Midnight In The Desert

[Nobody]

Four hours and not a single BLM caller.

I was never quite clear on what a caller from BLM would have to say that has not already been said over and over again.  Perhaps it was an attempt on Heather's part to make the show "edgy"? 

[mikuthing01]

I was never quite clear on what a caller from BLM would have to say that has not already been said over and over again.  Perhaps it was an attempt on Heather's part to make the show "edgy"? 

She had more edges than bismuth last night going after Alex Jones

[Firefighter]

Police are trained to shoot center mass.

They aren't trained to do trick shots.

People are so fucking stupid.

Thinking officers in the heat of the moment can aim and shoot moving targets in the leg or somewhere else.

Fucking stupid caller.

...also where does it end...lets say today cops are now trained to shoot the leg if possible...tomorrow it's don't shoot the leg until after first giving a warning shot to show the criminal that you are serious...then the day after police are told to leave their firearm secured in the vehicle until it's really needed....you know what lets just get rid of police all together close down the stations and rewire 911 to automated loop that gives suggestions for steps to take in a dire situation

[Firefighter]

Entering hour three, still no black listeners.

BLM caller line now changed to callers that have a black friend.

...awwehahahaha that sir is funny...

Then that turns into....

....Heather :"if you've ever channel surfed while on the phone and accidentally stopped on a black sitcom not realizing it caller line now open...I want to hear from you"

[Nobody]

She had more edges than bismuth last night going after Alex Jones

The serious tone she took when she started criticising Alex Jones was seriously undermined by her Friday show coming across as some sort of third-rate imitation of his "the world is ending" schtick.

I quickly found myself wishing that she would stick to paranormal topics because her handling of current events is cringeworthy; she does not seem to have anything to offer in the way of new angles or insights when it comes to dealing with serious real world events.  At least when she deals with the paranormal she has an excuse to trot out her witch routine and dazzle the punters with Tales of the Supernatural.

However, perhaps what Heather offered on Friday is exactly what many listeners want: a host who is even more confused and bewildered by what is going on in the world than they are. 

[Robert]

Care to show the class your work on this solution?

Neat!  Those chalkboard panels must slide into position like one of those order-the-things slide puzzles with 1 empty square.

When they get into the Hebrew letters, that's when you know they're really serious.

Wolfie's laughing at a joke in one of those panels.

[BelgianCarbonFibre]

Police are trained to shoot center mass.

They aren't trained to do trick shots.

People are so fucking stupid.

Thinking officers in the heat of the moment can aim and shoot moving targets in the leg or somewhere else.

Fucking stupid caller.

You've been upgraded from "Stormfront cocksucker" to "Twinkletoes". Congrats.

[Mind Flayer Monk]

They should have just had a Law Enforcement Officer special line. Those calls were good. The British cop was also interesting-to hear an opinion from another country.

[anunnaki]

H is such an AHOLE, she is pre- judging Law Enforcement like OBUMMA DID without ALL the FACTS

What do you say NOW Heather ?  -

Motorist appears to punch off-duty cop before fatal shooting

(http://nypost.com/2016/07/07/video-shows-motorist-punching-off-duty-cop-before-fatal-shooting/)

Surveillance video shows an angry motorist “punching the sâ€"t” out of an off-duty cop through a car window before the officer fatally shot him, the owner of a nearby building said Wednesday.

The owner of the Atlantic Avenue building in Brooklyn said he plans to give his video to the NYPD.

It shows 37-year-old Delrawn Small get out of his car at the traffic light at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Bradford Street and charge Officer Wayne Isaacs’ car â€" two cars ahead â€" the landlord said.

Small’s girlfriend Zaquanna Albert, 35, can be seen trying to hold her man back, but he could not be restrained as their 5-month-old son and one of Albert’s teenage daughters sat in the car.

Small pummeled Isaacs, 37, through his open driver’s-side window with “big haymaker” punches before the flash of gunfire can be seen in the video, said the landlord.

“The video shows the guy coming out of his fâ€"king car, running up to [the cop’s] car, going in the driver’s-side window and just punching the sâ€"t of this poor cop. Then all of a sudden you see sparks,” he said, adding that the next image is of Small hitting the pavement.

He added that Small “was wailing on [Isaacs’] face, like ‘pow, pow!’ He was looking to knock this guy out, punching and punching. Maybe four punches.

“It was big haymakers.”

Small’s girlfriend initially told police investigators that Isaacs exited his car and opened fire on Small, but police sources rejected that narrative.

Isaacs, who was heading home after a 4 p.m.-to-midnight shift in the 79th Precinct in Bedford-Stuyvesant, pulled out his service weapon from underneath his white T-shirt and blasted Small once in the head and once in the chest after the pummeling, sources said.

Small, an ex-con who has a lengthy rap sheet with 19 prior arrests, died at the scene.


Police sources told The Post that investigators have already recovered surveillance footage from a different, less visible vantage point that shows Small get out of his car and lean into Isaacs’ driver’s-side window before Small can be seen collapsing to the ground.

