How about showing some respect when you address another forum member instead of attacking them with childish name calling when they respond to the post in a different opinion then your own. The only thing KpdPipes stated was the truth and the proper way to dispose of fireworks and the next thing you know he is a "Moron with a badge". Grow the fu*k up or grow a set of balls instead of hiding behind your key board as the forum tough guy and tell it to his face.

one of the issues the Cops face is if they let somone go at their discretion because they do not want to be a DB and that person does something stupid or crashes and it comes out he was pulled ove earlier the media will make that Cop out to be the worst person to ever wear a badge. Then the law suits start. it is a thankless job and they do have to enforce ALL the laws, even the ones they do not agree with.

I don't agree with LEO's 100% of the time but my life experience has taught me if you give respect you generally get it. I have been pulled over for the usual speeding or illegal left (did not know my ex told me to turn). Most of the time I get a warning and if I get a ticket I screwed up I accept it.

 

The cops out there have a thankless job and not all are "moron's with badges" many are very competent and went into the job to better the world.

 

I wish the would legalize fireworks because what shooter does not like explosives?

How about showing some respect when you address another forum member instead of attacking them with childish name calling when they respond to the post in a different opinion then your own. The only thing KpdPipes stated was the truth and the proper way to dispose of fireworks and the next thing you know he is a "Moron with a badge". Grow the fu*k up or grow a set of balls instead of hiding behind your key board as the forum tough guy and tell it to his face.

 

While i Appreciate it, The "Badged Up Moron" was a dig ON MY PART at someone who routinely refers to us as that, which is why i hadthe smiley in there.., NOT FFP. The other individual is someone who's opinion i frankly couldnt GARA..and if that makes me a "bad Cop" in some folks eyes...Crap happens. 99.99999% of posters here are folks I'd gladly shoot or share a beer with any day, but like with any groupe there's always going to be "That Guy" after 23 years i dont let those guys get to me, they just get laughed at.

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/P ... 564770.php

Judging from the backyard displays which were more prevalent than previous years I would say the crackdown was ineffectual.

Judging from the backyard displays which were more prevalent than previous years I would say the crackdown was ineffectual.

 

+10

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Police-NY-man-blows-off-arm-with-party-fireworks-564770.php

 

 

 

Do you think he yelled out to all the onlookers "Hey everybody, watch this!" right before he blew his arm off?

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Police-NY-man-blows-off-arm-with-party-fireworks-564770.php

Do you think he yelled out to all the onlookers "Hey everybody, watch this!" right before he blew his arm off?

 

Based on this, no. http://www.examiner.com/x-33110-Mind-an ... out-an-arm

 

This was not some basic firecracker.

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Police-NY-man-blows-off-arm-with-party-fireworks-564770.php

Do you think he yelled out to all the onlookers "Hey everybody, watch this!" right before he blew his arm off?

 

Base on this, no. http://www.examiner.com/x-33110-Mind-an ... out-an-arm

 

This was not some basic firecracker.

 

3 foot mortar plus residential party.. plus lighting the fuse = bad.

 

The 12 or 18 inch shells are too much for a cramped residential neighborhood as it is.

Last night we saw why making fireworks illegal doesn't work - everyone was doing them anyway. Once again the joke is on the goon cops at the border thinking they were going to stop something from happening. Must have been fifty backyard shows in my town alone.

I spent the first 2 hours of my shift running from fireworks call to fireworks call, in between real calls. Luckily everyone was reasonable and called it a night when we went there. The Town, in it's infinite wisdom had half the shift working the Town Display..which didnt even start until around 9:30 (we start at 9:45), which means my partner and i had the whole town to cover until the thousands of people who had come in to watch the fireworks got in their cars, and got the heck OUT of town.

I spent the first 2 hours of my shift running from fireworks call to fireworks call, in between real calls. Luckily everyone was reasonable and called it a night when we went there. The Town, in it's infinite wisdom had half the shift working the Town Display..which didnt even start until around 9:30 (we start at 9:45), which means my partner and i had the whole town to cover until the thousands of people who had come in to watch the fireworks got in their cars, and got the heck OUT of town.

 

 

Get anything good?

Judging from the backyard displays which were more prevalent than previous years I would say the crackdown was ineffectual.

I agree

I spent the first 2 hours of my shift running from fireworks call to fireworks call, in between real calls. Luckily everyone was reasonable and called it a night when we went there. The Town, in it's infinite wisdom had half the shift working the Town Display..which didnt even start until around 9:30 (we start at 9:45), which means my partner and i had the whole town to cover until the thousands of people who had come in to watch the fireworks got in their cars, and got the heck OUT of town.

 

 

Get anything good?

 

Nope, as i said nobody wanted to be an a-hole and push the issue, so i didn t have to botehr with the hoops we have to jump through to log in hazmat

In the article is says they may charge him for the fireworks. Thats just plain fucked up. The loss of an arm is enough punishment.