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[–] [email protected] 144 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's time we take seditionists out of the Sheriff's Departments.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The buildings would be empty

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, so basically rage against the machine are all drinking 'I told you so' juices for the foreseeable future.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago

They and the Dead Kennedys are just constantly raising toasts to each other

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Mission accomplished, I guess

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[–] [email protected] 142 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Holy shit, he actually said that.

This, right here, is a prime example of a political headline that looks like it comes from The Onion.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I actually wasn't sure until I checked the URL.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Who wants to bet we find something nasty on this dude in the next six months?

[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 months ago (2 children)

On the surface of only the quote. I agree.

If a felon was in the White House, I think we'd finally see some genuine prison reform, and if we're lucky, for profit prisons being outlawed.

Can you imagine a Danny Trejo type in the White House? Someone who deeply cares that prison is reformative and not punishment?

But not Donny Felon. He's just going to commit more crimes.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Crime, with a little it of treason.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Does he care about people not caring about the rule of law?

Or is he just upset he cant run his little fiefdom like a tyrant like cops would have been able to 30 years ago before cameras and youtube?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Mr. Treehorn draws a lot of water in this town. You don't draw shit, Lebowski.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cop literally wants a convicted felon to run the country, I can't come up with a better satire for how little police care about rule of law... Or a better argument for the "Ban the Box" initiative

I'm definitely all for loosening restrictions on former felons.. Look bro, if we can have a convicted felon running for office, no reason why they can't vote or hold jobs if they've done their time right?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

This sheriff would need to check the color of their hat before he agrees or not. And the color of their skin.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago (7 children)

So basically he's saying he has no faith or confidence in the criminal justice system? Wouldn't that kind of... I dunno... disqualify you from a job in the criminal justice system?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Since when has that stopped any cops at all?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Since when has that stopped any cops at all?

Good point

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

One more for the "Evidence 'law and order Republicans' are just racist" drawer.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (13 children)

Not american but I'm honestly worried about the USA right now. This shit is crazy. Can you imagine if he wins again?!

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago

Translation: "I'm upset that my cult leader was found guilty so I'm going to stand here and throw a sarcastic little crybaby tantrum about it now"

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Oh yeah, I remember hearing about this as a local-ish. He's bum hurt about criminal justice reform in Cali (non violent offenders getting less or no jail time, that kinda thing). Makes this job "harder" he says.

It hasn't been smooth sailing, mind you-- but it's at least the government trying to do something about an overcrowded prison system.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Makes his job harder? GOOD. Policing communities should never be an easy job. And you signed up for it, numb nuts.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Wait it's not just shooting brown people?!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sorry no, you have to shoot dogs too.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

makes the job harder

"I miss back in the days when you could just kill someone on the mere suspicion they've committed a crime. Shit was way easier."

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

Has it ever been more painfully obvious that a police scumbag is bought and paid for by corrupt campaign funding?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Something really strange about American police forces is their use of military rank insignia. Here we have an elected official overseeing a civilian law enforcement agency of ~4000 personnel wearing the rank insignia of a 4-Star general.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

"Bianco also challenged the idea of systemic racism or bias in law enforcement"

Yes, because no police department ever has had these kinda problems in the United States.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Trump isn't fit for a Waffle House, let alone the White House.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah, waffle house accommodates larger folk all the time, pretty sure he could fit in the seats.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but he can't keep his mouth shut, so he's a prime candidate for a parking lot fight.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Glad he supports criminal rights reform, but I don't think he's picking the right criminals

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yes, Eugene Debs, please.

  • who was basically jailed on political pretexts but still..
[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If this dude wasn't such a conservative nutjob, I would think he was doing a satire

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Thank to conservatives and their culture war, I think the entire concept of satire is on an indefinite hiatus.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

..what the actual fuck? Is this some sort of extreme sarcasm, that even a sarcastic bastard like me can't understand?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

It's a cult, Brian.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The article says dumb shit like "he said tongue in cheek" in reference to some really despicable shit. He's saying this in uniform.

This guy is gonna be trouble. Like, I feel like this goon will end up killing folks.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I support this affirmative action and will be voting for Snoop Dogg in the upcoming election

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Convicted felon. Because lets be honest, they are all felons.

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