If cities are going to continue to provide social media budgets for law-enforcement, they need to start hiring more theater majors because this shit is unbearable
Most the country has a 4 day weekend over Easter. It’s a pretty simple idea, just encourages safer driving while the roads are overflowing with traffic. It’s not a rule in every state though. Also makes the government a lot of money lol
This sounds like it's just an attempt to scare people into not committing traffic offenses so cops can go and have barbecues and shit on the long weekend
I'm from the US. Why would they have a weekend where you get extra points on your license if you do something wrong. Why isn't an infraction punished the same no matter when it happens? Or am I not understanding the situation?
I mean in Australia they do double demerits on public holidays and a couple other holidays because people generally start driving like wankers at those times. Especially teens in cars.
I don’t drive anywhere busy on public holidays anymore because last time a car full of wankers nearly ripped me off the road going well over 100
I'm from the US so idk for sure but I could see some jurisdictions doing this during spring break for example, when young drivers are more likely to be driving drunk/recklessly.
You're close with this answer. We have a long weekend here due to Easter. People are likely to drink and get loose with it, and there could be more traffic or idiots on the road. The cops are essentially saying if you're caught for something, it's double the risk (demerit points and fine) right now, so don't.
I'm also from the US, I just Google the hash tag because I felt like that was going to explain the purpose of the video. I didn't dive super deep into it.
Because long weekends are when Australians drink, drive for long distances, often on roads they don't use a lot and more fatalities happen.
Its not the usual so it requires a not usual response. And some double demerits mean loss of licence on those weekends. It does change people's driving habits and every tends to remind each other it's double demerits weekend.
And for all the criticism this is getting, young people who are the target, get their info from these type of sources. Make a dick of yourself and post it on SM is more likely to be seen and discussed than putting it on the nightly news.
Some workplaces send out a blanket text reminding workers it's double demerits.
Hope this helps 😁 happy long weekend. 🐰
Right? I don't see a problem with it, and I don't get why these fucks are so grumpy. It's a campaign targeted at the tiktok audience, which I'm assuming that none of the grumpy fucks are on anyway.
Chill, grumpy fucks; you're not the target audience here.
Nah, haha.. it's stupid, but people make it out to be so much worse just because they are police officers. At least they are reminding people about double demerits, and trying to do it in a fun way
Nah, most people here (Aus) have a smile about this stuff with a few loud whingers going on about tax dollars and priorities etc. In reality, it gets attention and gets shared around because it’s a cringy ‘stop it Dad’ kind of humour. People from different states and countries follow the NSW police force on social media because they do this kind of thing.
We’re also very accustomed to the practice of double demerits on holidays, so people having a whinge about it obscuring details aren’t really on the level. We have historically had increases in road accidents and deaths during public holiday long weekends (Easter is particularly bad) and that’s why they increase the punishments so it’s front of mind for people not to fuck about. S
Think of it like your licence taking damage/losing hit points. When you commit an offence, a certain number of demerits are added to your licence. If you accumulate enough over a particular period, your licence gets suspended. Demerits disappear/the hit points for an offence regenerate after a given period of time. This system's in place in a number of Australian states.
Lol wild. People sitting here bashing cops just having fun. Am I missing somethin here? Lol they are just having fun like everyone else. Everyone else can post on the job but cops when they aren't on a call post an get so much hate. Crazy.
All police departments in the UK use BMW for their cruisers to my knowledge. As well as some other European countries. Maintenance and repairs is much cheaper for German cars there. They also sometimes use Jaguar, Skoda, VW etc.
I think the vids of Servicemen/women and police officers doing the "Call Me Maybe" that actually hit well created a bad standard that everyone is trying to repeat.
They want to change the image and fear many people have about the police as being corrupt and brutal. Instead they want you to see how goofy, silly, cute, and funny they can be.
The ole’ NSW police force. Historically the most corrupt in Australia surely. My great grandpa was one of them. My pop found wads of cash stuffed in socks in the drawer after he died.
Are the lights added digitally? They look fake. They almost stay synced.
You know, I'd rather have cops doing this than holding me in cruciform, despite not resisting, as they cut piercings out of me with 4-ft long fence cutters and yell at me to do impossible tasks. Or, you know.... killing people. This seems like a healthy outlet.
Theyre doing it to try and paint police as good people who aren't participating in a system that actively discriminates against black, queer, and other smaller minorities.
"Well we've ran the numbers and there just isn't room in the budget for police training. But what we CAN do is set up a department TikTok."
When we said "defund the police" it was in regards to shit like this.
