• Zess@lemmy.world
      16·
      11 hours ago

      It’s an actual mob. You pay dues to the bosses and they break the law to protect you.

    • mhague@lemmy.world
      20·
      12 hours ago

      If you go to anti union propaganda sites you get the most tame accusations you’ve ever heard. Embezzlement! Using your dues for leftist causes! Holy shit!

      And then there’s “police union” where you consistently get “cop gets bored; kills family of 5. City ordered to lick his taint and pay $5,000,000 after trying to fire him.”

  • Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    72·
    16 hours ago

    An (ex) friend of mine refused a breathalyzer when a county sheriff found him sleeping behind the wheel in a parking lot after a day of drinking. Because he refused the test the county revoked his license.

    Meanwhile this cop hits a child and nothing happens.

    Note to self: if I’m going to commit a crime make sure I’m a cop first.

    • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world
      17·
      14 hours ago

      Make sure you’re a cop and do it with a car. You’ll probably have a greater chance of receiving compensation for the ‘trauma’ you suffered than face any criminal consequences.

      • TheFriar@lemm.ee
        8·
        11 hours ago

        Or use a gun. Or throw a flash bang into a crib. Or start a fire with a flash bang. So many ways to get away with murder when you’re a cop.

        Actually…literally almost every way. Choking, beating, shooting, running over, blowing up…cops are fuckin murderers. Fuck the fucking police.

        • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world
          2·
          8 hours ago

          You’ll probably/almost certainly get off if you use those methods but, you might have to face paid leave or desk duty first. With a car you can get right back to shooting dogs the very next day.

    • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      14 hours ago

      It’s great because when they call the cops you just say “already at the scene, boys; nothing to see here – all good ‘n’ dandy, Sandy”

  • Altomes@lemm.ee
    138·
    20 hours ago

    Imagine being able to refuse a breath test without getting the shit beat out of you

    • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
      28·
      17 hours ago

      I still remember this time the mayor of this town was drunk driving, and they decided to go ahead and arrest him for it. They were able to get the charges to stick thanks to the bodycam footage.

      I was shocked and appalled at his entitlment. I expected him to expect to be left off the hook, but the way he was acting. No whining, begging, or pleading. He just stood firm and calm as he reprimanded the police and demanded they get the chief immediately…

      He really came off as though he genuinely believed the cops were the ones breaking the rules and getting in trouble for arresting him, or even stopping him, not himself…

      For the rich and privileged it’s a whole different ball game.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
      12·
      17 hours ago

      They don’t Isuzu beat you anymore, but lots of states have a law that part of having a driver’s license is consent to a breath test, so if you refuse they revoke your license.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    16·
    15 hours ago

    So the responding officers were fired for not collecting evidence, right? Right?

  • 1234567ATEUP@lemmy.world
    1·
    9 hours ago

    So, real question, since it isn’t stated: Half naked 2 year old Kid, Off his leash, built from gummy bears, was trying to pick a fight with liquor-fueled cop car? …and no one thought to blame it on all the empty liquor bottles that tried to run.

    • statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4·
      9 hours ago

      IIRC, he rear-ended the shit out of a small car with his giant pickup truck while well over the speed limit. There were two kids in the back seat.

  • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
    16·
    17 hours ago

    Fuck you, Suffolk county. You and your people suck worse than Nassau, and that’s fucking saying something.

    Don’t come to the city with your shitty driving and low quality people.

        • hemmes@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          11 hours ago

          North side of the island is friendlier and the Hamptons are friendly. South side is pretty crazy. Like giant Trump flags and huge paper mache maga hats on giant trucks crazy.

  • stinky@redlemmy.comEnglish
    9·
    16 hours ago

    Me, a progressive: “No more cops”

    Lemmy users: “Villain! We need moderate change to the existing system! Not a new one! Who would protect us from the marauding gangs of evildoers in my backyard?”

    Me, a progressive: “Don’t you think–”

    Lemmy users: “FUCK YOU FA&&&&&”