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iPhone_7
03/09/18 7:57:54 PM
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It all started when an Oakland police sergeant stopped by Hasta Muerte Coffee in the Fruitvale District to introduce himself and to buy a cup. But the sergeant was denied service.

According to a letter sent to the cafe by the Oakland police union, cafe staff told the sergeant that it "does not serve the police. Obviously, this is both a surprise and a matter of concern for all Oakland police officers."

"I don't think it's fair - they should," said Mildred Jelks of Oakland. "They're protecting them. If somebody breaks in there, who are they gonna call? The police."

But Tenaya Gunter Brown, also an Oakland resident, disagreed.

"I think that if a group of people don't feel safe with a police officer currently on duty, coming into a space, they want people in this neighborhood to be able to feel safe, coming into their space. then that is a choice they should be able to make."

http://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-cafe-wont-serve-cops

Thisll be good. *puts down chair*
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MC_BatCommander
03/09/18 7:58:40 PM
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taaag
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southcoast09
03/09/18 7:59:09 PM
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Time for the citizens of Oakland to put those bastards out of business.

Criminals are reading that and already planning their score because the cops wont help them out.
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DeanAuryn
03/09/18 7:59:17 PM
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Their business their right.
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nevershine
03/09/18 7:59:27 PM
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Paper_Okami
03/09/18 8:00:55 PM
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It's a worker-owned collective with a decidedly anti-establishment bent. A mural and utility box outside the cafe decriy fatal police shootings and law enforcement militarization.

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Darklit_Minuet
03/09/18 8:01:55 PM
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DeanAuryn posted...
Their business their right.

This. If they're not discriminating against a protected class, let them do whatever they want.
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Funkydog
03/09/18 8:03:10 PM
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southcoast09 posted...
Criminals are reading that and already planning their score because the cops wont help them out.

I mean, doesn't that sort of validate their protest then if the police are that petty?
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Smashingpmkns
03/09/18 8:05:18 PM
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It's their right to deny them service and the cops are still required to protect them. I, personally, would have just gave them decaf when they ordered regular tbh
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FrenchCrunch
03/09/18 8:06:08 PM
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iPhone_7 posted...
"I think that if a group of people don't feel safe with a police officer currently on duty, coming into a space, they want people in this neighborhood to be able to feel safe, coming into their space. then that is a choice they should be able to make."

this actually seems fair to me. idk how smart it is, but it seems fair
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nevershine
03/09/18 8:06:11 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
It's their right to deny them service and the cops are still required to protect them. I, personally, would have just gave them decaf when they ordered regular tbh

You MONSTER!!
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Pepys Monster
03/09/18 8:06:48 PM
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Fairest of nexts.
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Lost_All_Senses
03/09/18 8:06:48 PM
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It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy
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E32005
03/09/18 8:07:42 PM
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fair; next

and if the cops dont do their jobs lock em up
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Darklit_Minuet
03/09/18 8:08:01 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy

Prejudice based on immutable facts vs prejudice based on horrible choices people make.

You can't hate someone for being born white. You can't hate someone for being born black. You can hate someone for joining an armed gang

Seems like a really clear line.
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FrenchCrunch
03/09/18 8:08:01 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy

if a gun is in a room with me, my chances of getting shot go up by a lot
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RE_expert44
03/09/18 8:08:29 PM
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"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"
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FrenchCrunch
03/09/18 8:09:12 PM
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RE_expert44 posted...
"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"

if the cops are that petty then the coffee shop is in the right. some other guy said it itt
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Freddie_Mercury
03/09/18 8:09:14 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy


how can you discriminate against an undercover officer
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Lost_All_Senses
03/09/18 8:11:05 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy

Prejudice based on immutable facts vs prejudice based on horrible choices people make.

You can't hate someone for being born white. You can't hate someone for being born black. You can hate someone for joining an armed gang

Seems like a really clear line.


Cops are the armed gang? Im uncomfortable around cops myself but Im trying to deal with that by becoming mentally stronger instead of trying to create a bubble to live in. You been around people with guns. The only difference is when it's a cop you know about it.
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frozenshock
03/09/18 8:11:43 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
DeanAuryn posted...
Their business their right.

This. If they're not discriminating against a protected class, let them do whatever they want.


It might be her right... but it's still dumb.
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Alexanaxela
03/09/18 8:12:39 PM
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RE_expert44 posted...
"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"

"thx for proving us right coppers!"
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FL81
03/09/18 8:12:52 PM
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Paper_Okami posted...
It's a worker-owned collective with a decidedly anti-establishment bent.

lmao can't wait to see these snowflake workers run their place into bankruptcy within a couple months
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Lost_All_Senses
03/09/18 8:12:58 PM
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Freddie_Mercury posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy


how can you discriminate against an undercover officer


The same way you do against a half black man that has very dominant white traits. You don't know so you can't let your prejudice flourish at that moment.
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Darklit_Minuet
03/09/18 8:14:43 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Cops are the armed gang? Im uncomfortable around cops myself but Im trying to deal with that by becoming mentally stronger instead of trying to create a bubble to live in. You been around people with guns. The only difference is when it's a cop you know about it.

