Steel2Velvet Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 San Francisco, once the home of Dirty Harry has been evolving into a haven for liberal thought over the past 40 years and now the chickens are coming home to roost. Folks wonder why the streets aren't safe and so naturally blame the police. But folks forget that voting liberal eventually filters down to street level. Here is one police division captain who will never be named Chief of Police, but has some valid insights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 This has been floating around for a while amongst my peers. I wish there were more officers in his position that were not afraid to speak their mind instead of trying to appease everyone to further their careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 He's right. And if things are that way, someone needs to say it... and not punish him for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Here , here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Police officers have one of the toughest jobs out there. People need to be more thankful to them. If the officer had not chased them, people would be wanting his head for not doing his job. Kudos to that man. If only politicians could speak that plainly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Here , here! where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphany Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 "Here, here!" is just an expression that means, I agree." It's an American idiom. Did the officer follow through with finding the judges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 I thought it was "hear, hear!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) ^ that's what I thought too german: "Hört, Hört!" (= "Hear Hear") sorry for the smart-ass way that I commented on it Edited April 26, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphany Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Oh, yeah, it is "hear, hear." I don't know what I was thinking. I mean, I meant to put that just to make sure you knew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 That's the thing about homophones: one could easily write them exactly the way they sound and they go unnoticed sometimes. This is why I like languages with an alphabet. This is resolved by spelling out the word. Try this with a language that uses syllabic characters, like Chinese and Japanese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 That's the thing about homophones: one could easily write them exactly the way they sound and they go unnoticed sometimes. which is precisely why spell-check doesn't work a lot of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Spell check needs a side program that understands context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Their their! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 I finally just watched this video, and I say Good for that guy! He laid it on the line and said out loud what I'm sure lots and lots of people were thinking. Well done, and bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 I've always thought it was: Hear here ! It's a place where one's supposed to listen or confirmation that the subject is agreed upon by said hearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 From "Online Etymology Dictionary": hear O.E. heran (Anglian), (ge)hieran, hyran (W.Saxon), from P.Gmc. *khauzjianan (cf. O.N. hegra, O.Fris. hora, Du. horen, Ger. hören, Goth. hausjan), perhaps from PIE base *(s)keu- "to notice, observe." Spelling difference between hear and here developed 1200-1550. Hearing "listening to evidence in a court of law" is from 1576; hearsay is 1532 from phrase to hear say. O.E. also had the excellent adj. hiersum "ready to hear, obedient," lit. "hear-some" with suffix from handsome, etc. Hear, hear! (1689) was originally imperative, used as an exclamation to call attention to a speaker's words; now a general cheer of approval. Originally it was hear him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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