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Marr

(20,317 posts)
79. EXACTLY the response I'd expect.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 02:51 AM
Dec 2012

"Not me. I'M Captain Above Average. I'M unusually cool under fire. I'M expertly trained, unlike those OTHER people."

lmao

We know, we know, it is a total surprise Flashmann Dec 2012 #1
you do realize oddoneout Dec 2012 #2
You still did not watch the video. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #3
it is not a "full-time" job oddoneout Dec 2012 #7
OK, Rambo. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #8
You, sir or madam, are a complete fucking idiot. cliffordu Dec 2012 #31
Fucking crickets cliffordu Dec 2012 #49
wait!!!! i hear a song!!!!! spanone Dec 2012 #51
LOL. cliffordu Dec 2012 #53
ok well what exactly oddoneout Dec 2012 #80
I dunno what the answer is but I know that cliffordu Dec 2012 #85
like I said oddoneout Dec 2012 #86
Sorry - your whole line of..."reasoning".... cliffordu Dec 2012 #87
what oddoneout Dec 2012 #92
What does that have to do with the OP? n/t zappaman Dec 2012 #4
He thinks we should all become cops. No more bad guys = problem solved!!! PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #6
oh yes zappaman Dec 2012 #9
RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH! FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #17
you sir oddoneout Dec 2012 #81
Soooooo sibelian Dec 2012 #5
It's amazing, the weird and irrational "ideas" people come up with Scootaloo Dec 2012 #21
what oddoneout Dec 2012 #82
at least ban guns designed to kill a lot of people quickly noiretextatique Dec 2012 #99
Sorry, but the person you are responding to is no longer here. zappaman Dec 2012 #102
excellent noiretextatique Dec 2012 #103
You know the "criminals don't own guns legally!" is a straw man, right? Scootaloo Dec 2012 #106
Police officers reteachinwi Dec 2012 #12
This is apparently reteachinwi Dec 2012 #47
They get more than six hours of training though, don't they. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #20
You do realize the US friendly fire casualty rate can be as high as 25% of the total casualties. sarge43 Dec 2012 #29
Why Do I Have The Feeling That Under Similar Circumstances, You Would Be Lying In A Puddle Of Your Skraxx Dec 2012 #37
EXACTLY the response I'd expect. Marr Dec 2012 #79
when did i say that oddoneout Dec 2012 #83
a lot of cops get shot datasuspect Dec 2012 #89
Average people train with thier guns by shooting at a target Marrah_G Dec 2012 #94
In addition to being anti-social fuckwits, the gun nuts are delusional assholes alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #10
And also uber-paranoid, it turns out!! PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #11
Is this the one where they gave everyone loose fitting clothing and gloves? N/T beevul Dec 2012 #13
CCW permit holders don't protect innocent people. They kill them. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #14
Data? AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #33
CCW holders have killed 499 people, including 14 LEO's and 23 mass murders. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #34
499 shootings out of 9 million people over a five year period. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #36
I trust that report about as much as I would trust one from the NRA rl6214 Dec 2012 #96
I think they made them all wear special shootin' unifurms. Pholus Dec 2012 #18
It turns out that soldiers and cops are not movie heroes, either. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #15
totally off topic abelenkpe Dec 2012 #43
I disagree that it is OT, as the topic is dependent on the fallacy that trained people Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #48
A coworker insists that his friend with a CCL would have stopped the Aurora shooter Orrex Dec 2012 #16
Actually, he doesn't appear to have been armored at all. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #38
Interesting. Thanks for the info! Orrex Dec 2012 #46
Oh yeah? What makes you think I'm not Bruce Willis? lob1 Dec 2012 #19
We are over entertained nt Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #22
I have the same hair MynameisBlarney Dec 2012 #23
I have the same hair too, but my aim is true. I just cannot make a witty one liner, damn it! Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #27
Maybe we should team up MynameisBlarney Dec 2012 #84
I am good at heavy! Lol. I would like to ask you to team up with me. I have convinced a few others Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #93
I am! MynameisBlarney Dec 2012 #95
Cool! We should have enough people soon to see CCFR demanded in EVERY POST on DU! Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #98
Fuck yeah! MynameisBlarney Dec 2012 #100
