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Police Chief Demands Resignation of KKK Cop (splcenter.org)

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[–]pipsdontsqueak 267ポイント268ポイント  (36子コメント)

"The detective has made more recent arrests than any other officer with the tiny Lake Arthur Police Department, and now those cases are under review for possible bias, given Mott’s involvement with the KKK, officials say."

Possible bias? What gave it away?

[–]Half_Past_Five 88ポイント89ポイント  (14子コメント)

the white hood?

[–]tsunami845 53ポイント54ポイント  (12子コメント)

What, because it's white? Racist.

[–]Half_Past_Five 38ポイント39ポイント  (11子コメント)

Why do you have tsunami in your name? You like storms that kill Asian people? Racist.

[–]tsunami845 30ポイント31ポイント  (8子コメント)

No, I like storms that end up killing anyone. I'm an all-inclusive kinda guy.

[–]Blitzpull 34ポイント35ポイント  (5子コメント)

When you hate one kind of person, you're a racist. When you hate everybody, you're just not a people person.

[–]klondike_barz 12ポイント13ポイント  (2子コメント)

A homosapianist, or homo for short

[–]willfordbrimly 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

Or, if you like using real words, "misanthrope."

[–]BeardieBro 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

Wouldn't it be homo as well?

[–]I_H8_2_love_U_4_ever[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I like the way you think!

[–]whatalife2020 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

For years I've always told people I was an equal opportunity bigot. I hate everyone equally. You either need to like or hate everyone, otherwise you are a racist or a bigot.

[–]yourfavoriteblackguy 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

So do you like set up a tally counter when a storm happens?

[–]nomnomnom99 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

that's ok then.

[–]-Dr-EEZ_nuutts- 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

You think tsunamis only kill asians? Fucking racist

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    [–]RamboGoesMeow 27ポイント28ポイント  (5子コメント)

    “I am not going to quit my job because I made a decision to support a cause I thought was right at the time - illegal immigration not racism,” he added.

    Can't be personal bias, he clearly said he supports illegal immigration and not racism.

    [–]greengrasser11 42ポイント43ポイント  (4子コメント)

    I remember calling out the KKK on reddit once and a guy jumped at me saying I was being presumptuous as the organization isn't about hate it's about equal rights for white people.

    [–]dagnart 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

    It's psychologically impossible for any person to acknowledge being racist without experiencing distress. This is because "racist" is "bad", and humans have a deep need to think of themselves as "good". This need is greater than our need to live in reality. To be racist, a person has to break with reality in one of two ways - either they aren't racist, or racism is a good thing. Generally a person will do either one depending on the context of the conversation, because it's the nature of cognitive dissonance that they are unable to think about both at the same time.

    [–]Emperor_Reagan 23ポイント24ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Lol my favorite part of WV history in 8th grade was a portion of the book dealing with the (now deceased) Senator Byrd. Senator Byrd was in the KKK. He claimed, in the interview that was in the book, to have joined because of their anti-communist agenda of the KKK. After some research into his involvement I found he was an Exulted Cyclops of the KKK, which after some further reading turned out to be a recruiting position.

    You don't recruit for the KKK because you just hate communist but cool with blacks, catholics, jews... worst part is that man became the longest serving Senator in this nation's history and his body sat for a day in the Capitol.

    [–]astronautdinosaur 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

    That's right, all white people were created equal

    [–]PhysicsIsMyMistress 37ポイント38ポイント  (6子コメント)

    Is you is or is you ain't my constituency?

    [–]Happy-Idi-Amin 15ポイント16ポイント  (3子コメント)

    I'll press your flesh, you dimwitted sumbitch! You don't tell your pappy how to court the electorate. We ain't one-at-a-timin' here. We're MASS communicating!

    [–]gpilcher61 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

    God I love that movie.

    [–]I_Miss_Austin 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

    And, I have it from the highest authority that that negra sold his soul to the devil!

    [–]ASK_ME_IF_I_AM 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

    When he answered questions by saying okay k k

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      [–]gym00p 137ポイント138ポイント  (17子コメント)

      He claimed he attended the KKK rally "on a secret mission for the FBI", which he later admitted was untrue.

      Clearly he's a little crazy.

      [–]saltytrey 64ポイント65ポイント  (8子コメント)

      How bad did they roll their eyes when he used the phrase "on a secret mission for the FBI"?

      [–]Nanosauromo 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Well it's obviously not a secret anymore.

