Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has labelled the actions of a group of protesters who confronted police at the annual Midsumma Pride march as "abhorrent".
really can’t help feeling you’re being a bit deliberately obtuse here
The police uniform is an instantly identifiable marker of an institution that has been harming the community since forever. That “dark history” that’s referred to in the article? That’s not just “cops were beating up protestors” it’s “people were protesting because cops were murdering us with impunity”
The issue is with the institution - you’re acting like it’s the individuals. Individuals aren’t the uniform. The uniform is worn as part of a job. Demanding to march in that uniform is demanding to march as the institution. You gonna keep pretending you don’t see why there would be an issue with that?
Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters is a really good documentary about the first pride in Sydney in 1978. There are first hand accounts of just why cops shouldn’t be at pride.
lots of bad things happened in history. The answer is not to bring it into the present with more toxic and hostile behavior
so uh, how come the queer community has to be the bigger guy here and not the cops?
'cos you keep going “oh sins of the father” “history history history” like it’s before anyone was born while I’m also talking about events that happened this decade.
No one is punishing a “group of people”. This has been pointed out to you repeatedly. People have issues with the institution.
Cops aren’t a fucking demographic no matter how hard you try and palestinian/hamas at it. It’s a job. And that job is renowned for encouraging, supporting and defending employees and behaviours that harm members of the community.
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really can’t help feeling you’re being a bit deliberately obtuse here
The police uniform is an instantly identifiable marker of an institution that has been harming the community since forever. That “dark history” that’s referred to in the article? That’s not just “cops were beating up protestors” it’s “people were protesting because cops were murdering us with impunity”
The issue is with the institution - you’re acting like it’s the individuals. Individuals aren’t the uniform. The uniform is worn as part of a job. Demanding to march in that uniform is demanding to march as the institution. You gonna keep pretending you don’t see why there would be an issue with that?
Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters is a really good documentary about the first pride in Sydney in 1978. There are first hand accounts of just why cops shouldn’t be at pride.
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so uh, how come the queer community has to be the bigger guy here and not the cops?
'cos you keep going “oh sins of the father” “history history history” like it’s before anyone was born while I’m also talking about events that happened this decade.
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You’re still not getting it.
No one is punishing a “group of people”. This has been pointed out to you repeatedly. People have issues with the institution.
Cops aren’t a fucking demographic no matter how hard you try and palestinian/hamas at it. It’s a job. And that job is renowned for encouraging, supporting and defending employees and behaviours that harm members of the community.
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…come back when you’re not trying to pull this bullshit.