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LeftInTX

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26. Family members calling the cops on "out of control" family members is now backfiring.

Reply to Bucky (Reply #19)

Sun Oct 17, 2021, 12:49 PM

Oct 2021

Calling the cops used to be a way of "scaring your kid"...I did it several times, and my parents did it to me. Nowadays, it is not a safe option.

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Biden said being a cop is 'one hell of a lot harder than it's ever been' in speech honoring fallen [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP

He's a lot more gracious to them than they are to him. NT Bleacher Creature Oct 2021 #1

I Was Just Thinking The Same Thing SoCalDavidS Oct 2021 #2

Yes. COVID-19 is the number one cause of death for cops this year. NYC Liberal Oct 2021 #7

Wow! C Moon Oct 2021 #8

How is that a 'line of duty' death? nt. druidity33 Oct 2021 #11

Job often requires unavoidable close interaction with the public, arresting, helping, ... nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2021 #12

So they should get vaxxed! druidity33 Oct 2021 #13

Yes, most have, as you know. But vax is not perfect, as you know. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2021 #14

Aren't LEOs vaccine reluctant... druidity33 Oct 2021 #15

NYPD is at 64 vs 80 for the rest of the city (here in NY). NYC Liberal Oct 2021 #22

"most have as you know"? I see a whole lot of depts that refuse NullTuples Oct 2021 #30

Long term expenses. 3auld6phart Oct 2021 #29

The refuse to get vaccinated thing is mostly press hype. When Massachusetts announced FSogol Oct 2021 #35

Especially when you're dealing with RWNJ's... Enter stage left Oct 2021 #3

The only thing harder than 'the old days' House of Roberts Oct 2021 #4

Counterpoint aocommunalpunch Oct 2021 #5

They're being lied to. Withywindle Oct 2021 #10

I read the blurbs for each profession in your link and noticed something interesting. Jedi Guy Oct 2021 #16

Delivery drivers get robbed a lot Withywindle Oct 2021 #28

Most common cause of death for delivery drivers is traffic incidents. Jedi Guy Oct 2021 #31

Copaganda. I'm going to borrow that word. NT ecstatic Oct 2021 #34

Well... Jedi Guy Oct 2021 #17

That's pretty rare. Cops are more likely to be killed in traffic accidents Bucky Oct 2021 #20

Note: line of duty deaths do not include suicides, but should Bucky Oct 2021 #21

Yes it's rare, but it does happen. Jedi Guy Oct 2021 #24

I still think "guns everywhere" is also part of the problem LeftInTX Oct 2021 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #6

I'm sure President Biden recall it as well. C Moon Oct 2021 #9

You have one tenth of a second to decide if twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #18

Yep...nowadays it's not the usual suspects either..White middle class moms now pack heat. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #27

Police overwhelmingly support the NRA and gun rights. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2021 #36

He's not wrong Bucky Oct 2021 #19

Family members calling the cops on "out of control" family members is now backfiring. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #26

whoa Bucky Oct 2021 #32

I had a kid who was getting in trouble alot..ever hear of the program, "Scared straight"? LeftInTX Oct 2021 #33

Tell that to police and prison guard unions that lobby for stronger drug laws. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2021 #37

Shame that's not true. But if it were, it should be harder. malthaussen Oct 2021 #23