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Dustlawyer

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82. They all know that if they speak out against a fellow officer, they will be shunned from ever being

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 11:02 PM

Oct 2014

part of the gang again. Loss of job, no one will hire them. The system is jacked up, I think they all need to be psychoanylized. Pass a test and get periodic counseling, something!

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I haven't done a BAD COP, NO DONUT in a while. Let's catch up, shall we? [View all] MrScorpio Oct 2014 OP

Thanks for the sunlight MrScorpio! The disinfectant is badly needed. Scuba Oct 2014 #1

+1! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #33

No kidding! calimary Oct 2014 #74

Fascism. Pure and simple. JEB Oct 2014 #2

Kick nt NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #3

Thank you MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #4

Ugh... sakabatou Oct 2014 #5

Is your theory that most/all cops are bad, and these are the ones who got caught Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #6

This meme is only dedicated to bad cops, the ones who have come to notice... MrScorpio Oct 2014 #8

You avoided my question altogether. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #9

Well, if you really want to know what I think about cops... MrScorpio Oct 2014 #14

Great answer. daleanime Oct 2014 #19

I'm sure that it wasn't the answer that was expected. nt MrScorpio Oct 2014 #22

But it was the one needed. daleanime Oct 2014 #23

MrScorpio, I'm white. My father was a cop and my neighbor for 16 years was the sheriff; I 1monster Oct 2014 #21

From time to time, I read the comments of LEOs on the PoliceONE website MrScorpio Oct 2014 #24

Any Mike Brown article rbrnmw Oct 2014 #69

I do not wonder about the Secret Service screw-ups. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #90

AMEN AND AMEN!!! uponit7771 Oct 2014 #29

That first gif with the hoody? uppityperson Oct 2014 #42

^^^ this^^^ and the OP. sad truth. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #45

Key and Peele FTW! progressoid Oct 2014 #48

Well said, and yes, far too many are bad or silent mountain grammy Oct 2014 #50

They all know that if they speak out against a fellow officer, they will be shunned from ever being Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #82

I also think juries who acquit in the face of visual evidence are also intimidated.. mountain grammy Oct 2014 #98

To add to that... it's systemic at this point. Just like racism and sexism and other isms. cui bono Oct 2014 #52

The first thing they say is stop resisting unapatriciated Oct 2014 #59

Yep. There was a video posted recently that had a cop saying "stop resisting" and other things, cui bono Oct 2014 #61

Can't think of any reason to interact with cops, eh? the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #62

Please reread what I wrote... MrScorpio Oct 2014 #72

No need to be afraid. the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #73

I don't know you, but I'd rather avoid situations where I should ever need to talk to the police... MrScorpio Oct 2014 #76

I believe you. the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #79

And if you're a black man in this country, this could happen: MrScorpio Oct 2014 #81

well heaven05 Oct 2014 #96

Well the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #108

Oh I forgot to add something else... the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #109

you just don't get the point heaven05 Oct 2014 #99

BS Delver Rootnose Oct 2014 #103

It's true. the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #110

+1! Most cops are worse than the guys they are arresting. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #89

Great reply marym625 Oct 2014 #94

we've discussed this in class NJCher Oct 2014 #105

no, your question is an irrelevant distraction noiretextatique Oct 2014 #15

well? heaven05 Oct 2014 #60

I think that most cops are bad! avebury Oct 2014 #102

Most/all cops are bad. Eitger through their own bad acts or covering up for others. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #13

If cops would police their own, the "good" cops would not get smeared with tblue37 Oct 2014 #37

Most cops are bad. Period. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #87

I'll answer: blackspade Oct 2014 #100

apparently the only response YOU consider appropriate TheSarcastinator Oct 2014 #101

That is both stupid and ridiculous. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #106

My theory is that any position that has power over others CrispyQ Oct 2014 #104

This scares me more than ISIL or Ebola by far! world wide wally Oct 2014 #7

+1 Funny how what the new media thinks I should be afraid of SomethingFishy Oct 2014 #70

