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No 'reapeat offense' needed, once is enough. They were warned against such behavior when they were authorized to perform the duties of their office.

They should know better, and face consequences per instance, and summary dismissal without benefits after several offenses.

ACAB, and should face legal consequences for it until it's no longer true.

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I heard police departments being shuttered and reformed as higher quality community services is far from unheard of.

Seems we need to put clear and functional systems in place to streamline to process of identifying and terminating corrupt agents within our society.

I mean, it's not like shuttering libraries or schools or firehouses due to corruption is even a thing. It their operators or employees are acting against social norms they are generally just terminated and replaced, no fuss.

Why is a cop allowed to commit crimes against their community but a librarian isn't?

Community bikes are not a new thing. They had them in my hometown through most of my youth and teen years, and may still. I don't live there anymore. 🙁

They had a strong bike community, and a bike store and repair shop off a main ped/cycle path through town, just outside downtown. It had a lounge and was the primary source of the community bikes and their maintenance.

Paint the bikes all a similar bright color, not white, and get stickers made with info about use and contact info for pickup and repair.

Like, "I'm a community bike, use me as you like, leave me somewhere responsibly when you're done with me, so somebody else can use me too. Contact for pickup or repairs 555 RIDE 4ME"

Yeah, don't say you don't know if you do, that's lying, which is a crime in this situation. You can answer crime related questions with questions (avoidance). But don't do that for everything. If they push, start asking if you're free to go. If they say no, invoke the 5th.

Don't do their jobs for them.

Don't answer any questions that could incriminate you. Or talk to them in general. But be polite when you do speak.

Only tell them your name or provide other required identity information. Don't say where you are going or coming from. Don't explain anything. Don't tell stories. Don't lie.

I can definitely cut steal with my angle grinder.

Faraday bags work... But test them.

I got a cheapo $7 Chromebook sized bag that seemed to work for my SOs iphone. We don't use NFC so I couldn't test that.

No BT, WiFi, or Cell, and probably no GPS.

I only did casual testing.

The screen still showed the signal having low bars for WiFi and cellular, but it didn't actually receive a signal at all when trying to call or use the net, not even with the top of the bag open a sliver and my hand in there.

If the device was off or in airplane mode and in the bag, I'd be comfortable assuming it was safely hidden from tracking.

I haven't thoroughly tested my various personal devices, but I expect identical results.

I think everyone should probably have a bag like this around, in a go-bag or something, just in case. And it's safer to have your phone available than not, as long as it's secure (use a pin or password to lock it, use encryption, put emergency info on it for first responders).

Awe, I miss browsers like Lynx, and MDA and EGA monitors. Those where the days.

That's what email is for.

In fact, if I unblock them, I still get emails from an elementary school in the Seattle area because 20 years ago I dated somebody with a kid that went there and I subscribed to their event email.

Yes, I tried to unsubscribe for many years.

I was shocked by their paper on static.

There paper on water was surprisingly dry.

Didn't some ancient calendar end in 2012?

To effectively combat fascist one must first identify them, then take away their boots before they can even get their socks on.

This isn't checkers.

You want my king, you come get my king.

... And keeping them in a state where they are easily manipulated.