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[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm with you on immediate abolition of police and dismantling the carceral system, but "figure something else out" sounds very hand-wave-y. Community initiatives, economic reform, and vastly improved and accessible mental health resources will go a long way towards drastically reducing crime, maybe even eliminating many forms of it, but there does need to be some form of framework for investigation and redressal of the rare crimes that do occur

[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

A lot of them know but choose to look away because "mUh FrEeDoM"

 
 
[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (3 children)

As it turns out, avoiding the cops -- or even looking like you're avoiding the cops -- will also land you in hot water

[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

That's because, and all together now...

All Cops Are Bastards

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30810219

International views of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are much more negative than positive, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 24 countries conducted this spring.

 
[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Switch to Signal. It's not like there's anything to learn, the UI isn't all that different from WhatsApp

[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago

The left whiskers are there, the portrait mode filter thought they were part of the cat tree and applied massive levels of bokeh to blur them out

 

Note that I'm not necessarily opposed to her facing consequences for killing him -- my issue is with how gleefully NYPost is framing it as if she just attacked him out of the blue and shoehorning her into the "evil transgenders" stereotype

 

[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The (upper-caste) people in charge are often itching to acquaint people from the lower strata with the business end of a noose at the drop of a hat, so that tends to hamper efforts towards a workers' union -- but even so, there are some pretty significant efforts here and there

[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

That is a land manatee

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