SB Nation - Login for mobile commenting

Bloody Elbow

Joining Dana White's Feud With Anonymous May Cost Cop His Job

Officer Mike Rood with Chuck Liddell

Officer Mike Rood with Chuck Liddell

UFC president Dana White has been feuding with the hacker collective Anonymous since last week when the UFC web site was hacked over their support of the controversial SOPA legislation. White challenged the "internet cowards" to do more and they have.

The latest casualty of the conflict is apparently a Richmond, CA police officer who tweeted in support of White:

"Get those hacking (expletive). I'm a cop in the bay area CA. (sic) I would go at them with both guns!" Mike Rood @Fan1UFC

Anonymous noticed the tweet a few days later and flooded the Richmond PD with complaints.

The San Jose Mercury News has more:

"In his tweet, he expresses his desire to use firearms to deal with problematic people," several posters wrote on the Contra Costa Times' Facebook page, apparently copying a form letter. "I fear for the safety of the citizens of Richmond after seeing such irresponsible action displayed by one of its very own police officers."

Richmond police Capt. Mark Gagan would not confirm the identity of the officer, citing state privacy protections, or discuss particulars of the case. He said the department received a flood of complaints beginning Monday evening.
"We are well aware of the response people have had to the situation," Gagan said. "We are opening an investigation, and we will get to the bottom of it. If there were policy violations, we will deal with it appropriately."

More on Dana White vs. Anonymous:

0 recs  |  209 comments

Comments

That’s not even remotely Dana’s fault. give me a fucking break.

And this is why you should think before posting anything that stupid on the internet.

Perhaps. I don’t tweet or post on facebook for this reason, and use an alias online (like almost everyone else). I hate that people can lose their jobs and torpedo their careers because of a careless post that isn’t PC enough for their employer.

Holy shit!

I’ve never been in a sig before!!!!

You're in mine....
That came out wrong
or did it?

bow chicka wow wow

Dana didn't cost the cop his job

Its the stupid cops fault. What an idiot.

The cop lost his own job

He should have known better

Loose and slightly dumb talk

But fucking hell, ‘with both guns’ is a figure of speech!

Not in california

When a cop here says he will come at you with both guns, hes not joking. Many many crooked cops out here and im sure many other places.

Also. Richmond is not far from Oakland where a cop shot and killed a young man laying on the ground.

People are understandably extra sensitive about this sort of thing there.

That happens all the time, the only difference is it was caught on camera phones. There was another one where a guy was shot for not paying his bus fare while trying to run away and they literally let him bleed to death on the sidewalk where everyone was just standing there and watching. Its online everywhere, it happened in san francisco, they might have taken the full version down but he was moving for a while then gasped for air and died, no ambulance no nothing.

Here it is

the shorter version but it shows how graphic it was

Relax, he meant both Tazers.

I thought he meant both chins

I read "with both guns" as a figure of speech. It's just an unfortunate choice of words coming from a cop.
I've never heard both guns used as slang

Just saying I’m sure it is, but still.

I’ve heard both guns. But more common would be “guns ablazing” or some such equally lame macho term.

or "both barrels."
He mixed two common phrases.
You're a police officer

You carry a gun to protect the public, that’s why you can’t make a stupid statement like that.

Dana White's feud isn't responsible

The cop’s own stupidity is.

Agreed

This guy is a law enforcement officer. He should have more common sense not to respond the way he did

What a shame

he looks like such a great guy.

That guy's chins and necks freak me out

reminds me of a fatter, pissed off Louis CK.

This one time...

I was arguing with 5 hookers, and Chael Sonnen allegedly killed them because he had my back. Not a day goes by where he doesn’t remind me that it was my fault.

Yeah

Definitely his own fault.

it's obviously a saying

it isn’t like the cop understands how the internet, or the people on it work

golly

also ], ({}) ][, @ the form letter

This is very stupid. All around. All parties.
I would have accepted that he was just using a figure of speech

If he didn’t specifically state that he was a cop, thereby implying that he would actually shoot them.

The title is completely wrong,

and should be changed. It is in NO way Dana’s fault. Dana is not responsible for the stupid things his fans say, it’s as simple as that.

Nope DW didn't cost him his job he did

The man is a cop and thus in a position of power just like celebrities Government workers and other major people. Cops can’t just say I wana go after this guy with guns a blazing and shit its irresponsible.

Waiting for Nick Diaz to do something crazy

Maybe we can get some interesting MMA news

What an insufferable idiot this man is.
@danawhite get those hacking fuckers. I’m a cop in the bay area CA. I would go at them with both guns!

Yes! I know what i’ll do! I’ll call skilled hackers who seek retribution at the slightest opportunity “fuckers”, then i’ll post my profession, using my real name and location, then i’ll use violent imagery to express my umbrage!"

What an idiot.

Sounds like an expression more than a statement of intent but still fucking dumb considering he's using his real name and picture on twitter (given his position as a law enforcement officer)

Dummy gonna dumb.

The fact that some of you guys think he really wanted to use “both guns” or at least refuse to respect that it’s just a cliche shows why BEs comment section has hit the crapper hard. You know they actually only even issue you one gun, right?

The fact that you took some of the comments literally suggests you’re an idiot.

Did you miss the very first comment in the damn thread?

