Comment on May 13, 1985

• ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bombing a house in the middle of a residential area seems “reasonable”?

  A judge and jury found the police department used unnecessary excessive violence and violated constitutional protections against unlawful searches.

  source

  • cordlesslamp@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s definitely sarcastic.

    source

    • rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We got some messed up people on this site already we can never be too sure.

      source
    • ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I hope so, yes.

      source
• FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nah, police weren’t adequately trained to handle something on this scale. Something had to be done, but not by police with satchel charges and an anti-tank machinegun.

  source

  • FangedWyvern42@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    anti-tank machine gun

    What?

    source

    • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah the city police had and used it. Crazy, right?

      source
  • 5gruel@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What is an anti tank machine gun?

    source

    • RalfWausE@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In WWI there were attempts to bring down early tanks with heavy machine guns (the armor was not that thick back then)… but i am not sure if this is an official category.

      source

      • weebkent@ani.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        ehhhh, I assume the guy meant an anti-material rifle? or some sort of autocannon if it actually is like a machinegun because anti-tank rifles are very antiquated and not a thing anymore, at least as a modern term for these weapons. That kind of thing got phased out since world war 2.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A big gun with big bullets that shoots really fast. Fuck if I know the model, but the police had and used it in this event.

      source
• Fedizen@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m constantly told the 2nd amendment exists for the express purpose of shooting cops. Are you saying the 2nd amendment is in the wrong here and that police should have access to weapons denied to ordinary people?

  source

  • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    2nd amendment is supposed to keep the government in check. the fact there are guns citizens cannot get but the government can is a travesty

    source

    • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I want a god damn 25 megaton nuke tyvm.

      source

      • JayDee@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Where’s my crew-served armaments? When do I get to own a cruiser?

        source
      • orrk@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I need a recreational 50 Megatone McNuke

        source
      • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        FOR REAL nobody fucking with the guy with a nuke

        source