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CADE FOSTER
08/30/17 9:28:58 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
Even the cops are admitting it. And yet there's still gonna be deniers in this topic

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ToonLinkWithGun
08/30/17 9:30:35 PM
#53:


Should be fired
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dave_is_slick
08/30/17 9:39:06 PM
#54:


thompsontalker7 posted...
The black guy in me is appalled.

The devil's advocate in me also thinks it's just a poorly timed attempt at defusing tension.

Can't it be both?
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literal_garbage
08/30/17 9:47:45 PM
#55:


The further erosion of freedom of speech in America
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Looked gf
08/30/17 9:50:23 PM
#56:


Damn, pigs know sarcasm?
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Bishop9800
08/30/17 9:53:38 PM
#57:


Just another "isolated incident".
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Unsugarized_Foo
08/30/17 9:57:29 PM
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It woulda worked on me
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1NfamousACE_2
08/30/17 9:57:55 PM
#59:


Forever_Black posted...
Clearly it's a joke but still stupid to say to the public. Keep that crap in the station.


So its okay to joke about killing only black people in the station?
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Lathissamus
08/30/17 10:02:05 PM
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the_cajun88
08/30/17 10:43:28 PM
#61:


...the category was 'people who annoy you.'
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SSJ-AshKetchum
09/01/17 1:01:33 AM
#62:


It's a fucking joke, get over it.
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Lordsai
09/01/17 1:22:30 AM
#63:


Clearly a joke, snowflakes.
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Rob Cesternino
09/01/17 1:27:25 AM
#64:


People need to stop being so overly sensitive.
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SageHarpuia
09/01/17 8:51:10 AM
#65:


Anyone with two brain cells to rub together know he's being sarcastic. I knew the media was desperate, but they really are scrapping the bottom of the barrel.
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TheBiggerWiggle
09/01/17 8:57:54 AM
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lol here come the people on shit posting alts coming to defend this shit.
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SageHarpuia
09/01/17 9:01:48 AM
#67:


TheBiggerWiggle posted...
lol here come the people on shit posting alts coming to defend this shit.

Not an alt, and I am defending it, not because I think it's right to act that way during a traffic stop, but because the media is blatantly twisting what that situation was about.
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l33t_iRk3n_Rm33
09/01/17 9:03:38 AM
#68:


PerseusRad posted...
yeah it was clearly a joke, but a dumb joke

Pretty much that. There are some things you just don't touch with humor.
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TheBiggerWiggle
09/01/17 9:04:19 AM
#69:


SageHarpuia posted...
TheBiggerWiggle posted...
lol here come the people on shit posting alts coming to defend this shit.

Not an alt, and I am defending it, not because I think it's right to act that way during a traffic stop, but because the media is blatantly twisting what that situation was about.


What part is being twisted by the media?
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SSJ-AshKetchum
09/01/17 9:05:23 AM
#70:


TheBiggerWiggle posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
TheBiggerWiggle posted...
lol here come the people on shit posting alts coming to defend this shit.

Not an alt, and I am defending it, not because I think it's right to act that way during a traffic stop, but because the media is blatantly twisting what that situation was about.


What part is being twisted by the media?

The joke?
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That_Happened
09/01/17 9:06:52 AM
#71:


SSJ-AshKetchum posted...
It's a fucking joke, get over it.

Lordsai posted...
Clearly a joke, snowflakes.

Rob Cesternino posted...
People need to stop being so overly sensitive.

SageHarpuia posted...
Anyone with two brain cells to rub together know he's being sarcastic. I knew the media was desperate, but they really are scrapping the bottom of the barrel.

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SageHarpuia
09/01/17 9:07:05 AM
#72:


TheBiggerWiggle posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
TheBiggerWiggle posted...
lol here come the people on shit posting alts coming to defend this shit.

Not an alt, and I am defending it, not because I think it's right to act that way during a traffic stop, but because the media is blatantly twisting what that situation was about.


What part is being twisted by the media?

They're literally calling him racist. He's obviously not, he's just pissed because cops have been getting a bad rep due to the media buckling down on the shootings of black people while ignoring the shootings of white people that happen every single day.
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That_Happened
09/01/17 9:08:20 AM
#73:


SageHarpuia posted...
They're literally calling him racist. He's obviously not,


Um...I agree that this was a cop making a bitter passive aggressive joke, but how is he "obviously not" racist? We have no info one way or the other.

EDIT: Also, at what point in the article did the media actually call him racist?
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SageHarpuia
09/01/17 9:12:32 AM
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That_Happened posted...
We have no info one way or the other.

