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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Farmers are a bit feared by authorities all over the world.

access to bulk quantities of unpleasant biological products
ability to create obstacles which cannot be easily removed with cop power
ability to easily overcome obstacles created with cop power
ability to go off road with machines, while cops can only do that on foot
they're often quite organized too and protect each other

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

(Here in France) also:

Heavily unionized
Armed (there are a lot of hunters in their ranks)

And it is shocking how much more empathy the authorities have for them when they can't easily stop them.