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Lmao people going "But how do you know THESE SPECIFIC cops are murderers?“. For black people in the US every single cop is a threat to their lives until proven wrong, because getting too comfortable around one can get them killed on the spot. And this reality is most likely what made these people not want to sit with them, and no, paying for their bill, giving a passive aggressive message and then reporting their ~good deed~ to the press won't change that. It only shows how disingenuous they can be and build even more distrust.

If anything those people will probably just leave the restaurant next time they see cops in it lol.
The Faceless Master said:
i would stick my fingers down my throat and vomit the food up.

then pay for my own meal with my own money.

and leave a TWENTY DOLLAR tip.

food paid for by the unjustly spilled blood of innocents? no thanks sir.
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Pretty much, yeah.
 
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excelsiorlef said:
They ran to the media with it, made sure to get a good picture of them all there.

The note itself was pretty 100% passive aggressive. It was clearly designed to shame the couple.
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Do we know they ran to the media? Seems the were regulars and well liked at the restraunt. Perhaps it was an employee who sent the story. Also willing to eat a broom if I 'm wrong, but I bet the server wrote that on the receipt espically the tip part.
 
Valjean Lafitte said:
Maybe it's not about buying respect but rather sending the message that they are decent people and that they want to help. Four cops sitting in a restaurant minding their own business shouldn't have to go out and start a "peaceful protest" to gain anyone's respect anyway.
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Who said anything about starting a peaceful protest? If they want to earn the respect of their community, they need to support (not start, support) peaceful protests in their area and blow the whistle on any abusive cops in their department.
 
The total and utter hyprocrisy on display in these threads is amazing.

The "All police are racial profiling, murderous, racist are aresholes" are the very same people that complain that they are profiled as "gangsters, drug dealers because of the way they look and dress"

As with almost everything there are bad cops, but they are a smallish subset, there are gangsters in hoodies but that's a small subset, not everyone in rural Kentucky is on meth, not everyone in Texas is armed to the teeth and is some sort of right wing Christian nut job.

Don't do that to others.



Don't in any way take this as a defence of some of things that have happened Those last 2 really high profile incidents were straight up murder and those police should be charged as such. And yes a lot of the policing practices in the USA need a whole bunch of help. But a lot of police are decent humans.
 
themadcowtipper said:
Do we know they ran to the media? Seems the were regulars and well liked at the restraunt. Perhaps it was an employee who sent the story. Also willing to eat a broom if I 'm wrong, but I bet the server wrote that on the receipt espically the tip part.
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Are you trying to turn this into a server-who-fakes-receipt-messages thread now too?
 
TestOfTide said:
Who said anything about starting a peaceful protest? If they want to earn the respect of their community, they need to support (not start, support) peaceful protests in their area and blow the whistle on any abusive cops in their department.
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Will the community start helping the police when shit goes down in the neighborhood in return? It's going to have to work both ways if this is ever going to work. Both sides need to be open to change and it seems from some (not all) of these posts, there will never be an olive branch big enough for them to accept. That's disturbing.
 
Media said:
No feel good cop threads allowed until everything is fixed everywhere :(

Like I've said before, holding up good cops as an example is one of the better things the media can be doing. Encouraging other cops to follow in those footsteps. The highlights on how Dallas PD is changing the system cannot be shared/praised enough.
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Dallas PD is getting positive attention not for paying for meals but for supporting peaceful protests and discouraging the blue wall of silence.
 
seanoff said:
The total and utter hyprocrisy on display in these threads is amazing.

The "All police are racial profiling, murderous, racist are aresholes" are the very same people that complain that they are profiled as "gangsters, drug dealers because of the way they look and dress"

As with almost everything there are bad cops, but they are a smallish subset, there are gangsters in hoodies but that's a small subset, not everyone in rural Kentucky is on meth, not everyone in Texas is armed to the teeth and is some sort of right wing Christian nut job.

Don't do that to others.



