• ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.ca
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    7 hours ago

    What a completely reasonable and absolutely not wasteful use of police time and resources! “Hello, 911? My house is being robbed!” “Sorry, no officers are available because they’re at the Tesla dealership”

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      5 hours ago

      Serve and Protect (the rich and their property through a taxpayer subsidy)

      No one reads the fine print.

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    5 hours ago

    When you’re very closed to the end-game and previously safe town areas are now spawning enemies, and the music is more ominous.

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    7 hours ago

    Yeah sure…the thin blue line is BS. The police always protect the wealthy property owners and bust up the working class. I believe Netflix has a US police history documentary and who they side with during upheavals.

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      the thin blue line means they won’t snitch on each other’s crimes… that’s the line they won’t cross….
      which makes them literally a criminal conspiracy

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    Native here, and yeah the Chicago police union is basically its own damned shadow government. Fuck these pigs.

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    9 hours ago

    20-some officers protecting shitty hunks of metal, when there’s murderers, rapists, pedofiles, and human traffickers roaming free. This image perfectly sums up their commitment to protecting the Lifestyles of the Rich and Fascist over the rest of us.

    • melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      no, no, most of the pedophiles and human traffickers were standing in a neat little line with hands by their sides when this photo was taken, not roaming or doing said acts.

      edit: wait, chicago, so there are probably a bunch more of them not accounted for in this picture.

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    6 hours ago

    That really makes me want to buy a Tesla. They must be great if all those cops have to protect them.

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    11 hours ago

    The Police in USA are there to protect Capital Interests. Their job to keep the status quo.

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    11 hours ago

    Just have some peaceful protesters staying on the other side of the street and have them in shifts, do nothing else. Waste the police resources until they give up and leave.

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      10 hours ago

      This is the way

      Even more fun if they just stand there quietly holding foam bricks.

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      This seems very easy. Do it over a week with people camping there and cops will realize protecting a POS is really not worth the resources.

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    12 hours ago

    Man, look at that pile of tax money.

    So I guess, if you want to commit a real crime you just threaten the Tesla dealership then go do your business elsewhere

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      Nah, most likely Tesla money. Most often when you see police performing a “private” function like this they’re being paid by the requesting party.

      Just like cops escorting a funeral procession or directing traffic for a church or private school, they’re paid by whoever requested the service. Police departments are like any business. They got payroll to meet, obligations to cover, etc. They can’t just yank cops from their normal duties for shit like this. They use off-duty or “*retired” officers.

      Say what you will about capital hiring rent-a-cops, but they’re probably not doing this on our dime.

      * Buddy of mine was briefly a cop, could still strap on the uniform to escort a funeral or the like.

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        If that’s the case… it’s better, but I really would rather them not be able to wear the uniform or have police powers off duty outside of an emergency.