Things that don't deserve their own thread

[fishfoodie]

It was doing quite well up to 60mph.

Scary after that, it's pretty much Goodnight Vienna, though testing to 300mph seems extreme

Well look at it this way; you're dead for everything >=60, but at >200mph, they can now just fit the entire car* & passengers in a single coffin


* Except they've obviously removed the engine from the cars in this test

[Ymx]

It was doing quite well up to 60mph.

Scary after that, it's pretty much Goodnight Vienna, though testing to 300mph seems extreme

I was scratching my head as to how it would be possible to get the vehicle to such speed. Simulation with CGI. Looked pretty real though.

Unless it’s launched by a rail gun or something

[Tichtheid]

It was doing quite well up to 60mph.

Scary after that, it's pretty much Goodnight Vienna, though testing to 300mph seems extreme

I was scratching my head as to how it would be possible to get the vehicle to such speed. Simulation with CGI. Looked pretty real though.

Unless it’s launched by a rail gun or something

I was thinking along the lines of an ACME elastic band, a big one.

[Grandpa]

It was doing quite well up to 60mph.

Scary after that, it's pretty much Goodnight Vienna, though testing to 300mph seems extreme

I was scratching my head as to how it would be possible to get the vehicle to such speed. Simulation with CGI. Looked pretty real though.

Unless it’s launched by a rail gun or something

Unless the truck was reversing at 200mph.

[Ymx]

That’s why they pay you the big bucks grandpa

[Monkey Magic]

It was doing quite well up to 60mph.

Scary after that, it's pretty much Goodnight Vienna, though testing to 300mph seems extreme

I was scratching my head as to how it would be possible to get the vehicle to such speed. Simulation with CGI. Looked pretty real though.

Unless it’s launched by a rail gun or something

Unless the truck was reversing at 200mph.

Treadmill obviously

[Gumboot]

I was scratching my head as to how it would be possible to get the vehicle to such speed. Simulation with CGI. Looked pretty real though.

Unless it’s launched by a rail gun or something

Unless the truck was reversing at 200mph.

Treadmill obviously

Unless there's a roundabout.

[Niegs]

Ex-footballer Fernando Torres looks like he’d be a rock in Spain’s backrow!

[inactionman]

Jesus Christ, I wouldn't fancy being the poor sod who has to fix this:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... t-65582895

An inquiry has been launched into "intentional damage" of a Royal Navy warship at a Scottish shipyard.

Defence contractor BAE Systems said repairs were being assessed after about 60 cables were cut on HMS Glasgow.

A few rumours I've heard are that cables have been cut almost flush with bulkheads, which is not going to make it any easier.

[Insane_Homer]

I received the below bounceback from our xxx mailbox for the attached email [112 MB]. I received another one this morning as well.
Is there an issue with xxx system?

I have no fucking idea what the problem could be... could be in ID 01 T problem.

System is fine...

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[mat the expat]

Thanks for all the kinds words, guys. My brother is taking it really hard. Sucks to be so fucking far away.

Awful news ....

[Tichtheid]

[Jim Lahey]

Ex-footballer Fernando Torres looks like he’d be a rock in Spain’s backrow!

Jaysus, looks like he's been on the roids since retiring. Could do a job in the front row never mind back row!

[SaintK]

Over-reaction somewhat?

An elderly Australian woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being Tasered by police at a care home.
Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma after reports that 95-year-old Clare Nowland was carrying a knife.

"She had a walking frame. But she had a knife," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-aust ... 5642974

[Jock42]

Over-reaction somewhat?

An elderly Australian woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being Tasered by police at a care home.
Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma after reports that 95-year-old Clare Nowland was carrying a knife.

"She had a walking frame. But she had a knife," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-aust ... 5642974

Absolutely shocking.

[Guy Smiley]

Well yes…

That’s how tasers work.

[Jock42]

Well yes…

That’s how tasers work.

I mean.... that was my joke

[Uncle fester]

He's flipping massive, isn't he?

[Guy Smiley]

Well yes…

That’s how tasers work.

I mean.... that was my joke

Sorry, not sorry

[Insane_Homer]

[GogLais]

Over-reaction somewhat?

An elderly Australian woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being Tasered by police at a care home.
Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma after reports that 95-year-old Clare Nowland was carrying a knife.

"She had a walking frame. But she had a knife," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-aust ... 5642974

Absolutely shocking.

Should be in current affairs surely?

