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[Followup] Deputy charged with murdering Black woman allegedly told partner not to give aid
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
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do people become cops because they know they're too fucking stupid to do anything else? or just because it means they get to shoot black people? or because they have a severe inferiority complex?
D) All of the above
Pigs are just a fraternity, intellect has zilch to do with any function of their agency. Most are in it because they think it makes them look cool. Others join because it makes them feel powerful and superior to others. Then there are genuine evil people, like the above shitbucket, who wear the badge specifically to hold the firearm.
Even the ones that join to protect their "community" are, more often than not, passively protecting a status quo instead.
this woman called 911 for HELP, and the fucking pussy cop felt threatened because she had a pot of hot water?
the problems run much deeper than the bottom rung chimpanzees they hire for beat cops. this douchenozzle should have never been hired in the first place. by anyone.
But then how are the police supposed to hire all these low-functioning racists?
Not to dilute the ACAB vibe but a couple of quarts of boiling water thrown on you will irrevocably and painfully change your life for the worse for years to come.
If only there were some way to avoid a thrown pot of water, like, I dunno, maybe by teleporting out the door? Calling the eagles to get carried 6 feet, and out of range? Using the freeze-breath super-power? Sprouting housefly wings and flitting away? Sadly, there's absolutely nothing realistically that a buff, 6'3", 220lbs. cop could possibly have done to move himself out of danger of flung hot water, 72 long inches away, so shooting her in the face (after she put it down) was of course the only proportionate response. /s
Idk being shot in the face sounds just a little worse. That might just be me though.
You could always, you know, ask them to step away from it.
Let's not forget the extra-added bonus of "Badge Bunnies/holster sniffers" if you're into that sort of thing