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af773atmsp wrote:It's just surprising and odd to me considering the diverse people that go through SFO on a daily basis and might take offense to it.
1836Sam wrote:
It’s kind of needlessly provocative, I must say.
NIKV69 wrote:1836Sam wrote:It’s kind of needlessly provocative, I must say.
Why is supporting law enforcement provocative?
1836Sam wrote:Why not display a sign that says, “SFO thanks and supports our law enforcement officers?”
Airstud wrote:1836Sam wrote:NIKV69 wrote:
Not schmot; they have a "Blue Lives Matter" sign that says just that.
NIKV69 wrote:af773atmsp wrote:It's just surprising and odd to me considering the diverse people that go through SFO on a daily basis and might take offense to it.
Yea nothing like opposing people that risk their lives so there can be law and order in society1836Sam wrote:
It’s kind of needlessly provocative, I must say.
Why is supporting law enforcement provocative?
NIKV69 wrote:af773atmsp wrote:It's just surprising and odd to me considering the diverse people that go through SFO on a daily basis and might take offense to it.
Yea nothing like opposing people that risk their lives so there can be law and order in society
seb146 wrote:Reading the history of Blue Lives Matter, it reads a lot like the history of Black Lives Matter. That is, a specific group of people were tired of being targets. The biggest difference is we are told one is good, the other bad.
bagoldex wrote:No one forced them to become cops. There are many more dangerous professions that make a far greater contribution to society and don't cause so many utterly needless deaths.
cjg225 wrote:bagoldex wrote:No one forced them to become cops. There are many more dangerous professions that make a far greater contribution to society and don't cause so many utterly needless deaths.
I try to stay out of these discussions usually, but... I gotta ask a question here.
Um... like what?
cjg225 wrote:bagoldex wrote:No one forced them to become cops. There are many more dangerous professions that make a far greater contribution to society and don't cause so many utterly needless deaths.
I try to stay out of these discussions usually, but... I gotta ask a question here.
Um... like what?
cjg225 wrote:bagoldex wrote:No one forced them to become cops. There are many more dangerous professions that make a far greater contribution to society and don't cause so many utterly needless deaths.
I try to stay out of these discussions usually, but... I gotta ask a question here.
Um... like what?
MaverickM11 wrote:The funny thing about blue lives matter is that not only did it not exist until black lives matter but also it is totally and completely useless—if you actually wanted to do anything to improve blue lives it would require a conversation about guns, and that makes white baby Jesus cry. I think tots n pears does more for “blue lives” than this bit of virtue signaling. It’s like standing up with a sufficiently hard erection at a baseball game thinking you’re “supporting the troops”.
TTailedTiger wrote:cjg225 wrote:bagoldex wrote:No one forced them to become cops. There are many more dangerous professions that make a far greater contribution to society and don't cause so many utterly needless deaths.
I try to stay out of these discussions usually, but... I gotta ask a question here.
Um... like what?
Loggers
Alaska Fishermen
Bush pilots
Steel workers
Truck drivers
Those are all more dangerous jobs than being a cop.
bagoldex wrote:Like what? Like every other profession known to man.
TTailedTiger wrote:Loggers
Alaska Fishermen
Bush pilots
Steel workers
Truck drivers
Those are all more dangerous jobs than being a cop.
cjg225 wrote:bagoldex wrote:Like what? Like every other profession known to man.
So.... You're saying that being a police officer is the least dangerous and least important job in the world. Got it.
BN747 wrote:MaverickM11 wrote:The funny thing about blue lives matter is that not only did it not exist until black lives matter but also it is totally and completely useless—if you actually wanted to do anything to improve blue lives it would require a conversation about guns, and that makes white baby Jesus cry. I think tots n pears does more for “blue lives” than this bit of virtue signaling. It’s like standing up with a sufficiently hard erection at a baseball game thinking you’re “supporting the troops”.
Well said
I think if people step it up a notch and recognize that cops are us and we are them.
