News, Outraged Cop Complains After Seeing This Painting At His Daughter’s School

[JD59]

A police officer father in the United States has taken to social media to complain about a piece of artwork displayed at his daughter’s school.

Kentucky cop Dave Hamblin is outraged by the painting which depicts two black people with a gun pointed at their head.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/outraged-...154237383.html

[Speleothem]

Police officer Dave Hamblin, who goes by the name Dave Kingmen on Facebook,
says the picture is upsetting and creates “future cop haters”.

Well, ya have to teach em young...ask Hamas.

[Todd_96]

I support the BLM Movement, but I agree that's a bit harsh for a school. A picture of anybody getting shot shouldn't be in a school.

[Brucifer]

If they only used Pop Tarts instead of guns.......

[jburress]

Instead of being outraged and demanding the picture be removed, the cop should ask himself why the child views police that way and what can he and other officers do to change that perception.

I have serious doubt that will happen.

[Nodpete]

I thought you couldn't display a confederate flag, or is it just when a special group wants to ?

[photobuff42]

Originally Posted by jburress

Instead of being outraged and demanding the picture be removed, the cop should ask himself why the child views police that way and what can he and other officers do to change that perception.

I have serious doubt that will happen.

That's a good point. Maybe he should visit with the students.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by jburress

Instead of being outraged and demanding the picture be removed, the cop should ask himself why the child views police that way and what can he and other officers do to change that perception.

I have serious doubt that will happen.

It's a difficult topic. As a former principal, I would probably not have allowed it to go up, but then we would be censoring student expression.

jburress, I think your main suggestion is a good one.

[shadowne]

Originally Posted by Nodpete

I thought you couldn't display a confederate flag, or is it just when a special group wants to ?

Pretty much. They can't write about guns, they can't chew a pop tart in the shape of a gun, etc.

[Suburban_Guy]

Originally Posted by jburress

Instead of being outraged and demanding the picture be removed, the cop should ask himself why the child views police that way and what can he and other officers do to change that perception.

I have serious doubt that will happen.

That's not a bad idea, though I wouldn't have allowed such a picture to go up.

By the way, I wonder if the cop would have expressed the same level of outrage if it portrayed a U.S. citizen having a knife at their throat by some Islamic type.