archiotterpup t1_j8tgfa2 wrote
Shocked face
We live in a police state.
Sickpup831 t1_j8uhcez wrote
We literally do not. We live in one of the most liberal cities in America. People leave police states to come live here. I’m not saying this situation in the article isn’t shady af, but calling nyc a police state is just as hyperbolic as the Post calling it a crime-ridden wasteland.
mowotlarx OP t1_j8uka13 wrote
Rikers is an internationally notorious deadly jail facility. I think it's fair to call what we have here a police state so long as we have Rikers.
NetQuarterLatte t1_j8ux3xe wrote
As far as jail goes, it’s not the biggest mortality problem in NYC.
People who stay in a NYC shelter are more likely to die than people who stay in Riker’s.
IloveSeaFoood t1_j8w9z5b wrote
Really? Cuz I can walk down the block to my local precinct and scream “fuck the police” until my face turns blue and nothing will happen to me cuz I’m not breaking a law
Cuz we live in the USA where we have the freedom to do that
b1argg t1_j8wvqn6 wrote
They can find a reason to fuck with you if they wanted to.
SolitaryMarmot t1_j8wznpc wrote
You must be super white.
IloveSeaFoood t1_j8xbfd3 wrote
I’m actually hispanic but I don’t break the law so I don’t get harassed by police
SoothedSnakePlant t1_j8x48af wrote
You say that, but that's not always true. The police in Georgia executed an anti-police activist because they didn't like him, the Buffalo police killed an old man for protesting, it's not like eveeyone who does nothing wrong except annoy the police gets off unscathed.
Griffin808 t1_j8whn9c wrote
But if you’re selling Lucy’s you might get choked to death.
Sickpup831 t1_j8wr80r wrote
And that event was followed by a decade of litigation, people losing their jobs, and multi million dollar payouts from the city. Not saying this is justice to make up for that atrocity by any means. But do you think any of this is happening in actual police states?
Griffin808 t1_j8wv0ei wrote
What I’m saying is that since then the same thing has been more prevalent throughout the country as a whole. Just because it’s drizzling doesn’t mean it’s not raining. A police state can definitely be a thing in the United States given enough time and “good intentions”.
IloveSeaFoood t1_j8xb5ci wrote
Yeah cuz that’s against the law doofus
Just cuz you get punished for BREAKING THE LAW that doesn’t make it a police state lmfao
You people need to travel
Griffin808 t1_j8xdmz4 wrote
Getting killed for a “petty crime” is the definition of a police state. Dingleberry.
IloveSeaFoood t1_j8xre7g wrote
He wasn’t intentionally killed. The state did not sanction an execution
Griffin808 t1_j8xx1rp wrote
Nevertheless, the State killed him
IloveSeaFoood t1_j8y1hqd wrote
You should join your local libertarian chapter to work towards reducing State control over our daily lives
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