Have a Patron, Cointreau Margarita on the rocks, w/salt Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #105
I would...but MynameisBlarney Dec 2012 #107
Super convenient the 'shooter' knew exactly who in the room had a gun every time. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #24
So.... none of the science about how people react in crisis holds true? PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #25
I wouldn't know. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #26
yup a lot of the training is no win in order to prepare cops for what could happen loli phabay Dec 2012 #58
I have more hair, but riqster Dec 2012 #28
Wow, that video gives me alot more appreciation for the skill of cops. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #30
Some cops are awesome shots. Shoot competitively. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #32
yeah i know a couple of older guys who can outshoot semi autos with a bolt action loli phabay Dec 2012 #60
Bruce Willis the antigun Dec 2012 #35
Can someone please do us all a favor & post that footage of that old man shooting in a video cafe? KittyWampus Dec 2012 #39
Two people were shot. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #40
so much for "miraculous". KittyWampus Dec 2012 #42
Dunno. He hit the two people he was shooting at, at least. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #44
I've had strangers say that I look like Bruce Willis neverforget Dec 2012 #41
crazy video nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #45
How many more times do we need to discuss these foolish videos? ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #50
Sorry, I didn't realize that you were Rambo and that none of the theories in it hold true. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #52
I'll give you the cliff notes Travis_0004 Dec 2012 #54
And I bet you still couldn't do SHIT in a mass shooting crisis. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #57
But you automatically assume a cop can do better? Travis_0004 Dec 2012 #67
Nope. I never said that. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #68
Nikki - Mother Of Four Dec 2012 #76
I'm glad I checked one last time before bed. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #77
.. Mother Of Four Dec 2012 #78
Your husband sounds like an amazing man. And I bet he's lucky to have you, too. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #108
What theories in it? ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #55
The physical effects of crisis. You aren't Rambo. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #56
Your source not withstanding, you have the right list of effects. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #62
See here for my thoughts on training: PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #64
Your thoughts? Or those of the VPC? ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #72
Mine as well. They are logical and scientific. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #73
going off on a tangent here but i think americans in vehicles are the same loli phabay Dec 2012 #74
5raing helps a lot but i feel muscle memory is paramount loli phabay Dec 2012 #66
I ave been in real shoot outs nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #59
so you have returned fire and know your limits when stressed loli phabay Dec 2012 #61
Real-Life Differences. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #63
no i know the differences and have experienced them thats why i dont train for the range loli phabay Dec 2012 #69
ok, we have established that you are likely an exception or think you are. Again... PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #70
not agreeing or disagreeing with you just talking personal experience loli phabay Dec 2012 #71
"I ave been in real shoot outs And can testify to quite a bit of it, Rambo." zappaman Dec 2012 #90
Crickets rl6214 Dec 2012 #97
You might want to ask the same question zappaman Dec 2012 #101
I knew!...John McClane, Sarah OConnor, and Rambo were wussies. jmg257 Dec 2012 #65
I prefer to call this the Eastwood Fallacy. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #75
there was a study in the mid 90s datasuspect Dec 2012 #88
Well duh, that's why I like force-on-force training sir pball Dec 2012 #91
Amazin! Care Acutely Dec 2012 #104
Try telling that to the Rambo Masturbators on this board Taverner Dec 2012 #109
I am. I have. It's an exercise in futility. Check this out: PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #110
If you ask me, I think a bunch of angry Republicans have signed up lately Taverner Dec 2012 #111
I just don't get the vicious horrible bullshit she is spewing. It's just vile. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #112
Pretty much. This forum....needs an enema! Taverner Dec 2012 #113
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