Darin Chappell
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Ritchie,
Sorry if I helped to get this thread off topic. I was trying to keep it on track, but when Gilbert used "probable cause" incorrectly, after having talked about being a police officer, it just threw me for a loop.
That is a bit like me, as an insurance broker, not knowing what "adverse selection" means. Or like Rich, as a cornsnake breeder, not understanding the meaning of "heterozygous." It is entirely possible that people outside of the field have a limited knowledge of those terms, but real, professional business people know the most commonly used terms in their respective industries. Gilbert didn't.
So, I do not think Gilbert is a real police officer, and if he is, I do not think he is a very good one. It only matters because he brought up his position as a police officer as a bit of credibility builder. I think he's lying, but even if he is not, his credibility is shot with his total lack of understanding.
Click on the last link I provided, and ANYONE can see that Gilbert is completely wrong about something he should know frontwards and backwards. If he's IN-credible about something as basic as that, how are we ever to believe him on anything else?
Anyway, I'm finished with this thread . . .
Sorry if I helped to get this thread off topic. I was trying to keep it on track, but when Gilbert used "probable cause" incorrectly, after having talked about being a police officer, it just threw me for a loop.
That is a bit like me, as an insurance broker, not knowing what "adverse selection" means. Or like Rich, as a cornsnake breeder, not understanding the meaning of "heterozygous." It is entirely possible that people outside of the field have a limited knowledge of those terms, but real, professional business people know the most commonly used terms in their respective industries. Gilbert didn't.
So, I do not think Gilbert is a real police officer, and if he is, I do not think he is a very good one. It only matters because he brought up his position as a police officer as a bit of credibility builder. I think he's lying, but even if he is not, his credibility is shot with his total lack of understanding.
Click on the last link I provided, and ANYONE can see that Gilbert is completely wrong about something he should know frontwards and backwards. If he's IN-credible about something as basic as that, how are we ever to believe him on anything else?
Anyway, I'm finished with this thread . . .