darvocet ( @darvocet@infosec.pub ) English61•1 month ago… but it’s just a few bad apples. Most cops are very fine people.
Edit: /s Jesus
solarvector ( @solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English40•1 month agoI’m sorry, kinda hilarious that you had to add a sarcasm tag. And sad.
darvocet ( @darvocet@infosec.pub ) English14•1 month agoI was hopeful the two separate clues - “just a few bad apples” plus “very fine people on both sides” would be a banger. Maybe it was just too good.
Midnitte ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) English9•1 month agoIt’s kind of ironic that you had to add the /s since most people never think to finish the adage.
A few bad apples spoil the bunch
frezik ( @frezik@midwest.social ) English5•1 month agoLike “pull yourself up by your bootstraps”, its full meaning has been cut off in order to support the opposite point.
corsicanguppy ( @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ) English3•1 month agoBut you’re not wrong. It’s a sampling bias.
I only know like 2 dozen cops. One’s an absolute blowhard, but the rest are decent people. I don’t expect them all to be nice, because I’ve seen reports on TV otherwise; it’d be foolish.
The cherry-picking starts with US newsmedia. I’m glad our cops are different, at least.
dQw4w9WgXcQ ( @dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee ) English31•1 month agoCan we take a second to appreciate that those hands were drawn very well? Like, most times I draw a hand, it just ends up looking like a stupid blob, but this poster has gotten the shape and proportions pretty decently. And not just once, but twice. Good.
Mammothmothman ( @Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca ) English26•1 month agoIts even more true when the most violent in a protest are working with the cops or are cops themselves.
spujb ( @spujb@lemmy.cafe ) English2•1 month agoi support this sign and its artist but someone needs to teach them forearm anatomy they kind of said
EmperorHenry ( @EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de ) English1•1 month agofuck yeah!
mister_monster ( @mister_monster@monero.town ) English1•1 month ago¿Porque no los dos?