DwayneEMTP

Sending thought of peace and strength for you all Babe...

Wait...was that me? Not the shooting, even I'm not dumb enough to make fun of that, but the calling out?

Yeah Mike, from that article it sounds as if he made his ruling and then offered an opinion, as is common in any court. Had he offered the opinion that tormenting women is bad, he would not be seen as a judge ruling his bench from a sexist point of view, but being he said so of a Muslim, then he needs to be crucified. (yeah, words chosen for the irony) DEFIB, I absolutely get what you're saying. But we seem to have become a country where being victimized is the rule and defending yourself the exception. And my history as a behaviorist probably has more to do with my opinion than Dylan's autism. I just see the purposeful antagonizing of others, simply for the purpose of antagonizing them, related to free speech in the same way that yelling 'fire' in a theater is. Do we wish that all speech was worthy of protection? Of course, and the vast majority of it is. Should it all be protected? Not when it's a verbal form of assault directed at certain people or populations and it's sole intent is to hurt and provoke response. When we disallow yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater are we showing out contempt for free speech, or simply drawing logical boundaries based on the expected behavior when that is done? As chbare said, I've definitely gone off in the ditch where keeping my comments story specific is concerned. I just have issues, and maybe emotionally so, when we watch victimizers revel in the power of free speech as a tool to victimize others with what could be long lasting mental and emotional pain but then cry when they become the victim of minor, transient physical pain. I know. I've been pushed and punched. (I know that's hard to imagine.) It's really not that big of a deal. When you say that there are other ways to deal with such people. What ways would that be? I mean a way that is going to change their behavior and make them less likely to victimize others in the future.

Man...You're getting to be a real baby. Passive aggressive doesn't suit you Brother.

As has become your habit lately whenever you can't easily win an argument...Some bullshit excuse to quite. You need to try and spend more time with folks that disagree with you. You've seem to have lost your ability to debate when really challenged instead of just stepping up to the pop flies. Being an spending so much time around employees seems to be making you delicate. It's a job hazard, I know. Edit: I just occurs to me, and cracks me up a bit to notice that you're the only one that's mentioned the Nazis.

It's not inciting anything according to your arguments. It's simply expressing an action that they feel is acceptable, no different than you finding mocking the religious or the handicapped an acceptable expression. Our opinions differ on that. Says you. In this post we begin to see the deflection that you sometimes try and disguise as logical debate. Though I'm not so easily insulted or intimidated as many that play with you here. There is no difference in the examples, in the context of your argument, other than perspective. In both cases someone is symbolically violating something dear to someone else. In each case everyone knows that there is no actual sodomy occurring, yet the message is the same. Nonsense. There are times, no matter how long you argue it, that violence is the only realistic tool at our disposal to stop some actions. I can guarantee you that they won't lightly choose to bring such shit to my street again. Your street doesn't look that those of Compton not because of your actions, as can be said of those that live there, but because you can afford to buy your way into a neighborhood that has higher levels of government sanctioned enforcement willing to do violence on your behalf, allowing you to pretend to pacifism. If you truly believe in your philosophy of non violence, then prove it by stepping from behind that protection and take your family and intellectual arsenal to someplace where you have no such protections and let it flourish as an example. That seems fair, right? I offered nothing on your behalf. I offered on behalf of yours, an all other daughters. When you allow such things in front of your home to go unchecked then I'm certainly no longer acting on your behalf, but against it and on behalf of those that you would stand by and allow to be mentally, emotionally, an by example possibly physically injured. The knuckledraggers are dying overseas every day to keep the evil out of your backyard. There are amazing examples of bravery while people take back control of their streets and neighborhoods from gangs and thieves, there is a reason that police officers carry guns. Because we don't, at this point in our societal evolution have the necessary tools to resolve all issues passively. Many battles will have to be settled with aggression, until the war can be won with education and psychological evolution. There is no significant difference here other than you would have them all lay down their weapons so that all the world could have their free opinions, free from the thought of sanction. Then, your logic follows, as only the kind intelligent opinions would "be taken seriously" the world would become a kind and loving place. You mention being a student of history. How has that worked out in the past? Again, your deflection from the true issues. I did no such thing. Quote it here and you will see that my argument has no resemblance to the spirit of Godwin's Law. Good debate...

