Bobby Budnick may have been a bully but at least he knew what was up.
this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2025
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T2 said ACAB and ill always appreciate it for that
They don't have to stay that way. In a few years we could fix the system so that there's accountability and cops have the option to be good.
Itll take a lot more than that.
Step away from the Hopium pipe, citizen.
Nope. They need to be abolished
minneapolis tried that and it failed horribly
Police exist to protect capital, not us.
Maybe “reflexively” more than “instinctually”, since it’s more cultural than biological.
The other cool thing about this movie is how Robert Patrick had to slow down in the scene he runs chasing John on a motorcycle. Dude runs faster than a bike, and the director didn't think people would believe a robot catching it.
Budnick knows that cops are no ones friend and definitely didnt show up to help.
Shoulda told that clanker to salute his shorts.
Just now noticing that he's rocking both a mullet and bangs
A Roll Bounce meme? Truly tis a wonder to behold <3
that guy is so awesome. I got my name on one of his knobs for backing him on patreon for a little while, I think it was the 1000 oscillator setup
K that's actually several varieties of cool
dude makes me proud to sport a mullet as a redhead
Can anyone explain the reference?
It's a scene from Terminator 2. The cop here is a terminator, sent back in time to kill John Connor to prevent him from forming and leading the human resistance. The kid here is John's best friend, who was with him not 5 minutes prior. This is the kid's response to the cop showing a picture of John Connor and asking about him.
The cop here is a terminator
Aren’t they all?
no some are fat lazy bastards who eat donuts all day
Perfect
Always has been
The thing that's great about it is that if you send your mind back to 19-whatever, you're part of a culture that knows Schwarzenegger's character as a terminator and largely respects cops. You think this boy has endangered John Connor. It's not until quite a bit into the film that you realize your assumptions have bamboozled you. My favorite part is when he looks at a silver mannequin briefly in the mall; it's a detail that can only be understood on subsequent views. (Though I have to assume the god awful trailer industry ruined this experience for actual audiences at the time. Sure the writers loved that.)
Yeah, the trailers ruined what could have been the twist of the century.
Watching the film, the audience shouldn't know that Arnold is the good guy until the scene in the hallway when both terminators find John at the same time. Arnold walks up to John menacingly, pulls out a shotgun, and saves him from the cop.
But the fucking studios were all about "Arnold's the hero this time" in the trailers.
I kinda agree with your point, but we already didn’t trust LA cops at this point, plus the movie came out a few months after the Rodney King beating. Plenty of cop skepticism by then, but maybe not as much when the movie was being filmed coincidentally.
~~Wasn't he John's bully, not his friend?
I thought the big thing about this scene wasn't just that the kid lied to the T-1000 posing as a police officer but that he lied on behalf of his own enemy~~. Edit: have been confirmed that I am mistaken
Weirdly, I misremembered it this way as well
I watched this film dozens of times when I was a kid and can confirm that they were definitely friends.
Not at all. They fixed his motorcycle, stole money from a atm, and went to the arcade together. Right after this he ran to warn conner.
Ah, well guess that's just my memory being dumb. TBF, I haven't seen the movie in like... A decade
which should be punishable
Dishonor on my cow.
I'm willing to to forgive a few Anawanna awful waffles in exchange for protecting our entire future timeline.
The entire human race? Not exactly. As shown in the series' next installments, most of mankind still gets wiped out by the machines. Lying to the cop just keeps John Connor alive so the survivors can mount a meaningful resistance.
Yeah but it keeps members the species alive and free from the tyranny of the machines so, like, that's still a thing. Like how a few breeding pairs can 'save' a species on the brink of extinction
No doubt, I just felt that the wording was a little misleading.
Plus....dark fate.
Bless this Comrade!