03-31-2020, 04:52 AM
(03-30-2020, 10:12 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Good lord. I'm told by an admin that my opinions aren't welcome here because they don't play to the room. Fine. I quit posting. That was until this dandy popped up.
I guess the admins think this kind of post is A-okay: painting all the women and men that wear blue as bigots and racists? What a fine example this sets for anyone looking to Stanford as a place they may want to experience. Come to Stanford, where we hate the police and don't tolerate a diversity of thought.
(03-30-2020, 07:28 PM)JustAnotherFan Wrote:(03-30-2020, 04:08 PM)Mick Wrote: And I had a late-in-life revelation a few years back. I found out that the police are under no obligation to protect people. None.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._...f_Columbia
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/polit...otect.html
https://mises.org/power-market/police-ha...-yet-again
who knew?
Defense attorneys. Prosecutors. Cops. Judges. People of color. Poor people. Immigrants. Sex workers. Homeless people.
Did I call ALL cops bigots and racists? No. You don't have to be a bigot or a racist to help effectuate bigoted and racist (and classist) policies. I'm guessing you might not be in any of the aforementioned groups because those people (yes, prosecutors, cops, and judges, as well) know that cops have no duty to protect. There's a line between saying ACAB and simply acknowledging the way that law enforcement and the law has been disproportionately applied and targeted at certain groups in US history and I got nowhere near it.
I didn't even name a politician or political party.