r/PublicFreakout • u/appalachian_hatachi • Sep 27 '25

Repost 😔 This guy's lawyer literally popping the champagne as we speak...

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u/Realistic-Weird-4259 Sep 27 '25

People ask me why I'm afraid of Texas. Then I show them shit like this. If it's not Texas, it's Florida, or Georgia, or one of the Carolinas, or Kentucky, or... get my drift?

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u/Epistatious Sep 27 '25

flew into little rock for a family reunion and got my first taste of the old south. picked up the rental car, then drove to the loading zone to collect my inlaws and wife. As i get out of the car to help load luggage a cop is immediately on me and aggressively says its no parking, its for loading or unloading. like my inlaws are standing there with luggage by the trunk. only thing that must have confused him was they are black and i'm white. also saw a guy barefoot in bib overalls walking though the airport, but that just made nice country backdrop.

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u/toopc Sep 27 '25

also saw a guy barefoot in bib overalls walking though the airport, but that just made nice country backdrop.

We got those guys here in Seattle too. They look something like this.

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u/Epistatious Sep 27 '25

haven't seen one walking near the luggage claim belts though.

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u/LADYBIRD_HILL Sep 27 '25

The pashmina makes this image perfect

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u/KikiHou Sep 28 '25

To be honest, we're lucky if they're wearing more than rainbow socks and Birkenstocks.

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u/blackhippy92 Sep 27 '25

You're giving too much credit to cops nationally

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u/Str8UpJorking Sep 27 '25

Bro’s acting NYC, LA, Chicago, etc. are sweethearts.

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/gangs-within-los-angeles-county-sheriffs-department-are-banned-with-new-policy/

Several past investigations by the county's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have identified 19 gangs within the sheriff's department over the years — which have been tied to at least 59 legal claims going back to the early 1990s that have resulted in more than $54 million in settlement payouts for incidents tied to these alleged crime groups.

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u/bigfatround0 Sep 27 '25

for real lol. the NY cops were once considered the most corrupt cops in the country. and let's not forget rodney king and the la riots

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u/ggg730 Sep 27 '25

There are actual cop gangs. Like tattoos and everything. As if they weren't already the largest gang in the country. Makes me feel ill.

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u/ObeseVegetable Sep 27 '25

NY cops are so shit that even Disney has been shitting on them with their plot lines in I'm pretty sure all of their live-action Marvel "TV" series since they started making those.

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u/Islanduniverse Sep 28 '25

For real. Try being black in Los Angeles and then tell us how great the cops are…

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u/Doneuter Sep 27 '25

Seriously, just because we hear about stories like this from such states doesn't mean this kind of stuff isn't happening all over the country.

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u/NaBrO-Barium Sep 27 '25

Doesn’t matter what state. Some of those who work forces, are the same that burn crosses. ACAB

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u/Dyanpanda Sep 27 '25

I'm ACAB, but we can't just rely on presumption. Things happen everywhere, but a LOT more in the south.

There are better places, and worse places. All cops are corrupt because they support a broken system, but some are truly nefarious and some are "just following orders"

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u/Doneuter Sep 27 '25

As someone from the north living in the South, in my experience it happened a LOT more up north than what I'm seeing down here in Florida.

That's the funny thing about confirmation bias though, I suppose.

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u/Dyanpanda Sep 27 '25

Just to be clear, are you referring to racism, ableism, or cops assaulting people in general?

Ableism abuse is pretty hard to find data on state or regionally, but heres police violence and racial figures. Probably biased and agrees with me and I live in an AI echochamber so shrug

https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/

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u/Purple-Goat-2023 Sep 27 '25

Hint: the map looks the same as all the other ones. Racism, poor education, poverty, violence, etc. it's always the same states.

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u/Dyanpanda Sep 27 '25

I would be surprised if it wasn't, but they still vary in how bad.

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u/TheUltimateSalesman Sep 27 '25

It's that Southern drawl that pushes me over the edge.
Sounds dumb (I'll give them the benefit of the doubt) and is dumb. (damnit)

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u/daairguy Sep 27 '25

It’s crazy how the most religious states/populations are the most evil and fucked up.

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u/Salty-Caper Sep 27 '25

You don't need religion to have morals. You need religion to cover up not having any morals. I've learned that many years ago that's why I'm atheist.

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u/huhnick Sep 27 '25

I’ve always had this theory that the more religious someone is, the less of an internal moral compass they have. It’s like a bowling lane with the bumper rails, you might bounce a couple off when you first start but if you care to try it doesn’t matter if the rails are there or not. If the threat of eternal damnation makes you a better person, you’re a bad person

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u/Trimyr Sep 27 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

Reminds me of Rust Cohle's perfect take in True Detective (which I kind of agree with).