      [–]cwm44 3ポイント4ポイント  (5子コメント)

      I'm not saying he was but what about that genuinely sounds implausible besides the fact that he said it? Assuming that you agree with me that the rest is plausible, and have actually read some CIA and FBI history, do you really think they're bright enough to pick someone that wouldn't run their mouth?

      "Hey guys, lets kill Fidel Castro with an exploding cigar," is not only something an intelligence agent said, but something that was approved at the highest levels. That was during JFK's administration, you know, the President who was trying so hard he got assassinated.

      [–]Nikcara 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

      You would think that if the FBI wanted this cop to go undercover at a KKK rally they would say something about it to his boss. They wouldn't need to shout it from rooftops, but giving the chief a heads-up is reasonable. Even if they did recruit him and didn't tell his boss, what kind of informant is going to tell everyone about his "secret mission"? That defeats the whole secret part! At that point you would get your handler to deal with shit.

      Besides, I suspect this guy is a bit of a fuck-up. If I knew someone that I had little respect for start talking about being on secret missions from the FBI to excuse obviously shitty behavior, I would roll my eyes too.

      Also, "secret mission from the FBI" is so damn cliche I would suspect bullshit from just about anyone.

      [–]the_ocalhoun 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

      "Hey guys, lets kill Fidel Castro with an exploding cigar," is not only something an intelligence agent said, but something that was approved at the highest levels. That was during JFK's administration, you know, the President who was trying so hard he got assassinated.

      Heh, that's my new favorite conspiracy theory. Castro was annoyed at JFK trying to assassinate him, so he had JFK assassinated.

      [–]jdw101 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

      They could learn a thing or two:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdG6gUUasVk

      [–]shallowwatersailor 22ポイント23ポイント  (1子コメント)

      racist cops and five year olds have the same complexity of imaginations

      [–]gym00p 15ポイント16ポイント  (0子コメント)

      And likely about the same level of emotional maturity.

      [–]CoffeeAndKarma 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

      I'd say dumb and bad at making excuses before crazy.

      [–]rowshambow 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

      I feel as soon as you say "...secret mission for the..." you're automatically given a straight jacket...

      [–]Tsquared10 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Jokes on you. He really was sent by the FBI, they told him because he knew no one would ever believe him

      [–]butterflyp00n 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Dudes been listening to too much Charlie Daniels

      [–]Arseh0le 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Clearly he's a little crazy.

      He really is. I feel sorry for all the sane and normal racists...

      [–]Turn_Coat -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Then they should fire him for being crazy. If we're gonna start firing people from government jobs for having shown up at the wrong political rally or holding the 'wrong' political ideology, i think we have bigger problems.

      [–]OldWarrior 89ポイント90ポイント  (49子コメント)

      I'm all for freedom of speech and I hate our overly sensitive PC climate. But if someone takes a picture of you doing the Seig Heil salute wearing a Nazi t-shirt at a Klan rally, don't be surprised when your ass is fired.

      [–]VCUBNFO 7ポイント8ポイント  (5子コメント)

      This is not a freedom of speech issue. He's allowed to attend KKK rallies. He's not guaranteed a job.

      The government isn't punishing him in his capacity as a private citizen for his speech. They are punishing him in his capacity as a government employee.

      Government employees don't have free speech. Private citizens do. It's just like how Burger King can fire you for exercising your free speech and telling the customer to fuck off.

      [–]OldWarrior 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

      Yeah I agree there is no freedom of speech issue in this instance because, at a minimum, the department can show that his actions threaten to undermine the objectives of law enforcement, especially when he will be called to testify in the cases he handles and will be impeached accordingly. But I don't know where you are getting that government employees don't have freedom of speech rights. The Supreme Court has clearly said that you don't lose constituonal protections simply signing up for a government job. If anything, you have more rights with regard to a government employer compared to a private employer because the first amendment doesn't apply to a private employer. The Pickering case from 1965 outlines what type of speech is protected as a government employee -- namely speaking outside your employment on matters of public concern.

      [–]VCUBNFO 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

      Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563 (1968),[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that in the absence of proof of the teacher knowingly or recklessly making false statements the teacher had a right to speak on issues of public importance without being dismissed from his or her position. The case was later distinguished by Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006), where the Court held that statements by public employees made pursuant to their employment have no First Amendment protection.

      I stand corrected. If that is what SCOTUS decided, that's law.

      I guess it really depends on whether they find out that klansman status of a police officer would be "pursuant to their employment."

