I dont see any reason to close it either.

Group Hug????

At least drcoastline doesn't use name-calling and insults to express himself. I can respect that...

CONSIDERATION: an act or forbearance or the promise thereof done or given by one party in return for the act or promise of another...Come on, you know... like giving money and looking for a statue in your likeness...

Is that to say I do???

Perhaps I've missed something here but SCOE911, I do not recall a time where I've posted an insult personally to either you or anyone else on this board. I also do not recall a time where I've posted an insult personally to either you or anyone else on this board.

If you are referring to my statement "Group Hug", well I don't know what to tell you as it seems to fall neither under the insulting or name name calling categories.

Please point where I've done such?

Why you dirty, low-down, uhhh...REPEATER! :mad:

Group hug? :D

No. I think that you should live your life in the way that you see fit.

However, don't assume that it is "sad" because I choose to live my life in a different manner.

You ask me to "Try and imagine this country without the countless contributions of the very people that you (I) try to marginalize."

You are clueless.

At various times in my life, I have been on friendly terms with "Ice Cube", the Knight Family. (Suge Knight of Death Row Records), and more recently "Coolio." All of these people, will be the first to tell you that that their "fans" are bloodthirsty, criminals who live their lives in a Zero Sum Game manner. Ice Cube, Coolio and even Suge Knight will tell you that they don't fear the police. They fear their own "people", you know, the ones whom I "Seek to Marginalize."


SCOE911, it is obvious that you are ignorant. Not malicious, but simply well meaning and ignorant.

So...like I said, you choose to see the worst in man instead of the good...I understand you're in Law enforcement and people don't call the cops when things are going well. They call when there's trouble...I understand your affliction... its called cynicism. I just hope its not contagious...

Esel Mann, No you didn't, and I did not intentionally mean for you to infer that you did...I just misquoted...I think I have enough adversaries on this board already without purposely creating another...

Or a building with your name on it...

The sun's out bright and now I feel like singing. :eek:

Oh what the hell, why not?

People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs
Can you dig it? Yes, I can
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday

C'mon now, EVERYBODY! :D

No worries SCOE911.

I certainly don't consider you or anyone else an adversary. That would be hard to consider seeing as all of us on the forum share a common lust for Porsche (the cars I mean, not the man). Unless of course we were both trying to purchase the same Porsche for sale, in which case, game on!:D

You remind me of the character "Rorschach" in the movie "Watchmen" And I can guarantee that you and I would see the same ink dots differently... In the end he chose death rather than change...and you say I shouldn't feel sad for you?

+1

99% of the "people" are good people. When I'm riding around at night, and I see the cars parked in the driveways and the lights dimmed inside the houses in the neighborhoods that I work, I feel a heavy responsibility to keep those good people safe while they sleep. 99% of the "people" are good people.

I owned a property management company/realty for ten or so years (sold it :D $$$ ) and have been in the landlording business for about 15 years.

I have been a policeman since 1990 (not counting 3 years prior to that in the US Army Military Police).

I attribute all of my business "skills", other than budgeting, cost control and RE market analysis, to Police Work. Heck, maybe even market analysis if you consider that driving around on patrol and checking out apartment buildings "for sale" at the beginning, was done while on patrol.

People should learn from their experiences. Otherwise they are ... SCOE911.

99% of the people are good people.

But not 100% of the people.

scoe911,

That certainly is one of the definitions of consideration. I must say again I am surprised by your choice. That is not at all the definition of consideration I was thinking you were referring to. Here are the other definitions for the word. considering what appears to be your positron on some issues I would have thought you would have chosen one or more of the others.

con·sid·er·ation noun \kən-ˌsi-də-ˈrā-shən\
Definition of CONSIDERATION
1: continuous and careful thought <after long consideration he agreed to their requests>
2a : a matter weighed or taken into account when formulating an opinion or plan <economic considerations forced her to leave college> b : a taking into account
3: thoughtful and sympathetic regard
4: an opinion obtained by reflection
5: esteem, regard <the family built themselves a large, ugly villa … and became people of consideration — V. S. Pritchett>
6a : recompense, payment <a consideration paid for legal services> b : the inducement to a contract or other legal transaction; specifically : an act or forbearance or the promise thereof done or given by one party in return for the act or promise of another
— in consideration of
: as payment or recompense for <a small fee in consideration of many kind services>

So then you think people who are philanthropic only do so because they want a statue or or a street named after them? That's an interesting view point. How then do you account for all the anonimous donations?

For the record I do not consider you my enemy. We have oposing views (I think) therefore you are my opponent in a debate but not my enemy.

Drcoastline, you know this is not what I said. My contention was (is) that (true) philanthrophy is done so without (using my definition) consideration...

I agree. For what its worth I "like" you more than silverwhaletail. Seriously, his type of jaded thinking can be very contagious unfortunately...

How many of these have YOU made?

Which definition of the word consideration when used in this context is best? ...thats the question you should be asking yourself...