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[–] [email protected] 127 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If he picked up 5 cups of coffee from starbucks, he most likely ordered through the mobile app.

Which would mean he set his own name to Pig for his mobile order. If he ordered at the register you’re telling me they looked the cop in the eyeballs and typed pig into the order prompt?

This sounds like bullshit

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy 24 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Not a SB customer: why "most likely" used an app?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You can't order ahead at Starbucks without using the app.

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy 1 points 11 hours ago
[–] candybrie 26 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

You can't call in an order. So if they use "picked up" to mean went and picked up an already placed order, it had to be through the app. Plus it's just way easier to order through the app for multiple people at somewhere like Starbucks (i.e. a place no one just gets a plain coffee from).

[–] spankmonkey 92 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

This little piggy went to Starbucks

I wouldn't be surprised if the cops put in the order ahead of time with PIG as the name. Good 'ol manufacturered outrage.

Wouldn't be the first time.

[–] beejboytyson 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I thought this was a repeat, like why? I don't get anything around earth

[–] alphanerd4 3 points 9 hours ago

Police are Angling for protected class status. They want discriminating against police officers to be illegal like discrimination against minorities

[–] masquenox 2 points 10 hours ago

If they want to advertise the idea that hatred of police is becoming normalized they are essentially doing the abolition movement's job for them.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

The only people I've seen casually start shit with cops are the ones who know they can access a lawyer.

[–] Jumpingspiderman 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Starting shit with the cops never ends well. Just a tip from someone who got roughed up by the cops in TX for having long hair as a male and NOT having any dope. They searched us all and our VW bus thinking they'd fill their quota of felony arrests and we were clean as a whistle. We hadn't even been drinking. So they took it out on us. FTP.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

Exactly. You assert your rights in the courtroom, not in the streets.

[–] Shapillon 17 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Well that makes sense both practically and morally.

Folks in positions of privilege (e.g. means and access to good lawyers) should use said position to fight for more justice.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

People of privilege pissing off cops means that cops will be twice as nasty to the poor folks who can't get away with it.

So rich people treating cops like garbage isn't moral at all.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

As brilliant as a spit shine on a thousand boots

[–] [email protected] 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The only people I’ve seen casually start shit with cops are the ones who know they can access a lawyer.

It's easy to be brave when you know you aren't going to get beaten up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

That's why they should just obey?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

So, you think you want to be the guy driving a junker with a busted tail light after some rich twit in a Tesla has talked shit to the cop?

Yes, I'm sure the cop will feel chastised

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

yes then the rich guy would be responsible for the cop's actions

[–] [email protected] -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

So we agree. The rich guy has no right to talk shit when he knows he's safe and other people aren't.

If the rich guy wants to pay for lawyers for people hassled by cops he could show how he feels.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

Yeah cops are animals that can't take responsibility for emotional regulation

[–] Fredselfish 25 points 21 hours ago

As a person who lives one town over from there. I too salute those brave workers. But at same time I wouldn't doubt it if the cops faled this for outrage. And fuck Mark Allen GMC and his back the blue banner.

[–] PriorityMotif 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I do it to our local PD on Facebook in hope that they retaliate or I can claim retaliation if I get pulled over for something trivial.

[–] MutilationWave 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PriorityMotif 2 points 16 hours ago

Seems like I win either way

[–] [email protected] 43 points 22 hours ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago

Please don't have sex with animals! Thanks :) /s

[–] StaticFalconar 2 points 19 hours ago
[–] andrewta 6 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Ways to get fired. Step one :

[–] [email protected] 21 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

"It stood for 'Put In Group', sorry for your misunderstanding.

cough Pigs cough"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 20 hours ago

It's Starbucks, their lives aren't over if they get fired.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

A lot of Starbucks are unionized now, and this is usually protected speech give cops are enemies of all workers unions everywhere.

[–] Sarmyth 5 points 18 hours ago

Yup and it's another good reason for unions. If you can voice dissent or protest without fear of your livelihood being taken away, the world is a better place for it.