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[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 47 minutes ago (2 children)

What an incredibly efficient use of taxpayer-funded police forces! Should report it to DOGE, they definitely need to cut funding for that

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 21 minutes ago

Yep.

We cant give medicine/healthcare that those that need it, cause its to expensive.

We cant give food to those that need it, cause its too expensive.

We can't provide shelter to those that need it, cause its too expensive.

but somehow, magically, when it comes to the police state and fascism.. Theres always an endless waterfall of money.

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 2 points 20 minutes ago

Florida has it own DOGE...

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

Russia: Rainbow Flag Illegal

USA: Rainbow Flag Illegal

So what's the difference anymore.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 40 minutes ago (2 children)

Russia has a capable (if thoroughly evil) leader?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 26 minutes ago

Mmm, I'd say Ukraine makes that not the case. The capable part, not the evil part.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 27 minutes ago

The US also has a very capable leader. As you can see with President Putin's implementation of his controversial policies in the US.

Oh you mentioned some orange old man hanging out in DC? Oh that's just the court jester.

[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 5 points 52 minutes ago

Cause you know, that will stop all the horrible crime the GOP is talking about... You know how dangerous crosswalks are!

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 47 minutes ago

Hold the cops down and paint them then

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 24 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Just wait em out? You're in a seige now, and hopefully the seiging army goes home. Then, you out and make it a rainbow again.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Instead of defund the police, it’s now “run out the police budget”

Is it a crime to buy a vinyl decal for a car that says “rainbow painting” and drive around a city, occasionally stopping near crosswalks to check your phone? I don’t think so.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 54 minutes ago* (last edited 53 minutes ago) (1 children)

you'll never run out the police budget.

If you managed to even get close to it, government would step in and take more money from starving children and the ill, to keep their fascist oppressors on the streets.

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 2 points 19 minutes ago* (last edited 18 minutes ago)

We all literally just saw this happen.

ICE budget is multiplied by 10 because they "ran out of budget"

[–] yoriaiko@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Paint police instead? /silly

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 37 minutes ago

You only need one color of paint (yellow, in case anyone wonders).

[–] AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 hours ago

I know what you meant, but arguably this does make them the Paint Police.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 27 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I've just been to eat Germany and saw in a museum the Incredible pettiness of the surveillance state.

They collected smell samples of supposed activists, and you could be labeled an activist for writing something sarcastic on a poster or newspaper. Also if you were labeled as such they could 'unofficially ' ruin your life (as in thwart your ambitions and goals.

So much money and effort was spent on policing the hearts and minds of the populace. And the frail religious conservatives who run America would probably love the idea.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 38 minutes ago

I’ve just been to eat Germany

I recommend chewable Tums for that.

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

I recently went to Germany too and there's such an uncomfortably large number of cops everywhere. Do you happen to have more info on what you talked about? Id love to read up on it and potentially want friends who live there.

[–] lowleekun@ani.social 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Well then lets hope the US Gov. also crumbles from the sheer amount of resources it takes to be that kind of a dick to its population. I mean they are on a fast track, spending billions they do not really have because of tax cuts to the rich.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Well then lets hope the US Gov. also crumbles from the sheer amount of resources it takes to be that kind of a dick to its population.

Why do you think republicans are so keen on AI? The stasi had to rely on slow humans who might give a shit about accuracy. Republicans don't care if they arrest the wrong person. Particularly since they know that AI trained on a racist system is going to behave like a racist system.

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