Suicide By Cop?

[maygo]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41302571
Sounds like it wanted to be killed by police, a history of depression and multiple suicide attempts.
Terrible shame, and couldn't the plod have used tazers instead?

 

[HABA87]

Stopped reading at "it". I think "they" would have been a more appropriate word.

 

[Alan BStard]

See what happens when you take attention seeking too far?

 

[Typhoonftm]

Stopped reading at "it". I think "they" would have been a more appropriate word.

"They have been the driving force behind Pride Alliance for the past two years," the group said, using Schultz's preferred pronoun. "They pushed us to do more events and a larger variety events."

Dear f***ing god!

 

[maygo]

Stopped reading at "it". I think "they" would have been a more appropriate word.

It/ they either had a cock, or didn't. There is no inbetween marra, no matter what 'they' claim

 

[itscoldinhere]

American cops must just be terrified all the time.
Remember when them 2
Dickheads did that to lee rigby the female plod just shit them in the legs why can American 5-0 not do that?

 

[peil]

Gender seem to be a bit like the twin towers. There used to be two and now it's kind of awkward and complicated.

 

[HABA87]

American cops must just be terrified all the time.
Remember when them 2
Dickheads did that to lee rigby the female plod just shit them in the legs why can American 5-0 not do that?

One of the Lee Rigby killers was shot in the leg, hand and stomach.

IIRC it's a complete myth that firearms officers shoot for limbs. They just shoot to hit I think.

It/ they either had a cock, or didn't. There is no inbetween marra, no matter what 'they' claim

I sort of agree. But a human being shouldn't be described as an "it".

 

[BigPete]

Gender seem to be a bit like the twin towers. There used to be two and now it's kind of awkward and complicated.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Gender seem to be a bit like the twin towers. There used to be two and now it's kind of awkward and complicated.

And all sorts of prejudices have started crawling out from under rocks since then

 

[Frijj]

It/ they either had a cock, or didn't. There is no inbetween marra, no matter what 'they' claim

How many f***ing times does it need to be said to people on here who are simply unwilling to understand

BIOLOGICAL SEX AND GENDER ARE NOT THE SAME

And all sorts of prejudices have started crawling out from under rocks since then

It's just ignorance mate. I guess the fairly heterogenous white working class communities don't give much exposure to it

 

[Lewberry pie]

How many f***ing times does it need to be said to people on here who are simply unwilling to understand

BIOLOGICAL SEX AND GENDER ARE NOT THE SAME



It's just ignorance mate. I guess the fairly heterogenous white working class communities don't give much exposure to it

How?

 

[Arkle]

How?

Gender refers to social constructs, biological sex refers to the, er, biological sex of an organism.

 

[Deleted User 2893]

One of the Lee Rigby killers was shot in the leg, hand and stomach.

IIRC it's a complete myth that firearms officers shoot for limbs. They just shoot to hit I think.


I sort of agree. But a human being shouldn't be described as an "it".

Shoot to hit the trigger finger mate, human rights compliant now

 

[peil]

And all sorts of prejudices have started crawling out from under rocks since then

Are you calling me prejudiced?

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Gender refers to social constructs, biological sex refers to the, er, biological sex of an organism.

I'm happy that gender is a social construct but biology is biology.

Just because someone thinks they are a woman it doesn't mean they are, IMHO.

They are a man who thinks they are a woman.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Are you calling me prejudiced?

No mate just extending your metaphor, in the light of the OP's classy treatment of the story

 

[BigPete]

I'm happy that gender is a social construct but biology is biology.

Just because someone thinks they are a woman it doesn't mean they are, IMHO.

They are a man who thinks they are a woman.

I could think that I'm a dog but I haven't got a tail so I'm not a dog.

 

[peil]

No mate just extending your metaphor, in the light of the OP's classy treatment of the story

ah

 

[bobpc30]

Stopped reading at "it". I think "they" would have been a more appropriate word.

Anyone who cannot decide if they are one thing or the other deserves to be called an it.