So you were in favor of the fascist Canadian trucker rally?
Yep. We saw how quickly some people abandoned their principles about nonviolent protest as soon as they saw people they disagreed with doing it. Suddenly half my ACAB friends were cheering for the police to "do their job."
There are ways for police to do their jobs without violence themselves.
Of course, it was pretty surreal to see people vilifying the effects of the protest not the protesters.
Damn, fuck those people that didn't also support the truckers' right to protest!
That said, you should know if people are breaking the law while protesting they're normally still arrested - that's called civil disobedience. You're absolutely still charged and prosecuted (normally).
That's when people would expect and support police doing what they're supposed to be doing (since we all pay them to enforce laws fairly, not just to beat black and brown people). It's not hypocritical to support police doing what you think they should be doing - protecting, serving, enforcing traffic laws, etc.
So you were in favor of the fascist Canadian trucker rally?
Yep. We saw how quickly some people abandoned their principles about nonviolent protest as soon as they saw people they disagreed with doing it. Suddenly half my ACAB friends were cheering for the police to "do their job."
There are ways for police to do their jobs without violence themselves.
Of course, it was pretty surreal to see people vilifying the effects of the protest not the protesters.
Damn, fuck those people that didn't also support the truckers' right to protest!
That said, you should know if people are breaking the law while protesting they're normally still arrested - that's called civil disobedience. You're absolutely still charged and prosecuted (normally).
That's when people would expect and support police doing what they're supposed to be doing (since we all pay them to enforce laws fairly, not just to beat black and brown people). It's not hypocritical to support police doing what you think they should be doing - protecting, serving, enforcing traffic laws, etc.
acab, btw