They would want you to make sure that BSI/scene is safe, verify ABCs, put on O2, stabilize the post, load your patient, do a full trauma assessment, mitigate any major bleeding, start your IVs, and call in flight.

How so? Both represent behaviors that I fine abhorant, yet both represent ideas that you think should be freely expressed without censure or sanction, right? You don't need to ask. It's what I would do, and have done, without your request or even permission. History is full of atrocities that occurred because people turned their heads instead of speaking or acting. And if everyone did that we'd all be speaking German now, right? Referencing Richard's post, most dissenters did walked away. How seriously did people take violence against blacks with silent dissension as a tool? How much change was created by those that walked away as opposed to those that stood up to speak? To say, "Enough is enough."? I think that those that share your belief will always do fine as long as there are those willing to sacrifice in action to give you the freedom to do nothing.

I would argue that that's, in rare circumstances, part of the problem. So we should draw lines according to what offends socially inept autistic children? But it's not just about offense, but spreading ignorance, as is the anti Muslim nonsense. He's (the man with the goat) spreading an image that many of the ignorant are going to believe is accurate, as well as promoting the idea that mocking and attacking people that are unable to defend themselves is acceptable. And in my world it's not. Correct. So when the float comes down your street depicting a gang of skinheads violently raping/sodomizing little red headed girls, you'll simply choose to believe that they have a right to their message, and walk away? You'll accept that they have a right to pass that message to all of the little boys on the street, and worse, the little girls? You'll add your acceptance, with your silence, to the message that the kids will get? Simply turn your head and walk away...turn the channel? No worries Brother...I'll smash the shit out of them on behalf of your girls and and all other girls as well...

Ahhh...another one of those statements! We don't know that we don't want to give fluids to 'these' patients, but only that we don't initially want to give fluid to 'this' patient. If the blood pressure is the issue in your leaking pipe, then the initial hypovolemia in a volume challenged person is going to cause a compensation that will raise their pressure, right? Sometimes a lot! And a realistic way to lower it is to add the fluids that will help mitigate the compensation. Of course the trick follows to do that without tipping the scales over to the other side, or as the underworlder says, diluting the clotting factors to a point where we've begun to go sideways. Just wanted to add that note... Cause I can... It's what I do...I'm a giver...

Man, it's kind of a mixed bag for me, though I'm not religious so this argument doesn't raise my ire. But let's change it something that does... A parade where a person is in parody of an autistic, drooling, making exaggerated stereotypical autistic movements with a plastic goat strapped to his crotch as if he's humping it.... I promise you that I'm going to punch the shit out of him, and I'm going to continue punching him until someone stops me or he convinces me that he's really, really sorry for making my son's life harder than it already is. DFIB says that no 'no one should be assaulted for their ideas, no matter how offensive...' but, really? I have no question that this man didn't have an 'idea', but instead he had a way that he was confident would be so offensive that it would get him on the news or create an assault law suit as is going to happen here. Do we really benefit when we create a world where physical violence is the only type of assault? When a person chooses to behave in a way that stems not from a personal message, or a deeper thought, but is only expressing their best thought out plan to be as offensive as possible, to create emotional pain, and then put that offensiveness in your face, isn't the world a better place when someone slaps the shit out of them? Babs can't go down the street without a shirt because people may be offended by the natural body that she was born with. But if I put on fake tits, stab knives through them, have a pretend bloody, aborted baby dragging down the street behind me by it's umbilical cord, then it's ok to put that in your kids' face because I suddenly have a message? Isn't the world actually a better place when some people, who's only intention is to cause pain, not education, get knocked the F*** out? I think that the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child" is really true for many reasons. But one for the ability of people to say, "No, this isn't going to happen here today." We're trying to create a world, so that we can feel like better people, where we pretend that every thought, every idea, ever personal action should be protected as sacred. But when the sole intention of the sum of those things is to cause pain, to attempt to push people beyond their emotional limits so that they will act in just the way that this asshole got this man to act...then, no, I don't think that that is a sacred idea, and it seems to e that had the legal system not been involved that this situation would have worked itself out to a logical, and productive conclusion. Dwayne EDIT: As I reread that I wonder how many that don't know me will believe that I'm not a diehard advocate of personal American freedoms. I am. But I'm getting exhausted by the politically correct nonsense where we put a spin on things to make people more like sheep, more easily victimized. Bernhard Getz (sp) went to prison for shooting a bunch of shitheads on the subway. By the end of the trial it was determined that he actually shot a bunch of honor students that, while not realizing that they'd formed a circle around him in an intimidating manner, were simply asking another brother, and neighbor if he could spare a dollar, while accidentally holding a sharpened screwdriver...."Wait? How did that dang thing get there??" No one questions the intention of those kids. No one really questions that he was being robbed. Yet we must find some way to make him evil because he impinged on these kids' right to express their persona ideal of fiscal financial independence I guess. I don't think anyone really questions why this douche dressed as he did. And I doubt that anyone believes that there was an altruistic ideal involved. He wanted only to hurt people...and being the recipient of the expected result shouldn't make him a victim in my opinion. I completely disagree with the judge, but very much support the attacker. Weird, right?

