• LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 hours ago

    Imagine if all the billions of dollars sunk into policing went to homeless shelters, healthcare and universal basic income. Instead of, you know. It being used to commit acts of violence against mothers going into labor.

    • azimir@lemmy.ml
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      10 hours ago

      The NYPD spent 10’s of millions chasing turn style jumpers on the NY Metro in one year. They recovered around $100k in citations doing it. It’s not about financial sense when it comes to oppressing the poor.

      Now, when the USPS can’t “turn a profit” we’ll have to immediately destroy it, of course! That also helps bring equity to our society so it needs to go.

      Nothing for the conservative is about helping. It’s all about preserving the hierarchy and hurting people who aren’t rich to begin with.

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      9 hours ago

      Made this point to the city council, how fifty years of bulldozing encampments has failed to fix homelessness, but I’m sure if we spend just a few more dollars on making them miserable it’ll finally work this time.