Family members of the slain dad told The Post on Tuesday that if Isaacs, a three-year veteran, is not charged for the killing of Small, they’ll “hunt him down” themselves.

Sources said cops will be posted outside Isaacs’ home for security.

At a vigil for Small on Atlantic Avenue on Wednesday night, the slain man’s brother said it didn’t matter if Small threw the first punch.

“At the end of the day, all that matters to me is that he got shot by a cop for no reason,” Victor Dempsey said.

The NYPD is investigating the fatal shooting along with the state Attorney General’s Office.

[Nobody]

“At the end of the day, all that matters to me is that he got shot by a cop for no reason,” [emphasis added] Victor Dempsey said.

Fascinating.

[zeebo]

...also where does it end...lets say today cops are now trained to shoot the leg if possible...tomorrow it's don't shoot the leg until after first giving a warning shot to show the criminal that you are serious...then the day after police are told to leave their firearm secured in the vehicle until it's really needed....you know what lets just get rid of police all together close down the stations and rewire 911 to automated loop that gives suggestions for steps to take in a dire situation

I recall someone here suggesting after the Michael Brown incident, that when he reached through the window for the cop's gun, the cop should've just let him take it, and then driven off to help diffuse the situation.

[The King of Kings]

I recall someone here suggesting after the Michael Brown incident, that when he reached through the window for the cop's gun, the cop should've just let him take it, and then driven off to help diffuse the situation.

That was probably Yorkshire_Cuck, or RealCoolCuckio

[JesusJuice]

She had more edges than bismuth last night going after Alex Jones

What scares me is that people might actually believe some of Jones' bs.  I watch him, sure, knowing the entire time that this guy is a complete loon.  Also, I want to see it when he finally has a heart attack on air, or blows a vein in his eye or something.  But, it's just to go, "Oh what is Alex Jones ranting about today?"  and "Damn, this guy just never stops!"But we all know why he does this.  To sell products, of course.  He does seem to have some kind of psychosis though.Rush I can sometimes listen to, his crazy is a bit more subtle.  Been wondering how much longer he can stay on the air.

[anunnaki]

Police are trained to shoot center mass.

They aren't trained to do trick shots.

People are so fucking stupid.

Thinking officers in the heat of the moment can aim and shoot moving targets in the leg or somewhere else.

Fucking stupid caller.

"Center Mass"  - So true !   There was a famous incident where a Cop was sent to a dispute in a Bar- Man with a Knife. During the confrontation, the Perp had his hand w knife up at shoulder level ans approached the cop who shot him point blank in the head. Perp (now instantly dead) fell forward and plunged the knife into the cop's heart killing him. The Medical Examiner ruled that technically the Cop was killed by a dead man, and that had the Perp been shot in "Center Mass" instead of the head, it would have caused him to bend over with knife pointed at the floor and not at the Cop's Chest.

Arms , legs, heads can all be moved, but the Center Mass, even for a Belly Dancer doesn't move much.

[Laurakinch]

I recall someone here suggesting after the Michael Brown incident, that when he reached through the window for the cop's gun, the cop should've just let him take it, and then driven off to help diffuse the situation.

That was probably Yorkshire_Cuck, or RealCoolCuckio

No it wasn't.

It was b_dubb.

[I Am Gary]

Care to show the class your work on this solution?

Aren't you the fucktard who made a trip to hang out with Heather Wade personally and introduced her into the witch coven shit she belongs to now?

[Jackstar]

Aren't you the fucktard who

Settle down, Beavis.

[Firefighter]

I recall someone here suggesting after the Michael Brown incident, that when he reached through the window for the cop's gun, the cop should've just let him take it, and then driven off to help diffuse the situation.

...that suggestion is great...cop should've let his firearm be taken by a criminal assaulting him (no chance that criminal would shoot the cop before he had a chance to drive away)

[CornyCrow]

...that suggestion is great...cop should've let his firearm be taken by a criminal assaulting him (no chance that criminal would shoot the cop before he had a chance to drive away)

I am of the opinion that cops all over the country have been not operating properly for a very long time, so it is upsetting to them when the public videos their behavior and the public is shocked at what they see.  I saw a list of the BLM (hate that name) suggestions for changes to our policing and they are reasonable and good. 

That said, the BLM movement seems to have been, like most black protests, infiltrated by a violent group of lowlives.  The movement, if it really wishes to be taken seriously, must be VERY selective of the cases it wishes to highlight of bad policing.  Pointing to a guy with a long and violent rap sheet will not elicit public sympathy.

Also, EVERY time they start a peaceful protest it is infiltrated after a day or so by roughnecks.  It is up to BLM leadership, if they really wish public sympathy with their cause, to identify these cretins and the groups they sprung out of, and tell the media and the police that they in no way represent the movement. 

How can they possibly be expecting any sympathy if all the public sees is violence and thugs and that the leadership does not distance the movement from these things? 

