Re:Why Is the NYPD So Powerful?
by JumpCrisscross on Thursday June 04, 2020 @08:25PM
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> target people who, reasonably, are NYPD supporters
Slight edit, to target reasonable people. Period. Reasonable people can hate the NYPD. But because an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support the NYPD, the average reasonable New Yorker is likely to as well.
Speaking to the current environment, I believe there is overlap between support for the protestors' cause and the NYPD in general.
It does not purport to limit those who are reasonable. The phrasing could have been used in a dog whistle which does, but this particular remark isn't it. Moreover, there is little audience for such a dog whistle in the midst of a conversation about practical ways to effect meaningful reform.
This should not be a wedge between us that impedes us from working together towards justice and peace.