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So much hatred [View all] jehop61 May 2012 OP
Hmm, wonder what your take is on this pic: coalition_unwilling May 2012 #1
My take is that the guy he watched break a stick over another cops head, Rose Siding May 2012 #24
I'll just bet you have a tidy little police-brutality-enabling coalition_unwilling May 2012 #28
The poster was responding to a specific incident which YOU brought up. 11 Bravo May 2012 #35
He won that point. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #37
That's just splendid. Turning excessive force and police brutality coalition_unwilling May 2012 #48
You are on the right thread. randome May 2012 #50
Oh, no sports! ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #57
Well, I was in chess club in High School. Does that count? :) - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #58
Ha! zappaman May 2012 #68
Omg! I know him from Occupy Austin Dragonbreathp9d May 2012 #91
You seem to be complaining about his use of facts... Cave_Johnson May 2012 #146
Looks like someone in the back of the crowd starting pushing, One cop started swinging. adigal May 2012 #39
Ah yes, jehop61 May 2012 #96
I Was Watching It Live On Channel 9... KharmaTrain May 2012 #97
Fuck em. and their fucking families too. CBGLuthier May 2012 #99
Fuck whom? The protesters? The police? And why "their families too"? coalition_unwilling May 2012 #104
So the cops' hatred for protesters and free speech doesn't bring tears to your eyes? Zalatix May 2012 #2
You wouuld think that people who have "scraped bodies off the pavement," Lionessa May 2012 #3
+1,000!!! Zalatix May 2012 #98
What? And get people to put down their broad brushes? Brickbat May 2012 #4
Oops. Iggo May 2012 #5
There's some good cops and there's some bad cops. bigwillq May 2012 #6
Thank you jehop61 May 2012 #21
I've met good police officers as well UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #38
I agree SoutherDem May 2012 #7
That's the "few bad apples" argument. Bake May 2012 #52
What is the alternative? FrodosPet May 2012 #83
Lefties, righties, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEIR POLITICS ARE. Bake May 2012 #88
LEOs follow orders. Elect people who will change what those orders will be. freshwest May 2012 #147
I personally believe that Internal Affairs Divisions need to be abolished GObamaGO May 2012 #133
As long as the boards are well trained FrodosPet May 2012 #138
No, they're NOT "people like me." Bake May 2012 #8
Whatever the percentage, it still makes no sense to judge them all treestar May 2012 #11
How many police brutality stories must we endure? Bake May 2012 #12
It doesn't make the news when people do their job in ordinary circumstances treestar May 2012 #23
Then I repeat: the so-called "good ones" need to purge the "bad apples." Bake May 2012 #25
Then that applies to every profession there is treestar May 2012 #100
Doctors don't USUALLY go berserk and BEAT a homeless man TO DEATH. Bake May 2012 #109
that's not the issue treestar May 2012 #119
Yes, bad docs can and do kill people. Usually it's negligence, not malice. Bake May 2012 #120
Cops don't usually kill people, either. randome May 2012 #121
Cops may have saved lives on occasion treestar May 2012 #124
The whole bunch? I'm not condemning the whole bunch Bake May 2012 #125
Are you talking about some specific police force? treestar May 2012 #126
I've had traffic stops where the cop the was rude, overbearing, but thankfully not violent. Bake May 2012 #127
But you're going to need the cops after that treestar May 2012 #130
You're going to defend the cops, so fine. Bake May 2012 #137
Yep. It's the bad cops who spoil the reputations of the other hifiguy May 2012 #13
Or maybe you're being generous ... or optimistic. Bake May 2012 #14
How do you talk to them? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #59
I say "yes sir" and "no sir" Bake May 2012 #67
Maybe that's part of the problem derby378 May 2012 #89
I don't disagree, but courtesy goes a long way Bake May 2012 #90
ANYBODY can get a sir or ma'am from me FrodosPet May 2012 #139
I use the latter two all the time derby378 May 2012 #140
By my book New York City has had exactly two good cops in the past two generations. backscatter712 May 2012 #29
Even the good ones are complicit. Bake May 2012 #31
You don't see them arresting the criminal cops. n/t backscatter712 May 2012 #33
Um, yeah. Sometimes you do. randome May 2012 #47
Thanks about Adrian Schoolcraft as this I did not know. PufPuf23 May 2012 #85
+2 rug May 2012 #145
right. When we hear story after story about how dana_b May 2012 #42
I've found most police officers to be reasonable, level-headed, and open-minded, but only after... slackmaster May 2012 #9
Funny, I've found them to assume (and act on) the worst possible assumptions. Bake May 2012 #16
Ha ha.....oh hahahahahaa......donuts ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #60
The donut crack was unfair, I admit it. Bake May 2012 #66
I wouldn't try..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #94
So I assume you adhere to the "bad apple" theory. Bake May 2012 #110
The problem is that during these protests they good ones do not stop the bad ones Marrah_G May 2012 #80
I'm not sure it's that simple. randome May 2012 #82
ANY supporter of the 1% who's of the 99%............. socialist_n_TN May 2012 #10
Just another hit-and-run poster. Atman May 2012 #15
At some point the police are going to have to make a choice Marrah_G May 2012 #17
