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I wonder if these same techniques will be used to track down all the rioters and looters from this past summer. Or is it just used against particular groups?

aikinai 6y ago
That’s some next-level reality distortion to frame this as “against particular groups.” Unless you define the “particular group” as people that directly attack the heart of the government.
newacct583 6y ago
The actually violent leftie anarchists knew all this stuff ahead of time and didn't leave digital trails. Their whole gig was opposition to the police, which means they knew what they were facing and how the system worked. What's notable about the capitol mob is the fact that, while yeah, they knew they were attacking congress technically, they figured that doing it in service to a sitting president made it legal somehow. Needless to say, one of those motivations is a lot scarier than the other.
- laretluval 6y ago
  I'd say the people who have invested time, forethought, and organization into how to evade law enforcement are scarier.
  - sk5t 6y ago
    I'm more concerned about people who think and act as if there is no law that applies to them, compared to those who would evade the law.
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sangnoir 6y ago
I've never been in law enforcement, but I think as in any other resource-constrained endeavour, effort and resources have to be prioritized after triaging tasks. I'm guessing in this case, it would be by the severity of the alleged crime). Also, it has become apparent to everyone - not all "protests" are equal, hence not all responses will be similar.
AshWolfy 6y ago
Remember when police used an etsy purchase to make an arrest of a blm protestor now they have mountains of pictures and video evidence and are only making a few dozen arrests
tehwebguy 6y ago
Literally thousands of protestors were arrested over the summer, violent and nonviolent alike. Hundreds had the shit kicked out of them by police and have no recourse, please take a few hours and watch some of the videos. It seems heavy handed policing, brutality and large numbers of arrests are certainly happening to only one group, just not the way you are implying.

aikinai 6y ago

That’s some next-level reality distortion to frame this as “against particular groups.” Unless you define the “particular group” as people that directly attack the heart of the government.

newacct583 6y ago

The actually violent leftie anarchists knew all this stuff ahead of time and didn't leave digital trails. Their whole gig was opposition to the police, which means they knew what they were facing and how the system worked. What's notable about the capitol mob is the fact that, while yeah, they knew they were attacking congress technically, they figured that doing it in service to a sitting president made it legal somehow. Needless to say, one of those motivations is a lot scarier than the other.

laretluval 6y ago
I'd say the people who have invested time, forethought, and organization into how to evade law enforcement are scarier.
- sk5t 6y ago
  I'm more concerned about people who think and act as if there is no law that applies to them, compared to those who would evade the law.
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sangnoir 6y ago

I've never been in law enforcement, but I think as in any other resource-constrained endeavour, effort and resources have to be prioritized after triaging tasks. I'm guessing in this case, it would be by the severity of the alleged crime). Also, it has become apparent to everyone - not all "protests" are equal, hence not all responses will be similar.

AshWolfy 6y ago

Remember when police used an etsy purchase to make an arrest of a blm protestor now they have mountains of pictures and video evidence and are only making a few dozen arrests

tehwebguy 6y ago

Literally thousands of protestors were arrested over the summer, violent and nonviolent alike. Hundreds had the shit kicked out of them by police and have no recourse, please take a few hours and watch some of the videos. It seems heavy handed policing, brutality and large numbers of arrests are certainly happening to only one group, just not the way you are implying.