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[–] Wilshire@lemmy.world 158 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

This is dystopian.

"We are currently exploring other methods to continue publishing our content in a way that is engaging and interesting to our followers."

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago

See! We are fun! Plz ignore the dead black children around the corner k? <3

[–] waratchess@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I recently watched the movie Running Man, and your quote reminded me that in the movie they have court appointed agents instead of attorneys, lol.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You might like Rollerball

Haven't seen either in a long time but you reminded me of it

[–] waratchess@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome, I'll check it out.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“We are currently exploring other methods to continue publishing our content in a way that is engaging and interesting to our followers.”

WTF is wrong with police? W the actual F is wrong with them? I swear they think their mandate is "harm the folks we arrest as much as the law will possibly allow, both physically and emotionally."

What kind of person thinks this is how you treat pictures of human beings in your custody? What kind of person finds this defensible? These are human beings who may have broken some laws, but who are still human beings. Your job is to apprehend them, not to make their life worse in any other way, cops. They don't become valid objects of your mockery in some official capacity because you arrested them.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 143 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

Gross. Can we not link Fox "News" stories, please? If you have to reference them, use an archive... They have been and continue to be an active opponent of Democracy. That's not an exaggeration. They also argued in court that no reasonable *person would believe their coverage, so... free pass?

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's just one branch of Murdoch's press. By that logic, they should all be banned as they are all the same group just targeting different demographics..

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

I'm on board with that. (Not really, just maybe try to find a better source I'd think, but then I'm not someone who posts news stuff.)

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Not-fun fact: The Times is also owned by News Corp.

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[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 year ago

What the fuck.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

Here I was thinking about how Lego would probably instruct police not to use their product to hide suspect identities and I was right. No family friendly product/brand wants their stuff being used by the police for obvious reasons.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How hard is it to use the generic ass emojis?

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

🫏

The donkey is the closest there is to an ass emoji.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next up, will The Register have to stop using Playmobil to illustrate news stories?

[–] bbuez@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Almighty rumpus in Swedish lesbian enclave

I wasnt sure what I was going to click on, but whoever made that thumbnail deserves a gift card

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is true Internet history. I'm glad to have been made aware of this random, weird story.

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

It was number one, officer. Just look at him.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago
[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

How about not putting them on television or in news releases in the first place? Maybe let them have privacy until they're charged and/or convicted? How about that?

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

emojis obviously

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