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SarahAlicia t1_j67cevb wrote

Great so my tax money is being spent paying these guys OT so they can put some bricks next to their car to make a protest “violent” and to jail 3 people and for court for 3 people and they are going to spend way more than the amount needed to replace a windshield to line their pockets. Not to mention the millions we have to pay to cover the settlements for their recreational murders which is the reason people protest in the first place. Oh and they closed down a public space, grand central, further inconveniencing me. These pigs suck the city dry.

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Extension_Gap2319 t1_j6878rm wrote

Why are they downvoting facts? There is an element of intra racial discourse that will override the effectiveness or desire for police brutality protests. This is about Black people dehumanizing other Black people in efforts to distinguish themselves as deserving of rewards and benefits of white supremacy. Ain't no catchy slogan for that. Cops are scared, not this one, but the next explicitly obvious racist cop killing is the one they are terrified of.

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SarahAlicia t1_j67cwo8 wrote

About 3 weeks ago i saw a “protest” with 10 people and 20 cops just standing around “just in case”. Truly such a waste of money. They cannot stand the idea of free speech. They have to meet unarmed protesters with double the numbers and guns. Absolute leeches on our economy.

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Grass8989 t1_j67rb4o wrote

We get it, you hate and want to abolish the police.

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Bluehorsesho3 t1_j68iq7y wrote

Actually the leadership hates the police probably even more than the public. There's a reason union presidents in the NYPD were embezzling a million dollars in union funds and there has been no contract update in six years. Corruption. Just look up former SBA union president Ed Mullins. Keep the cops submissive and salty so they resent the public instead of looking inward.

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Extension_Gap2319 t1_j687trw wrote

So glad you understand that the runaway slave catchers of yesteryear, who became the police is an unloved and unwanted entity 85% of the time. Your are wanted in situations of danger, when called, only.

And let's be honest, cops are barely competent when you do have to call them when in actual danger or victim of a crime.

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PreuBite t1_j68e6f1 wrote

Cops descending from runaway slave catchers is a false narrative created by the media to promote racial hate. The concept of a police force goes back to the earliest civilizations, as all peoples have needed a non military force to enforce the societies laws and the peace among peoples.

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Sickpup831 t1_j68hacj wrote

In fact, back in medieval times, a lot of adventurers would become cops after something happened to them like taking an arrow to the knee.

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Grim-Reality t1_j687e2s wrote

Yeah it is ridiculous, your absolutely right in both accounts. People are just really dumb.

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