Not a discussion about the mods

[granQ]

This is an discussion about "for who is the police" working for.
Is it just me that getting tired that the police in some countries doesnt let you discuss their behaviour and acts and not only do they not allow the discussion, they threat people that comes up with a warning.

Makes me wonder for who the police exisits, is it to help the average Joe have a good day without problem or is to make sure certain thoughts and idea arent expressed.

The other day a police told me to "get a life", clearly he must thought that a discussion on the future of the country I have lived on for almost 6 years wasnt a good way to spend the day.

Would it hurt so much for this country to allow ONE free thread for discussion about the police state?

[wex-q]

Because the mo.. Ehrm, police, are afraid to get an angry mob after them?

I concur with your opinion
wex

[Hornet85]

im on your side

[fardwark]

Unfortunately, the police state depends upon complete control of thoughts and expression otherwise it is in risk of being overthrown or at the very least destabilised.

Originally, police forces are put in place to protect both the civilians and to uphold the values and laws that the society in question has enacted. However, in some cases they swing from protecting the freedom of the citizens to protecting the power of the state. As long as you stay in the rank and file and do not speak out against the authorities you seemingly enjoy the normal freedoms as dictated by the UN human rights declaration, however they are false freedoms. You are free, but only to do what they tell you.

Those who dare speak out against the oppressiveness are quickly dealt with, usually by forcibly removing them or at least removing their possibility to speak out against the authorities. In free speech and free thought lies the destruction of oppressive regimes, it therefore stands to reason that oppressive regimes spend most of their time fighting those freedoms.

[Chipper]

FUCK THE SYSTEM!!!

[Sickboy]

Am I the only one with a voice that found the PM button to Debate with "the police"?

[granQ]

Am I the only one with a voice that found the PM button to Debate with "the police"?

well, the police love to talk at the station dont they? But to discuss in public is totaly diffrent, esp since that makes things more official.

[Sickboy]

well, the police love to talk at the station dont they? But to discuss in public is totaly diffrent, esp since that makes things more official.

Well, that's simply a rule which they follow But I guess that's what the thread is about aswell

Anyway IMHO it is a very normal thing to keep such dealings in PM. Altough I agree that there might be some more answers and info stream coming from them, ala Placebo I guess

[Planck]

As this is not about OFP or ArmA stuff, isn't it off topic?

I thought these boards were for discussion on aspects of the aforementioned games.

This might be more at home in.....emmmm.........ehhhh.........well.....off-topic maybe.


Planck

[bedges]

a website being like a police state... hmmm. it's a very strong comparison isn't it? if topics on these forums included discussion about serious human rights violations which were subsequently stomped upon by those in charge so that no-one could read them, i think you'd have a point. but topics on these forums deal with operation flashpoint, elite and armed assault. computer games.

i think a more apt analogy would be a friend's house. you go round to talk to your mates about sport, and about your girlfriend, and about the latest developments in a game you all like playing. thing is, your mate's mother is usually around, and she doesn't like to hear people swearing.

now you and your mates, you express yourselves however you like usually, swearing included, but when you're at your mate's house, and his mom is around, he prefers it if you don't swear.

so if he asks you to piss off home after you say "fuck" one too many times in front of her, is he infringing on your freedom of expression? when he throws you out of his house after you argue that he's being unreasonable, is his house a police state?

or is it just that you haven't yet grasped the concept of behaving with respect for the rules of the house in which you are lucky enough to be a guest?

hmmm....