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		Fake street signs begin to appear in Minneapolis warning of 'easily startled' police (startribune.com)		172
		More: Awkward, St. Paul, officer Mohamed Noor, orange street sign, official-looking metal sign, TWIN CITIES POLICE, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Police, Facebook post

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mama2tnt

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2017-07-24 7:41:30 PM

Whoever did this...is my new best friend.

RomeoEightJuliet

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2017-07-24 7:54:06 PM

When someone slams a door at the Minneapolis PD:

fusillade762

Smartest (9) Funniest (0)

2017-07-24 7:57:46 PM

Nice

real_headhoncho

Smartest (12) Funniest (20)

2017-07-24 8:08:41 PM

It must have been The Mgt.

Markoff_Cheney

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2017-07-24 8:19:59 PM

real_headhoncho: It must have been The Mgt.

AHHA!
Now I get it...
A++ Would laugh again.

stickmangrit

Smartest (61) Funniest (5)

2017-07-24 8:20:33 PM

that is some master-level trolling right there...

vudukungfu

Smartest (8) Funniest (17)

2017-07-24 8:44:27 PM

Don't look at me.
I only sent them a case if adult diapers.

Pigs.

Bith Set Me Up

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2017-07-24 8:53:23 PM

"The troll is strong with this one..."

Julius Pleaseher

Smartest (32) Funniest (10)

2017-07-24 9:18:12 PM

Holy shiat.

Incident on 57th Street

Smartest (0) Funniest (19)

2017-07-24 9:35:24 PM

My heretofore favorite sign is now on the shelf.

davidphogan

Smartest (58) Funniest (5)

2017-07-24 10:01:21 PM

Printed on metal signs even?

That's dedication.

The Headless Horseman's Headless Horse

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2017-07-24 10:03:10 PM

Huh. I'm curious as to when that actually went up. I was standing on that corner late yesterday morning and didn't even notice it.

croesius

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2017-07-24 10:20:20 PM

davidphogan: Printed on metal signs even?

That's dedication.

No doubt. That leads me to believe there's far more than 2 out there, if they went to that kind of effort.

BlazeTrailer

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2017-07-24 10:23:06 PM

croesius: davidphogan: Printed on metal signs even?

That's dedication.

No doubt. That leads me to believe there's far more than 2 out there, if they went to that kind of effort.

Agreed. This needs to become a thing

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion

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2017-07-24 10:28:47 PM

"Fake" signs. Warning of a real threat.

cmb53208

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2017-07-24 10:29:20 PM

Police union starts whining like babies in 3...2...1

upndn

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2017-07-24 10:29:26 PM

New fad?

puffy999

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2017-07-24 10:31:17 PM

Oh no. What if the cops there overreacted and started shooting innocent people?

doglover

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2017-07-24 10:32:19 PM

davidphogan: Printed on metal signs even?

That's dedication.

If it saves even one life. . .

Sasquach

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2017-07-24 10:32:41 PM

cmb53208: Police union starts whining like babies in 3...2...1

A sign like that might really hurt a few feelings.....

doglover

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2017-07-24 10:34:05 PM

loonatic112358

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2017-07-24 10:34:28 PM

But will humiliating them work?

WyDave

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2017-07-24 10:34:55 PM

doglover: davidphogan: Printed on metal signs even?

That's dedication.

If it saves even one life. . .

People should be encouraged to take them down and use them as shields when talking to the Police.

jtown

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2017-07-24 10:35:41 PM

They'll soon be back, and in greater numbers.

Nonrepeating Rotating Binary

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2017-07-24 10:36:05 PM

I want to see more of these signs, everywhere in Minneapolis.

winedrinkingman

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2017-07-24 10:36:29 PM

I will make the same distasteful joke I made 500 comments in on another article about the yoga teacher shooting.

"Of course they shot the Yoga teacher. Even though her hands were up, she was still able to reach for her ankle holster."

hobnail

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2017-07-24 10:37:19 PM

FTFA: The signs reference the killing of Justine Damond just over a week ago by Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor.

No, they also refer to the killings of Terrance Franklin, Jamar Clark, and Philando Castile too. The fact that it says "Twin Cities" makes it obvious that it's not just Justine.

doglover

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2017-07-24 10:37:40 PM

WyDave: doglover: davidphogan: Printed on metal signs even?

That's dedication.

If it saves even one life. . .

