Do Americans not have cops already kicking down doors? Only with guns drawn, and dead dogs in their wake.
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shalafi@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
If I was in the UK, I’d probably already be in jail for this. Or for carrying a 3" pocketknife, or calling my neighbor a fascist and his wife a fat Nazi, or whatever.
American’s without guns, here’s your preview. They would already be kicking down our doors if there were zero fear of consequence.
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 12 hours ago
KnitWit@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Breonna Taylor would also like a word, but she was killed in a no knock raid on the wrong house while she slept.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
I think government leader are forgetting that one of the core ideas of liberal democracy is to protect individual rights.
shalafi@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I will indeed protect our individual rights if need be. That’s not macho talk. Masked men are not dragging my brown wife out of our house, kicking and begging and screaming. I’ve made the decision, drawn the line, I will fight and die first.
To your point, I think Americans have forgotten that protecting individual rights is a fight that never ends. And yes, sometimes we will die doing so.
yet_another_commie@lemmygrad.ml 14 hours ago
core ideas of liberal democracy is to protect individual rights
Least naïve liberal
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
Different type of liberal
Liberal democracy is a type of democracy not tied to politics.
Aria@lemmygrad.ml 20 hours ago
The USA has the world’s highest incarceration rate. Since at least 1990.
bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 19 hours ago
Pocket knife is fine unless you’re a black youth.
shalafi@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Ah! Good to hear the Brits are still keeping up with us Americans!
floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
American cops have been kicking down doors and shooting the people inside for a long time now.