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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 133 points 5 months ago (3 children)

George Floyd murdered in the streets by police: "People are out of line and should be jailed for their reaction"

Old white dude gets convicted by a full jury of white color crimes: "BURN IT ALL DOWN!!!1!1"

Perfectly rational folks there.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 43 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I hope they don't block traffic. I don't know if any passed, but a few places were trying to make it legal to run over protestors blocking traffic. That would sure be a shame if they had to find out.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

They're going to block traffic with their trucks and police are going to protect them.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 29 points 5 months ago

This is it. The police will absolutely not apply the laws evenly here.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Oklahoma too. Possibly others as well.

OK is never okay.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

a few places were trying to make it legal to run over protestors blocking traffic

Texas Governor Abbott pardoned a guy who straight up shot a white BLM protester while he was pushing his black wheelchair bound girlfriend.

Said shooter also turned out to be a serial child rapist, but... didn't matter. He got out anyway.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'll never understand how a serial child rapist is ever "out" to do any further crimes. They shouldn't even be breathing.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Let's not go down that route, capital punishment is a barbaric mistake from a societal standpoint

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 points 5 months ago

I'd settle for keeping them imprisoned.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

When you've got friends in the governor's mansion...

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well there's no rational reason why anyone would ever vote for that piece of shit in the first place. Their rationality went out the window decades ago.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Makes perfect sense if you're a fascist fellow traveler

[–] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

They should all Jan 6 the courthouse on July 11. It would be nice to get a few thousand more of these shitheads locked up before the election