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38. You may be called an apologist if not a racist

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 09:56 AM

Oct 2015

On at least one other thread, any teachers who dares to suggest that some students are hard to deal with are being called authoritarian police apologists or worse.

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If the Student was a White Female nobody would try to defend the Cop Slamming her [View all] JI7 Oct 2015 OP

Nope. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #1

Like Barrel Roll Eric Casebolt: tblue37 Oct 2015 #2

It is shameless what that cop did to that student, but who cares? akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #3

Nailed it. Lisa D Oct 2015 #4

Another student claimed she was doing something with her cell phone Midnight Writer Oct 2015 #21

Since when did children stop being children? tecelote Oct 2015 #31

And that matters because? n/t kcr Oct 2015 #39

No doubt. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2015 #26

injuries? enid602 Oct 2015 #5

Fractered arm, and other injuries Liberal Lolita Oct 2015 #27

I agree. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #6

Who in the world is defending the cop? virtualobserver Oct 2015 #7

I'm sure that somebody is...someplace...the cops are. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #13

This is not the first thread on this passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #18

I saw that too and was appalled. On a "Democratic" board no less. Scuba Oct 2015 #34

Blame women. Blame minorities. Blame poor people. Blame liberals. ladyVet Oct 2015 #35

Sure something had to be done if she was disrupting. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #36

Link it, please. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #43

40% of viewers who participated in a local news station poll here Iris Oct 2015 #19

Holy crap Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #25

Yeah. I'm in hell today. I am so disgusted by human beings. Iris Oct 2015 #47

there's a few fascist badge sniffers cheering on the cop. nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #45

Absolutely agree. zentrum Oct 2015 #8

You are absolutely 1000% correct. drm604 Oct 2015 #9

Who here is defending him? nt Logical Oct 2015 #10

The other LEOs I believe, but what else is new? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #14

True, cops protect other cops. nt Logical Oct 2015 #15

I grew up next door to a family where the father was a cop. A bad cop. Aggressive. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #16

If they knew he was bad and kept silent Bettie Oct 2015 #44

I am an ex Leo and am not defending his actions. Curtis Oct 2015 #17

thanks for sharing this and,for putting yourself out there. Iris Oct 2015 #20

I agree. Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #11

American exceptionalism on display. What a sick fucking country. Kids sitting like zombies because whereisjustice Oct 2015 #12

I'm not sure about nobody. temporary311 Oct 2015 #22

There are plenty of "people" here on DU SwankyXomb Oct 2015 #23

That is a lie. juajen Oct 2015 #24

Because it doesn't matter to you, it won't possibly matter to anyone else? kcr Oct 2015 #41

I am a teacher.... chillfactor Oct 2015 #28

+1 B Calm Oct 2015 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author frizzled Oct 2015 #30

Were you ever body slammed Shankapotomus Oct 2015 #32

thanks for this - it is a portrait identical to what I heard daily from my wife before she retired DrDan Oct 2015 #33

You may be called an apologist if not a racist Democat Oct 2015 #38

Creative allegation lacking support... LanternWaste Oct 2015 #40

And for good reason kcr Oct 2015 #42

With even my most difficult teen student I've never Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #49

Not true. Nobody cares when poor whites people get a beating by the cops Township75 Oct 2015 #37

All the girl did was look at her phone csziggy Oct 2015 #46

Violence like that is never acceptable no matter a person's skin color LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #48