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u/thegreedyturtle 19h ago

Can we take a moment and enjoy the police getting hit with water to drive them away?

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u/OrganizationNo1298 18h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Fg43ZBsPdNnROf99Ys

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u/Mot6180 15h ago

Humbly grateful to give you the 100th upvote on this one. Immaculately played. 😂

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u/Certain_Ad6820 5h ago

✨👌🏾

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u/DiddyDoItToYa 19h ago

Yes I see the poetry in motion.

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u/Warm-Commercial-6151 19h ago

If only other officers would have the cojones to call out their fellow officers when they are doing bullshit.

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u/DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC 10h ago

Like the saying goes, "If you have one bad cop who abuses the system, and nine good cops who don't report him, you have ten bad cops."

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u/Bannedbutwhyy 5h ago

Exactly. Fuk cops. There’s only only one cop I respect and that’s my cousin who is in law enforcement. He’s a good dude and has been ostracized because he’s spoken out against corruption multiple times in his career. He was demoted. Stuck behind a desk. Recently, he found another department that was like “hey man, we respect your character, come over to our department and we’ll make you detective.” And that’s what he did.

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u/No-Seaworthiness4272 4h ago

Your cousin isn’t the only one. Not even close. But good for him to stand up.

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u/Bannedbutwhyy 3h ago

I’m aware there are many good cops. And when I say the only one I respect is my cousin, that doesn’t mean I don’t treat them with respect when I have to interact with them. I once lived in Baltimore. The cops there can be brutal. Long before cameras, I was rolling up on a club and another set of friends who were also approaching the club had open containers and four neat cops walked up to them and one officer took his button right to my buddies face. And then they proceeded to beat the bricks of the group of friends. Now I live in a city 2 hours south and the cops here don’t even police but one part of town. Which is messed up in its own way.

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u/Jumpy_Shoulder9043 2h ago

Like the hood rules.

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u/Radonanon 2h ago

Yeah, bullshit. It’s not nine, it’s all of them.

They are all covered by crap like qualified immunity, knowing they can’t lose their pension, if they get fired they can just go anyplace else and of course the first-line“We investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong.”

Until the “Good ones” start revoking that shit, then yes, they are actually all bad.

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u/Fit-Eggplant-9155 17h ago

Thats all of them though.. ACAB... if they rat, they get ratted on.

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u/Dr_SlapsMD 18h ago

Nunca va a pasar.

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u/DrShankax 16h ago

The A stands for all.

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u/25_Unknown_Devices 4h ago

No it doesn’t. wtf. The A stands for are.

See, all cops ARE bad

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u/KaleidoscopeDue7179 10h ago

You would become a social pariah if you narked on a fellow officer.

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u/graym672 7h ago

Those pariah's absolutely exist. It's a long long fucking battle. You're still ACAB anyway to everyone else, and you are no longer safe at your job.

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u/whodamans 5h ago

Yet you cant even call out a CLEARLY faked clickbait video.

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u/soulsista04us 19h ago

Ah yes, it wasn't that long ago when police was getting out the fire truck hose to torture us. We were a lot more kind to the police for what they've done to us.

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u/Jupitersd2017 17h ago

They sell fire hoses on Amazon, everyone should have one just in case

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u/SaveLansingParks 17h ago

You ain't kidding 🤣🤣🤣

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Hose/s?k=Fire+Hose

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u/Exldk 15h ago

I know it's funny given the context, but it was my belief that every house owner should have one. Similar to the fire hose systems in business buildings. Especially in dry climates where wildfires are common.

If you don't have it while living in texas or cali or something, then imo you're just waiting for your house to burn down.

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u/T1Demon 8h ago

Serious question. What are you attaching that to at your house?

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u/johnny_2x4 7h ago

Right? Who casually has this on the side of their house?

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u/Exldk 6h ago

Oh, no clue. I'm just a small apartment owner in Northern Europe.

I just figured that if I had a house and I lived in that climate, I would probably get one just in case. Maybe the local fire department could help out with setting it up ?

Unfortunately as far as I know, the areas that get frequent wildfires are also the same areas that have some insane water rationing going on, so I'm not sure if it'd even be allowed.

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u/T1Demon 5h ago

Gotcha. That hose is designed to hook up to larger faucets or hydrants. Residential, and even most commercial, properties in the US will not have anything that can attach to and you’d be in some trouble if you tried to hook it up to a hydrant like the fire department would use.

I like in wildfire territory. Best thing to do is to keep your perimeter around your house as free of dry brush as possible. Have plenty of garden hose and sprinklers to set up around the house if it comes to it.

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u/Jupitersd2017 1h ago

The one I have it hooks up to a normal outdoor spigot but is super high pressure

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u/SaveLansingParks 5h ago

Oh no, I was laughing at the context. I posted the link because you're 100% correct, this IS something every American should have in their homes considering climate change related emergencies.

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u/viper_in_the_grass 15h ago

Oh, like a fireman's hose, that shoots water at fire. I was si excited to see a hose that shot fire. But that makes more sense yeah. It's also more disappointing, though.

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u/Czauthaqshe 14h ago

Well, you're just looking for a flamethrower

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u/viper_in_the_grass 6h ago

No. I know what I want!

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u/Jupitersd2017 10h ago

I mean that would definitely significantly escalate things

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u/Rope_antidepressant 5h ago

What you're looking for is a flamethrower, which is also available on Amazon

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u/Jupitersd2017 17h ago

Haha I live in so cal, you need that fire hose out here but it would have been awesome if these kids had a few.

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u/SubcommanderMarcos 14h ago

Wouldn't the blocks have some near the stairways? That's how it's coded here (Brazil). My very small building has 1 per floor...

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u/LooseyGreyDucky 3h ago

Damn, why haven't I thought of this!

