cops vs black people round 3; poolpartygate

The Batlord · 06-17-2015, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Let's face it, many officers (calm down, not all) have a power trip and expect complete, blind, groveling obedience in all situations. When they don't get that, they get pissed and start lashing out with a "How dare you disobey me" attitude. Combine that with the Us. vs. Them attitude, Racism (c'mon, it's Texas), and training that tells them that they are in constant danger of death and need to be overly reactionary in all situations. I would like to see British police come and train American police officers as they seem to be able to handle situations without shooting people.

A.) They don't even have guns, and B.) I wouldn't go to Europe to learn about tolerance of other races.

fiddler · 06-17-2015, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Let's face it, many officers (calm down, not all) have a power trip and expect complete, blind, groveling obedience in all situations. When they don't get that, they get pissed and start lashing out with a "How dare you disobey me" attitude. Combine that with the Us. vs. Them attitude, Racism (c'mon, it's Texas), and training that tells them that they are in constant danger of death and need to be overly reactionary in all situations. I would like to see British police come and train American police officers as they seem to be able to handle situations without shooting people.

British cops are just as bad. It's just that you don't hear about that as often.

Nurse Duckett · 06-17-2015, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by fiddler

British cops are just as bad. It's just that you don't hear about that as often.

British cops are spineless bastards, and the cop in question would still be waiting for back-up now if it'd happened in England.

Moss · 06-17-2015, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fiddler

British cops are just as bad. It's just that you don't hear about that as often.

I don't think they are any less racist or anything. But if you look at the statistics, they seem to be able to handle situations better. There are tons of videos where machete or knife wielding people are brought down unhurt. Here they shoot people 50 yards away if they are holding a knife.

A total of 111 people were killed by police in the United States in March of 2015. Since 1900, in the entire United Kingdom, 52 people have been killed by police.

The Batlord · 06-17-2015, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Moss

I don't think they are any less racist or anything. But if you look at the statistics, they seem to be able to handle situations better. There are tons of videos where machete or knife wielding people are brought down unhurt. Here they shoot people 50 yards away if they are holding a knife.

Again. They don't have guns in England. You can't shoot someone without a gun.

Moss · 06-17-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Again. They don't have guns in England. You can't shoot someone without a gun.

That's kind of my point. They seem to be able to resolve situations without relying on shooting people.

And before anyone says anything, I know cops in America face a far more violent and heavily armed populace.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 06-17-2015, 12:21 PM

solution: import british police to american ghettos

after all, this is supposed to be the melting pot.
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
and be sure to send plenty of unarmed british police thx

fiddler · 06-17-2015, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss

That's kind of my point. They seem to be able to resolve situations without relying on shooting people.

And before anyone says anything, I know cops in America face a far more violent and heavily armed populace.

No no I'm saying they are just as racist/violent it's just that instead of shooting someone they'd probably just beat them. Power trips are anywhere, oceans don't stop that.

The Batlord · 06-17-2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fiddler

No no I'm saying they are just as racist/violent it's just that instead of shooting someone they'd probably just beat them. Power trips are anywhere, oceans don't stop that.

Not true. If we drown this officer in the ocean, problem solved.

**Frownland** · 06-17-2015, 01:31 PM

Oh ****, he called her out by name. We'll never hear the end of this.

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~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	solution: import british police to american ghettos after all, this is supposed to be the melting pot. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, and be sure to send plenty of unarmed british police thx