[fishfoodie]

Absolutely shocking.

Should be in current affairs surely?

before she began approaching police - "it is fair to say at a slow pace"

You would want to hate your job and life to be tasering dome doddery old 95 year old

How was she carrying a knife, while walking very slowly with a zimmer frame ?

Clenched between her teeth a la Rambo ?

[Niegs]

If you're an American Dad fan and weren't already aware, Paul was an inspiration for Roger.

[Guy Smiley]

Should be in current affairs surely?

before she began approaching police - "it is fair to say at a slow pace"

You would want to hate your job and life to be tasering dome doddery old 95 year old

How was she carrying a knife, while walking very slowly with a zimmer frame ?

Clenched between her teeth a la Rambo ?

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Clare Nowland is fighting for her life in hospital after staff at her NSW nursing home called the police on Wednesday morning, when Mrs Nowland was armed with a steak knife.

Officers reportedly struggled to disarm her before one pulled out their stun gun and fired as Mrs Nowland stood next to her walking frame.

“One of the police officers who responded, a senior constable, activated his Taser, which struck Claire, whereby she fell to the ground, striking her head,” southern region commander Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said on Friday.

“At the time she was Tasered she was approaching police. It is fair to say at a slow pace. She had a walking frame. But she had a knife.”

[Gumboot]

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Clare Nowland is fighting for her life in hospital after staff at her NSW nursing home called the police on Wednesday morning, when Mrs Nowland was armed with a steak knife.

Officers reportedly struggled to disarm her before one pulled out their stun gun and fired as Mrs Nowland stood next to her walking frame.

“One of the police officers who responded, a senior constable, activated his Taser, which struck Claire, whereby she fell to the ground, striking her head,” southern region commander Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said on Friday.

“At the time she was Tasered she was approaching police. It is fair to say at a slow pace. She had a walking frame. But she had a knife.”

So this senior constable lacks the basic policing skills to non-violently negotiate a confrontation with a 95 year-old woman suffering from dementia.

What a fucking world-class loser. How is it possible for feckless cunts like this to get anywhere near a police uniform, let alone make it to "senior" constable? I hope they throw the book at him.

[ASMO]

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Clare Nowland is fighting for her life in hospital after staff at her NSW nursing home called the police on Wednesday morning, when Mrs Nowland was armed with a steak knife.

Officers reportedly struggled to disarm her before one pulled out their stun gun and fired as Mrs Nowland stood next to her walking frame.

“One of the police officers who responded, a senior constable, activated his Taser, which struck Claire, whereby she fell to the ground, striking her head,” southern region commander Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said on Friday.

“At the time she was Tasered she was approaching police. It is fair to say at a slow pace. She had a walking frame. But she had a knife.”

So this senior constable lacks the basic policing skills to non-violently negotiate a confrontation with a 95 year-old woman suffering from dementia.

What a fucking world-class loser. How is it possible for feckless cunts like this to get anywhere near a police uniform, let alone make it to "senior" constable? I hope they throw the book at him.

[Kiwias]

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Clare Nowland is fighting for her life in hospital after staff at her NSW nursing home called the police on Wednesday morning, when Mrs Nowland was armed with a steak knife.

Officers reportedly struggled to disarm her before one pulled out their stun gun and fired as Mrs Nowland stood next to her walking frame.

“One of the police officers who responded, a senior constable, activated his Taser, which struck Claire, whereby she fell to the ground, striking her head,” southern region commander Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said on Friday.

“At the time she was Tasered she was approaching police. It is fair to say at a slow pace. She had a walking frame. But she had a knife.”

So this senior constable lacks the basic policing skills to non-violently negotiate a confrontation with a 95 year-old woman suffering from dementia.

What a fucking world-class loser. How is it possible for feckless cunts like this to get anywhere near a police uniform, let alone make it to "senior" constable? I hope they throw the book at him.

I reckon he should emigrate to the USA, he'd fit right in with their police tactics.

[Ymx]

So wrong

[Grandpa]

So wrong

Shouldn't laugh...

[Guy Smiley]

Do we need a thread for NSW Police brutalising elderly dementia patients?

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Six police officers used two sets of handcuffs on a distressed and frail 81-year-old woman with dementia after she took a lanyard from a staff member at her Sydney nursing home.

Body-worn camera footage shows Rachel Grahame, who has advanced dementia and weighs just 45kg, howling in distress as a team of police surround and handcuff her late at night at St Basil’s aged care home in Randwick on 31 October 2020.


