[JohnKSa]

There are a lot of obits (for LEOs and others) being posted in the General Discussion forum.

They seem to be only peripherally gun related--perhaps there could be a special forum for such posts. I understand why people want to post such things, but they should have their own place--the same way the newspapers don't print obits in the sports or comics section...

[Darrin]

I made a suggestion in another thread, (not it's own thread, but just a post within...), asking that a LEO forum be added. There are enough LEOs here to offer advice on traffic stops, questions about becoming a LEO, a place for LEOs to chat, etc... The threads that you refer to could be placed there.

[Sven]

Speaking as a fellow member (taking off my moderator hat), I'd like to open the idea of a monthly thread to discuss LEO deaths, versus a new post every single day or as the events take place.

Please.

[Mike Irwin]

A monthly post?

Hum.

I disagree.

Often the events leading to the death of the officer are more than worthy of discussion in and of themselves, just as any armed encounter is. Often these circumstances take several days to evolve as more and more is reported (or not reported, or misreported) in the press.

I don't think waiting for a pre-ordained day on which such posts can be made is a wise or appropriate thing.

[Gewehr98]

Speaking as a fellow member (taking off my moderator hat), I'd like to open the idea of a monthly thread to discuss LEO deaths, versus a new post every single day or as the events take place.

I'd like to open the idea of a monthly thread to discuss USAF reconnaissance aircrew deaths.

(See where this is leading?) :scrutiny:

[tyme]

What about obituaries for insects that I find at 0-dark-30? Do they go in the LEO obit. forum or do they get a separate one? :rolleyes:

[WonderNine]

Obituaries...hmm...interesting...

Personally I'd rather talk about guns! ;)

[Gewehr98]

All these "officer killed" cut and paste articles, by a certain forum member. They continue, but you know, people other than LEO's get killed. Were I to post something about that, with a strong gun-related topic, I'd be accused of hijacking threads or not staying within the confines of the forum's charter. And, no, I'm not anti-LEO, but if I want to read obituaries, I can find plenty of them in my local newspaper. :scrutiny:

[JohnKSa]

Mike,

I don't think anyone has a problem with an "obituary" post which teaches a gun-related lesson. After all, that's the point of the forum, to discuss gun-related topics.

However, I was specifically referring to pure and simple obituaries. So and so died, and here's the story. The posts were only very peripherally gun related, and the poster included absolutely no comment as to how this death was relevant to the firearm community, or what lessons there were to be learned.

As I mentioned in my first post, most of these obits are LEO deaths. I don't like to see LEO deaths any more than the next guy, but the fact that the dead person is an LEO doesn't make their death any more relevant to the general charter of the forum than if I started posting cut & paste obits from my local paper.

Still, I understand that this is important to some people, and that is why I suggested that they be given an outlet, as opposed to stifled.

[Quartus]

And, no, I'm not anti-LEO, but if I want to read obituaries, I can find plenty of them in my local newspaper.

And by the same logic, if you DON'T want to read LEO obits, you can, uh, not read them.

Problem solved!

[JohnKSa]

And by the same logic, if you DON'T want to read LEO obits, you can, uh, not read them.
This is a GUN forum.

The rules say posts are all GUN related.

Therefore, when I open a post, it is reasonable for me to assume that it is GUN related.

When I open a post about an LEO death, (or any death), it is reasonable for me to expect that there will be some tie-in to the topic of the forum.

Therefore, I get a bit exasperated after opening post after post about various deaths, expecting to find some gun related information and finding NONE.

Are you saying that I should assume that all posts about deaths on this gun forum are NOT gun related and I should ignore them?

What kind of logic is that???

[Mike Irwin]

If it's a gun forum, then why do we have a "Non-Firearm Weapons" board?

I've always wondered about that one.

I'm always hearing about how this is a firearms forum, and all posts MUST be related to firearms, yet...

[Quartus]

John, if it's merely an obit about a cop who died from an overdose of Krispy Kreme, I'd agree with you. But if a cop dies in a gun battle, there are lessons to be learned from the incident. Just because a particular poster doesn't take time to draw out all of the lessons in the story doesn't mean they aren't there. And those lessons are gun related. It may (or may NOT) be bad form on his part, but it's still within the rules.

It could get a tad bit repetitious, but it's still gun related. And knowing his prediliction for this behaviour, it shouldn't be hard to pass on by...