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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Seems like a good use of their time. Police jobs are basically welfare for the mediocre low iq dipshits from high school.

Police jobs are basically welfare for the mediocre low iq dipshits from high school.

Soon to be replaced with lower-paying ICE jobs for the schmos who don't even qualify to be cops. I personally wouldn't even be surprised if it turns out ICE is hiring undocumented immigrants, for the same reason everybody else does.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Hold the cops down and paint them then

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 51 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Civilian chalk artists now need armed civilan escorts to protect them from police.

Police are going to shoot someone for putting chalk on the pavement to remember the victums of a mass shooting.

This is America.

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[–] porksnort@slrpnk.net 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Has anyone heard of Toynbee Tiles? These are interesting by themselves but the relevant point is how they are made.

You make a mosaic out of vinyl flooring chunks on a backing of paper and roofing tar as mastic.

You place them paper side up on asphalt pavement in hot weather. As cars drive over them, the paper and tar wear off revealing the vinyl mosaic.

Just a thought that a group of people could quickly make a rainbow crosswalk that can’t be painted over.

Toynbee Tiles

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[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why do they have the resources to do this and not watch for cars almost hitting pedestrians at the same crosswalks.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

simple, pedestrians aren't people

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent letters to all 50 governors calling for the removal of Pride crosswalks.

Just this part alone is super fucked up.

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Every cop needs to be identified. They will kill their own kids for being gay or trans and they need to see consequences for that.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was expecting the onion... Wtf

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

It has to be hard to be an onion writer right now. How can you come up with a story more absurd than our current reality?

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