• potatopotato@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    So, this is purely for educational purposes, like googling jury nullification, but people should be aware of what a police “Stop Stick” is and how the police use them.

    They’re basically constructed out of stuff from the hardware store: a 2-3ft foam triangle cut from a sheet with a utility knife, ~2" steel tubes cut to a syringe-like point on either end and glued to the three faces of the triangle, then the whole thing wrapped in paper or fabric. When a vehicle runs one over the foam crushes and the tube-needles instantly deflate the tire. You can drive for a few minutes after being hit (until the now flat tire disintegrates and you’re on the rim) but they work by…strongly deterring…someone from driving forward because of the amount of damage they cause and rendering the vehicle much less capable when trying to escape a persuit.

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      I see these posts and think “boy, I sure hope none of these anti-ICE people used laser pointers on themasked stazi… Sure would be a shame to use prime day to buy a load of laser pointers and hand them out”

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      4 days ago

      this is the best way because it takes away ICE’s biggest advantage. they are terrorists. they come out of nowhere, strike, and disappear again. their mobility gives them an enormous advantage. taking their biggest advantage away from them is the biggest thing you can do.

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      courts try to threaten people who say jury nullification when your being selected voir dire, its better to say you dont believe in this or tha tlaw, or you dont like that person to show bias so you wont get selected, i have a summons coming up. if you try to say this on reddit or another forum they will try gatekeep jury duty. they choose dummies to be on the juries, the smart ones get out of it.