An apology was issued by the Kentucky State Police last night, after they faced backlash for a...

[demmiblue]

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Source: Newsweek

An apology was issued by the Kentucky State Police last night, after they faced backlash for a controversial joke about prison anal rape that was posted to their Twitter page during the Super Bowl on Sunday.

According to the Kentucky Courier Journal, the Kentucky State Police tweeted an anti-drink driving joke alongside a slow-motion GIF of a bar of soap hitting the ground to it’s 51,000 followers yesterday.

"Enjoy watching Rob Gronkowski (TE) play but if you drink & drive ... your tight end may end up in jail! #deignatedriver" the tweet said.

The implication being that if you drink and drive you may end up in prison where you would have to ensure you “don’t drop the soap,” a vulgar reference to anal rape.

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-police-apologizes-anal-rape-joke-tied-super-bowl-799271?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

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[secondwind]

1. Stay classy, Kentucky!

Maybe I’m just getting old, but there seems to be no class, or decorum or any dignity in our speech these days. Maybe Drumpf is to blame.

[JDC]

2. Given it was Super Bowl Comercial "themed," I say not guilty.

It's fine. Move on

[demmiblue]

3. No, it is not fine. n/t

[Raster]

4. No, it is NOT FINE! Rape- anal or otherwise is NOT FINE!

Rape, in prison -OR IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE- IS NOT FINE!

[marble falls]

5. So rape is OK if its themed. Good to know. Rape humor is just plain never OK. Never ever.

[JDC]

11. I am not saying rape of any kind is ok. It's poignant harsh imagery, granted.

But it is imagery of appalling circumstances that affect you for drunken driving. Unfortunately, in today's world, you have to grab someone's attention - A 10k fine and no Driver's license for 6 mos is not much a deterrent for some. And after the Super Bowl, there are plenty of drunk drivers out and about. That is the theme.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. This comment is too on point.

[Iggo]

13. Super Bowl themed rape jokes get a pass with you?

[JDC]

15. Thread 11

[Iggo]

16. To which I say bull-fucking-shit.

Rape-apology on DU.

Jesus fucking Christ.

[JDC]

17. So if an ad showed a dead family after an accident, would it be better

By your line of reasoning, it would be murder-apology? It's a Drunk driving ad. Not a rape ad. it endorses neither.

[demmiblue]

19. There has always been a small segment here who have no problem with this.

Vile and disgusting.

[radius777]

6. Despicable. Prison rape/violence is human rights abuse

that is endemic across all types of jails and detention facilities.

Human Rights Watch did a landmark study about this awhile back.

Could only occur with the tacit consent of the system from the top on down - a violation of the Eighth Amendment's protection against 'cruel and unusual punishment'.

The punishment/sentence/justice someone receives should be determined by due process and the courts and judges - not by thug cops/corrections/inmates.

[left-of-center2012]

7. A few months ago there was a news story ...

A young man was in a courtroom and being sentenced to prison.
A cop there pulled out a tube of KY lubricant,
offering it to the guy, and said
"You'll be needing this".

Apparently cops think prison rape is funny.

[Iggo]

18. Yay, Cops!

They're the best!

[PJMcK]

8. This tweet demonstrates profound stupidity by the Kentucky State Police

As other posters and commentators have made clear, it's an offensive gif.

But the idiocy and stupidity don't end there. The other message the Kentucky State Police, or their resident fool who posted the tweet, is that if you're in the custody of the KSP, you will not be safe from sexual or other assault.

Good job, Kentucky. That's quite a police force you've got.

[Cold War Spook]

10. I know a goverment agency shouldn't make fun of anal rape

but individuals are always posting somewhere that a pedophile should get reamed in prison.

[hexola]

12. Except this was directed toward DUI prevention.

Don't drink and drive - or the KSP rape you...the message is clear.

[Iggo]

14. So what?

Do I really have to go Mommy on you and tell you that I don't care what the other kids are doing?

Here's a couple of good rules: If you root for the rape of a pedophile, you're scum. If you think any kind of prison rape is funny, you're scum.