Officer Friendly - byTom Tomorrow

[kpete]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/31/1031295/-Officer-Friendly?via=blog_1

[n2doc]

1. Good thing those kids aren't black

Or "Officer Friendly" would have already beaten them up and tossed them in jail for asking a question.

[Fumesucker]

2. If their hair had been a bit longer..

Honorary people of color who can pass as white with a haircut.

And people wonder why hippies are weird..

:shrug:

[Doctor_J]

5. That's right. In the 60's the word "liberal", when used as a noun, was usually preceded

by "nigger-loving".

[mwb970]

28. I haven't been this reminded of the 60s since....

....well, since the 60s. It is SO GREAT to see people protesting the grotesque situation we find ourselves in as a nation.

Hey, last time this happened it led to some GREAT MUSIC (then we had the 70s). Do you suppose it could happen again?

[Ken Burch]

12. Phil Ochs had this phenomenon pegged years ago in his song "I Kill Therefore I Am".

1) Meet the king of cowboys, he rides a pale pony
He fights the bad boys brings them to their knees
He patrols the highways from the air
He keeps the country safe from long hair
I am the masculine American man
I kill therefore I am.

(NOTE: the next two verses are Phil's version of a cop expressing the cop mindset-not Phil's own views about students, black people or gays.)

2) I don't like the black man, for he doesn't know his place
Take the back of my hand or I'll spray you with my mace
I'm as brave as any man can be
I find my courage through chemistry
I am the masculine American man
I kill therefore I am.


3 I don't like the students now, they don't have no respect
They don't like to work now, I think I'll wring their necks
They call me pig, although I'm underpaid
I'll show those faggots that I'm not afraid
I am the masculine American man
I kill therefore I am.

4 Farewell to the gangsters we don't need them anymore
We've got the police force, they're the ones who break the law
He's got a gun and he's a hater
He shoots first, he shoots later
I am the masculine American man
I kill therefore I am.

[Selatius]

16. Brutal lyrics. They look like they were written today. nt

[tomg]

20. Phil Ochs was one of the truly

Great voices of the 60s.

[FunMe]

19. Imagine if he were a former Marine whose an engineer working in San Fran!

Oh wait, that happened already with officer Scott Olsen. Freaking FASCIST un-American pigs!

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-10-27/news/30327533_1_protesters-war-zone-roommate

"Injured Marine Scott Olson Is A Network Engineer Who Can't Stand American Inequality"

[OnyxCollie]

3. "Welcome to the real world, kid."

For those who thought our government would allow an American "Arab spring" to occur without resistance.

K&R.

[Marazinia]

23. They would if the CIA orchestrated it

And gave it a fetching name like "Arab Spring".

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. LOL, brilliiant!

[pokerfan]

7. +1000

Big version for archival purposes...

[Fumesucker]

8. Kick..

[wakemewhenitsover]

9. K&R n/t

[hulka38]

10. K&R

[ellisonz]

11. Don't tase me bro.

[uponit7771]

13. wow!! I didn't know they throw a concusion grenade toward people trying to help him OPD is bad news

[sakabatou]

15. It's true.

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. 1.2 million views:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZLyUK0t0vQ&list=FLmbtpDQcIb2UFYtrWBjFCkA&index=11&feature=plpp_video

Oakland Policeman Throws Flash Grenade Into Crowd Trying To Help Injured Protester

[lunatica]

26. They didn't throw it towards the crowd. They carefully lobbed it into the crowd

as more than a dozen people were bending over Scott Olsen's unconscious body to help him. It went off in the middle of the crowd, a few inches from Scott Olsen. The videos show it clearly.

[sakabatou]

14. Tom Tomorrow hits the nail on the head again

[orbitalman]

17. K & R

[Quantess]

18. Possibly Tom Tomorrow's least humorous, ever.

There's no irony whatsoever, no joke in this one at all. It's just like a reality toon.

[tavalon]

25. Many of his are reality toons these days

Reality has become really fucked up. Have you noticed?

[lunatica]

27. These types of cartoons are not meant to be funny

[Quantess]

31. But I meant, it's not even surreal.

Sometimes he has the penguin wearing sunglasses. Most toons are a bit over-the-top in some way, but not this one.
It's on par with a Mark Trail comic strip featuring factual information about an animal. It's just too realistic.

[Ignis]

21. K&R.

:kick:

[tavalon]

24. Tom Tomorrow

Rarely wrong, usually right. I'm glad he's on our side!

[unionworks]

29. officer friendly

Has no friends

[leeroysphitz]

30. sad but true rec.