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calimary

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15. Welcome to DU, slumcamper!

Thu Feb 19, 2015, 12:08 AM

Feb 2015

Glad you're here! Greatly appreciate your post! Love His Rudeness too. A LOT. And I join you in that "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck YEAH". I love this guy! Seattle certainly has its great points (and people)!

I love this part, too:
"They hired you because they thought you were going to be able to work in a diverse community. And if you can't, well then, I guess there are still places across the country that aren't diverse, so go work there. But those won't last forever."

I must admit, though - I do feel a vague sense of fear every time I think about the reality and inevitability of this statement - "I guess there are still places across the country that aren't diverse... but those won't last forever." What I fear is what racist America will do in response, upon the moment when it realizes there are no more of those "wonderful" segregated places. What happens when they have to face that diversity and GET USED TO IT???? I fear that day won't come without a world of hurt.

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Seattle Police Union President to Cops: Get With the Times or Get Out of This City [View all] n2doc Feb 2015 OP

Good for him...and compare that to the asshat joeybee12 Feb 2015 #1

Comparison with his predecessor is also instructive eridani Feb 2015 #5

Yet he'll still defend the shooting of innocent unarmed civilians FreakinDJ Feb 2015 #32

Good for him. eom GP6971 Feb 2015 #2

At first I didn't know how to read this 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #3

Bravo! 99Forever Feb 2015 #4

I wish him luck, but history is against him eridani Feb 2015 #7

Maybe new socialist Seattle council member will have his back to help make a difference! cascadiance Feb 2015 #25

There are good cops, they are generally drowning in a vast cesspool of toxic cop culture. nt. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #6

WOW SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2015 #8

Thank you Ron Smith. Someone needed to say this. jwirr Feb 2015 #9

Not prone to cursing much (leave that to Rude, the master), but--- slumcamper Feb 2015 #10

Welcome to DU, slumcamper! calimary Feb 2015 #15

That world of hurt actually happens daily right now... and gets downplayed, usually by the media. Veilex Feb 2015 #23

my goodness--he actually gets it. niyad Feb 2015 #11

Now there's a little welcomed fresh air. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #12

Wow! Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2015 #13

K&R sakabatou Feb 2015 #14

Well, I suppose that's one. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #16

Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Feb 2015 #17

Referring to post #7--it is going to take WAY more than this to change Seattle policing eridani Feb 2015 #18

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Feb 2015 #19

This is a like a Dream statement! Wonder if Cha Feb 2015 #20

"But those won't last forever." ---good comment. I await that riversedge Feb 2015 #21

More like get out of this country damnedifIknow Feb 2015 #22

Talk is cheap. HappyMe Feb 2015 #24

Obviously It DOES need to be said.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #26

Saying something is one thing. HappyMe Feb 2015 #27

sigh...whatever.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #28

What is so curmudgeonly about HappyMe Feb 2015 #29

curmudgeonly about complaining about EVERY sign of positive momentum... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #30

I am not complaining. HappyMe Feb 2015 #31

WOW Mr Dixon Feb 2015 #33

K&R demigoddess Feb 2015 #34

OMFG, the fact that this even needs to be said is sad... glad someone said it though uponit7771 Feb 2015 #35