Officer down spam

[SaddleSC]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Honey is that you.....

You sound like my wife.

[77T]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

Others have posted memorials to others who were close to them.

As I've said, there has been a spate of these deaths among LEOs and that is the only reason there have been so many.

To call these posts spam is extremely disrespectful.

It's an open forum. Unless posts break rules, all members have the right to post as they see fit.

I focused my quote of your post on what are key points - and you captured my thinking in rank order.

1. Members are able to honor people, pets, milestones like birthdays and anniversaries - all types of memorializations. There is no need to change that IMHO.

2. I think that last week and this week saw increased number of Officer Down memorials because of incidents. In fact the true number YTD is down this year vs. last year per FBI stats:



3. Yes claiming “spam” is incendiary - as well as the emoji has similar condescending tone in Internet usage. It questions the intelligence of the subject matter or the thread poster.

4. Precisely - if anyone solely wants to discuss watches they needn’t click the Open Discussion section. Vacation picture threads, inflatable dolls, restaurants, food, etc. outnumber the memorial threads by an order of magnitude.


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[cop414]

Originally Posted by 77T

I focused my quote of your post on what are key points - and you captured my thinking in rank order.

1. Members are able to honor people, pets, milestones like birthdays and anniversaries - all types of memorializations. There is no need to change that IMHO.

2. I think that last week and this week saw increased number of Officer Down memorials because of incidents. In fact the true number YTD is down this year vs. last year per FBI stats:



3. Yes claiming “spam” is incendiary - as well as the emoji has similar condescending tone in Internet usage. It questions the intelligence of the subject matter or the thread poster.

4. Precisely - if anyone solely wants to discuss watches they needn’t click the Open Discussion section. Vacation picture threads, inflatable dolls, restaurants, food, etc. outnumber the memorial threads by an order of magnitude.


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Thank you Paul, saved me a lot of typing.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by BigBoy17

.... i might look like her also

You state your location as from Earth, so now I'm having my doubts you're her.

[SpeakWithMichael]

I'm pro-LE and served in the U.S. Army. I would have to agree there's a small degree of bias and we have members from around the world, meaning not everyone is interested in being updated on officer casualties in the U.S., as everyone could start posting the same for each country and then how do you justify where we draw the line. I sympathize with someone losing their life while protecting others, but there is more to that than just the LE community in the United States. Sorry if my opinion rubs anyone wrong. That's my .02 as a paying member.

[wisguy]

i come here to read about watches, I never click on those threads, but still I wonder what the tragic loss of police officers has to do with the purpose of this forum...

To each ther own, but I'm sure there are other places better suited to those topics.

Where I live poeple get killed and kidnapped all the time, will I post that here? Nope, not watch related.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by 77T

.....Vacation picture threads, inflatable dolls, restaurants, food, etc. outnumber the memorial threads by an order of magnitude.

HEY.

Where are all the inflatable doll posts?

Damn, sometimes you miss one day around here and you miss all the good stuff.

[Mainewatchman]

Originally Posted by tadbart

Stop spamming this forum with job hazard threads and shutting down threads on stuff that most likely will not result in officer down threads.

As an ER Nurse Practitioner, I work closely with my local LE, but pushing one's own agenda while locking threads that may hurt one's personal bottom is getting old.

I've been swung at and hit, swung at and missed, slung blood on, been stuck with nasty needles. I'm not starting a thread on it every day.

less agenda, more objective.

Originally Posted by Noonan

Goes to my point. I don't mind the threads at all but I'd also rather not see a ton more for victims in other professions on the forum I go to to discuss watches. As others have said; if we all used this site to pay respects to people we've lost in our profession, that's all that would get posted here.

What profession do you work in that your coworkers get murdered at work?

I couldn't disagree more with people against this, JUST DON'T CLICK! Typical Americans now that don't like something need to make a stink over it, instead of just moving on!

[77T]

Originally Posted by cop414

Thank you Paul, saved me a lot of typing.

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[77T]

Originally Posted by Blansky

HEY.



Where are all the inflatable doll posts?



Damn, sometimes you miss one day around here and you miss all the good stuff.

Here’s some help

Google this - site: rolexforums.com Anna


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[Justinmg]

Warning ken this is not a safe space!

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by Blansky

HEY.

Where are all the inflatable doll posts?

Damn, sometimes you miss one day around here and you miss all the good stuff.

They made me remove them

[Tools]

There is no Forum agenda here, nor can I see how anybody could pick out a handful of threads and claim that there was.

Tim was posting these threads long before he became a moderator, and they are as appropriate as any other thread in the open-forum.

There are plenty of other threads that are far more annoying.

[cop414]

Thank you Larry.

[daveathall]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

They made me remove them

The inflatable doll went down?

[Rondineli]

Originally Posted by daveathall

The inflatable doll went down?

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by wisguy

i come here to read about watches, I never click on those threads, but still I wonder what the tragic loss of police officers has to do with the purpose of this forum...

