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whathehell

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120. If you knew what the phrase meant, you'd know it doesn't equate to belligerence.

Reply to BubbaFett (Reply #119)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 08:14 AM

Jan 2015

I suggest you try Anger Management.

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My wife wasn't fond of cops before this past year now she has no respect for them. [View all] diabeticman Dec 2014 OP

See if your local PD has a civilian ride along program _Blue_ Dec 2014 #1

Right now she won't even eat in the same restruant a cop is in. diabeticman Dec 2014 #2

don't let her go near a pig without a lawyer easychoice Dec 2014 #11

I think you kind of missed the point of the OP... nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #5

No, I think Blue just doesn't agree with the OP's point of view whathehell Dec 2014 #29

I'd rather live in a world without cops, but that's just me. Like you I have had good and MillennialDem Dec 2014 #47

You find the good and bad argument 'stupid'? whathehell Dec 2014 #48

I'm not a bro. And I just said the argument is usually phrased in a stupid way - ie MillennialDem Dec 2014 #53

Neither am I, but going to to more substantive points.. whathehell Dec 2014 #56

Ok. MillennialDem Dec 2014 #59

I appreciate your civil response.. whathehell Dec 2014 #83

hahaha Boreal Dec 2014 #19

I've participated in numerous police ride alongs in NYC and Washington, D.C. branford Dec 2014 #23

Nope Boreal Dec 2014 #24

The context of the interaction effects how they present themselves JonLP24 Dec 2014 #26

If you're interested, branford Dec 2014 #28

So, if all police had Public Cameras we can ALL "see policing from their perspective" Sunlei Dec 2014 #74

I often had to sign strict NDA's for these "controlled public visits" branford Dec 2014 #79

When a cop calls 'you expletive piece of shit' to your face JonLP24 Dec 2014 #25

I have one friend who is a retired cop and she was called worse than that, whathehell Dec 2014 #49

how about we just record the police at work 24/7 and watch those public recordings. Sunlei Dec 2014 #64

That's a great idea. branford Dec 2014 #68

We Americans have a Right to observe our Gov. at work. From the Federal level to the local police. Sunlei Dec 2014 #71

Wow. That is certainly not a suggestion one often hears from liberals. branford Dec 2014 #73

IMO, Cameras are simply an extension of Freedom of the press. Sunlei Dec 2014 #76

There are a few bad/scared apples. My bet applegrove Dec 2014 #3

Wouldn't the few bad apples be terrified of being exposed? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #13

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #16

Noble cause corruption is common JonLP24 Dec 2014 #27

I don't know from apples, but what I've noticed with strawberries Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #60

Yes. People need to be dynamic in their interactions. applegrove Dec 2014 #99

Well, she's right about one thing. LuvNewcastle Dec 2014 #4

As an autistic person I am terrified of cops. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #6

You might find that if you stopped referring to people you've never met branford Dec 2014 #17

Holy sh*t! Do my eyes deceive me?! pablo_marmol Dec 2014 #18

thank you Duckhunter935 Dec 2014 #31

Or better yet... truebrit71 Dec 2014 #44

Absolutely and I don't think the poster or anyone else here whathehell Dec 2014 #57

Wow, you're justifying someone getting hurt for thinking the wrong thing? CreekDog Dec 2014 #46

If that's how you're interpreting my post, the problem lies with you. branford Dec 2014 #58

you added an 's' to "asshole pig". unblock Dec 2014 #54

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #61

The "asshole pig" referred to by the poster branford Dec 2014 #62

Please show which one of these fine peace officers is not... truebrit71 Dec 2014 #78

Every one of the officers in the video could be an "asshole pig" branford Dec 2014 #84

I think I understand what Oden meant. Not all police are even "decent at reading human disabilities Sunlei Dec 2014 #82

I think you are being kind. branford Dec 2014 #85

I think you're being a tad overly optimistic here. And I'll just leave it at that. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #101

"SC Autistic Man Assaulted and Tasered for Walking Down the Street While Black" Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #87

I saw the story before it hit DU, and was waiting for its inevitable arrival. branford Dec 2014 #89

People on here know some real shit stains joeglow3 Dec 2014 #7

Yep pipoman Dec 2014 #8

You are known by the company you keep. jeff47 Dec 2014 #33

Assuming he is aware of it and chooses to do nothing joeglow3 Dec 2014 #95

I know where she's coming from. Warpy Dec 2014 #9

+ 1 everything you said - nt Boreal Dec 2014 #21

+2 nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #103

Can't trust the cops. No way. No how. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #10