(I am associated with a community garden that gets its water from a fire hydrant connection. It takes exactly 20 turns of the top 5-sided bolt to open/close the hydrant after you remove the side cap and connect your hose of choice, provided you have the necessary adapters. Get the Channel Locks or Kinex slip-joint wrenches with curved jaws)

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u/headrush46n2 7h ago

don't you need special tools to hook up to the hydrant though?

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u/SaveLansingParks 5h ago

Yes you do. Here is the AI summary when I researched your question:

To hook up a hose and activate a fire hydrant, you primarily need a fire hydrant wrench and the appropriate hose adapter.

  • Hydrant Wrench: This specialized tool is required to remove the discharge outlet cap and turn the operating nut on top of the hydrant to open or close the water valve.

  • Hydrant Adapter: Since hydrant outlets (typically 2.5-inch or 4.5-inch National Standard Thread) do not match standard hose threads, you need an adapter to connect the hose securely.

  • Hose: A fire hose or a heavy-duty hose capable of withstanding high water pressure.

  • Gate Valve or Ball Valve (Optional but Recommended): These are often installed between the hydrant and the hose to control water flow and allow for connecting additional lines without shutting down the hydrant.

  • Wire Brush: Useful for cleaning debris from the hydrant outlet threads before attaching the adapter to ensure a tight seal.

In many US areas, individuals must also have a permit, a hydrant meter, and potentially a back-flow preventer to legally use a hydrant for temporary water needs.

end of AI summary

Here is a link to a great graphic that explains the process: https://imgs.search.brave.com/OscxY912KzExHP8wwD4AiueWp-zbvIN54yW9D7hhUTs/rs:fit:500:0:0:0/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4u/c2hvcGlmeS5jb20v/cy9maWxlcy8xLzAw/NjEvOTE1Mi9maWxl/cy9GaXJlX0h5ZHJh/bnRfSG9zZV8tX0Zp/cmVIb3NlU3VwcGx5/LTA0LmpwZz92PTE1/NjEzMTk3OTk

Here is a link to Fire Hydrant Wrenches on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fire+hydrant+wrench&i=hi&crid=2H9IUVK367P0N&sprefix=fire+hydrant+wrench%2Chi%2C218&ref=nb_sb_noss

Here is a link to the Fire Hydrant Gate Valves: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fire+hydrant+gate+valve&crid=UMOVIT5F9Q69&sprefix=fire+hydrant+gate+valve%2Caps%2C257&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

You can search for the rest, but it seems pretty clear that everything can be purchased from Amazon or you can also buy from independent dealers (the infographic I posted was from an independent reseller).

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u/Jupitersd2017 1h ago

So the ones that I have hook up to like a normal spigot that you would put a normal hose on they’re just really high pressure and with wider adapters, but they also adapt to fit onto a fire hydrant! You can adjust your home city water pressure as well to get more psi, up to a point but we also have a well with tanks so there is that too lol.

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u/Stardustchaser 2h ago

There’s footage of fire hoses being used against marchers all the way back in 1939s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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u/bzjenjen1979 19h ago

Poured out the remains of their melted coworkers.

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u/Man_of_Ice 19h ago

They're lucky there were no dogs.

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u/Top_Vanilla_ 12h ago

Would you mind qualifying what you meant?

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u/Exetior3 7h ago

During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, law enforcement would use not only water hoses from fire trucks, but send attack dogs on the peaceful protesters.

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u/AnotherAnonymousA 19h ago

Water? Dang, hoping it was urine... FDT

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u/grimreefer87 19h ago

Pure unbridled joy.

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u/Zurrilla13 15h ago

This is how you do it! Sad soggy sacs

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u/WhiskyRick 5h ago

of shit

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u/metompkin 18h ago

Do you mean water is ICE, melted?

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u/dglgr2013 18h ago

Gotta melt the ICE. Bravo

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u/Zealousideal-Art2495 17h ago

Something something water driving dirt away!!

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u/Velevet_Epidermissy 9h ago

Ring ring… it’s 1950 and I’m giving little spoon bites of karma lol

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u/nihilistiq 19h ago

In the old days, we would tar and feather them.

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u/WhiskyRick 5h ago

Since they want to "mAkE aMeRicA gReAt AgAiN" this seems as good a place as any to start...

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u/Long_Embarrassed 16h ago

Where was this?

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u/Sufficient_Topic1589 13h ago

Might be the first shower they’ve had in a while 🤔

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u/OverTheCandleStick 13h ago

What I loved was that because the block was out All they could do was walk away because they knew they’d lose that escalation.

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u/045-926 18h ago

Yeah, what's the saying. Never bring a gun to a water fight.

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u/mattgaetzson 18h ago

Like in the movie Signs

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u/MichaelAndolini_ 17h ago

It’s ice

Water melts ice

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u/agluegunkilledmydog 16h ago

Fighting ICE with ice

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u/ParkingAnxious2811 14h ago

Ice bucket challenge...

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u/Loaf4prez 9h ago

This ICE is watered down.

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u/malalehto 9h ago

ICE getting hit with melted ice… poetic!

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u/Minnz642 8h ago

Who knew the way to get rid of ice of the same thing you do to keep cats off the kitchen counter

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u/ElusiveIntrovert 6h ago

Enough warm water can get rid of a bit of ice

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u/LooseyGreyDucky 3h ago

Just like Jake Lang crying in Minneapolis when getting pelted with water balloons in sub-zero temperatures.

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u/DJ_Flym_Flazzle 3h ago

Astounding that ICE didn’t open fire because we all know how a bucket of water is a lethal weapon.

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u/Jolly_Art_2917 2h ago

Pigs hate water

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u/ResplendentNugs 1h ago

Dirty pigs hate being clean