Posted on 09/17/2020 3:47:35 PM PDT by DFG
Lieutenant Chris Gastelum was laid off yesterday by the Minneapolis Police Department after the city council voted to defund the police. As he was walking home, he saw, by chance, some rioters throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of several city council members. But, sadly, he was powerless to do anything, as he'd just turned in his gun and badge.
"Help, officer -- they're burning down my house!" screamed a city council member.
"Oh, shoot! Sorry! Would love to help but they couldn't afford me anymore," Gastelum said. One rioter paused, worried he would be arrested. "Oh, no, sir, go right ahead," the former officer said. "I'm not a cop anymore. Feel free to continue with your mostly peaceful protest."
"Better luck next time!" Gastelum said cheerily to the city council member before skipping on his merry way, a newfound spring in his step.
"It's a real bummer," he told reporters later. "I would have loved to help out." Just then, he turned another corner to see another city council member getting mugged. "Hey, good to see you!" he shouted at her. "Hope everything's going well for you! Have a great day!"
Have a great day!
Oh Babylon! Alas Babylon! We can dream.
LOL! And it will become reality soon enough for these short-sighted lifelong losers.
You do realize that most never read past the headline ...
The Blessed Bee....
Man, I was hoping this one was real.
Now thats funny.. thanks
instant karma. gonna get chu.
I find myself hoping that it was true.
The Babylon Bee is the best. The Onion can’t hold a candle (or molotov cocktail) to it.
At first I thought this was real.
That’s how absurd things have gotten.
Good story, I love happy endings.
“Illustrating the absurd by being absurd.”
-Rush Limbaugh
The Bee just keeps getting better. I was almost to the end of the first paragraph before I got that funny feeling my chain was being yanked. :)
Damn...I was wishing the fire had been for real.
Remember in the days after the riots in Minneapolis, it was reported they wanted to defund the police, then not long after, it was disclosed that taxpayers were paying for private security for 3 of the council members, and then just yesterday, the Council President was complaining about the cops not being around when you need them. You can't make this stuff up.
Yeah, it was disappointing to find this to be satire. We can hope, though.
They had me for a minute.
Ditto that.
Well,well,well...something about making your own bed and having to sleep in it. How’s that “defunding the police” idea working for you? Maybe you should phone a social worker...
It is always fun to see who gets sucked in :)
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