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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Renea Gamble was found by a municipal judge to be not guilty of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and providing a false name to law enforcement. (The allegedly false name was "Aunt Tifa," which is hilarious).

She has filed a civil claim seeking monetary damages of $2 million and attorneys fees.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Still. A civilized society doesn't give every single person in a uniform the licence to tackle, kill and assault whomever without facing any real consequences. Sure, the money's nice, but not getting tackled would've surely been much more civilized.

Aunt Tifa hit a double-jackpot. Second, the money. But first and foremost - she's still alive. She's also white, which might have more causal relationships with her getting said jackpot than should be the case in a civilized society.

The problem is that not everyone has either her luck or her complexion.

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Yes, China is an AUthOriTaRiAn country, but the US don't have even a 10% of civilian rights as Chinese people have, in education, healthcare, culture, housing, etc..

Example of civil rights in China

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/apr/15/china-nail-houses-in-pictures-property-development

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 weeks ago

To say nothing of the fact that the US has a massively higher rate of both imprisonment and execution.

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[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 week ago

But, imagine, if my government is evil, how evil the barbaric hordes must be 🤯

[–] culprit@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 week ago (7 children)

https://streamable.com/unjnw9

This video is required viewing for all the downvoters.

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[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 weeks ago

Thats how American police treat a 62 year old woman in a costume.

[–] CyroSignal@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

American police be like :

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago

They wouldn't call China authoritarian if it were Anglo, European and Judeochristian. It has always been very thinly veiled Yellow-perilism.

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