• callouscomic@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    Are you arguing “it’s just a few bad apples” in defense of protests?

    This is awkward.

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      16 days ago

      YES, protesters are freely associating members of the general public, whereas the police are vetted and trained professionals, payed by taxes to “uphold the law”.
      They should be held to a higher standard!

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      16 days ago

      I assume you’re comparing this to rhetoric around cops. Cops are ideologically and organizationally unified with top down command structure and they protect one another even in cases of wrongdoing or violence.

      Most modern protests are just random people who chose to show up. These are totally different situations.