      [–]OldWarrior 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Upvote to you for being willing to stand corrected. You don't see it often on reddit. When he went to the Klan rally he certainly wasn't doing anything pursuant to his employment. He was doing it on his free time. Had it been a gay rights parade and he got fired, he would probably have a case. But a Klan rally doesn't seem much of a public concern. And they could fire him anyway because being a known racist compromises the department's ability to do its job.

      [–]Alethiometer_AMA 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

      He has a right to do what he wants on his free time, if the current investigation finds no evidence of racial bias in his arrest record (which I seriously doubt will happen, but if) then why should he lose his job?

      [–]VCUBNFO -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

      I'm not saying he should lose his job.

      I'm saying he doesn't have a right to not lose the job.

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        [–]123instantname 22ポイント23ポイント  (41子コメント)

        While he does have a right to attend Klan rallies and such, doing so seriously puts his arrests and the decisions of his entire police department in question, even if everything he did was justified. Freedom of speech only protects you against being persecuted, not against any consequences. If he was self-employed and didn't care about his image, then nothing should be done against him, but this is the police force we're talking about.

        [–]OldWarrior 17ポイント18ポイント  (14子コメント)

        It's not really a freedom of speech issue because exactly what you alluded to. He can be fired, even with his first amendment protections that come with a government job, because he undermines his employer's ability to do its job. And he would undermine the police force every time he testified.

        Defense attorney: Officer, I'm handing you a photo labeled Defense Exhibit C. Is that you in this photo?

        Klan cop: Yes.

        Defense attorney: No further questions.

        [–]MakerTinkerBakerEtc 0ポイント1ポイント  (13子コメント)

        Would it make more sense to review his cases, determine that there is a bias, THEN move to dismiss him? I mean, there is always the chance that it does not affect his work, in which case, let him stay on.

        Note: It does sound like he was biased, and I am completely on board with dismissing him. I don't think fondly of KKK members in general. But I just argue for proof before the sacking.

        [–]thisisstephen[🍰] 9ポイント10ポイント  (2子コメント)

        There is zero chance it won't affect his policing. Do you think he'll be able to go about normal police duties when everyone knows he's a KKK member? I sure as shit wouldn't trust him, and the people of his town won't either.

        [–]MakerTinkerBakerEtc 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        In this case, you only don't need to trust him if you're not white. :(

        [–]Im_a_peach 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Officers have been fired for posting racist jokes on FB and Twitter. Seems to me it takes a whole lot of intent to find a KKK rally, then take steps to go all the way to N.C. and get yourself photographed wearing the gear and saluting with a hooded klansman.

        I mean, there is always the chance that it does not affect his work, in which case, let him stay on.

        There's not a chance in Hell, especially when he already makes more arrests than any other officer on the force.

        How many black men have been sitting in prison for decades even though they had proof of innocence?

        [–]OldWarrior 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

        As a detective, he is sometimes going to be required to give testimony when one of his targets is on trial. Now that the cat's out the bag, every defense lawyer would know about his little secret and would use it against him. Even if he's never acted out on any personal bias and has remained professional, this photo gives the appearance of bias and would undermine the department's ability to get a conviction in any of the cases he works.

        [–]MakerTinkerBakerEtc 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

        This is a good point, and a little sad. Not in this case, necessarily, but imagine being a perfectly good judge that is found to be part of the BDSM community - would it make a difference? Probably. Should it? Probably not, you know?

        Edit: spelling

        [–]ShillinTheVillain 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

        There's a difference between consensual sexual kinks and hate groups, but I see your point.

        [–]p_j_w 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

        imagine being a perfectly good judge that is found to be part of the BDSM community - would it make a difference? Probably.

        No actually, probably not. The fact that a judge is a member of the BDSM community wouldn't bias him against anyone in his court, unless of course they weren't a very good slave.

        [–]OldWarrior 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Yeah as the others have said, nothing about a sexual fetish with consenting adults would call into question a judge's credibility, unless he was somehow a hypocrite. Being a racist, on the other hand, would show bias against certain defendants depending on their race.

        [–]cowardly_lying 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

        It is a terrible idea to fire someone for their associations rather than their actions. It is not illegal to be a racist peice of shit. I hope they have to prove his failure as an officer with actual evidence.

        The slippery slope version of this is being fired for belonging to the nra or a radical lefty group.

        [–]zardeh 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

        It is a terrible idea to fire someone for their associations

        His associations make him a less effective police officer, because as someone who may need to testify in court, the fact that he ever associated with the KKK calls into doubt the unbiased nature of his accusations.

