‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police officer

Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by SurrealSoul on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:21PM (#15141379)

People get fired for saying that type of crap at office jobs, I don't see why he shouldn't be fired for saying that at an actual applicable job. I don't want to be pessimistic, but I can already foresee a "paid suspension" in the works...

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Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by ryandvm on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:41PM (#15141553)

That was a pretty stupid remark for him to make, but can we please stop firing people for their comments and opinions?

Firing people for their thoughts (as opposed to the value of their work) doesn't fix anything. It just creates a culture where people say one thing and believe another.

It's sort of like the idea of kicking Trump off of Twitter. Doing so wouldn't make him a better president, it would just reduce the visibility of his grotesque thought process.

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Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by kjcharles on Thursday August 31, 2017 @01:08PM (#15141840)

I agree with your overall sentiment. It's better to know what people truly believe.

But this guy is in a position of power, that has a history of murdering innocent black civilians at an alarmingly high rate. That's the last person who should be making a snarky remark about it. It's not just having an opinion it's making light of murders committed by your co-workers.

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Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by vorotato on Thursday August 31, 2017 @01:00PM (#15141767)

You can speak freely on your own time, on the job you should be able to be professional and respectful or find yourself a new job.

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Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by candiodari on Friday September 01, 2017 @11:43AM (#15149424)

Do you believe this would have been reported differently if the police office turned out to have been off-duty when he said this ?

Because we both know it wouldn't have been.

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Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by holydude on Thursday August 31, 2017 @01:38PM (#15142098)

Humans unlike machines are never 100% professional. You can show kindness and sympathy and at the same time it can get you killed.

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Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by vorotato on Thursday August 31, 2017 @03:32PM (#15143160)

This is the most dishonest argument I've seen in a while.

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Re:‘Remember, we only kill black people,’ -Georgia police of... by kjcharles on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:38PM (#15141534)

Paid suspension is what you'd get for killing an unarmed black person. He'll probably get a pat on the back.

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