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> Often officers simply wanted photographs. Other times they invented reasons to start a conversation. Who knew that abuse of privilege could be fun! But then
by classified 4mo ago
> Often officers simply wanted photographs. Other times they invented reasons to start a conversation.
Who knew that abuse of privilege could be fun! But then I think it's only natural that the LEOs of a banana republic would feel a magnetic attraction to a giant banana.
- eagerpace 4mo agoHe's calling the adventure "The World Needs More Whimsy Grand Tour." Sometimes it's ok to have fun. Nobody drives a big banana thinking they're not going to attract attention. It's part of the fun and whimsy.
- nicbou 4mo agoYou have a point, but stopping a car as a police officer is a much less consensual interaction than having a quick chat at a red light. It's a very forceful way to have a friendly conversation.
- lazide 4mo agosquints have you met any police?
- skinfaxi 4mo agoYeah have you? They carry guns and are prone to violence in the US at rates disproportionate to the rest of the population, and that's just against their own loved ones. > Two studies have found that at least 40% of police officer families experience domestic violence, (1, 2) in contrast to 10% of families in the general population.(3) A third study of older and more experienced officers found a rate of 24% (4), indicating that domestic violence is 24 times more common among police families than American families in general. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/132808 https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/Comm...
- lazide 4mo agoDuh? Maybe re-read my comment?
- classified 4mo agoIt doesn't say anything, it's literally a question.
- lazide 4mo agoAmazing
- gacgacgac 4mo agoCops pulling someone over is never "fun and whimsy".
- eagerpace 4mo agoNot saying I enjoy it. Not saying that I’d drive a giant banana either. But if I saw a police car, pull over a giant banana, I would think it was hilarious. That’s the definition of whimsy.
- wat10000 4mo agoWhimsy should be consensual and not involve the threat of violence.
- delecti 4mo agoBeing pulled over is a command under threat of violence, by an agent of the state empowered to use deadly force, who is mostly insulated from the consequences of poor judgement or abuses of power. Being pulled over by cops cannot be whimsical.
- hluska 4mo agoThankfully, not everyone thinks like you do. I have zero problems with police and never have. I trust you’ve heard of different opinions?
- delecti 4mo agoWe can hold differing opinions about whether state sanctioned threats of deadly force are whimsical, but that is unarguably what being pulled over is.
- mrguyorama 4mo agoPlease tell me which "differing opinion" excuses rampant theft through Civil Asset Forfeiture which cops don't seem to have a problem with?
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