mrbigcheese [he/him] to news • 4 years agoMinneapolis Will Pay Influencers to ‘De-Escalate’ Tension During Derek Chauvin Trialexternal-linkmessage-square43 fedilinkarrow-up1102
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minus-squareSorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]hexbear7·4 years ago it’s why nothing will change short of a bloody revolution. I fear this too. Another thing I hate is the "defund the police" narrative, no abolish the police. link
minus-squaregarbage [none/use name,he/him]hexbear7·4 years agoyeah, defund the police was easy enough to co-opt and destroy. "yeah lets do that! oh wait, actually we need that money to go to the police, aw shucks." there is no co-opting abolish those mother fuckers. link
minus-squarePorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]hexbear2·4 years agoThat, or they just lop 10% off the already bloated budget, do nothing to increase accountability or challenge qualified immunity and call it a day. link
I fear this too. Another thing I hate is the "defund the police" narrative, no abolish the police.
yeah, defund the police was easy enough to co-opt and destroy. "yeah lets do that! oh wait, actually we need that money to go to the police, aw shucks." there is no co-opting abolish those mother fuckers.
That, or they just lop 10% off the already bloated budget, do nothing to increase accountability or challenge qualified immunity and call it a day.