Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by Kye on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:42PM
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I doubt cops like pulling people they can't see over. They could be shot dead and never see the gun.
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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by dymk on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:16PM
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Take a picture of car and the license plate, and send them a citation in the mail. We already have traffic cameras doing the same thing.
Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by vivalasvega on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:50PM
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Perhaps, then, those officers could get safer jobs doing something else, if they are unable to perform their duties. Or perhaps it could be harder to drive around freely with and conceal a deadly weapon. We have a lot of options other than "just let people break the law, I guess".
Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by reducesuffering on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:20PM
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> Perhaps, then, those officers could get safer jobs doing something else, if they are unable to perform their duties.
Do you have this same energy for every hazardous occupation? Like when workers protest dangerous working conditions? Do you also advocate they "could get safer jobs?"
Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by Aeolun on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:48PM
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Well, “make conditions safer” has historically not gone down well in the states.
Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by 0xcafefood on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:41AM
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There are many issues facing the US, but consistently unsafe working conditions doesn't seem to me to be one of them. Can you explain why you think there's widespread opposition to workplace safety in the US?
Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by sndknd on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:02PM
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Nope. “Let people break the law” is the new standard.
Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by sobkas on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:08PM
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> Nope. “Let people break the law” is the new standard.
First of all cops in America don't have to do nothing. Being robbed or murdered? Nah, let's look other way. Mass shooter on the prowl? But he can shoot at me better hide. White person in expensive car, nothing happened, nothing to see. But as soon there is money to be made through civil forfeiture, every cop is all of sudden a brave law defender. There is no money in law enforcement, but a lot in legalised theft.