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Happy Hoosier

(7,073 posts)
32. Lol, no.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:09 PM
Jun 2020

I’d be willing to bet that there would be almost no impact. No city is going to permanently disband their police force.

Fire them instantly...many waiting to take their places. This is sad because I am Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #1
Fire them instantly? HotTeaBag Jun 2020 #9
Does your handle reference the tea baggers? yardwork Jun 2020 #12
There ya go Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #48
No. Fire them because they lack critical thinking skills. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #29
I'm not sure if having critical thinking skills should be a requirement to hold a job as a trucker. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #35
"I'm not sure if having critical thinking skills should be a requirement" A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #56
I am neither for nor against firing anyone. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #59
You do not get to define what defund the police means. former9thward Jun 2020 #69
Can you link to one of those posts? SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #80
They either do the job or not...regardless of their opinions, we can not allow brutal police Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #46
The idiots don't know what it is, so couldn't recognize even if it happened. Hortensis Jun 2020 #54
Aw for fuck sakes. They'll drive their fucking trucks. If they won't Solomon Jun 2020 #83
This message was self-deleted by its author dware Jun 2020 #33
Really? Tipperary Jun 2020 #39
Large percentage of drivers own or lease their own equipment madville Jun 2020 #44
Wrong. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #58
LOL madville Jun 2020 #60
OMG! A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #62
Thanks! madville Jun 2020 #68
OTR here, you're out of your lane. denbot Jun 2020 #66
There are a lot of independent truckers, remember. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2020 #72
I'd think a number of people were looking at the guy Igel Jun 2020 #78
No city is going to eliminate its police department. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #2
Here might be another reason why... ck4829 Jun 2020 #3
Very interesting point. yardwork Jun 2020 #10
Why do I get the impression that truckers listen to nothing but right wing talk radio? tenderfoot Jun 2020 #4
Could be, the white wing fat cats all but owns the entire AM band Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #15
And some wonder why flyover country votes against their own best interests... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #18
Many have Sirius/XM so 2naSalit Jun 2020 #24
This trucker doesn't. nt dware Jun 2020 #34
No, I think that a lot of them listen to country and western music radio as well. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #36
We have some truckers who post here fairly frequently. Tipperary Jun 2020 #41
I'm well aware of that... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #42
Oh, and you too. Tipperary Jun 2020 #45
Yes, my comment was such a broad brush... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #52
Actually, you may not think it was Igel Jun 2020 #79
Likely a union solidarity thing though as well. meadowlander Jun 2020 #64
defund is a terrible slogn and motto beachbumbob Jun 2020 #5
The terrible motto didn't start with "defund" ck4829 Jun 2020 #8
BUT the media is pushing the verbage and too many are using it beachbumbob Jun 2020 #11
Respectfully: The people calling to defund the cops are not.. aidbo Jun 2020 #14
Have fun watching Trump sworn in next January misanthrope Jun 2020 #84
You just go ahead and do that, truckheads. Aristus Jun 2020 #6
"Truck heads?" Tipperary Jun 2020 #43
True, But... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #61
Yes, I do. I love and admire them all. Aristus Jun 2020 #63
Somebody needs to rework the term "defunded" like yesterday ismnotwasm Jun 2020 #7
Too late. It has stuck. Blue_true Jun 2020 #75
Please qazplm135 Jun 2020 #13
Speaking of truckers and cops... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #16
Yes They Will ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #17
I'm no trucker, but I would think if you rejected a delivery, your company would fire you. panader0 Jun 2020 #30
Absolutely! ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #37
I have been wondering where the truckers are on the BLM randr Jun 2020 #19
AI driverless trucks don't care. safeinOhio Jun 2020 #20
Yeah that's the spirit. Odoreida Jun 2020 #25
Class itself should be abolished ck4829 Jun 2020 #31
Very nice, but you know it will not be n/t Odoreida Jun 2020 #71
LOL-not a lot of money in delivering a pallet or 2 to Dumbfuckistan Murika maxrandb Jun 2020 #21
LOL! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #27
Thank you. N/t Horse with no Name Jun 2020 #76
Bullshit. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #22
Meaningless "poll" that plays on fears of "lawlessness" Tom Rinaldo Jun 2020 #23
Call for defunding the police and the morons believe you really mean it? n/t Odoreida Jun 2020 #26
they can be replaced Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #28
Lol, no. Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #32
Ridiculous right-wing fear mongering. kcr Jun 2020 #38
Sensationalized article, short on facts, long on hyperbole nt Doremus Jun 2020 #40
Online polls are nonsense. Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #47
As an OTR driver with better than 30 years behind the wheel, here's my take; A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #49
Thank You For The Informative Comment, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #51
"how many of these people can actually afford to refuse shipments?" A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #55
Such a System For Police, Sir, Sounds Like A Great Idea The Magistrate Jun 2020 #57
Cool beans if they do, more loads for me! denbot Jun 2020 #67
Then fire them and hire new ones. roamer65 Jun 2020 #50
Is anyone making deliveries into the Seattle autonomous sovereign protest zone? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #53
Collectively truck drivers are important...individually they are not pecosbob Jun 2020 #65
There will always be law enforcement. Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #70
I bet they will. Iggo Jun 2020 #73
Easy enough. Just ignore them and get supplies by rail and short-haul trucking. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #74
From Russia with love. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Jun 2020 #81
Ain't gonna happen LeftInTX Jun 2020 #82
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