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WCDT strips 3836-3840 (24 to 28 September 2018)

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Case:

--- Quote from: Cornelius on 25 Sep 2018, 13:22 ---
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 25 Sep 2018, 12:16 ---Look, there's enough badwill in the world, this forum should be a safe haven from it. So don't go fucking adding to it here.

I think I should go join De_La_Nae in that moratorium.

--- End quote ---

Not a bad idea that.

--- End quote ---

I admit it sounds tempting.

War Sparrow:
I'm with you on hoping O'Malley isn't written out- I really like him.

Tova:
Ah, good morning everyone. Well, it's morning where I am, so let's just run with that.

Apologies for starting a ruckus, and heartfelt thanks for those who had my back, Case in particular.

As at least a couple of you have guessed, my tongue was firmly planted in my cheek when I last posted. So much for my attempt to lighten the tone!  :roll:

I confess that I can be obstreperous* at times, but I sincerely welcome having my views challenged. They have been challenged and changed multiple times since I started here thanks to various regulars, believe me.

As to the topic of the systemic failure or otherwise of US police, I'm happy to engage, but I'll mainly be listening because I am in no position to contribute, as I am aware that I am largely ignorant on this topic.

* It's cromulent, don't @ me**.
** Kidding, seriously, @ me any time.

Thrillho:
I'd @ you any time [/George Harrison]

Busch:
I have long thought that the downfall of the popularity of police coincides exactly with the uptick in realizing the police can be leveraged to bring in money for the government.

Now they aren't your friend. They aren't serving or protecting. They're looking for an excuse to squeeze you for some cash. (Quite literally and directly in some countries. Only by proxy of the local government in the others.)

We should probably break police into two groups: "The Police", who enforce laws but never issue tickets. If it's not serious enough to arrest you then they do not care. And "The Revenue" who basically are pencil pushing ticket writers we can all agree to hate.

Then when you're in trouble you call "The Police" and don't worry if your tail light is out or your license is out of date. "The Police" do not, as a rule, ever summon "The Revenue" and "The Revenue" politely steer clear of police actions. ...although they can and will write tickets for The Police who engage in petty violations and The Police in turn can arrest a Revenue who gets overzealous with the beat sticks on people who argue about their tickets.

Only then can we restore balance to the force.

All that said, I like the idea of Basilisk as a P.I. That could be a whole fun side series in itself. At first she gets a lot of really lame cases -- stuff the other PIs wouldn't do or charged too much for. She could occasionally hire Bubbles on when she needs a little muscle. She could also look for bounties on no-show criminals.

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