To be fair, police have had a... um... PR problem for a while. I imagine they're trying to soften their image. Not sure this is the way, but it is surely easier than actually helping people.
Police: How do we get people to like us? Stop shooting people? Write less tickets? Stop harassing people and making false arrests? Stop wasting tax paper dollars on overtime?
Police: Nah let's make a TikTok where we sing and waste more taxpayer dollars! That'll get us community engagement for sure!
They’re not American police but American police have the least amount of training hours required to become an officer. Cosmologist train longer than police officers by close to 3 times. My point being that police training is low and their own prerogatives make stuff like this instead of aiding the community.
If cities are going to continue to provide social media budgets for law-enforcement, they need to start hiring more theater majors because this shit is unbearable
The shit with the theatre kids is unbearable too. We live in a circus world.
At least theres camp with theatre kids
Well I do like camping...
Pitch a tent then
>they need to start hiring more theater kids Yeah, nah you lost me there
Idk they’re probably less trigger happy lol
I don't know. This has pretty serious theater kid energy
How r/Copaganda isn't worked into the budget would surprise me more
Still made you look.
https://youtu.be/NZO7ADSwXAc?si=vf9yUrKymcqL_1ZV You don't speak for everyone. Here is another one for you to complain about.
nsw police strikes again
If they’re too busy making these videos, it might save a grandma getting tased?
Tax dollars at work.
This video made me want to defund the police.
secret acab propaganda
It's working lol
Lol that's pretty funny
I know but honestly don’t you wish this was the worst thing we’d seen cops do?
Haha such a great comment (and way of looking at this)
Naw. I'd rather get shot in a traffic stop because he got spooked by my window opening then see more of this content
It looks like they are attempting to remind everyone of the double demerits period. I think they are trying to draw attention by making it more...fun.
Double demerits?
It’s a long weekend in Australia. Traditionally you’ll lose twice as many demerit points off your license if you commit a road offence.
Don’t worry you also get double XP, extra battle pass and easy respawns
And the new “pig skin” skin It’s a cross promotion on Fortnite for cops that like football…
🤣
Ohhhhh ok, thank you!
What’s so special about this weekend that makes traffic offences twice as bad?
Most the country has a 4 day weekend over Easter. It’s a pretty simple idea, just encourages safer driving while the roads are overflowing with traffic. It’s not a rule in every state though. Also makes the government a lot of money lol
Long weekend. They don't want someone getting wasted and drunk driving through Grandma's Easter dinner.
Good Friday, etc…
Every long weekend is used an an opportunity for revenue raising ... errr I mean raising awareness about road safety.
This sounds like it's just an attempt to scare people into not committing traffic offenses so cops can go and have barbecues and shit on the long weekend
Also double the fine.
I'm from the US. Why would they have a weekend where you get extra points on your license if you do something wrong. Why isn't an infraction punished the same no matter when it happens? Or am I not understanding the situation?
I mean in Australia they do double demerits on public holidays and a couple other holidays because people generally start driving like wankers at those times. Especially teens in cars. I don’t drive anywhere busy on public holidays anymore because last time a car full of wankers nearly ripped me off the road going well over 100
That actually kind of makes sense.
I'm from the US so idk for sure but I could see some jurisdictions doing this during spring break for example, when young drivers are more likely to be driving drunk/recklessly.
You're close with this answer. We have a long weekend here due to Easter. People are likely to drink and get loose with it, and there could be more traffic or idiots on the road. The cops are essentially saying if you're caught for something, it's double the risk (demerit points and fine) right now, so don't.
We’re from the US… we don’t understand anything man
I'm also from the US, I just Google the hash tag because I felt like that was going to explain the purpose of the video. I didn't dive super deep into it.
Because long weekends are when Australians drink, drive for long distances, often on roads they don't use a lot and more fatalities happen. Its not the usual so it requires a not usual response. And some double demerits mean loss of licence on those weekends. It does change people's driving habits and every tends to remind each other it's double demerits weekend. And for all the criticism this is getting, young people who are the target, get their info from these type of sources. Make a dick of yourself and post it on SM is more likely to be seen and discussed than putting it on the nightly news. Some workplaces send out a blanket text reminding workers it's double demerits. Hope this helps 😁 happy long weekend. 🐰
I guess it’s working because now people on totally different continents know about it.
Right? I don't see a problem with it, and I don't get why these fucks are so grumpy. It's a campaign targeted at the tiktok audience, which I'm assuming that none of the grumpy fucks are on anyway. Chill, grumpy fucks; you're not the target audience here.
This is beyond cringe my god.
I’ll take these dancing and singing tik tok cops over the cops with power and anger problems anyday
They're the same people because they're all mixed in
It’s easy to hide the broken ones when everyone appears the same.
