If people aren’t panicked, they wouldn’t elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.
If people aren’t panicked, they wouldn’t elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.
Jaded much? I asked for their personal experience, and our conversation was candid, and not politically charged. They had a lot of details about what crime was up, what crimes were lower etc, how many people go on ‘gun related’ calls now compared to a few years ago etc. Compared how many people had to go out on homicide calls compared to a few years ago.
Their political alignment doesn’t change their actual experiences. I know these two quite well and they are not telling me some lies to fit some agenda or counter a news article.
Take it however you want, but I don’t line up all my opinions from only “one side” because of a team I’m on. I try to remain a centralized and open minded as I can.
But, you do you.
Cops are pretty racist though. Like systemically the racism is fueled off of fear of crime. If cops can convince people that crime is on the rise, they get money to do more racism. And the entire system is designed that way. So… take what your cop relatives say with a grain of salt.
This isn’t to say that your relatives are racist, btw, but instead its to say that the institution is designed to oppress, and thrives off fearmongering about rising crime.
Sorry bud. You’re posting on an echo chamber full tribalistic boot lickers. They want a world where they feel protected by others so badly that they convince themselves it’s ok to make sure nobody has the means to protect themselves.