• @slaacaa
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      34 hours ago

      Protect and serve (capital)

    • @Carmakazi
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      4511 hours ago

      That is a lot of manpower that could be used elsewhere, were they actually a public service.

      • @[email protected]
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        2410 hours ago

        As I understand it to be, these guys are off duty and have no guns in their holsters and they’re getting paid by tesla. That’s how it usually works but I bet these cheques are signed by the feds.

        • FiveMacs
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          1810 hours ago

          Then they are all impersonation police officers and should be charged with federal crimes.

          • @Skullgrid
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            59 hours ago

            Then they are all impersonation police officers

            Can you impersonate a police officer if you work as one?

            • Mr Fish
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              69 hours ago

              If Pepycito is right, they might be employed as police officers, but they’re not currently working as officers. I’m no expert on US law, so I don’t know if that actually counts as impersonation, but knowing the US it proposal doesn’t matter since it wouldn’t be enforced anyway.

              • mosiacmango
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                14 hours ago

                In the US, they are always cops, on duty or off. That’s why lots of places like hiring them for security. They can instantly arrest people, justified or not, and can often carry a gun where other people are not allowed to.

                We have nothing resembling actual enforcement of law here.

              • @Skullgrid
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                69 hours ago

                but knowing the US it proposal doesn’t matter since it wouldn’t be enforced anyway.

                the news for basically the next 4 years at least.