Don't in any way take this as a defence of some of things that have happened Those last 2 really high profile incidents were straight up murder and those police should be charged as such. And yes a lot of the policing practices in the USA need a whole bunch of help. But a lot of police are decent humans.
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I feel you. It's easy for me to see both sides as I completely recognize police brutality is a real thing but at the same time I have 6 friends that are in law enforcement. I've know these dudes my entire life so I know they're good people. But the stories they tell me I completely understand how they are powerless when they see certain...how can I put it....forms of corruption. Like I said, the good apples aren't the problem. The barrel is rotten. We should replace the barrel so it's capable of keeping the good apples fresher longer. Now I'm hungry...dammit.
 
seanoff said:
The total and utter hyprocrisy on display in these threads is amazing.

The "All police are racial profiling, murderous, racist are aresholes" are the very same people that complain that they are profiled as "gangsters, drug dealers because of the way they look and dress"

As with almost everything there are bad cops, but they are a smallish subset, there are gangsters in hoodies but that's a small subset, not everyone in rural Kentucky is on meth, not everyone in Texas is armed to the teeth and is some sort of right wing Christian nut job.

Don't do that to others.



Don't in any way take this as a defence of some of things that have happened Those last 2 really high profile incidents were straight up murder and those police should be charged as such. And yes a lot of the policing practices in the USA need a whole bunch of help. But a lot of police are decent humans.
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rofl.

Every time with this shit. Police officers are not a race.

Furthermore, people don't have a problem with individual police officers. They have a problem with the police institution which needs to be completely overhauled and rebuilt into a system that serves and respects everybody equally.

I'd say it's weird that I've had to explain this twice (and other people have had to do it many more times than me), but given this weird deference to police that's ingrained into our culture, I suppose it's not surprising.
 
TestOfTide said:
Dallas PD is getting positive attention not for paying for meals but for supporting peaceful protests and discouraging the blue wall of silence.
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These are some cops from West Bumblefuck outside of Pittsburgh. Maybe next time there's a protest in Homestead, PA they'll be there.
 
BokehKing said:
Will the community start helping the police when shit goes down in the neighborhood in return? It's going to have to work both ways if this is ever going to work. Both sides need to be open to change and it seems from some (not all) of these posts, there will never be an olive branch big enough for them to accept. That's disturbing.
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It's their job to protect and serve, and plenty of people in plenty of communities are doing their part by advocating(in a variety of ways) for change in a corrupt system that doesn't hold it's own accountable, almost no matter what, among other causes.

again, more meaningless "feel good" pap in a time of distress. It's not much to discuss really.
 
BokehKing said:
Will the community start helping the police when shit goes down in the neighborhood in return? It's going to have to work both ways if this is ever going to work. Both sides need to be open to change and it seems from some (not all) of these posts, there will never be an olive branch big enough for them to accept. That's disturbing.
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What do you mean by this? This seems incredibly facile.
 
seanoff said:
The total and utter hyprocrisy on display in these threads is amazing.

The "All police are racial profiling, murderous, racist are aresholes" are the very same people that complain that they are profiled as "gangsters, drug dealers because of the way they look and dress"

As with almost everything there are bad cops, but they are a smallish subset, there are gangsters in hoodies but that's a small subset, not everyone in rural Kentucky is on meth, not everyone in Texas is armed to the teeth and is some sort of right wing Christian nut job.

Don't do that to others.



Don't in any way take this as a defence of some of things that have happened Those last 2 really high profile incidents were straight up murder and those police should be charged as such. And yes a lot of the policing practices in the USA need a whole bunch of help. But a lot of police are decent humans.
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Here's the thing. I don't want nice gestures from the good cops. I want the good cops stepping away from the corrupt police union, I want good cops telling on their corrupt brothers instead of standing firm at that blue line of the law, I want "good" cops to sit idly by while the not so good cops continue to treat people like. Buy a thousand lunches and I'll tell you its nice but that's all it is, nice. I want a whole lot more than just "nice". Nice doesn't stop black people from dying.
 
