Rivalarrival

The only people who will always be at a violent crime are the perpetrator and the victim. One of those two is motivated to start crime. The other, to stop it.

Addressing the perpetrator, I first have to convince them to do a 180 on their motivations. I have to convince them that the weak, tasty victims they have been preying upon shouldn't be touched, and that they should instead go after tough, bland game instead. This is what you want me to focus on.

Addressing the victim, we merely have to show them how to achieve their goals, whether that is to be something sharp and vicious who can fight back, or how to be mistaken for one who can.

The reality is that I am focusing on that first part: it's a lot easier to convince those perpetrators not to perpetrate when we can show them their victims are likely to fight back.

If that's what you "heard", you need to get your ears checked.

I'm talking about victim empowerment, not blame. It is our duty to support the victim, in part by ensuring they have the means to support their motive to forcefully end the attack at the earliest possible opportunity. That "earliest possible opportunity" occurs long before anyone else can respond to violence. We must be proactive, engaging people before they decide to become perpetrators, and enabling people to stop violent attacks before they become victims.

The first responder to a violent crime is always the victim. It is our responsibility to ensure the effectiveness of their immediate response.

If that's what you "heard", you need to get your ears checked.

I'm talking about victim empowerment, not blame. It is our duty to support the victim, in part by ensuring they have the means to support their motive to forcefully end the attack at the earliest possible opportunity. That "earliest possible opportunity" occurs long before anyone else can respond to violence. We must be proactive, engaging people before they decide to become perpetrators, and enabling people to stop violent attacks before they become victims.

So, more "Suck it up, buttercup"?

Proceed, Governor.

Body cameras should be used as punch clocks. You're not on duty unless your camera is running. No pay, no qualified immunity unless your body cameras is on and running.

Without a body camera running, you are not a cop; you are impersonating a cop.

True, but they also think it is "murder" when I eat my dino nuggies. They clearly don't know what "murder" actually is.

This was suicide. "Being a CEO" in 2025 is suicidal ideation.

Larry Fink

Sounds to me like the mortality rate of affluenza is on the rise.

Booyakasha!

If it's justified for an imperiled person to use potentially-lethal force against an attacker at a particular moment in time in defense of self, it is justifiable for anyone to use that same level of force against that same attacker at that same moment in time in defense of that imperiled person.

If the killer's actions were justifiable homicide, the "bank [doing] the same thing" would also be justifiable homicide.

"Pressure" is typical. "Discomfort" is typical. If you don't have an underlying condition like a sinus infection, "pain" is not typical. You might want to talk to an ENT.

I'm a balloon pilot. My ears will typically first equalize about 500 feet above ground level. I'll occasionally hear small little "farts" as the pressure changes, but I rarely feel anything more than slight pressure.

but multiple times I've gone from sea level to between 5k and 10k feet, and when my ear pressure equalize, it is often quite painful for minutes.

If your ears aren't equalizing until a 5k ascent, that's approximately 2psi pressure differential. I can see how that would be quite painful.

If your ears won't clear at all, yes, you'd have a problem. But, you're indicating your ears do eventually equalize. You won't experience more pain than what you already do.

Even though there is an 8psi difference between cabin and atmospheric pressure, your sinuses apparently start "leaking" at a 2psi differential; they won't build up an 8psi difference across your eardrums.

You might try a nasal/sinus decongestant before an ascent. Pseudoephedrine works best for me, but it tends to make my head swim. Oxymetazoline nasal spray works well, but I get terrible rebound congestion from it. Phenylephrine pills do nothing, but phenylephrine nasal spray ("4-Way") works very well for me.