• Luouth@lemmy.world
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    Its absolutely institutionalised amongst NYPD officers to be massive, egomaniacal see you next Tuesdays

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    fucking insane. So many NYPD patrol vehicles and personnel to stop a lady on her bike in the bike lane. What the fuck?

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    I can’t think of what other video I’ve seen this woman in, but her face is so familiar this seems very sus. And as a progressive I actually find the unquestioning acceptance bandwagon here somewhat terrifying in how perfectly it mimics how MAGA idiots act. It’s like we’re all just reactive raw nerve-ends in search of outrage triggers - the perfect malleable mass for yet another clever con-artist to manipulate.

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      That’s actually a popular misconception. Your goal is fo come off as docile, comfortable, and most importantly neurotypical. They think avoiding eye contact is evidence of a crime. If they think you’re scared they’ll give you something to be scared of.

      After all, only bad guys are scared of our heroic cops. /s

  • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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    Psychopaths who habitually escalate because you don’t give them enough “respect,” but I do stop for anybody with lights on even if I’m in a bike lane. Mostly because I don’t want to get hit by an idiot cop or sleep deprived emt or some other car deciding the bike lane is where they want to go to yield for the emergency vehicle.