Cops Are The Worst

[McParadigm]

I remember that happening years ago, too, but it was a kid and his parents. He was threatening to kill himself, his parents called for help, the cops showed up and blew him away.

Probably figured, "Problem solved."

[Kaius]

Jesus Christ

[Kaius]

Maybe this is meant to depict killings of police.

[Green Habit]

Maybe this is meant to depict killings of police.

Source: http://killedbypolice.net

[Green Habit]

So it is a graphic meant to make the police look bad? Because if those were all police killings for "no reason" I'd like to think there would be a lot more rioting going on right now.

Not very informative.

Ideally, we would like to see the police kill no people, because killing people sucks. Obviously, that ideal won't be met, but it would be nice to work closer to that ideal. My hunch is that the presence of guns makes that number a lot higher than it should be, since guns are so much deadlier than other weapons. Unfortunately, because there are so many guns present in general it sometimes makes their usage by the police unavoidable, but as we're seeing more evidence of there are plenty of avoidable usages as well.

[bada]

[Strat]

I loved that when i first saw it. I couldnt believe the barrel roll. What the hell was that all about? Sounds like he resigned.

What a ridiculous maneuver. Like he was having 'nam flashbacks or something. WTF

[Rangi Guy]

[Kaius]

That cop deserves a raise.

[B]

I don't know if this is fair. I think Europeans, in general, need to be shot a lot less than Americans.

[Fuck You Jobu]

I don't know if this is fair. I think Europeans, in general, need to be shot a lot less than Americans.

So it is a graphic meant to make the police look bad? Because if those were all police killings for "no reason" I'd like to think there would be a lot more rioting going on right now.

Not very informative.

[tommymtcom]

I think the biggest difference between police in the USA and Europe (at least England) is that in America the police are trained to treat everyone as a threat and to constantly be on guard. To an American cop the public is the enemy, which may save a few police lives in the short term, but also leads to a lot more unnecessary civilian deaths. It also breads mistrust between the police and the public, which is only going to make things worse going forward.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I think the biggest difference between police in the USA and Europe (at least England) is that in America the police are trained to treat everyone as a threat and to constantly be on guard. To an American cop the public is the enemy, which may save a few police lives in the short term, but also leads to a lot more unnecessary civilian deaths. It also breads mistrust between the police and the public, which is only going to make things worse going forward.

A cop yesterday was on a routine traffic stop and someone drove by and shot him in the back. But whatever, they (police) are out of control here.

[dimejinky99]

That cop with the young black girl

what the absolute fucking fuck....

he should be taken out weekly and fuckin beaten bloody.

fuckin scumbag

[tommymtcom]

I think the biggest difference between police in the USA and Europe (at least England) is that in America the police are trained to treat everyone as a threat and to constantly be on guard. To an American cop the public is the enemy, which may save a few police lives in the short term, but also leads to a lot more unnecessary civilian deaths. It also breads mistrust between the police and the public, which is only going to make things worse going forward.

A cop yesterday was on a routine traffic stop and someone drove by and shot him in the back. But whatever, they (police) are out of control here.

Violence begets violence. The more civilians get killed by police the more police are going to get killed by civilians. Nobody trusts or likes police anymore and a lot of people have guns.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I think the biggest difference between police in the USA and Europe (at least England) is that in America the police are trained to treat everyone as a threat and to constantly be on guard. To an American cop the public is the enemy, which may save a few police lives in the short term, but also leads to a lot more unnecessary civilian deaths. It also breads mistrust between the police and the public, which is only going to make things worse going forward.

A cop yesterday was on a routine traffic stop and someone drove by and shot him in the back. But whatever, they (police) are out of control here.

Violence begets violence. The more civilians get killed by police the more police are going to get killed by civilians. Nobody trusts or likes police anymore and a lot of people have guns.

Winter is coming

[Strat]

Are you pro cop ruddo?

What did you think about that barrel roll?

[E.H. Ruddock]

Are you pro cop ruddo?

What did you think about that barrel roll?

I'm not pro or anti anything. But I am against lumping all cops into the "sh*tty" category because of how some act. Just like I'm against cops treating a dude bad based on color or religion. Everyone in this thread seems to be anti cop no matter what the circumstances though.

[Kaius]

Because media in all forms does a pretty good job of making cops look like incompetent, thoughtless mercenaries when it's a small minority, like in any other profession or group of people, that is reckless with the responsibilities and privileges our society has granted them.

I do think we should always be attempting to improve relations between people and cops in general, but this social media "microscope" is a relatively new thing, so it will take time.

[Strat]

Are you pro cop ruddo?

What did you think about that barrel roll?

I'm not pro or anti anything. But I am against lumping all cops into the "sh*tty" category because of how some act. Just like I'm against cops treating a dude bad based on color or religion. Everyone in this thread seems to be anti cop no matter what the circumstances though.

Yea but this is the "cops are the worst" thread so im just in thread integrity!