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Chainfire

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6. There is nothing worse

Reply to Captain Stern (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 03:23 PM

May 2020

than a bully with a badge and gun.

The have an us and them view of the world where us is cops and them is the rest of the world. Of course there are good cops, but too many of them are rotten right-wing racist bastards too. The good ones know who the bad ones are, but they protect them anyway, because the bad cops are their us.

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Why are the police held to a lower standard than the rest of us? [View all] Captain Stern May 2020 OP

Because The Have To Deal With A Lot Of Real Bad People All Day Long DanieRains May 2020 #1

A lot of us have hard jobs....but we're still expected to obey the law. Captain Stern May 2020 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 May 2020 #3

Fuck that! Solomon May 2020 #11

The idea that cops have this incredibly dangerous and tough job is nonsense. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #16

They're entitled, yunno Cirque du So-What May 2020 #4

MOST police are good people. But there's bad eggs Freddie May 2020 #5

Most police like to think they're good people, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #7

Bullshit. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #17

There is nothing worse Chainfire May 2020 #6

Because they have to make split-second, life-or death marybourg May 2020 #8

I think you misunderstood me. Captain Stern May 2020 #9

When the rest of us commit murder marybourg May 2020 #14

Good point. I wish I'd said it the same way. n/t Captain Stern May 2020 #15

Because some people believe they're the only thing between "us" and chaos and so they must WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #10

same reason the president has been bigtree May 2020 #12

I don't get it. Policing isn't even an especially dangerous job. hunter May 2020 #13