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1. selimt+(OP)
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2020-06-02 19:29:45
This is them shaking the public down and saying they decide which laws to enforce.
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2. static+Z
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2020-06-02 19:33:26
>>selimt+(OP)
Agreed, I actually think it's both - it's punishing the public and shifting the story.
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3. thephy+nx
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2020-06-02 22:36:12
>>selimt+(OP)
> saying they decide which laws to enforce
In practical terms, they already do it and US law allows them prosecutorial discretion.
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4. selimt+YG
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2020-06-02 23:42:41
>>static+Z
The Seattle PD tried this during the 2001 Mardi Gras riots. It earned the police chief (Kerlikowske) a higher level position
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5. oblio+0H1
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2020-06-03 09:58:00
>>selimt+YG
So they didn't try, they succeeded.
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6. selimt+qc2
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2020-06-03 14:28:02
>>oblio+0H1
Kerlikowske stood them down and it was controversial.
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7. oblio+SI2
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2020-06-03 16:58:13
>>selimt+qc2
Ah, it wasn't clear from the phrasing. I thought he got promoted for being "tough on crime".
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