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A comment on Justin Trudeau’s crackdown on protests could make things worse. Parent comment

Re:Justin Trudeau’s crackdown on protests could make things ... by xiphias2 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @07:41AM (#30372438)
Taking away money from people generally shortens their life expectancy (rich people live longer), so while it's still very far from taking their life, the direction looks clear.
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Re:Justin Trudeau’s crackdown on protests could make things ... by david38 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:10AM (#30374649)
That’s about the worst stretch I’ve ever heard. I guess I should shoot the next guy who tries to give me a parking ticket?
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Re:Justin Trudeau’s crackdown on protests could make things ... by 1123581321 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @09:54PM (#30381619)
You should work to reform your local parking enforcement so it can’t overwhelm poor people with tickets and boot their cars.
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Re:Justin Trudeau’s crackdown on protests could make things ... by xiphias2 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:18AM (#30374764)
No, but I'm not sure that it would be a bad thing to bring back capital punishment (like the guillotine) for huge financial crimes.
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