't think people should need to be rewarded for doing the right thing, but sometimes it's an incentive to generate tips so I get it and understand that it can be effective.

Regarding the Dorner reward money specifically, I honestly don't think that anyone has a legitimate claim to it. The conditions/stipulations for reward weren't issued in "fine print", imo. I recall, as soon as the rewards were announced, reading/hearing comments about how it was highly unlikely that a reward pay out would ever be a reality because the police had no chance (and some believed, no intention) of capturing and convicting Dorner. I don't think too many inside and outside of LE doubted that Dorner planned to exit his last scene in a body bag.

Anyway, I think the reward conditions were clear from the start, though I guess I can understand the frustration if some folks feel misled.

LAPD Wrongful Shooting of Civilians During Pursuit of Dorner



Snip:
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has found that eight officers who opened fire on two women in a pickup truck during a search for Christopher Dorner violated the department’s policy on using deadly force, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the case.

Officers from the department’s Hollywood Division were dispatched to a quiet residential neighborhood in Torrance with orders to guard the home of an LAPD captain who had been involved in the decision to fire Dorner for dishonesty and other misconduct.

At some point, the officers received a report that a pickup truck resembling Dorner’s was seen in the area of the house they were guarding. Shortly after 5 a.m., a truck turned onto the street.

As the vehicle approached the house, officers opened fire, unloading over 100 bullets into the truck. When the shooting stopped, they realized their mistake. The truck was a different make and model. The color wasn't gray, as Dorner’s was, but blue. And it wasn't Dorner inside the truck, but a woman and her mother delivering copies of the Los Angeles Times.

Ms. Hernandez was shot twice in the back, while her daughter received superficial wounds. The women later agreed to a $4.2-million settlement with the city.

A panel of high-ranking police officials that reviewed the shooting urged Beck to clear the officers of wrongdoing, said the sources, who spoke on the condition that their names not be used because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case. Beck, however, ultimately found the officers’ actions could not be justified, the sources said.

Since the shooting, the officers, whom the department has not identified over concerns for their safety, have been assigned to desk jobs to keep them out of the field, police officials said.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...z2sSPjbtNx

^^^ The pressure that police were under to stop Dorner before he killed more people - as he'd threatened to do just hours before - was intense. No doubt about it.

BUT, I agree with Chief Beck and am glad the LAPD didn't stop at just paying off the victims and then try to sweep the wrongful shootings under the rug.

Officers shooting 100 times at two women in a blue truck because the officers were on high alert and thought it was one man in a gray truck (of a different make/model, no less)? No policy should enable such a dangerous lack of judgment and skill by any officers, any where, IMO. The eight officers are so damned lucky that neither of the women died.

Chief Beck will meet Tuesday with the Police Commission, which oversees the LAPD and has the final word on police shootings, to share his finding. The commission will then vote on whether it agrees the officers violated LAPD policy.

It will then be up to Beck to decide how to discipline the officers, if at all.