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My understanding is that saying anything "grossly offensive" is illegal there, so it's not clear those police were blatantly overstepping their authority like i

My understanding is that saying anything "grossly offensive" is illegal there, so it's not clear those police were blatantly overstepping their authority like in the case from the OP.

ToValueFunfetti 5mo ago
I don't think GP is advocating that the US become more like europe by increasing the authority of police officers.
- rbanffy 5mo ago
  I see a huge problem in increasing the authority of US police officers. They need to be held to much higher standards than they are now.
  - bdangubic 5mo ago
    you pitch this and next election cycle you will out as soft on crime which is why this can only ever go (significantly) into the opposite direction unfortunately
    - rbanffy 5mo ago
      We need a better system than this one.
- OGWhales 5mo ago
  Right, nor was that the suggestion of my comment. I just wasn't sure they were comparing how abuse of power is handled in different legal systems so much as how freedom of speech laws are handled.