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All cops are bastards. And cowards.
Top marks for consistency.
Refusing to act in scenarios that clearly call for action seems to be on brand for the Uvalde police department.
Can't say I'm surprised. It would require they actually care about dead kids, and I think it's been made abundantly clear they don't give a single fuck.
Should've told em there's a guy performing abortions in that school.
Yeah well its the kids' fault for already bing born.
As a non American, everything I know about Texas is "Yee haw! Guns, burgers, and libertarianism!!"
So why, in the very home of big tough men with big hats and leather boots, are these guys not being punished for being gigantic, wet pussies?
So why, in the very home of big tough men with big hats and leather boots, are these guys not being punished for being gigantic, wet pussies?
Because it's bullshit and they know it. It helps them avoid confronting their deep, deep insecurities, feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness.
Because in Texas, like in the rest of America, the people in charge in every police department are even more gigantic and wetter pussies.
While true, not sure what it has to do with burgers?
Instead of getting Chuck Norris to play Walker Texas Ranger they should have got Richard Simmons
Ironically, burgers are more a Midwest thing. Texas is all about the bbq beef and chili
As a southerner, Texas is the Midwest. Sorry y'all.
You don't get to "no true scotsman" your way out of this.
Y'all Mason-dixie lined that motherfucker.
That line is wrong though. West Virginia only exists because it was the half of Virginia that didn't want to be in the Confederacy.
Man, Kansas has their ass on Texas's head. It's the Midwest.
I did realise that after I posted actually. Never been there but have heard a lot about Texas bbq
I am Somewhat pro-police. I see the need for them but this changed my opinion of most cops. This is embarrassing. Texas has the reputation of not tolerating this crap and what did they do? Nothing. Zero. Zip.
Tennessee gave me some confidence there are some real cops left. Now if we can just reform the system I’d be happy.
ETA: to clarify. Police take about 50% of a cities budget. They spend on body armor, guns, ammo, tactical training, etc, yet when shit hits the fan. They did nothing. Is that a good use of tax payer money ? I get the need for police but I want Andy Griffith as my local cop and instead we get Jojo the idiot boy.
They don't tolerate crap from you. You're on the wrong side of the thin blue line.
Texas has the reputation of not tolerating this crap
That reputation is a fairy tale. They tell it a lot, but it's never been true. Texas has a long history of tolerating corruption at the highest levels so long as you remain a member of "the good ol'boys club."
"We're feeling real sensitive to everyone's bullying. :'-(
Come on, everyone makes mistakes. We sorta forgot to do our jobs and let 19 children and 2 teachers. But we learned from it. And we guarantee that the next school shooting... we'll keep it to maybe 17-18 dead kids, tops. Promise."
We the police have conducted a full investigation of our actions and have concluded that we don't give a single fuck about you or your children.
I would like to have been a fly on the wall for some meetings in other police departments after the Uvalde Coward Incident. I wonder if there was a bunch of "I'd better not catch you clowns acting like this, the last thing we need is for people to start thinking we are scared and we can he ignored".
I wonder what tactics were suggested in those meetings.
"My squad car wouldn't start, so I couldn't get there for hours," or after a school shooting is reported, radio HQ and say, "Sorry, I'm not feeling well, gotta go home early today."
this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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