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Fitzy Fitz posted:e: Fox News didn't tell me which side to take. Is it the combat veteran or the stand-your-ground gunman? You can almost hear something in the Fox journalist break as he tries to decide to support the armed gunman or the former bomb sniffing dog. "Guy saves himself with gun! Good!" "Saved himself from dog?" "Dog was pet of a veteran with PTSD...dog had PTSD?" "Dog was awarded combat veteran?" "But...good guy with gun saved the day! Right?"
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Why does a dog get a medel? Doesn't that cheapen it for the people?
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Oct 17, 2015 17:30
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If I were that dog I would not just stand there and let him shoot me.
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Oct 17, 2015 17:33
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PhazonLink posted:Why does a dog get a medel? Doesn't that cheapen it for the people? Personally, I'd say humans getting medals cheapens it for the heroic dogs.
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PhazonLink posted:Why does a dog get a medel? Doesn't that cheapen it for the people? Naw, most people who earn straight Bronze Stars are staff weanies who get it as an end of tour award. The Dog probably did more for the war than they did. The Dog should have been carrying. 
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PhazonLink posted:Why does a dog get a medel? Doesn't that cheapen it for the people? As I understand it the stars were awarded to the guy and they wrote the dog in to be nice.
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Oct 17, 2015 17:36
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Armyman25 posted:Naw, most people who earn straight Bronze Stars are staff weanies who get it as an end of tour award. The Dog probably did more for the war than they did. Wow even the army is giving millennials participation trophies.
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Oct 17, 2015 17:36
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Fitzy Fitz posted:If I were that dog I would not just stand there and let him shoot me. The gunman can't get everyone if all the neighborhood dogs rush him at once.
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Oct 17, 2015 17:37
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Something Else posted:How about a loving warning shot? Silence, you fool! You'll summon LeJackal to the thread!
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Oct 17, 2015 17:38
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Captain_Maclaine posted:Silence, you fool! You'll summon LeJackal to the thread! We have a whole thread for that now. Like a beacon of 'human being' accusations and gun pics.
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Oct 17, 2015 17:39
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That dog story is the saddest thing I've read in forever. I was messed up for a long time after my dog died and we didn't fight in a loving war and have PTSD together.
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Oct 17, 2015 17:45
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PhazonLink posted:Why does a dog get a medel? Doesn't that cheapen it for the people? Dog awards are informal and not officially recognized. Dogs are equipment according to the DoD. Equipment cannot receive awards. Unless they changed rules recently, there are dumb things like not giving government subsidized healthcare to retired military dogs, because you don't pay maintenance costs on discarded equipment. IIRC there were bills to at least allow the DoD to allow private entities to donate money to be dispersed. War is Hell.
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Oct 17, 2015 17:54
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mlmp08 posted:Dog awards are informal and not officially recognized. Dogs are equipment according to the DoD. Equipment cannot receive awards. o rly https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Effectiveness_Award
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Oct 17, 2015 18:01
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Classical bigotry in the military being hung around our necks like some sort of albatross. What if a Humvee does a really good job? Does it not earn the oil change by the sweat of its brow?
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Oct 17, 2015 18:04
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Something Else posted:How about a loving warning shot? Man shoots elderly WW2 veteran sitting on porch while trying to fend off attack from War Hero Service Dog You failed the mission Continue? YES/NO Fitzy Fitz posted:If I were that dog I would not just stand there and let him shoot me. Ben Pawson throwaway account spotted Hollismason fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Oct 17, 2015 |
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Oct 17, 2015 18:09
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The Navy is loving weird and that's really no different than a unit award IMO. If they gave a specific serialized cannon an award it's be more apt to what I was talking about. Yeah after reading that lol the equipment is not getting the award.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:11
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CommieGIR posted:We have a whole thread for that now. Like a beacon of 'human being' accusations and gun pics. That sounds about right.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:15
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I like this Huffingtonpost article because the idea of Rubio and Bush tearing at each other while Trump throws in weapons is great. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tension-builds-between-2016-gop-rivals-rubio-and-bush_56225e71e4b0bce34700f056?hzolxr Or maybe they're faking us out and then they'll turn on Trump and hit him with a chair!!!
