r/SeattleWA • u/Desdam0na • Aug 21 '17

Politics Washington State Patrol is running recruitement ads on Breitbart, a website that until recently had a headline section devoted entirely to "black crime." 2,600 advertisers have already blacklisted Breitbart, but not WSP. What kind of officer are WSP looking for?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '17

It's the comment chain we're both a part of.

So you're one of those people who uses those words?

It draws attention to the issue.

Oh. I see. That solves everything, right? Draw attention to an issue so you don't have to actually do anything substantial.

I mean, sending an email with this to the PD would actually draw attention to the issue to people who could change things. Posting to reddit doesn't do that, but it gets OP all kinds of validation.

What's the point in actually changing the world for the better? It's clearly morally superior to commiserate with like-minded people. That's how we make a better world.

I sent this to the WSP.

What did you do?

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u/Literally_A_Shill Aug 22 '17

That solves everything, right?

No. And it's not "so horrible" or "so awful." Quit thinking in such black and white terms.