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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"They can't unrape you." Austin Cops joke - caught on tape
It astounds me that so many assholes are hired as cops.....
Austin Police Confirm These Are Cops Making Rape Jokes on Video
The Austin, Tex. Police Department is investigating two officers for joking about rape in a dashcam video posted to YouTube earlier this week. After the video made the local news, APD confirmed the recording is authentic and that the men you hear in it are actually cops.
The relevant section opens with the two officers joking that if they were allowed to "ride out" for a week, "shit would get real for the bad guys" and world peace would be established. Or it would just seem that way, because they'd ignore every crime report:
Officer 1: Either that, or, you'd think that because we'd turn a blind eye towards everything.
Officer 2: Or that.
Officer 1: Fuck it, who cares.
Officer 2: Or that. It could be that.
Officer 1: I want to report a robbery! You probably deserved it.
Nice guys. At this point, according to the YouTube uploader, "an attractive female" passes by their car. You can hear one of the cops say something about a rape whistle. Then this:
more: http://gawker.com/austin-police-confirm-these-are-cops-making-rape-jokes-1653446120?
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"They can't unrape you." Austin Cops joke - caught on tape (Original Post)
tenderfoot
Oct 2014
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Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)1. Self-selection bias.
The kind of people most strongly drawn to jobs in which you exercise power over others are going to be the ones who basically shouldn't have power over others, because they'll abuse it. Police and politicians both.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)2. What kind of jackasses are they training...
okay make jokes, but really, but when you know its being recorded. They deserve to be fired .
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)3. So glad they got caught.
Maybe they can get unraped in prison.