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by The Annoyed Man
Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:00 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas
Replies: 31
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Re: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas

anygunanywhere wrote:Actually, the actor's drug purchase is not victimless. Purchasing drugs supports the cartels. The cartels have murdered thousands.

Anygunanywhere
Anygun, I'm about 50% there with you.....OTH the war on drugs is an abject failure and helped to grow the cartels into what they are today, so.......let's just say that I have mixed feelings. There still lies the difference between a non-LEO who succumbed to an addiction, and an LEO who is a thief and then asks for "professional courtesy".
by The Annoyed Man
Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:45 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas
Replies: 31
Views: 3148

Re: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas

Dori wrote:Riddle me this. What's the difference between "casting stones" at a cop who was caught shoplifting and "casting stones" at an actor who overdosed on illegal drugs?
The OD'd actor committed a victimless crime. The thief cop did not.

The OD'd actor was a fine actor, but just another hollywood guy who broke the law. The cop was supposed to enforce the laws, not break them.

OD'd actor's death is a crying shame. The cop's arrest is good.

I could go on. There are some differences. That said, I like WildBill's answer the best.
by The Annoyed Man
Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:53 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas
Replies: 31
Views: 3148

Re: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas

MechAg94 wrote:
The Annoyed Man wrote:
Abraham wrote:The alleged thief isn't a politician.

He's an LEO, who was/is a Christie bodyguard.

The professional courtesy question apparently was in the form of his asking the arresting officer for leniency.
Perhaps I should have rephrased my question thusly: "Do people check their morals at the door when they go to work for Christie?" I know the guy was an LEO, which makes his alleged crime even more egregious. I expect politicians to be thieves. (Please note, I don't want them to be thieves, but after decades as an observer, I expect it.........much the way I expect any other class of criminals to be thieves.....) If it had been Christie himself who was the thief, it would have surprised me much less. But LEOs? I don't expect it from LEOs. And to have the nerve to ask for "professional courtesy"?
I have heard that "professional courtesy" thing is expected and often given in many states especially up in the Northeast at least in some states.
If that is the case, then common thieves not employed by the gooberner ought to expect the same courtesy........If they are all thieves....
by The Annoyed Man
Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:19 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas
Replies: 31
Views: 3148

Re: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas

Abraham wrote:The alleged thief isn't a politician.

He's an LEO, who was/is a Christie bodyguard.

The professional courtesy question apparently was in the form of his asking the arresting officer for leniency.
Perhaps I should have rephrased my question thusly: "Do people check their morals at the door when they go to work for Christie?" I know the guy was an LEO, which makes his alleged crime even more egregious. I expect politicians to be thieves. (Please note, I don't want them to be thieves, but after decades as an observer, I expect it.........much the way I expect any other class of criminals to be thieves.....) If it had been Christie himself who was the thief, it would have surprised me much less. But LEOs? I don't expect it from LEOs. And to have the nerve to ask for "professional courtesy"?
by The Annoyed Man
Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas
Replies: 31
Views: 3148

Gov. Christie Aide Caught Shoplifting from Cabelas

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/0 ... nsylvania/
According to the complaint, “During the course of his shopping, (Carvounis) would place items in his shopping basket. While walking around and continuing to shop, he would take various merchandise out of the package and conceal in his pockets…He would discard the empty packages on shelves throughout the store.”

Security video also caught Carvounis tearing the price tag from a Cabela’s hat, which he wore while trying to leave the store.
When caught, police say, Carvounis invoked his position, asking again and again for a little professional courtesy — to let him off so he wouldn’t lose his job.
Do people check their morals at the door when they enter his administration?

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