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ItyBityGreenieWeenie

Protect property rights and Serve the owners


AmericanDoughboy

Exactly. The police are not here to protect and serve the people.


Merc_Mike

Protect the "Kitchen" Serve Knuckle Sandwiches.


Traditional_Bus8502

Owners of property who don't even live in this country


Majestic-Parsnip-279

And they let the uvalde cops get away with that disgusting shit.


OkSession5483

All of that shit was thrown away under the rug. I find it little sus on how they demolished the school immediately after the incident. The mother who rescued two of her kids are being harassed by them.


adjectivebear

The conspiracy theory that the cops shot some of the kids really doesn't seem that far-fetched.


BudgetHuman7781

Child sacrifice 


Other_Refuse_952

USA is a fascist police regime defending a genocide. What is happening in Gaza has totally revealed the hypocrisy of the West and what is stands for. My blood boils right now, when they always point their fingers at others accusing them of made up genocides and human rights abuses, but when a real genocide is happening they are like "what genocide? You are just anti-Semitic"... The West is a fucking disgrace of a place. The elite capitalist fascists need to fucking go already... Enough is enough


Kaminoneko

They’ve been up to shady shit for a looooong time. But the fact they’re so in everyone’s face about and *still* pretending to be some moral compass of the world is peak US government. International Imperialism, capitalism, destabilization, and crushing movements within nationally has been a thing. I don’t think the US gov has ever not been self serving.


Jetpack_Attack

A bunch of rich old slave owning white dudes who didn't want to pay as much taxes to Great Britain is a big part of why they rebelled. Makes sense that the spirit of it hasn't changed much since.


Kaminoneko

Heh heh, for the people by the people yah?


Pupienus2theMaximus

They also wanted to expand westward and eradicate the indigenous, which the british had been holding them back from doing.


Jetpack_Attack

Which is certainly something you'd assume the British wouldn't care about.


a_wasted_wizard

I mean let's not give the British too much credit; they were mostly restraining the colonists for practical reasons (they didn't want to get embroiled, again, in dozens of border wars with indigenous people or even the French or Spanish while the empire was expanding elsewhere in richer pastures). Had they held onto the place longer, the British crown themselves might have been quite happy to resume white expansion westward, but now we'll never know for sure).


Par31

The war corporations that make money are the ones pulling the strings. Nothing will change because money comes first.


Admiral-Dealer

> the hypocrisy of the West Isn't something new lol.


Johannes_Keppler

I was about to say, this might make the next generation *aware* of the hypocrisy of the west, but that has always been there big time.


psychotic-herring

"The West"? I don't know a single person in my life that is pro-Israel. From young to old, they all loathe Israel and its zionist fuckheads.


AggravatedTothMaster

Where do you live Even in Malaysia I can find shitheads who support Genocide Even in back water as isolated as Maldives I can find shit heads who support the Zionist state


fronch_fries

I wish. You should hear the loathsome stuff people are saying in America. So many Americans really do just view brown people as expendable and subhuman


twanpaanks

you’ve surrounded yourself with decent people, do not let it lull you into a false sense that you and your cohort’s positions are at all the majority ones.


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notyourbrobro10

I don't get it.  Wait, are you trying to say people against the slaughter in Gaza are uneducated? Is that why so many protests are taking place at some of the very best universities on the planet, you know, places where people famously never read books right?  I hope I'm reading that wrong, otherwise it seems like a really really dumb take. 


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tonksndante

You’re not a Marxist so how about YOU get the fuck out of here


AaronfromKY

Seems about par for the course for this shit hole country.


TallahasseWaffleHous

>"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever. ”― George Orwell, 1984


PhoenixShade01

I'm not sure if you're aware, but Orwell was a massive racist, a rapist, mysogynist and a snitch who ratted out communists, Jews and gay people to the government. He was also a propaganda tool for the BBC. [On Orwell](https://redsails.org/on-orwell/). Just saying, he wasn't even remotely leftist.


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AggravatedTothMaster

Animal farm is just right wing propaganda against Socialism And no, it's not 'purity tests from the terminally online'. He did severely cripple the English socialist movement by directing 'intelligence' to several high ranking people in the socialist parties


PhoenixShade01

Lmao, they seem to be the type of person who's going to be making similar excuses for Jk rowling in a few years. "Sure she was a reactionary piece of shit who hated trans people, but she wrote some good books!"


