During a recent chat with Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience, Van Halen’s David Lee Roth sat down to chat about things that piss him off, as one does.
Among those things, David Lee Roth mentioned that the movement which gained traction last year following the tragic murder of George Floyd – to defund the police is one thing that pisses him off a lot, as reported by Ultimate Guitar.
He said,”The idea that we’re going to defund the police? And expect what? You gotta be crazy. So here’s your solution – and that we haven’t gotten to it is starting to fucking piss me off…you got to triple the pay checks, and then you’ll start getting the genius-level, combat-proof, full-blast, industrial-strength brains.”
He continued, “Because you’re gonna have to be a psychiatrist, a social worker, a Delta team member, a SWAT team fella, all in one. I can get you that. Let’s start with $3,500 a week.”
“Police chiefs should be making what that grubby, fuck-shit lawyer down the street makes, which is $300 an hour. Yeah, an hour! And now, once you’ve established some proper, thoughtful pay checks. I have some reforms.”
He also mentioned that he’s not pissed off so much anymore as he is angry. He said, “I stopped being pissed on my behalf a long time ago. I’m angry on behalf of future generations. What kind of fuck-shit world are we leaving behind where they don’t get to go to Florida because it’s underwater?”
“What kind of place are we going where? Yeah, there used to be some really great, giant trees now, but they’re dead Are we still arguing over women’s rights? Are we still struggling over Roe v. Wade? Really?”
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