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ZealousidealClub4119 t1_japfziy wrote

Reply to Molson Coors appeals call to discontinue ad claim of 'beer shouldn't taste like water' by BostonBrewing

>Molson Coors appeals call to discontinue ad claim of 'beer shouldn't taste like water'

>The National Advertising Division told Molson Coors it had to stop using the phrase after Anheuser-Busch challenged it.

>Anheuser-Busch ... owns multiple global brands, notably Budweiser, Michelob, Stella Artois, and Beck's.

"Next target, homeopathic medicines! Mwahahaha!"

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BreakingtheBreeze t1_japfbrl wrote

Reply to Purple Heart awarded to deputy in fatal shooting during middle school pickup prompts backlash by SLaSZT

When the police move into a gated community with security fencing, that is when you start to sweat. Make them live in the city they are supposed to serve. Reward and acclaim those that find non-violent resolutions. Protect the good cops. There are good cops out there, it is getting harder to find them. The hardest thing to keep in mind though, is all police pick and chose which law they will enforce and when.

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shalafi71 t1_jap7ood wrote

Reply to comment by Colt1911-45 in Purple Heart awarded to deputy in fatal shooting during middle school pickup prompts backlash by SLaSZT

Another reply from me.

"Defund the police", is about the dumbest political slogan I've ever heard in life. And I ain't new here.

Too much to unpack from that phrase. You and I know the idea is to divert police funding to more appropriate responders.

And yes, drop the drug war. That's not gonna fly because it's an effective way to lock up "undesirables". Read: "POC, white trash, anyone we don't like."

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shalafi71 t1_jap6v6e wrote

Reply to comment by Colt1911-45 in Purple Heart awarded to deputy in fatal shooting during middle school pickup prompts backlash by SLaSZT

Sane reply there. Of course reddit will bury you for not toeing the party line. Comrade /u/Colt1911-45

I'd argue this; Police don't need more funding and training. After all, you can't train morals. It's nice to think more training would work, but as you say, "If we keep shitting on policing as a career you are gonna get more lazy and stupid cops and some who join to bully people. " I'd say it's far, far too late. We've been there for decades.

If we keep spouting "ACAB", and I'm a believer BTW, we push them into tighter and tighter isolation. There are no good outcomes from isolating a group of armed civilians.

We need to fund teams who will intervene in situations where armed men do not belong. Mental health crisis's come to mind. We should not be sending a bull to deal with an unruly teenager or a man having a schizophrenic episode. FFS, cops have responded to suicide calls and shot the "offender".

Anyway, sorry you got beat up for that post. Nothing terribly controversial there. I see less and less ability for us to have a civil conversation in America.

(BTW, LOVE your username. My Government Model is my all-time favorite. The history behind that machine is fascinating. Got a framed canvas print of the original 02/14/1911 patent by John Browning. Say it with me, "Back-to-back world war champs baby!")

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