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Damn, that's a damning screenshot from the cop forum https://i0.wp.com/knowingless.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-6.png?ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/knowingles

Damn, that's a damning screenshot from the cop forum https://i0.wp.com/knowingless.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-6.png?ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/knowingless.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10... >As an aside, for as long as my fake escort page was up, I was getting text messages to the GV number from guys in this other state trying to set up dates. would run their phone numbers and find out who they were, it was amazing how much some of them stood to lose if they were caught. It's incredible to see cops just openly bragging about abusing the access they have.

immibis 9mo ago
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- Gud 9mo ago
  I don't know who these "people" are, but it's logical that people who have a dislike for police would call them bastards, no matter if the police are bastards or not...
  - NoGravitas 9mo ago
    Yeah, but you don't see anyone saying all EMTs are bastards.
isolli 9mo ago
What does BP mean, in the context of the screenshot?
- JasonADrury 9mo ago
  backpage.com
- dzmien 9mo ago
  BP stands for Backpage, a now defunct online classifieds site, which was utilized by sex workers of all kinds in its heyday.
nikanj 9mo ago
That screenshot was really high on the "weird dude power fantasy" scale. I find it very hard to believe that a cop could waste that much effort trying to burn a single prostitute. Being a cop is a job, and at your job your boss is on your case about productivity and numbers. "I'm setting up a fake john in a different state to try to snare a single lady for prostitution" just does not move the needle enough to justify the effort But as a "I hate whores and dream I was a cop with the power to mess with them" fantasy that screenshot works really well
- JasonADrury 9mo ago
  That forum post was made by George Erdel of the Beaufort Police Department, an actual cop.
  - IAmBroom 9mo ago
    Also, an actual predator and power abuser.
- cess11 9mo ago
  It's not a "a job". As an institution police spend a lot of effort and resources to make sure that the stuff they do is perceived as a kind of calling and very special, which is important to foster loyalty between cops and helps them psychologically endure exposing vulnerable people to violence and incapacitation. Legally they're in a protected category and 'above the law' in many ways. They get to break into other people's homes, dig through their stuff, spy on and hurt them. Commonly they're told that these actions are what keeps society from hurtling into barbarism. Being told you are superior to others is not psychologically innocent.
  - crimsoneer 9mo ago
    Most cops do not see their job like this, and mostly just want to get home at the end of the day. Yes, they probably have more than their fair share of weirdoes (in the same way most uniformed institutions disproportionately filled with young men tend to), but you know, mostly it's a job (though the US is weird).
palmotea 9mo ago
> It's incredible to see cops just openly bragging about abusing the access they have. How is it abusing access? They setup an ad for prostitution, which I presume is illegal, and were getting contacted by people interested in committing a crime. It seems legitimate investigative activity to look up the numbers. Even if the johns were in another state, I suppose they could forward the information onto the police in that area.
- JasonADrury 9mo ago
  This is happening in a different state, there's no possible legitimate interest as to who those numbers belong to. >I suppose they could forward the information onto the police in that area. Sure, but there's absolutely no reason for them to be looking up those numbers before handing them over.

immibis 9mo ago

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Gud 9mo ago
I don't know who these "people" are, but it's logical that people who have a dislike for police would call them bastards, no matter if the police are bastards or not...
- NoGravitas 9mo ago
  Yeah, but you don't see anyone saying all EMTs are bastards.

isolli 9mo ago

What does BP mean, in the context of the screenshot?

JasonADrury 9mo ago
backpage.com
dzmien 9mo ago
BP stands for Backpage, a now defunct online classifieds site, which was utilized by sex workers of all kinds in its heyday.

nikanj 9mo ago

That screenshot was really high on the "weird dude power fantasy" scale. I find it very hard to believe that a cop could waste that much effort trying to burn a single prostitute. Being a cop is a job, and at your job your boss is on your case about productivity and numbers. "I'm setting up a fake john in a different state to try to snare a single lady for prostitution" just does not move the needle enough to justify the effort But as a "I hate whores and dream I was a cop with the power to mess with them" fantasy that screenshot works really well

JasonADrury 9mo ago
That forum post was made by George Erdel of the Beaufort Police Department, an actual cop.
- IAmBroom 9mo ago
  Also, an actual predator and power abuser.
cess11 9mo ago
It's not a "a job". As an institution police spend a lot of effort and resources to make sure that the stuff they do is perceived as a kind of calling and very special, which is important to foster loyalty between cops and helps them psychologically endure exposing vulnerable people to violence and incapacitation. Legally they're in a protected category and 'above the law' in many ways. They get to break into other people's homes, dig through their stuff, spy on and hurt them. Commonly they're told that these actions are what keeps society from hurtling into barbarism. Being told you are superior to others is not psychologically innocent.
- crimsoneer 9mo ago
  Most cops do not see their job like this, and mostly just want to get home at the end of the day. Yes, they probably have more than their fair share of weirdoes (in the same way most uniformed institutions disproportionately filled with young men tend to), but you know, mostly it's a job (though the US is weird).

palmotea 9mo ago

> It's incredible to see cops just openly bragging about abusing the access they have. How is it abusing access? They setup an ad for prostitution, which I presume is illegal, and were getting contacted by people interested in committing a crime. It seems legitimate investigative activity to look up the numbers. Even if the johns were in another state, I suppose they could forward the information onto the police in that area.

JasonADrury 9mo ago
This is happening in a different state, there's no possible legitimate interest as to who those numbers belong to. >I suppose they could forward the information onto the police in that area. Sure, but there's absolutely no reason for them to be looking up those numbers before handing them over.