Cops Crash Pool Party Youtube Video

[Otaking]

Just out of complete curiosity is this a big topic in the news inside the US at the moment?

 

[Necromancer]

Standard small dick cop with a chip on his shoulder, and you know what will come of it?  NOT A GOD DAMN THING!

[MotherGunner]

Necro, that should be you new Mod slogan and avatar!

[esteban]

Just out of complete curiosity is this a big topic in the news inside the US at the moment?

Yes. And, honestly, this video is just a small glimpse into all of the problems here in 'merica.

I am not going to crucify the police officer (not today, anyway). There is no need to.

He may or may not deserve it.

What is far more important is to look beyond this single incident and focus on the big picture:  there are undeniable patterns of police using overly aggressive strategies against certain groups/communities/demographics.

The problem is not with individual officers ("bad apples"), the problem is at the institutional level (the whole damn orchard is poisoned): how police officers are trained, how the culture of policing justifies/rationalizes overly aggressive tactics, political posturing to be "tough on crime" etc. etc. etc.

Racism, classism, xenophobia, inequality, etc. are alive and well.

Again, I am referring to the overwhelming evidence (police statistics, not just a few sensational anecdotal videos) that show how police culture is fundamentally disconnected from the communities they are expected to protect, support and serve.

Further reading: NYC's "Stop and Frisk" policing...

[Opethian]

people that like that wanted to be cops for a reason...

[mickcris]

That is one town over from where I live.  I find it crazy too that people cant keep their opinions off facebook.  Did this teacher really think nothing was going to happen to them when they did this:

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/teacher-fired-for-shockingly-racist-post-121365623792.html

I'm sure sharing her stupid opinion, that no one cares about, was worth losing her job.

[jtucci31]

That is one town over from where I live.  I find it crazy too that people cant keep their opinions off facebook.  Did this teacher really think nothing was going to happen to them when they did this:

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/teacher-fired-for-shockingly-racist-post-121365623792.html

I'm sure sharing her stupid opinion, that no one cares about, was worth losing her job.

Jesus christ, she really screwed herself over when she said she wanted segregation back. Not to mention the other racist stuff she said

[PunkicCyborg]

Should have just broke up the party, made sure all the kids were safe. period.

[Arkhan]

Just out of complete curiosity is this a big topic in the news inside the US at the moment?

 

This is old news.  Cop is retarded.

[esteban]

Just out of complete curiosity is this a big topic in the news inside the US at the moment?

 

This is old news.  Cop is retarded.

He's from UK and was trying to gauge how we, as a nation, were/weren't having a dialogue about it. 

My guess is that he lives up in the Shetland Islands and has to row his boat mainland for an Internet Cafe.

Just joking, Otaking.

[wildfruit]

I definitely diagnose red mist. If you don't learn to recognise the signs effectively it takes over extremely quickly.

[thesteve]

red mist?

[mickcris]

red mist?

i assume this:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Red+Mist

"A feeling of extreme competitiveness or anger that temporarily clouds one's judgment."

I had never heard it before either.

[esteban]

red mist?

i assume this:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Red+Mist

"A feeling of extreme competitiveness or anger that temporarily clouds one's judgment."

I had never heard it before either.

Neither had I, but I assumed it was something akin to "seeing red"...

RANDOM: *Seein' Red* is an old,  great Dutch hardcore band. I highly recommend them.

http://www.discogs.com/artist/304067-Seein-Red

[ProfessorProfessorson]

The police these days more often then not resemble the police in the Running Man novel. Sad, but true.