Imperfectionist

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

Mm, that is all quite reasonable, Prince. I've never had any 1x1 partners, so in truth I wouldn't know, but I am convinced that the sweet spot between engaging interaction and manageable cooperative storytelling IS the 1x1x1.

If all three are equally compatible, it alleviates the worst of 1x1, and still retains the things that I have observed as lost in larger groups. It's a simple theory, but together with your points here it makes a lot of sense to me.

Equestria Divided - The War for Harmony

So, what's the deal here? We seem to be having trouble right off the bat.

Is anyone going to post? Should I move us forward?

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

So Boerd said
I'd put money on Brovo never shooting anything harder than a milk jug at 20 feet with a .22 on a bench rest.

Well, you don't know that, and neither do I. Brovo might have considerable experience with firearms, and has simply never been fearful for his life and using a gun at the same time.

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

Omega said
Not 100% at all actually. Thick clothing can defeat it and it is generally a 1 shot weapon. If you only have 1 shot to use it there are too many situations where your life is still in great danger.

Zendric said
Not exactly 100%. A law enforcement research group did a study of multiple taser brands, and found a maximum accuracy of both barbs hitting the target of 91%, while the lower end of the surveyed brands was 73%, all at 13 ft on a static target. And thats just accuracy, thats not counting the fact some people can resist it, while others can quickly pull the barbs out, minimizing stunning. Only a relatively small amount of people can do that, but the factor still exists.

http://www.lawanddemocracy.org/pdffiles/psdb09-02.pdf <- Heres the study I referenced if you want to check it out, its actually pretty interesting.

^ Yep (also, look up how much more expensive police-grade tasers are, for an absolutely less effective weapon). I'm sorry, Brovo, you aren't going to win this one, unless you visit your local police station and videotape an interview of them saying that shooting to wound is a reasonable practice in actively dangerous situations.

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

Basically, what I'm saying is that more money and research should be put into effective less-lethal weapons, especially for police use. Maybe there'll be some breakthrough, something that allows the police to incapacitate with the same effectiveness as firearms...

Until then, I'm going to stick to doing exactly what that cop says, no matter what I think about the police, or how many things I've shoplifted. Prison may be the worst experience in a person's life, but it's a damn sight better than dying.

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

That's why you aim at center mass. That's why the concept of center mass exists, and why bulletproof vests are at least somewhat effective. Also, another link.

Please read it, you two. It's talking about a law in the states, sure, but the concept still applies (I'll try to find something from Canada). Also, I will accept your opinions on how difficult it is to shoot a gun (in Canada, Germany, Niger or otherwise) once you've both joined the police and gone through basic firearm training. The reality is, if you aim to wound in a dangerous situation, your chances of death (EDIT: and the accidental death of others) increase exponentially. I would be willing to bet money a Canadian cop will tell you the same.

EDIT: The point becomes, "should the cop have shot at all?", not "why didn't he just wound the kid?"

Was Michael Brown dangerous enough for the officer to discharge his firearm? He certainly must have thought so. That's the "crime" in this case. A police officer creates a situation with an unarmed young man, the young man is momentarily uncooperative, and not long afterwards, the young man is dead on the street. If either of them had handled things differently, he'd still be alive. This is an absolute tragedy, for everyone involved.

Ferguson, MO protests and police brutality.

I'm in the temperance and calmness camp on this issue for now, as there are more autopsies to be done and there is more information to be released, BUT I will speak up as to the "Officers should aim not to kill, but to disable" thought.

This is, sadly, absolutely untrue. A gun is not a weapon to disable a person with. A gun is a weapon to stop (i.e. kill) a person with. Police officers are trained to discharge their firearms only to kill, in fact, as doing anything else is irresponsible (any shot not to center mass is much more likely to miss and cause unwanted injury to nearby civilians), and will likely get you killed in a realistic dangerous situation.

Zendric's hypothetical is entirely correct. An officer in fear for her/his life will shoot to kill, 100 times out of 100. They may not succeed in doing so, the person may survive the shots, they may miss completely, but if an officer is firing live rounds, it is always with the intent to stop someone.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, but the reality is, firearms are incredibly difficult for even a trained person to aim correctly in a realistic self-defense situation. "Shooting to wound" is unreliable and dangerous for everyone involved, simple as that.

Also, link. Not the original place I read about this, but it's talking about (EDIT: one of) the article(s) I read.

Equestria Divided - The War for Harmony

Well, I'd advise you to contact KiltManBagz, our resident Cult expert. My background is mostly in Stormwing, Whitegold and M&S.

He'll be able to answer your questions about playing a former cultist.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

EnchantedMedow said
Ok do you really want me to vent. I have a bunch of things I hate on people not even in the community but in real life he on while I spell check my rants I have written down right next to me.

When people mistake me for a boy on almost every account on almost every site I go on. Grrr do you not read user names, would any boy have a user name like enchanted meadow or enchanted forest?? Grrr.

When people in roleplays suddenly stop posting and move on after the first twenty pages. That leaves the fateful rp's to sit and wait while the Gm finds new people. It never starts up again and then when the restart comes so do the same people from before. Get you mind straight.

This is different as you get the react time but you can't do anything as the gmail mod is controlling who ever you fighting and if you harm the character you get kicked out.

Rules that make no sense and keep the rp from getting interest or progressing.

Gmods not accepting charecters and making people change major parts of the characters persona just to be in the rp. Let me see like minor changes like if the bio doesn't fit the plot and setting or the picture is anime and they wanted real. But saying you couldn't have the personality you took time perfecting because the good has a Girl that has a few of the traits. Grrr.

I may add more I may not those are ones that go around rp'rs the rest are about posts and plot lines and Grrr.

Hmm. I guess I'll go in order, with possible ways to understand the circumstances and mitigate your Grrr:

Alright, the username/sex problem. People think you're a boy, even though your username is "EnchantedMedow". Well, this is very common, on the Guild and otherwise, as the majority of usernames (look at my own, even) are decidedly gender-neutral, and no one is forced to call themselves anything masculine or feminine. Until you know a person, until you have asked, or someone has told you, anyone on the forums could have any sex/gender/orientation.

Off the top of my head, look at Sherlock Holmes. Named after a male character, generally has an image of that male character as an avatar... She's a girl. Avatars, signatures and usernames are poor estimates of these things, and if it is truly irritating to you, I would recommend simply telling all of the people in your threads that you are a girl. There's not much else to be done. Tell them you're a girl, and then they'll know, and the ambiguity will be cleared up.

The second one, people moving on after posting for a good while... Yeah, not much to say. This just happens, generally when those players aren't enjoying the RP as it is. I had a whole post about it close to the top of the last page.

"This is different as you get the react time but you can't do anything as the [GM] is controlling who ever you fighting and if you harm the character you get kicked out."

Um, I don't know if this is exactly correct, but I think you're talking about combat against GM-controlled characters? And if you try to take out/"harm" the character, you get kicked out of the game? That seems... needlessly harsh. If you really can't convince them to let you back in, though, there's not much you can do. Try to find an RP with a less vengeful GM, I suppose. In at least some cases, though, you should be able to talk to the person and get back in.

The last two, yeah... Just like the above, unreasonable GMing. I can see myself demanding massive rewrites only if I think the sheet is poorly done, or if the backstory itself is inherently perpendicular to the plot/setting (the character is the daughter/son of the villain without knowing anything about the villain, that kind of thing). I'm also the type who's a stickler for lore, though, and I can be highly critical of characters who are created without an understanding of that lore... :( It can get kind of ridiculous. I'm trying to work on this.

Equestria Divided - The War for Harmony

Yeah, Joke, you're clear.