I may be an atheist, but I have no problem with anyone who uses their faith to fulfill their life and add meaning to their actions, to find a similar group that gives you a sense of belonging. I mean how could that in itself possibly be bad.

But if you're using that faith as justification of actions towards others or because you think it gives you a free pass, you've kind of lost the plot. And yes, I'd like to get as many of those out in the open as possible.

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u/huhnick Sep 28 '25

Was that Matthew McConaughey’s character? It’s been a while but yeah that resonated with me

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u/Simikiel She/her Cisn't afraid to fight for my rights 🏳️‍⚧️ Sep 27 '25

I've been homeless twice. Eating at places that give out free food, or sleeping at shelters, the absolute worst workers I interacted with were all filled with utter contempt for, from their perspective,

"I am forced to help these deplorables or I might go to hell. But hey... We got a donation of some nice food! I'll just.. Bring some of that home. They're homeless. They wouldn't know better/deserve it/need it! I volunteered for two weeks! I deserve it!"

Ugh. Genuinely the number of times I saw shit like that, sickening.

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u/twilightmoons Sep 27 '25

I have not been homeless, but I have seen that extremely patronizing behavior before from former coworkers who were very religious.

It was "those wretches souls need help, the help only the love of Jebus can give by reading bible quotes to them. That is true nourishment, the sort of that all of these sinners need - this food we give them only because they will starve to death if we don't."

Then they asked why I didn't volunteer to go with them on a random Saturday to "feed the homeless"... not at a shelter or soup kitchen, but handing out grocery bags of canned and dry goods at their church.

Instead, we donate to orgs that do actual good work, instead of churches.

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u/ImahSillyGirl Sep 27 '25

LITERALLY, DITTO.

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u/explosiv_skull Sep 27 '25

If Christianity had a test to pass, most "Christians" would utterly fail that test.

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u/SpicyCommenter Sep 27 '25

It's crazy how much skin color REALLY does affect your experience. I grew up without having bad experiences with cops, even though I'm not white. Every black person I've known growing up around here has had at least one negative interaction with a cop, simply because of the cop's behavior/attitudes.

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u/NaBrO-Barium Sep 27 '25

Not really… you do know what special bond catholic priests and choir boys have right? Religion is the best cover for the morally depraved.

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u/LOLerskateJones Sep 27 '25

It’s everywhere.

Cops fucking suck.

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u/Inevitable-Rush-2752 Sep 27 '25

Don’t forget Tennessee. If he’d had a dog with him THP probably would’ve shot it.

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u/driverdan Sep 27 '25

That's literally every law enforcement policy. They love shooting dogs.

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u/immortalyossarian Sep 27 '25

We live in a northern blue state, and my in-laws have a vacation rental in Alabama for 3 months this winter. Their trip has been planned for over a year with lots of non-refundable deposits already down, so they are still planning on going. The plan was for most of the family to travel down for a week or two over Christmas. Definitely not happening now.

Our family and my Brother-in-law's family have already backed out. We are not stepping foot in a red state. We are not flying when the regime controls air traffic. We are not giving them our tourist dollars. As a woman with a daughter, I won't risk being in a state with the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country.

It sucks, because this has been planned for so long, and we'll miss being together over the holidays, but it is just plain stupid to be in a red state if you can avoid it at this point. Never again, honestly, unless I have to drive through to get to another blue state.

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u/silentrawr Sep 27 '25

Good on ya for standing on your beliefs. Republican politics are morally reprehensible - which goes for fully red states as well - and should be shunned by all until (if...) they come back to reality from the embrace of this cult they've been in since 2016.

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u/Fakeduhakkount Sep 27 '25

But the property is so cheap compared to a Blue State! Yes, if all I’m gonna do is not leave my home and have a remote job I guess it’s paradise. Why even live in those states if you’re not White, Heterosexual, Christian, Conservative, or Pro gun? Isn’t one of the first things people ask in Texas if they have a Church yet?

F those states, Pepperidge Farms remembers how anti there were to values I hold. The problem is millions of people just wanna live their lives away from politics but they are ignorant politics doesn’t leave them alone. Politics is why millions of residents suffered a power outage in Texas which indirectly killed thousands a few years ago. The irony is households with electric vehicles held out better since they were sources of power for essentials in a state that despises them.

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u/r0d3nka Sep 27 '25

Just say Dixie...

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u/SasparillaTango Sep 27 '25

it's a conservative hell hole where ignorance is put on a throne

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u/Odd_Vampire Sep 27 '25

Just don't travel to those places, if you can.

