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[-] Altomes@lemm.ee 148 points 5 days ago

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

[-] droporain@lemmynsfw.com 47 points 4 days ago

Immediate mandatory year without driving privileges in most states.

[-] some_guy 45 points 4 days ago

Sort of an important aspect of doing patrol. I wanna know why they didn’t get a warrant for a blood draw. That’s the typical response to refusing a breath test.

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 25 points 4 days ago

Because the FOP was the first entity to know he DUI'ed over a toddler. They could then control what happened to the cop

[-] andyburke@fedia.io 16 points 4 days ago

This is the answer. And it's why the system is producing radicals.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 31 points 4 days 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.

[-] andyburke@fedia.io 7 points 4 days ago

He wasn't a cop: mayors take notice.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days 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.

[-] circuitfarmer 9 points 4 days ago

Either have to be rich or a bootlicker. Presumably some people can be both.

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago

friendly fire is generally frowned upon

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[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 107 points 4 days ago
[-] kugel7c@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago

Also fuckcars

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[-] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 77 points 4 days 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 19 points 4 days 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 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

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[-] victorz@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days 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"

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 69 points 4 days ago

They break up union strikes but their own union is above the law.

Cops are a gang

[-] mhague@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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."

[-] Zess@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

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

[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

Always has been.🔫

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 52 points 4 days ago

You see, when you are cop and you aren't outraged and calling for this fucker to be fired, it means you too are part of the problem.

That's why people hate cops. It's not that all of you are assholes, but you seem way too comfortable working along side massive pieces of shit.

The cops that call this out is now an ex-cop.

The good ones don't last long, thats why people say ACAB.

[-] orcrist@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago

The justice system is all kinds of fucked up, so even well-intentioned cops are screwing over innocent folk on a regular basis. They might not see it, but we do, and it does make them assholes. Friendly smiling assholes.

[-] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 49 points 4 days ago

So when do we charge this man with terrorism?

[-] randomdeadguy@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago

Union? That's what their union is for?

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

Yep! The police union is anti union. It's a bit strange, for sure.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Well mainly their Union is for busting real unions.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago

The only union Right Wingers believe in is the Police OFficer's union

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

Not calling 911 right away makes this textbook negligent manslaughter even if he was sober.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Well not manslaughter as the kid is alive. But still a felony, loss of his driving license, and prison time in any state.

Three counts on which he should not be a police officer anymore.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 26 points 4 days ago

"Idiocracy is a documentary."

No mother fucker, The Boys is a fucking documentary

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

It would be nice if equal protection under the law applied to cops as well

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

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

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days 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.

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[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Where I live it's illegal to refuse a drug driving test

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Illegal for us plebs. Not for off duty cops

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

Saving The Children DOESNT mean Protecting the from Police Brutality! It means Protecting them from RAINBOWS!

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