Wait, so cops can't even see a BLM sign?

[ESF]

WUT

[pixy0stix]

Oh ffs. What a whiny crybaby.

[sparrowsong]

Considering my cop cousin, and his wife, and his mother, and a cop wife friend, dropped me in a hot second on fb last fall after a couple pro-BLM posts (I have never been remotely anti-cop, as if I need to ever say), I would say that no, they can't.

[WOT?*]

Oct 14, 2015 22:41:54 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

Considering my cop cousin, and his wife, and his mother, and a cop wife friend, dropped me in a hot second on fb last fall after a couple pro-BLM posts (I have never been remotely anti-cop, as if I need to ever say), I would say that no, they can't.

Yup, me too. Cop's wife dropped me because I was posting too many BLM and was therefore anti-police (even though I posted an equal number of "look at this nice police officer helping/doing/being..." posts and historically had years of pro-police posts on FB. I've been d-listed on a couple PTA committees too now, from the look of things. C'est la vie. Middle school and other charities get that much more of me.

[summer]

That BLM sign was so offensive, they had to lay down. 



These officers are so sensitive. Someone get a cool washcloth and some smelling salts.

And once again, BLACK LIVES MATTER DOESN'T MEAN YOURS DOESN'T!  Stop being so simple. I can't believe we are STILL arguing about this statement. Three words. All true. Yet they irritate people so.

[WanderingWinoZ]

yea, that's silly & dramatic.

I wish the candidates had used the BLM vs. ALM question at the debate to offer more substance & give people some better talking points.

They aren't mutually exclusive & BLM is no way a license to attack officers. It's only recognizing the violence that has systemically been brought against POC by our police AND justice system. It's about accountability for society when when a POC is wrongly killed- which happens on a weekly (daily?) basis & saying we should treat their deaths as seriously as we treat the deaths of officers in the line of duty.

[cookiemdough]

The stupidity burns.

[penguingrrl]

Yuck. Why do 't people understand that the point of BLM isn't that black loves matter more than all others but that they shouldn't matter less, which they currently seem to.

[omgzombies]

Looks like I need to make a second trip out to Cox Farms.

[Cicero]

You would think that a profession that requires you to carry a gun and interact with people from all walks of life on a daily basis would require individuals who are not as easily offended as this.

[omgzombies]

Oct 14, 2015 22:29:17 GMT -5 Dig Ophelia said:

Fairfax Police need to sit down and shut up. They are not ones to talk.

To be fair this is the Fraternal Order of Police and not the Fairfax County Police Department.  Let's place the blame where it belongs.

[josieposy]

Oct 15, 2015 6:59:31 GMT -5 omgzombies said:

Oct 14, 2015 22:29:17 GMT -5 Dig Ophelia said:

Fairfax Police need to sit down and shut up. They are not ones to talk.

To be fair this is the Fraternal Order of Police and not the Fairfax County Police Department.  Let's place the blame where it belongs.

The what now? What's the difference?

[Velvetshady]

Oct 15, 2015 7:56:57 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Oct 15, 2015 6:59:31 GMT -5 omgzombies said:

To be fair this is the Fraternal Order of Police and not the Fairfax County Police Department.  Let's place the blame where it belongs.

The what now? What's the difference?

The Fraternal Order of Police is basically a fraternity or a Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes for people that work as police officers. The Fairfax County Police Department is the Government entity that employs the officers.


I first read it was the PD and that pissed me off, the FOP...not unexpected unfortunately.

[omgzombies]

Fraternal Order of Police does fundraising for cops, works to lobby for the police, etc, and is made up primarily of officers. My understanding is that It's basically a club that officers can join to help promote and fundraise. You know those phone calls you receive asking for donations for police officers, that's from the FOP.

[josieposy]

Thanks for explaining.

[KB]

We were at Cox last weekend. Looks like we'll be back again.

[chedifuen]

I think my eyes rolled right out of my head

[PatBenatar]

Oh for crying out loud

[downtoearth]

Oct 15, 2015 2:26:16 GMT -5 summer said:

That BLM sign was so offensive, they had to lay down. 



These officers are so sensitive. Someone get a cool washcloth and some smelling salts.

And once again, BLACK LIVES MATTER DOESN'T MEAN YOURS DOESN'T!  Stop being so simple. I can't believe we are STILL arguing about this statement. Three words. All true. Yet they irritate people so.

This reminded me of the Daily Show segment that Trevor Noah (whom I'm learning to really love - his segments/comedy are great, but his interviewing needs a little more time) did on the Million Man March commenmoration.  It's slogan was "Justice or Else" and the "or Else" was interpreted VERY different by white people (violence, riots, fighting, etc.) vs. what it was by organizers and black people (boycotts to major industry/stores to get them to change their minds and help change society).  It's worth a watch to realize that white people, even liberal ones, still have bias that says black people are violent by nature.

www.cc.com/video-clips/mhl9ds/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-commemorating-the-million-man-march

[fortnightlily]

I read the Cox Farms response on Facebook and thought it was great. If Centerville wasn't such a schlep and we didn't already have plans to go to similar farms in MD I'd visit just to support them.

[thejackpot]

Oh, we were supposed to go to Cox farm tomorrow but had to put it off. Def going to head there now.

[mrsp7309]

I've already been once this fall and need to go back. Between people complaining about this and boycotting because Cox Farms doesn't allow guns at on their premises (because God forbid you go to the pumpkin patch without your gun), it makes me want to go even more to show my support.

[shauni27]

Oct 15, 2015 2:26:16 GMT -5 summer said:

And once again, BLACK LIVES MATTER DOESN'T MEAN YOURS DOESN'T!  Stop being so simple. I can't believe we are STILL arguing about this statement. Three words. All true. Yet they irritate people so.

Once again, for the cheap seats in the back.

[orriskitten]

Oct 15, 2015 14:10:55 GMT -5 mrsp7309 said:

I've already been once this fall and need to go back. Between people complaining about this and boycotting because Cox Farms doesn't allow guns at on their premises (because God forbid you go to the pumpkin patch without your gun), it makes me want to go even more to show my support.

Id totally support them if I lived close for both things!

This is all ridiculous. Boycotting them for a sign like that? Give me a break.

[mrshandy]

I already went earlier this season. I love that place.

What fucking bullshit. Here's a follow up.

Apparently they took it down and FFX Co police said they don't speak for them.

[emisi]

GTG at Cox Farms? I'm up for it!

[mrsp7309]

I'm mostly a lurker but I'd totally be up for a trip to Cox!!

[mrsukyankee]

I just don't get how people can think that everything is so black and white, so "if one thing stands, the other has to fall'. ARGH!