This morning I read a piece in Mother Jones entitled What the NYPD really thinks about Occupy Wall Street. The author interviewed a few sympathetic cops, painting a "they're part of the 99%" picture.
While I'm certain there are many sympathetic cops there, I don't think that tells the whole story. So I decided to head over to Thee Rant to see an alternate perspective. Thee Rant is a message board for enlisted officers. Think of it as Free Republic for the NYPD. It's certainly not representative of the entire NYPD, but still, these are real NYPD officers posting their completely unfiltered thoughts on the protests. Normally I would not venture into the cesspool of Thee Rant, but I thought it important to present a counterbalance to this "cops are sympathetic" report.
So what do these officers really think about Occupy Wall Street? A selection of comments after the jump:
Rainstorm is the perfect time to strike these azzholes, raincoats conveniently worn over the shield and nameplate with numberless helmets with fogged glass face shields are the uniform of the day. Then go out clubbin like they are baby seals. Let them film away !!! They will never be able to ID you on any video.
The city is letting this drag on way too long. Those filthy fvcks need serious beatings to end this nonsense once and for all. Untie the cops hands and let them do their job.
get liberal with the mace.... I remember a certain captain from years ago with a fire extinguisher size can of mace...
You really think its a good idea to have the highest ranking UMOS scuffling with these maggots on the front lines? Kelly has turned that 4 star position into a joke. If he didn't like Espo he should have had the balls to get rid of him instead of this humiliation. These maggots shouldn't have any contact with a 4 star chief. Like I said weeks ago Giuliani would have nipped this in the bud that tent city would have never been allowed, now these savages are big stars and are all over the place with a positive spin thanks to the left wing MSM.
Mounted needs to be turned loose on these f u c k s. A full gallop into the middle of this rabble.
Dont forget the Polo mallets!
I have an idea, activate the RMP members and tell us to clear the streets. We can dress like the skells, cover our faces like the female muslins, lay out the demonstrators and fade into the dark. Then patrol can respond and do the aided cards.
When they finally allow us to do what we have to do, and it may take the tragedy that I fear very much, this whole thing will be over in a day or two. There is a lot of pent-up anger and frustration that when let loose, it'll look like a scene out of Braveheart, especially if one of us get's killed or dies of a heart attack in regards.
Put everyone in riot helmets and gear . No name tags . Use dark face shields ."Your honor a guy in a dark helmet hit me "
Problem solved in about 2 hrs .
I would give my left nut to suit up 1 more time hats and bats with the likes of IrishCop,ManonPost,Chickenman,shampoowoody,32blue,NYCTPF and the rest of ya's.. Just let us do our thing they would be fleeing the area in 10 mins flat. My slapper is begging to go back into my back pocket.. I was at Tompkins Square Park at 0700, the following morning, boy was it fun working with a bunch of old timers as a young hashless rook.(Pre Hashmarks)... I perfected my batting swing down there.
Fists, feet, sticks, jacks and brass knuckles! The old tools of the trade! The good old days! Brings a tear of joy to my eyes!
Broom, in your day, the hippies would take their beatings and shut the fcuk up about it instead of whining about pepper spray in Youtube. They don't make 'em like they used to. I enjoyed watching the footage of the Colombia U riots in '68, where the "occupiers" all walked out of the building in line, each with their turban. Glory days!
I'm so glad I was a ghetto cop who didn't have to deal with these type of Liberal idiots. Jackazzes where I worked took their medicine back then and moved on.
In this day of cameras and videos, I wouldn't last 5 minutes if you put me in a position where I was surrounded by these knuckleheads. There would be horizontally sprawled bodies everywhere around me, and none would be me or any of my fellow Officers. They would have me down at CCRB, IAB etc. permanently.
On Sgt. Shamar Thomas:
While he was the perfect candidate for 240.20 (causing a crowd to gather etc...) it was a smart move to let him scream and just ignore him.I also think this guy is not military.He was a big F*ck but he needed a stick over the top of his head.
Somebody that big would laugh off a stick to the head, a well placed shot to the kneecap works every time.
The head shot can be grossly overrated and at times just piss folk off even mo. However, a well placed shot to the shin will almost certainly get their attention and cause the dance of pain to commence.
Head shots cause too much blood and bruising. Shins and ribs work well.
Is it a prerequisite for these people to be either ugly d.ykes with mullets or white guys with dreads and bandanas.
These are the same dirty smelly Marxist useful idiots from all the massive protests designed to knock the Republicans out of power. Same commie skells and organizations.
Time to get out the crop dusters.
We got some heavy lightning, hopefully it will find a nice target.
tear gas and water cannons then send in the MOS to mop up....
What happens when "people of color" cause trouble in the future and we resort to good old hats and bats? Guess what will be said. Racism, of course.
Someone's going to have to make a big boy's decision to move these phuckers out, by any means necessary.
There is talk that they are negotiating a deal with the City to move the protest to Battery Park and will be provided porta pottys. You dont negotiate with TERRORISTS !!
I think the best we can hope for is a sneak attack by PD and sanitation and private security at 0230 hours on a Sun am.......limited media, all asleep, and they swoop in and arrest them all. they need to to have their assses kicked.
A few, and only a few have some legitimate gripes. But since these blind sheep are being financed and encouraged by those with axe to grind, soros, etal, including the pandering politicians, they can't and never will see the forest for the trees. This is similar to the 'civil disobedience' of the sixties, when the riots spread from city to city, engineered by those with an agenda. Look what that turned into and where it got us. Incidentally,why isn't some of their anger directed at their boy (can I call him boy?), who helped bail out Wall Street and the banks?
Theres 30,000 NYPD officers . 1 night of O/T and kick everyones dick into the dirt . That should fix it .
Gloves arent enough, the Cop's have to wear Tyvek suits when dealing with these fleabags.
Flame throwers and the hose off the sidewalks - the ashes will not clog the seweres!
Just a reminder to anyone who thinks we're winning the hearts and minds of the NYPD. A large number of them hate us, and that isn't going to change.