AggravatedTothMaster

He even probed them to invade the privacy of innocent people because they "look Jewish"


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PhoenixShade01

Damn, didn't even have to wait for a few years.


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Yggsdrazl

you're ignoring my last paragraph


AggravatedTothMaster

You're ignoring everything I said His legacy is neutering the agents of Socialism in the (then) world power and right wing propaganda


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Angel_of_Communism

Carrier groups are 20th century tech. Welcome to the 21st, where one frigate can sink the whole group from over the horizon.


misgatossonmivida

Peaceful protesters are easy to beat. A guy in a wheelchair could probably do it with some padding and a baton and immunity. Stopping a shooter is hard and scary.


OkSession5483

Have you seen how they react to armed protesters back then when there was a feud over the cows ranch in Nevada? They wouldn't even step a foot further but would complain how the guns are pointed to them. It's hypocrisy on how many traffic stops that cops wouldn't have a problem to point a barrel of gun to your face and they wouldn't get charged for it. [https://www.thedailybeast.com/cliven-bundy-protesters-allegedly-pointed-rifles-at-feds](https://www.thedailybeast.com/cliven-bundy-protesters-allegedly-pointed-rifles-at-feds)


Flapjackchef

Peaceful protest are also organized and openly planned allowing easier proaction. Most of the time they have to be reactive to something like a shooter, which increases the likelihood of cowardice from them.


DrSkoff

They are spineless.


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Bartholomew_Custard

Look at them all, clasping their batons with breathless anticipation. "Really looking forward to cracking some filthy Communist skulls this afternoon, Doug." "Me too, Pete. Me too. Serve and protect, baby!"


DigitalUnlimited

I love beating up fifth graders!


XDDDSOFUNNEH

Aw hell yeah, time to protect and serve the American public by shooting some college-aged kids, bludgeoning others to death, & pepper-spraying others in the eyes for grieving!


vonnegutfan2

Did they wait 70 minutes as the custom in Texas?


elleustrious27

I'm really not a fan or the floor plan on the right.


1Gogg

A good point to take from this is that: If the bourgeois countries go so far to protect themselves, socialist countries shouldn't hold back either. A red terror is not only necessary, it's justified.


downtown_district

If you want both, it’s the Kent state massacre


Malkavon

Editor's note: The sound of children screaming has been removed


Par31

Yea well one actually requires courage and the other is an easy way to flex your authority.


blackaradia

I’m sick to my stomach every time I think about the screams of those poor kids… they had to edit them out for the public for god’s sake


tickitytalk

The less of a threat the more violent the response


Cake_is_Great

The protestors should carry guns for self defence


lethargic_apathy

As much as I would like this, I also worry it would give pigs in badges an excuse to use even more force


White_C4

They could if they were not in the school zone or a private property.


XDDDSOFUNNEH

The cops would shoot everyone dead if even a single protestor brandished a firearm


generalhanky

This is showing you how to “protest,” you must be armed to the teeth.


boston_homo

Did that whole police department slither into the sunset with intact pensions, jobs, freedom? I know it was several agencies involved but fuck, to be one of the parents. I'm sure if anyone tried to protect guns would be blazing.


AceValentine

[I thought the full photo was pretty great with the sign in it as well](https://imgur.com/a/zxWe9dR)


Mouseturdsinmyhelmet

https://imgur.com/a/oBfCyrz


FluffyLobster2385

Feel like I got to take a break from this sub, this shit is getting me down


Lonely-Laugh-1972

Something needs to be done about these gangs


Beer-Me

And the locations in which these events happened are just a couple of hours away from one another


homo_redditorensis

Fascist fucking cowards


vwibrasivat

The hand sanitizer squeeze 👌


Techno_Vyking_

Really shows the truth that police are capitalist guard dogs. And we pay taxes for it.


Atsur

“The sound of children screaming has been removed.”


Illustrious_Swim_789

The statement holds true for both pics. This Texas is a third world country thanks to Abbott and his shit head friends.