        [–]cowardly_lying 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I agree he is useless as a law enforcement agent. However, I fear a government that fights thought crime. If this were a private employer, I'd say fire this dirtbag with no additional evidence.

        Can the government fire someone for belonging to black lives matter or occupy Wallstreet?

        [–]jdw101 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Watch him be the most model citizen cop that ever lived lol.. volunteers at all the black church events. Ahh I can live in my fun fantasy land...

        [–]fkinusername_432 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

        He's a government official. The Bill of Rights protects CITIZENS from the government. Not the other way around.

        [–]VCUBNFO 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Not sure why you were downvoted. This is exactly right.

        In your capacity as a government official, you do not have freedom of speech. You just can't be punished as a private citizen for what you say.

        He isn't being punished as a private citizen. He is being punished as a government employee.

        [–]Calguy1 16ポイント17ポイント  (1子コメント)

        A cop who operates on the foundation of racial superiority and the belief in racial inferiority, can not be trusted to operate in the best interest of society.

        [–]escapefromelba 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Given that the whole criminal justice system is racially biased, it's not really that surprising that it it attracts these kinds of people. Our law enforcement regularly pulls over people just for being black, the mistake this guy apparently made was wearing the wrong the uniform.

        [–]shaggyzon4 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Mott initially claimed he attended the Klan rally in Troy, N.C., while on a “secret mission” for the FBI, but he later said that wasn’t true.

        A "secret mission"? Really? This is the best lie that he could come up with? I'm not in the Klan, I'm on a secret mission. It sounds like something a compulsive liar would say. An 11 year old compulsive liar. A really dumb 11 year old compulsive liar.

        [–]SSJStarwind16 58ポイント59ポイント  (46子コメント)

        “I refuse to resign,” the detective told the newspaper. “I have been baptized – after the events and have the documents to prove that – and a short while after my baptism, I have become an ordained minister and started a charity-based ministry in Lake Arthur.”

        There are documents to prove a baptism? A "re-birth certificate"?

        “I have never even had a negative write-up in my file since my start in law enforcement as a reserve in 2006,” Mott told the Jennings newspaper. “I am not going to quit my job because I made a decision to support a cause I thought was right at the time - illegal immigration not racism,” he added.

        If it looks like a KKK member, If it dresses like a KKK member, if it salutes like a KKK member, it's probably a KKK member.

        [–]ineedtotakeashit 19ポイント20ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Huh, I remember years ago the KKK explaining how they get new recruits not by preaching hate, but by preaching anti-immigration.

        I suppose this police officer is living proof that the pr stunt worked

        [–]uanidiot 31ポイント32ポイント  (9子コメント)

        He's just trying to hunt down Canadians who illegally crossed the border.

        [–]SSJStarwind16 28ポイント29ポイント  (8子コメント)

        Remember:

        White People=Tourists, visitors, and welcome

        Anyone else= a drain on the economy, criminals and rapists (some good people too I guess), etc.

        [–]JohnMiltonJamesJoyce 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

        I honestly don't think that? Tourists from mexico are welcome as well. Permanent residents who crossed the border without proper authorization are not.

        [–]ChaosScore 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I think it's a joke based on Trump's idiocy.

        [–]tomdarch 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

        The KKK is a terrorist organization. You can make a decision to support a cause you thought was right at the time, but if that cause is ISIS or the KKK, then you probably shouldn't be trusted to be a police officer.

        [–]SSJStarwind16 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Could you imagine if a cop turned out to be a "reformed ISIS fighter?"

        Fox news would implode on itself!

        [–]jdw101 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

        LOL he's using the religion card like a lot of parents do. He was going to church, he was a good boy.

        [–]phoxymoron 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

        "I didn't do nothing!"

        [–]jdw101 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I just hate how when people do bad things they talk about how they are going to church so it's all fine. Give me a break.

        [–]Turn_Coat 2ポイント3ポイント  (7子コメント)

        To be fair: illegal immigration is illegal, and does need to stop. Being against people breaking a law is kinda what police officers do for a living.

        [–]ShillinTheVillain 10ポイント11ポイント  (2子コメント)

        Exactly. Being a cop gives you a more direct ability to enforce the law than any other job. Joining the Klan would just be redundant, even if his motives are what he claims.

        "I joined the Klan because I'm against illegal immigration."

        You're a cop, numbnuts. You already have the authority to arrest them.

        [–]Turn_Coat 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

        i can't actually argue that

        [–]SSJStarwind16 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Best response.

