On Off-duty police thwart robbery attempt
Posted on August 13 at 11:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mickie- I reread what you posted and realized that you said this: "Of course everyone no matter their occupation has their rights." I see that you're not against off duty police officers drinking, however it seems that you think they shouldn't do it publicly? Or is it the fact that they were having a pub crawl?
On Off-duty police thwart robbery attempt
Posted on August 13 at 11:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mickie- (off duty) cops aren't supposed to drink, is that what you're saying? They're humans too. It's not illegal to have a drink or two. It's not illegal to get drunk. As long as these off duty cops aren't belligerent drunks, cause a scene, start fights, go driving after they've been drinking to the point of intoxication, then I really don't see what the big deal is. I bet Obama drinks. I bet doctors drink. Jesus even had a drink!
On Off-duty police thwart robbery attempt
Posted on August 12 at 1:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I don't know anything about pub crawls, so I'm not going to say anything about off-duty cops walking in with a beer.
I do know that typically when someone walks into an establishment, concealing their identity, their intentions are usually not of the best. True, this guy had no weapon on him, but how many places get held up by a fake weapon? Or with someone who puts their hand in their pocket saying, "I have a gun, give me all your money!!" when they don't even have anything on them? It's possible that this guy was going to do the something similar. This guy is only 18, he obviously wasn't there to get a drink.
Being in retail, catching shoplifters, I hear every excuse as to why I shouldn't prosecute. "I was going to pay for it." "I forgot it was in my pocket." "Let me pay for it." "I didn't know I was doing it." People are full of excuses and will say or do anything to get out of trouble. It's possible that's where this guy's story came from.
I say good job to the off-duty police! What else were they supposed to think was going to happen? The off-duty police may not have even been intoxicated (someone had mentioned it.) It's possible to drink and not get drunk. I wasn't there, I don't know these guys, so I don't know for sure. I'm just saying.
On 13-year-old charged in Milwaukee killing
Posted on August 10 at 7:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow...
On Janesville family scrambles to find discontinued food
Posted on July 24 at 4:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"For now, Megan gets the nutrients she needs from a liquid multivitamin, instant liquid breakfast, flavored milk and the Twisters from Smith."
copied and pasted.
I read it as Twisters are her snack food. I try to eat healthy but I want my snack food too. I'm going to assume that Megan eats healthier than the majority of adults and children.
On Man forced from car in Walmart lot
Posted on July 24 at 1:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
momo: I didn't read them all because they started to get too off topic :) I did skim through some of them to see if any of them seemed relevant to the story, but I had no luck!
On Man forced from car in Walmart lot
Posted on July 24 at 12:45 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
A lot of these comments are WAY off topic, it's very annoying to read all of them.
If the car is going to a chop shop (which I believe it is) then the older the car, the better. All I did was google "chop shop" and I found my answer.
This isn't a random act, so people don't need to be scared if it's going to happen to them. Although, to be cautious is always a good thing. I happen to know WHO the victim is. I don't know that I should be posting this, but I will anyways. He is a former gang member who is trying to straighten out his life. I believe (don't KNOW) that his former gang went after him because he left. I *do* believe that this is an act of gang retaliation. If this victim had a gun on him and fought back, the victim would go to jail. He's under close police supervision and they're waiting for him to mess up. Also, if he had a gun on him and killed/injured the people who attacked him, then chances are, other gang members would find him and kill him/seriously injure him. (provided it's the gang who did this.)
Maybe I gave too much information, I don't know. If I did, I'm sure my comment will be removed.
On Heroin problem linked to parenting
Posted on July 17 at 1:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I don't believe that bad parenting *will* result in drug addiction for the child, or that every child who is addicted to drugs grew up without parental discipline, but I *do* believe that a child is at higher risk of becoming addicted when they have parents who aren't willing to be a parent, but would rather be a friend.
On Heroin problem linked to parenting
Posted on July 17 at 12:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
As an employee in retail, I've noticed that this lack of parenting starts early on, when the kids are still in diapers. Now, not *every* parent is a bad parent, but the majority of parents that I've seen aren't even parents at all. Those kids have a higher chance of growing up to be nothing.
When I was growing up, my mom was my mom, not my friend, and I swear I hated her for that. I was always angry at her for disciplining me and for not being a "cool" parent and letting me do whatever I wanted. But now, as an adult, I have a healthy relationship with her and am glad that she wasn't my friend, but my mother, as I was growing up.
Not every child will respond to consistant discipline, but if *every* parent were to scold their child when appropriate, our crime level would be much lower than it is today.
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On Crackdown to target drunken drivers
Posted on August 19 at 12:17 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
cardtrader- that confused me too. I think what it means is that the person will get a ticket or whatever the consequence may be. You know how some people will get pulled over for speeding, but will be let off with a warning? I think that's what they're talking about here. Nobody will be let off with a warning.
I may be wrong, but that's just what I think they mean.