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The average person has the same recourse to a cop’s injustice as the average slave had to a slave catcher.
by blendo 2y ago
The average person has the same recourse to a cop’s injustice as the average slave had to a slave catcher.
- genocidicbunny 2y agoThat's the thing, they didn't have any legal recourse, but plenty of times that just meant that the recourse would be significantly less than legal.
- cyphertruck 2y agoCriminality on the part of government will only tend to increase as legal recourse is denied, until or unless, illegal recourse becomes fashionable.
- kragen 2y agoon the contrary, illegal recourse often dramatically increases criminality on the part of government. individual illegal recourse is 'lone-wolf terrorism', organized covert illegal recourse is 'organized crime', and organized overt illegal recourse is 'insurgency' or 'civil war'. all of these situations almost invariably open doors to mass human rights abuses (criminality) on the part of the government, because it makes that criminality popular. typically, even if the insurgency wins, the increased level of government criminality persists across the regime change, often for decades or centuries
- rightbyte 2y agoThat is one of my biggest emberressments getting older. I actually start to appreciate social democrats.
- kragen 2y agoas opposed to anarchists, as opposed to liberals, as opposed to socialists?
- rightbyte 2y agoI see none of those as 'chill', so ye. Maybe actual boring liberals in a American context. When I was younger I despised social democrats, but I realized I would not want eager young people like I was decide things.
- logicchains 2y agoAt least in some states if the cops bust into someone's house without a warrant the person has the right to shoot them, but I guess that doesn't apply to cars anywhere.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoBut if the cops shoot you first they still get off Scott free.
- rkagerer 2y agoIsn't the court system and this class action lawsuit (potentially) recourse?