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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. RcouF1+Oo[view] [source] 2020-06-17 23:40:47
>>komali+Nf
> Luke Skywalker a rebel hero, or a terrorist threat to order

Given episodes 7-9, Luke is a terroristic threat to order. After destroying the existing order, he failed to establish anything better and it quickly devolved into what we see in 7. And he also failed to kill the main villain which meant that all the chaos and death that he was responsible for had no offsetting good.

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