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Firstly, laws that are not enforced are not laws at all. If traffic laws are not enforced, how many more people will die because of drivers behaving recklessly? Some jurisdictions are, I have read, experimenting with having traffic laws enforced by a specialized force that does not carry firearms or have arrest powers, they just write tickets. Secondly, Duante Wright was not being arrested due to an expired tag or an air freshener hanging from his rear view mirror. He was being arrested due to a warrant that was issued when he failed to appear in court to answer charges of assault using a firearm, following an incident where he (allegedly) choked a woman, threatened her with a handgun, and searched her including groping into her bra looking for money he thought he was owed. Should the police not enforce arrest warrants either? Why would anyone show up in court at their arraignment if they know the police won't enforce warrants? It's not clear that Officer Potter was aware of this at the time (and so it might or might not be germane to the incident), but Duante Wright had a firearm in his possession at the time of the stop, which would have resulted in felony charges due to his status as a felon. Likely that played into his decision to resist arrest and flee. Certainly Mr. Wright did not deserve to die for these infractions. However his actions contributed a lot to instigating and inflaming the situation. So again, how are things supposed to work if we adopt a policy that traffic laws and arrest warrants are not to be enforced?

Old discussion for sure. I'm going to go with the possible two out and save the cutaway decision for later.

There you go, as I said I'm no expert. But there are experts here. Is there a requirement that approved materials are used?

Did I state that traffic laws or warrants shouldn't be enforced, or that he didn't contribute to the circumstances that led to his death? I will go back and check! Traffic laws are already constantly under enforced at the individual discretion law enforcement, and the main driver of improved road safety over the past few decades is because of vehicle technology, not more dedicated enforcement of traffic laws. I won't argue that we shouldn't be stopping reckless drivers, or impaired drivers, but what percentage of stops fit into that category versus having your number come up when you are driving 10 over like 95% of the other people on the same highway as you. I didn't know any of the background that you are stating, and I may not have had him over for dinner, but it doesn't change my opinion that it tragic that there is a person dead, and there is a cop that will be haunted by this for the rest of her life. I am speaking out of ignorance, but I just think we can probably figure out a better way to skin this cat.

I wonder if he's tired of so much winning?

Trump loses fight to toss lawsuits accusing him of sparking Jan. 6 Capitol riot That's a shame. :-(

Maybe, maybe not. I'm not a fan of rap or hip-hop. Not my thing. But I didn't go off the deep end complaining about the show. I actually watched it. I have to say I was impressed with the production. The technical end was pretty flawless. The sound was excellent, the lights and effects all worked (that has not always been the case). While I understand the logic that the people who didn't like it are old and don't like that kind of music, the ones I personally know that hated it the most are also pretty racist (a few of them overt, most 'closeted').

I don't think that is a big problem (it might be a small problem though, as toggles are not where you expect them, and if you are low, every second to grab your toggles help). But uneven release of riser covers during opening can very easily put you in twists. If you have line twists under your reserve, and the reserve starts spinning, then you have a big problem. There have been a few fatalities like that. I think Eric is coming out as an angry-whiny man with some agenda to cover, as some others pointed out. But this does not invalidate the argument, it simply makes the person with the argument annoying. I think it is a good thing that flaws, big and small, are pointed out. Just knowing the issues the gear has, can the gear be improved. And manufacturers do not always see the issues in their product straight away. A friend of mine had a very serious incident some years ago due to a design issue on his gear. I would have preferred that someone coming out as a whiny annoying old man with limited online social skills found out before my friend, so my friend wouldn't have shat his pants or worse.

Right, because there's already a solution. "As of today, it is now policy on The Rookie that all gunfire on set will be Air Soft guns with CG muzzle flashes added in post," Hawley continued. "There will be no more 'live' weapons on the show. The safety of our cast and crew is too important. Any risk is too much risk." That decision was made 1 day after the rust shooting. People can make it as difficult or as easy as they want. If you want to spend a load of money on state of the art equipment for the best cg possible, great - there are even ways to offset the cost. If you don't, that's fine too - there are plenty of options where the sacrifice in quality is negligible and won't make or break your B movie anyway. The people saying quality cg still looks shitty are mostly professionals breaking it down frame by frame and comparing any flaws to their subjective view of both reality and perfection - It's not worth dying for.