• pdxfed@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    I’m certain that if the victim had been a poor American or dark skinned, we would be seeing 30 NYPD fanning out in the park to look for potential evidence.

    This country is run by fucking disgusting people.

    • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe
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      I think your fundamental mistake is thinking it’s “run” at the level that impacts this. Do you think Biden is ordering the NYPD? Congress? The justice department? Strong doubt that they need to tell the NYPD to behave this way, this is simply how the NYPD behaves. They are an organization of bad people who do bad things daily, this just being a normal outcome of their badness.

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        It’s a systemic issue. This is capitalism, which exists to protect privilege of rich people. The police are just their enforcers. They serve and protect the rich, and of course their system. It is modern day feudalism. Police are the modern day bailiffs that will hit you over the head with a stick if you try to question the system. It’s not that the NYPD is not a bunch of fucked up bastards, but they are part of something much bigger, and much worse. That’s why ACAP, as it is usually meant, is insufficient. It really should be:

        All Capitalists (and their minions) Are Bastards.

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      The American people are finally united against a common threat. Don’t derail this with their “divide and rule” race war.