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Evolve Dammit

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15. There are some good cops. I know them. But there are a lot who have serious issues, many vets

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 04:32 PM

Oct 2020

who are trained to kill. That is where it got worse around 2000 under W. Military armament given to police and returning vets who know how to kill. And the racism which has always been there, the crappy pay, the lack of any training about basic human awareness .... Between that and our for-profit incarceration system, I'm not sure how any of this changes without a ton of concerted work and making it a priority in U.S. law enforcement. I do know it is revolting as hell and defines us to the world.

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Police took a Black toddler from his family's SUV. Then, the union used his photo as 'propaganda,' a [View all] demmiblue Oct 2020 OP

ACAB. Biggest criminal gang in america. n/t Humanist_Activist Oct 2020 #1

No and maybe Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #7

It's All Cops are Bastards greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #11

I'm one of those "brown people" llashram Oct 2020 #12

You didn't just compare judging an inborn trait with a job or association... Humanist_Activist Oct 2020 #13

Yes, this was posted by the nation's largest police union on social media not some random fringe lunasun Oct 2020 #2

This country needs some police reform, why do we allow them to take guns to a knife fight? KS Toronado Oct 2020 #3

WTF does this mean? They used batons to smash the windows of the SUV. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2020 #18

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Solly Mack Oct 2020 #5

Add defamation of character to that lawsuit. Lars39 Oct 2020 #6

Kick dalton99a Oct 2020 #8

The Philadelphia FOP is the absolute worst. Racist to its core. nt bbernardini Oct 2020 #9

Police unions aren't unions; they're gangs greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #10

+1000! scarletwoman Oct 2020 #14

There are some good cops. I know them. But there are a lot who have serious issues, many vets Evolve Dammit Oct 2020 #15

Where were the good cops when these bad cops assaulted a family for a fucking photo op? Humanist_Activist Oct 2020 #22

great question. I do know some cops shouldn't be cops. Evolve Dammit Oct 2020 #24

I think its quite a bit more than "some", after all, look at who they choose to represent them in... Humanist_Activist Oct 2020 #26

The saddest thing with respect to these Philly Lodge 5 FOP fuckers BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #16

FTP. ACAB. This institution is not reformable. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2020 #17

Here's a gofundme for the mom in the SUV. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2020 #19

There should be some people fired rockfordfile Oct 2020 #20

Fired? They belong in prison, guilty of kidnapping and assault. Humanist_Activist Oct 2020 #21

Awww; how cute... EarthFirst Oct 2020 #25

K&R ck4829 Oct 2020 #23