I don’t think anyone actually thinks he was going to go on a shooting rampage.

even that guy is smart enough to know you can't shoot folks through the internets

i think

Lord knows he's tried

I’m not going to go that far and say for certain he is that smart.

he knows this through experience rather than intuition
I believe your article title...

has successfully trolled 90% of the BE community.

rec'd
Now he's gone and changed it...

to something at least vaguely resembling a factual statement.

Where’s the fun in that?

Welcome back to posting on BE Kid Nate?

I see everyone is rolling out the red carpet over here

dumb hick didn't know that you don't fuck with anonymous
He won't be fired.
I've been to Richmond a few times

it easy to see why he needs both guns.

He should pray he gets fired.

I suppose we’ll add this to anon’s long list of accomplishments right next to the Arab Spring they fomented. Keep up the good work, guys, we’re on our way to a brighter future!

I think by "both guns"

This rotund fellow meant “both double bacon cheeseburgers that I had for lunch Mmmmmmm cupcakes arrrgghhllllll”.

Nice Tapout shirt, by the way. It goes well with the double chin and the moustache.

And the serious expression.

Here is how I decide if someone is worth following on Twitter.

Do you actively reply to Dana White’s tweets while also successfully gargling his ball sack at the same time? If so, no.

That said, I have no clue why I am still following Mitch Westphal…

Dana lets you watch while he gets his ball sack gargled?

Damn.

It is something that I’ve tried to erase from my memory through countless therapy sessions and MFC shows. You just ruined it for me!

That mustache.... Why?
For those who don't know

Richmond is the worse place in the world.

Former murder capital. I like to call it “Little Somalia”.

C'mon man

Somalia ain’t that bad

That's true

At least they have some form of government in Somalia now.

We should team up and fly down there to become pirates! Aarrrr!!
I've seen cops posting worse stuff and not getting fired.

He won’t lose his job, maybe a slap on the wrist and that’s it

Probably some paid time off.

A slap on the wrist? That's way too rough

this brave defender of society has been put through a lot over the last days. If I was his commanding officer I’d order him to take a relaxing body bath and get a full massage with a happy ending.

Happy endings are illegal

Thus colliding with my pursuit of happiness

What if the masseuse is blind

then it’s legal, right?

now I get what the other gun is
I know they say don't judge a book by its cover, but...

…he looks like an asshole cop.

its the tapout shirt.

Yeah, but who really follows that advice?

Poor judgement got him fired.

now you see why so many bay area police died in the line of duty in the last 2 years. smh!!!

he need 2 go after a gym membership,.lol,..

Do cops carry 2 guns? If not then how the hell does anyone think he was being serious and not just using an expression?

It all depends on there department and there rules/laws, If alloweed alot of cops do carry something for back up on there ankle usally, a small caliber like a 25 or something simular

Clearly, Mike Rood is a man that follows no rules.

After reading all the comments on this...

I can safely say this is starting to feel like the Underground.

He has a sweet ’tashe. Better?

we should aspire to the high standards set by "Crazynutts"

Someone is having a rough day.

Unlike a lot of people I'm not anti-cop

…since I’ve had perfectly pleasant exchanges with the police (including one where the guy could have arrested me for an outstanding warrant and let me go), as well as the fact that I have friends and family who serve on the force.

But fat AND lunkheaded cops piss me off. Who is this guy? Is he part of the Richmond Cybercrime Division? Is he a technical wizard frustrated that his work against Anonymous is being thwarted? If I didn’t know better he’s a guy with a gun and a badge who probably likes to push people around with what little authority his piddling rank allows him to.

I don’t really know if any of that is true, but the guy skeeves me out, big time.

Having family and friends that are cops does not make me hate cops less. It makes me hate my family and friends more.

…always on the fucking take.

wow

I thought I was pretty cynical, but that takes it to the next level

How nobody called him Ravishing Mike Rood yet is beyond me.
I had no idea

That Big Van Vader was a cop in Cali now. He really let himself go.

Times are getting rough.

Just saying "I would go at them...." is a threat

So of course he’s violating law, but policeman are one of the most protected and internalized brotherhoods in the world, so maybe he gets docked pay or something.

He should not be fired for this, though.

what law exactly is that breaking?

being a dumbfuck on twitter.

Criminal threat is well...against CA law

And context or not “both guns” implies weapons and you can’t even make a threat through the internet either

Fire him for this terrible twitter handle
@Fan1UFC
Considering that protest have been violently broken up by police officers recently and that is sort of an issue in this country

Probably not the most intelligent thing ever.

The police department will keep the cop confidential

But Anonymous will release all of his personal information including what two guns are registered to him.

Oh my gosh a middle aged UFC fan boy. How further can we fall from the evolutionary ladder?

who needs K-1 level striking when you have a whole K-9 unit?
i'd rather the cop not lose his job. that would make these hackers trolololol.

The (new) headline makes it sound as though taking Dana White’s side in the feud is what may cost the cop his job… when the reality is that it’s his stupidity that may cost the cop his job.

If he had said:

“Get that (expletive) Dana White. I’m a cop in the bay area CA. (sic) I would go at him with both guns!” Mike Rood @Fan1Anon"

He’d also be on his way to losing his job… Joining Dana White’s side had absolutely nothing to do with what’s happening to him.

You must Login with your SB Nation account and be a member of Bloody Elbow to post a comment.