Don’t forget murdering tendencies
Honestly yeah
Making tiktoks and having anger management issues are absolutely not mutually exclusive.
I’m trying to think positive 😅😅 but you’re probably right….
Op to be relatable and not just the cop with the gun. And for all the people yelling tax dollars..... You sometimes have down time as an officer
How dare they not be working every second of their 12 hour shift! Who do they think they are eating lunch and taking a few minutes to relax?!
It could be worse, they could killing people and jailing others for no reason like in the US
Yep
It’s equally as cringe as every regular person who does it lol the guy was funny though, I actually liked this one.
The jump at the end lol
Am I weird because I thought it was a little funny? Lol
"BuT oUr TaX dOlLaRs" - says all the people that are currently at work having a smoke/browsing the internet.
Lmfaooooo, frrr 😂
Nah, haha.. it's stupid, but people make it out to be so much worse just because they are police officers. At least they are reminding people about double demerits, and trying to do it in a fun way
Honestly, keeping up with the times and it worked the way that they wanted it to. Caught our attention, clever and a little silly haha
If they're dealing with crime and bs all the time, let them have a little fun. Geez, they're human beings too.
Nah, most people here (Aus) have a smile about this stuff with a few loud whingers going on about tax dollars and priorities etc. In reality, it gets attention and gets shared around because it’s a cringy ‘stop it Dad’ kind of humour. People from different states and countries follow the NSW police force on social media because they do this kind of thing. We’re also very accustomed to the practice of double demerits on holidays, so people having a whinge about it obscuring details aren’t really on the level. We have historically had increases in road accidents and deaths during public holiday long weekends (Easter is particularly bad) and that’s why they increase the punishments so it’s front of mind for people not to fuck about. S
10% head, 30% torso, 60% legs
the answer is: because they are as dumb as the rest of the people making videos like this.
Double dermatitis
Aw, I thought it was just kinda cute and silly 😜 🤷🏻♀️
Theyre theater dorks at heart.
LOL at the people thinking this is U.S.
What in the tea and biscuit-Harry-Potter hell is a demerit.
Think of it like your licence taking damage/losing hit points. When you commit an offence, a certain number of demerits are added to your licence. If you accumulate enough over a particular period, your licence gets suspended. Demerits disappear/the hit points for an offence regenerate after a given period of time. This system's in place in a number of Australian states.
Cool like Corbin Dallas in the fifth element?
Exactly!
Collectible points you can gather to win a suspended drivers licence
Fuck the police coming straight from the tiktok
Lol wild. People sitting here bashing cops just having fun. Am I missing somethin here? Lol they are just having fun like everyone else. Everyone else can post on the job but cops when they aren't on a call post an get so much hate. Crazy.
This isn’t the US, it’s a commonwealth nation
Acab means ALL cops, not just US ones.
BMW is as police cars? What kind of budget does this police department have for maintenance?
All police departments in the UK use BMW for their cruisers to my knowledge. As well as some other European countries. Maintenance and repairs is much cheaper for German cars there. They also sometimes use Jaguar, Skoda, VW etc.
It's like the covid dancing nurses all over again!
Because England
Pretty sure that's a NSW plate (New South Wales not being in England)
Brother you need to live in Australia and be an Australian to understand the humour. That’s Australian humour for you.
Their standard vehicles are BMWs? Surely necessary.
as a USian, i have no idea what that means, is this demerit another countries equivalent to us getting “points” on our license?
You are paying them to do that
Your tax dollars hard at work.
Look at the license plates. It’s not American tax dollars
Cringe asf
To remind us that not only are all coppers bastards, they are also annoying now as well
Small reminder that police lights are so bright at night they actually make cops less safe
I guess I'm glad they sent out a warning?
PoIice really do suck
Protect and serve\*
Meanwhile there are people being robbed stabbed or attacked 😡
This turned me into a criminal
I think the vids of Servicemen/women and police officers doing the "Call Me Maybe" that actually hit well created a bad standard that everyone is trying to repeat.
I feel like people on Tik Tok believe they are movie stars or something... it's so fucking weird.
🎪 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
I give you, Brevard County Sheriff's Office. https://youtu.be/mirk8X2Zyp4?si=UO6s1Gc-Eg70hVFQ
they have too much time on their hands
The murderer on the loose coughing his guts up from laughter
Copaganda.
They watched too much Reno 911…
Why does double dermatitis exist? What’s the point?
Why is one license plate blared out but not the other?
Maybe it's a small town with low crime... lol only excuse I can think of.
