cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/15032962

Alt text: a screenshot of a microblog post with the text “you walking down an alleyway with a gram of weed in your pocket, who would you rather catch you?” Below are two pictures side by side. One of Kamala Harris and the other of Batman.

        • tacticalsugar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          6·
          4 months ago

          Do you have anything of value to contribute to the discussion, or is your sole issue that Kamala Harris has not ever actually served on a police force?

          • Alexstarfire@lemmy.worldEnglish
            9·
            4 months ago

            If somehow not serving on a police force makes you a cop then I guess we’re all bastards.

            And yes, that’s really my sole issue. I didn’t think it was going to be controversial to point out that she wasn’t a cop.

            • tacticalsugar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              5·
              4 months ago

              You do understand that we say “ACAB” because it’s catchier than “I dislike the so-called justice system that does nothing but destroy lives for the state, and that includes cops, lawyers, prosecutors, etc.”, (IDTSCJSTDNBDLFTSATICLPE) right?

              I bet you also say things like “You can’t call everyone you don’t like a nazi, the nazi party ended decades ago!”

              I say this with all the kindness in my heart, please log off and go outside.

              • SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                4·
                4 months ago

                Speak for yourself 🤷‍♂️ some of us are particularly focused on the cop problem in ACAB. The legal/judicial system has its own relevant but distinct issues that not all of us will agree on.
                Her record as a DA deserves scrutiny and critique but she is concretely not a cop and never was. She was not a police officer. Calling her a cop muddies the waters. I guarantee you there are people who think she was literally a police officer which is not true.

                • tacticalsugar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                  3·
                  4 months ago

                  What about cops could you possibly dislike that doesn’t also apply to a DA and AG who pushed for false convictions and refused medical care to trans prisoners?

                • Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMEnglish
                  2·
                  4 months ago

                  Harris isn’t a cop in the same way Trump isn’t a member of the Fascist party. Do you have a problem with people calling Trump a fascist?

                  • SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                    1·
                    4 months ago

                    There is no formal “Fascist Party” so this is not the “own” you think this is. It’s not a parallel situation at all.

                    The Republican party is fascist. He is a fascist and a part of the fascist party. Fascist is a noun or adjective, not a party in the US, so he can be called one.

                    So no, I don’t object.

        • Superb@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          4 months ago

          No, prosecutors prosecute. Prosecutors are not literally cops (duh), but they are a very important part of the criminal ”justice” system. Cops couldn’t put people away without their help