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[-] JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee 26 points 2 months ago

You can't build much with 2 bricks, so maybe I'll throw both

[-] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago
[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 months ago

All Cops Attract Bricks

[-] BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I got banned from Reddit for expressing nearly the same sentiment

[-] Plasticity 3 points 2 months ago

Now you're on the better platform

[-] Nanook@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Most bricks are placed by governments to give them a reason to arrest you. Do not brick your protests. (Source: me & past events)

[-] blank_gallery@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

I'm genuinely curious; What do people that hate all cops think would be a better alternative?

[-] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The root of the problem is police culture and using police to handle situations that they aren't trained for. People who say ACAB are referring to how current police organizations tend to fire whistle blowers and protect officers who abuse their power.

[-] JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Unarmed social workers, unarmed investigators, better social safety nets, community. Most of what you think we need police for wouldn't be necessary in a socialist and especially communist future when people have their needs met. Modern policing started in the 19th century, we didn't need it before and we definitely don't need the militarized version we have now.

What good does a cop do now that wouldn't be done better by someone with narrower focus and training?

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Actual accountability for cops. None of this "blue wall" bullshit, and they can lose the "us vs. them" attitude.

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

psychopathic cops are by-products of a system built by some other people (you know who), so aim your bricks in the right direction if you must. In the game Mario Land of course.

[-] Beeen132@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Violence is never an option! And if you think it is, you're wrong.

Sorry I made a mistake. English isn't my first language. What I meant was: Violence should never be an option. And if you think it's okay to throw a brick at a random person without provocation because you can't distinguish between real people, abstract identity groups and news from all around the world, then you're wrong.

[-] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 months ago

Except for all of human history?

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

Are you missing a /s or are you just wildly misinformed about how the world works when fascism is in full swing?

[-] vivendi@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago
[-] Plasticity 2 points 2 months ago
[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Also both of those build communities.

this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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