That shirt does indeed, go hard.
You’ll get arrested for wearing this in public but not denying health insurance claim to 900.000 people
In the US? I don’t think this shirt would violate any law or get you arrested. There was that guy with the “I eat ass” bumper sticker that got arrested for profanity but the state attorney dropped it because it probably is protected free speech.
By “arrested” they actually mean, “have the shit beat out of you by cops”
guys no cop is going to fuck with you for a t-shirt like this. Ive hung out in the punk scene for decades and people wear clothing with very, very explicit anarchist and anti cop etc language and no cops are stopping people for fuckin t-shirts.
Yeah. The cops that fuck with you were gonna fuck with you anyway
People eat horse meat, I’m sure donkey tastes just fine.
If you can prove in a court of law that you eat ass, you should be protected under the first amendment.
Lol you can lie on a fucking bumper sticker, lying is generally not illegal, itself (it would have to be a component of fraud or other real crimes).
Can you be autistic on a bumper sticker?
Sure. But interestingly, in many jurisdictions, you can’t be an ableist prick on a bumper sticker.
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You can buy these in the hospital gift shop, I’m sure.
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The shirts are only $3949.99 it’s so affordable you can buy six for the price of one ER visit.
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Plus 25% after that for the tariffs on all materials
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You wot m8, we’ve been hanging people for millennia
In the US specifically, there is an association with lynching. Lynching was the preferred method of white towns for dealing with any black person they felt stepped out of line or committed a crime from about 1865-1965. This article provides a good run down.
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Yeah, pirates come to mind when I think about the noose.
I kinda feel like what they’re going for is a “shoot the rope” thing with that shadow.
Agreed. It reads as the “shooter” killing a mass murderer whose noose/shadow kills all those it touches.
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Associated with black people… and centuries of executions prior that had nothing to do with color.
A noose over a tree I could see being more racial - kkk killings etc - but hanging is more of a “common persons execution” historically
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The shadow of the noose is cast by the rich asshole, not over him… makes sense to me
There were quite a few pro British folks who were hanged by revolutionaries, also scalped but lets ignore the Minutemen.
It is a normal shadow for this scene. The light source is a street light directly above the shooter.
Didn’t know Saddam was black
He’s normally a type of reddish/orange when I see him lying down in all those memes.
Yeah, it’s not associated with black people outside the US. It’s how serfs or common criminals are dealt with historically.
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Class warfare is worldwide
The grip of oppression is tight as a noose, but when they kick out the chair, heads will hang.
I just figured it was a reference to the CEO being a murderer.
Either that, or the knot are his massive balls
I think it’s meant to be a top-down shadow of his arms + gun, but just ends up looking like a noose
probably
Genuinely might get this on hoodie
Only $19.95 at your friendly Walmart!
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I may not have the guts to wear this, but I would absolutely buy it and have it framed in the entrance to my house or somewhere visible.
Prove it.
Not American, so I’m assuming this would be an expensive product for me. Especially considering I might have to import it as well.
Thus, I likely can’t afford to prove it.
Coming out of left field, if you can’t put your money where your mouth is then maybe don’t say anything at all. Or say as much as you can, I don’t mean that at all. I just can’t think about anything else to say today but I still have to do my personal daily protest comment against Reddit. See that Reddit, I won’t stop making shit posts, I’m just making sure you don’t get them.
You don’t have to do anything to ‘prove it’
I see you, even if Reddit doesn’t. Keep up the good work.
Yeah. People can just say “I love the idea of this but i wouldnt actually do it. Lol”.
It’s all about the internet clout though.
I would do this
wouldn’t actually do it
🙄
It was today top question on r/legal. Is it legal to wear it? It is but YK
I’m British, there’s a decent chance some bootlicker might slap me, but I could wear this all day.
In the South of the US if you try to slap someone for wearing this shirt you’re gonna get shot
lol. I’m just speaking for myself…
As a non-USian I’m intrigued about your police brutality comment… do they all have job health insurance that pays out every time or is it possible that some of them (or family members) have been shafted by insurance? Forgive my ignorance, but I am foreign.
