I might have some bad news for you about cops my man
this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2025
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I mean, that's the theory...
Ummm. Good luck with that!
Breonna Taylor would like a word, but she can't because cops broke into her house unannounced and unidentified and killed her in her sleep.
They also go away if you shoot them with a silver bullet
There's nothing really stopping them except the barely slight chance of future consequences.
I was once at a house party where the local PD showed up. The host asked if they jad a warrant, then immediately slammed the door in their face. They kicked down the door and he ran out the back.
Within 10 mins, there were about 20 state troopers, with ARs aimed at the 6 local PD officers, forcing them to strip down out of their underwear (to prevent them from hiding any 'illegal objects lockpicka or weapons) and hauling them off in SUVs, while all of us in our late teens watched.
Turns out the host was the nephew of Lt. Colonel of the entire state's state police forces. So when he called in that armed assailants who must be pretending to be local Leo's, since no officer would ever break down a door without a warrant, they were only too happy to respond with full force.
Sorry ma'am we have a warrant to suck your blood.
But they can throw a flashbang at a cradle that jumped out at them from inside of a house they didn't have a warrant to enter.
But they can shoot you uninvited.
Cops are more like werewolves. They either barge in like bikers or shred the shit out of you in a violent rage.
How do cops feel about garlic?
C4 is very effective in that situation
Some y'all don't understand American law. Without a warrant, or an active situation of some sort, they cannot come in your home.
Saw a video the other day of a guy talking to the cops on his porch and the second his hand seemingly passed the doorframe they snatched him. The case revolved around whether the man's hand was outside or not. He won.
Don't allow them in, nor go out.
In brazil, many cops aren't like vampires, because if they look into a mirror, they see themselves. Sorry, international lemmy users, but only entendedores entenderão.
Ha, no. Definitely not true in the U.S.