• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    60
    ·
    2 days ago

    No one is above the law

    Every single branch of government at almost every level has said otherwise but OK.

    People need to get real about the state of American law and our relative status before it. If we spoke truth about this I think people would be a lot more angry about this than they are.

    • triptrapper@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      24 hours ago

      After one of the murders in Minneapolis, Jacob Frey was asked if MPD could arrest ICE goons. His response: “Legally speaking, yes. Practically speaking… it gets a little hairy when they outnumber us and have bigger guns. We don’t want to create warfare in the streets.” God I fucking hate that man.

    • opus86@lemmy.today
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      1 day ago

      Every American citizen should know by now that under this administration, you have the same rights as the people ICE is disappearing, which is none.

  • dan1101@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    23
    ·
    2 days ago

    It’s perhaps worse when they pepper-spray an elderly person in the face, but every assault by federal agents on citizens should peeve everyone all the time.

    • grue@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      2 days ago

      every assault by federal agents on citizens

      Or non-criminals in general, including non-citizens, for that matter.

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        23 hours ago

        Nah you don’t need an exception there for criminals. If someone isn’t holding a gun, an officer should never have a gun out.

        Everyone is innocent until the trials over, so there are no criminals being arrested in the street unless they broke out of jail/prison.

        So if a dash/door/body w.e can shows officers taking someone to the ground without showing the person putting up a fight first, the officers should be suspended pending the trials for assault/battery for any involved.

    • joe@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      19
      ·
      2 days ago

      You’re a big fan of the “more accurate headline” shtick, huh?

      • CubitOom@infosec.pubOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        29
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        2 days ago

        Yes, I think we should be accurate in our words and we should not be afraid to say what things are.

        I would editorialize the post headline if that was allowed in this community.

        • joe@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          6
          arrow-down
          11
          ·
          2 days ago

          Editorizing generally makes things less accurate. I assume you dislike it when a far right publication editorializes a headline, yes?

          • CubitOom@infosec.pubOP
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            19
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            2 days ago

            There is no such thing as objective journalism.

            I would prefer journalists write what they actually think and feel then to try to hide behind creative word choice to influence readers.

            I wouldn’t say Epstein had sex with underage women, I would say he raped children.

            • joe@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              4
              arrow-down
              18
              ·
              2 days ago

              Hey, farm all the fake internet points you want. It seems silly bordering on infantile to me, but what do I know? Maybe throw in some extra “slams” for good measure haha.

              • CubitOom@infosec.pubOP
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                13
                ·
                edit-2
                2 days ago

                I don’t think it’s silly to share the news of the crimes of a fascist regime.

                I don’t think it is infantile to call things by the words they actually are.

                I will continue to do this, I dont need your approval.

                • joe@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  arrow-down
                  11
                  ·
                  2 days ago

                  I agree with your first and last sentences, but that second one is iffy. In the example above, you’re kind of making stuff up to suit your narrative in some of your edits. “As they actually are” is overselling some of it. It would be like changing “School encourages students to stay hydrated” to “Government education facility pressures children to consume dihydrogen monoxide”. It’s not strictly wrong, but it’s also a worse title than the original, and arguably misleading.

                  Do you see what I mean?

      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        16
        ·
        2 days ago

        It’s validated because the media constantly softballs the headlines whenever the government abuses its authority.