I always find people who think they are smarter than the police 'interesting'. Police offciers who have had years of experience in taking witness and other statements will tell you that people don't remember details in the way that you seem to, however someone who is telling less than the truth will reel off times, date and a lot of intricate details about what they saw and heard which we know simply can't be right. It's not how a brain works in an incident especially if one if drunk.
I don't question police officer's intellect. I question their role in society at times, but that seems a bit of a generalization. A lot of cops in my area are a bit crooked, but a lot are also very good people. In addition, I have never met a stupid cop. There are stupid laws, and good laws, either way they're laws. I feel the same about cops, and they deserve due respect, regardless of my personal inclinations toward how they act or behave. I mainly wish they would respond more often however, than they tend to do.
The people who I think are stupid, are those who tried to rob a 7-11, or even if a joke, the fact they actually had people on the floor, turned it from a joke, into reality... regardless of intentions.
I believe that. But never forget as other have mentioned, our obligation to continue living and supporting our loved ones by doing so. Always be careful that you don't let fantasized life incorrectly influence real life. Real life has no rewind.
Absolutely. Largely this was one of those situations where one hasn't gone looking for confrontation. If I did anything right, it was accidentally having a decent poker face during the ordeal. I was mostly confused, annoyed, and wanting to make sure Kaila (the girlfriend at time) was alright.
Don't dwell on it. Learn from it. Not only what you can learn about what choices we make in life as to whether or not to intervene in something, but also in how people react to what you have to say. You may be making more of it than they want to hear, or you may not be expressing it correctly. Remember, they weren't there, and it didn't make the news, so they won't be as impressed as you.
And that's where I think there's a misunderstanding right now- the perception that I want to come off as a bad motha, or am showing off. I really didn't do anything, but I think it a good example from my own life experiences about why we should actively use what we learn to defend ourselves and others, when the situation occurs.
I suppose the reason I would like it to be taken seriously, at least where I live by our police force, is because of the fact that exact location is a literal hotbed of violent activity. I've seen 3 brawls, and an attempted robbery now, and the location just opened 6 months ago.
First, I don't think he meant the police aren't the smartest, I think he meant those causing the disturbance, since they were doing it across the street from the station house. If I am wrong, I hope he will correct me and I will address that.
You have that nailed to a T, thank you.
I also don't agree that giving a lot of details is a way to always determine a person is lying.
I concur. Under this same logic, we should consider everyone to be lying based off anything they remember or report in detail.
If it was significant enough in his life, he may well remember both the circumstances and the thoughts. His rememberance of events and thoughts may be tempered by his thoughts of himself, and may not be the same as anyone else's partly because of that. But that would have to do with his own feeling of self worth if true, not an intention to lie.
I wish I could meet you in person after reading that. Your words are very insightful, at least to me.
FYIW I take zenjael to be a young person (no idea how young) who wants to do right, and be seen as doing right. Nothing wrong with that as long as it is tempered with common sense, which is something we all have to work on as we grow in experience.[/QUOTE]
22 ^_^, and yes, I have much room to grow.
We have heard from Zenj about multiple scenarios where he is involved in some unlikely events. The amount of detail he offers, while admittedly intoxicated, and under the effects of adrenaline, do not lead credence to his stories. We're letting him know that we see through the sharade.
Zenj, I think you have a great imagination. Your writing style is a little rough, but school can correct that. Use your imagination to entertain. However, stop using it to try and make yourself something you aren't. Instead of what you are trying to apear to be, you look the clown. Your continued insistance to act the clown keeps people from wanting to interact with you, except on a confrontational level. A rich fantasy life can be a great thing, but it is important to understand the difference between that fantasy and the truth of reality.
WC, this is a very large assumption. What you see, publicly, is what you choose to. Have you gone into my inbox and seen who I correspond with on the boards? There are a number of people I get along very agreeably. That being said, whether you believe it true or not does nothing to take away from the experience, and if anything, you are actually flattering me to a degree. I've never thought my life like one out of a movie, nor do I think my own particularly interesting. But when I give the dead facts about something like this, and people respond in kind as you, and others are, it doesn't erase what happened, it just makes me smile and romanticize that my life might be a little like what you guys say it isn't.
Not because it is mind you- but when you give a story and people believe it because it's outrageous to them, well, that just gives the story all the more worth in my opine, especially when its true as this is.
And... I have nothing really to gain arguing about it. It's just a story to share, I hope some enjoyed, and took something from.
I'm not saying I'm a hero. Everyone on this board, if they've defended themself or others, is one. And I didn't do that in this case.
