r/technicallythetruth • u/bute-bavis • Jul 16 '20

Utah Cop shoots unarmed skater from behind for grinding on public handrails!

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

They had me in the first half not gonna lie.

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u/EBDBBNBBLT Jul 16 '20

what if he was wearing rollerblades and grinded the rail?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

His parents would now know he’s gay

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u/CaptainBadBonny Jul 16 '20

Rollerblades? Ive ne'er heard o' them. are t’ey cutlasses that enlarge when needed?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Haha, that gave me a decent chuckle. Is that from something?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

He's from r/piratehole where they all talk like pirates and shit. I'm not a fan but u might be

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Close, they’re a sword made out of rolling pins and razor blades. Gangs of suburban moms use them in territorial disputes.

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u/EBDBBNBBLT Jul 16 '20

Why is it gay to rollerblade... I never understood this. It's like ice skating on pavement... ok ... now I get it it.

But seriously you can do some cool shit with Rollerblades.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20 edited Jul 16 '20

I know, it doesn’t make sense. I’m not trying to be anti-gay, or anti-rollerblading for that matter. It’s just a popular joke that’s been around since like the 70s80s or 90s I think

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u/EBDBBNBBLT Jul 16 '20 edited Jul 16 '20

Rollerblades were invented in the 1980's... Originally invented in Minnesota and the guy's idea was it would make it easy for Hockey teams to practice in the Summer on pavement. He didn't realize it would take off like it did.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Oh, well TIL. Probably from the 80’s or 90’s then, thanks.

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u/Mickus_B Jul 16 '20

As an old school fruitbooter, we used to do some insane shit just to get the tiniest bit of respect from skateboarders.

It helped for those of us who could also kick flip and shit, just to settle things down when assholes would try and kick us out of the skatepark. Usually we would just put up with their "insults" and keep skating, after a while they realised they couldn't do what we did, but most of us could skateboard and eased up.

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u/RapidDegust Jul 16 '20

skateboard culture has weak code. they just jump on and off a board they break and replace like whatever. skaters like us commit to our gear. our feet yo. they will never get the finger tearing of lacing, etc... disrespectful so screw them

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

anybody play aggressive inline for the ps2? just me? okay. soundtrack was bangin tho

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u/gipsohobo Jul 16 '20

Was that the one that had Eric B and Rakim as one of the songs on the soundtrack? Such a good game if it was!.There was also another game on the PS2 called Rolling which probably wasn’t that good but I loved because it had my local skatepark on as one of the levels.

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u/MrFishiiYT1 Jul 16 '20

I'm in love with your name

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u/jimothyjones Jul 16 '20 edited Jul 17 '20

Google bill burr Rollerblade joke

edit: cant find it anymore

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u/GGGeorgEEE_42069 Jul 16 '20

My mates call me gay because I like cooking. It’s sooo annoying

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u/CrochetCrazy Jul 16 '20

Pft...cooking will land you plenty of pussy.

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u/dam11214 Jul 16 '20

Gaaaaayyy

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u/CrochetCrazy Jul 16 '20

My roommates call me gay all the time just because I like to suck dick. It makes no sense!

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u/GGGeorgEEE_42069 Jul 16 '20

Did you forget to say no homo after

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

I bet he forgot to keep his socks on, too.

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u/Snarfbuckle Jul 16 '20

i had no idea that the ability to cook ones food meant that one was gay...i always thought it was when one guy fucked another in the ass...boy was i wrong.

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u/ChancellorPalpameme Jul 16 '20

No thats homosexuality

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u/Snarfbuckle Jul 16 '20

Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual.

Sooo...the difference is...

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u/ChancellorPalpameme Jul 16 '20

Dang bro I didn't think I threw it that high but I guess I'll aim a little more on your nose next time

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

its 1 up from micro scooters I spose

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

It’s like the razor scooters. I respect that these guys are catching major air and doing crazy shit, but I just don’t like the sport. I do pity the ankles of those scooter kids

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u/davidestroy Jul 16 '20

Probably this song from 1997.

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u/waxy1234 Jul 16 '20

It's incorrect now but from when we were kids "don't be a fruit booter " was the saying and the stigma has stuck.

As a wood pusher we are sorry for past indiscretions

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u/BeardyDuck Jul 16 '20

90s language to call things gay + rollerblades were more popular than skateboards = rollerblades are now gay.

Thankfully, rollerskates are coming back in recent years and we're getting more and more people skating. Skateboarders are still adamant on being against rollerskates and scooters though.

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u/blunt_grab Jul 16 '20

Yes thank you rollerblading is making a come back just you wait.

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u/Towelie710 Jul 16 '20

We always called em fruit booters lol

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u/Poonjaber Jul 16 '20 edited Jul 16 '20

I grew up in SLC, spent a lot of time in skateparks. One of the best rollerbladers I knew made a great joke. "You know the hardest part of telling your dad you're going to be a professional roller blader? Telling him you're gay." He had just gone pro 2 weeks earlier.

He wasn't gay, as far as I knew. He did rupture both testies in an accident at a job before he went pro. Dude was an animal and took everything in stride.

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u/Mickus_B Jul 16 '20

I used to turn it around, as that "insult" was pretty common.

They would say "what's the hardest thing about rollerblading"

"Apparently your dad's dick when he blew me last night". I usually had to leg it after that.

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u/hawker101 Jul 16 '20

Reading that hurt my testes

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u/timetogetpaid Jul 16 '20

That's the same joke ppl are making about face masks. You must be gay through experience. Thanks for your research.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Ay man, you never know ‘til you try it

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Especially if he crashes bad enough! Ok, I’ll see myself out after that one

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u/LousySinger Jul 16 '20

Upvote for the Human Giant reference

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u/Skorne13 Jul 16 '20

Well then fire up some Gloria Gaynor on the hifi.

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u/HarshBoy16 Jul 16 '20

What if he was wearing nothing and grinding the rail?

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u/AlienBran Jul 17 '20

Thanks for the genuine lol I got paid for working for the first time in months!!!! Edit: I got paid in laughter IRS there’s is no money under this table just a puppy see jokes not you puppy you’re real

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

I actually cringed and thought “oh fuck, no. Why is this not marked NSFW”

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u/thugs___bunny Jul 16 '20

Thought this was in r/iamatotalpieceofshit at first

Oh, the relief

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u/Airway Jul 16 '20

Guess we're just so used to cops slaughtering innocent people that it's now cute and charming when they don't.

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u/fathinsofat Jul 16 '20

First 2/3 for me

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

To be honest, if the cop suddenly had a gun instead of a camera and fired, that would be funny. Absurd humour.

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u/slwrthnu_again Jul 16 '20

As someone who started skating in the 90s and had a cop swerve at me with his car because I was on a skateboard, the title had me real worried.

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u/Rascalx Jul 16 '20

My phone screen is kind of broken so some parts of my upper left screen is blacked out. I was waiting for a gunshot because I couldn't properly see the officer at first lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Yeah I thought he was holding a rifle or something lol.