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minus-squareCassanderer@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·3 days agoThat remains to be seen. A cop just full out blasted a chick in the eyeball requiring surgery. Why did the cop feel justified in doing that? Something is rotten in the culture, and I bet any consequences get downgraded to paid vacation.
minus-squarethemaninblack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours agoThis is the NSW police. They are sadists. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-05/young-woman-strip-search-sexual-assault-court-nsw-police/105253220
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoAnything less than a criminal conviction and imprisonment signals state violence is above the law. We all know that’s the status quo. Literally everyone agrees that government agents who commit crimes should face a multiplier in consequences, when the reality is the exact opposite.
That remains to be seen. A cop just full out blasted a chick in the eyeball requiring surgery.
Why did the cop feel justified in doing that? Something is rotten in the culture, and I bet any consequences get downgraded to paid vacation.
This is the NSW police. They are sadists.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-05/young-woman-strip-search-sexual-assault-court-nsw-police/105253220
Anything less than a criminal conviction and imprisonment signals state violence is above the law. We all know that’s the status quo.
Literally everyone agrees that government agents who commit crimes should face a multiplier in consequences, when the reality is the exact opposite.