theconcealedweapon:

Notice that the cop’s response is to defend the hypothetical bad cop, not to distance himself and other cops from the bad cop.

If bad cops were rare, there’d be no desire whatsoever to defend them.

northernlib:

redshift-13:

guerrillatech:

Prediction:

1. 30 countries will move toward this within the next 5 years.

2. It won’t even enter American political discourse for 5, 10 or 15 years from now.

3. If it’s proposed it will incite a moral panic, as the usual suspects raise the alarm about the specter of communism, a lazy labor force, etc.

4. Measures of lifespan, health-span and well-being will increase in the countries that adopt it.  These same measures will fall in the U.S. and virtually no one will notice.

5. The usual rhetoric about American exceptionalism and USA #1 will carry on as usual.

I would say your prediction is dead-on.

thedirty-dragon:

thefrogman:

sirfrogsworth:

Meanwhile, in 2020…

In other words…

“All of these social welfare programs kept me alive as a child so I could become a successful adult!

So let’s cut that shit out!”

I officially declare Lauren the 2021 recipient of…

That plaque took almost 10 minutes to photoshop, so I’m posting this on my big boy blog as well.

Sounds about right

andthentheywilleatthestars:

oneheadtoanother:

emergentpattern:

theblackknight:

Hook

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