• LaughingLion [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    12 days ago

    no, we absolutely dont have to give the police the benefit of the doubt

    ACAB means the fuckers in the UK, too

    its embarassing i have to say this on this website goddamn

    • SootySootySoot [any]@hexbear.net
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      12 days ago

      I am pretty angried by this response. Yes, ACAB is 100% true but that doesn’t also mean any negative narrative is automatically true either.

      I think we should believe true things and not false things i-think-that And fuck it really is embarrassing I have to say this in response to a more updooted post on this website goddamn.

      Maybe this site is too addicted to outrage slop. i-love-not-thinking

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        11 days ago

        there is absolutely nothing in this video or the surrounding news stories that even suggest we need to give the pigs the benefit of the doubt for a second, lib

        truth isnt something you glean by doing the bullshit of “we need more context” which weve seen racists and fash pull over and over and over again in regards to cops killing people and brutalizing marginalized communities

        you talk about truth but in my experience assuming the worst of the police, especially those of the western world, has served me well in unveiling the truth in 98% of cases and this will be no diferent

        edit: oh look heres a released statement from the pigs. you were wrong to give them the benefit of the doubt the guy committed no crime

        “He has since been released with no further action.”

        “Enquiries found the bat was bought the previous week, but no intent could be proven and therefore no crime was committed. Our Professional Standards Directorate has reviewed the footage, and no misconduct has been identified.”