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Oct 17, 2015 18:25
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mr. mephistopheles posted:That dog story is the saddest thing I've read in forever. I was messed up for a long time after my dog died and we didn't fight in a loving war and have PTSD together. It really is. I went to an event a couple weeks ago about PTSD and TBI, and one of the issues discussed was how helpful service dogs are to people suffering from those conditions. There was a woman there with PTSD who said without her service dog, she would have a hard time leaving her home. I hope this guy gets the help he needs (but it won't come from the laughably ineffective treatment provided to most veterans) before it's too late.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:26
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mr. mephistopheles posted:That dog story is the saddest thing I've read in forever. I was messed up for a long time after my dog died and we didn't fight in a loving war and have PTSD together. My family dog is ailing and I've been surprised by how much it's hosed me up. People are lucky to have a best friend as good and loyal as the dog.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:33
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So when you get where you're going, do you take the gun out of your bike holster and put it in your sling holster, or do you lock the gun to the bike? In which case why not just put it in your sling holster in the first place?
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Oct 17, 2015 18:34
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Stories like this make me in favor of no guns, they're a crutch for the weak and the cowardly. edit: quote:When he shot the animal, it was about 5-10 feet away, the man said. He had not thought the single round of bird shot had killed the dog, Mathess said of the man’s account. A dog is barking at you 5-10 feet away is not an attacking dog.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:40
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Hollismason posted:I like this Huffingtonpost article because the idea of Rubio and Bush tearing at each other while Trump throws in weapons is great. It's pretty funny that the article barely mentions in passing that they are both polling in the single digits.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:41
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Something Else posted:How about a loving warning shot? Dogs are smart and all but I don't think they really comprehend the concept of a warning shot.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:42
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Kalman posted:Dogs are smart and all but I don't think they really comprehend the concept of a warning shot. Especially one trained to survive in combat environments.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:45
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mlmp08 posted:The Navy is loving weird and that's really no different than a unit award IMO. If they gave a specific serialized cannon an award it's be more apt to what I was talking about.  Imagine getting your pill factory blown up by these chucklefucks.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:45
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Westboro Baptist is doing some next level trolling.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:50
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Cheekio posted:Stories like this make me in favor of no guns, they're a crutch for the weak and the cowardly. Yeah it wasn't like trying to tear his leg off. Just to remind people the man was not treated afaik from reading the article for any injuries.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:52
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Hollismason posted:Isn't there a lot of weird misogynistic stuff with the President's office as well? Other than the First Lady thing. It's going to be cool as hell having her as a president. It's so weird that the office of the Leader of the Global Patriarchy would have sexist or misogynistic trappings!
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Oct 17, 2015 18:57
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Maybe they realized their agenda will get more support if they argue the opposite.
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Oct 17, 2015 18:57
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BonoMan posted:"Bicycle Mounted Holster." I could see that as a viable thing if you're biking on trails a lot out there or down in to the Rockies where "oh hey a grizzly/cougar I guess I should bike away" as your only option means you're dead dead if it decides to follow you and you don't have a lot of open ground to haul rear end across (even then I give the cougar good odds at being able to run you down). Biking through (sub)urban areas not so much.
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quote:Despite its vocal anti-gay agenda, the church believes that Davis should issue marriage licenses to gay couples, saying she has a duty to uphold the laws of God and the laws of man – referring to the oath she swore to the Constitution. 
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Oct 17, 2015 19:08
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Fred Phelps dying really opened them up to new ideas.
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Oct 17, 2015 19:11
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The WBC is right. About a thing. How many signs of the apocalypse are we at now?
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Oct 17, 2015 19:12
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Zeroisanumber posted:Fred Phelps dying really opened them up to new ideas. Wait, that old fucker finally died? How on earth did I miss that?!
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Oct 17, 2015 19:17
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Captain_Maclaine posted:Wait, that old fucker finally died? How on earth did I miss that?! Dropped dead last spring.
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Oct 17, 2015 19:17
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Zeroisanumber posted:Dropped dead last spring. Gonna be smiling all day, despite learning of it so late.
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Oct 17, 2015 19:19
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Captain_Maclaine posted:Gonna be smiling all day, despite learning of it so late. I'm pretty sure they didn't have a funeral or something like that either so people couldn't picket it.
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Oct 17, 2015 19:25
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Business Gorillas posted:I'm pretty sure they didn't have a funeral or something like that either so people couldn't picket it. Pretty certain Fred Phelps was disowned by his family/the WBC on his deathbed, which is probably why.
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Captain_Maclaine posted:Gonna be smiling all day, despite learning of it so late. I gotta watch the news more, this is great.
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