Author Topic: Urban Campers (Read 1408 times)

AtlLaw · « **on:** March 17, 2009, 08:24:41 AM »

I was questioning an Atlanta Police Officer in court this morning and he referred to the defendant as an "Urban Camper."

Never having heard that term before I asked him what it was. He said that they have been advised by "a higher authority" in the police department that "homeless" was a demeaning term and they were no longer allowed to use it. From now on they were to refer to such people as "urban campers."

Atlanta is nothing if not politically correct... $:-\$

Give me a break...

DalesCarpentry · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2009, 08:27:13 AM »

I sort of thought that is what you ment when I read the title. Dale

Skunk · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2009, 08:44:22 AM »

It is pretty darn silly out there in PC land. An old person is now gerontologically advanced. A junkie is now a substance abuse survivor. Midgets or dwarfs are now vertically challenged. And the lower class is now downtrodden, just to name a very few changes that have happened since Politically Correct came along. I think the best one though is: Politically Correct = Just plain rude.

moxgrove · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2009, 08:45:59 AM »

But it sounds so much more pleasant. You can call a turd a flower but it won't change the smell.

LONGTOM · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2009, 08:57:13 AM »

Man, where is GEORGE CARLIN.
He would have had a field day with this adminstration!

LONGTOM

Questor · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2009, 09:18:34 AM »

I've always preferred the term "bum".

WylieKy · « **Reply #6 on:** March 17, 2009, 09:34:13 AM »

For some reason I taste partially digested and heavily masticated cheeseburger.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2009, 10:34:28 AM »

guess HOBO was getting confused with , well the old word for gay

wgr · « **Reply #8 on:** March 17, 2009, 11:08:26 AM »

and your not bald anymore you are uncombable

Questor · « **Reply #9 on:** March 17, 2009, 11:30:25 AM »

I wonder what they call them in San Francisco, where you literally have to watch your step to avoid tripping over them.

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #10 on:** March 17, 2009, 11:31:24 AM »

Quote from: wgr on March 17, 2009, 11:08:26 AM

and your not bald anymore you are uncombable

Naaa I'm still bald, and fat too. I was born ugly thou thats not my fault.

squirrellluck · « **Reply #11 on:** March 17, 2009, 02:40:19 PM »

Heck with em. Was taught ie it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, its a duck and calling it a water fowl won't make it taste any different. Call it what is. Probably why I stay in trouble most the time

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #12 on:** March 18, 2009, 01:54:46 AM »

waterfowl taste alot like a duck

Oldshooter · « **Reply #13 on:** March 18, 2009, 02:34:17 AM »

Quote from: SHOOTALL on March 18, 2009, 01:54:46 AM

waterfowl taste alot like a duck

Finally, something I can agree with

Urban campers huh? I Guess Terrorist are now "Linen headed sand africans"

bilmac · « **Reply #14 on:** March 18, 2009, 02:52:38 AM »

Was it "1984" or "Brave New World" that had Newspeak. The guys who wrote both books had a pretty good idea of where the world was headed, just missed a little on the timing.

oldandslow · « **Reply #15 on:** March 18, 2009, 03:38:29 AM »

Is "higher authority" the politically correct term for "idiot" now? I keep wondering how so many "idiots" get to be in positions of "higher authority".

Tommyt · « **Reply #16 on:** March 18, 2009, 04:06:27 AM »

Urban Camper = Homeless

Then Suburban Camper would be ? /

I can't wait

wgr · « **Reply #17 on:** March 18, 2009, 09:00:27 AM »

Quote from: SHOOTALL link=topic=168124.msg 1098774318#msg 1098774318 date=1237377286

waterfowl taste a lot like a duck

your kidding right

and ive been letting waterfowl go waiting for a duck

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #18 on:** March 18, 2009, 10:50:56 AM »

never let one get by , the cook up real good , Duck #@^%$ i mean waterfowl .

kitchawan kid · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2009, 10:59:24 AM »

Remember people,their no illegal guns out there,just undocumented ones.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #20 on:** March 18, 2009, 11:10:04 AM »

that was gooooooood !

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #21 on:** March 18, 2009, 11:10:47 AM »

BTW do they get free Gunsmith work ? and free ammo ?

dean51 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 18, 2009, 11:49:07 AM »

I saw something on the news the other night,tents being made for the homeless,looking for donations.honorable cause for 500.a tent .a yuppie obviously. We would put together a whole camping outfit for 500 if we were down on our luck.Probally even throw a used handy in with it.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #23 on:** March 18, 2009, 11:53:56 AM »

surplus halves with one pole and stakes are $20.00 or less .
GEE they could bought kept those new trailors fema sold for $800.00 each and give um one for only a few 100 more .

Cabin4 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 18, 2009, 12:06:12 PM »

I always referred to them as outdoors men.

Glanceblamm · « **Reply #25 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:48:54 PM »

The Special Education class up at the High School here was recently renamed to wit, Alternative Learning.

bilmac · « **Reply #26 on:** March 18, 2009, 10:20:58 PM »

"Newspeak" As I see how fast this is happening, it stops sounding funny and starts sounding scary.

Questor · « **Reply #27 on:** March 19, 2009, 04:15:07 AM »

Dean51:

Your post is right out of the Unintended Consequences Department. San Francisco did this some years ago, using sections of large concrete pipe instead of tents. They discovered that the bums were getting territorial about their pipes and started killing each other over territorial disputes. SF took the pipes away after the strong pattern emerged.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #28 on:** March 19, 2009, 04:16:42 AM »

what did they expect from cave dewellers ?

45-70.gov · « **Reply #29 on:** March 19, 2009, 04:17:21 AM »

i once had an urban camper that ecavated a cave inside my dupster

the dumpster was placed under a 2nd story window

you should have seen him bail out and run when i dumped the wheel barrel out the window

then one day i stepped in his ''droppings''

called the police...that was the end of that one