To each ther own, but I'm sure there are other places better suited to those topics.

Where I live poeple get killed and kidnapped all the time, will I post that here? Nope, not watch related.

Open discussion forum is just that. For any appropriate subject within forum rules outside of watches. There is nothing inappropriate about "officer down" threads. Don't like them, don't click on them

[cornerstore]

Awareness is the first step on the road to change. Tim has made us aware and he has shone a light in a very dark place. Maybe his posts have helped in some way to bringing these numbers of deaths down.
FATALITY STATISTICS
YEAR 2019

Total117-26%

Gunfire46-6%

Auto37-21%

Other34-46%

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

Open discussion forum is just that. For any appropriate subject within forum rules outside of watches. There is nothing inappropriate about "officer down" threads. Don't like them, don't click on them

Extremely well said!

[Tony64]

Originally Posted by daveathall

The inflatable doll went down?

Isn't that its sole purpose?

[SunTzu]

Members seem to be saying they come here to read about watches. True. However, this is the "Open Discussion" section of the forum. If you want to read about watches, then don't click here unless if you're interested in the 124th thread about whether it's safe to wear your Rolex in Kalamazoo while on vacation.

I'm far more triggered by talks of man purses, skinny jeans, and other male fashion trends that guys admit to actually wearing and using and post about, more so than the blow up doll. Can we consolidate them into one "Men's Designer Looks" thread?

[Peter11]

Open Discussion could be renamed "Officer Down" and a new section created for discussion of wallets, footwear and luggage.

Actually, why not have a separate memorial board?

[Albusdabbledore]

Originally Posted by Blansky

There a a number of retired Police Officers here so the OPs remarks will fall on deaf ears.

I respect the difficult job that police officers do but we won't often find the threads here about the killings that the police do, reported on this site, which is fine. So for me although I have an opinion on the matter I let the people show their respect for the police and move on.

I play hockey with at least 7 LE people and my neighbor across the street is a LE officer so I have no axe to grind here.

We all have our opinion and our rights to them.

And I have ZERO desire to own a Rolex Daytona so I stay out of those conversations as well.

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[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by SunTzu

Members seem to be saying they come here to read about watches. True. However, this is the "Open Discussion" section of the forum. If you want to read about watches, then don't click here unless if you're interested in the 124th thread about whether it's safe to wear your Rolex in Kalamazoo while on vacation.

I'm far more triggered by talks of man purses, skinny jeans, and other male fashion trends that guys admit to actually wearing and using and post about, more so than the blow up doll. Can we consolidate them into one "Men's Designer Looks" thread?

Who goes to Kalamazoo for vacation?

[JParm]

Originally Posted by GB-man

This topic has already been broached and the answer from two mods Tim and Welschwatchman was that a moderator can post whatever they want regardless of whether it complies with the rules of TRF.

The only other rule you need to know is all mod decisions are final. So best to move on as I have.

Yikes.

[mountainjogger]

To some of the comments... There may be legitimate issues related to policing. However, the officer down posts do not mention and have nothing to do with any of these issues.

To OP, chosing the correct words and using them in a respectful manner matters. Sadly, your post demonstrates neither. And if you had a point to make, your failure to do so in a polite and accurate manner, negated it.

Originally Posted by tadbart

Stop spamming :

You might want to check the dictionary for the definition of spam. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spam Your usage fits neither the verb or the noun.

Originally Posted by tadbart

S
As an ER Nurse Practitioner, I...

Do not face the dangers or pay the price to protect our lives that officers due. Period. End of story. You might want to read up the subject before making the comparison.

And for their trouble, on average officers make about half what an NP does, let alone an ER NP. Again, you can google it. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes333051.htm vs. https://ns ursesalaryguide.net/nurse...lary_is_107480

Originally Posted by tadbart

less agenda

Agenda? Again, you might want to check the dictionary or use google. You also might want to take off your filter and re-read the posts you are complaining of. They are absent any reference to any agenda and are merely statements fact. Indeed, if you read the officer down posts you will see that they are careful to avoid any of the current hot button trigger subjects associated with policing.

On the other hand, with all due respect, your post reeks of "agenda."

And the use of the dummy emoji was over the top in this context.

[BigBoy17]

....nurse practitioner...very dangerous work, equally comparable to LEO work......hahaha

[Brew]

The thread has served it's purpose and run its course, I respectfully suggest.

May it be closed?

[cop414]

It’s not only run it’s course it’s run way off course.

And for those who say that my memorial threads are all about fallen police officers do some research. No one has ever had a problem with any of my threads on these tragic topics. Boston Firefighters, US Navy, Mt Rainier climbers, college massacre, HS football coach, train crash, USMC airplane crash, US Navy Destroyer collision.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=343991

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=314990

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=355334

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=436589

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=467073

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=497746

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=548269

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=544234