Defund the police

[SunsetBengal]

(07-18-2020, 01:01 PM)treee Wrote:



Video for reference. Doesn't seem to sound as bad as the one sentence through text.

Also I'd say he is talking about perception one might have of them due to their equipment rather than what he thinks of law enforcement in general.

I've heard the clip several times.  I just thought it important to note that he actually did utter those words.  Articles everywhere are claiming that's not what he said or meant.  This happens to DJT quite frequently, and the news media has a field day with it.  

I bring this up, and mention the above mainly to point out the hypocrisy of when it happens to the one I don't like, it's fun.  When it happens to the one I do like, it's more like "oh, that's not what he meant to say".  

You can't have double standards for whomever is being looked at.  Either we judge what everyone says by the exact letter of what they said, or we use context, imagery and symbolism to interpret the intended meaning of what every speaker said.  Which is it??