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Cold War Spook

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68. An non-compliance triples your chances of getting shot.

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #49)

Wed Mar 6, 2019, 06:33 PM

Mar 2019

You are dealing with cops. Even good cops spend most of their time with bad people. Every person except for family, other cops and very good friends are considered bad people. They get to stay alive longer that way. I had friends in Florida that were cops. I knew they trusted me because since I didn't drink I was not only the designated driver, I always carried my .357 mag.

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Colorado cops detain black man at gunpoint for picking up trash: 'This is my house -- I live here' [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2019 OP

Another cop who needs to be fired and Sinistrous Mar 2019 #1

Won't happen. sarge43 Mar 2019 #10

That's because I'm not in charge. Sinistrous Mar 2019 #21

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2019 #20

K&R ck4829 Mar 2019 #2

Could you please post the video link? I don't DontBooVote Mar 2019 #3

Here you go! MrScorpio Mar 2019 #5

Thank you very much!! DontBooVote Mar 2019 #6

I am only 1/4 of the way through the vid and this is terrifying! DontBooVote Mar 2019 #8

I fear this would have turned out much worse had the cops not known they were being videotaped. femmedem Mar 2019 #43

Thanks for the video. nt oasis Mar 2019 #55

What kind of wimps do we hire today as police officers? PatSeg Mar 2019 #59

Not backup Soxfan58 Mar 2019 #106

Good point PatSeg Mar 2019 #108

Yeah, I'm kind of done with Raw Story PatSeg Mar 2019 #58

Auto-playing multiple video ads as well as have two or three scripts that refresh every DontBooVote Mar 2019 #61

I wonder if these sites realize PatSeg Mar 2019 #71

Even today there are still cops everywhere looking for an excuse to pull out their guns DFW Mar 2019 #4

The FBI warned about the KKK in police forces decades ago. Lonestarblue Mar 2019 #15

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++! 2naSalit Mar 2019 #37

More diverse police forces could help in some cases IronLionZion Mar 2019 #42

YUP! (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #54

Unfortunately this police force does look a lot like the community it serves. kag Mar 2019 #82

It just never ends with these motherfuckers, does it. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2019 #7

Sure doesn't, my friend. calimary Mar 2019 #9

That man was so close to being shot. marble falls Mar 2019 #11

Boy you said it. pangaia Mar 2019 #33

Gotta wonder who called the cops on him in the first place. 'Nosey Neighbor Nancy'? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2019 #12

Agreed, this is more of an issue of the person who called the police rather than the cstanleytech Mar 2019 #18

Eh Cosmocat Mar 2019 #22

That kind of happens when the standards get lowered in general natiowide. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #23

No. No, that's not the issue at all. LanternWaste Mar 2019 #67

I disagree. The officer who responded escalated the situation by pulling his gun. yardwork Mar 2019 #91

Oh, that escalated all right however according to someone else an officer also cstanleytech Mar 2019 #92

The same officer. yardwork Mar 2019 #100

Well if they do not lose their job (which they should) hopefully cstanleytech Mar 2019 #103

Looks like no one called. From the article: tblue37 Mar 2019 #27

Really? Sounds like that officer needs to be removed from the streets and moved where they cannot cstanleytech Mar 2019 #30

He's now on paid admin leave. kag Mar 2019 #83

The guy was black so obviously he was a homeless guy picking up cans for salvage. marble falls Mar 2019 #35

These idiots need serious treatment BSdetect Mar 2019 #13

See my post #27, right above yours. nt tblue37 Mar 2019 #28

In liberal Boulder IronLionZion Mar 2019 #14

In lily white Boulder. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #65

Nope, still pretty white. kag Mar 2019 #84

Nope. If anything it's worse ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #114

Ikr.. that was my first thought. Cha Mar 2019 #72

I expect there to be a full investigation. This is ridiculous. yardwork Mar 2019 #16

I hope you don't hold your breath for Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #70

This is what you get when you recycle people DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #17

Read loanstarblue's comment, that is the real problem Perseus Mar 2019 #19

I agree rabid right wing KKK infiltration DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #24

Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!!!!!!!! marble falls Mar 2019 #36

