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DirtyHippyBastard

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11. Empathy is seen as a weakness

Reply to L0oniX (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 04:58 PM

Jun 2015

when hiring police in almost every municipality. They are tested, and if they are not able to separate themselves from this natural human emotion, they are eliminated as possible candidates for the job.

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Oh look ...it's another mentally ill person ...let's beat the fuck out of em. [View all] L0oniX Jun 2015 OP

SICK SoLeftIAmRight Jun 2015 #1

Steroids. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #2

"Everybody has a cell phone"... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #3

WHADDYA MEAN? Plucketeer Jun 2015 #4

This is Rodney King all over again... yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #5

WTF? blackspade Jun 2015 #6

I see at least 5, maybe 6, cops on that guy... truth2power Jun 2015 #7

This is what they want jamejest Jun 2015 #8

accomplishes nothing; completely unnecessary; oh and effing Barbaric for an advanced Nation zebonaut Jun 2015 #9

A fact that's lost: Police are not supposed to dispense punishment. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #10

Empathy is seen as a weakness DirtyHippyBastard Jun 2015 #11