There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.

- Admiral William Adama

@cruftbox

lol - the police has been the military while you weren’t looking.

@tylervu @cruftbox yeah, I don't think you need to be condescending about it, but it's a good point. The US police have been militarised to such an extent that having them enforced by actual soldiers doesn't seem much of a leap at all.

@dtwx @tylervu @cruftbox I think it's a coping mechanism. I cringe at it whenever the first reply to a terrible news headline is WhY iS aNyOnE sUrPrIsEd? as though anyone were actually surprised, or as though 'surprise' is the point of news stories.

It's a coping mechanism, but you don't need it. Instead get out there, make a sign, chant with others, talk to people.

@cruftbox Also, the term "law enforcement" is completely inappropriate. Policing typically should be by consent, not by enforcement.
@tessarakt @cruftbox
I was thinking, police don't serve and protect us, they serve and protect Capital.
@cruftbox there’s also a reason you abolish both th military and police - they’re fascist institutions from the jump.
@cruftbox
The police have never protected the people. They protect capital and property.