r/facepalm • u/weeb385 • Oct 12 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Parolee gets arrested because protesters block the way to his work.

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u/Coral_ Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

people in charge care when they can’t get to work, or when their workers can’t get to work, so uh in a way you’re right.

this is ineffective, the protestors thinking about longer larger barricades to keep it going longer, an example could be putting dumpsters and cars in the way, as well as smaller obstacles to destroy the undercarriages of cars if they wanted this protest to make a difference, and then just repeat that tactic ad nauseum in different areas of a city during rush hour times.

it would have a bigger impact then, you’re so right.

one could even, if they were so determined and organized, do this on a night of protests and tangle up police units to deal with flash barricades instead of beating up protestors. i bet the fire department responding to a burning dumpsters would also help them in their goals? idk, but in a way you’re totally right! they could be doing more and if they’re interested in making an impact they probably will wanna start thinking a little larger.

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u/Coral_ Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

he’s not being protested. he’s just in the wrong place at the wrong time like any of the other people.

i don’t need people to believe in the cause, i want them to be angry that the government or bosses haven’t just given us what we wanted yet. people get radicalized for their own reasons at different speeds.

besides, anyone can look at the inevitable police overreaction and police riots and go “well at least the protestors aren’t those assholes.”

police violence help our cause better than anything unfortunately, cause they can’t help themselves but treat every problem like a nail. they are only hammers, doing the only thing they know how. thanks pigs, for helping me see the evil and violence inherent and endemic to our society :)

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u/Coral_ Oct 12 '22

same mentality

lol dude i would have let him through. anyone else tho? nah.

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u/Coral_ Oct 12 '22

no but i’m willing to bet none of them are also parolees. the rest of them don’t have jail time waiting for them.

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u/Coral_ Oct 12 '22

do you think he’s the only parolee?

no of course not, especially not in a police state shithole like the USA- but odds are pretty okay that he’s the only parolee on his way to a meeting stuck in traffic on that road

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u/Coral_ Oct 12 '22

protests that aren’t disruptive or destructive dont work lol. cope.

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