Cops are first responders. There are still people missing. There are people on roofs, desperately trying to contact loved ones, people without their lifesaving meds or power for life saving machines. And their first responders are protecting bread that’s about to go moldy instead of responding. - ThreadSky

measuredandslow.bsky.social • 217 days ago

Cops are first responders. There are still people missing. There are people on roofs, desperately trying to contact loved ones, people without their lifesaving meds or power for life saving machines. And their first responders are protecting bread that’s about to go moldy instead of responding.

Reposted from Molly Shah

Cops guarding a grocery store in North Carolina because payment processing is down… in case you’re wondering what their actual job is- it’s protecting capital- not you

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melindasalisbury.com•216 days ago

I never want to see another pro-cop show or film in my life. They're not the good guys unless you're also a cop, or you fund cops

anubisthejackal.bsky.social•217 days ago

Example eleventy billion in why we should abolish the concept of policing as it is today, and start over. Forget everything we know and that's traditional and conventional and create a solution for today's society.

deadcoil.bsky.social•216 days ago

As someone with firsthand knowledge involved in this... cops are first responders the way organized crime enforcers are community leaders.

malzliebchen.bsky.social•216 days ago

Well yeah, cops have only ever protected property. They've never helped anybody.

derekmahr.bsky.social•216 days ago

I believe HEB just gives the food away in that situation. And people wonder why Texans are so loyal to that chain.

smollestbunny2.bsky.social•216 days ago

Cops are not first responders, cops exist to protect capital interests. Not to find missing people.

The job of police only started to protect and serve capitalists. No one else.

moonmayor.bsky.social•217 days ago

Cops are always clutching their own boobs

lfillingham.bsky.social•217 days ago

Also if the store had any self respect they'd donate all the food. They are concerned about the store being trashed, but there's a way to come out of this without that, and also looking good. Incredible missed opportunity.

wishda.bsky.social•217 days ago

That’s an Ingles.

The Ingles family are MAGA royalty.

thryse.com•216 days ago

Ah, no wonder the cops

lfillingham.bsky.social•217 days ago

Ah, they don't have any self respect. It's still stupid.

geetnerd.bsky.social•216 days ago

"But... but.... what about our Divine Fiduciary Responsibility to our shareholders! They're the real victims here!"

/sarcasm

mazinga.bsky.social•216 days ago

If the store's power is out, they're going to dump and write off the perishables (meat, frozen food, etc.) anyway, and probably the baked goods once they become stale and/or moldy.

primarylupine.bsky.social•217 days ago

They did do this, eventually. Probably because word was getting out of the area about it.

lfillingham.bsky.social•216 days ago

Yes, the idea of letting food spoil rather than handing it and water out in an emergency is despicable, and you have to see that eventually.

primarylupine.bsky.social•216 days ago

The worst was the reports of police stopping residents from "stealing" bottled water from an overturned semi.

And the police K9 who was "lost", with suspiciously little details on how...

https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/09/29/east-tennessee-k-9-officer-found-dead-after-going-missing-following-flood/

lfillingham.bsky.social•216 days ago

That's bad about the water.

Surely not the only dog to be lost or found dead.

primarylupine.bsky.social•216 days ago

True. And they won't get a frantic post from the PD to look for them, because they've not had the fortune to be christened with the title of "officer".

shayruldawn.bsky.social•216 days ago

Ridiculous

shelliblu.bsky.social•216 days ago

So now you know why cops exists in the USA.

measuredandslow.bsky.social•216 days ago

Y’all I’m muting this but: per ppl who live in NC, this is Ingles grocery store, owned by Bobby Ingles, who currently makes just short of $8 million a year, and yes this is a real picture taken outside the store today. Feel about that however you will. Donation info here: https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene

measuredandslow.bsky.social•216 days ago

Source for that number and other interesting (shady af) things about this company: https://avlwatchdog.org/ingles-a-dynasty-founding-family-still-in-control/

sukarma2.bsky.social•216 days ago

I saw a post earlier of cops stopping folks from removing bottled water from a crashed semi.

snacksalot.bsky.social•216 days ago

jaanagolf.bsky.social•216 days ago

#COPS

researchermt.bsky.social•216 days ago

Because people should effing starve?! Ugh

bywater01.bsky.social•217 days ago

Hurricane Katrina vibes all over again!

geetnerd.bsky.social•216 days ago

The Police, as an institution in the US, exist to protect the property and lives of the rich. Period. Yes, I know there are good cops who join with the best of intentions, but most good ones don't last when they realize what their real purpose is. That should change.

elegantwino.bsky.social•216 days ago

During a significant ice storm a few years ago a couple HEB stores gave away food for free because the power was down and they couldn’t process payments.

somanymonkeys.bsky.social•217 days ago

That's based on a post from an account on xitter that posts right wing conspiracies. He claims that he somehow got a ride back to Charlotte despite roads being closed & a ban on non-emergency travel & won't be available for interviews. Feels intentionally designed to make people angry, imo.

accelerationista.bsky.social•216 days ago

Cops protect property, not people.

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