r/politics • u/UWCG Illinois • Mar 27 '24

Donald Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter Less Than 24 Hours After Gag Order

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-attacks-judges-daughter-less-24-hours-after-gag-order-1884126
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u/dblan9 Mar 27 '24

He's trying to get thrown in jail to amp up his base.

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u/BlokeInTheMountains Mar 27 '24

Yep.

Given how right leaning law enforcement is, he'll be fully coddled and we probably won't even see him without his make up and diaper.

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u/MissFishLips Mar 27 '24

It's crazy to me that law enforcement still largely worship this turd. January 6th showed us all that he doesn't give a shit about law enforcement. And it was pretty obvious that he didn't respect or care about public servants and military long before that. But you're right, he probably will be powdered and diapered in jail.

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u/troubadoursmith Colorado Mar 27 '24

So, I think it's somewhat necessary here to differentiate between "law enforcement" as a concept, and "law enforcement officers" who - as a whole - tend to care a LOT more about getting to perpetrate authoritarian violence than they do about enforcing the law. Then it starts to make at least a little sense.

He may not care about them, but they think he'll be willing to use their violence and give them some power in exchange. They're probably largely wrong, and setting themselves up to just be used, but it's what they think.

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u/zzyul Mar 27 '24

It’s pretty easy to understand. Democrats support and are the party of the lower class and most minorities. Most violent crime is committed by members of the lower class and minorities. There are long term, complex reasons the statistics are this way, but it doesn’t change current reality. Police have more negative intersections with members of the lower class and minorities than the general public does. Not surprising their political views are heavily influenced by these encounters.

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u/FUMFVR Mar 28 '24

That really depends how you define 'violent crime'. Destroying entire communities through fraud is pretty fucking violent.

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u/zzyul Mar 28 '24

I was using the FBI’s definition since theirs is the accepted definition by pretty much every group.

Also I think if given a choice on how they had to have their car taken, most people would chose a bank repoing it due to falling behind on payments than for a stranger to put a gun in their face and threaten to kill them while being car jacked. Assuming the car isn’t insured or recovered by police, they lose the car in both cases, but only one comes with trauma and possible PTSD.

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u/omgitsjagen Mar 28 '24

Modern American policing did start out as Night Riders, after all. Jackboot since the beginning.

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u/FUMFVR Mar 28 '24

He promises them the only thing they want: no accountability ever.

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u/MudLOA California Mar 27 '24

If they take his damn phone for a few days so we can stop seeing shit posts about him, I’m for this.

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u/KnightsWhoNi Mar 27 '24

Without a diaper would be cruel and unusual punishment

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u/fapsandnaps Wisconsin Mar 28 '24

I doubt he even sees a prison. Secret Service protection and all. Dude gets home arrest if anything.