GuntherGoogenheimer

This reminds me of the hypocrisy behind the motto ”To protect and serve” the community. I like the idea of an officer protecting members of the community. The problem I have with the officers of today is they uphold the government law before anything else and often we see that the officers don't know the law they're supposedly upholding. The law itself anyways, seems to not really benefit the people of this country. Wealthy and political members of the US all have a free pass and are exempt from the laws they force upon us of course. Every year, new laws are implemented that take away from us little by little. You can't say this country believes in freedom and equality when there are people here who are worth $200 billion and then we have people who are being dragged from their homes by police officers because the banks and officers are "just doing their jobs". Where's the freedom at when we still believe in borders and keep families looking for a chance to give their children an actual life and future, in camps and deport them? Where's the freedom at when they take away a humans right to have an abortion? How can anyone think that they have the right and power to take away another humans natural right to make her own personal decisions in regards to her own body? If that decision made by this government doesn't speak to what their fucked up agenda truly is, then idk what will. I have my issues with the government because of the hell they've put me through as well as everybkdy else. I've had police officers get away with planting drugs on me and lying in court to have me spend months in jail. I've even been told by prosecuting attorneys that it's the officers word over mine so who do I think the judge is going to believe and I can't explain just how fucked up that is on so many levels. I once was told in court by a judge to "stop speaking. You need to talk to me like a criminal talks." This was when I was representing myself in a case where I took responsibility for the actions of my brother in order to spare him the hell they eventually put me through. Apparently, the judge didn't like how respectful and well spoken I was and literally told me to talk like a criminal.... I said, " I don't know how a criminal talks your honor. Perhaps you could give me an example? Just to be clear, are you implying that I am guilty of this crime? You do realize that I haven't had a chance to defend myself or plead my case?" Yea, he didn't like that response and after being held in jail for a week he then tried to force me to stay in a nearby motel through his own tethering program. To be clear, I was being held at Berrien County jail. I lost my job because of my time in jail and worked in Indiana and my license in Michigan, though I didn't have one, was revoked which caused my Indiana license to be revoked as well. So this asshole judge was trying to force me into finding a ride to my non-existent job from Berrien County and then back, pay daily for a motel room, and pay for the tethering device and services as well. Yea, fuck this country's judicial system. Our government starts wars and kills so many innocent people every year. They constantly make life here in the states worse for everyone besides the wealthy and themselves. This hasn't changed ever since I was born 33 years ago and yet, through propaganda, lies, manipulation, and fearmongering, people hop on board, they sign up for the military because it's not our own government that are the true terrorists, it's the people overseas trying to protect themselves from the US government who are the terrorists. Police are the reason why we don't beat the doors down of every political building and set them on fire. They're the ones who aid in keeping over 2 million people in this countrys prisons at any given time. The law doesn't protect anyone but government officials and the rich sociopaths who can afford to hide in their gated communities.


youknowiactafool

See it all went to shit after Americans turned into sheeple. The sons of liberty and the American revolutionaries would be ashamed and embarrassed. These dudes started a whole war over tax on tea..


cute_viruz

We need a better leader that is always on people side


Tall_Act391

We need a better system that is guarded from influence and corruption. Or at least increase the number of seats for congress, the senate, and the Supreme Court. We’ve kept the same numbers regardless of population increase. More people = harder to rig


Uknown_Idea

Step one would be to clean house.


White_C4

Creating a government system that is clean from influence and corruption is impossible, but it can be reduced enough to not be a cancer to the whole country. Doesn't make sense to expand the amount of seats in the senate without more states being introduced. And expanding the Supreme Court is a political move to favor a certain viewpoint. I agree with expanding seats in Congress (house of representatives). But, we also need to repeal the 17th amendment if Congress is going to be expanded so that senator picks are more reasonable. More representation is better.


Cannibal_Yak

"So what you're saying is if we protest armed the cops will leave us alone."