What you absolutely don't do is allow your clinical time to continue in this manner. Clinicals are terribly short. You need every shift to be productive. It's on him for being an asshole, but now that you know better it's on your to stand up and demand the education that I'm assuming you paid for. Clinicals will be gone before you know it. You'll be sorry if you choose to waste a single day..

I should have known when you implied that someone might have married you!

Heh...this whole thing came from working the BP oil spill. When we had to get rebadged the medic badges said, "Pararescueman Technical Specialist." I said, "Don't you have anything that just says paramedic?" They said, "Nope." I said, "Then can we at least add "ninja" to it?" Those that know me know that there's not really anything special about me, not as a person or a medic, so that title has sort of become the rallying cry for 'no bullshit', at least in my mind. Good to have you here man! Dwayne

That is where you show yourself, again, to be a wacker, and an idiot. By the way, wasn't it you that asked for people's feedback? No idea who Mr. Harris is. If he's the guy from the story, well, good on you. He's just another wacker bullshit artist to me. What's unfortunate is that you have a bunch of people that would be willing to discuss with you but you don't have the mental ability to even answer the questions asked of you at a 4th grade level. We've many well respected members here who are now, or have been in the past, firemen, myself included if you count wildland. You'll never really get that you're responses here are due to you being an ignorant, immature child, and not about being a fireman. You're right, there's nothing to debate....with you. Not because there aren't issues, but because you'll never understand them if not expressed to you in cartoon form. Good luck to you Brother... Dwayne

I hear you man. I was just talking to some of my Pararescueman Technical Specialist Ninja buddies and we all agreed that if there's one thing that we can't stand it's people that misrepresent themselves... In fact I was so angry I wanted to parachute down and ninja...chop..kick his face with my ninja star belt baton blowgun! 'Cause we all carry those...Yeah.., and then I'd heal (I can do that cause there's a medic part in my name..) him so that I could repel....him...over a tree! Yeah...a really big tree with ants in it! I would do that very technically... And then I'd...parachute back up to my plane, all the while spitting in his general direction!!! That's right mofo....cause that's how we roll in my...nabbr...niberhu....wait, how do spell that again? Friggin' posers really piss us off...

Yeah, that's what I said....

I would marry your ex wife, sight unseen, right this minute, based solely on her incredible judge of character...

