FBI agents handcuffed Alejandro Theodoro Orellana for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters” on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli posted.

  • DreadPirateSnuggles@lemmy.ca
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    But American police are also trained to not risk their lives or be heros.

    I wonder how much adversity they would be willing to tolerate if there is real violence.

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      They’ve been told for years that if they let their guard down or give an inch of kindness they’re going to be killed by dangerous minority criminals, and that just made them more violent. They ride around in military surplus vehicles like they’re going to be dodging mortar fire and regularly kill unarmed people because they “feared for their lives”. They’d need to be experiencing significant and sustained violence before it becomes anything but validating their worldview.

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        True but I’m taking about the kind of violence like the north Hollywood shootout or people going after them at home by often enough that it’s not ness worthy.