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angrychair

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22. In general most cops are pretty stupid

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:03 PM

Jan 8

I mean it takes longer and more testing to cut hair than it does to become a cop. I mean in many areas you can go from zero to carrying a gun and having qualified immunity in as little as four weeks in some areas.
Fuck ice.

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ICE shooting comes after bombshell probe finds new recruits 'can barely read or write' [View all] cbabe Jan 8 OP

Surprise!Surprise!Surprise! Brownshirts of 2026, except this time American men irisblue Jan 8 #1

Same people back then were recruited into the SA and SS paleotn Jan 8 #23

Except this time American men USS_Dauntless Jan 8 #24

Not surprising since they are from Clevon's family tree. aeromanKC Jan 8 #2

I get it....... SergeStorms Jan 9 #43

Crime syndicate flying monkeys don't need to be smart. Irish_Dem Jan 8 #3

Clear as day malaise Jan 8 #4

Suspicions confirmed. (nt) Paladin Jan 8 #5

This is intentional. SamKnause Jan 8 #6

I'm confused AverageOldGuy Jan 8 #7

How to Become an ICE Agent: Requirements & Training cbabe Jan 8 #11

I can guarantee some have been convicted of domestic violence crimycarny Jan 8 #21

"Applicants must fog a mirror." LudwigPastorius Jan 8 #25

Just don't ask them..... SergeStorms Jan 9 #44

I would bet there's a bunch of pardoned Jan 6 insurrectionists ToxMarz Jan 8 #8

This is what I've been saying... debsy Jan 8 #10

There's not a doubt in my mind. SergeStorms Jan 9 #46

Trump never hires the best Johonny Jan 8 #9

I seriously doubted that some of them could own a firearm in civilian life. JohnnyRingo Jan 8 #12

ICE agents: Too chickenshit to be soldiers. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 8 #13

+1 dalton99a Jan 8 #15

Well said!!! Talitha Jan 8 #30

Perfect description n/t Alice Kramden Jan 8 #36

LOL. CrispyQ Jan 9 #50

Can barely read or write kwolf68 Jan 8 #14

Why am I not shocked by this??????? kimbutgar Jan 8 #16

They are being hired to do tRump dirty work Pas-de-Calais Jan 8 #17

Surprising no one! johnp3907 Jan 8 #18

WELL, you need not read or write well to chase down random brown people and maybe Jack Valentino Jan 8 #19

That's it, in a nutshell. Talitha Jan 8 #31

It shows. n/t Hugin Jan 8 #20

In general most cops are pretty stupid angrychair Jan 8 #22

One of the great American ironies.... paleotn Jan 8 #27

Exactly right angrychair Jan 8 #32

Unfortunately this is from The Daily Mail. progressoid Jan 8 #26

Lots of reports so assuming it's been verified. But the real question is can noem read and write? cbabe Jan 9 #41

The new Brown Shirts n/t AntiFascist Jan 8 #28

What will Night of the Long Knives 2.0 look like? (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 8 #29

One reason the Second Amendment was enacted... AntiFascist Jan 8 #33

Only the best, right, Dump? sakabatou Jan 8 #34

They must get the Trump cognitive test Kennah Jan 8 #35

When Trump sends his ICE agents into our cities, he's not sending the best PA Democrat Jan 8 #37

"I love the uneducated" - the key to the long Con Ruby the Liberal Jan 9 #38

"Can't read or write"? Shit, that's Trump's entire voting base. Aristus Jan 9 #39

Not every lunatic can run an asylum. Kid Berwyn Jan 9 #40

It's easier to control somebody that lacks the capacity to reason. Buddyzbuddy Jan 9 #42

They are hiring them for their violence and brutality Bettie Jan 9 #45

Dopers In Ice 2na fisherman Jan 9 #47

That's a feature, not a bug. Trump LOVES the uneducated. Beartracks Jan 9 #48

K&R UTUSN Jan 9 #49

Ronnie Chieng nailed it yesterday. Initech Jan 9 #51

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jan 9 #52

SOP from the Republicans nowadays. the nelm Jan 9 #53

Brawn over brains!!! moondust Jan 9 #54

I am a retired professional Videographer JPK Jan 9 #55

Kick! Justice matters. Jan 9 #56