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Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd (www.pbs.org)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok so then let's murder the lack of police accountability. By holding them accountable for their murders.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

[thunderous laughter] OK we'll ask the skinhead slave catching pinkertons to be nice this time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are you actually trying to say here?

The sarcasm makes it unclear and I don't want to assume you're implying something absurd.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can't reform the storm troopers. Anything less than outright abolition is a waste of time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree with the first statement, but don't understand your reasoning for the second. It's a waste of time to hold each one of these guys accountable for their crimes? This wouldn't be the first (or last) terrible thing that took multiple steps to dismantle.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s a waste of time to hold each one of these guys accountable for their crimes?

Because they won't be. The system is set up to protect them. The system was made for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But it wasn't made for cops; they're class traitors serving the people for whom it was made. And in this context, killing this guy would be holding him accountable.