Notices by Adam F. Lawton (adam_cadmon1@mastodon.online), page 7

About flashbangs: anybody remember few years ago when those cops tossed a flashbang through somebody's window and it landed in a baby's crib and severely wounded the baby? Child might have died, having some trouble remembering. I'll try to find an article and post it.

It just never ceases to amaze me how violently, like clockwork, police respond to left leaning or left led protests. Every single time.

But they let the Proud Boys, Patriot Front, RAM, the 3%er's, OathKeepers, KKK you name it march through the streets no problem. Even give 'em an escort. Every time.

Smh. Really needs to be a civilian protection force or something.

Why is all of this necessary for peaceful protests? Against genocide? Lol, America is Bizarro Land.

"Who failed Uvalde? YOU failed Uvalde!"

Coldest chant I've heard in years. Should be yelled at every Texas Ranger and State cop for eternity.

I wonder....I wonder if the fact that Mastodon skews overwhelmingly White and European has anything to do with the sense of entitlement that many users display here? And many others feel subjected to?

@inthehands yeah two days straight from 2 different people I thought I had a pretty good handle on. Different things were said but both equally out of character.

And they double down on it. So, had to block someone I'd generally come to like.

Smh. Don't suggest that Black and Brown kids start shooting shit at the police because your white ass did it with no consequence.

Jesus.

@quietmarc oh nah man. Don't ever tell me how or what to post.

So blocked kolektiva. I'm sure there are some people I'll miss but that instance was just too much of a headache for me.

So apparently there are very bad actors here. And they are trying to get your kids killed.

Me telling someone not to encourage kids to shoot shit at cops is not the same thing as you telling me not to call someone who does that a bad actor. That's more than a disagreement, bud.

Which, and someone did do that, is why I finally had to block kolektiva.

@mensrea People get riled up and forget that actions have consequences.

Is Mike Johnson a reasonable Republican?? What is going on here? I don't want to like this guy but he's an enemy of Margerine.

Oh Columbia is trying to suspend students so that they can say those people are no longer students and can be arrested.

Oh, Fuck Columbia

Don't lead with your emotions. Let them inform you. Never let them lead you.

@micchiato unfortunately.

I don't want to carry a gun for work anymore but I'm not seeing a whole lot of options.

Someone else pointed it out but ya'll...it's not normal for cops to slam people to the ground and put knees on necks in the course of making a routine arrest.

Please pay attention. They are brutal by choice, not necessity. But also, notice who they brutalize and who they respect. Smh.

UBI or universal housing and food. Either or. I'm not really picky.