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@hollydolly I agree, and I was mistaken. He posted about an hour ago.
I'll leave this thread now.
I'll leave this thread now.
Mimi: Are you from the Philippines? I noticed your text line “namaste.” We use say that to our Sensei that after our martial arts class in the state police. He must have been Filipino. I thought he was Korean. Doesn’t that mean, “I bow to you?”In the Philippines, this became a practice among rogue cops on New Year's Eve. The very next day, there are several cases in hospitals fighting for their lives. <sigh>
Yes, one of the meanings of namaste is I bow to you. There's another meaning I like better. It is: when you are in your highest place and I am in mine, we are one. I use is because of a time when I looked into the philosophies and beliefs of others and decided to adopt it.Mimi: Are you from the Philippines? I noticed your text line “namaste.” We use say that to our Sensei that after our martial arts class in the state police. He must have been Filipino. I thought he was Korean. Doesn’t that mean, “I bow to you?”
I agree one hundred percent. We need to honor those who are willing to grow.Mark apologised, I think that showed courage and a willingness to stand accountable. In my profession, we call that growth. It seems counterproductive to me to keep criticizing him. Shame is not a good teacher
Yes, I'm Filipino.Mimi: Are you from the Philippines? I noticed your text line “namaste.” We use say that to our Sensei that after our martial arts class in the state police. He must have been Filipino. I thought he was Korean. Doesn’t that mean, “I bow to you?”
Truer words were never spoken.Mark apologised, I think that showed courage and a willingness to stand accountable. In my profession, we call that growth. It seems counterproductive to me to keep criticizing him. Shame is not a good teacher
It is nice that he apologized, but I really don't understand what he was saying in that OP. Better to just let it go.
This sure is a strong contrast between an American & a Canadian. You said, "I seldom leave my home without my weapon". I say I haven't owned a gun since I was 12 years old & used to hunt squirrels out on the farm. Since then I have never owned a gun & I guess I could say, very truthfully, "I always leave home without my weapon, since I don't have a weapon & don't need one."I am not saying that we here in the U.S. could never get to that point where most of us didn’t own a weapon, but with having and living by the 2nd Amendment for almost 250 years, it wouldn’t happen overnight. For example; if my weapon was taken away, I would feel like something wasn’t right. I seldom leave my home without my weapon.
You and I live different lives. I wore my weapon for my job for 37 years. Even traveling to and from work, I carried a different weapon. When not working, it was just natural to carry my weapon. As a state trooper, if I would have been or would be in the middle of a grocery store or mall and an active shooter would suddenly appear and open fire, I would feel derelict in my duties not to protect the others, even being retired.This sure is a strong contrast between an American & a Canadian. You said, "I seldom leave my home without my weapon". I say I haven't owned a gun since I was 12 years old & used to hunt squirrels out on the farm. Since then I have never owned a gun & I guess I could say, very truthfully, "I always leave home without my weapon, since I don't have a weapon & don't need one."
Since then I have never owned a gun & I guess I could say, very truthfully, "I always leave home without my weapon, since I don't have a weapon & don't need one."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52346447I'm a Canadian & we don't have that problem here. My brother died at the end of September. When the RCMP (police) came, the 1st thing they asked my still living brother is if there are any firearms around? My brother didn't know. Guess my dead brother had a firearm but, of course, it was registered & when they police came they wanted it. Yes, there are some illegal firearms around here but that has mostly to do with the illegal drug trade. In a small town I never heard of anyone getting shot.
911 is or was a police officer and they must be armed on or off duty, Aunt Marg.As an outsider looking in, it really must be bad in the USofA, that people feel the need to always have a gun on them at all times.
I guess that fact reminds me of the news. Most people are just plain folks trying to get by day by day. We never really hear much about them. But we sure hear a lot about the 2 or 3% of the population who most people would think a bit on the crazy side. The media loves the nut cases!Well said, Packerjohn. I can truthfully say the exact same thing, and I am very much an American. Most Americans do not own guns. It's just the others who make the most noise about it.
911 is or was a police officer and they must be armed on or off duty, Aunt Marg.