InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoSniper on the roof of student union building (IMU) at Indiana Universityhexbear.netimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1194arrow-down1imageSniper on the roof of student union building (IMU) at Indiana Universityhexbear.netInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareedge [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·3 months agoIt’s less “exercising their rights” and more defending themselves. There’s literally a sniper pointed at them, the cops are ready to kill. Of course it could also backfire…
minus-squareradiofreeval [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoCops get a lot less willing to brutalize people if they know that will be the last move they ever make.
It’s less “exercising their rights” and more defending themselves. There’s literally a sniper pointed at them, the cops are ready to kill.
Of course it could also backfire…
Cops get a lot less willing to brutalize people if they know that will be the last move they ever make.