Oh right. Better to just assume they're racist and fire them.

EDIT: Also, at what point in the article did the media actually call him racist?


CBS This Morning reported on it like 10 minutes ago. No mention of the sarcastic tone, just that his rhetoric was "very disturbing".
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DyingPancake
09/01/17 9:12:50 AM
#75:


What he said was incredibly stupid, and I can't imagine what was going through his head to say that, but if you can't tell he was joking / being sarcastic then you're a complete moron
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Life Sympathy
09/01/17 9:13:39 AM
#76:


If you guys haven't heard yet, the officer was fired for this.
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That_Happened
09/01/17 9:17:26 AM
#77:


SageHarpuia posted...
That_Happened posted...
We have no info one way or the other.

Oh right. Better to just assume they're racist and fire them.


A. If he was fired it was for being inappropriate, not necessarily for being racist.
B. Don't be like him and make passive aggressive jokes. Answer the question that I asked.

EDIT: Also, at what point in the article did the media actually call him racist?


CBS This Morning reported on it like 10 minutes ago. No mention of the sarcastic tone, just that his rhetoric was "very disturbing".


His rhetoric *is* very disturbing, but again, that doesn't = "racist." I'm not seeing anywhere in this article where they've called him a racist. In fact, they merely call his behavior "inappropriate" and acknowledge that he was just making a joke.

So let's go back to my two questions, and try to answer them this time:

1. How can you be certain that he is "obviously not racist?"
2. When did the media twist things to paint this guy as a racist?
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smoke_break
09/01/17 9:19:00 AM
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sounds like something dave chappelle would say during stand-up. keywords dave chappelle and not an actual fucking cop on duty
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Horus_Leftfield
09/01/17 9:19:42 AM
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Yeah joking about shooting us is real funny guys
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Horus_Leftfield
09/01/17 9:22:37 AM
#80:


DyingPancake posted...
What he said was incredibly stupid, and I can't imagine what was going through his head to say that, but if you can't tell he was joking / being sarcastic then you're a complete moron

Yeah why should black people be able to have trust and confidence in our police, we're such morons
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DyingPancake
09/01/17 9:29:39 AM
#81:


Horus_Leftfield posted...
DyingPancake posted...
What he said was incredibly stupid, and I can't imagine what was going through his head to say that, but if you can't tell he was joking / being sarcastic then you're a complete moron

Yeah why should black people be able to have trust and confidence in our police, we're such morons



Thats right

If you couldn't tell that it was a joke you are infact a moron
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That_Happened
09/01/17 9:30:51 AM
#82:


DyingPancake posted...
Horus_Leftfield posted...
DyingPancake posted...
What he said was incredibly stupid, and I can't imagine what was going through his head to say that, but if you can't tell he was joking / being sarcastic then you're a complete moron

Yeah why should black people be able to have trust and confidence in our police, we're such morons


Thats right

If you couldn't tell that it was a joke you are infact a moron


If you think making jokes about killing black people is appropriate when you're an officer, then you are "infact" a moron.
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DyingPancake
09/01/17 9:32:37 AM
#83:


That_Happened posted...
DyingPancake posted...
Horus_Leftfield posted...
DyingPancake posted...
What he said was incredibly stupid, and I can't imagine what was going through his head to say that, but if you can't tell he was joking / being sarcastic then you're a complete moron

Yeah why should black people be able to have trust and confidence in our police, we're such morons


Thats right

If you couldn't tell that it was a joke you are infact a moron


If you think making jokes about killing black people is appropriate when you're an officer, then you are "infact" a moron.


Tell me where I said this was appropriate?

I could quote where I said he was incredibly stupid for saying that if that will help you
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LightHawKnight
09/01/17 9:32:45 AM
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I don't get it, how can people not see it as a joke? Just look at the situation, she is clearly freaked out and thinks every single cop is a killer, so the cop tries to calm her down with a really stupid joke,that probable shouldn't have been said, but still a joke nonetheless.
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That_Happened
09/01/17 9:35:46 AM
#85:


DyingPancake posted...
Tell me where I said this was appropriate?
I could quote where I said he was incredibly stupid for saying that if that will help you


Then you're arguing about nothing here. Your point was that it was inappropriate but obviously a joke. His point was that it doesn't matter if it's a joke: the police taking the killing of black people lightly is not acceptable. Then you said he's a moron for not getting the joke.

