# Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread #2 **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531 "2020-06-23T20:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 132
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2628 "2022-05-27T20:01:57Z")
Nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2629 "2022-05-28T08:55:16Z")
I thought the “blue lives matter” flag had one of the stripes replaced with a blue stripe. What’s this one? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2630 "2022-05-28T09:31:59Z")
This may help explain: [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTt5wFFWYBIESEo.jpg](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTt5wFFWYBIESEo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2631 "2022-05-28T12:07:49Z")
Funny, but it doesn’t explain the one with the gold stripe. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2632 "2022-05-28T12:13:52Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Funny, but it doesn’t explain the one with the gold stripe I think it represents the responders (or lack thereof) at the scene pissing their pants in fear ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2633 "2022-05-28T12:16:59Z")
It’s not gold it’s yellow. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2634 "2022-05-28T12:21:57Z")
Ah, I get it now. My excuse is I’m colorblind. 😃 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2635 "2022-05-28T20:37:24Z")
A Nevada state trooper is suing Starbuck’s, claiming they spiked his coffee with meth. Because they’re Black Lives Matter supporters. [https://food-cuisine.com/trooper-claims-starbucks-spiked-his-coffee-with-meth/](https://food-cuisine.com/trooper-claims-starbucks-spiked-his-coffee-with-meth/) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2636 "2022-05-28T20:39:45Z")
I’m certainly not suggesting that the employees spiked his drink with _anything_, but if they did, it wasn’t meth. ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2637 "2022-05-28T21:47:26Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A Nevada state trooper is suing Starbuck’s, claiming they spiked his coffee with meth. Because they’re Black Lives Matter supporters. > > [https://food-cuisine.com/trooper-claims-starbucks-spiked-his-coffee-with-meth/](https://food-cuisine.com/trooper-claims-starbucks-spiked-his-coffee-with-meth/) The cynic in me wonders if the trooper was hit with a random drug test and is just trying to build an alibi. Of course, in industry, if I tried to use such an excuse for failing a drug test, it would not go well… ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2638 "2022-05-28T23:57:00Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > The cynic in me wonders if the trooper was hit with a random drug test and is just trying to build an alibi. Seems likely. The right wing go-to tactic these days is to blame everyone else for their own failings and criminal behavior. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2639 "2022-05-29T00:23:18Z")
Not _blame_ so much as _accuse of_. “_Youse guys must be just as fucked up as us’ns!_” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2640 "2022-05-29T20:32:14Z")
As is it it couldn’t get worse: [Texas Officials Disregard Scientific Research, Blame Uvalde Shooting On Violent Video Games (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-officials-disregard-scientific-research-blame-uvalde-shooting-on-violent-video-games/ar-AAXQcnI?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=368ee005d14742499ced5c9d05450030) I guess they never saw “Adam Ruins Everything” > **[adam ruins everything video games - Yahoo Video Search Results](https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=adam%2Bruins%2Beverything%2Bvideo%2Bgames&type=E210US1439G0#id=1&vid=c22c70266ba6cb31bbea3a0c0d595d46&action=click)** > > The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2641 "2022-06-01T02:58:54Z")
Kansas City cops shot an unarmed pregnant woman five times, then handcuffed her as she lay bleeding on the ground. > **[Witness: Police shot unarmed pregnant woman five times, cuffed her  ](https://thegrio.com/2022/05/31/witness-police-shot-unarmed-pregnant-woman-five-times/)** > > The eyewitness, Shédanja, says the woman told Kansas City cops she was pregnant and couldn’t lie down on the ground as commanded. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2642 "2022-06-01T18:46:54Z")
> **[Seattle police stopped investigating new adult sexual assaults this year,...](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/seattle-police-halted-investigating-adult-sexual-assaults-this-year-internal-memo-shows/)** > > The Seattle Police Department's sexual assault unit staff has been so depleted that it stopped assigning new adult sexual assault cases. Victims must wait while prosecutions are jeopardized, advocates say. A new form of controversial interaction, when the police _don’t_ investigate crime. (They have deprioritized sexual assault cases because their dumbass new suburban mayor has reallocated staff to oppressing the homeless.) ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2643 "2022-06-02T05:57:43Z")
Well if cops not doing their jobs are on the table… > **[SF DA forced to rent U-Haul because SFPD ‘too busy’ to help with bust](https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/boudin-forced-to-rent-u-haul-because-sfpd-too-busy-to-help-with-bust/)** > > SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office was forced to rent a U-Haul truck after police refused to help with a bust at a boba tea shop, Boudin’… ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2644 "2022-06-02T15:38:12Z")
The DA is facing a recall election in 5 days. I’m not surprised the police are being uncooperative, this DA is hitting too close to the knuckles with some of his proposed reforms. I think he’s going to lose and be recalled, which is too bad. It will be a long time before another reform-minded DA is elected in this town. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2645 "2022-06-02T19:12:37Z")
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy, _ **who is 81 years old** _, is accused of raping a woman while on duty. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2646 "2022-06-02T20:26:55Z")
> **[GBI arrests 81-year-old sheriff's deputy after accusations he raped woman...](https://www.wjcl.com/article/georgia-sheriff-s-deputy-rape-arrest/40175133)** > > A sheriff’s deputy in Georgia has been arrested after he was accused of raping a woman while on duty. The heck kind of sheriff’s office even _employs_ 81-year-olds? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/2647 "2022-06-02T20:28:04Z")
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