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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by m0zg on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:44PM (#23557692)
Please explain how a white woman torching a police cruiser advances _any_ goals other than increasing the dramatically underrepresented white female prison population. Please also mention which other types of crime you consider conducive to rectifying the situation in any meaningful way.
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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by jethro_tell on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:52PM (#23557768)
Not a full study, but when people were kneeling to draw attention, it poled at about 30% for 60% against 10% undecided. When people burned down the police precinct in Minneapolis and documented the unwarranted police violence, it polled at about 60% for and 30% against.

I don't know why, but as a general rule with people, if it bleeds, it leads. And that's what's worked here.

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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by fzeroracer on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:55PM (#23557794)
The opposite side of the equation is how does the police slashing tires and breaking civilian property advance their goal beyond dramatically increasing the levels of anger towards them?

If she's going to jail for torching a car, then will the officers that committed similar property damage also be going to jail?

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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by coffeemaniac on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:51PM (#23557761)
How would you feel if someone set your car on fire? Probably like someone doesn't appreciate you very much, right? Well this is how they want the city to feel about their police force.

It also demonstrates that by and large, police don't prevent chaos and property damage. Most of the time, people simply decide not to do this, and when they decide they want to, police are largely powerless to stop them. This should lead others to more broadly question whether police are capable of stopping other bad actors, rather than merely reacting to them.

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