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defacto7

(13,485 posts)
113. This is the fact. So who gets to use it in America and for what?
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:19 AM
Sep 2018

The whole thing is a stupid troll.

The way some of them are signing it... mwooldri Sep 2018 #1
Let's employ Occam's Razor, shall we? Cirque du So-What Sep 2018 #3
In Germany they use this hand signal to mean "you're an asshole" FakeNoose Sep 2018 #31
or OK... or wank.. or I just picked my nose.. defacto7 Sep 2018 #39
... Cirque du So-What Sep 2018 #43
I didn't mean that as an argument in their favor. defacto7 Sep 2018 #52
& bash didn't mean it as...& miller didn't mean it as...& these police didn't mean it as........ AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #72
I read that it began as a hoax on 4chan. Petrushka Sep 2018 #103
Totally different hand motions sarah FAILIN Sep 2018 #107
Here's a link that might further explain things. I bookmarked it myself for later. Petrushka Sep 2018 #110
Thanks for the info. It makes my point clear. defacto7 Sep 2018 #112
I know what they are trying to say. mwooldri Sep 2018 #84
The thing is, they know that we know, still they continue to do this.... FM123 Sep 2018 #2
Suspended with Pay ? bahrbearian Sep 2018 #4
The article says without pay. john657 Sep 2018 #6
Usually they get rewarded. bahrbearian Sep 2018 #12
So true, john657 Sep 2018 #13
Good. suspension with pay isn't much of a punishment. nt raccoon Sep 2018 #45
More like a paid vacation. N/T. john657 Sep 2018 #46
For only one week, they should be fired. Blue_true Sep 2018 #85
Fire them. roamer65 Sep 2018 #5
I don't think they can be fired for the first offense, john657 Sep 2018 #7
I agree. How can people that did that be trusted to fairly police all populations? nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #86
They should be all fired sellitman Sep 2018 #8
I agree. They aren't going to change the way they think and they are smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #14
Agreed. It has been my experience that most government entities already require some diversity dameatball Sep 2018 #66
Agreed. Day one and two usually is tolerance training. Blue_true Sep 2018 #88
Two or three didn't do it. Blue_true Sep 2018 #87
Diversity training done well helps change thinking and behavior in several ways... Hekate Sep 2018 #94
They have guns, and if any of them kills a person of color, all ecstatic Sep 2018 #9
They are a liability & insurance companies should factor this into their rates. nt AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #76
One will likely kill a POC unjustly. Blue_true Sep 2018 #89
"Good" cops tazkcmo Sep 2018 #101
Disagree. Blue_true Sep 2018 #116
I accept your disagreeing. n/t tazkcmo Sep 2018 #117
Whatever is up with these jerks, one thing's for sure, mountain grammy Sep 2018 #10
how long has this been a racist hand signal? First the green frog and now this elmac Sep 2018 #11
That is kind of how symbols work. They mean one thing, then their meaning changes. Caliman73 Sep 2018 #59
The KKK have been using hand signals like this since the 1860s. meadowlander Sep 2018 #92
The ADL (Anti-Defmation League) found it began as a hoax on 4chan. Petrushka Sep 2018 #104
Richard Spencer Milo and others began flashing it before the 4chan thread JonLP24 Sep 2018 #106
Thank you for the link. Petrushka Sep 2018 #108
It started out as a mostly apolitical forum JonLP24 Sep 2018 #109
Thank you for the reply. I think I've heard enough to realize how fortunate I am . . . Petrushka Sep 2018 #111
thank you. nt elmac Sep 2018 #115
It is intentional. Just like that horrible woman married to Kavenaugh. BOTH are intentional. nt. essme Sep 2018 #15
What the hell are you talking about? john657 Sep 2018 #16
I think he does mean Zina Bash. She was directly behind Kavanaugh giving the sign, & came back the AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #26
Correct. john657 Sep 2018 #28
You are correct. Bash. I thought she was married to the possible SC "justice". nt essme Sep 2018 #95
Zina Bash is Mexican & Jewish; 7962 Sep 2018 #33
Stephen Miller is a nazi Jew, condemned by his family - go figure. nt AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #37
I'm not saying she did, nor am I saying she didn't, john657 Sep 2018 #41
"only she knows for certain" & she's ready to gaslight (lie) with the best of them. AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #53
Gaslight? john657 Sep 2018 #56
It's what abusive people do to manipulate through lies & deception. AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #63
I was wrong about Bash being married to the scumbag SC candidate. nt essme Sep 2018 #96
Six Narcotics Task Force Members Gymbo Sep 2018 #17