        [–]SSJStarwind16 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

        I agree illegal immigration is a problem (I believe overblown, but whatever) but there needs to be a clear and obtainable path to citizenship. Why should people go through the legal path of bureaucracy, tests, and more when they could just have a kid or marry a real estate mogul?

        [–]Turn_Coat 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

        Marry is reasonable, I think the 'have a kid over the boarder' method needs to stop.

        [–]SSJStarwind16 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

        not sure if you missed a subtle dig at Donald Trump

        [–]Turn_Coat 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        i saw the real estate mogul bit.

        [–]ShieldProductions 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        There are certificates of baptism that the churches hand out after such an event. I had to supply one to my high school in order to get a work slip. I can't remember why?

        [–]faltzerflame 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Actually in my experience you do get a certificate of baptism when you are baptized into your church. I lost mine years ago I wonder if my church keeps a record for themselves

        [–]soup2nuts 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        He was worried about illegal immigration so he joined the klan? Everyone, calm down. He's clearly retarded. Let's just give him a rubber gun and keep letting him play cop.

        [–]MRB2012 -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

        There are documents to prove a baptism?

        Yes, some churches may want them.

        [–]NaivePhilosopher 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Hell, I was able to use mine as proof of aid in Massachusetts at the RMV.

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          [–]mattinthecrown 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I feel like the headline writer really let us down here.

          [–]Ajones0473 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

          Please don't be from Mississippi. Please don't be from Mississippi. Phew!!!!

          [–]martianwhale 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

          Nah, if it was Mississippi he would be getting a promotion instead.

          [–]Ajones0473 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I don't....yeah, probably so. Shit.

          [–]Albacorewing 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

          They need to fire the KKK member. He is a serious security risk.

          [–]herewegoaga1n 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

          What did they call it when the KKK wanted to infiltrate the police? They wanted to put themselves in positions of power or something...

          [–]clientnotfound 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

          By resigning he can much more easily find another job as a police officer in another town not so much if he is fired. You'll see this a lot with officers who are about to be disciplined.

          [–]TriakisTetrahedron 16ポイント17ポイント  (1子コメント)

          Chief should just burn a lower case t in the detective's yard to let him know it's "time to leave".

          [–]JayaBallard 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Maybe the rest of the department could dress up like spooky ghosts, too.

          [–]Whirlybear 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Clearly this is to trick the KKK into thinking he's ex law enforcement. He can go deeper into the Klan than ever before, exposing their darkest secrets.

          Unfortunately, the Chief is killed by Caster Troy condemning him to the lie that his life has become.

          [–]teary_ayed 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

          This is a sign of hope, the cops are attempting to redeem themselves, get rid of the extremists in their own ranks. Perhaps this will trend among other departments.

          [–]Toirneach 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Police department's being run right down there. Rock on.

          [–]thechapattack 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses.

          [–]Rad_Spencer 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

          Whose going to police the kkk then?

          [–]gpilcher61 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Maybe he was just there for the hot neo-nazi chicks.

          [–]greengrasser11 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I'm confused, so he was a KKK member or currently is one? Those are pretty different to me.

          [–]minordanzig 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

          You don't need to demand his resignation, just get Gene Hackman to beat his ass.

          [–]5triangles1pentagon 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Just the one?

          [–]Kush_back 3ポイント4ポイント  (9子コメント)

          To all those comparing BLM to the KKK, how many BLM affiliated cops are out there?

          [–]tomdarch 14ポイント15ポイント  (5子コメント)

          No, how many violent terrorist attacks have the BLM folks, even the most extreme, carried out. The KKK has been involved in lynchings, burning down churches, burning down peoples houses and so on. The KKK is quite simply a terrorist organization. Some BLM folks have disrupted events, others have said some stupid stuff. None, that I know of, have engaged in violence to force political results.

          [–]jdw101 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I am not comparing them because they are alike, I am comparing them because it's another group that is somewhat racially charged and I can think of it :P The right sees BLM as a hate group. SPLC sees the Blank Panther Party as a hate group. We all pretty much see the KKK as a hate group. The issue gets gummy when we have to now try and apply this evenly. I fucking hate grey areas, it's like trying to discern why we exist or what the end of the universe contains sometimes :P

          [–]NixonForBreadsident -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

          how many BLM affiliated cops are out there?

          Even cops don't want to be associated with the racist BLM? Is that what you're saying?

          [–]SpookySkeletons -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I don't know, how many KKK cops are out there? Do you have the numbers?