Chie Satonaka said:
rofl.

Every time with this shit. Police officers are not a race.

Furthermore, people don't have a problem with individual police officers. They have a problem with the police institution which needs to be completely overhauled and rebuilt into a system that serves and respects everybody equally.

I'd say it's weird that I've had to explain this twice (and other people have had to do it many more times than me), but given this weird deference to police that's ingrained into our culture, I suppose it's not surprising.
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If that's the case, then why are these 4 individual beat cops getting shit on?
 
Chie Satonaka said:
rofl.

Every time with this shit. Police officers are not a race.

Furthermore, people don't have a problem with individual police officers. They have a problem with the police institution which needs to be completely overhauled and rebuilt into a system that serves and respects everybody equally.

I'd say it's weird that I've had to explain this twice (and other people have had to do it many more times than me), but given this weird deference to police that's ingrained into our culture, I suppose it's not surprising.
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People in this thread seem to have a problem with these individual officers though.

EDIT: Lol, just beaten.
 
ColdPizza said:
If that's the case, then why are these 4 individual beat cops getting shit on?
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And why are there people in this thread suggesting they're racist murderers?

Sorry Chie but that's a total cop out answer. Nobody is suggesting the police are a race, but they are a group of people that are being generalised as all being the same.

pigeon said:
Well they do seem kind of like passive-aggressive jerks to me, based on the story. So that's not a super likable personality trait!
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That doesn't mean they're racist murdering cops.
 
Miles X said:
And why are there people in this thread suggesting they're racist murderers?

Sorry Chie but that's a total cop out answer. Nobody is suggesting the police are a race, but they are a group of people that are being generalised as all being the same.



That doesn't mean they're racist murdering cops.
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They are being generalized because they are a part of one of the most dangerous and powerful organizations in the US.
 
Miles X said:
And why are there people in this thread suggesting they're racist murderers?

Sorry Chie but that's a total cop out answer. Nobody is suggesting the police are a race, but they are a group of people that are being generalised as all being the same.
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We're not but they're part of a group that features quite a few racist murderers who also have the power over life and death at a traffic stop and often times get a slap on the wrist and some paid time off. The institution is what I have a serious problem and these cops just seem passive aggressive and hope their paying a bill somehow alleviates the issues this couple had with them which is both naïve and arrogant. A nice gesture doesn't somehow erase or make people forget about decades of shit perpetrated by their brothers in blue.
 
lol. What's with the generalization of cops? Did those 4 do anything wrong?
"All cops are racist assholes who shoot people on sight, just like how all blacks are criminal and all yellows are shit at driving".
Being a cop is just a profession you know.
The passive agressiveness seems like a laid back joke to me. It's pretty much "wow those guys think we are assholes, let's do something which make them think we are not" kind of action.
Chie Satonaka said:
I don't recall seeing a post where anyone individually named each one of these officers and shat on them. I did see a lot of people explaining that a free meal doesn't mean much in the greater scheme of the current discussion we're having regarding police violence and accountability, some of who made the point more heavy handed than others.

Maybe I missed something. but ,that still doesn't change my stance. People don't hate individual cops. They hate the institution and what it currently stands for. If people are reacting to that with angry posts, well, A, we're on a message board and they can, and B, instead of being so mad that there's a perception of "shitting on cops", maybe you should take a moment, think about where that anger is coming from, and come to an understanding as to why it's there.
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I think you need to read again.
 
ColdPizza said:
If that's the case, then why are these 4 individual beat cops getting shit on?
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I don't recall seeing a post where anyone individually named each one of these officers and shat on them. I did see a lot of people explaining that a free meal doesn't mean much in the greater scheme of the current discussion we're having regarding police violence and accountability, some of who made the point more heavy handed than others.

Maybe I missed something. but ,that still doesn't change my stance. People don't hate individual cops. They hate the institution and what it currently stands for. If people are reacting to that with angry posts, well, A, we're on a message board and they can, and B, instead of being so mad that there's a perception of "shitting on cops", maybe you should take a moment, think about where that anger is coming from, and come to an understanding as to why it's there.

