• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Militarization of the police has been a wild fucking ride over the last 40 years.

    Acorn drops and some pimple-faced teenager with a badge goes on a shooting rampage. Then we’re told he needs better training, so we spend another couple million dollars bringing in IDF officers to train local cops on effective use of Skunk spray

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      4 months ago

      by “wild fucking ride” i assume you mean criminal matter, since that’s the only reasonable expectation for bullshit like this - that it’s illegal

      fix your shit, america

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      4 months ago

      to be fair, they “extra training” seems to be learning Hitler quotes and killology(the idea that police killing people is a good thing)