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[shel311]

So there's a 2nd video of that officer that was shot hiding behind the big pillars.

http://mediatakeout.com/mto-blockbuster ... reenshots/

You can see it at the :08 mark, then there's a slow mo close up at the end.

First of all, how brave/stupid is that the dude to take that video and, ya know, be running for his life.


2nd, what is going on with the random person walking about just a few feet away seemingly not even caring that there's a shootout going on right next to him?

That's weird. Could it be fake?

[nick]

headphones are a motherfucker

or he/she froze up in that moment and played the "if i dont see them they dont see me" card?

i cant watch the vid again. tough watching someones life be taken by a pathetic loser

[shel311]

Right now:

@AttyPeteSchulte: #BREAKING: So here's what i know from sources: No shots fired. A man with hoodie & mask ran into the PD garage which prompted the concern.

Dallas Police Depart ?@DallasPD 57s57 seconds ago MEDIA: please stop all live feeds of DPD headquarters and the parking garage right now for the safety of our officers

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[shel311]

This Dallas Police Chief has really shined throughout this entire ordeal. Supposedly DPD used to get 100s of complaints per year, and he introduced new de-escalation classes or tactics, and the number dropped to something like in the 20s per year(don't know exactly, just what I recall hearing but you get the point)

All his interviews have been really riveting stuff to hear as well, the line about, "We don't feel supported most days. Let's not make today most days." was pretty chilling.

Here's another excellent article from recent events:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pos ... 95d0024d44

[/“We’re asking cops to do too much in this country,” Brown said at a briefing Monday. “We are. Every societal failure, we put it off on the cops to solve. Not enough mental health funding, let the cops handle it. Here in Dallas we got a loose dog problem; let’s have the cops chase loose dogs. Schools fail, let’s give it to the cops. That’s too much to ask. Policing was never meant to solve all those problems.”quote]

He also said that if he were confronted with the same perceived problems that have prompted demonstrations across the country, “I probably wouldn’t protest or complain. I’d get involved and do something about it, by becoming part of the solution.”

Brown later leveled a direct challenge to demonstrators: “We’re hiring. Get off that protest line and put an application in.”

A bit heavy handed, but I like the overall point that is, if you don't like it, do something about it. These protests are not only doing no good, they're just making things worse.



Another article moreso about him, his son killed a cop and then was killed. He's also lost a former partner and brother to violence.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/da ... story.html

[GeorgesGoons]

Was watching CNN after his press conference and Don Lemon asked one of the founders of Black Lives Matters about his response that they were hiring and that they could help change everything within their communities. She wasn't having any of it, saying that we needed to put more money into counseling, schooling etc...

Most of these crime ridden areas are in areas where jobs are scarce and poverty runs rampant, why would she be against young black men trying to help their community from within? Makes no sense to me. It's almost as she was saying that it's easier to hold rallies and protest rather than to find a job that WOULD make a difference.

[Uuaww]

So arguing with my coworkers about 2 popular paradoxes. The first is Monty's Paradox from Let's Make a Deal.
Behind 3 doors are 2 donkey's and 1 car. The hosts knows the door with the car and asks you to pick one. After you choose he opens one of the doors that does not have the car to reveal a donkey. He asks if you would like to stay with your original door or switch, should you switch or does it not matter?

Spoiler!

Always switch. The key is that the host knows the which door has the car. When you choose a door you have 1/3 chance of the car. Now when he opens the door he removes 1 goat he removes the 1/3 chance of car from that door. Since your original odds were 1/3, 2/3 are now on the door that you didn't choose and didn't open. So always switch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

The 2nd is the Birthday Paradox. It states that if you have 23 people in a room, there is 50% chance that 2 will have the same birthday. At 70 people there is a 99.9% chance that 2 will have the same birthday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem

[Weasel]

I remember learning about Monty's paradox in high school statistics and thinking my brain was going to explode

[Cnasty]

Nerds

[Wasted Memory]

The 2nd is the Birthday Paradox. It states that if you have 23 people in a room, there is 50% chance that 2 will have the same birthday. At 70 people there is a 99.9% chance that 2 will have the same birthday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem

Have done this one several times with large groups. Amazed at how there is always at least two people with the same birthday.

[shel311]

I remember learning about Monty's paradox in high school statistics and thinking my brain was going to explode

I used to understand it, and now reading it today, I don't.

I found it funny that on Wiki it states that they somehow mimicked this in an experiment with pigeons, and the pigeons were able to figure out to make the switch. Pigeons are smarter than humans!!!

[DRiccio21]

I remember learning about Monty's paradox in high school statistics and thinking my brain was going to explode

I used to understand it, and now reading it today, I don't.

i think quite highly of your intellect... you're not a dumb dude... take a deep breathe, close your eyes and read it again... i know Cut Off High isn't a pillar of academia, but you can figure it out

[ajalves]

dave's bringing the heat today.....must have had a good bullpen

[DRiccio21]

dave's bringing the heat today.....must have had a good bullpen

it's like we're on a see saw between threads.

[shel311]

i think quite highly of your intellect

Based on this statement, I'm afraid I can't say the same of you.

[DRiccio21]

i think quite highly of your intellect

Based on this statement, I'm afraid I can't say the same of you.

To Shea!

[shel311]

Life comes at you fast:

[ajalves]

that's something

[Cnasty]

Poor fella just made a fantastic play and then become a fantastic highlight.

[dakshdar]

Math is the best.

[Weasel]

Life comes at you fast:

Was the PA announcer doing play by play?