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8. Police are the tip of the corporate spear when it's time to to protect corporate operations and capital accumulation.

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The Moment Police Handcuffed A Farmer For Going 5 Seconds Over His Time Limit at Data Center Meeting [View all] littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago OP

protecting and serving WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #1

...yer ass, mf'er! yeehaw! ret5hd 16 hrs ago #2

Is police state tyranny now the norm? The Wizard 16 hrs ago #3

It's less about a "police state" and more about terrible local mismanagement. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #6

I disagree. yardwork 16 hrs ago #11

I completely agree with your conclusion. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #13

And thank you for yours! yardwork 16 hrs ago #16

That was such a reasonable and civil exchange PatSeg 15 hrs ago #20

It is a quandary Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #24

It's both. yardwork 14 hrs ago #33

Damn right. This kind of NAZI style crap is going on Nationwide Bengus81 15 hrs ago #22

And that's how he grabs his MAGAs back into his tent... slightlv 6 hrs ago #47

However you have no idea how crooked or not this moniss 14 hrs ago #30

In some rural and older suburban areas... haele 13 hrs ago #40

Police are the tip of the corporate spear when it's time to to protect corporate operations and capital accumulation. sop 16 hrs ago #8

Corporations, run by and for the Uber Wealthy popsdenver 14 hrs ago #25

I agree completely based on what I have observed Hey Joe 14 hrs ago #36

We forget the many lethal confrontations orthoclad 14 hrs ago #26

Which is, of course, why they were created in the first place. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #43

Yes. orthoclad 14 hrs ago #23

If it is REPUBLICAN run, then Police State is the norm dave99 6 hrs ago #46

Kick dalton99a 16 hrs ago #4

The headline simplifies a much more tense escalation... QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #5

Excuses, excuses, excuses AverageOldGuy 16 hrs ago #7

Oh good grief. That is a massive leap from what was actually written. Let's keep it grounded in reality. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #9

And get time off with pay for 30 to 60 days? KS Toronado 16 hrs ago #10

The police have no business arresting anyone for taking too long at the podium during a public meeting. None. sop 16 hrs ago #12

Sorry. But pointing out legal mechanics isn't an endorsement of the outcome. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #14

Democracy is messy. Citizens take too long at the podium all the time during public meetings. They speak over sop 15 hrs ago #18

Oh good grief! That is a complete and intentional misreading of what I wrote. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #19

They got the gov't they voted for. Buddyzbuddy 16 hrs ago #15

This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush 12 hrs ago #41

Every County in Oklahoma went for Trump. Now it's NAZI time Bengus81 15 hrs ago #17

Why are people still living in Oklahoma? FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #21

For some, too expensive to leave. nt Shipwack 7 hrs ago #44

Then the body cam footage is held hostage unless $1700.00 was paid Bengus81 14 hrs ago #27

Years ago I ran into a similar thing of suppression moniss 14 hrs ago #28

That caption is EXTREMELY misleading Bluetus 14 hrs ago #29

Put him in jail for five seconds Seinan Sensei 14 hrs ago #31

Red hats arresting UpInArms 14 hrs ago #32

Remember anyone you see defending data centers is at least a shill questionseverything 14 hrs ago #34

The people screaming loudest that we all have to adopt AI, or be left behind, are the ones selling AI. sop 13 hrs ago #38

If the people of Claremore, OK want to speak now, Mr. Evil 14 hrs ago #35

I don't understand why those in this meeting didn't rise up and come to the farmer's defense Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #39

Ward v. Rock Against Racism (1989) H2O Man 13 hrs ago #37

Claremore's Famous Son FrndStrng 11 hrs ago #42

Fox News is carrying on socialists when this is Republicans America. Renew Deal 7 hrs ago #45