Most of them have job provided healthcare, and any injury from work is covered
But the kinds of people who become cops are small dick assholes who want any excuse to flex their false sense of authority
Despite initial reporting that the words were “deny,” “defend,” and “depose,” police clarified the following day that it was “delay” and not “defend” written on one of the casings.
I think it just means that there is a missing bullet (maybe never fired).
Obviously a reference to Delay, Deny, Defend, a common practice of insurance companies to maximize profit. The excerise is left to the reader to decide what “Depose” means.
Could be a major clue, perhaps this is someone who sued the company and they deposed him, which can be stressful/intimidating for the inexperienced.
Or this was someone trying to make it seem like it was motivated by claim denial, but botched the phrase.
Or the police might be misreporting this to catch false confessors.
Or pretty much anything else.I get the feeling that it was very intentional that depose was written in the casing of the cartridge that was fired.
Depose can mean to “remove from office suddenly and forcefully” like when a government is over thrown, the leader is deposed.
In this context, the CEO was deposed by no longer being able to fulfill his role as CEO due to a severe and acute case of death.
The fact that “delay, deny, depose” is the general policy for insurance companies is the motivation for using that specific term over others. “Delay, deny and depose me? I’ll depose you.” Kind of thing.
I think it makes a very loud and very clear message.
“Three fired cartridge cases alongside three unfired cartridges were found at the scene. The words “delay”, “deny”, and “depose” were written on the cases. “Depose” was inscribed on a casing from a round fired into Thompson, while “delay” was marked on an unfired cartridge ejected as the shooter racked the pistol, possibly to clear a jam or intentionally discard the live round.”
Where buy?
https://www.punkwithacamera.com/ is a small screen printer selling them.
Wasn’t “delay” instead of “defend”? Been finding both versions all the time.
I believe the original reporting incorrectly stated it was defend. The saying is “delay, deny, depose” which is standard operating procedure for insurance companies in the US.
In this case, the CEO was deposed.
I stand corrected. Thank you.
You could just buy it and send it random big companies…
Or wear it to your claim rejection review meeting maybe?
Ding ding ding, we have a winner!
The shadow looks like it’s supposed to resemble something, but I guess it’s just oddly drawn.
Isn’t it a noose?
Hmm, maybe, although the rope is unusually thick at the bottom.
I think the shadow is from a streetlight just behind and above the shooter.
The fact that the CEO doesn’t have one makes it look particularly odd.
It is, but since it leads directly to the legs of the CEO who has no shadow, it looks like it’s supposed to resemble something rather than being a simple shadow. It’s just not drawn very well.
Extremely tasteless
You are supposed to wear it, not eat it. Dummy.
Bad bait
I’ll take five.
It is art
In the absence of justice, people will settle for vengeance. We are well past morality determining outcomes.
I know, nice to see that someone did something in response to the tasteless denial of healthcare for a change.
I was just talking about this earlier, that someone would make merchandise of this event! Absolutely not surprised given the number of people who have been cheering this whole thing on.
It’s clear these words were intended for just this. An inciting, revolutionary logo to be printed and repeated.
Even Live. Laugh. Love. took off everywhere and that was a ridiculously cringy eyeroll piece of decor, bumper sticker, and tattoo. But it was catchy.
This guy is playing off of several “catchy” factors well beyond writing it on his brass. He means it to be emblazoned on everything.
So no, I’m not surprised someone broke out their Cricut and made this. He may have even made his own, given the intentionality here. There’s probably spray paint out there on walls already too.
It’s like he authored a book or video game scene and then carried out the role of the main themselves. I’d be surprised if this guy wasn’t heavy into screens and books escapism, and writing.
Looks like a KMFDM album cover.
More life Operation Ivy I think .
I feel like Lemmy would appreciate this one
I’d buy the album just based on this being the cover.
I also enjoy kmfdm in general…
