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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

So his current claim is that he wasn’t mocking the victim, he was mocking the process of trying to get justice for victims and holding the police to account.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Also mocking the police lawyer who does the negotiating to lower the value of the woman's life.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

First responders have to develop a bit of a callous to gruesome scenes, because those that don't end up not being able to do the job.

The humor is likely a facade that exists to protect him and those around him from the reality of an unfortunate situation that they can not change.

If you've ever spent time with EMTs, you will know what I'm talking about. Those guys do not get paid enough and joke about everything in all the worst ways. Still, if you ever get one of them drunk and pry about something they glossed over, they're as likely to cry as to keep cracking jokes.

It isn't a good look, but these guys are still human.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

This was a cop “union” leader, not a first responder.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Definitely. I knew one guy who was an EMT. He was very casual about it unless he was drinking.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You don't need to develop a callous to gruesome scenes if you don't cause gruesome scenes.

"unfortunate situation that they can not change" except by not driving over people at 70mph.

Don't conflate cops with EMTs. The job of EMTs is to save lives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tell that to the women and children living in ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I asked you to not conflate cops that kill innocent people with EMTs that save people and your response is to conflate cops that kill innocent people with women and children in ukraine? Really?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Nice goalpost move!

My response was to your callous comment.