edit: I'm framing this around the cop who got killed

like will police be less willing to let nazis and maga freaks do whatever they want because the police know they're targets now too, or will the police let them get away with everything now because they don't want to get beat to death with a fire extinguisher for getting in their way?

i know police have been cooperating with patriot prayer in Portland and proud boys in dc and in every other city where those groups show up. but if i was a cop and learned that a group I've helped and is full of cops killed another pig, or tried to crush one in a door, I'd probably be a lot more distrustful of them. i know a lot of cops get killed by "friendly fire" (which is hilarious) but this just looks and feels different to me. idk it's just something I've been thinking about

  • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    You're assuming that there's a clear line between police and nazis/maga freaks. There isn't one. There's enough overlap between these two groups, and there are enough shared goals, that any friction can easily be swept under the rug.

    • charles_xcx [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      i mean i know there's a huge overlap, it's just confusing to me why on-duty cops would cooperate with off-duty cops and their friends after a cop got beat to death at the capitol, OR if now they're just going to be even more hands-off now so they don't get killed too. but:

      there are enough shared goals, that any friction can easily be swept under the rug.

      this is kinda the rationale that I was looking for. like i know cops get shot by other pigs when they tackle someone or die in a car crash when they get in the way of another cop, so it makes sense that as long as they can keep furthering their goals they don't care if a few cops get killed in the process. thank you