“What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?” (riddle)

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Entry from June 03, 2020

“What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?” (riddle)

The 2020 death of George Floyd while in police custody created national protests in the United States. This riddle was posted on Reddit—Darkjokes on June 1, 2020:

Q: Whats the difference between a cop and a bullet?
A: When a bullet kills somebody you know its been fired.

This riddle was posted on Reddit—Jokes on June 2, 2020:

Q: What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?
A: When a bullet kills someone else, you know it’s been fired.

Reddit—Darkjokes
Posted by u/Heroic-Dose June 1, 2020
Whats the difference between a cop and a bullet?
When a bullet kills somebody you know its been fired

Twitter
Aristos Petrou
@Camisolinhas
Whats the difference between a cop and a bullet?
7:44 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Pradyumn Agrawal
@_pradyumnn
Q. What’s the difference between a cop and a bullet?
A. When a bullet kills somebody, you know it’s been fired.
#BlackLivesMatter #UnitedNotDivided
11:56 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter for Android

Reddit—DarkJokeCentral
Posted by u/timcxk June 2, 2020
What’s the difference between a cop and a bullet?
When the bullet kills somebody, you know it has been fired.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/ElonMuskIsMyWaifu June 2, 2020
What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?
When a bullet kills someone else, you know it’s been fired

Twitter
Living Sarcasm
@SarcasmLiving
What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?
When a bullet kills someone else, you know it’s been fired
8:08 PM · Jun 2, 2020·TweetCaster for Android

Twitter
Sorry, I Hate Money Waving black flag
@LivinLife268
What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?
When a bullet kills someone else, you know it’s been fired
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10:34 PM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Nicholas Tabis
@NicholasTabis
Q: “What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?”
A: “When a bullet kills someone, you know it’s been fired”
10:44 PM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Yamimash
@Yamimash
What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?
When a bullet kills someone, you know it’s been fired
7:44 AM · Jun 3, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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