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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by reliabilityguy on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @03:10PM (#44662831)
No one kills people for not paying taxes. Your example is dramatic and detached from reality.

Original claim was based on stretching reality to the point of absurd, which I showed with my question.

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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by redeeman on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @07:09PM (#44664999)
no, you just get hauled away to prison, all your belongings stolen, your kids taken away, etc. but hey, they wont shoot you!
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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by AnthonyMouse on Thursday July 24, 2025 @03:49AM (#44668107)
> No one kills people for not paying taxes. Your example is dramatic and detached from reality.

What do you think actually happens in the US if you refuse to pay taxes to such an extent that they come to arrest you for it, and then when they do you put up a fight? See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege

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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by reliabilityguy on Thursday July 24, 2025 @04:06PM (#44675405)
What a way to make Waco siege to fit your narrative.
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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by AnthonyMouse on Saturday July 26, 2025 @08:16AM (#44693536)
It's what happened there though?
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