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   Adam F. Lawton (adam_cadmon1@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 00:18:38 JST Adam F. Lawton

   Re: Uvalde. I just couldn't see myself as a cop there and just standing there. Go get those GD kids. What's wrong with you? If you're scared what do you think those little ones are feeling?

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 00:18:38 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @Adam_Cadmon1
     I would venture that policing — the Tough Guy halo it carries, and the cushy impunity that is the reality of the job — actively selects for people with fragile egos who lack courage and need something external to make them feel powerful.