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51. Sounds like extortion and racketeering to me. "Something in works" sounds like "We'll give him

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 06:58 PM

Nov 2015

an offer he can't refuse" Maybe targeted legal harrassment? That is definitely racketeering

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Police Union Threatens Quentin Tarantino With 'Surprise' [View all] Grassy Knoll Nov 2015 OP

Fire all police, recreate them with all new officials and police randys1 Nov 2015 #1

true that heaven05 Nov 2015 #5

What I want to know........................ turbinetree Nov 2015 #34

+1 grntuscarora Nov 2015 #60

welll fuck the fraternal order of police....who the onecent Nov 2015 #76

So the cops add terroristic threats to their repertoire... blackspade Nov 2015 #2

Hello, Department of Impotence? I mean Department of Justice. You paying attention? n/t jtuck004 Nov 2015 #3

Sorry, we have some kids smoking a joint whose lives we need to ruin, call back later. Ikonoklast Nov 2015 #41

How can this heaven05 Nov 2015 #4

Because who's going to arrest him for the threats? christx30 Nov 2015 #14

The FBI MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #31

Do you honestly see the FBI stepping in christx30 Nov 2015 #36

Hell, I don't either, lol MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #39

justice department? heaven05 Nov 2015 #48

The justice department said that there were no civil rights violations christx30 Nov 2015 #55

Maybe he means they'll buy pizza for the cast and crew? Orrex Nov 2015 #6

Well, that was stupid. yardwork Nov 2015 #7

I know, right! Quinton will tell you, "Zed's dead!" Dustlawyer Nov 2015 #42

Thin skinned bullies Magleetis Nov 2015 #8

And then they wonder why people don't trust them. christx30 Nov 2015 #9

This threat making fascist should be instantly fired Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #10

Kick for exposure. - As if we needed to be reminded, that police "unions" are anything but 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #11

Kinda proves his point . kacekwl Nov 2015 #12

Indeed it does. nt Duppers Nov 2015 #64

thuggish rhetoric from a cop 'union?' SHOCKING! nt geek tragedy Nov 2015 #13

This is how cops want us to think they are different from organized crime thuggery ?!! Hmmm ? Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2015 #15

That is not a threat Calista241 Nov 2015 #16

Wow is that pitiful justification. jeff47 Nov 2015 #17

I'm not justifying anything. Calista241 Nov 2015 #18

But in the eyes of a reasonable person, it's a threat. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #33

despite that, if it was issued w0nderer Nov 2015 #44

... Javaman Nov 2015 #46

I think that is what they are going to do. Provide no or very little security at all. Just to prove LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #78

DU used to have defenders of these "unions." villager Nov 2015 #19

One posted right above you. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2015 #21

Sadly, you are right. villager Nov 2015 #23

I'll jump right in... branford Nov 2015 #66

Sorry, no. Police cannot collectively "threaten" because of the specifics of their public trust villager Nov 2015 #67

Simply, no. branford Nov 2015 #69

You have the "simply no" part right, viz. the police villager Nov 2015 #70

As I originally stated, I don't like the police comments or strategy. branford Nov 2015 #71

We may be arguing apples and oranges here villager Nov 2015 #72

Placing police union in quotes is foolish. branford Nov 2015 #73

You are free to keep defending them, of course. villager Nov 2015 #74

The actual side of law? branford Nov 2015 #75

Do you defend police threats to this degree in the gungeon, as well? villager Nov 2015 #77

I like all my constitutional, statutory and common law rights, branford Nov 2015 #79

You go right on defending the rights of cops to publicly threaten citizens and artists villager Nov 2015 #80

Quentin can shoot them now right? I mean that's a pretty clear threat to me. geomon666 Nov 2015 #20

i see a smear documentary on nypd in the future saturnsring Nov 2015 #22

It wouldn't even have to be a smear doc MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #30

Veiled threats from the police show how low America has fallen. Octafish Nov 2015 #24

Looks like Tarantino may be starring in his own next film. KamaAina Nov 2015 #25

So the executive thug said you can't have an opinion without retaliation . Person 2713 Nov 2015 #26

That sounds an awful lot like MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #27

Yep. He'd better hope that They_Live Nov 2015 #37

I bet QT's Lawyers MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #40

Sounds and feels like a threat to me packman Nov 2015 #28

So stupid. Poorly played FOP, poorly played. WestSeattle2 Nov 2015 #29

Fucking gangsters. Iggo Nov 2015 #32

As long as it doesn't interfere with... yallerdawg Nov 2015 #35

yeah surprising Quentin a really big supporter of cops PatrynXX Nov 2015 #38

Tarentino has way more friends than NYPD. I love Quentin more than his movies. dinkytron Nov 2015 #43

Just when you think cops couldn't get any worse. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #45

I would not have gone to see this in the theatre fbc Nov 2015 #47

"Be a real shame if anything happended to that new movie of yours, Quentin." tabasco Nov 2015 #49

organized crumbs olddots Nov 2015 #50

My daughter's favorite christx30 Nov 2015 #52

Sounds like extortion and racketeering to me. "Something in works" sounds like "We'll give him Monk06 Nov 2015 #51

Yep libodem Nov 2015 #53

And at the very least conspiracy to suborne Tarantino's first amendent rights. Which would fall Monk06 Nov 2015 #56

Hmmmm libodem Nov 2015 #61

Relevent US Code re violations of rights under color of law... Monk06 Nov 2015 #62

Thank you libodem Nov 2015 #63

Tarantino tonight on Real Time with Bill Maher Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #54

yeah, just saw that.... dhill926 Nov 2015 #58

They Could Taser Him Up and Shoot Him Ducksworthy Nov 2015 #57

What do they plan to do? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2015 #59

These fuckers are getting bold. ohnoyoudidnt Nov 2015 #65

He's a leader of a criminal organization, a thug. n/t Humanist_Activist Nov 2015 #68