On July 1, an Indiana law went into effect making it a crime to come within 25 feet of an on-duty police officer if ordered to stay back.

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    1 year ago

    What we need is a Supreme Court ruling on filming the police but with the current court… I’m not optimistic on how that might go.

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      1 year ago

      With the current court, they would totally uphold that law as legal. I don’t trust this court to do the right thing any further than I could throw Clarence Thomas with both hands tied behind my back.

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        1 year ago

        You’re only allowed to throw him if you make a million dollar donation in the name of friendship, though.

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    1 year ago

    The government won’t protect you from the cops. The cops enforce their authority. The recompense against police overreach is the same as it’s always been: violence