WTF are these cops thinking????

[Shotgun Jeremy]

So, I just saw this on FB. WTF??? Do they REALIZE what in the hell they're saying????

 

[karlac]

Was there a link/caption on the photo indicating who originally posted it?

 

[jrbfishn]

Apparently don't care. Totally irresponsible if a law enforcement agency posted that. No one in thiet right mind would support them. Where is this supposed to be?

from an idgit coffeeholic

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

 

[jrbfishn]

They need to re-think things.

from an idgit coffeeholic

 

[karlac]

Thanks. Was good to see the number of commenters, LEO's included, who don't agree. Most definitely an indication of the militaristic tendencies of PD's these days, perverting a military slogan like that.

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

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[vmax]

they are just preparing the American mindset to martial law coming to a town near you
there is a conditioning process and we are deep into that process now.

welcome to "shelter in place" "stay off the streets"
its the one-two punch against liberty

 

[gundoc]

I get the sentiment but wrong approach. That's just messed up.

 

[shortround]

We have to look far back ...

1993, the Federal Government under Bill Clinton began to arm police with surplus military arms and equipment. (It was all part of his propaganda program to fight the war on drugs and restore law and order in urban (ghetto) areas.

Clinton was happy to have all surplus U.S.G.I. M1911s destroyed, and was just as happy to send fully automatic M-16s to civilian police departments.

That has since escalated dramatically.

I always take note that police chiefs like to wear four stars (as if they were military Generals) and their subordinates wear military rank to boot.

To change the militarization of the police forces, we have to force them to abandon military rank insignia which implies they are "special." It bugs the shit out of me when I see an obese police sergeant with three chevrons sewed to his sleeve, or a Lieutenant eating donuts and drinking coffee for free at a coffee house.

Firemen and EMS have less "in your face" insignia.

 

[Younggun]

Me or Jeffrey?

I was comparing his post with the picture in the OP, although the one in the OP wasn't nearly as idiotic.

We cool.

 

[txinvestigator]

The caption for the pic in the OP is idiotic. It is not the sentiment of most LE.

And the whining about the militarization of the police is pathetic.

 

[MaddogOIF]

The caption for the pic in the OP is idiotic. It is not the sentiment of most LE.

And the whining about the militarization of the police is pathetic.

We understand that. But that's not what the statement the post makes. It is promoting that law enforcement be viewed and conducted in same manner as military. At least that's image it gave me.

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[TXAZ]

It is not the sentiment of most LE.

^^^^^^^ Absolutely true.

 

[scap99]

I cleaned up the crazy talk.

Don't make me do it, again....

 

[TXAZ]

Thanks Scap99

 

[scap99]

Thanks Scap99

Sure thing.