@OrganicNectar96 “violence isn’t the answer” says gov’t as it keeps a semi militarized group of armed enforcers to push their rules and protect their power.
@shebang @OrganicNectar96@mstdn.social Violence is the answer to more violence, yes.
Violence does stop racism and/or corruption.
@realcaseyrollins @shebang @OrganicNectar96 The violence you're seeing now will just make people more racist lmao
@adrint @realcaseyrollins @OrganicNectar96 @shebang Exactly. People can support police reform, but how do they support violence like this? If there are good reforms that happen, I hope that people won't look back at this time and think it was the violence or destruction here that made it happen.
@realcaseyrollins @sim @OrganicNectar96 @shebang It's one thing to get beaten up for non-violent offences, but behaving remotely aggressive towards armed agents of the state and getting surprised when you get shot will always be pants-on-head retarded in my book.
@adrint @realcaseyrollins @OrganicNectar96 @shebang Yeah. I mean, what are the armed agents supposed to do at that point? They are being attacked, fight/flight kicks in and at some point they will defend themselves. Especially if they feel that their life is at risk. They'll take a few hits because they don't want to look bad, but then attack.
@sim @adrint @OrganicNectar96 @realcaseyrollins I don't give the agents of the state a pass. They willingly took a job oppressing and stealing from people. No one made them do that, they were offered power and authority over others and they took it.
The rioters are no better, mind you, here is a chance to steal and loot and they decided go for it. Both are useless, harmful elements.
The rioters are no better, mind you, here is a chance to steal and loot and they decided go for it. Both are useless, harmful elements.
@realcaseyrollins @shebang @OrganicNectar96 @adrint To be fair, cops are pretty useless. Aside from to give the illusion that there is law and order.
@realcaseyrollins @OrganicNectar96 @shebang @adrint Yeah. I don't know how effective they are here. I mean, in the moment they can break up fights or file reports. But whether more than that happens... less so.
They won't get there on time, and we don't have self-defence in the same way as the US. If someone decides to rob or harm you, that's sort of it. You'll have to use less force than them and prove that it was reasonable force used to protect yourself. But you can't have weapons just laying around. So if they are stronger or have a weapon, you're fucked.