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#bye bye billionaires #my art #brent pruitt #commie pinko fag #illustration #elon musk #musk #jeff bezos #bezos #ubi #climate crisis #pollution #reparations #universal healthcare #2024

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commiepinkofag · 11 hours

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Acab frog spotted in Exeter, UK

#acab frog

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commiepinkofag · 20 hours

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#osu #ohio #fascism #police violence #police state #antifa #state violence #palestine #gaza #protest #genocide #2024

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commiepinkofag · 1 day

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#ohio #osu #fascism #police violence #police state #antifa #state violence #palestine #gaza #protest #genocide #2024

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commiepinkofag · 1 day

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AC-a-a-a-a-B, screamed the goat

again, we see the police PR machine & a complicit press present the innocuous, bumbling barney fife ‘we’re here to protect’ trope.

the ubiquitous coverage of the screaming goat has reached an international audience [if the BBC counts in that regard].

it reminds me of the ‘ah, look! cops dance with ice cream’ which should have been ‘two scoops of fuck you.’

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one of the more recent and disgusting examples of police PR/media collaboration has been the ‘viral’ PR: ‘Police dog in Wyandotte accused of stealing fellow officer’s lunch.’

this ‘story’ originated from a facebook post by the Wyandotte PD, with an accompanying image edited to appear as a mugshot of a black police dog – named ‘Officer ICE.’

however, i found this posted on a ABC affiliate news website, on the same page as an article about Tyre Nichols’ family pleading for justice and calls for the bodycam footage to be released.

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the timing and content of these press releases is no coincidence.

on august 1 2016, within weeks after the series of murders by police of Delrawn Small, Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, the cop PR machine rolled out #copsgiveouticecream.

one particular headline — ‘these cops pranked drivers by giving them ice cream instead of tickets’ — fell under the ‘feel good’ category, much like ‘officer ice’ and case of the screaming goat.

text beneath the image reads: “You can see the sense of relief when the officers explain this ‘violation’ to the anxious drivers who all got a big laugh out of it."

i can see intimidation, fear, injustice…

‘no cameras!’ — nor accountability

social media has changed the playing field in the propaganda war for policing. like in the instances of feel good news, cops only like social media when it works in their favor.

the fbi has warned about ‘cop baiting,’ ‘viral attack’ and potential liability. [Social Media and Law Enforcement: Potential Risks; leb.fbi.gov]

unsurprisingly, this particular article expresses an overarching sense of fear and need for control:

Empowered by social media, cop baiting presents a crisis for law enforcement. Questionable videos of police officers are popular on sites, such as YouTube, and can be financially rewarding to malefactors who file claims or lawsuits. For some individuals, a citation or jail time is worthwhile if a cash payoff results. Cop baiting could become so common that officers may not know whether they are facing a situation that is legitimate, staged, or exaggerated for someone else’s benefit. This puts officers’ personal and professional well-being at stake.

so strange, their fave defense for surveillance [search, et al] isn’t mentioned: ‘if you’re not doing anything wrong, why worry…’

copspeak + providing those good feels

i posted the link back in 2016, but i find it’s still relevant:

Copspeak: 7 Ways Journalists Use Police Jargon to Obscure the Truth [fair.org]

FAIR’s CopSpeak series is good for examining the media-PR symbiosis:

“The linguistic gymnastics needed to report on police violence without calling up images of police violence is a thing of semantic wonder.”

privatization of public policy has helped drive much of this. [Meet the Company That Writes the Policies That Protect Cops; motherjones.com], [Police Policy For Sale; theappeal.org/].

the lexipol rabbithole can take you through an insular cop-cult[-ure] & convenient shopping for all of your militarized force needs.

‘Police Chief Magazine’ run by a 503c lobbying group, International Association of Chiefs of Police [IACP], reveals some PR tactics in ‘Media Coverage: When It Doesn’t Work Well… and When It Does’ [policechiefmagazine.org]

The Secrets to Success “It is the role of the public information office to push the positive stories to the media,” says Sergeant John Roth, Glendale Police Department’s public information officer (PIO). His office publicizes the department’s Coffee with a Cop events, as well as other newsworthy items, such as when major cases are solved. …

it is imperative to develop a rapport with media representatives. He makes a point of meeting with them and establishing relationships built on trust.

‘trust us,’ said at gunpoint…

[btw, national police week 2023 has begun]

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commiepinkofag · 1 day

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[ID: a revised world war 2 political poster, depicting a row of pigs branded with letters spelling ‘DEFUND.’

The smiling pigs view the poster text reading ‘NO Cop City’, ‘Demilitarize’, ‘End Fascism Now’.

Below the pigs sits a garbage can, marked ‘waste.’ Text to the left of the garbage can reads ‘Demilitarize’, ‘No Privatization’, ‘End PR Lobbying.’

Additional text to the right of the garbage can reads ‘Public Oversight’, Accountability’ and ‘Public Safety’]

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#acab #demilitarize #defund

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commiepinkofag · 1 day

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[ID: a revised world war 2 political poster, depicting a pig with a black eye, bloody nose and lip and arm cast and brace. the pig wears a partially visible nazi swastika arm band & stands before a garbage can labeled ‘pig food’. the word ‘FEAR’ is inscribed on the lid of the garbage can.

The poster text reads:

Fight the Fascist State! Restore Democracy! Organize, Protest, Protect ]

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#acab #demilitarize #defund

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