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November 3, 2006 3:11 PM Subscribe
Youtube video of Philly cops vandalizing Philly cop car. Can you say 'disciplinary action?'
At first I thought they were shrink-wrapping the car, which I could see being a big deal if it prevented the officer from getting into his vehicle and responding to an emergency.
Then I realized it was just toilet paper and shaving cream (I watched the video before I came into the thread and saw the title).
The only really wrong thing I can see, is that it provides a bad image about the effectiveness of the police to anyone who walked past that vandalized cop car.
The cops were probably just having a laugh. When I read the FPP I figured I was in for them smashing the windows and slashing the tires. But this? This is 4th grader stuff. If anything, I'd bust them for being so unimaginatively juvenile.
posted by quin at 3:34 PM on November 3, 2006
Then I realized it was just toilet paper and shaving cream (I watched the video before I came into the thread and saw the title).
The only really wrong thing I can see, is that it provides a bad image about the effectiveness of the police to anyone who walked past that vandalized cop car.
The cops were probably just having a laugh. When I read the FPP I figured I was in for them smashing the windows and slashing the tires. But this? This is 4th grader stuff. If anything, I'd bust them for being so unimaginatively juvenile.
posted by quin at 3:34 PM on November 3, 2006
Philly cops play wacky prank on local neighborhood gathering.
posted by dhartung at 3:39 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by dhartung at 3:39 PM on November 3, 2006
I tried to flag this post, but "stupid" wasn't an option.
posted by crunchland at 4:17 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by crunchland at 4:17 PM on November 3, 2006
I thought they were going to start shooting it with ther guns and whacking it with their clubs. Toilet paper and shaving vream is vandalizing?
posted by lovejones at 4:19 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by lovejones at 4:19 PM on November 3, 2006
This would pass as a minor prank in my office. I'm not seeing anything worth any discliplinary action at all.
posted by vaportrail at 4:24 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by vaportrail at 4:24 PM on November 3, 2006
From fixedgear's link: "Police department chief inspector Wiliam Colarulo calls the behavior "inappropriate" but not mean-spirited. There's no word on any disciplinary action against the officers."
posted by blahblahblah at 4:56 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by blahblahblah at 4:56 PM on November 3, 2006
When I read "vandalizing" I was expecting some smashed windows and burnination. You know, so that they could blame some "gang" looking kids and kill them and stuff, but like justified or something.
Seriously, or not, they were probably just breaking in a noob or two. All good fun and good for morale.
posted by snsranch at 5:06 PM on November 3, 2006
Seriously, or not, they were probably just breaking in a noob or two. All good fun and good for morale.
posted by snsranch at 5:06 PM on November 3, 2006
The police in this country are out of control.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 6:58 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by Baby_Balrog at 6:58 PM on November 3, 2006
Wow, cops are people too. Who knew?
posted by luckypozzo at 7:57 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by luckypozzo at 7:57 PM on November 3, 2006
why isn't there a stupid tag?
'cause it's better to come in and say it.
posted by carsonb at 8:11 PM on November 3, 2006
'cause it's better to come in and say it.
posted by carsonb at 8:11 PM on November 3, 2006
Good to see our men and women in blue hard at work while Rome burns. I'm brimming over with pride.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:19 PM on November 3, 2006
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:19 PM on November 3, 2006
"Can you say 'disciplinary action?'"
No, but I can say "Film student getting her 15 minutes of fame for a YouTube video." And that's about it.
posted by drstein at 8:27 PM on November 3, 2006
No, but I can say "Film student getting her 15 minutes of fame for a YouTube video." And that's about it.
posted by drstein at 8:27 PM on November 3, 2006
Blazecock Pileon: "Good to see our men and women in blue hard at work while Rome burns. I'm brimming over with pride."
Remember, when you get that badge, you check your humanity at the door. No more breaks, no more off-topic discussion. I hear in Cleveland they're actually starting a program where they cut cops eyelids off to reduce the amount of time wasted by blinking.
posted by Bugbread at 4:52 AM on November 4, 2006 [1 favorite]
Remember, when you get that badge, you check your humanity at the door. No more breaks, no more off-topic discussion. I hear in Cleveland they're actually starting a program where they cut cops eyelids off to reduce the amount of time wasted by blinking.
posted by Bugbread at 4:52 AM on November 4, 2006 [1 favorite]
You know, even though American police officers are dangerous to the society they are supposed to protect, everyone in any occupation needs some harmless fun.
I applaud the officers in this video for bringing a sense of humour back into policing. If only they acted this way with the public at large sometimes.
posted by Funmonkey1 at 5:48 AM on November 4, 2006
I applaud the officers in this video for bringing a sense of humour back into policing. If only they acted this way with the public at large sometimes.
posted by Funmonkey1 at 5:48 AM on November 4, 2006
"Good to see our men and women in blue hard at work while Rome burns. I'm brimming over with pride."
Seriously! I mean the driver of the vehicle himself wasted even more time than the seven minutes seen in the video getting food. Food!
posted by Stauf at 12:17 PM on November 4, 2006
Seriously! I mean the driver of the vehicle himself wasted even more time than the seven minutes seen in the video getting food. Food!
posted by Stauf at 12:17 PM on November 4, 2006
A vehicle is stolen every 22 seconds. Coincidentally, the average length of taking a piss is 22 seconds. Every time a cop takes a piss, he's saying "Go ahead, steal that car, I don't mind".
posted by Bugbread at 1:04 PM on November 4, 2006
posted by Bugbread at 1:04 PM on November 4, 2006
Bugbread, you apparently live in Japan, where violent crime is a rarity, while here in Philadelphia, people get shot every day, ho-hum. Your snark might otherwise be insightful and informed. Thanks.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:38 PM on November 4, 2006
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:38 PM on November 4, 2006
Blazecock Pileon : "Bugbread, you apparently live in Japan, where violent crime is a rarity, while here in Philadelphia, people get shot every day, ho-hum. Your snark might otherwise be insightful and informed. Thanks."
I lived in Houston for 14 years, and a somewhat shitty area of LA (Eagle Rock) for 4 years. I'm not unfamiliar with the concept of people getting shot. My snark is informed (unless Philly is massively different than Houston and LA). Now, insightful or not, I dunno.
posted by Bugbread at 4:41 AM on November 5, 2006
I lived in Houston for 14 years, and a somewhat shitty area of LA (Eagle Rock) for 4 years. I'm not unfamiliar with the concept of people getting shot. My snark is informed (unless Philly is massively different than Houston and LA). Now, insightful or not, I dunno.
posted by Bugbread at 4:41 AM on November 5, 2006
Er...wait a minute. Houston for 18 years, LA for 3. Sorry, don't know what happened to my math there.
posted by Bugbread at 4:16 PM on November 5, 2006
posted by Bugbread at 4:16 PM on November 5, 2006
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What's the big deal? Seems like some fun between coworkers.
posted by aeighty at 3:24 PM on November 3, 2006