What is it you want to do? Ino Dec 2014 #12

With all due respect, you and your wife really need to meet many more police officers. branford Dec 2014 #14

The difference is those teachers aren't getting away with murder. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2014 #34

No, they're getting away with rape, assault, drug dealing, and most horribly, branford Dec 2014 #35

And police get away with those, and murder. jeff47 Dec 2014 #38

Deflecting? Really? branford Dec 2014 #42

The difference is not 'they purportedly alone commit heinous crimes'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #63

I'm unsure about your ultimate point. branford Dec 2014 #65

You may infer whatever you want. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #70

Well, then I'll ask straight out. branford Dec 2014 #75

I believe some percentage of them will. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #81

Well said. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #104

The problem is your argument about police is not a small minority jeff47 Dec 2014 #91

We are arguing in circles . . . branford Dec 2014 #92

Bad cops are not a small minority as you keep claiming. Ino Jan 2015 #117

Anti-teacher, pro cop... Union Scribe Jan 2015 #122

Read all my posts in this thread far more carefully, branford Jan 2015 #124

What can you do? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #15

They already doing this to Boreal Dec 2014 #20

Stay on her good side. Kalidurga Dec 2014 #22

Too many shitty cops, agreed..But does she want a society with NO police at all? whathehell Dec 2014 #30

So it's a question of extremes? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #32

I think you missed the part where in recent matters like Michael Brown and Eric Garnder, branford Dec 2014 #36

Not exactly! atreides1 Dec 2014 #66

Nonsense.. sendero Dec 2014 #67

I think you missed my point. branford Dec 2014 #72

Not even close, and before using false dichotomies to misinterpret my post completely, whathehell Dec 2014 #37

So how can we at a glance tell which cops are trustworthy? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #39

How can you know if ANYONE is trustworthy at a glance, and, again, whathehell Dec 2014 #41

My sister was married to a cop BubbaFett Dec 2014 #40

Are you therefore claiming all of the close to one million police officers branford Dec 2014 #43

Probably, but as you may have noticed, that's the way many think here.. whathehell Dec 2014 #50

Nope. Just the ones that are. truebrit71 Dec 2014 #80

I temped to trot out the young black male crime statistics . . . branford Dec 2014 #88

Except... truebrit71 Dec 2014 #93

Yet they nevertheless are very disproportionately involved in violent, often armed, crime. branford Dec 2014 #94

Please see the latest SCOTUS ruling about when and why cops can.. truebrit71 Dec 2014 #97

That is not what the ruling said. branford Dec 2014 #98

And who determines what is reasonable? truebrit71 Dec 2014 #100

Courts determine what is reasonable. branford Dec 2014 #102

Do you represent LEO's, their victims, or both? n/t JimDandy Dec 2014 #111

What do you mean by "effectively judgement-proof"? nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #105

Government are deep pockets. branford Dec 2014 #112

I would argue that the problem is larger than a "tiny minority" of police, but otherwise I see what nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #118

That seems to be a conclusion you conjured out of thin air BubbaFett Dec 2014 #106

My girlfriend WAS a cop.. whathehell Dec 2014 #45

Good for your gf but damnedifIknow Dec 2014 #51

"So where's the public outrage"? whathehell Dec 2014 #52

I think this says quite a bit damnedifIknow Dec 2014 #108

I agree with the conclusion reached. n/t whathehell Dec 2014 #109

^^this^^ LeftOfWest Dec 2014 #55

Do we really want to trot out crime statistics? _Blue_ Dec 2014 #69

good for you BubbaFett Dec 2014 #107

In that it allowed me to know a good cop, yes, but far BETTER for the people she served whathehell Dec 2014 #110

What preconceived narrative are you creating BubbaFett Dec 2014 #113

I'm not "creating" anything. whathehell Dec 2014 #114

Snide what? BubbaFett Jan 2015 #115

If you've actually never heard whathehell Jan 2015 #116

If you've never heard the phrase "Internet forum open to the public" BubbaFett Jan 2015 #119

If you knew what the phrase meant, you'd know it doesn't equate to belligerence. whathehell Jan 2015 #120

I suggest you do the same BubbaFett Jan 2015 #121

Goodbye. whathehell Jan 2015 #123

That could be a dangerous attitude. Turbineguy Dec 2014 #77

Have her treat them like she treats everyone else. ManiacJoe Dec 2014 #86

Nothing!! mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2014 #90

Sounds like there are bigger problems in play here. Talking to a professional is probably a good first step. tritsofme Dec 2014 #96