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A reminder that it is literally not any part of a police officer's job to keep you safe.
The supreme court has ruled that, time and again.
They are under no obligation to either protect or serve you. https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again
The supreme court has ruled that, time and again.
They are under no obligation to either protect or serve you. https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again
Literally the only person they're under an obligation to keep safe is the "criminal" they've got in custody.
Otherwise, they have exactly the same obligation as some random civilian on the street:
Which is to say, none, except for their personal moral code.
Otherwise, they have exactly the same obligation as some random civilian on the street:
Which is to say, none, except for their personal moral code.
The job of the police, according to the system, is to detain people suspected of crimes in order for them to be brought before a court.
That's... that's it. That's the whole job. That's what they're mandated to use force in the pursuit of.
That's... that's it. That's the whole job. That's what they're mandated to use force in the pursuit of.
They have grown additional jobs, don't get me wrong, but it's more on the order of "metastasizing" than anything sensible.
Most of their jobs do not require a weapon.
Most of their jobs do not require a weapon.
I just...
When I did pizza delivery, we weren't allowed to carry any sort of weapon.
Because if it got around that pizza drivers (easy targets for roberry) DID carry weapons,
Someone might just shoot first. It might escalate things.
Being armed made the job more dangerous.
When I did pizza delivery, we weren't allowed to carry any sort of weapon.
Because if it got around that pizza drivers (easy targets for roberry) DID carry weapons,
Someone might just shoot first. It might escalate things.
Being armed made the job more dangerous.
Likewise, social workers.
Likewise, paramedics.
Likewise any of the jobs that "police work" encroaches on.
If you're a paramedic, and a person you're restraining starts to struggle, YOU HAVE NO GUN FOR THEM TO GRAB FOR.
THUS NO REASON TO KILL THEM,
FOR GOING FOR YOUR WEAPON.
Likewise, paramedics.
Likewise any of the jobs that "police work" encroaches on.
If you're a paramedic, and a person you're restraining starts to struggle, YOU HAVE NO GUN FOR THEM TO GRAB FOR.
THUS NO REASON TO KILL THEM,
FOR GOING FOR YOUR WEAPON.
Furthermore - given that it's not the officer, but the courts, which decide who's guilty of a crime?
And there's a presumption of innocence until charged? Even if you watched the person do the crime?
That means, by definition, every person the police kill is innocent.
And there's a presumption of innocence until charged? Even if you watched the person do the crime?
That means, by definition, every person the police kill is innocent.
By definition, according to our system, any person injured or killed by a police officer is innocent.
That's
That's the whole fucking point.
They're not supposed to be Judge Dredd. Otherwise, they might have more training than your average nail technician.
That's
That's the whole fucking point.
They're not supposed to be Judge Dredd. Otherwise, they might have more training than your average nail technician.
I feel like I'm shouting into the void sometime, but fuck.
I need y'all to understand. https://twitter.com/NomeDaBarbarian/status/1226873593641893891
I need y'all to understand. https://twitter.com/NomeDaBarbarian/status/1226873593641893891
If they were actually supposed to ENFORCE the law (what Courts do),
Then wouldn't they be required to KNOW the law? https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160601/07432834592/another-court-says-law-enforcement-officers-dont-really-need-to-know-laws-theyre-enforcing.shtml
Then wouldn't they be required to KNOW the law? https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160601/07432834592/another-court-says-law-enforcement-officers-dont-really-need-to-know-laws-theyre-enforcing.shtml
"I know, I'll be a good cop, I'll change the system."
The system says fuck you, buddy. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/09/17/when-trying-to-help-gets-you-fired
The system says fuck you, buddy. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/09/17/when-trying-to-help-gets-you-fired
We need to defund the police, as in completely. We need to abolish the police, completely. To end the war on drugs, reform cash bail, end mandatory minimums, completely.
If, after we build everything back up, our society has a need for armed agents? Then we can institute them.
If, after we build everything back up, our society has a need for armed agents? Then we can institute them.
Do you know what the penalty for treason is?
It's the only crime listed in the constitution.
Death. Or, imprisonment - for not less than FIVE YEARS. A fine not less than $10,000.
Five years. For treason. That's what our founders imagined as a SERIOUS PRISON SENTENCE.
It's the only crime listed in the constitution.
Death. Or, imprisonment - for not less than FIVE YEARS. A fine not less than $10,000.
Five years. For treason. That's what our founders imagined as a SERIOUS PRISON SENTENCE.
You get five years for lying to get your kid into a better school, for fuck's sake. https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Tanya-McDowell-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-3437974.php
I need a drink. Fuck.
Goodnight. Abolish the police. As in, completely.
Goodnight. Abolish the police. As in, completely.
(Pssst they're also not 'risking their lives' to protect you, either. Farmhands are. Fishermen are.) https://twitter.com/NomeDaBarbarian/status/1180519768991731712
Anyway today my local police department pulled a black family out of their car and held them at gunpoint, because they "mistook" the family's SUV
For a stolen
Motorcycle.
Defund the police. Start with mine. https://twitter.com/SonOfAssata/status/1290482410476285953
For a stolen
Motorcycle.
Defund the police. Start with mine. https://twitter.com/SonOfAssata/status/1290482410476285953
I'm actually going to bed now, and I'm going to be listening to organizing songs while I do.
Because I know which side I'm on.
Because I know which side I'm on.
