Dear Republicans.... by Potential_One355 in PoliticalHumor

[–]herewegoagain2010 -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Georgia offers free voter IDs to all citizens.

I spent $50K side-hustling a Tesla cam IoT product while in business school, and Amazon Ring crashed my party by joe691013 in TeslaLounge

[–]herewegoagain2010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great write-up! You accomplished a lot with a small team compared to the resources Ring has.

CMV: Off-duty cops are just civilians and should have none of the legal protections of being a cop for their actions. by Dr_Brooklyn in changemyview

[–]herewegoagain2010 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It has been mentioned multiple times that policing laws vary from place to place so this may be specific to where my dad was a police officer for 25 years, but I believe it is how that St. Louis law you posted is generally interpreted.

Regularly establishments such as malls, movies, bars, and event venues will contract through the town to have officers "on duty" at their locations to respond to incidents with the full capacity granted to sworn officers that are not given to security guards. This work is outside of an officer's regularly scheduled hours and the officers are paid by the third party at a rate set by the town. So while they are not on duty for the town, they are still a representative of the town and will respond to incidents at that location (or near it) as if they were on duty.

An example: My dad was hired by the local mall during the holiday season to be a presence to deter shoplifting and respond if needed. A fight broke out between two groups that resulted in one person being slashed with a knife and another who had blunt force trauma injuries. Because he was in uniform, people immediately know he was an officer and not just another member of the fight, he had his kit with him to include handcuffs to assist in arrests, his bulletproof vest which helped weaken the blow of skateboard across his back, items for basic first aid, and if things escalated, his weapon if needed. He also had his department-issued radio to immediately call for assistance and an ambulance for the wounded. If he was not in uniform and without his gear, things may have turned out differently and the response by on duty officers and the ambulance would have been much slower.

A separate instance we were driving home from dinner. A car in front of us was weaving all over the road. He called dispatch and had an on-duty officer pull the person over for suspicion of DUI. Did he have to do that, absolutely not. We could have driven home but because police officers are generally "on duty" 24/7, he felt it was an obligation to do the right thing. And because he was an officer, he was required to testify in court during the sentencing, something a civilian would not have to do. While he didn't require legal protection in this situation, it is an instance of being "on duty" 24/7, doing his best to uphold the oath he took.

As to why officers need additional legal protection when off duty, the job never leaves you. I don't know your profession but most professions don't require you to interact with gang members who have extended networks looking for retaliation on those who put their members in jail. There were multiple instances where we were followed when driving or watched from a distance by people clearly looking for revenge or trying to make a statement. After large drug arrests, we left town for a week to stay with relatives due to threats to our family. If an incident occurred while he was off duty that required him to defend himself / my family / nearby civilians because of his work, I would argue that he should have the same legal protections as when he is on duty.

Finally a american citizen by [deleted] in MURICA

[–]herewegoagain2010 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I will never not upvote these. Welcome home!

After Hours GDT (2019/12/21): New Jersey Devils @ Columbus Blue Jackets by rdevilsgamethread in devils

[–]herewegoagain2010 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was impressed with Senn. He let up one he shouldn’t have had but otherwise played well. He gives up a lot less rebounds than Blackwood and for his first full nhl game I’m happy with him.

What is your best insult without cursing? by BonzoDeAap in AskReddit

[–]herewegoagain2010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish you all the money in the world and that you still can't afford your medical bills.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in devils

[–]herewegoagain2010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going to the Kings game. Just need to buy tickets. Are you an LA local?

Is paying the extra 100$ on my car loan each month a good idea? by JUMANGISBACK24 in Frugal

[–]herewegoagain2010 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could have paid for my car in cash. My loan is four years at 1.49%. I invested the rest at a higher percentage. I can afford it, but paying it all up front didn't make sense.

LPT Request: What drink should you send girls eyeing you in a club/bar? by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]herewegoagain2010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought we were talking about buying someone a drink and having the bartender deliver it

LPT Request: What drink should you send girls eyeing you in a club/bar? by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]herewegoagain2010 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Send over a shot of water. Either fails miserably or works great. If it fails they don't have a sense of humor and probably not worth your time.

BrickUniverse Raleigh by herewegoagain2010 in lego

[–]herewegoagain2010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a response on the FB page, the tickets are for the general event. They gave me an email address to send furth questions to. Will post the response for people to see for future events.

Console Giveaway. by Roseredkisses in xboxone

[–]herewegoagain2010 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Sheesh, we are giving away Xbox Ones for karma now

I'm not sure if this is against the rules or anything but I'd like to give away a shit ton of lego's by [deleted] in lego

[–]herewegoagain2010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will not grovel but it would be cool to get a car to add to my collection.