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1. m0zg+Wc[view] [source] 2020-06-17 22:10:47
>>fortra+(OP)
Maximum sentence is 10 years, she's unlikely to get that, but _minimum_ is 5 years IIRC. That's a _long_ time. And then you're a felon and you can't find a decent job. What was the calculus there, I wonder? Under what circumstances would a person rationally consider torching a police cruiser to be worth the risk of 5 years in the slammer?
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2. coldte+Bd[view] [source] 2020-06-17 22:15:15
>>m0zg+Wc
Perhaps when prioritising their morality and cause, over what's beneficial for them?
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3. m0zg+ce[view] [source] 2020-06-17 22:19:13
>>coldte+Bd
What "morality" or "cause" are you talking about? She burned a police cruiser.
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4. komali+Nf[view] [source] 2020-06-17 22:31:44
>>m0zg+ce
The war against police brutality, of course.

Kneeling didn't work, soooo...

Expected respondes: pass a law. Protest peacefully. Stand in front of city hall with assault rifles. Vote for (some centrist).

Just because you may not like how someone is dealing with the fact that they could be killed with no recourse by cops because of the color of their skin, doesn't mean their methods are invalid or even irrational.

The classic star wars question - is Luke Skywalker a rebel hero, or a terrorist threat to order? Before the Empire blew up an entire planet to make a point, it was a fairly valid question.

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5. m0zg+uh[view] [source] 2020-06-17 22:44:55
>>komali+Nf
Please explain how a white woman torching a police cruiser advances _any_ goals other than increasing the dramatically underrepresented white female prison population. Please also mention which other types of crime you consider conducive to rectifying the situation in any meaningful way.
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6. coffee+Bi[view] [source] 2020-06-17 22:51:55
>>m0zg+uh
How would you feel if someone set your car on fire? Probably like someone doesn't appreciate you very much, right? Well this is how they want the city to feel about their police force.

It also demonstrates that by and large, police don't prevent chaos and property damage. Most of the time, people simply decide not to do this, and when they decide they want to, police are largely powerless to stop them. This should lead others to more broadly question whether police are capable of stopping other bad actors, rather than merely reacting to them.

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