Tesseracts wrote:DoglovingJim wrote:Tesseracts wrote:I didn't have any misgivings about your motives when I read the first post in this thread. I think it's nice to hear stories of the police having good judgement. However in later posts you certainly made it sound this thread was a passive aggressive reaction to the swatting thread or something. The fact that you characterized my post as "raging" pretty much says it all here.
Where did I even say that your post was simply raging? Don't put words into my mouth. I just don't see why you feel the need to mention straw-men and that whole defending cops for "behavior like murdering people" when it has nothing to do with me and this thread. The fact you'd even say that, it's like a link by association and I don't like it at all.
And as for me passively aggressively reacting to something:Not long after I wrote this thread you certainly give what I'd consider to be a sarcastic remark about how the police are "heroes" if they let you off with a warning for driving illegally. And then cmsellers quickly delves into negatives and focuses on discussing the "issues" about law enforcement and says that I'm missing the point (missing the point of my own thread?), and then he assumes that I wrote this is regards to some thread about police being bad. After I finally clear the air and reiterate that I just want to write about the good deeds of the police and it has nothing to do with what I presumed to be that old thread about swatting (not a thread about "police being bad" but that's the only link I could think of) what happens? You straight away start accusing me of writing this thread in response to it?
Now I try to be a polite person, I don't like being hostile or aggressive but seriously. If you think my reaction confirms your point then you are crazy, and it clearly shows that you are pushing some sort of agenda but with the guise of how "ohhhh, it's nice to hear stories about police officers" to cover up for it. Accusing me of things and then saying that my defensiveness confirms it is a load of crap, and I apologise for my language.
This isn't the battlefield you are seeking Tess, I'd suggest you write your own thread if you specifically want a debate or something because the intent of this thread is simply to share positive stories regarding the police.
Wow, overreaction much? I wrote that post because it was funny and because it gave me an opportunity to vent about a stressful recent event in my life. I also upvoted your original post before I wrote anything. I think the real problem here is that you personally dislike me (and Sellers). Probably because I don't agree with you, and the idea of Americans disagreeing with a bunch of non-Americans about what their own nation is like is apparently too much for you to handle. I'm absolutely not lying when I say I liked your original post and I seriously considered posting my own positive stories, but you have made it clear I'm not welcome in your club so I'll stick to threads that support my so-called "agenda." :roll:
I don't like you and cmsellers? You know what, I'm too tired to even care or tell you that you are wrong. Being annoyed at someone who for a thread about positive stories involving police instead goes into their many issues is not the same as hating them (don't know how many times I have to say that I don't hate cmsellers). Everybody is welcome here, of course I'll get annoyed at accusations made towards me regardless it's not like someone wouldn't be allowed to comment. Don't make yourself out to be some sort of victim, there are no victims here.
You don't agree with me on what? You don't agree that there are any positive stories involving the police? Since that's all this thread is about. I don't get it, but it makes it clear that you are pushing some sort of agenda if you are going to get so hasty about it. You talk about Americans disagreeing, disagreeing about what? What the hell did I say here that is so disagreeable? Perhaps you can't handle me having a more favorable view of the police in general (from several comments in other threads about giving them the benefit of the doubt until more evidence comes instead of bringing out the fire and pitchforks at the first possible sign of misconduct) and felt the need to unload your frustration of those comments here.
We are all adults Tess, if you don't want to share any positive stories involving the police (God knows how much we need them) because that conflicts with some belief of yours that they are bad or undeserving or praise or whatever the heck caused all this then you have every right to stick to threads that support your views. It is certainly a shame though because if you did have some positive stories then it would have been good. I wouldn't want your personal views on me to cause you to feel unwelcome and oppose this thread, I meant every word I said in that first post you liked, that's all the thread is about. Don't think about me, just think about the topic.
EDIT: I apologise if it seems like I've been overreacting, these past weeks in general has been real crap for me mentally and I hope I didn't take it out on you too much. I didn't mean to be so snappy. I just wanted a thread, one thread where everybody could post whatever positive stories they had, and I just couldn't deal with someone deciding to do the opposite and saying I missed the point of my own thread.
I'm sorry Tess about my comment on your first post, perhaps it was just a joke but it rubbed me the wrong way with how you posted after. If you got any positive stories please feel free to share them here. And if you would like to discuss or debate our personal views feel free to make a thread or pm me about it.