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2. He's the 1%

Reply to joeglow3 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 02:42 PM

Dec 2014

That 99% of all other cops give a bad name to.

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Another one of those cracker thug police officers [View all] joeglow3 Dec 2014 OP

Sorry. bravenak Dec 2014 #1

+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #6

He's the 1% TlalocW Dec 2014 #2

Pleae do not use the term "Cracker", as ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #3

+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #8

Nice story -- stupid post title nichomachus Dec 2014 #4

You see folks? Eric Garner could actually breathe after all. nt Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #5

Difference is I did not claim a stereotype of all police officers as good joeglow3 Dec 2014 #12

No, but you used a racist term, so.... JaneyVee Dec 2014 #22

DU has determined it was not a racist term joeglow3 Dec 2014 #50

I disagree with DU often. bravenak Dec 2014 #55

+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #74

Your sheet is hanging out. nt justiceischeap Dec 2014 #7

That's a pretty crappy thing to say... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #20

It was also a pretty accurate thing to say... ieoeja Dec 2014 #33

Actually, I don't. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #35

By a vote of 5:2 the community is okay with you accusing posters of membership in the Klan. nt lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #40

Or 5 members of the community saw the OP for what it is justiceischeap Dec 2014 #68

Reporting that a police officer... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #82

It's HOW the OP reported the story justiceischeap Dec 2014 #83

2 points steve2470 Dec 2014 #9

They don't cause needless division. That needless division exists already joeglow3 Dec 2014 #13

I don't think they all are... steve2470 Dec 2014 #15

Far too many are, and... tkmorris Dec 2014 #21

Show me the peer reviewed scientific analysis supporting your claim joeglow3 Dec 2014 #25

I get it Joe, but Ink Man Dec 2014 #41

Chicken little moment? NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #48

Well, perhaps we can help. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #54

I think one has to try to be this obtuse joeglow3 Dec 2014 #69

Hey that's great. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #10

YOU are the problem. It is NOT a dick measuring contest joeglow3 Dec 2014 #14

Question Savannahmann Dec 2014 #23

So, you think the vast vast majority of Muslims murderers joeglow3 Dec 2014 #28

If someone said about any other group... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #36

Interesting. I've never even alluded to such a conclusion. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #37

Oh, I agree there are pieces of shit joeglow3 Dec 2014 #52

Then how do you explain the amazing coincidence of so many concurrent reports Savannahmann Dec 2014 #57

This thread did it for me. LeftOfWest Dec 2014 #45

That was very nice of him. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #11

"all cops are racist pigs" - I see that a lot here B2G Dec 2014 #18

Me too. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #19

Whereas you seem to think 95% of them are wonderful folks. Who's being unrealistic, again? n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #75

Yeah, that's probably about right. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #81

Said the non-African-American guy who's probably never been racially profiled... nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #89

And who knows a lot some really good people... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #90

I believe you. But you have to realize that your experience of the world isn't the only one. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #91

On that point I agree with you. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #92

It's a sad day when acting like a normal decent human being is seen as something special. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #16

PPR BklnDem75 Dec 2014 #17

Maybe the activism is starting to pay off. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #24

Maybe some cops are good people. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #26

Not nearly often enough. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #31

You could have posted the story without the added insults. Jamastiene Dec 2014 #27

That shit stain was left there from the attitudes of people here over the last month joeglow3 Dec 2014 #30

If you're upset by people believing cops are bad jeff47 Dec 2014 #44

Problem is they are NOT reacting to the bad cops. joeglow3 Dec 2014 #49

Then i suppose cops need to work on the crime in the cop community. bravenak Dec 2014 #51

That's because if you don't stop the "bad" cops, you are a bad cop. jeff47 Dec 2014 #56

Teachers are still fucking students joeglow3 Dec 2014 #67

Of course everyone is going to react badly to bad cops. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #58

If they don't stop the "bad" cops, then they are bad cops. jeff47 Dec 2014 #60

I don't think anyone disagrees that bad cops should get the boot. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #62

If that were true, the bad cops would be getting the boot jeff47 Dec 2014 #64

Okay then... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #65

I've, fortunately, only needed cops once and I didn't like them then justiceischeap Dec 2014 #72

I think there are about half a million cops in the US. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #29

Its not just the killing. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #32

Exactly. Beatings, false arrests, verbal abuse, an all-around shitty attitude. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #76

Doesn't change the reality Feral Child Dec 2014 #34

I get it now, people get off a little bit on posting "cracker" LOL... snooper2 Dec 2014 #38

Another I have to put on ignore. MohRokTah Dec 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #46

i never used the ignore feature before but i may now belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #47

Jury Results Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #42

Only when you mention police officers... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #43

Why is he a cracker thug? NCTraveler Dec 2014 #53

. Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #59

Who cares? Certainly not Michael Brown/Eric Garner Taitertots Dec 2014 #61

I imagine that the woman with food for her children cares. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #63

One person cares. Let's give this the attention that we should give stuff that affects one person Taitertots Dec 2014 #66

I think you truly believe this is the only case of a police officer doing good joeglow3 Dec 2014 #71

I'm sure lots of police officers do nice things sometimes Taitertots Dec 2014 #73

Who cares if teachers do good things joeglow3 Dec 2014 #78

Let me know when teachers raping students becomes so bad that outrage drives nationwide protests. Taitertots Dec 2014 #85

I don't judge my outrage on the masses joeglow3 Dec 2014 #87

"By that logic" No. There is no logical connection between our statements. Taitertots Dec 2014 #88

No one said they are all bad, all the time treestar Dec 2014 #70

You need to reread a number of threads from the past few weeks joeglow3 Dec 2014 #79

I live a stone's throw from Tarrant mentalsolstice Dec 2014 #77

I am glad. I always liked Birmingham joeglow3 Dec 2014 #80

What's your point? The "Not every (N) does (X)" is not an argument in defense of the (N) who DO (X). WinkyDink Dec 2014 #84

Oh FFS, you have to be kidding me. nt Logical Dec 2014 #86

This will end up just like the 'pussy' thread. Bad wording. Your message will be lost. n/t benz380 Dec 2014 #93