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[–] rumschlumpel 175 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That cop is a really good listener for a cop.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 119 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The robber is also white...

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] rumschlumpel 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's pretty obvious that the entire comic talks specifically about the US, so I didn't think it was necessary to specify that in my comment.

[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All cops. When lines are drawn there isn’t a police force in the world that’d stand beside you

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 66 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bonus panel. The cop just shoots him.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 19 points 2 weeks ago

Not the bonus panel we deserve, but the bonus panel we get.

The true secret bonus panel is when the cop gets the bonus for the shooting.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Cops serve the ruling class. It's why they're trying so hard to find the CEO killer.

[–] chad@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Refresh your feed. They found him.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, I saw an hour or so ago. Very odd to conveniently still have the weapon with him as well as a manifesto.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago

The cops can plant as much evidence on Luigi as they want, that doesn't make him The Adjuster.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

People with jobs serve their paycheck. People with authority let it go to their heads. Cops are the combination of the two.

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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 40 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

If police and prisons made societies safer the USA would be the safest society on the planet.

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

Cop: "So anyway I started blastin"

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

Why would I investigate my employer? A healthy chunk of that $15B in CEO salary works its way back into the hands of officers via lobbying for increased pay/benefits, kickbacks to police unions and sheriff's society's, and direct hiring for police "consultants" and overpaid rent-a-cops.

If burglars want to enjoy these benefits, they need to get back to the old school way of doing business. Get. Mobbed. Up. You didn't see Irish cops bothering the American wing of the IRA or Italian cops hassling the mafia. Burglars need to do the same thing as the rest of the working class and get organized. One stick is easily broken. A bundle is far sturdier.

[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

I know this is fiction

because irl a cop would not reflect on his actions.

He would just shoot & kill this man on the spot.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

For the record, it's specifically CEOs of S&P 500 companies that make an average of ~18 million/yr.

https://aflcio.org/paywatch/highest-paid-ceos

The Standard and Poor's 500 is ~500 of the largest companies in the country that are publicly traded. It does not include the vast majority of CEO positions in the US, just the biggest.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Robbers are committing violent crime mostly against the working class.

Cops should go after both robbers and robber barons.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

The machine works as intended.

Robbers are (allowed to be) part of it so they can take the focus, all the fingerpointing, be the big bad wolf mascot.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Some folks will rob you with a six gun, and some will rob you with a fountain pen.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

How does one create this comic and completely ignore that cops stealing via civil asset forfeiture take more than cops

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If only there were some way we could influence laws and how they are enforced...

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've been saving up for some space tourism, but you're right, it's time to buy a senator. (This is sarcasm.)

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

There would still be people who stole if we lived in a socialist paradise. And they would still want to be called boss.

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

The source looks like https://linktr.ee/massesutd though the dude doesn't appear to have a website, just links to a bunch of gated websites that I can't access without an account.

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