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Stop, Drop, and Cower
Self ^ | 17 Jul 13 | Me

Posted on 07/17/2013 7:32:24 PM PDT by OneWingedShark

Earlier today while discussing why the Federal Government would want to pursue a "duty to retreat" in self defense cases a fellow FReeper responded: Stop, Drop, and Cower.

This gave me the idea for this handy brochure illustrating how to behave in an encounter with a government agent and is written from a low-level, bureaucratic-peon's viewpoint.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cleverfreepers; corruption; satire; stopdropandcower; tsa; tyranny; vanity
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To: OneWingedShark

Okay, I would add a cartoon man stopping on the stop panel, dropping in the drop panel and curling into a fetal position in the cower panel.

I’d also put these three panels on the same side of the paper.


21 posted on 07/17/2013 9:08:45 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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To: x1stcav

Saw your reply and tag line and had to respond...

I heard those very same words in 1969 during a conversation with some fellow soldiers who were black. They told me that while they were in the Army they would have my back, but once we got back to the “world”, all that would change and it would be open season on me as a white boy...


22 posted on 07/17/2013 9:14:55 PM PDT by Cold Heat (Have you reached your breaking point yet? If not now....then when?)
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To: null and void
Okay, I would add a cartoon man stopping on the stop panel, dropping in the drop panel and curling into a fetal position in the cower panel.

I was originally hoping to do that, but I couldn't find a series that were stylistically similar which I actually liked. If I had some skill in drawing I'd do it in the Stop, Drop, Roll sort of style. :(

I’d also put these three panels on the same side of the paper.

That was one of the options for layout, I went with the more traditional one where the 4th panel (Cower) would be hidden by the cover flap. I think to do it your way I'd have to shuffle things around quite a bit and it would be non-standard reading order. More to consider.

23 posted on 07/17/2013 9:15:47 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: null and void
A bit like this:

But perhaps more stylistically like:

Think 1950's government handout...

24 posted on 07/17/2013 9:18:35 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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To: null and void

25 posted on 07/17/2013 9:24:40 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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To: OneWingedShark
Stop, drop them, and reclaim your power.
26 posted on 07/17/2013 9:31:33 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Every penny given to film and TV media companies goes right into enemy coffers. Starve them out!)
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To: OneWingedShark
If I had some skill in drawing

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger on that one!

27 posted on 07/17/2013 9:32:09 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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To: null and void
Think 1950's government handout...

LOL - I'd so go for that (with PipBoy!) if I had artistic talent.

28 posted on 07/17/2013 10:16:19 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

this is enough to start CW2 as it would ensure such crimes happen more often


29 posted on 07/17/2013 11:18:04 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL
this is enough to start CW2 as it would ensure such crimes happen more often

Ah, my little satirical brochure qualifies as enough to kick off CWII?
I don't know whether to shake my head or say awesome.

30 posted on 07/17/2013 11:48:23 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

any attempt to outlaw self-defense I meant


31 posted on 07/17/2013 11:49:37 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: OneWingedShark

states have passed stand your ground,

but

the federal government wants you to stop, drop and cower.


32 posted on 07/18/2013 12:03:09 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Cold Heat

I saw the same thing. The older NCO’s weren’t down with that crap but the younger blacks arrived with a real chip on their shoulder and a lot of hostility toward ‘the man’ (read whites).

They were 15% of my strength and 95% of my disciplinary problems.

I have to admit, I became something of a racist after 14 months in the ‘Nam.


33 posted on 07/18/2013 5:48:17 AM PDT by x1stcav (Whites, you'd better understand. It is now open season on you.)
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To: Dead Corpse

I think I forgot to include you in my ping; thought you might find this amusing.


34 posted on 07/18/2013 7:18:48 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark; Army Air Corps; marktwain; x1stcav; ctdonath2; cripplecreek; John Galt's cousin; ...
Updated.

It is, I think, a little less over-the-top… which I have mixed feelings about.
Small action-images have been added to illustrate the actions, and the drop-caps now form an interesting meta-joke.

Special thanks to marktwain, cripplecreek, & null and void who offered suggestions which were incorporated into the revision.

35 posted on 07/19/2013 7:37:07 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark
There's some oddness WRT the revision functionality; it keeps showing the old version.
This link should work for the new revision:
36 posted on 07/19/2013 7:49:01 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: USS Johnston; John Semmens; The Looking Spoon; EveningStar; EEGator; Venturer; laplata; ...

A handy guide for interacting with government agents.


37 posted on 07/19/2013 10:23:26 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

My pastor goes to Haiti quite a bit. When he is confronted by people who want to harm him, he goes stupid. People tend to feel sorry for stupid people or get frustrated and give up.


38 posted on 07/19/2013 10:36:36 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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To: x1stcav

Amen! Whites are now what the Jews were in the 1930’s-45 Germany. The Federal Government’s Department of Justice is working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to deprive you of the legal ability and means to defend the lives of yourself and your family. They also working equally hard to deprive you of the protection of the law. Once these goals are accomplished, they will then unleash their mobs to kill you and take your possessions. Just as happened in Germany. Think this won’t happen? So did the Jews. I know. I know we got guns. This is what the Travon shit is all about. Think they give a damn if some Black hoodlum got killed? No, not any more than they did with al the others, but with this case, we can use it to advance their agenda and may implement it[their agenda]. Better wake up!


39 posted on 07/19/2013 10:37:30 AM PDT by sport
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To: OneWingedShark

Did you file the appropriate application, in triplicate?

I don’t recall. / What difference does it make?


I just learned about it on TV .....


40 posted on 07/19/2013 10:40:27 AM PDT by patriotspride
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