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Re:France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phon... by alistairSH on Thursday July 06, 2023 @10:27AM (#36616342)
The police (in the US) have a long history of protecting their own, and punishing anybody who does speak up, even in the face of what would otherwise be compelling evidence of illegal behavior.

ACAB might be a bit hyperbolic, but the sentiment (that policing in the US is fundamentally broken) isn’t off base.

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Re:France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phon... by Charlie_26 on Thursday July 06, 2023 @10:43AM (#36616695)
Not getting that sentiment from a slogan that says all cops are bastards. If “policing is fundamentally broken” is the statement then use that
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Re:France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phon... by alistairSH on Thursday July 06, 2023 @12:52PM (#36618955)
Fair. ACAB is kind of the asshole's version of "Defund the Police" (which is also problematic, as the "pro-police" side jumps straight to "defund and disband all policing", which also isn't what most people mean). Nuance doesn't work very well on Twitter (or online in general).
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