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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by revscat on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @05:53PM (#28463512)
> Simply and agreeably assert your rights. More people do it than you think.

Police culture in America is based around disgust and disdain for the notion of “rights”. You can try standing up for your rights, but that is likely to be responded to with “stop resisting!” and a subsequent (constitutionally protected) physical assault.

Then Ted Cruz will go to Jamaica.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by JasonFruit on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:54PM (#28464073)
> Police culture in America is based around disgust and disdain for the notion of "rights".

All American culture increasingly feels disgust and disdain for the notion of rights. The police culture is the result of that broader problem.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by SantalBlush on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @11:16PM (#28465808)
This might be true if police brutality and disregard for rights were new problems, but they're not. The reason these problems with the police are finally being discussed is because there are cameras everwhere now.
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