Opinion: “The cruelty is the point” of campus protest crackdowns
redphoenixnews.com
Leon V. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– On April 29, a coalition of groups held their own Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. After setting up…
  • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    7 months ago

    Cops do not mentally and physically scar teenagers because they are evil[…]

    Strongly disagree.

    • ☭ Parabola ☭ @lemmy.mlOP
      4·
      7 months ago

      They are evil, but that doesn’t come out of nowhere. It comes from needing to violently enforce the demands of an oppressive, exploitive system.

      • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        I’m still not entirely convinced people don’t join just so they can be dicks with impunity and collect a top tier salary/benefits package… I know there are good people too, but it’s hard to believe in the system as a whole lately.

        But simply blaming capitalism is shortsighted. Which isn’t what you said, but I feel it’s worth stating. Incomplete theories lead to imperfect solutions and policing in this country is in desperate need of reforms.