When I saw the ad for the new 21 Jump Street — I’ll link to it, but I won’t go out of my way to see it — I was irritated. Come on, yet another remake? The MPAA wants to cauterize whole limbs of the internet over copying issues, and yet it seems like all Hollywood does is copy these days!* Wow, maybe they should try some originality from time to time, and that includes employing originality in the areas of marketing and sales.
*My sentiments may be biased, thanks to the huge crush I had on Dustin Nguyen in the days of the original 21 Jump Street…
Mmmm, Dustin Nguyen (you heard me; Johnny Depp didn’t have all of us spellbound back then)…
So, back to Dustin Nguyen…
…*sigh*
Stop being stupid, and stop playing us—the people whose taxes pay for law enforcement jobs—for stupid. If you want to claim that a few bad apples are making all the good “peace officers” look bad, then you need to eliminate the bad apples! Sticking the scapegoats back on the street (either right away or after paid leave) implies management approves of their actions, which actually means the whole organization is bad!
“What is that sound?” “Oh, that’s just the tumbrils.”
“ The reality that you exist is my basis for joy and happiness.
— Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, Book 6) by Terry Goodkind
“The illegal downloading and distribution of copyrighted works are serious offenses…” I disagree. As far as I’m concerned, bodily harm (physical assault) would be serious. Something that would affect someone’s mental health, like mental or emotional neglect, would be serious. I could agree that this is an offense, without the serious label. Some people take themselves too seriously.
