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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 9 points 11 months ago

They thought they would always be on the "source" side of the batons and the big sprays of bear mace. There were a lot of weird little deflections and explanations what happened on January 6th and why for one reason or another it didn't count. There were some cops and ex-cops in the crowd. Just a few. Now that it's being made clear on a national level that any cops anywhere might find themselves on the "recipient" end, with full support all the way up the chain, it's a whole different story and a big problem all of a sudden, I guess.

I say great. Sounds awesome. It should be a perfectly natural alignment of the local cops against the lawless maniacs who Trump wants to turn loose on America. That's how it worked out four years ago. If Trump wants to make it loud and public that he'd like to firmly align the cops on our side of the coming divide, against his small handful of maniacs on his side, I say that sounds absolutely fantastic and I welcome the development.