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[–] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

As an ex-cop from the US, I equally get a kick out of the "pig" memes and the "yank" memes; it seems people really enjoy them and they're neither harmful nor offensive. I only get confused when I occasionally realize that their users sometimes think it really hurts us.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Bastard...

    Had to do it man...

    So why are you an ex cop?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago*

    The bastard one is a little more evocative, but:

    1. I know I'm not / wasn't one by any reasonable definition of "bastard"

    2. I know it comes from a misguided place of anger so it doesn't bother me a whole lot anyway

    I end up just feeling... sad for the effect it has on driving decent people away from law enforcement, which of course raises the % of Bastards overall.

    You can read about what happened to me here: https://lemmy.world/post/43267939

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