Wow. I've never seen this movie. Don't know how I missed it. Has Lando Calrissian, Roy Batty, the Bionic Woman and Rambo. Awesome.
-Don On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 3:43 PM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > DJ, see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082817/ > > > On Dec 6, 9:01 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't know who DeDilva is but I loved this movie too. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjptQSfuTy8 >> >> -Don >> >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 6:12 AM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > When presented with the likes of a ‘Wulfgar’, if forced into the role >> > of DeSilva, I’m not sure of what my actions might be. However, since I >> > greatly appreciate (and watch over and over) “DeDilva’s” film, “First >> > Blood”, my guess is that I would do the same. >> >> > On Dec 6, 3:00 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Serpico is long forgotten. The good cops don't realise what damage >> >> the bad ones are doing. The issues are much wider than the police - >> >> this is to do with a lack of respect for those not seen to have >> >> 'power'. >> >> >> On 6 Dec, 02:38, dj Briscoe <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > I geuss your right...uhmm >> >> >> > On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 4:43 PM, ornamentalmind >> >> > <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> > > Quite true fran. The term serendipity doesn't even touch it. >> >> >> > > On Dec 5, 6:25 am, fran the man <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > Interesting to see you quoting Bob, Orn. One of his oldest friends, >> >> > > > Liam Clancy, died yesterday: >> >> >> > > >http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2009/1205/122426014598... >> >> >> > > > It was probably Clancy whom Dylan heard singing Dominic Beehan's >> >> > > > ballad, "The Patriot Game." Another song he ripped off - he called >> >> > > > his >> >> > > > version, "With God on our Side" (most recently used to good effect >> >> > > > by >> >> > > > Oliver Stone as the conclusion to his film "W"). Wow, isn't the >> >> > > > whole >> >> > > > world just full of amazing connections ... :-) >> >> >> > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygRao09EgPs&ytsession=P0oPMPOxf1oUx1u_... >> >> >> > > > Francis >> >> >> > > > On 5 Dez., 12:46, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > > > In the immortal words of Mr. Zimmerman: “There ain’t too much I >> >> > > > > can >> >> > > > > say about this song except that the answer is blowing in the >> >> > > > > wind. It >> >> > > > > ain’t in no book or movie or TV show or discussion group. Man, >> >> > > > > it’s in >> >> > > > > the wind—and it’s blowing in the wind. Too many of these hip >> >> > > > > people >> >> > > > > are telling me where the answer is but oh I won’t believe that. I >> >> > > > > still say it’s in the wind and just like a restless piece of paper >> >> > > > > it’s got to come down some ...But the only trouble is that no one >> >> > > > > picks up the answer when it comes down so not too many people get >> >> > > > > to >> >> > > > > see and know ...and then it flies away I still say that some of >> >> > > > > the >> >> > > > > biggest criminals are those that turn their heads away when they >> >> > > > > see >> >> > > > > wrong and know it’s wrong. I’m only 21 years old and I know that >> >> > > > > there’s been too many ...You people over 21, you’re older and >> >> > > > > smarter.” - >> >> >> > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowin'_in_the_Wind >> >> >> > > > > Of course, even here, years later he freely admits to having >> >> > > > > ripped >> >> > > > > off the song from the preceding, by over a century, spiritual “No >> >> > > > > More >> >> > > > > Auction Block”. – ibid >> >> >> > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pIZ5t1Tu24 >> >> >> > > > > On Dec 5, 2:02 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > > > > Cops don't generally get mown down over here of course, but >> >> > > > > > they have >> >> > > > > > lost a lot of respect since I left the job (no doubt because the >> >> > > > > > impact of my heroic efforts is no longer felt)! The problem >> >> > > > > > here is >> >> > > > > > that the forces are no good at what they should be doing and a >> >> > > > > > pain >> >> > > in >> >> > > > > > everyone's butt on stuff they shouldn't be doing (much as Slip >> >> > > > > > suggests). We need our police to have more powers to deal with >> >> > > > > > scrotes and other crooks and at the same time for them to be >> >> > > > > > open to >> >> > > > > > proper oversight and be much better at human rights. I'm >> >> > > > > > afraid the >> >> > > > > > decisions on this are in the hands of incompetents and >> >> > > self-interested >> >> > > > > > creeps - politicians and do-gooders. "Crime" has become a >> >> > > > > > political >> >> > > > > > issue because our politicians are so devoid of ideas they >> >> > > > > > manipulate >> >> > > > > > us with promises to crack down. 