No I haven't. I live in Canada. We don't walk around armed
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TheGrindery
03/09/18 8:15:19 PM
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Their call but it isn't the call I'd make. Hardly seems reasonable to me.
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Patchwork
03/09/18 8:15:27 PM
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Honestly, who cares?

There's so many places to get coffee it's not even funny.

Shit, gas station coffee is usually free.
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YourDrunkFather
03/09/18 8:15:29 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy


You'll notice with 2010's liberals that they're only really against prejudice or mass generalizations when it's one of their protected groups.

If it's not they either ignore it or outright support it.

Maybe I just didn't see it back then but it makes me really long for where the left was in the 2000's where liberals at least TRIED to be consistent in their thinking.
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Paragon21XX
03/09/18 8:17:17 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
RE_expert44 posted...
"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"

if the cops are that petty then the coffee shop is in the right. some other guy said it itt

If the coffee shop doesn't want the police around, then what right do the police have to show up whenever a crime occurs there? The shop can obviously handle its own issues without the need for "unsafe" police presence.
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FrenchCrunch
03/09/18 8:17:28 PM
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YourDrunkFather posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy


You'll notice with 2010's liberals that they're only really against prejudice or mass generalizations when it's one of their protected groups.

If it's not they either ignore it or outright support it.

Maybe I just didn't see it back then but it makes me really long for where the left was in the 2000's where liberals at least TRIED to be consistent in their thinking.

i dunno it just seems like a harmless store policy. maybe they or their customers dont want guns in the shop
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FrenchCrunch
03/09/18 8:18:13 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
FrenchCrunch posted...
RE_expert44 posted...
"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"

if the cops are that petty then the coffee shop is in the right. some other guy said it itt

If the coffee shop doesn't want the police around, then what right do the police have to show up whenever a crime occurs there? The shop can obviously handle its own issues without the need for "unsafe" police presence.

that's not true. police still gotta protect the people regardless of whether or not the people like them
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Darklit_Minuet
03/09/18 8:18:49 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
that's not true. police still gotta protect the people regardless of whether or not the people like them

No they don't

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html
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Kineth
03/09/18 8:19:23 PM
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DeanAuryn posted...
Their business their right.

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FrenchCrunch
03/09/18 8:19:42 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
FrenchCrunch posted...
that's not true. police still gotta protect the people regardless of whether or not the people like them

No they don't

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html

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A_Good_Boy
03/09/18 8:19:56 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
FrenchCrunch posted...
RE_expert44 posted...
"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"

if the cops are that petty then the coffee shop is in the right. some other guy said it itt

If the coffee shop doesn't want the police around, then what right do the police have to show up whenever a crime occurs there? The shop can obviously handle its own issues without the need for "unsafe" police presence.

If the cops refuse to do their job then they should refund the tax used for their paychecks.
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YourDrunkFather
03/09/18 8:22:42 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
YourDrunkFather posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's funny how all this stuff against racism is going on but it's cool to be prejudice against all cops because of a minority of bad ones. No prejudice is acceptable because then you have to start fighting over where the line is. It's just a waste of energy


You'll notice with 2010's liberals that they're only really against prejudice or mass generalizations when it's one of their protected groups.

If it's not they either ignore it or outright support it.

Maybe I just didn't see it back then but it makes me really long for where the left was in the 2000's where liberals at least TRIED to be consistent in their thinking.

i dunno it just seems like a harmless store policy. maybe they or their customers dont want guns in the shop


If they did their policy would probably state as such instead of

iPhone_7 posted...
it "does not serve the police

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FrenchCrunch
03/09/18 8:24:03 PM
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YourDrunkFather posted...
If they did their policy would probably state as such instead of

ok, so maybe the customers or staff dont feel safe around police officers, who all carry guns
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HiddenLurker
03/09/18 8:27:20 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
RE_expert44 posted...
"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"

if the cops are that petty then the coffee shop is in the right. some other guy said it itt

But if they did show up it would cause the customers and employees to feel uncomfortable which is why they refuse to serve cops in the first place.
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Lost_All_Senses
03/09/18 8:28:47 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
Cops are the armed gang? Im uncomfortable around cops myself but Im trying to deal with that by becoming mentally stronger instead of trying to create a bubble to live in. You been around people with guns. The only difference is when it's a cop you know about it.

