• s0ykaf [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    tbh i'm actually really afraid of brazilian cops, but it's definitely not because of fancy equipment

    it's mostly because they act pretty much like an occupying force that can murder us with impunity

      • s0ykaf [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        they kill between 6 and 7 thousand people every year, and we have about 2/3 the US population (where the police kill 600-700)

        to give you some context:

        in an operation from 2015, the police in bahia killed 12 people

        when questioned about it, the governor (rui costa, from the PT - yes, lula's party) said the police were like "top goal scorers": if they see a chance to score a goal, they should try to do it, even if sometimes they miss and people complain

        so uh... yea that's pretty much how it goes