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Street sign warning that police ‘startle easily’ appears at St. Paul intersections
Pioneer Press ^ | July 24, 2017 | KRISTI BELCAMINO

Posted on 07/24/2017 11:04:25 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE

Bright orange signs warning people that Twin Cities police startle easily appeared at two St. Paul intersections on Sunday. The “Twin Cities Police Easily Startled” sign shows a figure in a police uniform with legs spread and firing a gun in each hand.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; leo; police; startled; warning
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To: Blue Jays

I was going to say we need a comedy about the militarization of the police, but didn’t Tackleberry shoot a cat out of a tree? Police Academy. The most relevant movie of ours or any times.


61 posted on 07/24/2017 12:11:29 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Bonemaker

That guy was an affirmative action hire because he is Muslim. He should not be a cop. He was put there by the libs in MN to appease the Somalis. You can’t blame cops for what the social justice loons are trying to do to law enforcement.


62 posted on 07/24/2017 12:11:31 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: MeganC

The approach of the holster-sniffing / bootlicking crowd around here is absolutely remarkable.
It is as if they could never envision themselves in a simple day-to-day common situation that turns (preventably) tragic via embracing simple steps.
They are in a rush to provide cover for this Noor maniac who shot an innocent woman from INSIDE the car past his partner's chest. Unreal.


63 posted on 07/24/2017 12:11:43 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: ifinnegan

Do you really think they would let anyone get away with putting “Muslim cop” on the sign? They would be prosecuted for a hate crime. People are encouraged to criticize cops but not allowed to criticize Muslims.


64 posted on 07/24/2017 12:12:53 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: combat_boots

That is something only he can answer.


65 posted on 07/24/2017 12:13:52 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: redcatcherb412

“...see something, say something...”

What, and get shot? Are you crazy?


66 posted on 07/24/2017 12:14:17 PM PDT by Bonemaker
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To: yarddog

There are no other jobs where merely being in uniform can be an invitation to violence. A construction worker falling off a scaffold is not quite the same thing as being shot as you sit in your car because you are a cop.


67 posted on 07/24/2017 12:15:51 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Bonemaker

Muslim.


68 posted on 07/24/2017 12:16:16 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Pining_4_TX

The Mini-apple-louse CoP was a cop right?

She was responsible for hiring, firing and training her staff.

There are plenty of lib police.


69 posted on 07/24/2017 12:16:31 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Pining_4_TX

What the hell does a uniform have to do with it?


70 posted on 07/24/2017 12:17:51 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Paladin2

Yes, but the ones who get promoted are the ones approved by the city government. They tend to be the political types. You can’t blame ordinary cops for that. Blame the voters in MN.


71 posted on 07/24/2017 12:18:36 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Bonemaker

Yes, but that is generally due to accidents, not deliberate attack.


72 posted on 07/24/2017 12:19:09 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: ifinnegan
I understand that, but in fact it did not say “Somali immigrant cops startle easily” it said “Twin City Police”.

It was the shooter's partner who said that they were startled by a loud noise. He's not Somali. The caption isn't far off.

73 posted on 07/24/2017 12:19:27 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: redcatcherb412; Blue Jays

Suggestion... do a ride-a-long with a cop some night. See what they do. Easy to talk when you aren’t the one being faced with split-second decisions that might mean life or death for you or someone else.


74 posted on 07/24/2017 12:20:31 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Pining_4_TX
That guy was an affirmative action hire because he is Muslim. He should not be a cop. He was put there by the libs in MN to appease the Somalis. You can’t blame cops for what the social justice loons are trying to do to law enforcement.

How many more officers do they have hired for affirmative action reasons? Muslim, African-American, Native American, lesbian, transgender, etc, etc.? And how is John Q. Public supposed to know which of the officers that he might run into fall into that category? Doesn't it make sense to operate under the assumption that they ALL startle easily, as long as the department chooses to salt the force with unqualified people?

75 posted on 07/24/2017 12:20:35 PM PDT by Wissa ("Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult." - Michael Corleone)
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To: Wissa

Possibly true in large cities. I don’t worry about it where I live. So far, PC hasn’t hit our local force.


76 posted on 07/24/2017 12:24:01 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Pining_4_TX
do a ride-a-long with a cop some night

Did my stint on patrol for years and still think Noor was an untrained idiot given the job for politics, not that he was a well trained Cop.
77 posted on 07/24/2017 12:28:47 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Bonemaker

Mediocre? They would have to improve vastly just to reach mediocre level.


78 posted on 07/24/2017 12:31:04 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Pining_4_TX

Except that this isn’t the only shooting by a startled cop. There are many posters talking about near misses and incidents with police.

Police tactics have changed. So much so that they have rules of engagement much more open then ones being used in combat. We have militarized the police force without a change in the chain of command to accommodate that.


79 posted on 07/24/2017 12:33:54 PM PDT by redgolum
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To: ifinnegan
I see little difference in this generic police bashing and Black Lives Matter.

You were probably terrible at these when you were a kid:

80 posted on 07/24/2017 12:36:58 PM PDT by Defiant (The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
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