I'm an asshole...

[Trigger 11]

Why Trigger 11 is an asshole...

Well, he doesn't compromise his beliefs.

This includes refusing to sell cigarettes at his first job as a
teenager, resulting in his being fired.

In college, he refused to let a couple of floormates in his residential
college have sex while watching his copy of Star Wars. For that he was
labeled an anal retentive shithead, or what he refers at times as an
ARSH.

In a summer job he was asked to log his daily activities each day on a
full piece of blank paper, which he felt was wasteful and could be done
in a journal. As the summer went by, he did log his activities, which
consisting of cutting grass here and trimming edges there at Kentucky
Kingdom Amusement Park. Usually one or two lines max for the entire day.
Towards the end of the summer his supervisor asked where his daily log
sheets were and he said he hadn't been doing them because it was such a
waste of paper. Management became furious and directed him to do so the
rest of the summer or else. He offered his other solution and they
refused even though it provided the same information. He quit on the
spot, never letting them know he had the entire summer's data right
there in his pocket.

More recently he was given a direct supervisory order to kill a tree and
print a document by his manager's boss when there was absolutely no need
to print the document and he refused on the grounds it violated his
personal beliefs, aka religion.

He also refused to divert government appropriated funds to fund his
management's pet projects, which is in direct violation of appropriation
laws and regulations. This decision was made after seeking outside
counsel from government lawyers who then granted him whistleblower
status, something he continues to maintain in his back pocket,
unbeknownst to his management.

He often exercises his right of way in crosswalks, especially in parking
lots, much to the angst of the local rednecks who seem to think that
they have the right of way because they are in a motorized vehicle and
can run you over if they so choose. This often results in shouting
matches and cursing and we all know where that got him.

He also refuses to get out of the way for another vehicle that is
driving on the wrong side of the road or the wrong way down a one-way
street or aisle. This often results in shouting matches and cursing as
well.

He is highly opinionated and set in his ways, often uncompromising.

For this and many other things he is an asshole!

Deal with it!

[Trigger 11]

He will burn an American flag the day after they pass a constitutional saying he can't!

He has no sympathy for people who die in war when they signed up to participate and are part of the invading force. Murder is murder, no matter the reason or justification. Even in self-defense and when a necessary evil it is still evil and it is not something anyone should be proud of or brag about. If you sign up to be a murderer, well screw you!

He refuses to pledge allegience to any government or deity. As a kid, he refused to do the Pledge of Allegience on principal and the fact it violates his religious beliefs of being an Atheist.

He does not bow to anyone for any reason.

He will not stand, remove his cap, and/or place his right hand over his heart durng the presentation of the National Anthem. Same goes for that religious song singling out America that they play on Sundays, no less, at every baseball park.

He would like to see nothing more than the entire Japanese whaling fleet at the bottom of the Southern Ocean, crew included. Same goes for the fishermen in Taiji and everywhere else in the world where dolphins, whales, sharks, etc are brutally murdered.

['Butterflies']

Even in self-defense and when a necessary evil it is still evil

I don't agree with that. I would have no problem with killing in self-defence. I don't think it's wrong.

[Frolic_Fun]

You'll die an anal retentive death.

[ZEGH8578]

Even in self-defense and when a necessary evil it is still evil

I don't agree with that. I would have no problem with killing in self-defence. I don't think it's wrong.

outrageous!
provocative!
:O

your right tho, killing is an interesting thing psychologically. its a well known fact that when pushed most humans will take great pleasure and feel rushes of excitement bashing another human to death, _especially_ if its done in self defense

i remember a cop explained how most untrained civilians will empty their guns, when shooting in self defense. theyll shoot and shoot and shoot into the half dead dude on the ground.
i can totally relate to that

[Osensitive1]

He refers to himself in third person. Love that about assholes.

[The_Chosen_One]

I agree with the right-of-way one, Trig. Pedestrians have ALWAYS had right of way here, and it should be the case everywhere. Why should some arsehole tear around a corner of an intersection just because there are pedestrians on the crossing. How fucking retarded can people get?

[Queen Victoria]

I agree with the right-of-way one, Trig. Pedestrians have ALWAYS had right of way here, and it should be the case everywhere. Why should some arsehole tear around a corner of an intersection just because there are pedestrians on the crossing. How fucking retarded can people get?

I don't think pedestrians should have the right of way in parking lots.  So many times the driver's view is blocked by a SUV or covered truck.  Pedestrians can certainly stop long enough to let a car back out safely.

[The_Chosen_One]

I agree with the right-of-way one, Trig. Pedestrians have ALWAYS had right of way here, and it should be the case everywhere. Why should some arsehole tear around a corner of an intersection just because there are pedestrians on the crossing. How fucking retarded can people get?

I don't think pedestrians should have the right of way in parking lots.  So many times the driver's view is blocked by a SUV or covered truck.  Pedestrians can certainly stop long enough to let a car back out safely.

It's taught in all forms of driving lessons here that pedestrians have right of way everywhere. It does become a grey area if a pedestrian runs out in front of a car while crossing the road. Any other time, like at crossings and backing out of your drive, you are meant to give way. The instructor can fail you automatically if you don't.

[Queen Victoria]

I don't care what the driving instructors or laws say. 

It makes more sense to me that the walker should be aware of cars backing up in the parking lot.  They only really need to be concerned with one or two cars in the immediate area ahead of them.  The driver has to be concerned with looking out for cars from both directions (yes, idiot drivers go the wrong way a lot of times in the parking lot), pedestrians coming out from behind cars you can't see over or through, and not hitting the car on either side as you pull out.  All the while swiveling your head back and forth like something from The Exorcist trying to do all this while the car is in motion. 

I've just about given up and most of the time will pull through so that I'm facing outward or else back into a parking spot if it can be done safely.

[Osensitive1]

It does become a grey area if a pedestrian runs out in front of a car while crossing the road.

Not here. Killing someone with a car is vehicular homicide. They only gray area is the sentence, which can vary by circumstance. Back in the day, they would let very young people have the choice of joining the military over jail time, but not sure if that's done anymore.

[Queen Victoria]

It does become a grey area if a pedestrian runs out in front of a car while crossing the road.

Not here. Killing someone with a car is vehicular homicide. They only gray area is the sentence, which can vary by circumstance. Back in the day, they would let very young people have the choice of joining the military over jail time, but not sure if that's done anymore.

I would beg to differ with you in some instances.  If a child was killed because the driver was having a stroke or heart attack, it wouldn't necessarily be vehicular homicide.  If a child dashes into the street from between 2 parked cars and is hit, it similarly might not be vehicular homicide. 

[Osensitive1]

Looked it up and you're correct in it does require some level negligence for the charge in most places. Althought the charge of manslaughter can still be used when there's no negligence. Remember an instance in the past of a child running in the street and the driver was convicted, so may have misunderstood and their charge may not have been vehicular homicide.

[The_Chosen_One]

Back to Trig's original post. On the cigarettes issue, it would be illegal to sell cigarettes as a minor, as it is to consume them. In Australia anyway. And in some areas of the US you are a minor until 21, from what I've heard. So Trig's employer at the time could have been done legally for encouraging a minor to practice an illegal action.

That's my guess on it.

[Osensitive1]

Yes, it's the same in the US; one has to be 18 to sell them. Since Trigger is an adult though, am guessing that may have happened not so long ago when most places didn't even bother to card.