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Oh, so we're just gonna keep doing this, "generalizing cops is just as bad as racially profiling minorities" thing. I see.
 
seanoff said:
The total and utter hyprocrisy on display in these threads is amazing.

The "All police are racial profiling, murderous, racist are aresholes" are the very same people that complain that they are profiled as "gangsters, drug dealers because of the way they look and dress"

As with almost everything there are bad cops, but they are a smallish subset, there are gangsters in hoodies but that's a small subset, not everyone in rural Kentucky is on meth, not everyone in Texas is armed to the teeth and is some sort of right wing Christian nut job.

Don't do that to others.

Don't in any way take this as a defence of some of things that have happened Those last 2 really high profile incidents were straight up murder and those police should be charged as such. And yes a lot of the policing practices in the USA need a whole bunch of help. But a lot of police are decent humans.
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good cops need to stop the bad guys. they need to strongly condemn criminal acts. that includes acts by bad cops. any cop not doing that isn't a good cop. they're part of a criminal conspiracy.
 
Miles X said:
That doesn't mean they're racist murdering cops.
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I mean, sure, but they work for an organization which spends a lot of time doing racist murders, so.

I find the particularization of blame when it comes to cops to be really weird. Like if my company was in the business of murdering black people, then I would pretty much have to accept that I would either need to quit my job, or get a lot of nasty messages on Linkedin. Writing back to them saying "no you don't understand, I work in the games division" would probably not help a lot. Sure, I'm not personally murdering any black people, but I am also not going over to the murdering black people part of the company and making them stop, either.
 
SirPinkyNose said:
lol. What's with the generalization of cops? Did those 4 do anything wrong?
"All cops are racist assholes who shoot people on sight, just like how all blacks are criminal and all yellows are shit at driving".
Being a cop is just a profession you know.
The passive agressiveness seems like a laid back joke to me. It's pretty much "wow those guys think we are assholes, let's do something which make them think we are not" kind of action.


I think you need to read again.
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Well you know, no cops can do good. none of them. ever.
 
pigeon said:
I mean, sure, but they work for an organization which spends a lot of time doing racist murders, so.

I find the particularization of blame when it comes to cops to be really weird. Like if my company was in the business of murdering black people, then I would pretty much have to accept that I would either need to quit my job, or get a lot of nasty messages on Linkedin. Writing back to them saying "no you don't understand, I work in the games division" would probably not help a lot. Sure, I'm not personally murdering any black people, but I am also not going over to the murdering black people part of the company and making them stop, either.
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This is the dumbest analogy I've ever seen ... so you thing all good abiding cops should want to quit because of this? I very much doubt that's the last thing they want to do, rather stay put and try and make positive change. Working for the police force and working fot a shitty heinous company are two very different things.
 
Miles X said:
And why are there people in this thread suggesting they're racist murderers?

Sorry Chie but that's a total cop out answer. Nobody is suggesting the police are a race, but they are a group of people that are being generalised as all being the same.
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why y'all making shit up?

Anyway, the police is an institution or organization and cops serves that organization. Cops are fucking encourage to essentially harrass people and criminalize them by writing tickets for petty infractions to fulfill a quote the institution of policing has bestowed upon them to generate revenue. Cop fucking violate your constitutional right with stop and frisk because the institutions tell them to do it. Cops abuse people and escalate situations because the institution has not trained them to do better. Cops don't blow the whistle on other cops wrong doing because of the culture institution doesn't allow for it. Cops are emissaries of an instution that values fucking over the lives of minorities and profiting off of it. Their badge and uniform represents this institution. I know there's good cops but there is too many bad ones because bad cops are allowed to be ain't. the institution wants that. You guys can miss me with this false equivalency.
 
