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10 Disturbing Online Comments From Cops About The Eric Garner Decision That Will Make You Cringe

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‘[Law Enforcements] Are Sacrificed for Ungrateful, Spoiled, Hateful Animals’ 

While Black parents are working to make sure their children won’t be the next victims of police brutality, one officer is concerned about keeping his or her sons from becoming officers because they are being “sacrificed” for “hateful animals” — a term that person found appropriate for discussing unarmed Black citizens who were killed by the officers who were supposed to serve and protect them. “I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO KEEP MY 2 SONS FROM EVER, EVER BEING LEOS [law enforcement officers].” SAPDMAS wrote. “This profesion [sic] has been thrown under the bus and we have little to no support anymore. I will not let my sons be sacraficed [sic] for ungrateful, spoiled, hateful animals.” 

 

 

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‘Hands Up Fo Chicken Wings. Hands Up Fo Obamaphones. Hands Up Fo Free Cheeze’

“Hands Up Don’t Shoot” became one of the many chants used as protesters flock to the streets in their communities to make their voices heard and stand in solidarity with the victims of police brutality. One officer decided to twist the chant and turn it into a foul, racist chant of his own. “Hands up-fo chicken wings-hands up fo Obamaphones-hands up fo free cheeze,” the comment read. The officer went on to praise the grand jury and referred to the Rev. Al Sharpton as “Alwhore Sharpton” and a “skull headed leech.”

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