Comment on What is the safest way for a partially disabled person in the USA to use prison for food and shelter as an alternative to dying homeless in a gutter on a cold rainy night?

• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Cop comes in, sees you sitting in a bank lobby chair, knees crossed, and you think the first thing he’d do is just start blasting???

  Look, I think cops are despicable too. Theres even a comment in my recent comments about the Uvalde cops where I rip them a new asshole.

  But this is kind of a stretch.

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  • ICastFist@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you’re not white, yes, better say your prayers before the cops arrive, even if you’re just chilling there.

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  • Delphia@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I saw a paper once that your risk of getting shot is inversely proportional to the severity of the situation up to a point.

    Adjusted for frequency you are more likely to get shot during a traffic stop than a armed suspect call because they arrive expecting an armed suspect and act accordingly, every traffic stop could turn into a shootout even if it isnt likely to so they tend to overreact.

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  • bamfic@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Trayvon Martin would like a word with you

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    • Pandantic@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Guy who shot Trayvon Martin wasn’t a cop.

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  • P00ptart@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Have you been to America? This is reality.

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    • No_Eponym@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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      • P00ptart@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Childish Gambino is a national treasure. He could be such a bigger star if he wanted to be.

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  • clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Honestly? In America, if you’re white, you’re probably fine. Black though, evidence and all of American history tells us otherwise.

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