Comment on UK | Man arrested in dawn raid after sharing Facebook posts backing Palestine Action

• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  And how bad do you think it would be at this point in history if they could smash doors with zero risk?

  Cops are notorious cowards. For example, when people show up armed to protests they’re very polite and professional. Unarmed protests? Remember Portland?

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  • floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The main difference the USA’s armed population seems to make is that the cops come in shooting.

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And that’s where we’re at in history, can’t be changed by disarming or pretending. Sucks, but it is.

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