No I haven't. I live in Canada. We don't walk around armed


Fair enough. Im not gonna comment on anything Canada cause like most Americans I have no idea what's going on there.
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Darklit_Minuet
03/09/18 8:29:48 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
Cops are the armed gang? Im uncomfortable around cops myself but Im trying to deal with that by becoming mentally stronger instead of trying to create a bubble to live in. You been around people with guns. The only difference is when it's a cop you know about it.

No I haven't. I live in Canada. We don't walk around armed


Fair enough. Im not gonna comment on anything Canada cause like most Americans I have no idea what's going on there.

Yeah. Most of my hate of US cops stems from my love of Canadian cops. Our cops aren't threatening. Our cops don't kill over a thousand people a year. If your cops were more like ours, your citizens wouldn't be terrified of them. And until they reform, they shouldn't be treated like a force for good.
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Volkswagen_Bros
03/09/18 8:30:09 PM
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HiddenLurker posted...
FrenchCrunch posted...
RE_expert44 posted...
"Help someone's robbing my store!"

"Don't worry, we will send officers once all customers and staff are cleared out of the building. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable"

if the cops are that petty then the coffee shop is in the right. some other guy said it itt

But if they did show up it would cause the customers and employees to feel uncomfortable which is why they refuse to serve cops in the first place.

Exactly, so the store's pretty much screwed in that scenario.

Might as well put a "This is a police-free zone: Violators will face severe federal state and local criminal penalties" sign by their entrance.
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Wolf_J_Flywheel
03/09/18 8:34:47 PM
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I dont feel safe with a police officer here
If danger happens, who you going to call
The police of course


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YourDrunkFather
03/09/18 8:35:59 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
YourDrunkFather posted...
If they did their policy would probably state as such instead of

ok, so maybe the customers or staff dont feel safe around police officers, who all carry guns


Oh ya, they must have specifically said police officers because they really meant "people who carry guns". Yep. Sounds logical.
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A_Good_Boy
03/09/18 8:36:28 PM
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Wolf_J_Flywheel posted...
I dont feel safe with a police officer here
If danger happens, who you going to call
The police of course


I don't feel comfortable hanging around janitors but when there's a mess I'll still call one to clean up.
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Colorahdo
03/09/18 8:37:15 PM
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I just watched a documentary about the Oakland police

actually, they're so understaffed that if you call the police there's a pretty good chance they WON'T come. Some people were complaining about it in a town hall meeting to the chief, and he basically said "well it's between two murders or your house getting robbed. So we have to go to the murders"

scary place to live
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Lost_All_Senses
03/09/18 8:37:39 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
Cops are the armed gang? Im uncomfortable around cops myself but Im trying to deal with that by becoming mentally stronger instead of trying to create a bubble to live in. You been around people with guns. The only difference is when it's a cop you know about it.

No I haven't. I live in Canada. We don't walk around armed


Fair enough. Im not gonna comment on anything Canada cause like most Americans I have no idea what's going on there.

Yeah. Most of my hate of US cops stems from my love of Canadian cops. Our cops aren't threatening. Our cops don't kill over a thousand people a year. If your cops were more like ours, your citizens wouldn't be terrified of them. And until they reform, they shouldn't be treated like a force for good.


I admit some of my uncomfortableness is caused by the news (this actually caused a very vivid dream where I was gunned down by a confused cop. I woke up sweating) but the rest is cause I sometimes walk around or ride with stuff Im not suppose to have >_>. I haven't been stopped by a cop in over 5 years. I have had my ID ran when riding with others
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Lost_All_Senses
03/09/18 8:38:13 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Wolf_J_Flywheel posted...
I dont feel safe with a police officer here
If danger happens, who you going to call
The police of course


I don't feel comfortable hanging around janitors but when there's a mess I'll still call one to clean up.


That's even more prejudice >_>
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HiddenLurker
03/09/18 8:38:52 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
Wolf_J_Flywheel posted...
I dont feel safe with a police officer here
If danger happens, who you going to call
The police of course


I don't feel comfortable hanging around janitors but when there's a mess I'll still call one to clean up.


That's even more prejudice >_>

What white guy's can't clean?
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Lost_All_Senses
03/09/18 8:39:40 PM
#49:


HiddenLurker posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
Wolf_J_Flywheel posted...
I dont feel safe with a police officer here
If danger happens, who you going to call
The police of course


I don't feel comfortable hanging around janitors but when there's a mess I'll still call one to clean up.


That's even more prejudice >_>

What white guy's can't clean?


This has nothing to do with race...I hope you actually knew that.
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E32005
03/09/18 8:39:56 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
FrenchCrunch posted...
that's not true. police still gotta protect the people regardless of whether or not the people like them

No they don't

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html

oh wow that's pretty bad. what the heck

its a legitimately horrible decision. that same court of "justices" also decided corporations are people.
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