Flying Squid to A Boring [email protected] • 20 days agoSure, but how many books can you kill at one time?lemmy.worldmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up11.25K
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minus-squarehedidwotlinkEnglish1•20 days agoOkay… then by that logic you’re ok with America’s defence forces being deployed against citizens?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•20 days agoLiterally the exact opposite. There is absolutely no scenario where these tools should be needed against American citizens. The fact police have them means they will be used against citizens already.
minus-squarehedidwotlinkEnglish1•18 days agoGood police need good tools to respond to anything that could happen. Imagine a 9/11 variation with an armed group instead of planes. That’s going to need a rapid and powerful police response. Armed forces are not an option with such short notice. The real issue you should concern yourself with the the quality of the police themselves, not the tools they used. I’ll back you any day on that front.
Okay… then by that logic you’re ok with America’s defence forces being deployed against citizens?
Literally the exact opposite. There is absolutely no scenario where these tools should be needed against American citizens. The fact police have them means they will be used against citizens already.
Good police need good tools to respond to anything that could happen.
Imagine a 9/11 variation with an armed group instead of planes.
That’s going to need a rapid and powerful police response. Armed forces are not an option with such short notice.
The real issue you should concern yourself with the the quality of the police themselves, not the tools they used.
I’ll back you any day on that front.