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aocommunalpunch

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39. ACAB

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 05:06 PM

Apr 30

You either get ostracized for being a good cop or you get corrupted. Fuck cops.

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'Give It to Me!': Angry Georgia Cop Follows Man Home, Tases Him, Breaks His Leg Because He 'Stole' An Officer's Ballpoin [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 30 OP

If THIS is standard North Shore Chicago Apr 30 #1

Oh, you sweet summer child... Shipwack Apr 30 #24

"If he had complied, none of this would have happened," Frazier said in an email. Oopsie Daisy Apr 30 #2

Are you saying he deserved a broken leg and pain usedtobedemgurl Apr 30 #20

Are you putting words into my mouth and inventing alternate meanings and interpretations? Oopsie Daisy Apr 30 #23

contrasted with this: BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 30 #25

To all your naysayers, just show 'em this... ret5hd Apr 30 #27

I remember this. EndlessWire Apr 30 #33

I imagine there's a lot to be added Torchlight Apr 30 #29

I'm sorry, this was abuse by an out-of-control cop. Their job is to de-escalate, not to taze anyone they can. Gore1FL Apr 30 #30

"That sums it up very well. Nothing more needs to be added." Gore1FL Apr 30 #31

Is it fascism yet? n/t malaise Apr 30 #3

No. Oopsie Daisy Apr 30 #4

Yes Solomon Apr 30 #12

"If he had complied" ActRaiser Apr 30 #5

And it probably wasn't even the cop's pen. Supplied by the government. Paid for by taxpayers. Solomon Apr 30 #17

Or swiped from a hotel! A HERETIC I AM Apr 30 #36

Watch the video. Ms. Toad Apr 30 #18

It's being justified right here by lower downs. Voltaire2 Apr 30 #26

And higher up obamanut2012 Apr 30 #38

Seems to be a bit of an anger issue. Nt Biophilic Apr 30 #6

In contrast to all the crimes Trump has committed and is handled with kid gloves. Irish_Dem Apr 30 #7

It Was A PEN! ProfessorGAC Apr 30 #8

Professor........ MyOwnPeace Apr 30 #32

Yes, the cop's reaction was hardly proportional PatSeg Apr 30 #35

Paying lawsuits out of police pension funds would stop a lot of this. rubbersole Apr 30 #9

roid rage? Blues Heron Apr 30 #10

we need all these rageaholics to p in the cup. mopinko Apr 30 #14

Jesus Christ people. He didn't steal the fucking pen! That's a cop narrative. Probably didn't even know he had it. Solomon Apr 30 #11

i cant tell u how many times i've 'stolen' someone's pen, or tried to. mopinko Apr 30 #15

Watch him wave the pen of the window, Ms. Toad Apr 30 #19

Yes I see that. Thank you. Doesn't justify what the cops did. Solomon Apr 30 #21

Absolutely no justification. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 30 #22

System working as designed. FTP. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 30 #13

Indeed. Solomon Apr 30 #16

I hope he sues the cop and the police chief. I'm sure there are good lawyers who will want to take on this case. Doodley Apr 30 #28

My brother was arrested for something EndlessWire Apr 30 #34

"Mervis, aintcha gonna git yer pin (Southern for pen) back?" Aristus Apr 30 #37

ACAB aocommunalpunch Apr 30 #39

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