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  to be fair every other first world country would riot for less and we'd be proud of them. only Americans are so stupid they think fighting for their rights is a bad thing.
context: This seems like a weird hill to die on, I mean they don't really need to cut down a forest to build a training center. >
  
  It seems like a colossal waste of money and a burden on the taxpayers. They should spend more money on mental health and sensitivity training. What's the point in building a new training facility why do they even need to build an entire city and destroy an entire Forest to do it? they should invest in more sensitivity training and how to deal with mental health more appropriately. >
  
  Because fuck us. >
  
  unfortunately looking bleak . police departments across the country need to start some sort of training on how to properly interact with people of color I'm a white guy in my  30s saying this. I live in the Northeast in the town I live in they're not much better than law enforcement across the country. unfortunately if you're low income like myself or a person of color or different somehow they ostracize you I always felt when I've had interactions with law enforcement that they speak down to me like that they are somehow better than me even though at the end of the day we all bleed red and we're only human beings >
  
  I agree with you I have never had an interaction with police in North America that hasn’t left me feeling belittled. For no real reason. Bullies with a badge. >
  
  If im flat out breaking the law, usually traffic mind you (not hard to do that in a toyota mr2) if i know if I were the cop id act the same as him...write me a ticket. Fair enough. We all fuck up. We repay a debt and move on.
  But then, there's times, where it feels like bullying, harassment, and their mindset is fucking gross. Like the entirely wrong type of individual sought out that job as their career path, like a little man with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove and/or hero complex driven individuals. >
  
  I used to have an MR2 mark II turbo. Not much cargo space but by far the best, most reliable, most FUN car I ever owned or even drove. God, I miss that car. Metallic blue, black leather interior, t-tops. I miss is. >
  
  “Briefly turns violent” You don’t briefly cook up explosives. >
  
  This Stop Cop City protest has been happening for a while. The Cop City plan was originally put out in 2020, and protests have been happening on and off ever since. It's just been picking up the last few weeks.
  Tortuguita was killed 3 days ago, plenty of time to get angry enough and build a bomb. >
  
  Because until recently it was locals. Then the varsity from out of town showed up. 
  Atlanta isn't Portland. The DA prosecutes people in Atlanta. >
  
  Dude, people know this tactic of pretending that there's some violent band of outsiders flooding to these protests.  Y'all have used this one too much, it's stale. >
  
  Only 1 of the 6 protestors arrested is a Georgia resident per WSB-TV >
  
  Here come the weeks of claiming the entire city burned down and another excuse for police to refuse to do their jobs.