          [–]Tentapuss 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

          He can't help being a member of the Klan. It's he culture that he was raised in and he doesn't know any better. /s

          [–]ferae_naturae 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Mmm... That's some mighty fine PR there.

          [–]DietOysterCrackers 1ポイント2ポイント  (9子コメント)

          I assume that they want him to resign because they fear he will treat black people poorly. If this is true then we should also fear militant christians that hate gay people, or militant atheists that hate religious people, ect. Each extreme group has a hatred for group of people, and may use their bias against them.

          [–]Spokker -4ポイント-3ポイント  (8子コメント)

          I agree with this. Religious people should not be allowed to become cops. And whites should only patrol white neighborhoods while blacks should only patrol black neighborhoods. That way, no bias.

          Big /s.

          [–]DietOysterCrackers -5ポイント-4ポイント  (7子コメント)

          I hope the day never comes when people look back and wonder why you cant be anything other than the popular opinion. Right now it has gone too far. I believe that being gay is a negative genetic mutation, but me just saying that will get this comment downvoted, because we are all supposed to believe that being gay is great.

          [–]Toparov 2ポイント3ポイント  (6子コメント)

          Nope get you down-voted for being a terrible human being.

          [–]DietOysterCrackers -2ポイント-1ポイント  (5子コメント)

          In what way in I a terrible human being? And I downvoted you not because of you opinion, but because you made a strong statement with no explaination.

          [–]Henri_ncbm 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I feel like it should read "...resignation of K-K-Kop"

          Real missed opportunity

          [–]Spokker 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I would think a KKK cop would be the best behaved cop ever because he knows that shit will be used against him in an incident.

          [–]Chinchilla_Regicide -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

          Cop 1: "Crime is plummeting! We'll all lose our jobs soon!"

          Cop 2: "What can we do about it?'"

          Cop 1: "I have a plan!"

          Cop 2: "What, chief?"

          Cop 1: "You know that idiot Carlson on the parking beat? Why don't we make it look like he's in the KKK and fire him?!"

          Cop 2: "But Carlson has more clean arrests and citations than any man in this department!"

          Cop 1: "Exactly! With Carlson out of the picture, crime goes up because convictions are down and we keep our jobs! And if every one of his previous convictions is overturned that's just more job justifying criminals on the streets!"

          Cop 2: "Brilliant as usual, sir!"

          Cop 1: "Exactly, O'Reilly!"

          Not saying it did happen that way, but it could.

          [–]jdw101 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

          What is worse is we might get sued for the first amendment if we try and fire these people. One persons hate group is another persons social club. Sure the KKK is an easy one but there are grey areas. I bet if I tried working for FoxNews and was a member of BLM they would fire me =\

          [–]IfNoOneElseWill -3ポイント-2ポイント  (4子コメント)

          Since no one else is going to say it... He is a Union worker, they can't just fire him on the spot. They are asking him to step down because that is all they can legally do at this point. Until he has undergone an investigation he is staying on the force and getting paid by the taxpayers to go to cross burning.

          Remember kids Unions protect us.

          [–]bustergonad 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Yes. that's the problem with this situation. Unions.

          [–]reddrighthand 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

          Since no one else is going to say it... He is a Union worker, they can't just fire him on the spot. They are asking him to step down because that is all they can legally do at this point. Until he has undergone an investigation he is staying on the force and getting paid by the taxpayers to go to cross burning.

          Remember kids Unions protect us.

          He's on unpaid leave.

          [–]IfNoOneElseWill 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Not for being a dirty racist though, for lying on reports.

          [–]Brookstone317 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

          You are right. Unions do protect us. Just like the 1st Amendment protects us. It protects all regardless of situation (well, except from inciting mobs, yelling fire in a theater, etc). Just like the 1st Amendment protects the KKK from spewing hate, it also protects someone saying "The government is bad". It is not selective in its protection.

          So ya, the Union is protecting this guy like they should. They represent him, they do not judge him. The Union does not get to pick who deserves protection and who does not. Either everybody gets Union benefits (which there are many) or nobody does.

          I'll take my Union benefits.

          [–]noeljb -3ポイント-2ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I don't think he should be asked to leave because of his Klan affiliation. I think maybe he should be asked to leave for exhibiting bad judgement.

          [–]EllenPaosDirtyMoney -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Here is the thing, bias exists with everyone. Are they also going to remove republicans who arrest Mexicans because they republican platform is anti immigration? They should look at all officers and make sure they aren't only arresting certain groups and judge their work based upon arrests and conviction percentages. That would remove over time both closeted racists as well as those in groups that are more open about it.

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