What I mean is 'policing' is a necessary institution for any functioning civilized society. Cops need to drop the 'us against them' mentality all together, when they act on the side error, they want to be seen as 'human'(as in we all make mistakes)...then why not see us as human too when you guys (cops) get completely stupid in a very simplistic situation requiring little to no brain power,
Mostly, I feel for cops..I see too many incidents of f*n baby sitting grown ass adults acting like children in drunken domestic disputes (I bet the #1 call to cops everywhere - beside the 'I see a black man walking down the street talking on a cell phone' or 'can you send someone to get my cat out of the tree) calls. I slow down when passing thru Hollywood and areas where you are likely to see patrols dividing a couple and bored to tears listening to aggrieved parties go bonkers - the cops body language always reads the same (I'd rather be anywhere but with these people) - but they did sign up to be professional babysitters.
But as TTailedTiger said, it's Blue Lives Matter is low grade cheapshot Black Lives Matter ripoff...all cops know exactly why Black Lives Matter exist....because of bad actors among their ranks. Cops want sympathy? Then show us you don't support your bad members...they'll get more sympathy than they can handle.
BN747
GBNWB wrote:Police officers are killed almost daily in the US and around the world by armed criminals. Blue lives matter and I am unsure how anyone but criminals could object to a symbol supporting law enforcement and the men and women who put themselves in harms way so we may be safe being displayed in an area full of cops.
GBNWB wrote:Police officers are killed almost daily in the US and around the world by armed criminals. Blue lives matter and I am unsure how anyone but criminals could object to a symbol supporting law enforcement and the men and women who put themselves in harms way so we may be safe being displayed in an area full of cops.
GBNWB wrote:Police officers are killed almost daily in the US and around the world by armed criminals. Blue lives matter and I am unsure how anyone but criminals could object to a symbol supporting law enforcement and the men and women who put themselves in harms way so we may be safe being displayed in an area full of cops.
dmg626 wrote:GBNWB wrote:Police officers are killed almost daily in the US and around the world by armed criminals. Blue lives matter and I am unsure how anyone but criminals could object to a symbol supporting law enforcement and the men and women who put themselves in harms way so we may be safe being displayed in an area full of cops.
Agreed!
1836Sam wrote:dmg626 wrote:GBNWB wrote:Police officers are killed almost daily in the US and around the world by armed criminals. Blue lives matter and I am unsure how anyone but criminals could object to a symbol supporting law enforcement and the men and women who put themselves in harms way so we may be safe being displayed in an area full of cops.
Agreed!
Well then you are agreeing with something that is factually incorrect, as described above.
dmg626 wrote:1836Sam wrote:dmg626 wrote:
Agreed!
Well then you are agreeing with something that is factually incorrect, as described above.
The poster writes “almost” , at one every other day that’s pretty close considering how many others get career or life altering injuries. Let’s face it, only complete douchebags ( most libs who post on here) have an issue with blue lives matter.
slider wrote:A veteran CHP officer was killed on duty by an errant drunk driver over the weekend. Most of our jobs don't carry anything near even that sort of accidental risk.
As much as I loathe TSA broadly speaking, people who would have a problem with the blue line really need to get some perspective.
1836Sam wrote:I seriously thought the nation on all sides had finally acknowledged the problem of some really bad, really sick cops thanks to the travails of our poor mistreated president.
Nicholas, you of all people should really be on board now!
Pyrex wrote:people who oppose cops seriously
TTailedTiger wrote:GBNWB wrote:Police officers are killed almost daily in the US and around the world by armed criminals. Blue lives matter and I am unsure how anyone but criminals could object to a symbol supporting law enforcement and the men and women who put themselves in harms way so we may be safe being displayed in an area full of cops.
Do you think the life of a cop is worth more than others?
NIKV69 wrote:af773atmsp wrote:It's just surprising and odd to me considering the diverse people that go through SFO on a daily basis and might take offense to it.
Yea nothing like opposing people that risk their lives so there can be law and order in society1836Sam wrote:
It’s kind of needlessly provocative, I must say.
Why is supporting law enforcement provocative?
TTailedTiger wrote:I will never protect a bad coworker. I'm not going to let them make me or my profession look bad. Unfortunately cops rarely ever take on another bad cop. For the most part they are all morons. They still haven't grasped the fact that they are going to be recorded 95% of the time and they make an ass out of themselves. And then there's the problem that most of them don't even know the laws they are supposed to be upholding. They just make stuff up as they go. In a perfect world we would require cops to have law degrees and ongoing psychiatric evaluations.