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HagbardCelineHere t1_iy4lm6q wrote

A grown-ass man went out and bought posterboard and a sharpie, sat over his dinner table cackling while writing this, then went wandering up and down a sidewalk showing people his little art project. "This'll really own the libs," he thinks to himself. The phone rings: it's work, letting him know that by now it qualifies as job abandonment. His wife quietly updates her divorce petition.

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DeannaZone t1_iy4lcmj wrote

Reply to comment by Swrdmn in Onto Christmas Mondaily by The_UnknownTA

I hope you feel better!
I had stomach issues leading up to Thanksgiving, so barely ate, those finally went away, but I have had a headache and backache and fatigued since Saturday night, pretty sure it is a cold. But just glad we did not go out and we stayed home, so far hubby and kiddo are alright.

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TheLookoutGrey t1_iy4kpcn wrote

Nothing but admiration & respect for firefighters. I’m honesty, though, any “thin x line” flag illicits an initial feeling of “I defend my own despite any potential wrongdoing” instead of the intended spirit of it. That might just be me, though. That being said - I’ve never conflated thin red & thin blue together much.

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james4765 t1_iy4j2wf wrote

I've also seen the yellow line being used for towing and recovery types. I know the difference but not everyone does, and it's uncomfortably close to the apologetics for the worst of LE. Granted, it'll also make your life easier while dealing with those "bad apples", so... shrug

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RammmITTT t1_iy4i7xx wrote

>there are nut jobs

There are nut jobs, and there are psychopathic aholes that should be easier to weed out of certain professions. Someone not only capable of doing but probable to do something like this will be flagged in anything resembling a proper assessment.

Fact is, this is nothing new.

WE PAY these peoples' salaries. They work for US. We have the right to be outraged, to condemn what we know is sub par, and to demand better.

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