Why do you think the cops won't react? Makes the job so much easier.so if a person
1. has some high tech GPS tracker stashed in their bike seat, and is able to
2. locate their stolen bike at some particular address and
3. cops won't do shit of course
what do you do then? some of y'all are talking like this tracking device is a great idea, are you rambo'ing into some thieves house or what? just curious about what the next step in that plan is
Also, make sure you are pulling the serial number off the bike and getting that insured if you are really worried about losing a bike. At least that way you can get your money back...depending on whatever the deductible is.
Or just buy cheapo bikes to keep bike thieves from trying to steal your bike.
Also, don't be a cunt and fly drones over houses and look into people's gardens.
The idea feels very strange: here in France, as far as I remember, you can't fly a drone over someone else garden or over somewhere pedestrians walk. A couple of years ago, someone filmed the city of Nancy with a drone, I think they did it to promote their drones business. Instead of clients, it was the gendarmerie who came knocking on their door 🤓Are you guys serious with this shit? It's probably a waste of time but there is nothing wrong checking backyards from afar.
let us know what he saysI know the dude who writes this comic. I'm gonna personally tell him this is dumb as fuck
The idea feels very strange: here in France, as far as I remember, you can't fly a drone over someone else garden or over somewhere pedestrians walk. A couple of years ago, someone filmed the city of Nancy with a drone, I think they did it to promote their drones business. Instead of clients, it was the gendarmerie who came knocking on their door 🤓
Your bike being stolen is no reason to invade other people's privacy. This is why drones should be illegal, too many people start snooping. How would you feel if someone peeked into your backyard just because someone stole something and you live in a certain radius?-After work I'm going to take my drone and do a grid by grid aerial search of all the backyards in this area.
Yup, last year I left mine locked in front of an art gallery in broad daylight and returned a few hours later to find that some arse had cut straight through the lock and had off with my cheep bike.locks don't really stop thieves
they only keep the average person honest
Are you guys serious with this shit? It's probably a waste of time but there is nothing wrong checking backyards from afar.
Also cut it out with the gendered slurs. Makes you look like a trashy, misogynistic piece of shit.
Well hopefully OP knows the laws in their country. I think it's likely a waste of time but people are getting way too personal about it. Calling them a creep says more about the poster than the OP.
You don't have to play dumb, I'm sure you're smart enough to keep up. Like my extremely easy to understand post said, I called you misogynistic because you used a misogynistic gendered slur. I don't care if where you live is a decade behind on social politics, you can personally do better.I'm a misogynistic piece of shit because I argued against flying a drone over people's homes and looking into their gardens? Yeah - you and OP are complete assholes (is that gender-neutral enough for you?).
One of them was you, genius.After a cursory glance through the thread, nobody called/insinuated the OP was a creep,
There is literally no excuse you can make for this that makes the behavior not creepy.
I didn't say anything about perving.
At best it's rude, annoying and invasive. At worst it's pervy, dangerous and creepy.
let them?Your bike being stolen is no reason to invade other people's privacy. This is why drones should be illegal, too many people start snooping. How would you feel if someone peeked into your backyard just because someone stole something and you live in a certain radius?
Locks are a good deterrent, but you're right. My last bike was locked and in a locked bicycle carage, and was still taken. There's a problem with organized bike theft in my city.locks don't really stop thieves
they only keep the average person honest
It's always a bit weird having to explain this because it seems so obvious, but calling a behavior creepy (nevermind "at worst creepy", which is what the poster you quoted did) doesn't equal calling the person a creep. Like, if you do something stupid, it doesn't mean you are stupid. Even the smartest people in the world sometimes do stupid things.
Apologies, I don't want to derail the thread, but I do find the above a little bit too harsh.You don't have to play dumb, I'm sure you're smart enough to keep up. Like my extremely easy to understand post said, I called you misogynistic because you used a misogynistic gendered slur. I don't care if where you live is a decade behind on social politics, you can personally do better.
Women don't appreciate that word, so wether you're talking to a man or a woman, drop that ugly word from your vocabulary if you don't want to be called out as a piece of shit.
If you're still using that word in 2021…yea I think it's fair to say. I know many people have a vanishingly small amount of respect for women but not using a word that demeans half of our planet's population regardless of if you're using it to insult a man or a woman is the absolute least you can do.Apologies, I don't want to derail the thread, but I do find the above a little bit too harsh.
Not everyone that uses that slur is to automatically be labelled as a "piece of shit".
I understand suggesting people not to use it, that's fair and I refrain from doing so myself; assuming someone is a piece of shit because they use that word is very toxic, imo.
I know the dude who writes this comic. I'm gonna personally tell him this is dumb as fuck
I've always found the acceptability of this word to be pretty weird... I realize it's used in other countries and "doesn't mean the same thing" but like... it has the same roots. I sure wish I'd see it used a hell of a lot less than it is.It's one of the few slurs that people still find acceptable on this forum and it's absolutely mind boggling to me that it often goes completely unchallenged. I know that's because it's a worldwide forum and many places are far behind on social politics, but we don't use slurs against sexual orientations or races simply because they're common in some countries.
