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  • ltxrtquq@lemmy.mltoLate Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldACAB
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    13 days ago

    But the police union immediately began crying because they thought it could potentially lead to reduced police budgets in the future and they got the Republican state legislature to pass laws protecting the full scope of police responsibility.

    This was the entire premise of Defund the Police, and we all saw how that played out. You can’t take responsibilities away from cops just because they’re bad at it, they’ll fight you tooth and nail and conservative media will gladly take their side and lie about it.