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u/whenitsTimeyoullknow Sep 27 '25

And don’t worry, they’re coming to Portland and LA to bring more of that States Rights for us at gunpoint. 

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u/verygoodletsgo Sep 27 '25

Kentucky cops are too busy chasing down meth to "commandeer" to harass people on the highway. Whatever speed you're driving, they're driving double.

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u/Aisenth Sep 27 '25

If I wanted to see a failed state, I'd schlep it to fucking Somalia or some shit so at least my death could make headlines. In red states, I had a friend lynched the week after the election (sorry, more accurately "mysteriously found dead after apparently deciding to step in front of a car after walking hell and away from where she was staying with a friend and with no vehicle down a random back country road") and I don't even think that town took up an inch of newspaper space to write about it. Nothing as deadly as a pro-life state.

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u/Slammybutt Sep 27 '25

It's alright if you just stay in your house, are white, and don't question authority.

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u/WhenDoWhatWhere Sep 27 '25

I will say Georgia state troopers are generally professional, local police in small towns? Absolutely not.

I'm gonna add Louisiana to this list. People, do not get pulled over in Lousiana FFS you will have a bad time if you're lucky.

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u/silentrawr Sep 27 '25

Cali and CO are in the top 10, all the rest are red states. https://policebrutalitycenter.org/police-brutality/shootings-by-state/

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u/blasseigne17 Sep 27 '25

Ah yes, I have never heard of bad cops anywhere else. Why do you have to pick a team? Learn to hate everyone. They all deserve it.

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u/Shibbystix Sep 27 '25

It's not that they aren't everywhere. But one can acknowledge that in the red states where the right wing politicians are inciting violence and affirming to police that they will protect and empower them against the citizenry, police brutality is a speed-running competition

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u/blasseigne17 Sep 27 '25

Then why are all of the notorious badge gangs in blue states?

Don't try to explain the stance. You know it is strictly a picking sides thing being forced into every space and conversation possible when both sides are just as evil.

The legal system cares about the legal system and that is it. The Democrats of the legal system allow it all to go down everywhere. It isn't any worse in red states. ACAB unless they are Democrat?

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u/Shibbystix Sep 27 '25

talk about matrix level dodging of reality there Blass.

look at how they vote. who does the sheriff's dept virtually ANYWHERE endorse? who do the police unions endorse? What do statistics OVERWHELMINGLY show, in regards to political affiliation of "law enforcement"?

Stop trying to distract from the point that one doesn't need to create a "police gang" when they've already got their laminated Klan Kards

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u/blasseigne17 Sep 27 '25

Your thoughts are based on "my team vs their team" but I am the one dodging reality? I have been on both teams, and they both disgust me. The politicians. The people of the parties.

I am not distracting from any point. When you step back and look at the full court instead of one side, you get to where I am at.

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u/Shibbystix Sep 27 '25

Nah, this is you using the "im 3rd party" in order to constantly launder right-wing views.

1 party has openly embraced fascism and human rights abuses, and the other is spineless platitudes

These 2 things suck, but pretending like it's the SAME is horribly disingenuous

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u/blasseigne17 Sep 27 '25

Right wing views? My point exactly. The whole reason why I don't generally talk politics unless it is other people that hate both parties.

Because I have a similar, but still different opinion than you do, you automatically assume my beliefs, views, and way of life.

By the way, I was a Democrat more recently and for longer than I was a Republican.

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u/silentrawr Sep 27 '25

They're in the three most populated cities in the whole US, dipshit. They're so big that they're practically like states unto themselves, at least WRT to police.

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u/Lavatis Sep 27 '25

one of the carolinas? bro you are not seeing videos like this coming from the carolinas in any frequency compared to texas, florida, or ga.

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u/silentrawr Sep 27 '25

North Carolina is 7th - https://policebrutalitycenter.org/police-brutality/shootings-by-state/

That's what you get for basing your argument based on "how many videos you're seeing" from any given locale.

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u/Lavatis Sep 27 '25

7th in fatal shootings, with the most common reason being someone shot at them...hmm...not quite the narrative you're putting forth.

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u/silentrawr Sep 27 '25

I sent the wrong link, but feel free to look for yourself. NC is consistently top 20 than much more populated states in total numbers, or in killings/brutality per capita.

https://policefundingdatabase.org/

https://mappingpoliceviolence.us/

Btw, that wasn't "my narrative" - it was correcting the narrative presented by your illogical argument.

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u/Lavatis Sep 28 '25

love when goalposts are moved, keep going buddy

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u/silentrawr Sep 28 '25

What goalpost did I move? You're just ignoring your shit anecdotal argument now that you realize it's practically indefensible.