• RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    No we fuckin did not.

    Nobody was ok with that shit, I called my reps and of course literally observed it used only on black/brown folks in my neighborhood.

    Fuck Bloomberg for that disgraceful nonsense.

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      7 hours ago

      Fair enough. It still went on for a decade though. At the end of the day, how are you going to say “no” to a cop with an assault rifle?

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        7 hours ago

        For the record, people voted for Adams as well. I’ll say new yorkers (the city people, to be clear) are generally down to earth. But we do make mistakes, and I think learn from them collectively pretty well.

        For a city that big to work, you have to understand your neighbors. We do have some ultra-wealthy scum in the mix, and people like trump. But many more regular people who are mostly immune to copaganda and such.

      • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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        At the end of the day, how are you going to say “no” to a cop with an assault rifle?

        With 50 of your friends, also with rifles, also having trained and drilled. Preferably with plenty of higher calibers than 556/223.

        Other than that… Good luck getting even the slightest hesitation when they go to bash the stock into your skull and stand on your neck.