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burritoace t1_j6ml60o wrote

Rich Fitzgerald Fuck Off Challenge 2023

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pAul2437 t1_j6mx0y2 wrote

The mayor supports it

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Zenith2017 t1_j6ngxwm wrote

Everyone knows how good cops are at de-escalating volatile situations, especially in Pittsburgh!

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[deleted] t1_j6nkf18 wrote

Pittsburgh police a pretty good I must say. They give loads of breaks for simple things that other city cops would write up and make life miserable. And they do have a knack for solving crime that other cities just ignore.

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IamChantus t1_j6nniib wrote

As critical of the nationwide culture of policing that I am, I have to agree with you. PPD has come forward leaps and bounds from where they were in the "task force" era.

While officers such as Amel that were allowed to continue being shitbags speaks to how far they still have to go, I'm not going to allow perfection to get in the way of huge progress. The surrounding boroughs on the other hand still seem to have a lot of the sturmgewehr "punisher" types.

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[deleted] t1_j6no6pv wrote

Thank you PPD getting excellent comments from Majority of population except from the criminals and the insaneGlad we don’t have these kind of peaceful protests

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IamChantus t1_j6npafb wrote

All things being equal, on one hand MPD seemingly brought that upon themselves with drive by pepper sprayings of peaceful protesters and reporters.

On the other hand, provocateurs started that fire. Just look at who was charged for starting it. Fucking Boogaloos.

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Zenith2017 t1_j6nmph7 wrote

And, y'know, attacking protestors. They're great at that

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[deleted] t1_j6nnoko wrote

No , arresting non- peaceful [peaceful protest (https://youtu.be/Y1mxJMIIMuE)protesters damaging property or committing crimes

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[deleted] t1_j6np1f8 wrote

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[deleted] t1_j6npmo9 wrote

Well people with manners and who work for things don’t like their stuff stolen or burnt down

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Zenith2017 t1_j6nsg7v wrote

So police brutality is ok?

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[deleted] t1_j6nsqzw wrote

No of course not, but it usually starts with some ahole committing a crime and then Doesn’t like getting arrested

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Zenith2017 t1_j6o1k2h wrote

It doesn't matter how it starts

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[deleted] t1_j6o5qoq wrote

So everyone should try to get away ?

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Zenith2017 t1_j6od599 wrote

Police shouldn't brutalize someone, ever. By definition, that is wrong and unnecessary. Violent action must be a last resort. And of course, the law more or less says that - but after a few hundred Trayvon Martins and Breanna Taylors et. al., one should understand that's not a realistic representation of what happens. Our cops kill extremely frequently, and it's not on the victims most of the time.

Trying to "get away" is not cause for brutalizing, beating, murdering, or otherwise treating a suspect cruelly and unusually. They're innocent by definition until proven otherwise, though conservatives love to accidentally forget constitutional rights like that one.

Paid leave, a promotion or a job at another department, that about sums up the consequences for 95% of police killings. Do you think that's an okay consequence for murdering the wrong person in their bed by accident - a promotion? A new job? They had to drag Chauvin kicking and screaming through the courts for him to see justice; if that's not emblematic to you I don't know what to say. I genuinely hope you're a troll and not actually this clueless

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[deleted] t1_j6npze3 wrote

ZALES ? Thats funny 1/10 caret rings on layaway. 💍

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gracefulnesto t1_j6nmqat wrote

I've never seen the county police do anything outside of harassing people at the airport.

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Gnarlsaurus_Sketch t1_j6nro78 wrote

They are good at making the morons who block traffic by camping out at curbside Arrivals for 20+min move to the cell phone lot where they belong.

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kickerofelves86 t1_j6nt19u wrote

If there was an actual cell phone lot instead of having to go into long term then getting stuck at the constantly broken exit gate there wouldn't be an issue

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Gnarlsaurus_Sketch t1_j6oeiu1 wrote

It’s a bad design, and it should be fixed when the airport reconstruction is finished. Still no excuse for blocking traffic and blocking people in.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 OP t1_j6mqq0v wrote

I mean, what could go wrong with this plan?

(uh, more cops doesn't always equal less crime. Pittsburgh Police get pissed that County cops are in their territory and slow walk responses. County cops get pissed their patrolling the city and slow walk responses. etc. etc.)

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Jumpy-Natural4868 OP t1_j6mkc2i wrote

Way back machine erroring out this AM so I couldn't create a non pg link.

> Some Allegheny County police officers may be headed to Downtown to bolster the law enforcement presence amid escalating concerns about safety and violence.

> According to multiple sources, county Executive Rich Fitzgerald has offered to provide a contingent of county police officers to supplement the work being done by city police.

> Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is believed to be receptive to the proposal, which has yet to be announced publicly. Mr. Fitzgerald discussed the idea during a recent Pittsburgh Cultural Trust board meeting, sources said.

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[deleted] t1_j6nho6h wrote

Cultural Trust Board ? Dam Amish and their peaceful protests.

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IamChantus t1_j6nnqde wrote

Chip, it's always fun to see your insane takes not on a podcast.

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[deleted] t1_j6nrdha wrote

I have a podacast don’tcha know

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IamChantus t1_j6nry69 wrote

Well, Chip Chipperson does anyways and it's fuckin hysterical.

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IamChantus t1_j6nr7fl wrote

This is Jim's alter ego, right?

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[deleted] t1_j6ns1je wrote

Jim who ? Slim ?

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IamChantus t1_j6ns6kx wrote

The fabulous and goblinesque Norton of course.

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