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Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired (jalopnik.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Cops are among the easiest people to spook. They're like bunny rabbits, but with guns.

Other triggers include

removing something from a pocket especially when asked
being brown
running, for any reason
Owning a dog
not being white

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago

There's a whole cottage industry around training cops to believe they have the most dangerous job on the planet, and everyone is trying to kill them. Having been deployed to a warzone several times myself, we were NEVER taught to be as scared of normal people as police are.

The training is called "killology," and I'm not dumb enough to have come up with that name myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Agree on all points. LMAO! May I ask a favor? Can you tell me if you can see this comment? I have a sneaky suspicion something is wrong with my account.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

All I see is **********

Is your comment your password?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Weird, that's my password too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Maybe I should type in my password and see if it matches what you’re seeing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Can't see your comment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Strange, I can't see your comment. Maybe something is wrong with your account?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Who were you responding to??

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure, I just see a blank comment box with 1 point and no username asking for a favor

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks guys, LOL!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

There it is again!