I'll bet so too. yardwork Sep 2018 #19
So, just curious greymattermom Sep 2018 #18
There is a difference... robbob Sep 2018 #25
I hope the equivalency folks read & think about your response. nt AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #27
Equivalency folks make me laugh and scratch my head robbob Sep 2018 #32
Conduct unbecoming. John Fante Sep 2018 #75
Yes, they should be fired and never play again. Blue_true Sep 2018 #91
The Chief says "suspended from the narcotics team" tom_kelly Sep 2018 #20
This should be treated as a gang sign DBoon Sep 2018 #21
This. Lisa0825 Sep 2018 #29
excellent point Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #48
It is a gang sign. yardwork Sep 2018 #77
And still they wonder why people don't trust them, fucking idiots. Augiedog Sep 2018 #22
Same thing I said up thread. john657 Sep 2018 #23
Watch Trump's fingers next time he makes a speech. gordianot Sep 2018 #24
Just to be clear, these aren't NYPD. lapucelle Sep 2018 #30
Whew riverbendviewgal Sep 2018 #34
DIVERSITY TRAINING !??? WTF ?.. fire their asses.. pangaia Sep 2018 #35
Diversity training won't fix this shit jmbar2 Sep 2018 #42
I retweeted this to Chuck Grassley, Ryan & McConnell lillypaddle Sep 2018 #36
working on it Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #54
So Kaepernick gets shunned because he kneels for justice ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #38
Exactly. John Fante Sep 2018 #73
...and this happened yesterday: Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #40
My wife's nephew, just this morning, told us that 4chan invented that sign... maveric Sep 2018 #44
How's the ADL for a source? WhiskeyWulf Sep 2018 #47
Problem is, what started out as hoax really was eventually adopted by racists. nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #50
It looks like trolling to me, not actual signalling between racists. WhiskeyWulf Sep 2018 #55
What's the difference? It's racists showing their hate either way. nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #58
If it is being used as a white power signal for trolling, then it is a white power signal. keithbvadu2 Sep 2018 #62
Exactly. nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #65
I don't see the difference. yardwork Sep 2018 #78
They are either doing 2 things JonLP24 Sep 2018 #100
Not really. Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #60
No, really. "The right" and the white supremacists are the same. One is just more subtle. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #64
Ah, the old... flotsam Sep 2018 #82
Hi..I have a tremendous amount of respect for the work you do...thank you! Anon-C Sep 2018 #74
You know what police mean when they flash this sign. Exactly. yardwork Sep 2018 #80
Uhmm... if they are making subtle hand signals so people will think they are racists... jcgoldie Sep 2018 #81
If it started in February 2017, then how did the Mississippi Burning script written in 1985, meadowlander Sep 2018 #93
These racist fuckwads have ruined the ok symbol for us. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #49
Same page here, SunSeeker. I thought of Cha Sep 2018 #98
Outrageous! Fire these assholes Pepsidog Sep 2018 #51
Looks like the circle game to me. phleshdef Sep 2018 #57
What's the circle game? nt LAS14 Sep 2018 #61
Circle jerk maybe. Kaleva Sep 2018 #67
Google it. Kids been doing it at least since the early 80s. phleshdef Sep 2018 #68
The Circle Game, courtesy of "Malcolm in the Middle": sl8 Sep 2018 #71
White supremacist in the police department? Gothmog Sep 2018 #69
Exactly why if rump gets justice and filthy traitors aka deplorables start shooting Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #70
It's a gang sign now, and needs to be treated as such. I hope their local Civil Service Commission.. Hekate Sep 2018 #79
Relative to other alternative work for their skillset, police work pays well locally. Blue_true Sep 2018 #83
Police departments nationwide have more than secondwind Sep 2018 #90
Alabama, of course, they did. SUSPENDED, Excellent NEWS! Maybe they be showing off Cha Sep 2018 #97
Why is this a thing?! Separation Sep 2018 #99
It is also a Buddhist mudra vlyons Sep 2018 #102
This is the fact. So who gets to use it in America and for what? defacto7 Sep 2018 #113
It is a stupid troll by racists to revel in their racism. This is not a harmless trolling. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #114
Don't put words in my comment that aren't there. defacto7 Sep 2018 #118
Objecting to racist displays is not "marching to their tune." nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #119
Looks like a bunch of fat boys playing air soft. Throck Sep 2018 #105
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