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I think this is relevant, I've always liked the source book but it's been doing the rounds again recently so will drop this here:

How offensive, suggesting that men are just a bunch of easily manipulated fuck toads! What are you, some type of manophobe!

Raise the hackles -- stirring the pot, and getting people all riled up? Post substance. That doesn't pass any smell test of any kind, and desperately looking for some sort of justification for it just looks, well, desperate Wendy P.

Turtle, again, if the kid in question had been African-American, dressed in a hoodie, at the Charlottesville rally, maybe in the moments after the guy ran his car into the crowd and killing Heather Heyer, what would your reaction have been? Honestly? The police are just as much there to protect the citizens of Minneapolis, including the violent ones, as they are there to protect the businesses of people with money. They are also there to protect visitors to the city. Allowing the kid to run away, not "automatically reacting to a perceived threat," because the kid was white, is exactly what the protests are about. A knife on the floor of the car (i.e. not in his hands) was stated as a threat worthy of shooting Jacob Blake because he didn't immediately turn around and comply. Shots, a person running with a gun, and people pointing at him and saying "he's killed someone" is not a threat even worthy of stopping the guy. That's fucking bullshit. Wendy P.

C182 + Dolphin: Sander K. is the man to talk to.

I am a wingsuit coach and did first flight courses for around 40 students until today. Some have exactly 201 and perform very well, while others with the same jump number struggle. Same goes for more experienced people, there is no guarantee that it will work out better just because somebody has more jumps. Being current plays more into account, having 30 jumps in the last 2 months is better than having 1000 jumps over 20 years and only 10 jumps in the last months. I would not worry too much about that, if you don't rock the first jump, just retry and do another one with your coach.

He's currently facing 6 charges. 2 counts of homicide with a dangerous weapon. One count of attempted homicide with a dangerous weapon. 2 counts of recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon. And one count of underage armed with a dangerous weapon. Any claims of 'self defense' are groundless. In Wisconsin, the situation has to be 'unavoidable' to be considered self defense. He intentionally entered the curfew zone. He was there after the curfew went into effect (not entirely sure if he arrived before or after curfew). He deliberately put himself into the situation. While illegally armed. And his presence was illegal. There's a pretty long case history that vigilantes cannot claim self defense. I would not be surprised if the judge does not even allow the jury to hear testimony claiming self defense. The other 'really fun' part of this will be the civil lawsuits. Wrongful death by the survivors of the 2 dead, injury/disability by the guy who's arm was shot off. The kid has no assets, but apparently his mom drove him (and may have been there too). There are claims that the kid didn't bring the gun from Illinois (across state lines), but 'borrowed' it from another vigilante. If true, he's going to be part of it too. There are screenshots floating around where the cops encouraged these assholes to show up armed. The cops are shown on video interacting with the kid. It's going to get expensive for the city and those who were part of getting the kid there with the gun.

I wonder what we're allowed to call you for that tired old misogynistic joke?

(Coming from someone with very few skydives, but grew up at the DZ and have hours of tunnel time) Experience is important in any sport where your actions can directly impact the people around you. Jump numbers tend to be the default/fast gauge of experience for people who have never jumped with you(and not every newbie, or experienced jumper, for that matter, is the best at knowing their own skill level, so it's important to keep that in mind as well). As a contrast, When I [recently] graduated AFF, my coach had to tell jumpers who've known me since I was little to back off. I'm not ready to jump with certain people, regardless of my bodyflight experience. Altitude awareness, tracking, canopy piloting etc, are all still new enough to me that I'm not 100% consistent, and while I'm safe for myself and my coach, it's important that I have enough experience with these skills, and my numbers can reflect that. I think the big thing is to not let your numbers bother you, and don't take it personally if someone doesn't want to jump with you based on your jump numbers, they have their reasons(safety, personal preference, etc.) and they might not be the right person to jump with at this time. (And if someone really is being an ass about your numbers, do you even want to talk to them anyways? There's cooler people out there.) Personally, I think making friends and being present at your DZ is important too. As you spend more time at your DZ, you'll get absorbed into your local community and find the right people to jump/socialize with(who are familiar with how you skydive). There are plenty of experienced jumpers who love jumping with newer people for you to learn from and jump with.