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Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts) Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:01 PM Aug 2016

Police union's 'Black Labs Matter' dog photo is called insulting to Black Lives Matter cause

Source: Daily Mail

A San Francisco police officers' union has published a photo of two dogs in its monthly newspaper that critics say belittles the Black Lives Matter movement.

The photo has also raised questions about if the force is serious about repairing its relationship with people of color in the community.

The photo shows a pair of Labrador retrievers. One is a black Lab the other is yellow Lab.

Around the black Lab's neck is a sign that says 'Black Labs Matter' and around the yellow Lab's neck is a sign that says 'All Labs Matter'.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3726060/Police-union-s-Black-Labs-Matter-dog-photo-called-insulting-Black-Lives-Matter-cause.html

It is insulting to the Black Lives Matter cause!

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Police union's 'Black Labs Matter' dog photo is called insulting to Black Lives Matter cause (Original Post) Omaha Steve Aug 2016 OP

Color blind? No, tone deaf. n/t DRoseDARs Aug 2016 #1

Touché! lapucelle Aug 2016 #3

depends on context. police union is bad context IMO msongs Aug 2016 #2

This would be inflammatory no matter who it came from. Chakab Aug 2016 #5

Aww, poor dogs... Why bring them into this? targetpractice Aug 2016 #4

Anyone involved should be immediately terminated. LiberalFighter Aug 2016 #6

Terminated for what? Doctor Who Aug 2016 #8

for in flaming racial strife gopiscrap Aug 2016 #10

Wow. That's a pretty interpitive term. Doctor Who Aug 2016 #11

I'm not familiar with the term, "interpitive." MineralMan Aug 2016 #17

I meant "open to interpretation" Doctor Who Aug 2016 #19

For being insensitive and being racist... Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #22

This was printed in a UNION publication. Not something they did on the job. Xithras Aug 2016 #14

The City of Omaha has fired over comments in the police union paper & cable access TV Omaha Steve Aug 2016 #15

Honestly, that Union should be broken, police unions shouldn't exist. Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #20

If the "free speech" calls in to question the police employee's ability to interact... Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #23

Wow. That was a stupid thing to do. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #7

hard to find common ground with people you are making fun of Skittles Aug 2016 #9

Blue Bloods matter klook Aug 2016 #12

"Insulting" is putting it mildly.... nt Blasphemer Aug 2016 #13

Some real candle power went into that BeyondGeography Aug 2016 #16

Someone needs to turn their sensitivity dial down from 13... TipTok Aug 2016 #18

Police value the lives of dogs over the lives of black humans, seems about right. n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #21

K&R n/t uawchild Aug 2016 #24

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)

1. Color blind? No, tone deaf. n/t

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:04 PM

Aug 2016

lapucelle

(18,276 posts)

3. Touché!

Reply to DRoseDARs (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:11 PM

Aug 2016

msongs

(67,420 posts)

2. depends on context. police union is bad context IMO

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:10 PM

Aug 2016

Chakab

(1,727 posts)

5. This would be inflammatory no matter who it came from.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:21 PM

Aug 2016

But it's worse in this particular context considering that SFPD has had multiple scandals related to large groups of officers circulating racist texts and emails.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/30/san-francisco-police-officers-racist-text-messages-released

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)

4. Aww, poor dogs... Why bring them into this?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:18 PM

Aug 2016

They love everybody.

I agree the the photo is insulting, but the dogs are adorable.

LiberalFighter

(50,950 posts)

6. Anyone involved should be immediately terminated.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:26 PM

Aug 2016

Doctor Who

(147 posts)

8. Terminated for what?

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:48 PM

Aug 2016

Offending BLM? Not a fireable offense. Maybe tone deaf, but that's it.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

10. for in flaming racial strife

Reply to Doctor Who (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 11:21 PM

Aug 2016

Doctor Who

(147 posts)

11. Wow. That's a pretty interpitive term.

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 11:32 PM

Aug 2016

If someone thought Al Sharpton or Joe Madison was "inflaming racial strife", should they be fired also. Be careful what you ask for.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

17. I'm not familiar with the term, "interpitive."

Reply to Doctor Who (Reply #11)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 10:12 AM

Aug 2016

How would you define it?

Doctor Who

(147 posts)

19. I meant "open to interpretation"

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #17)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 04:26 PM

Aug 2016

I guess "subjective" would have been a better term. cheers.

Humanist_Activist

(7,670 posts)

22. For being insensitive and being racist...

Reply to Doctor Who (Reply #8)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 04:43 PM

Aug 2016

If I posted this picture on my facebook, with my employer being listed under, well, employers, at BEST I might get written up, but most likely they would let me go, assuming it caught their attention.

It's a diverse workforce, and if I display insensitivity and racism in my social life, that can create a lot of tension at work that they wouldn't want to deal with. My manager is a Colombian immigrant, her boss is a gay man, my QE supervisor is black, etc. You think posting something like this wouldn't matter to them?

The least I would want from the police is being held to the same standard I would be held at by my employer. Hell, being police, they should be held to a much higher standard, but it seems the opposite is what actually occurs.

Xithras

(16,191 posts)

14. This was printed in a UNION publication. Not something they did on the job.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 02:17 AM

Aug 2016

Are you really advocating that a government employer fire employees for private speech printed in a protected union communication?

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

15. The City of Omaha has fired over comments in the police union paper & cable access TV

Reply to Xithras (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 06:34 AM

Aug 2016

And Facebook too. It looks like that is where this is headed: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141539008

Humanist_Activist

(7,670 posts)

20. Honestly, that Union should be broken, police unions shouldn't exist.

Reply to Xithras (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 04:35 PM

Aug 2016

Its bullshit that they are held to such a low standard compared to the general populace.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)

23. If the "free speech" calls in to question the police employee's ability to interact...

Reply to Xithras (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 05:12 PM

Aug 2016

... with minorities in a fair and unbiased manner then, yes, firing should be on the table.

The person who made that is a now a liability to the city. A bag of money or an aquittal floating around waiting for the next attorney to snatch it, maybe rightfully so, and use it in a civil or criminal trial.