Remember, kids: don’t try this at home!

  • bigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    It’s like the best way to prevent police brutality and murder: simply make them individually liable for damages and require them to carry insurance for it. Bad actions make you uninsurable, and the rest of your department more risky (expensive).

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      7 days ago

      Ironically the reason we have this problem is because the armed guards of capital are one of the only jobs that still have strong unions.

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          6 days ago

          No one has replied to this comment, yet you’ve edited it as though you’re having multiple conversations.

          Are you ok?

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          Most government employees are not elected. Needing the entire state to vote on a ballot initiative to get a raise would make it even harder than it already is for teachers…

          This comment was made after the half dozen edits you made clarifying to no one.

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          We can only wish teachers unions were as powerful as police unions. The world would be very different