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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by reducesuffering on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:20PM (#36925866)
> 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?"

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by Aeolun on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:48PM (#36926507)
Well, “make conditions safer” has historically not gone down well in the states.
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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by 0xcafefood on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:41AM (#36927873)
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?
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