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Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:20 PM Dec 2014

CNN Starts #askacop hashtag on twitter. Hilarity ensues.

Seriously, I know they're not the most media savvy folks out there, but any organization of any size doing stuff like this should know that their intent will get hijacked (and often by the right people).

Check out the tag timeline here https://twitter.com/hashtag/askacop

Article: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/12/cnn-ask-a-cop

What are your highlights from it?

#AskACop Will you be undergoing more training on how to murder innocent black people, I hear there are some still alive? @CNN



#AskACop why become a cop in a Black neighborhood if you're afraid of Black people? I'm afraid of ghosts, so you see me being a Ghostbuster?


#AskACop Why are so many people "committing suicide" with their arms cuffed behind their back after apprehension?


im worried about my son. i caught him growing a mustache & being racist. im worried hes becoming a cop. how can i stop it #AskACop


#AskACop why should I be obligated to respect you as a social worker when you actively discriminate against most of my clients?


I want to make cookies. Do I have to use a food processor to chop the nuts, or can I just shoot them 31 times with a handgun? #AskACop


with the climate of social media #AskACop might as well be #AskATerrorist
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CNN Starts #askacop hashtag on twitter. Hilarity ensues. (Original Post) Blue_Adept Dec 2014 OP
Best thing I have read all day! leftofcool Dec 2014 #1
Didn't find a single answer from the cop, not one! nt Mnemosyne Dec 2014 #2
ROFL!!!!!! Howler Dec 2014 #3
The tag timeline = comic genius! hatrack Dec 2014 #4
Hahaha DocMac Dec 2014 #5
"Does tear gas not work on white rioters?" Iggo Dec 2014 #6
CNN - Proving once again that those telling you the news are the most clueless. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #7
Love it!!! madamvlb Dec 2014 #8
Someone at CNN has to be an anti-police brutality troll KeepItReal Dec 2014 #9
THIS ONE NuclearDem Dec 2014 #10
Any dunkins references is a good reference :D Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #16
That one cracked me up too underpants Dec 2014 #23
LOL! Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #29
I'd like to ask: OldRedneck Dec 2014 #11
CNN is beyond pathetic. n/t ohheckyeah Dec 2014 #12
when dunkin donuts accidentally gives u a black coffee do u have the urge to shoot it too or no whereisjustice Dec 2014 #13
This is just too funny! avebury Dec 2014 #14
Brilliant... Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #28
This Unknown Beatle Dec 2014 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #17
the tone-deaf responses were sickening niyad Dec 2014 #22
Excellent responses. HappyMe Dec 2014 #18
They live in their bubble Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #19
I would be impressed if they actually read these on air. progressoid Dec 2014 #20
That would be worth watching CNN for. HappyMe Dec 2014 #21
Here, I've got one. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2014 #24
And how many times do you shoot her when she goes for her bible? Rozlee Dec 2014 #25
Epic fail for CNN, epic win for Twitter! Initech Dec 2014 #26
+1000s DinahMoeHum Dec 2014 #27
 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
10. THIS ONE
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 11:28 PM
Dec 2014
I want to make cookies. Do I have to use a food processor to chop the nuts, or can I just shoot them 31 times with a handgun? #AskACop


OH GOD

I'M DYING



EDIT: AND THIS ONE

when dunkin donuts accidentally gives u a black coffee do u have the urge to shoot it too or no #AskACop
 

OldRedneck

(1,397 posts)
11. I'd like to ask:
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 11:35 PM
Dec 2014

Did you become a cop because you made C- grades in high school and only the PD would hire you?

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)
13. when dunkin donuts accidentally gives u a black coffee do u have the urge to shoot it too or no
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 11:44 PM
Dec 2014

Elijah Daniel ?@aguywithnolife 2h2 hours ago

when dunkin donuts accidentally gives u a black coffee do u have the urge to shoot it too or no #AskACop

avebury

(10,952 posts)
14. This is just too funny!
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 12:18 AM
Dec 2014


#Askacop I have a math question: if 1 Black man has zero guns, zero knives and 2 hands, how many bullets does it take to disarm him?

#AskACop When impounding dogs, are you rougher on the black labs than the golden retrievers?

White kids who shoot up schools and businesses don't scare you, just unarmed Black people right? #AskACop

#AskACop Why do you guys like to dress up like the bad guys in video games

How do restrain yourself from shooting your own tires, boots and belts since they're all black too? @CNN #AskACop

#AskACop Given that you're a greater and more immediate threat to my safety than the Taliban, why is it wrong to kill you?

Not so funny:

handcuffed w/ my hands behind my back how could I shoot myself in the chest&commit suicide? #VictorWhiteIII #AskACop

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)
15. This
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 04:44 AM
Dec 2014

?So a black guy, an asian guy & a white guy walk into a bar. How many times do u shoot the black guy? #AskACop @CNN

Response to Blue_Adept (Original post)

DinahMoeHum

(21,783 posts)
24. Here, I've got one. . .
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 03:19 PM
Dec 2014

#AskACop How many squad cars does it take to pull over a little old black church lady?

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