Out of curiosity.... Baconator Mar 2019 #94

Two priorities DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #101

That doesn't mean their personal safety becomes secondary... Baconator Mar 2019 #110

If you want to be a cop DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #111

I am supremely confident you don't know how things "used to be" for cops... Baconator Mar 2019 #112

You're pretty confident for someone who doesn't know anything about me DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #113

A militarized police force mixed with racism is very dangerous. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #25

Well said... pangaia Mar 2019 #34

You know who else wore black uniforms with all sorts of silver badges and chains ... marble falls Mar 2019 #39

I get your point quite well, but.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #45

I did not mean to suggest we need an all plain clothes police corps. I do want the ... marble falls Mar 2019 #47

Thanks, and I agree. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #98

Doesn't have to be military in nature zipplewrath Mar 2019 #57

I agree. happybird Mar 2019 #48

Exactly, and thank you. Those little photos speak volumes! KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #50

Nice find. Thanks. marble falls Mar 2019 #99

... Anon-C Mar 2019 #102

I remembered that during the "W" years, all police departments Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #77

The COP should be be PUNISHED ROB-ROX Mar 2019 #26

I lived in Colorado Springs for a year... Miles Archer Mar 2019 #29

Thanks for sharing that, Miles. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #52

Damn. dalton99a Mar 2019 #73

I've lived in Colorado for almost thirty years now, and I whole-heartedly agree. kag Mar 2019 #86

i'm horrified by the video and couldn't believe this happened in Colorado, and esp'ly @Boulder onetexan Mar 2019 #87

I was in the Springs for a few years but never had any bad interactions... Baconator Mar 2019 #95

It was one incident that was bad enough to help define my experience. Miles Archer Mar 2019 #96

Blue by Day, White by Night- Contravene spike jones Mar 2019 #31

Fuck those cops. fire them.. ha ha THAT is going to happen. pangaia Mar 2019 #32

This is terrible. I'm so sorry they cannot feel safe anywhere AllyCat Mar 2019 #90

To be honest, I have always thought my BIL is a little paranoid... pangaia Mar 2019 #93

And they told us it was post-racial America malaise Mar 2019 #38

Why the cops were called is one thing. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #40

Sure, compliance works swell...if you're WHITE. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2019 #49

An non-compliance triples your chances of getting shot. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #68

People of color just walked to the back of the bus until one finally said "No". NutmegYankee Mar 2019 #74

Rosa Parks was not armed. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #88

The guy in the video wasn't armed. NutmegYankee Mar 2019 #89

He was holding a stick to pick up trash, that is a weapon. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #104

... padah513 Mar 2019 #107

I agree janterry Mar 2019 #105

Drop the weapon? Wtf. They were setting up a kill. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #41

Yes, I think you're right. nt. Mariana Mar 2019 #69

Shoot first, make up excuses, get a long paid vacation dalton99a Mar 2019 #81

Prison guard rejects? Those become cops. 47of74 Mar 2019 #44

Five percent of LEOs are nice honest folks. safeinOhio Mar 2019 #46

Until cops start being held accountable, this will only get worse. Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #51

I would have thought that Boulder police officers would be better trained. niyad Mar 2019 #53

No, this is the same crew who screwed any chance of ever convicting someone generalbetrayus Mar 2019 #80

how well I remember that case. I had thought they had gotten better training niyad Mar 2019 #97

Notice how all the cops on the scene participated in the fun. Mariana Mar 2019 #56

thought the same KT2000 Mar 2019 #63

It all comes under "breathing while black". FFS. n/t TygrBright Mar 2019 #60

He's lucky they didn't shoot him! red dog 1 Mar 2019 #62

This is so sick.... Sogo Mar 2019 #64

I'm sick of Nazis Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #66

Personally I consider such cops to have no value to society. LiberalFighter Mar 2019 #75

This stuff makes me so sad; is this "how far we've come"? akraven Mar 2019 #76

Idiot racist cowards Midnightwalk Mar 2019 #78

K&R for exposure Blue Owl Mar 2019 #79

Didn't see your story 'til a moment ago. Unforgiveable. Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #85

Fucking ridiculous Bettie Mar 2019 #109