Thread

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. sippingabonedry · 1790181603 · focus · HN ↗

      [dead]

      1. solenoid0937 · 1790181656 · focus · HN ↗

         Why does a city council installing Flock cameras deserve respect?

         Why do they get to use the police state to abuse people if they get disrespected?

         Absolutely insane that the surveillance state is expanding (even more!) and this is what you're concerned about.

         1. gruez · 1790182628 · focus · HN ↗

            >Why does a city council installing Flock cameras deserve respect?

            Because making respect contingent on "whether you agree with the issue or not" is a great way to make everything devolve into partisan tribes, eg. "anti-abortionists: why do baby killers deserve respect?"

            1. jst1fthsdys · 1790184373 · focus · HN ↗

               > Because making respect contingent on "whether you agree with the issue or not"

               It is when that issue is personal privacy and our fundamental rights. Why would I want to respect them when they want to further dehumanize us?

               1. gruez · 1790184993 · focus · HN ↗

                  >It is when that issue is personal privacy and our fundamental rights. Why would I want to respect them when they want to further dehumanize us?

                  You really can't see why this can't be applied to abortion as well? I'm not even against abortion and I can see the problem with what's essentially "if you you disagree with them enough you don't have to respect them".

                  1. jst1fthsdys · 1790185324 · focus · HN ↗

                     The anti abortion people have already done that. They harass women and bomb clinics. They don't respect women and actively work to have their rights taken away. So I don't really care about them, nor do I respect them. The same way I will not respect the wannabe little lords in city councils like this.

                     1. sippingabonedry · 1790185990 · focus · HN ↗

                        [dead]

                        1. jst1fthsdys · 1790188431 · focus · HN ↗

                           [dead]

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.