Me too. I agree with the OP regarding avoiding having to deal with them at all. sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #83

+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #91

Watched something last night as I was driving to work..... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2014 #10

Intelligent people need not apply... Ino Oct 2014 #11

Heard of this recently. Thanks for posting it again. cui bono Oct 2014 #53

I went to school with a guy rbrnmw Oct 2014 #68

Its time to regulate all Officers like we do nurses, doctors lawyers with standardized licensing. FarPoint Oct 2014 #12

I believe every state does have a function like this at the state level yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #49

Thanks for sharing. FarPoint Oct 2014 #51

Except they don't want intelligent cops. cui bono Oct 2014 #54

"Too much of a coward to be a cop" rock Oct 2014 #16

Posted to my facebook page canuckledragger Oct 2014 #17

What's scary is how easily you assempbled this collection. hedgehog Oct 2014 #18

If I wanted to, I could get more specific than this MrScorpio Oct 2014 #20

All too often, when these things happen, it's a local story that fades out of view hedgehog Oct 2014 #28

when we assert that our police state is spiraling our of control, this is what we are talking whereisjustice Oct 2014 #25

If you think the police are good and needed in the US, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #26

wow. just wow. navarth Oct 2014 #27

more info is always better. even if mr. Scorpio is cherry picking, Doctor_J Oct 2014 #30

"Protect and Serve" 99Forever Oct 2014 #31

Thanks for the info. Most of us now know what these ballyhoo Oct 2014 #32

Fucking God damn pigs gopiscrap Oct 2014 #34

KnR. nt tblue37 Oct 2014 #35

And another case of corruption in Texas therehegoes Oct 2014 #36

#CopsAreScum already in use??? blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #38

Mr. Scorpio—in the interests of fairness, I want to point out that tblue37 Oct 2014 #39

That selfie one struck me as well. cui bono Oct 2014 #58

Although the selfie incident did not involve an American cop. the fact that it tblue37 Oct 2014 #67

There are some bad cops on the OP Gothmog Oct 2014 #40

Wow! Great stuff, going to the link for more. freshwest Oct 2014 #41

I used to be one of the most ardent supporters PumpkinAle Oct 2014 #43

it's chilling. barbtries Oct 2014 #47

Looking at the dog in the casket, it dawns on me cops organizations are more like cults. Rex Oct 2014 #44

Yea that is cultish yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #80

outrage overload. barbtries Oct 2014 #46

Damn racist pigs Tireman Oct 2014 #55

They just keep on coming out of the woodwork Tireman Oct 2014 #56

My gawd...i can't believe the audacity... Tireman Oct 2014 #57

Quite Right, Sir! bravenak Oct 2014 #65

They sure do! bravenak Oct 2014 #64

Yeah i know bravenak Oct 2014 #63

and those three heaven05 Oct 2014 #97

We are all human heaven05 Oct 2014 #66

Hey, if you want to give the GOOD cops plenty of donuts, please be my guest. MrScorpio Oct 2014 #78

And every one of those cops in your link would do whatever it took to protect a bad cop. egduj Oct 2014 #107

leaving now--I need a drink after today's list. I would ask what the **** is wrong with these niyad Oct 2014 #71

Shining the light Dan de Lyons Oct 2014 #75

K&R ReRe Oct 2014 #77

I couldn't help but notice that mental incapacity played a role in half the entries rocktivity Oct 2014 #84

That Struck Me Too ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #95

that last one made me laugh a bit. redruddyred Oct 2014 #85

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #86

Dayum. Solid exposes, there. Kick. Wish I could rec more than once. nt MADem Oct 2014 #88

I really appreciate you doing BAD COP, NO DONUT.... bobGandolf Oct 2014 #92

Little boys with big toys. raouldukelives Oct 2014 #93