Xennial Memes
A young woman with curly hair, hoop earrings and a nose ring stands in an outdoor crowd holding a red poster board with handwritten black marker text: "We live in a world where trained cops can panic & act on impulse but untrained civilians must remain calm w/a gun in their face". The last line is underlined.

Trained Cops Panic, Civilians Must Stay Calm

A protest sign points out the double standard that trained police may panic and act on impulse while civilians are expected to stay calm at gunpoint. Not a Xennial pop reference, but a…

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A young woman with curly hair, hoop earrings and a nose ring stands in an outdoor crowd holding a red poster board with handwritten black marker text: "We live in a world where trained cops can panic & act on impulse but untrained civilians must remain calm w/a gun in their face". The last line is underlined.

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