# Caught on video, Philly police disparage random guys. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 15, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266 "2013-10-15T00:47:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/1 "2013-10-15T00:47:01Z")
> **[Caught on video: Philly cops disparage, threaten random guys](https://dailycaller.com/2013/10/14/caught-on-video-philly-cops-disparage-threaten-random-guys/)** > > The Philadelphia police department's internal affairs division is investigating two officers who were caught on video making disparaging and racist remarks to two black men detained under stop-and-frisk policies. This is not nice. I hope someone loses a job over this. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/2 "2013-10-16T02:36:45Z")
Maybe they will. If they used violence and tried to kill the men, they would keep their jobs. It is odd how that works. Racism, sexism, or other non-violent acts can get cops fired. Inappropriate use of lethal force will not. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/3 "2013-10-16T02:56:35Z")
> [@toofs](#): > > Maybe they will. > > If they used violence and tried to kill the men, they would keep their jobs. It is odd how that works. Racism, sexism, or other non-violent acts can get cops fired. Inappropriate use of lethal force will not. [Sometimes there are repercussions, **toofs**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=702398). ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/4 "2013-10-16T03:55:04Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Sometimes there are repercussions, **toofs**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=702398). [But in Philly, not so much.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rizzo) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/5 "2013-10-16T13:34:11Z")
I thought this exchange was kinda funny: > [@](#): > > The man eventually explained that he worked as a server at a country club. > > “Server? Serving weed,” suggested the officer. What would the racist fuck cop’s response been to other professions? “Dishwasher? Washing dishes dirty with weed!” “Data entry? Data about weed!” “Software developer? Developing software to help manage the growing, curing, and distribution of weed!” “Mayor of DC? Mayor of crack! I mean, weed!” “Drug dealer? Umm… I got nothin’.” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/6 "2013-10-16T13:56:24Z")
It’s Philly. The city of brotherly love. Where they booed and threw snowballs at Santa. At least they weren’t throwing batteries. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/7 "2013-10-16T14:00:01Z")
Daily Caller isn’t exactly a news source. It’s more like somebody’s personal soapbox. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/8 "2013-10-16T14:26:08Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > Daily Caller isn’t exactly a news source. It’s more like somebody’s personal soapbox. Here it is on ABC. Note: video starts playing automatically. [http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/10/video-of-philadelphia-police-stop-called-degrading-and-humiliating/](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/10/video-of-philadelphia-police-stop-called-degrading-and-humiliating/) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/9 "2013-10-16T14:33:22Z")
Acts of random disparagement are just so…Philadelphian. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/10 "2013-10-16T14:42:42Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > Daily Caller isn’t exactly a news source. It’s more like somebody’s personal soapbox. So are you claiming we are not hearing what we are hearing on the actual video? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/11 "2013-10-16T15:25:13Z")
Smartphones should be used in landscape mode for video. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/12 "2013-10-16T19:37:40Z")
That’s reason enough to arrest them. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/13 "2013-10-16T20:34:56Z")
They’ll get to go on payed vacation for a few weeks. But their superior will totally yell at them first. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/14 "2013-10-16T21:38:56Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It’s Philly. The city of brotherly love. Where they booed and threw snowballs at Santa. At least they weren’t throwing batteries. Well, more relevantly, where the cops bombed their own (radical, violent) citizens and then let a city block burn down in the aftermath.[Move - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE#1985_bombing) ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/15 "2013-10-16T21:53:41Z")
They weren’t shot, raped, or beat to death. Problem? ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/16 "2013-10-17T00:06:55Z")
nm. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/17 "2013-10-17T15:05:03Z")
> [@11811](#): > > Well, more relevantly, where the cops bombed their own (radical, violent) citizens and then let a city block burn down in the aftermath.[Move - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE#1985_bombing) To be fair that was a long time ago. They haven’t blown anyone up in almost 30 years. I don’t know what the problem is. Its right there in their slogan. “Come to Philadelphia and be randomly disparaged.” ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/18 "2013-10-17T16:07:46Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > To be fair that was a long time ago. They haven’t blown anyone up in almost 30 years. > > I don’t know what the problem is. Its right there in their slogan. > “Come to Philadelphia and be randomly disparaged.” To be even more fair, booing Santa Claus happened even earlier than that. [Did Philadelphia Eagles Fans Boo Santa Claus? | Snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/philadelphia.asp) ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/19 "2013-10-17T19:51:59Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > So are you claiming we are not hearing what we are hearing on the actual video? Apparently so. No matter what a rogue cop does, someone will always jump up to defend him - no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266/20 "2013-10-18T00:17:41Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Apparently so. No matter what a rogue cop does, someone will always jump up to defend him - no matter what. Jumping never solves anything. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-on-video-philly-police-disparage-random-guys/671266.md?page=2)