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"In God We Trust" added to Patrol Cars by local Sheriff (Original Post) Duppers Feb 2016 OP
Comment about their driving. Downwinder Feb 2016 #1
They have done that here too. Can't really do anything about it because it is on all our money Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Feb 2016 #2
I always took "in god we trust" as the deist equivalent of "hold my beer." n/t Gore1FL Feb 2016 #3
Lol. Good one. Duppers Feb 2016 #6
Patrol Cars here used to have "BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP" across the back... Freelancer Feb 2016 #4
Haha! Duppers Feb 2016 #8
Ha! We humans can be endlessly creative... onager Feb 2016 #9
it's a lie RussBLib Feb 2016 #5
+100 Duppers Feb 2016 #7
The bullet-proof Pope-mobile comes to mind. Brainstormy Feb 2016 #10
Isn't that the truth! Duppers Feb 2016 #11
2. They have done that here too. Can't really do anything about it because it is on all our money
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:21 PM
Feb 2016

I see it a lot lately on back of cars and trucks, three inch tall white letters.

Freelancer

(2,107 posts)
4. Patrol Cars here used to have "BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP" across the back...
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:55 PM
Feb 2016

Until kids started scratching off parts of the letters. Soon, it seemed like every cop car in the city had "BUILDING A FART SHIP." Over the rear bumper.

onager

(9,356 posts)
9. Ha! We humans can be endlessly creative...
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:58 AM
Feb 2016

Something similar happened with the bumper stickers from In-N-Out Burger in Los Angeles.

Made funnier by the fact that In-N-Out is owned by a very devout Xian family. Their napkins etc. have tiny Bible verses printed on them. They're not real pushy about it, since you really have to look closely to see the verses.

So it must have mortified them when customers altered their free "In-N-Out Burger" bumper stickers. To read "In-N-Out Urge."

Aside from the Buy-bull verses, In-N-Out seems to be a good company. They have refused several multi-million dollar franchise/merger deals with bigger companies because they don't want to lose control of their quality.

RussBLib

(9,008 posts)
5. it's a lie
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 12:05 AM
Feb 2016

They don't trust in God. They trust in their guns, tasers, mace and pepper spray. They trust in their corrupt thin blue line and chain of command, from fellow corrupt cops to captains, from DA's to prosecutors and judges who will have their back when they get into a jam and can keep them from being held accountable for their violent and racist urges.

It's a veneer of righteousness shielding a cesspool of sickness.

See? They can't be evil, they trust in God.

I wish I had the words to adequately express how distasteful I find this practice of plastering In God We Trust over everything. It is so far from the truth it makes me nauseous.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
7. +100
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 01:55 AM
Feb 2016

And all they have to do in many parts of the country is yell "Jesus Jesus Jesus" to get elected. Disgusting.

We would have much better government without all these religious nuts.

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)
10. The bullet-proof Pope-mobile comes to mind.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 12:15 PM
Feb 2016

Nothing is really more ironic than a police car sporting this. And I bet taxpayer money paid for the painting of it.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
11. Isn't that the truth!
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:10 PM
Feb 2016

Why would we need their armed service if we placed "trust in god"?

Btw, this sheriff said he paid for the almost $1500 @ piece decals. I find that difficult to believe.

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