by Axtol » Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:42 pm
Guest wrote:You come across here and on ds as a self-righteous cunt with an agenda
Ok what's this "agenda" then? Because I've posted things which are both critical of the police in some cases, and supportive/defending the police in others. I'm struggling to see how I can have an "anti police agenda" when I've sometimes supported them and defended them. There was even one thread quite a while ago where it was literally me, Deep Purple, and Monkey Moo in agreement the police were right, versus almost everyone else who thought they were wrong. Some "anti police agenda" there eh....
Guest wrote:No wonder those coppers you thought were your friends - snigger - have stepped back from you. Irritating little turd.
Yep I did think of them as friends. They'd always stop for a quick chat when they could, always friendly, engaging with the community. Then one day during our frequent chats there was some video in the news about an arrest, and I said something like "Hmm...don't think I can really see what justification he had for that amount of force" and immediately they got kind of arsey, saying that it's very different when you're in that situation and your heart is racing and adrenaline going and you just have a split second to think what to do. I bet they wouldn't have given the same condescending lecture to a fellow officer, but for some reason they assumed I wouldn't know? I just chalked it up to them having a tough day and assumed we'd put it behind us, but nope, next time I saw them completely blanked. And at best, it was just a curt nod from then on, if that. I think it's pretty sad that they are so unwilling to listen to informed criticism that they completely blank someone they've known and chatted to happily in the past. I think it's very immature, as it's basically responding to criticism by sticking your fingers in your ears and going la la I can't hear you. If they'd had the time, why not have a proper debate about it, like they would if a fellow copper said the same thing I did. Or just a "Nah mate, we aren't gonna agree on that" and we could have all moved on.
[quote="Guest"]You come across here and on ds as a self-righteous cunt with an agenda[/quote]
Ok what's this "agenda" then? Because I've posted things which are both critical of the police in some cases, and supportive/defending the police in others. I'm struggling to see how I can have an "anti police agenda" when I've sometimes supported them and defended them. There was even one thread quite a while ago where it was literally me, Deep Purple, and Monkey Moo in agreement the police were right, versus almost everyone else who thought they were wrong. Some "anti police agenda" there eh....
[quote="Guest"]No wonder those coppers you thought were your friends - snigger - have stepped back from you. Irritating little turd.[/quote]
Yep I did think of them as friends. They'd always stop for a quick chat when they could, always friendly, engaging with the community. Then one day during our frequent chats there was some video in the news about an arrest, and I said something like "Hmm...don't think I can really see what justification he had for that amount of force" and immediately they got kind of arsey, saying that it's very different when you're in that situation and your heart is racing and adrenaline going and you just have a split second to think what to do. I bet they wouldn't have given the same condescending lecture to a fellow officer, but for some reason they assumed I wouldn't know? I just chalked it up to them having a tough day and assumed we'd put it behind us, but nope, next time I saw them completely blanked. And at best, it was just a curt nod from then on, if that. I think it's pretty sad that they are so unwilling to listen to informed criticism that they completely blank someone they've known and chatted to happily in the past. I think it's very immature, as it's basically responding to criticism by sticking your fingers in your ears and going la la I can't hear you. If they'd had the time, why not have a proper debate about it, like they would if a fellow copper said the same thing I did. Or just a "Nah mate, we aren't gonna agree on that" and we could have all moved on.