I mean, it works both ways, and it isn't particularly hard to find you doing the same in other comments. So maybe ease off the criticism of using that word a touch.Also cut it out with the gendered slurs. Makes you look like a trashy, misogynistic piece of shit.
We both have wives who are stern and masculine so I doubt she would take any shit from him. I shouldn't wonder if he's a dick to her, it would only be my business if it was true and I doubt it tbh.
Apologies but no, I don't think it's "fair to say" that someone is a piece of shit because they use that slur.If you're still using that word in 2021…yea I think it's fair to say. I know many people have a vanishingly small amount of respect for women but not using a word that demeans half of our planet's population regardless of if you're using it to insult a man or a woman is the absolute least you can do.
It's one of the few slurs that people still find acceptable on this forum and it's absolutely mind boggling to me that it often goes completely unchallenged. I know that's because it's a worldwide forum and many places are far behind on social politics, but we don't use slurs against sexual orientations or races simply because they're common in some countries.
I hope you're joking.I mean, it works both ways, and it isn't particularly hard to find you doing the same in other comments. So maybe ease off the criticism of using that word a touch.
e.g.
Is "dick" not a gendered slur?
Do you think it carries the same weight? Has there been any type of campaign to halt the use of it because men find it repugnant and offensive? Do you think people would continue to use the word cunt if it had no shock value?
In both circumstances you are referring to someone's genitals as a negative thing. The only difference is some arbitrary line you've drawn about what's "too far". Please also consider the context of the culture of the person that said it - for example, "cunt" and "dick" as insults in the UK are so far detached from original reference that it's almost irrelevant. It's very different than the US.Do you think it carries the same weight? Has there been any type of campaign to halt the use of it because men find it repugnant and offensive?
I know you think you found a clever gotcha, but you're sadly mistaken. It says quite a bit about you that you honestly believe these are equal in any way. Dick has a dozen other meanings and was literally a common name until recently. Cunt has one meaning, and a hateful past.
An excerpt from Dictionary.com:
"USAGE ALERT ABOUT CUNT
All senses of this word are vulgar slang and are very strongly tabooed and censored. The meanings that refer to a woman and a contemptible person are used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting and demeaning. There are many words used to refer to people in sexual terms. However, to call a person a cunt, especially a woman, is one of the most hateful and powerful examples of verbal abuse in the English language."
And again, would you find it acceptable to use other slurs on this forum because they're common in certain countries?In both circumstances you are referring to someone's genitals as a negative thing. The only difference is some arbitrary line you've drawn about what's "too far". Please also consider the context of the culture of the person that said it - for example, "cunt" and "dick" as insults in the UK are so far detached from original reference that it's almost irrelevant. It's very different than the US.
Well golly, what a surprise. Who saw that coming?!I personally have no issue with using either, but at least I'm consistent.
This is hilarious to read as an AustralianIf you're still using that word in 2021…yea I think it's fair to say. I know many people have a vanishingly small amount of respect for women but not using a word that demeans half of our planet's population regardless of if you're using it to insult a man or a woman is the absolute least you can do.
It's one of the few slurs that people still find acceptable on this forum and it's absolutely mind boggling to me that it often goes completely unchallenged. I know that's because it's a worldwide forum and many places are far behind on social politics, but we don't use slurs against sexual orientations or races simply because they're common in some countries.
Agreed.
You went in pretty hard on someone to the point of being offensive yourself, pointing out that they shouldn't use gendered slurs (despite being happy to use gendered slurs yourself - that is exactly what "dick" is).And again, would you find it acceptable to use other slurs on this forum because they're common in certain countries?
Well golly, what a surprise. Who saw that coming?!
Lmao, Jesus Christ. I honestly don't think you actually believe the bullshit you're typing so you can keep it to yourself and stop pretending to be offended.You went in pretty hard on someone to the point of being offensive yourself, pointing out that they shouldn't use gendered slurs (despite being happy to use gendered slurs yourself - that is exactly what "dick" is).
And then you infer that the USA, of all places, is comparatively progressive because they treat the word more negatively than other places. At that point, along with the dictionary.com quote, you're losing the argument.
What I'm upset about is you being so aggressive to that other user in the first place, unfairly accusing them of being a piece of shit. It wasn't necessary, and was hypocritical given that you are also happy to use gendered slurs yourself.Lmao, Jesus Christ. I honestly don't think you actually believe the bullshit you're typing so you can keep it to yourself and stop pretending to be offended.
I hope you can get over whatever I said in the past that bothered you, because you've already admitted that those words aren't the cause.
I adore how I'm "losing the argument" because I quoted the dictionary. Good lord lmao, fucking clown.