No man, the TV image of the fire services has become respected. You tout how good you have it, and you certainly do, but you should enjoy it while it lasts. The country is getting tired of paying you to lift weights and flex your muscles in front of the college chicks. 94% of fire calls nationwide are medical and your dissing EMS? Really? And it was called above. Whenever you criticize one of the bullshit self labeled heroes the arguments come in one of three flavors..."You're jealous!" "You couldn't pass the test right? Now you're bitter?" "Ha, a fireman slept with/stole your wife/girlfriend/boyfriend didn't he??" Please tell me that you're intelligent enough to be ashamed of the ignorance behind your post? You're don't come off as bright enough to understand that the majority of the fire crews in the country run EMS. So then, by your logic, they too are then "stuck in a little thought about stopping point known as ems...? And if you'd been here a few days before throwing your tantrum you'd be well aware of the fact that those of us that are non career hosemonkey bag on career EMS much more than we do you and your fire buddies. But, you've done what your wanker brothers and sisters have done before you. Stomped your feet and cried and hoped that the world would come rushing in to protect it's hero...but it doesn't work that way here Brother. Three of my best friends are career firemen, three others are past firemen, and they would stab you right in the fucking throat if they heard you making such childish, ignorant, menstruational arguments regarding the career that they've chosen. Just for a bit man, try slipping out of your 'I fight what you fear" Tshirt, pass up your Denny's discount and go to the library instead. Put aside the weights and television for a few days and pick up a book. You will truly be the better for it. Try finding some self value that's not tied to a bullshit representation from the television that the public loves and respects, and that you cheer for, from your recliner. Find your own self respect and you won't get so ass hurt when people criticize the fire services and you may learn to debate the issue with some semblance of logic and intelligence. If you'd read the my first post you'd have seen that I made my perspective clear. I wasn't talking about all firemen. But I was talking about you. This is my reaction.... Dwayne

I had decided not to post on this one...to try and stay in the good energy...but then went and friggin' blasted him on FB...grin. Yeah, man, I've said it all before...what a sad, pitiful little man...

Really? How does space and astronomy relate to your hobby? Do you like reading/studying or do you have a telescope and run around looking at the stars? And Denny, Tweeting pictures of your peepee doesn't count as photography. Just sayin'...

Or just punt it to someone at the newspaper....

Wendy you make a good point about bias... I've never really thought about it this way before, but I guess the ability to eliminate your own bias would be limited. While rereading a couple of posts I was thinking, "I've pushed buckets of morphine, why didn't I try Fentanyl more often just to get a good taste for it?" And I think that the reason is that most times when I need a narcotic I'm also not in a very good place to experiment. Most often I'm busy, and want to be able to manage each issue with the most confidence as it comes along... Sorry for the side conversation, but I think that it's pretty interesting on many levels.. Dwayne

Yeah, I screwed the pooch in my previous statement. I think that it's effectiveness was possibly harnessed by my previous protocols. I've only had one place that I've worked that carried it and I believe that our protocol was 1mcg/kg to a max single dose of 100mcg. (It seems that even that dose needed to be split 50mcg, reassess, then 50mcg but I just don't remember) I can't remember if you were supposed to call then or not, but you could then give an additional 100mcg for a total of 200mcg. I admit to only using it, maybe, 10 times or so. Each, with the exception of a high school football player with a dislocated shoulder were significant pain secondary to trauma. The shoulder loved it, but even then I didn't like it only because I was used to mixing benzos with morphine for dislocations so had to call medical control for advice, not having experience with Fentanyl and benzos. And the first few times I used it I pushed 100mcg, but didn't really get the response that I'd hoped for or expected. We're taught that it should equate to approx. 10mg or morphine, right? Though in those few cases I would have predicted a more comfortable patient with 5mg of morphine instead of the full dose of Fentanyl.... So basically I know shit about it really, other than my initial experience made me feel hinky compared to pushing the drugs I was used to, and that I've not been in a situation since to mitigate the likely bogus hinky feeling with additional experience. Man, I'm truly grateful that you brought that up. I think that tendency towards provider bias based on experiential comfort instead of quality data to choose interventions is a good thing for people to be aware of, and beware of, and monitor. Dwayne

It's a time thing Brother. I think you have 30 minutes as a non member and 90 as a member? Though I don't remember for sure... Dwayne