Thin Blue Checkmark ft. Katie Way
Added 2021-04-01 23:38:30 +0000 UTCHey, so it seems like cops are bad? In this week's episode, we speak to Katie Way, a writer at VICE and the newsletter and All Cops Are Posters to talk about all the weird posts that police officers seem to be doing, both in the UK and the US. What's up with the Thin Blue Line? Why are police officers trying to steal troop valour? And why are they obsessed with overpriced, hand-made merchandise that reinforces a victim status, despite causing the vast majority of their problems? Katie's newsletter suggests that the answers lie in the unique persecution complex experienced by cops, that allow them to believe that they are all following their own heroes journey, and that the civilians they harm are actually just bad vibe ogres.
We also talk about why "Mommy Milky" was trending, and why it sounds *so* much worse in a British accent. It's true, try it!
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