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Police

Brickbat: Police Story

Charles Oliver | 10.22.2014 6:00 AM

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Andrew Fung, an adviser to Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, posted a photo to his Facebook page of a person he claimed was a police officer who had been beaten by pro-democracy protestors. The person in the photo was actually an actor in makeup for a TV show about zombie cops.

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  1. Adans smith   11 years ago

    Why are commies so obvious when they lie?

    1. db   11 years ago

      Because they typically have the power to force you to claim to believe it. Once communism sets in, its inherent authoritarianism reshapes a society to accept total rule and to discourage independent thought.

      Communism is the antithesis of curious, rational behavior, and therefore it is particularly distressing to see academics apologizing for it.

      1. Suthenboy   11 years ago

        "...authoritarianism reshapes a society to accept total rule and to discourage independent thought."

        Contemporary feminism in a nutshell. Hell, that is every leftwing cause in a nutshell.

    2. Lady Bertrum   11 years ago

      Because while this specific cop wasn't beaten and this story is technically false, the cop and story are representative of the overall atrocious behavior of conservatives, I mean "protesters", and is therefore really true.

      Progressives and communists love fake but true.

      1. Adans smith   11 years ago

        yes,but,but commies know what their doing.

      2. WTF   11 years ago

        Progressives and communists

        You're being redundant.

      3. Suthenboy   11 years ago

        "Progressives and communists love fake but true."

        Fake but true, what was the bullshit the lefties here tried to explain away using that argument? I forget, but I remember that they did.

  2. Adans smith   11 years ago

    progs are to,but,they believe their lies

  3. Bardas Phocas   11 years ago

    Forensic SCIENCE!

  4. Almanian!   11 years ago

    derp

  5. mr lizard   11 years ago

    Thanks for the Hat tip... Jerks

    I posted this like last week.

    1. Florida Man   11 years ago

      Don't take it to hard my reptilian friend. They claim you have to email them with the story to get a hat tip. Now what is that email address you might ask. I've no idea and thus the hat tip remains elusive.

      1. Florida Man   11 years ago

        to too

        Or +1 O

      2. UnCivilServant   11 years ago

        My guess would be that it's the e-mail on the "News Tips" link at the bottom of the page, or hitandrun@reason.com . But that's just a guess based on context.

        1. Almanian!   11 years ago

          Just the tip...the news tip.

          Just this once.

          Just to see what it feels like.

          #NoHatTipForYOU!

        2. Florida Man   11 years ago

          Thanks. I don't see it on the mobile.

  6. Swiss Servator, spare a franc?   11 years ago

    Undead Dunphy.

    1. trshmnster the terrible   11 years ago

      His smooches last... For-ev-vur

  7. antisocial-ist   11 years ago

    Sum ting Wong?

    1. GILMORE   11 years ago

      groan

  8. Robert   11 years ago

    Are zombie cops cops who police zombies, zombies who are cops, or zombies who police zombies?

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