Mammoth Jones said:
I feel you. It's easy for me to see both sides as I completely recognize police brutality is a real thing but at the same time I have 6 friends that are in law enforcement. I've know these dudes my entire life so I know they're good people. But the stories they tell me I completely understand how they are powerless when they see certain...how can I put it....forms of corruption. Like I said, the good apples aren't the problem. The barrel is rotten. We should replace the barrel so it's capable of keeping the good apples fresher longer. Now I'm hungry...dammit.
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What is replacing the barrel? I hear that a lot.
 
pigeon said:
I mean, sure, but they work for an organization which spends a lot of time doing racist murders, so.

I find the particularization of blame when it comes to cops to be really weird. Like if my company was in the business of murdering black people, then I would pretty much have to accept that I would either need to quit my job, or get a lot of nasty messages on Linkedin. Writing back to them saying "no you don't understand, I work in the games division" would probably not help a lot. Sure, I'm not personally murdering any black people, but I am also not going over to the murdering black people part of the company and making them stop, either.
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I don't think most people see it this way, and that's why there's such a disconnect. Like, you're absolutely right, but for a multitude of reasons, Police Officers are on this whole different level when it comes to criticism.

Hilariously though, the people who are saying, "Stop killing us" are the ones classified as the hate group. I never see defenders in these threads being mad about how BLM is portrayed by the media and other people with large influence.

AkumaNiko said:
Well you know, no cops can do good. none of them. ever.
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Who has said this?
 
Infinite said:
why y'all making shit up?

Anyway, the police is an institution or organization and cops serves that organization. Cops are fucking encourage to essentially harrass people and criminalize them by writing tickets for petty infractions to fulfill a quote the institution of policing has bestowed upon them to generate revenue. Cop fucking violate your constitutional right with stop and frisk because the institutions tell them to do it. Cops abuse people and escalate situations because the institution has not trained them to do better. Cops don't blow the whistle on other cops wrong doing because of the culture institution doesn't allow for it. Cops are emissaries of an instution that values fucking over the lives of minorities and profiting off of it. Their badge and uniform represents this institution. I know there's good cops but there is too many bad ones because bad cops are allowed to be ain't because the instution wants that. You guys can miss me with this false equivalency.
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Sorry? not making anything up, go look at The Faceless' posts in this very thread.

I'm not saying there aren't bad cops, and that there arent many, and that more can be done. But generlising all cops as bad cops will get america nowhere.
 
Chie Satonaka said:
I don't think most people see it this way, and that's why there's such a disconnect. Like, you're absolutely right, but for a multitude of reasons, Police Officers are on this whole different level when it comes to criticism.

Hilariously though, the people who are saying, "Stop killing us" are the ones classified as the hate group. I never see defenders in these threads being mad about how BLM is portrayed by the media and other people with large influence.



Who has said this?
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it was a sarcastic reply to the post i quoted.
 
Miles X said:
I know why they're being generalised, I'm arguing that it's hypocritical and isn't right.
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If you are a member of an organization that is engaging in horrible things, that is above reproach. It is not hypocritical to say that prejudices based on race are bad while treating prejudices based on profession are more okay.
 
Chie Satonaka said:
I don't recall seeing a post where anyone individually named each one of these officers and shat on them. I did see a lot of people explaining that a free meal doesn't mean much in the greater scheme of the current discussion we're having regarding police violence and accountability, some of who made the point more heavy handed than others.

Maybe I missed something. but ,that still doesn't change my stance. People don't hate individual cops. They hate the institution and what it currently stands for. If people are reacting to that with angry posts, well, A, we're on a message board and they can, and B, instead of being so mad that there's a perception of "shitting on cops", maybe you should take a moment, think about where that anger is coming from, and come to an understanding as to why it's there.

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Oh, so we're just gonna keep doing this, "generalizing cops is just as bad as racially profiling minorities" thing. I see.
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We're just a microcosm of a larger self-feeding loop. Hey, I'm not mad you're shitting on cops, but it's certainly not going to engender any unity our leaders have been talking about the past week.
 
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