You sorta gotta wonder what they're afraid of to have all those cops there.

Yes! More of this. In the United States. Please and Thank you.

News, Law, Water--Yep.

Disgusting. You're not hired by the state to turn against it. You don't like the retirement plan? Learn another trade where you can sit on your ass all day waiting for an incident.

>> ^doogle:

Disgusting. You're not hired by the state to turn against it. You don't like the retirement plan? Learn another trade where you can sit on your ass all day waiting for an incident.


What!?

I have a job where I sit on my arse all day waiting for an incident, I monitor servers.
The only difference is that when I detect an incident I call somebody in one of the datacentres, these guys run into burning buildings full of smoke and save people's lives!

Let them retire earlier, they've earnt it.

>> ^doogle:

Disgusting. You're not hired by the state to turn against it. You don't like the retirement plan? Learn another trade where you can sit on your ass all day waiting for an incident.


Typically in these cases the state is reneging on a contractual obligation.
I get that it's a "good" job from a financial and employment standpoint, but this isn't CEO's making 500x what the average worker does.
Fireman also enjoy the added perks of pulling shattered corpses out of wreckage and generally risking their lives on a much more frequent basis than you and I.

What is disgusting is "austerity" measures that keep chipping away at the working class, while the current economic shitstorm was caused by the financial industry, who still haven't been held accountable. I dig that these guys aren't taking it like sheep.
I'm kinda impressed by those cops tho too.

These firemen are misusing state tools to make their point. Who else has tht luxury?
Next Are we going to applaud cops for using their guns to shoot at state buildings?

Fine, make your point, but be civil about it.

These so called firemen should be stripped of their badges, and hoses revoked. And fired.

@doogle
we may disagree but the thought of having one's "hose revoked" just makes me chuckle

@doogle

You do not konw fuck all about this situation. They could be off duty. shut the poo up about your dumb bum ramblings.

with a smile that is. Shut the fuck up, but please keep a smile.

Retire at 58? Laziest mouth-breathers in the world.

Cutting-edge medicine is keeping people alive longer, so people have to save more for retirement --even if they work for the government.

artistic, in a non-intended way.

@doogle

I hope your house burns down. With you in it.

But at the last second.. one of these "ungrateful" FireFighters pulls your mostly burnt body from the wreckage.

The only disgusting things about this video are the State thievery and your dumbass comments. fuckin' troll

At first I thought doogle was sarcastic and everyone was taking him the wrong way, I was like,
Then when I noticed he was serious, I was like,
Then when I heard he thinks firemen just sit on there ass all day, I was like, stfu.

@doogle
and if the US Army held a similar protest at Goldman Sachs and Exxon/Mobile (with US issued assault rifles), I would approve as well.

Firefighters should be allowed to hose down police officers whenever they want because a part of their job involves being first responders?

Sign me up.

Or tell them to get another means of communicating their message.

Why is police just standing there "taking it"? Why are they not shooting teargas and rubber bullets and use sonic weapons?
Getting hosed with cold water and when covered in chemical fire suppressant is as close to "police assault" as it gets.
If these were regular citizens that street would've been covered in blood.

@mxxcon

I think its a notion called "restraint".

>> ^BoneRemake:

@mxxcon
I think its a notion called "restraint".
so what justifies restraint against these firefighters that are actively assaulting offices as opposed to regular citizens that peacefully protest?

They're afraid of getting hosed!>> ^gwiz665:

You sorta gotta wonder what they're afraid of to have all those cops there.

So awesome. The cop at the end looks like he is seriously considering the decisions that led him to this point in life. It would be so much fun to hose down cops.

"Rookies, gather for the photo op!".

@mxxcon
What is "gold water". I googled it and only got stuff on Pokemon and that Arizona Senator (thankfully).

>> ^oOPonyOo:

@mxxcon
What is "gold water". I googled it and only got stuff on Pokemon and that Arizona Senator (thankfully).
go join the spelling nazis party. i don't know what you are talking about.

I think those firemen were taking advantage of the situation somewhat. After all, they had to know they were going up against the Polite Police, since it was on the backs of their uniforms and all. Everyone knows the the Polite Police follow the Golden Rule.

>> ^criticalthud:

@doogle
we may disagree but the thought of having one's "hose revoked" just makes me chuckle

Turn in your badge, and I want your hose on my desk, now!

"ENOUGH WITH THE HOSE" - Lisa Simpson

Also, "This counts as a shower" - the cops.

Firefighting is a hard ass job. Retiring early does sound reasonable.

LOL, why would you want a geriatric fireman running into your burning building to save you?>> ^chilaxe:

Retire at 58? Laziest mouth-breathers in the world.
Cutting-edge medicine is keeping people alive longer, so people have to save more for retirement --even if they work for the government.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'police, firfighters, brussels, prime minster, water, hose' to 'police, firefighters, brussels, belgium, prime minister, water, hose' - edited by calvados

>> ^longde:

LOL, why would you want a geriatric fireman running into your burning building to save you?>> ^chilaxe:
Retire at 58? Laziest mouth-breathers in the world.
Cutting-edge medicine is keeping people alive longer, so people have to save more for retirement --even if they work for the government.



Unless they're brain-dead or their hands have been amputated, they're able to work at an appropriate job, same as everybody else.

The idea that medical advances should continually extend the number of decades we spend in retirement but the money for it must be conjured from thin air is why people who are bad at economics bankrupt states like California, even with some of the highest taxes in the country.

Cops vs Firefighters? This is like something out of Reno 9/11. Or maybe the next big Hollywood blockbuster.

>> ^mxxcon:

Why is police just standing there "taking it"? Why are they not shooting teargas and rubber bullets and use sonic weapons?
Getting hosed with cold water and when covered in chemical fire suppressant is as close to "police assault" as it gets.
If these were regular citizens that street would've been covered in blood.


Actually, it's not taking place in the States, so I can understand your confusion.

>> ^Payback:

>> ^mxxcon:
Why is police just standing there "taking it"? Why are they not shooting teargas and rubber bullets and use sonic weapons?
Getting hosed with cold water and when covered in chemical fire suppressant is as close to "police assault" as it gets.
If these were regular citizens that street would've been covered in blood.

Actually, it's not taking place in the States, so I can understand your confusion.
I guess you haven't seen the recent protests in Belgium, Romania and other European countries.

You think firefighters are just peering out the window of the firehouse, waiting for a fire? Or going from one car wreck to getting a cat out of a tree, then onto a fire?

Talk to one. You'll have all day to talk.

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

@doogle
I hope your house burns down. With you in it.
But at the last second.. one of these "ungrateful" FireFighters pulls your mostly burnt body from the wreckage.
The only disgusting things about this video are the State thievery and your dumbass comments. fuckin' troll

Great point. So, they have your support to hose down the Police?
Who else? Politicians? Muggers? The military? Me, because I disagree?

If they disagree with the government, just hose down the police, eh?

The Police apprehend criminals, facing threats to their lives at any corner. Should they also be allowed to shoot politicians? Or just handcuff them? Hit them with batons?

As entertaining fodder it may be for VideoSift, I disagree.
Though I voiced my disgust with it, I still upvoted this video btw. Though it's entertaining, it doesn't support my political views.

>> ^heathen:

>> ^doogle:
Disgusting. You're not hired by the state to turn against it. You don't like the retirement plan? Learn another trade where you can sit on your ass all day waiting for an incident.

What!?
I have a job where I sit on my arse all day waiting for an incident, I monitor servers.
The only difference is that when I detect an incident I call somebody in one of the datacentres, these guys run into burning buildings full of smoke and save people's lives!
Let them retire earlier, they've earnt it.