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minus-square@ClentlinkEnglish-3•2 months agoYes. We must know where they live so we can shit on their country to make ourselves feel better. 'Merica!
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoIDK I just had a overwhelming sense they were in the UK, which is like… way worse.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoYou are 66 times more likely to be killed by a police officer if you are in the US compared to in the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_annual_rates_and_counts_for_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkEnglish-2•2 months agoOh we’re talking about police killings suddenly? I thought we were talking about civil rights?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoThe comment was talking about things being Orwellian. Is it not Orwellian to have police killing many, many civilians?
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoThere’s other things. For example, the UK is the most surveiled populace over any whole country. Which is neat.
Yes. We must know where they live so we can shit on their country to make ourselves feel better.
'Merica!
IDK I just had a overwhelming sense they were in the UK, which is like… way worse.
You are 66 times more likely to be killed by a police officer if you are in the US compared to in the UK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_annual_rates_and_counts_for_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers
Oh we’re talking about police killings suddenly? I thought we were talking about civil rights?
The comment was talking about things being Orwellian. Is it not Orwellian to have police killing many, many civilians?
There’s other things.
For example, the UK is the most surveiled populace over any whole country. Which is neat.