Aurora CO police under fire for sending recruitment team to Trump rally
Aurora CO police under fire for sending recruitment team to Trump rally
'Trying to recruit officers at a rally built on fear mongering, xenophobia, and all the phobias just feels like a really irresponsible thing to do'
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Why am I not surprised? At this point I think the Aurora PD is pretty infamous but damn they're not even going to make an attempt at pretending not to be an arm of a fascist movement.
9I've seen the rallies and frankly I don't think many are going to pass the written or physical tests.
Well if those exist now anyway I've heard recruiting has gotten pretty lax.
16Seen any slim, even-keeled, intelligent cops lately?
7Its also been a while since I've seen one meeting fitness standards too.
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"So long as you're not stopping a trump coup, you can shoot anyone you want! Some racial restrictions apply."
37“Wanna really own the libs!?”
42Well, where else are they going to find such a pure node of authoritarian-minded reactionary resentment? It's not like they can just go to the local Klan meeting anymore.
102It is the new Klan meeting. They just don't wear the robes and hoods during them.
71Red hats are more comfortable anyway.
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some of those that join forces...
78ACAB
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'Be like Officer Michael Dieck and get away with murder.' My nightmare vision of how they are recruiting.
20Yeah the Aurora police are not...great.
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Well of course. How else do you expect them to fight the imaginary gang problem?
26Are you saying the US doesn't have a gang problem?
0Oh no, the US definitely has a gang problem.
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"Imaginary"? But this whole article is about the gang problem.
21The mayor is an old white man, and Republican in case that had to be said. Even he's saying the problem is way overblown, and walked around an apartment building where a recent incident happened by himself. Obviously I'm not a fan of the guy, but I'll give him credit for that.
Most of the latest stories came from a city councilwoman with a background in (checks notes) owning restaurants.
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