Karma's a bitch

**superman** · 19th April 2011, 10:59

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Rejoicing over someone else's injury should get a nice dose of it too.

I'm rejoicing over the crash, not the injury. And the injuries were minor. I'd hardly be laughing about deaths/serious injuries. The fact is they fucked up, and they act like they're Gods gift to law enforcement (well some of them do).

Laughing at other peoples misfortune is an extremely natural emotion, it's a wonder there isn't a word for it in english, but of course the colourful Germans have the word.

Schadenfreude - Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune

If you see someone piss on an electric fence do you feel sorry for them or do you laugh about it? I'm one of those people that laugh about it.

**bogan** · 19th April 2011, 11:16

Originally Posted by superman

Schadenfreude - Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune

I always thought it was laughing at someones hilarious misfortune; more like "hahaha that dude missed the grind rail with his board and slammed his nutsack into instead", rather than "hahahaha you have cancer", cos that shit isn't funny.

**Big Dave** · 19th April 2011, 11:23

OK. But then who pays for the crash repairs? Mr Tax Payer. Karma got us where?

**superman** · 19th April 2011, 11:32

Originally Posted by bogan

"hahahaha you have cancer", cos that shit isn't funny.

Man warms up his balls in microwave and is diagnosed with cancer... funny????....

**oneofsix** · 19th April 2011, 11:36

Originally Posted by bogan

I always thought it was laughing at someones hilarious misfortune; more like "hahaha that dude missed the grind rail with his board and slammed his nutsack into instead", rather than "hahahaha you have cancer", cos that shit isn't funny.

I think people are taking the karma thing too personally. It's the Police force not the individuals. The same force that plays safety monitor. Also slightly funny when the enforcement group gets caught out as long as the only severe injury is to their pride.

**davebullet** · 19th April 2011, 13:33

Originally Posted by superman

I'm rejoicing over the crash, not the injury. And the injuries were minor. I'd hardly be laughing about deaths/serious injuries. The fact is they fucked up, and they act like they're Gods gift to law enforcement (well some of them do).

Laughing at other peoples misfortune is an extremely natural emotion, it's a wonder there isn't a word for it in english, but of course the colourful Germans have the word.

Schadenfreude - Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune

If you see someone piss on an electric fence do you feel sorry for them or do you laugh about it? I'm one of those people that laugh about it.

As Big Dave pointed out (and I was thinking) - the taxpayer picks up the bill even if no-one is injured.

Your post implies the officers who crashed were part of the AOS training exercise? If so, the AOS I have much respect for and for one certainly don't take any satisfaction in a crash.

Karma for me is something bad happening to someone who has done something bad or wronged you. Since you don't know these people in the crash - how can it be a good thing? You can't just stereotype people man.

**Katman** · 19th April 2011, 14:15

Originally Posted by RDJ

Katman will keep us informed on that.

Why the fuck would I be interested?

Were they on a motorcycle?

**Maha** · 19th April 2011, 14:26

Originally Posted by Katman

Why the fuck would I be interested?

Were they on a motorcycle?

Ah come on Steve, we all rely on you and your crystal ball.

**bogan** · 19th April 2011, 14:26

Originally Posted by superman

Man warms up his balls in microwave and is diagnosed with cancer... funny????....

yup, darwinsim at work too probably! Which is why I reckon the pleasure is dervied more from the hilarity than the misfortune, which is more subjective of course.

Originally Posted by oneofsix

I think people are taking the karma thing too personally. It's the Police force not the individuals. The same force that plays safety monitor. Also slightly funny when the enforcement group gets caught out as long as the only severe injury is to their pride.

Oh yeh, I can see the irony in it. Actually I guess if you look at the collective police's focus on speed rather than safety as a bad action the could be some karma in it. But even then it's an individual punished for the action of somebody else, so doesn't seem right to me.

**oneofsix** · 19th April 2011, 14:44

Originally Posted by bogan

Oh yeh, I can see the irony in it. Actually I guess if you look at the collective police's focus on speed rather than safety as a bad action the could be some karma in it. But even then it's an individual punished for the action of somebody else, so doesn't seem right to me.

you don't think that the police as an organisation will be embarrassed by the incident? I do especially as it happened "in convey".
The use of the word karma I will stay away from from now on as I don't think it is fully or correctly understood. Karma is more (and this wont be 100% correct) that a scumbag steals a bike, falls off and hurt himself in front of the police but the bike is ok. It is not karma when a guy steals a bike and sometime later his gran is hit by another bike.
This is more in line with the school ground bully tripping over.

**bogan** · 19th April 2011, 14:55

Originally Posted by oneofsix

you don't think that the police as an organisation will be embarrassed by the incident? I do especially as it happened "in convey".
The use of the word karma I will stay away from from now on as I don't think it is fully or correctly understood. Karma is more (and this wont be 100% correct) that a scumbag steals a bike, falls off and hurt himself in front of the police but the bike is ok. It is not karma when a guy steals a bike and sometime later his gran is hit by another bike.
This is more in line with the school ground bully tripping over.

You'd hope they were embarrassed, it's not really something that there is a good answer for, either a cop is a shit driver, or sometimes those stationary objects are just unavoidable.
Yeh possibly a good plan, as there are various interpretations of karma, and we wouldn't want another 'equation' type thread so soon after the last

**scissorhands** · 19th April 2011, 15:04

I heard cars in the convoy were doing browneyes at each other and things got out of hand

**James Deuce** · 19th April 2011, 15:14

You're small minded dick Superman. Neitzsche will be disappointed. Joe and Jerry more so.

**Littleman** · 19th April 2011, 15:48

Originally Posted by superman

I'm rejoicing over the crash, not the injury. And the injuries were minor. I'd hardly be laughing about deaths/serious injuries. The fact is they fucked up, and they act like they're Gods gift to law enforcement (well some of them do).

Laughing at other peoples misfortune is an extremely natural emotion, it's a wonder there isn't a word for it in english, but of course the colourful Germans have the word.

Schadenfreude - Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune

If you see someone piss on an electric fence do you feel sorry for them or do you laugh about it? I'm one of those people that laugh about it.

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