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> users pretend to have fantasies about taking officer's service weapon. Why is this a trend...

by Tao3300 3y ago

HideousKojima 3y ago
Funnier is how many of these people don't seem to understand how retention holsters work.
- John23832 3y ago
  Right. You’re not just yanking a pistol out of a level 2/3 without taking the cop with you.
- jstarfish 3y ago
  Shh, don't tell them that's a thing.
xwdv 3y ago
To create a paranoia amongst police officers that disproportionately affects minorities.
- ethbr1 3y ago
  Wait, is this trend being pushed by fascists, anti-fascists, or capitalists? I'm confused.
  - kr0bat 3y ago
    D) Irony poisoned teenagers
- junofan 3y ago
  Assuming you mean negatively affecting minorities, how does that follow from the article: > Extremism does not exist without identifying an out-group and taking hostile action against it.
kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 3y ago
Because social media has taught people - especially young people - that views/clicks/likes/etc are equivalent to popularity and acceptance, so they need to do outrageous things to get the views. Remember Tide pods? Same thing.
pests 3y ago
If I had to guess I would saynpart of the intrusive-thoughts/OCD/impulse-control community. I've seen similar about swerving into oncoming traffic or walking off a ledge.
- Karellen 3y ago
  Intrisive thoughts are fairly common, and not related to a specific community or exclusive to any identifiable subgroup: > These thoughts are part of being human, and need not ruin the quality of life. Treatment is available when the thoughts are associated with OCD and become persistent, severe, or distressing. > One example of an aggressive intrusive thought is the high place phenomenon, the sudden urge to jump from a high place. A 2011 study assessed the prevalence of this phenomenon among US college students; it found that even among those participants with no history of suicidal ideation, over 50% had experienced an urge to jump or imagined themselves jumping from a high place at least once. A 2020 study carried out in Germany reported similar results. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_thought#Aggressive_thoughts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_thought#Aggressive_t...
  - pests 3y ago
    I specifically mean the TikTok self-proclaimed community. Search #intrusivethoughts or find some videos and I'm sure the algo will start showing you more.
    - Karellen 3y ago
      > I specifically mean the TikTok self-proclaimed community. Ah, OK. I'm not on TikTok. > Search #intrusivethoughts or find some videos and I'm sure the algo will start showing you more. Thanks, but no thanks :-)
BasedAnon 3y ago
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TFortunato 3y ago
Video related: https://twitter.com/ColdOnes/status/1705957381870612837?t=MXyxMzZtcrWt_J1CjzD2HA&s=19 https://twitter.com/ColdOnes/status/1705957381870612837?t=MX...

> users pretend to have fantasies about taking officer's service weapon. Why is this a trend...

HideousKojima 3y ago

Funnier is how many of these people don't seem to understand how retention holsters work.

John23832 3y ago
Right. You’re not just yanking a pistol out of a level 2/3 without taking the cop with you.
jstarfish 3y ago
Shh, don't tell them that's a thing.

xwdv 3y ago

To create a paranoia amongst police officers that disproportionately affects minorities.

ethbr1 3y ago
Wait, is this trend being pushed by fascists, anti-fascists, or capitalists? I'm confused.
- kr0bat 3y ago
  D) Irony poisoned teenagers
junofan 3y ago
Assuming you mean negatively affecting minorities, how does that follow from the article: > Extremism does not exist without identifying an out-group and taking hostile action against it.

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 3y ago

Because social media has taught people - especially young people - that views/clicks/likes/etc are equivalent to popularity and acceptance, so they need to do outrageous things to get the views. Remember Tide pods? Same thing.

pests 3y ago

If I had to guess I would saynpart of the intrusive-thoughts/OCD/impulse-control community. I've seen similar about swerving into oncoming traffic or walking off a ledge.

Karellen 3y ago
Intrisive thoughts are fairly common, and not related to a specific community or exclusive to any identifiable subgroup: > These thoughts are part of being human, and need not ruin the quality of life. Treatment is available when the thoughts are associated with OCD and become persistent, severe, or distressing. > One example of an aggressive intrusive thought is the high place phenomenon, the sudden urge to jump from a high place. A 2011 study assessed the prevalence of this phenomenon among US college students; it found that even among those participants with no history of suicidal ideation, over 50% had experienced an urge to jump or imagined themselves jumping from a high place at least once. A 2020 study carried out in Germany reported similar results. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_thought#Aggressive_thoughts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_thought#Aggressive_t...
- pests 3y ago
  I specifically mean the TikTok self-proclaimed community. Search #intrusivethoughts or find some videos and I'm sure the algo will start showing you more.
  - Karellen 3y ago
    > I specifically mean the TikTok self-proclaimed community. Ah, OK. I'm not on TikTok. > Search #intrusivethoughts or find some videos and I'm sure the algo will start showing you more. Thanks, but no thanks :-)

BasedAnon 3y ago

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TFortunato 3y ago

Video related: https://twitter.com/ColdOnes/status/1705957381870612837?t=MXyxMzZtcrWt_J1CjzD2HA&s=19 https://twitter.com/ColdOnes/status/1705957381870612837?t=MX...