Only good cop is Officer Down

  • Phish [he/him, any]
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    4 years ago

    I don't know man, kids of cops didn't do anything wrong and losing a parent is traumatic whether they were a cop or not. Plus sending teens death threats is scummy as fuck. This is a pretty bad look.

      • Phish [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        Sure, they should understand why cops suck, but I'd personally wait to make them confront that until they're at least old enough to understand it. Telling a five year old who just lost their father that his profession is actually known for murder and rape just doesn't seem productive to me. Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age idk.

          • Phish [he/him, any]
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            4 years ago

            Sure, I see what you're saying. Having a teddy bear with a huge badge on it does seem a little fucked up to me and will most likely influence the kid's opinions on law enforcement when they're older.

    • gayhobbes [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      You know what is scummy as fuck? Being orphaned because a cop gunned your dad down. I'm not crying for white supremacists or the people who support them.

      • Phish [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        You don't have to. I get it. I fucking hate cops. But I have empathy both for kids who lose parents from police murder and for those who lose their parents who died on active duty.

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          4 years ago

          In general I feel like they're better off. I wouldn't exactly cry if a KKK member or a wife beater died and left their kids behind, but then I repeat myself.

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              4 years ago

              No one's threatening the kids though. I get you feel bad but it's like you're feeling bad by association.

              • Phish [he/him, any]
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                4 years ago

                They're threatening a different kid who's trying to offer these kids some comfort in a moment of extreme trauma nobody should have to deal with at a young age.

                I just think we're letting our hatred of police become toxic to the point that we're being cold to those who don't deserve it. If we want to get anyone to the right of us onboard, shit like this won't help. Focus on the racist cops and their actions.

                • gayhobbes [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  Let's be real--this is probably fake just like all the cops who get stuff in their drinks at Starbucks or their shakes poisoned at Shake Shack. They have such a fucking persecution complex that they have to make up shit like this.

                  • Phish [he/him, any]
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                    4 years ago

                    Yeah it probably is. But in that case why feed it the energy they want from us?