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alarimer

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47. I blame the internet.

Fri May 11, 2018, 09:16 AM

May 2018

Self-righteousness is all over social media in all kinds of contexts. Lots of people just want attention.

I also think people are afraid of confrontation, so it's easier to make the cops do it, because it's their job. Even for dumb stuff that really isn't.

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When in the hell did calling the G-D Cops for every minor BS thing become the norm? [View all] maxrandb May 2018 OP

When they succeeded in making us all afraid of each other. n/t TygrBright May 2018 #1

Multiple decades of police/security state conditioning emanating from Exotica May 2018 #2

I want to know why the cops respond cyclonefence May 2018 #3

I want to know why they don't file false report charges. nt Xipe Totec May 2018 #4

That's my question, too. LisaM May 2018 #26

Because if they don't and "something happens".... RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #25

That's true cyclonefence May 2018 #28

It is crazy RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #29

This ExciteBike66 May 2018 #30

Because if someone calls they have to go Lee-Lee May 2018 #33

I agree Proud Liberal Dem May 2018 #5

Why do black people hate the police? (every racist and bigoted fuck ever) Afromania May 2018 #6

When some people figured out that calling the cops was a good way... ret5hd May 2018 #7

Bingo dalton99a May 2018 #34

Simple: "When you see somethin', say somethin'" becomes permission to call on anything that bothers 3Hotdogs May 2018 #8

Cowardly bullying, BarbaRosa May 2018 #9

Nailed It BlueDog22 May 2018 #10

I have called twice since getting back to the "city". moriah May 2018 #11

If those cops saved your gay black neighbor from harm or possible death... Mister Ed May 2018 #13

Cops are violent thugs that we hope are on our side. moriah May 2018 #15

i agree that minding one's own business is a lost art; needs to be revived for sure. nt TheFrenchRazor May 2018 #12

It's fucking ridiculous, and seems to be mostly done by racists. shenmue May 2018 #14

+1. dalton99a May 2018 #35

"if you see something say something" 0rganism May 2018 #16

Sheesh, beat me by a minute! Gidney N Cloyd May 2018 #18

looks like 3HotDogs beat us both by about 30 0rganism May 2018 #20

Outgrowth of the post-9/11 "If you see something, say something" thing? Gidney N Cloyd May 2018 #17

It's nothing new. EffieBlack May 2018 #19

I wondered if that's the case loyalsister May 2018 #48

Replacement for lynching zipplewrath May 2018 #21

To be fair, the woman making a scene over charges at Waffle House mythology May 2018 #22

I don't know when that became a thing.. I Cha May 2018 #23

When the ignorant, racist and hateful were enabled by a vengeful, twisted sociopath... Guilded Lilly May 2018 #24

Is it more common than it used to be or do we just know about it more thanks to the Internet? n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #27

It's easier with cell phones, and easy to record the results of these... brush May 2018 #52

Worked 911 for ten years Corgigal May 2018 #31

Somebody dying is exactly why you would call 911 maxrandb May 2018 #37

Cop aren't gonna walk away. Corgigal May 2018 #40

In my city the non-emergency number is 911. tammywammy May 2018 #41

Also works. Corgigal May 2018 #42

That's kind of stupid maxrandb May 2018 #43

Doesn't matter what we believe are stupid. Corgigal May 2018 #44

It absolutely matters what we believe is stupid maxrandb May 2018 #45

Call your local Starbucks Corgigal May 2018 #46

When schools started calling cops instead of handling kids themselves Lee-Lee May 2018 #32

"handled unruly kids" loyalsister May 2018 #49

It isn't the norm. Very few people do that. nt. Mariana May 2018 #36

You forgot golfing too slowly* fxw May 2018 #38

It's not new oberliner May 2018 #39

I blame the internet. alarimer May 2018 #47

It's backlash intended to humiliate and dehumanize us... Blue_Tires May 2018 #50

I think this has always gone on just the police use to or use more sense in those situations. TNLib May 2018 #51