shalafi@lemmy.world 4 days ago
A Palos Heights police officer has been disciplined and retrained
That is automatic fired in any place I’ve worked IT.
The detective stated it was “common” to allow others in the group to use his login for drug investigations
That’s an investigation in any place I’ve worked IT.
State legislation prohibits Illinois license plate reader data from being used for immigration enforcement purposes.
Like that matters.
Meh, read the damned article. It’s more damning than I can post about.
As usual, I’ll sign off by saying, get strapped, learn gun safety and local laws, practice, be ready to fucking die in a firefight. Human rights will never come cheap to defend. But in no case lie down for this shit. Don’t have a “brown people” pic, but they’re as important as any of us.
If your life is more important than your liberty, you do you, I will not judge. But I’ve made my own decision on the matter.
keyhoh@piefed.social 3 days ago
I wish more people who believe in justice had your attitude. We wouldn't be degrading into Orwellian 1984 standards if the powers that be received just 2% pushback with the same magnitude of force they employ.
Democracy dies because Americans, the gun-toting, freedom-fighting, liberty-loving citizens they are, are in fact giant. fucking. cowards. In general.
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Can you imagine how bad it would be if the fascists felt free to kick in any door in an unarmed society? The mind boggles.
Soup@lemmy.world 3 days ago
They do feel pretty free to do that, and they also heavily signal that if you’re of a darker complexion, even if they barge in unannounced, that they’re going to fill your house full of holes but if you’re white, even if you knew what was going on, they’ll detain you alive. It happens all the time, and in “unarmed” societies that aren’t massively shit people don’t need to worry about it anyway.
“Greatest country on earth” but everyone needs to be constantly afraid of their neighbours and government.