People should be encouraged to take them down and use them as shields when talking to the Police.

Too small. Print 'em bigger and keep them by the door in case the police show up.

puffy999

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2017-07-24 10:37:55 PM

doglover: davidphogan: Printed on metal signs even?

That's dedication.

If it saves even one life. . .

"Police Officer Lives Matter." But not the people they kill.

LordOfThePings

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2017-07-24 10:39:05 PM

mongbiohazard

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2017-07-24 10:39:11 PM

That. Is. Awesome.

And sadly, too true.

Kittypie070

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2017-07-24 10:40:12 PM

real_headhoncho: It must have been The Mgt.

Someone out there has an astonishingly nasty and sharp sense of humour.

hobnail

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2017-07-24 10:41:21 PM

Nonrepeating Rotating Binary: I want to see more of these signs, everywhere in Minneapolis.

...and St Paul. Or at least Falcon Heights.

/I would buy that t-shirt.

Z-clipped

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2017-07-24 10:42:34 PM

loonatic112358: But will humiliating them work?

It will probably cause them to have flashbacks to high school.

Brosephus

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2017-07-24 10:43:04 PM

That is USDA Grade A Top Choice Organic Trolling. You earn the rep that people give you.

Nidiot

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2017-07-24 10:43:04 PM

Great image. Could be used on stickers, tee shirts, posters, heck make a stencil and have graffiti artists do that instead of the ubiquitous tags they normally do. Some wealthy person should donate a billboard featuring it. I'd love to see it everywhere.

Z-clipped

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2017-07-24 10:43:11 PM

Nonrepeating Rotating Binary: I want to see more of these signs, everywhere ~~in Minneapolis.~~

FTFM

Orion5k

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2017-07-24 10:45:00 PM

And this, folks, is how Minnesotans do humor.

/passive-aggressively

Nidiot

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2017-07-24 10:45:48 PM

loonatic112358: But will humiliating them work?

If there is the tiniest chance it makes one cop feel too ashamed to shoot an unarmed person, it's worth it.

Short Victoria's War

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2017-07-24 10:46:51 PM

Well, charades don't work...

Elandriel

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2017-07-24 10:47:51 PM

hobnail: Nonrepeating Rotating Binary: I want to see more of these signs, everywhere in Minneapolis.

...and St Paul. Or at least Falcon Heights.

/I would buy that t-shirt.

Ugh. I live in lauderdale which is next to falcon heights. I see philandos memorial many times a week. I never saw anything like what would lead me to believe FH/etc police are racist or whatever. And yet here we are. I think it speaks to a greater issue too: the police have shifted fully into us v them. If you aren't wearing blue, you are a potential killing threat no matter what.

This is a direct result of SWAT and such i believe. The focus has changed from serve and protect to eliminate threats. and every interaction starts from that basis.

farkyorefeelings

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2017-07-24 10:48:44 PM

The Headless Horseman's Headless Horse: Huh. I'm curious as to when that actually went up. I was standing on that corner late yesterday morning and didn't even notice it.

Did you at least make it out alive?

tukatz

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2017-07-24 10:48:50 PM

Wow, that's quite the moral booster for all the decent cops still working. Yay

Nidiot

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2017-07-24 10:48:57 PM

So the signs got taken down. :(

Could they be legally displayed in people's gardens, as "yard art" ?

How soon before we can buy them on ebay?

JinxedLynx

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2017-07-24 10:51:42 PM

tukatz: Wow, that's quite the moral booster for all the decent cops still working. Yay

They should stop giving the bad cops free passes.

Richard Saunders

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2017-07-24 10:52:39 PM

Some might say it's sign of the times.

kvinesknows

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2017-07-24 10:54:46 PM

tukatz: Wow, that's quite the moral booster for all the decent cops still working. Yay

eliminate the thin blue line then maybe they can whine

asmodeus224

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2017-07-24 10:56:54 PM

tukatz: Wow, that's quite the moral booster for all the decent cops still working. Yay

Don't worry, the cops shooting unarmed people are still working too....somehow thst doesn't affect the 'good cops' morale though.

Stuff it

BlazeTrailer

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2017-07-24 10:57:08 PM

tukatz: Wow, that's quite the moral booster for all the decent cops still working. Yay

They're a part of the problem. Thin blue line and all that.

liberaltrucker

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2017-07-24 10:57:35 PM

If the shoe fits......

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