My Coversation With Two Police otohara May 2012 #18
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #19
Yes those skulls are costing tax payers money to replace the broken batons. L0oniX May 2012 #20
I support cops. pintobean May 2012 #64
In that case zappaman May 2012 #69
I always thought you were pintobean May 2012 #73
To be fair... zappaman May 2012 #75
This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #77
I do? pintobean May 2012 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #79
No, it squats. pintobean May 2012 #81
This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #84
What you do in private pintobean May 2012 #86
You deserve a DUZY for that one... zappaman May 2012 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #112
Thank you John Edward zappaman May 2012 #113
No, really. Just look at Zappa's life, at his words. You're on the diametric opposite end of the DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #111
You have serious issues. pintobean May 2012 #128
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There are more than 581,000 police departments in this country. randome May 2012 #22
Are you sure your numbers are right?? That would mean each state has 10000 police departments??? adigal May 2012 #44
Pulled quickly from Yahoo so I haven't double-checked. randome May 2012 #45
If that is right, that is scary. 10000 police departments per state? Wow. n/t adigal May 2012 #49
It's basic math, and not at all "scary". PavePusher May 2012 #134
10,000 departments per state?? Not officers. Departments. n/t adigal May 2012 #135
This message was self-deleted by its author PavePusher May 2012 #141
When the mission of cops transmogrifies into protecting the property of the 1%, we get Keystone Kops WingDinger May 2012 #26
Yes, so much hatred. Why do cops hate the people they are paid to protect so much? sabrina 1 May 2012 #27
When Bloomberg is not overlord of the NYPD Rex May 2012 #32
A nice but extremely subjective post. Rex May 2012 #30
Principle IV Zorra May 2012 #34
Well, my husband was a NYC cop for 3 years before going to be adigal May 2012 #36
Uh, they very much DO hate protesters who are left of center and further. HughBeaumont May 2012 #40
Tea Party types don't congregate is as large a number as these protesters did. randome May 2012 #46
Police are just as susceptible to mob mentality as any other group. haele May 2012 #41
You're a lousy fiction writer just1voice May 2012 #43
Excellent response to a drive by, flame bait post. GoneOffShore May 2012 #51
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #53
boofuckinghoo, sweetie. cali May 2012 #54
Reports of good cops are anecdotal evidence at this point. nt Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #55
let us defund and see how many "heros" stick with it. TheKentuckian May 2012 #56
"let us defund" ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #62
Cops = teachers, gotcha. Zalatix May 2012 #101
They are both public employees ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #103
The right wing loves cops and hates teachers for a reason. Zalatix May 2012 #105
Actually, the right does not always love cops ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #106
Cops won't get chopped... who else can the Plutocrats call on for defense? Zalatix May 2012 #107
You can keep saying that all you want ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #108
Ok so who will the Plutocrats rely on for defense if they keep cutting the cops? Zalatix May 2012 #117
"Plutocrats" can hire their own security, they don't need government to arrange it for them ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #131
They may think they're safe, but they're not. Zalatix May 2012 #132
Congrats ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #136
The military? If things get bad enough. white_wolf May 2012 #123
We have too many cops. Not enough teachers. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #115
They sure do and it works. Defunding the police would be orders of magnitude more successful TheKentuckian May 2012 #118
Cop hatred is a DU tradition. nt Skip Intro May 2012 #61
So long as citizen-beating is a cop tradition Union Scribe May 2012 #74
So much denial. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #63
Did you feel that way about the Egyptian police? The Syrian? Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #65
The UN estimates that about 10,000 people have been killed in the fighting in Syria since March 2011 RZM May 2012 #72
"have any of you ever thought..." oh, puh-lease! stlsaxman May 2012 #70
Police in the US are the muscle of the 1% Great Caesars Ghost May 2012 #71
lol fascisthunter May 2012 #76
Most cops suck- there are only a few good apples Dragonbreathp9d May 2012 #92
I hate all brutish bullies... 99Forever May 2012 #93
Not a lot of thoughtful responses in this thread, so --> daaron May 2012 #95
I have thought about the people behind the badge. raouldukelives May 2012 #102
I saw some stuff on Youtube heaven knows May 2012 #116
I have a really good friend who is a cop so TBF May 2012 #122
There really are plenty of good cops! Quantess May 2012 #142
I'll stop hating. Hatchling May 2012 #143
I've been with and following the Occupy movement closely since its birth Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #144
Another reason to stop hating on the cops Zalatix May 2012 #148
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