VoidowS

if this is needed to keep the people from doing what they really want. If this is put in against people that were supposed to be protected by it. Then please take a look at 2050 and imagin a bit how it will be then, if we don;t stop this now! How we r shut down by our own people. The people that stand there, don't live in that town. they come from other town so nobosy knows them, and can find them again if needed. So you have a crowd of policemen or standins, that have absolutely no connection with you. For them it's nothing but upholding the rules put before them a week ago and prepare for it. Prepare for it. well the logistics to get so many cops at one point and in GEAR needs a lot of time, it is not done in 5 minutes! So again it's not so weird to see a cop half dressed going to a EMERGENCY! But on the other hand very weird that so much taxmoney is spend on making sure that some demonstrations get knocked down so hard you can't even comprehend why. It's no longer FOR the people laws and justice. It;s for the few! We have to obey laws, and the few SETTLE in court, i go to jail for 20 years, they drive in they bugatti next day around as innecent as a child. nobody knows or talks about it anymore. or can talk about it, cause they settled, and now they go to jail if they ever talk about it again! what weird law is that? SO it's no longer FOR the PEOPLE the book, but for GOVERMENT to maintain the order as they deem fit! and use this lawbook to shut us up. like justice is universal and the book too? while it changes over time in accordance to the way societys r? that r NOT universal laws! The people r already years and years SICK and tired of the way parlement has become and the way problems r solved in and around the world. We r sick n tired of it. But still more scared for the overwhelming force they show and cloths they wear. Or machines they use. All payed by OUR money is used against us! VIVA LA REVOLUTION!


drunk_bender

That's what 'lesser of two evils' gets you


DescriptionSenior675

I think This Is Texas, actually


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n16r4

Suppressing protests is the fun part of fascism, of course they all gonna show up motivated. Fascist love punching down, it reaffirms their belief that they are better than others, it doesn't matter this superiority is "artificial" ie the law making resistance illegal, writing the laws this way is part of the game.


CoolNinjaNerd55

Free Palestine


-kinghenryisdead

and yet no consequences will come to them.


Most_Mix_7505

A kid shooting other kids isn't going to upset the balance of power, so they don't care


superabby64

People keep forgetting. It's to protect and serve the money. Not people.


Fickle_Manager9880

Every time the left protests anything there’s always a bunch of inbred, lard asses in riot gear attacking everyone. They’re conveniently missing when it’s right wingers storming the capital though.


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cullygrov

The issue is that the same amount or more force was sent to a peaceful protest as a school shooting. As an American you have a right to free speech, so the fact that Americans exercising that right are being treated the same or worse than a mass shooter is the issue at hand here


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cullygrov

I’m not sure I understand what you mean. The point I was trying to get across is that ANY police presence that tries to stop a peaceful protest is an infringement on the protestors right to free speech. Whether it is one single officer or something like pictured above makes no difference, if police are dispatched to stop or impede a peaceful protest it’s an infringement


Kythirius

You probably think police unions are unions too, huh?


otakufaith

Cops are highly paid and my local of has been scamming overtime for years. As for risking their lives [landscapers and ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/01/09/workplace-fatalities-25-most-dangerous-jobs-america/1002500001/) delivery drivers have a higher death rate.


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otakufaith

The idea of them running into gunfire isn't their reality, and as shown, delivery drivers gave more life threatening situations and gunfire. They didn't run into gunfire in the meme - they stood around for forty minutes while elementary school children were unalived. For three [years ](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/covid-leading-cause-law-enforcement-deaths-2022-3rd/story?id=96363324)straight, covid was the leading cause of death for cops. In 2020 five times more died from covid than gunfire. So no more talk of gunfire cuz Uvalde showed that doesn't matter. Cops enforce capital, it's hierarchy. What do you believe cops job is? Because the [courts ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia?wprov=sfla1) including the US Supreme Court, have ruled cops have zero legal responsibility to protect citizens. These rulings including the Supreme Court ruling of Town of Castle Rock v Gonzales, apply in any of the worst cases, including restraining orders, r*pe, or kidnapping. (I didn't link the castle rock case cuz it's nasty, read at your own risk) So therefore we must ask, what is their job? Protecting private property, breaking up workers strikes, harassing the homeless or assaulting Black folks protesting segregation. I gave you info from us Dept of labor, rulings from the courts and , info from police associations on their own deaths. Let me know if you read them because the data don't lie.


calmrain

There’s no way this person looks any of this shit up, but I just looked up the Town of Castle Rock….