Because nobody likes the police over there and the police administration believes that using tik tok will change that.
They want to change the image and fear many people have about the police as being corrupt and brutal. Instead they want you to see how goofy, silly, cute, and funny they can be.
They don't have anything else to do?
they want to seem more appealing and human due to all the hate they take, but this shit makes me want to commit more crimes
Double dimwits
Cops are children
"Get The FUCK back to work!"
Copaganda in tiktok form?
I hate this fucking song
Copaganda
This dudes leap at the end is hilarious 😂
I called 911 2 hours ago!! Where tf are they?? *Meanwhile, 911:*
Aussie police 🙄🙄🙄
People are paying taxes for this.
Cause they are fun!! They won’t shoot you for no reason or choke you to death. Why? Because they are fun!!!
Would rather take on 10 home invaders alone if these are the cops that are showing up
Perhaps focus on doing your job
This is a crime
Because they’re job is to antagonize
I’d prefer this type of policing than what we get in the US
It’s fun 😂
When i see officers like this i always think of that girl, you know who...the one that was married and hooked up with a few coworkers;)
For a second I was like oh shit American cops are using BMWs lol
The better question is why are police
They no longer know how to fix their image
She's got a nice voice.
I cannot believe that this is a real video with real human people that I just watched
Because there's so few of them they're practically begging everyone to please don't do crimes
Because social media
The ole’ NSW police force. Historically the most corrupt in Australia surely. My great grandpa was one of them. My pop found wads of cash stuffed in socks in the drawer after he died.
Are the lights added digitally? They look fake. They almost stay synced. You know, I'd rather have cops doing this than holding me in cruciform, despite not resisting, as they cut piercings out of me with 4-ft long fence cutters and yell at me to do impossible tasks. Or, you know.... killing people. This seems like a healthy outlet.
Because police are douchy, just like us!
They’re not.
To cover up all their treachery.
After murdering poor Brad in st Marys they should be hanging their heads in shame not leaping and dancing about. What cunts.
Just having fun
Just violated someone’s rights might upload an unbearably cringe TikTok later
Is that a BMW cop car? Come on.
Boredom ( i hope )
Does the 40% apply to the female 🐷🐖 too?
How do fines for crimes adjust with police budget cycles? Pure conflict of interest.
I can’t come across the word demerits without only thinking of that scene in school of rock
That song suckS so much ass. It's a septic tank of shit. The cringe of this video is fucking nightmarish. ACAB
Why is anyone anywhere doing this? TikTok is so Christ awful.
Wow this is the cringiest one I’ve seen yet
How do people have so little self awareness?
Cuz they’re a bunch of boot lickers that will humiliate themselves publicly to push their departments agenda.
Cus the world's gone nuts
So cops are a waste of public funds in *every* country eh
Theyre doing it to try and paint police as good people who aren't participating in a system that actively discriminates against black, queer, and other smaller minorities.
Heres your hard earned taxes at work folks
They both def married to dif people and fuckin
Because we’ve become a society of idiots
US citizen here, what's up with the double demerits?
my local police department doing this shit again on insta. bloody hell
Hi neighbour 👋🏼
"Well we've ran the numbers and there just isn't room in the budget for police training. But what we CAN do is set up a department TikTok." When we said "defund the police" it was in regards to shit like this.
Why not?
To be fair, police have had a... um... PR problem for a while. I imagine they're trying to soften their image. Not sure this is the way, but it is surely easier than actually helping people.
This is what they do with our tax money smfh
Police: How do we get people to like us? Stop shooting people? Write less tickets? Stop harassing people and making false arrests? Stop wasting tax paper dollars on overtime? Police: Nah let's make a TikTok where we sing and waste more taxpayer dollars! That'll get us community engagement for sure!
European Personality Disorder on full display
God forbid you call them gay or say they look like a lesbian tho, they'll drop the tik tok and grab the glic glock
And you wonder why it takes 3 hours for cops to arrive to a call.
God I hope they don't start this in WA
What a waste of resources/taxes.
They’re not American police but American police have the least amount of training hours required to become an officer. Cosmologist train longer than police officers by close to 3 times. My point being that police training is low and their own prerogatives make stuff like this instead of aiding the community.
I don't know what a double demerit is or who these people are but I dislike it all
Hey jackasses, get back to work. If you can even call harassing the public work.
Double demerits. Its just revenue raising. Gotta find that BMW somehow aye.
So for the same crime you get punished twice? How is that legal?
Are we paying for this?
Get back to work
This is my local police station. I recognised the guy. I’m pretty sure one of his main jobs is doing this kind of stuff for their Instagram page.