[aldousburbank]

Aren't you the fucktard who made a trip to hang out with Heather Wade personally and introduced her into the witch coven shit she belongs to now?

Absofuckinlutely!  You're welcome!

[zeebo]

...The movement, if it really wishes to be taken seriously, must be VERY selective of the cases it wishes to highlight of bad policing.  ...

Cases of clear misconduct should be prosecuted fully.  In addition I'd like to see the courts curb some of the tactics the police use, some of which might even be unconstitutional imho. 

At the same time activists, media, and certain politicians should also refrain from overgeneralizing that those cases represent some kind of nationwide cop conspiracy to declare 'open season' on folks, etc. 

Dealing with this balance between lawful authority and personal civil rights is where good political and cultural leaders can help.  I'm not seeing much of that though these days, just more polarization like in so many other areas.

[aldousburbank]

Cases of clear misconduct should be prosecuted fully.  In addition I'd like to see the courts curb some of the tactics the police use, some of which might even be unconstitutional imho. 

At the same time activists, media, and certain politicians should also refrain from overgeneralizing that those cases represent some kind of nationwide cop conspiracy to declare 'open season' on folks, etc. 

Dealing with this balance between lawful authority and personal civil rights is where good political and cultural leaders can help.  I'm not seeing much of that though these days, just more polarization like in so many other areas.

The steady upramping of police militarization in which every citizen is treated as a potential actionable threat increases ineraction tensions much like shaking a soda bottle before you open it.

[21st Century Man]

Cases of clear misconduct should be prosecuted fully.  In addition I'd like to see the courts curb some of the tactics the police use, some of which might even be unconstitutional imho. 

At the same time activists, media, and certain politicians should also refrain from overgeneralizing that those cases represent some kind of nationwide cop conspiracy to declare 'open season' on folks, etc. 

Dealing with this balance between lawful authority and personal civil rights is where good political and cultural leaders can help.  I'm not seeing much of that though these days, just more polarization like in so many other areas.

I couldn't agree more with this balanced approach.

Social media is a plague on our society.  This stuff happened years ago but without the internet, cities were basically unaware of what was going on in other cities.  Now everything is under a microscope and it is only going to get worse.

[ShayP]

I couldn't agree more with this balanced approach.

Social media is a plague on our society.  This stuff happened years ago but without the internet, cities were basically unaware of what was going on in other cities.  Now everything is under a microscope and it is only going to get worse.

I needed this.     

[zeebo]

The steady upramping of police militarization in which every citizen is treated as a potential actionable threat increases ineraction tensions much like shaking a soda bottle before you open it.

Yep it sucks.  I've had a few tense experiences myself - I very much disliked being intimidated as a (basically) lawful, unarmed citizen.  On the other hand, with the flood of weapons held by civilians I can kind of understand their extreme caution.  Other than more video monitoring and strong courts protecting civil rights, I don't know the answer.

[Morgus]

Looks like tonight's MITD show may be a replay from a few months ago with guest Stanton Friedman?

[21st Century Man]

I needed this.     

You're welcome.   

[trostol]

Looks like tonight's MITD show may be a replay from a few months ago with guest Stanton Friedman?

nah..supposedly talking majestic 12...but meh

[dan7800]

About 10 years ago my friend and I (we are both caucasian) got lost and took a wrong turn in the bad part of the city we live in. We were driving my friend's SUV. Neither of us had a criminal record. A local police car followed us for a bit and pulled us over. Immediately the two officers asked why we were there to buy drugs, a claim that we quickly rebutted. They quickly pulled my friend out of the car and cuffed in, and then pulled me out and cuffed me as well (making sure to slam my face up against the car and put the cuffs on crooked). Several black officers kept referring to me as "white boy".

After about an hour of being interrogated in the back of a police car about everything from where I grew up, to the "drug problem" I have (I won't even go near 2nd hand smoke, much less drugs) I finally said that I wanted my lawyer and that the police couldn't treat people that way. They immediately became inflamed that I mentioned the word "lawyer" and I heard one of the offers tell the other that they needed to find some tickets to write us up on. We were ultimately given several tickets for things like failing to signal XXX amount of feet before a turn and so forth.

A few days later I called the police office to complain. The officer said that they had done me a favor by scaring me from going back into that area, and that I fit the description of a typical person going there to buy drugs. I asked why that was and he said "You're a clean cut white kid driving a nice SUV. You look like a kid going there to buy drugs."

[Nobody]

Yep it sucks.  I've had a few tense experiences myself - I very much disliked being intimidated as a (basically) lawful, unarmed citizen.  On the other hand, with the flood of weapons held by civilians I can kind of understand their extreme caution. 

Like you, I can understand the fear felt by the police when it seems like every hothead has a gun tucked into into his (or her) waistband.

That said, it does not cost policemen anything to deal with people warily but respectfully, especially since showing respect goes a long way toward defusing tense confrontations.  Even militaries that conduct occupations know full well that if the natives are not treated respectfully, their job will be made twice as difficult.