He gets it, but he thinks it's ridiculous that a cop would say that, even jokingly. You two agree on that.
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DyingPancake
09/01/17 9:39:46 AM
#86:


That_Happened posted...
DyingPancake posted...
Tell me where I said this was appropriate?
I could quote where I said he was incredibly stupid for saying that if that will help you


Then you're arguing about nothing here. Your point was that it was inappropriate but obviously a joke. His point was that it doesn't matter if it's a joke: the police taking the killing of black people lightly is not acceptable. Then you said he's a moron for not getting the joke.

He gets it, but he thinks it's ridiculous that a cop would say that, even jokingly. You two agree on that.



I'm not arguing anything and I didn't say he was a moron.

I made a general statement saying that if you couldn't tell that a joke was being made then you're dumb.

If anyone takes offense to that then that sucks for them I guess
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frozenshock
09/01/17 9:40:46 AM
#87:


Isn't people being terrified of the police basically a telltale sign of a dictatorship?
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treewojima
09/01/17 9:42:32 AM
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literally "it's just a prank, bro"
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SageHarpuia
09/01/17 9:45:14 AM
#90:


CrimsonRage posted...
SSJ-AshKetchum posted...
It's a fucking joke, get over it.

Lordsai posted...
Clearly a joke, snowflakes.

Rob Cesternino posted...
People need to stop being so overly sensitive.

SageHarpuia posted...
Anyone with two brain cells to rub together know he's being sarcastic. I knew the media was desperate, but they really are scrapping the bottom of the barrel.


Close your accounts, failures.

Go back to tumblr you special snowflake.
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OpheliaAdenade
09/01/17 9:45:24 AM
#91:


I'm just glad that as a white woman, I have little reason to fear being shot by the police. Hell, I could probably demand the officer give me a piggy back ride and they would do it.

And I just have to text 911 "white woman in trouble!" and they'd be at my door in 30 seconds flat. :o
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EverDownward
09/01/17 9:46:47 AM
#92:


A joke, but obviously something that never should have been said in public.
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boxington
09/01/17 9:48:57 AM
#93:


"it's just a joke" doesn't give him a pass.

he held a position of authority in part of an institution that historically treated black people poorly, and that history still lives on in the minds of a lot of black people when it comes to their dealings with the police
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Horus_Leftfield
09/01/17 9:49:23 AM
#94:


boxington posted...
"it's just a joke" doesn't give him a pass.

he held a position of authority in part of an institution that historically treated black people poorly, and that history still lives on in the minds of a lot of black people when it comes to their dealings with the police

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SageHarpuia
09/01/17 9:51:09 AM
#95:


boxington posted...
he held a position of authority in part of an institution that historically treated black people poorly, and that history still lives on in the minds of a lot of black people when it comes to their dealings with the police

Millennials were born after segregation, nice try though.
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boxington
09/01/17 9:52:10 AM
#97:


so no black people from the Civil Rights Era exist?

interesting.
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EverDownward
09/01/17 9:53:50 AM
#98:


boxington posted...
"it's just a joke" doesn't give him a pass.

he held a position of authority in part of an institution that historically treated black people poorly, and that history still lives on in the minds of a lot of black people when it comes to their dealings with the police

Dunno what you want people to say. He made a dumb joke, and then was dumb enough to say something like that in public when he clearly understands that there's a nasty stereotype and stigma attached to his uniform.
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That_Happened
09/01/17 9:55:11 AM
#99:


EverDownward posted...
boxington posted...
"it's just a joke" doesn't give him a pass.

he held a position of authority in part of an institution that historically treated black people poorly, and that history still lives on in the minds of a lot of black people when it comes to their dealings with the police

Dunno what you want people to say. He made a dumb joke, and then was dumb enough to say something like that in public when he clearly understands that there's a nasty stereotype and stigma attached to his uniform.


That's exactly what should be said. It shouldn't be followed up with "but it was just a joke so there's no reason to get your panties in a bunch." Just end at "he made a dumb joke and he clearly should have known better."
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boxington
09/01/17 9:56:08 AM
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what I'm saying is that, when people say it's just a joke, I'm like, okay...?

people are justified by being offended by what he said.
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Horus_Leftfield
09/01/17 9:57:31 AM
#101:


EverDownward posted...
boxington posted...
"it's just a joke" doesn't give him a pass.

he held a position of authority in part of an institution that historically treated black people poorly, and that history still lives on in the minds of a lot of black people when it comes to their dealings with the police

Dunno what you want people to say.

You're fired would be a good start
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