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As of 30 minutes ago at the time of posting, the NYPD has detained two young Black men after they refused their demands to show ID without explanation or cause. (files.catbox.moe)
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The NYPD is skulking through the L train demanding IDs from Black and Latino men, again with zero justified cause or explanation as to why.

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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 weeks ago

Kidnapping doesn't necessarily involve torture.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

All the more reason not to use the state's sanitized language around torture and kidnapping.

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