'Tough on crime, tough on the >> >> > > > > > causes >> >> > > > > > of crime' was the Blair slogan - out of the mouth of a war >> >> > > > > > criminal. >> >> >> > > > > > Our local cops did a burglary sweep last month and nicked about >> >> > > > > > 300 >> >> > > > > > such cretins across Bolton, a town of about 250,000. Good on >> >> > > > > > them, >> >> > > > > > yet one has to wonder, with the gaols full, more young kids >> >> > > > > > locked up >> >> > > > > > than ever before and crime falling to 'new lows' just how the >> >> > > > > > **** >> >> > > > > > there can be so many crooks just lying around waiting to be >> >> > > > > > processed. I would guess, Slip, that the UK forces (50-odd) are >> >> > > > > > basically unarmed and passive - we don't see armed cops much >> >> > > > > > except >> >> > > at >> >> > > > > > airports. Ask anyone having to live near scrotes and they'll >> >> > > > > > tell >> >> > > you >> >> > > > > > the cops are passive! Incompetence and bungling is still the >> >> > > > > > rule >> >> > > > > > here, with odd exceptions. I wish for radical reform, but also >> >> > > wonder >> >> > > > > > if we just shouldn't let sleeping dogs lie! >> >> >> > > > > > Years ago, a mate of mine I met in LA whilst over there to >> >> > > > > > escort a >> >> > > > > > prisoner back here, got into a load of disciplinary problems as >> >> > > > > > a >> >> > > > > > cop. He fell over an armed robbery whilst off duty, having >> >> > > > > > nipped >> >> > > out >> >> > > > > > for some fags in the early morning on a day off. He'd >> >> > > > > > forgotten his >> >> > > > > > gun, but smacked the mugger on the head with a milk bottle >> >> > > > > > (needed >> >> > > > > > coffee with his ciggies) and arrested him. Over here, I'd have >> >> > > > > > got a >> >> > > > > > commendation. He got a discipline charge for being unarmed >> >> > > > > > off-duty. >> >> > > > > > At around this time, our government disarmed the RUC (then N. >> >> > > > > > Ireland's police force) and got a load of them killed as a >> >> > > > > > result in >> >> > > > > > 'the troubles'. At least the poor sods in this case hadn't >> >> > > > > > been set >> >> > > > > > up by their own government! One case I dealt with in NI >> >> > > > > > involved a >> >> > > > > > shoot out in which the illegal guns were mostly held by the cops >> >> > > (they >> >> > > > > > kept shotguns at the time, expecting the dread call of >> >> > > > > > IRA-linked >> >> > > > > > turds). At the height of this very serious terrorism, our >> >> > > > > > mainland >> >> > > > > > cops were largely unarmed. Now they sometimes bristle with >> >> > > > > > weaponry, >> >> > > > > > with a much reduced threat, kill Brazilians for no reason and >> >> > > > > > shoot >> >> > > up >> >> > > > > > honest Islamic families. Never easy answers in these areas. >> >> >> > > > > > I'd start, should I be awarded the mission by whoever runs the >> >> > > country >> >> > > > > > (CIA?), by disestablishing the hold of the legal profession >> >> > > > > > over law >> >> > > > > > and running 'scrote courts' as concurrently as possible with the >> >> > > > > > crimes committed, put the guilty in cheap huts surrounded by >> >> > > > > > barbed >> >> > > > > > wire ... and establish decent public transport based on Internet >> >> > > > > > ordered cars in order to make traffic wardens unnecessary (due >> >> > > > > > to >> >> > > lack >> >> > > > > > of traffic). If most of our senior cops died accidentally >> >> > > > > > overnight, >> >> > > > > > I suspect we'd have the resources for some decent policing. >> >> > > > > > Judges >> >> > > > > > and lawyers should be subject to a cull (100%) and replaced by >> >> > > > > > people >> >> > > > > > who have done real jobs. Crooks undergoing rehabilitation >> >> > > > > > should >> >> > > have >> >> > > > > > to live near the people who let them out or gave them short >> >> > > > > > sentences. Wages in the legal system should be linked to >> >> > > > > > average >> >> > > > > > wages ... zzzz ... but seriously we either go radical or just >> >> > > > > > shut >> >> > > up. >> >> >> > > > > > On 4 Dec, 15:21, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > > > > > I have to say it has always been a bad deal for police, the >> >> > > alienation >> >> > > > > > > by a large segment of society and the injuries sustained by >> >> > > irritable >> >> > > > > > > suspects. Thousands of police are assaulted by suspects every >> >> > > year, >> >> > > > > > > bitten, spit at, kicked and punched for no reason other than >> >> > > > > > > doing >> >> > > > > > > their job, performing a service for society. >> >> > > > > > > It is true that some of the worst people in society and many >> >> > > > > > > who >> >> > > hate >> >> > > > > > > police are the first to yell "Call the Police" when they have >> >> > > > > > > a >> >> > > > > > > problem. >> >> > > > > > > I do see an underlying problem that should be changed, ie: >> >> > > > > > > Stop >> >> > > using >> >> > > > > > > police as back door tax collectors who basically spend much of >> >> > > their >> >> > > > > > > time issuing citations for petty violations, which is one of >> >> > > > > > > the >> >> > > > > > > reasons people hate them, that stupid ticket for a vehicle >> >> > > > > > > sticker >> >> > > or >> >> > > > > > > that ridiculous seat belt law. I'm driving 15 mph, why do I >> >> > > > > > > need a >> >> > > > > > > seat belt? >> >> > > > > > > Police should be a task force to address crime and not waste >> >> > > > > > > time >> >> > > > > > > filling out forms. They should be out catching criminals >> >> > > > > > > instead of >> >> > > > > > > taking an accident report. There could be an unarmed passive >> >> > > > > > > task >> >> > > > > > > force to go out and take care of those things. >> >> >> > > > > > > On Dec 2, 12:40 am, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > > > > > > On Sunday morning, when most of us were getting our coffee >> >> > > > > > > > and >> >> > > > > > > > preparing to watch an NFL pregame show, 4 officers of the >> >> > > > > > > > law >> >> > > were >> >> > > > > > > > executed by a rapist...ooops...excuse my horrible and evil >> >> > > > > > > > language...ummmm...sex offender... ummm ya.... >> >> > > > > > > > anyway, he was out of jail on bail. >> >> > > > > > > > Three men and a woman(all officers) were murdered in cold >> >> > > > > > > > blood, >> >> > > in an >> >> > > > > > > > assault that was very clearly planned out. >> >> ... >> >> read more »- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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