At various points, a confused Grahame asks police why they are handcuffing her, tells one he is a “big brute”, and screams in discomfort at the tightness of the restraints.



The incident prompted Grahame’s family to sue NSW police in the state’s district court, accusing officers of assault, battery and false imprisonment. Police settled and paid compensation for their treatment of Grahame in November 2021.

Rachel’s daughter, Emma Grahame, is now speaking publicly for the first time, outraged at revelations that police used a Taser on 95-year-old dementia sufferer Clare Nowland in Cooma this week.

“It just showed me that the police have learned nothing from the actions that we took against them,” Grahame told the Guardian.

[Guy Smiley]

https://theshovel.com.au/2023/05/22/bid ... sw-police/

The real reason for the cancellation of the US President’s trip to Australia has been revealed, after The White House confirmed it was concerned about the NSW Police policy of tasering the elderly.



“We would have had a situation where an elderly man, brandishing a pen he’s just used to sign an international agreement, is slowly walking towards a crowd of people. He’d be tasered within seconds,” a spokesperson for the Secret Service said.



NSW Police confirmed the threat of an 80-year-old walking freely amongst other Quad-partner delegates was too great. “Who knows what could happen? You can imagine a scenario where a conversation at the post-conference networking event turns sour, and all of a sudden you have an octogenarian charging at a slow walking pace towards delegates wielding a canape toothpick, or worse, a swizzle stick. We would’ve had to neutralise that threat,” a police official explained.

[mat the expat]

https://theshovel.com.au/2023/05/22/bid ... sw-police/

The real reason for the cancellation of the US President’s trip to Australia has been revealed, after The White House confirmed it was concerned about the NSW Police policy of tasering the elderly.



“We would have had a situation where an elderly man, brandishing a pen he’s just used to sign an international agreement, is slowly walking towards a crowd of people. He’d be tasered within seconds,” a spokesperson for the Secret Service said.



NSW Police confirmed the threat of an 80-year-old walking freely amongst other Quad-partner delegates was too great. “Who knows what could happen? You can imagine a scenario where a conversation at the post-conference networking event turns sour, and all of a sudden you have an octogenarian charging at a slow walking pace towards delegates wielding a canape toothpick, or worse, a swizzle stick. We would’ve had to neutralise that threat,” a police official explained.

Re the 95 year old lady, if you can't handle that as a cop, don't be a cop.....

[Grandpa]

Do we need a thread for NSW Police brutalising elderly dementia patients?

link

Six police officers used two sets of handcuffs on a distressed and frail 81-year-old woman with dementia after she took a lanyard from a staff member at her Sydney nursing home.

Body-worn camera footage shows Rachel Grahame, who has advanced dementia and weighs just 45kg, howling in distress as a team of police surround and handcuff her late at night at St Basil’s aged care home in Randwick on 31 October 2020.


At various points, a confused Grahame asks police why they are handcuffing her, tells one he is a “big brute”, and screams in discomfort at the tightness of the restraints.



The incident prompted Grahame’s family to sue NSW police in the state’s district court, accusing officers of assault, battery and false imprisonment. Police settled and paid compensation for their treatment of Grahame in November 2021.

Rachel’s daughter, Emma Grahame, is now speaking publicly for the first time, outraged at revelations that police used a Taser on 95-year-old dementia sufferer Clare Nowland in Cooma this week.

“It just showed me that the police have learned nothing from the actions that we took against them,” Grahame told the Guardian.

Makes me feel sick thinking of my mother being treated like that. What is wrong with them as humans let alone policemen?

[Jock42]

Over-reaction somewhat?

An elderly Australian woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being Tasered by police at a care home.
Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma after reports that 95-year-old Clare Nowland was carrying a knife.

"She had a walking frame. But she had a knife," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-aust ... 5642974

Unsurprisingly she has died.

[Guy Smiley]

[Niegs]

[Niegs]

The snow 'indentations' in this are a cool touch!

[Kiwias]

A bloke with a shotgun and knives has taken some hostages in a farmhouse in rural Japan, after shooting two cops and one woman.

Saturation coverage on the news as it is so rare here.

[Insane_Homer]

[Niegs]

Haha... pretty much, but they also seem to take what make a good two or three part mini series (which seemed to be all the rage when I was a kid), and stretch them to 8-10 eps with a far too much fluff. Even worse, do feck all in an entire series and only move ahead in the next one.