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usonian

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8. IMO, accountability count way more than any kind of "punishment," lethal or otherwise.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:04 PM
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Do ya remember Oswald and Ruby? That "street justice" destroyed fact-finding and accountability,

Roman gladiators threw a net to immobilize.

While there are legitimate self-defense arguments to be made, way too often someone in combat armor kills someone holding a sandwich. or a bag of chips. I grew up reading "Fearless Fosdick" comics and the facts today make him look like a "parking enforcement officer".



The only cop who ever sent a chair to the chair.


When police are militarized, the rules of war, not "justice" prevail.

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