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Miguelito Loveless

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1. It happens because the police believe they are above the law

Reply to Dreampuff (Original post)

Thu May 6, 2021, 09:01 AM

May 2021

and can arrest anyone for anything they don't like. 2 fascists on a Florida appeals court are backing the police in this belief. Now, whether it survives further appeal is an open question. IN a sane world, this would not even be a question for litigation. But in the era of the Kavanaugh Court, such things are quite worrying.

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Getting arrested for videoing the police [View all] Dreampuff May 2021 OP

It happens because the police believe they are above the law Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #1

Anything that will put their gestapo tactic's in jeopardy is verboten to them. mitch96 May 2021 #3

How many murders have been comitted over the decades Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #4

I don't know if ACLU affiliates outside of my state (CO) have this, but they have an app that allows hlthe2b May 2021 #2