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Such a negative attitude is incredibly counterproductive. You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Innocent engagement with a banana car h

by cj 4mo ago

Such a negative attitude is incredibly counterproductive. You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Innocent engagement with a banana car helps with that, doesn't hurt.

BoorishBears 4mo ago
If being a positive presence in the community isn't enough incentive to be that, you don't deserve to be police. And if that sounds hackneyed and like a ridiculous standard, you're damn right it is: we let them have outsized influence in our existence as otherwise free people. Their standard has to be a double standard.
- cj 4mo ago
  There's a lot of anger towards police coming through in your comments. It's just a banana car.
  - ceejayoz 4mo ago
    It's a banana car that has been pulled over illegally hundreds of times.
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  - BoorishBears 4mo ago
    Yeah I'm a Black immigrant with a funny name, I have a lot of anger about what we tolerate of police vs what we should. Are you under the impression all cops are known for is harassing banana cars?
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ceejayoz 4mo ago
> You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Can they not pull up alongside and wave? Give a thumbs-up? Roll down the window?
ssl-3 4mo ago
That sounds nice. Over here in reality, when a man with a badge and a gun pulls people over for a bit of fun: Refusing to play along with whatever game it is that they have in mind is a criminal offense.
AngryData 4mo ago
If cops want to be a positive presence in the community then they shouldn't regularly extort and abuse citizens and protect their violent and murderous coworkers.
voakbasda 4mo ago
Except it is literally not innocent. They are violating an innocent person’s rights.
- cj 4mo ago
  It is crazy to me that the banana car driver seems to like the attention from cops, but here in the comments we are rewriting the narrative because all cops must be evil people. I appreciate your anger, but it’s misplaced here.
  - BoorishBears 4mo ago
    It's crazy to you because other people are applying critical thinking and you're not. The cop comfortable with pulling over the funny looking car (that looks like a banana) is the same cop with unreasonable understanding of the responsibility they're given. It wouldn't matter if the banana car man has a sign that says "I love cops free donuts in the back" What's really crazy to me is that someone is working over time to try to police (literally) other people's negative feelings about cop misconduct. What inadequacy leads someone to see others upset at an obvious misuse of power and think "I need to stand up for the guys misuing it!"
    - cj 4mo ago
      > What's really crazy to me is that someone is working over time to try to police (literally) other people's negative feelings about cop misconduct. It’s crazy to me that you view it as “policing” your opinions rather than simply seeing my viewpoint as just that, and opposing viewpoint. I’m not policing you. Just offering a different perspective. I apologize for speaking up. So much for free speech :) But I’ll say it once more: it’s a freaking banana car. Lighten up bro! Very confused why you’re more upset than the driver of the banana is (who seems to want the attention and is getting it, the desired effect)!
      - BoorishBears 4mo ago
        It becomes policing when you say: > "I appreciate your anger, but it’s misplaced here." Weird mix of narcissism to think anyone cares if you appreciate their anger, and arrogance to think you know where it belongs. You're definitely confused. We can leave it at that.

by cj 4mo ago

Such a negative attitude is incredibly counterproductive. You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Innocent engagement with a banana car helps with that, doesn't hurt.

BoorishBears 4mo ago

If being a positive presence in the community isn't enough incentive to be that, you don't deserve to be police. And if that sounds hackneyed and like a ridiculous standard, you're damn right it is: we let them have outsized influence in our existence as otherwise free people. Their standard has to be a double standard.

cj 4mo ago
There's a lot of anger towards police coming through in your comments. It's just a banana car.
- ceejayoz 4mo ago
  It's a banana car that has been pulled over illegally hundreds of times.
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    [deleted]
- BoorishBears 4mo ago
  Yeah I'm a Black immigrant with a funny name, I have a lot of anger about what we tolerate of police vs what we should. Are you under the impression all cops are known for is harassing banana cars?
  - deleted 4mo ago
    [deleted]

ceejayoz 4mo ago

> You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Can they not pull up alongside and wave? Give a thumbs-up? Roll down the window?

ssl-3 4mo ago

That sounds nice. Over here in reality, when a man with a badge and a gun pulls people over for a bit of fun: Refusing to play along with whatever game it is that they have in mind is a criminal offense.

AngryData 4mo ago

If cops want to be a positive presence in the community then they shouldn't regularly extort and abuse citizens and protect their violent and murderous coworkers.

voakbasda 4mo ago

Except it is literally not innocent. They are violating an innocent person’s rights.

cj 4mo ago
It is crazy to me that the banana car driver seems to like the attention from cops, but here in the comments we are rewriting the narrative because all cops must be evil people. I appreciate your anger, but it’s misplaced here.
- BoorishBears 4mo ago
  It's crazy to you because other people are applying critical thinking and you're not. The cop comfortable with pulling over the funny looking car (that looks like a banana) is the same cop with unreasonable understanding of the responsibility they're given. It wouldn't matter if the banana car man has a sign that says "I love cops free donuts in the back" What's really crazy to me is that someone is working over time to try to police (literally) other people's negative feelings about cop misconduct. What inadequacy leads someone to see others upset at an obvious misuse of power and think "I need to stand up for the guys misuing it!"
  - cj 4mo ago
    > What's really crazy to me is that someone is working over time to try to police (literally) other people's negative feelings about cop misconduct. It’s crazy to me that you view it as “policing” your opinions rather than simply seeing my viewpoint as just that, and opposing viewpoint. I’m not policing you. Just offering a different perspective. I apologize for speaking up. So much for free speech :) But I’ll say it once more: it’s a freaking banana car. Lighten up bro! Very confused why you’re more upset than the driver of the banana is (who seems to want the attention and is getting it, the desired effect)!
    - BoorishBears 4mo ago
      It becomes policing when you say: > "I appreciate your anger, but it’s misplaced here." Weird mix of narcissism to think anyone cares if you appreciate their anger, and arrogance to think you know where it belongs. You're definitely confused. We can leave it at that.