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1. p_j_w · 1790179654 · focus · HN ↗

   >The cop said, “You’re under arrest,” grabbed her arms, and pulled her out of the room. “I can do this all night. I get paid by the hour,” the cop added.

   Two sentences showing precisely why no one can trust the police. Not only are they completely unaccountable, but they will trample your first amendment rights and do so with smug amusement in full public view. These are the kinds of people we're supposed to be happy to give massive surveillance power to?

   1. paulddraper · 1790181252 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. pixl97 · 1790181411 · focus · HN ↗

         Looking at the the wrong way, what the citizenship in mass should be doing is surrounding the meeting with torches and making said council fear for their lives.

         1. Aurornis · 1790182227 · focus · HN ↗

            Violent threats only sound like a good idea if you can only imagine them being used by people you agree with.

            A society that let small mobs carrying torches dictate your laws would not be good for you, me, or anyone other than the most violent vocal minority.

            1. cucumber3732842 · 1790182386 · focus · HN ↗

               >Violent threats only sound like a good idea if you can only imagine them being used by people you agree with.

               You mean like how they used the "you can't speak on an issue because we've decided we're not talking about that" rule to have this lady hauled off?

               1. gruez · 1790182927 · focus · HN ↗

                  >You mean like how they used the "you can't speak on an issue because we've decided we're not talking about that" rule to have this lady hauled off?

                  It's not open Q&A. There's nothing preventing them from speaking on their preferred issue online, or even outside. Otherwise public meetings quickly devolve into anarchy. If a specific time was allocated to talk about speed limits, do you think it's fair game for TERFs to use that time to complain about gendered bathrooms?

                  That's not to say the mayor/council is in the right either, but we also can't have "if you think the debate was shut down too early you can do whatever you want".

                  1. cucumber3732842 · 1790186426 · focus · HN ↗

                     >It's not open Q&A. There's nothing preventing them from speaking on their preferred issue online, or even outside. Otherwise public meetings quickly devolve into anarchy. If a specific time was allocated to talk about speed limits, do you think it's fair game for TERFs to use that time to complain about gendered bathrooms?

                     Bring on the TERFs. Better it be a dumpster fire that get's DOS'd from time to time than people not be allowed to speak their minds.

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