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Trump Signs Executive Orders to Militarize Police, Punish Sanctuary Cities and Refugees

www.democracynow.org Trump Signs Executive Orders to Militarize Police, Punish Sanctuary Cities and Refugees

President Trump has signed three more executive orders, further cracking down on the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers. One order seeks to compile a list of so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation policies. A second order further militarizes local poli...

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I should ask my mom what her defense of police is now
- "Oh honey you just don't understand. He's doing this for your safety, and I trust him. You know you'd really like him if you gave him a chance. I thought I raised you to know better."
  Or some equally gaslit shit if they're anything like mine.
  
  No, no nothing like that.
  She's staunchly against the idea that ACAB, and will fight tooth and nail that there are some bad apples but most want to help, yadda yadda.
  
  there are some bad apples
  What do bad apples do, Mom? What is the consequence of a few "bad apples" that needed to be immortalized in idiom? Because I'm pretty sure the saying isn't "A few bad apples don't negatively affect the bunch in any significant way".
- "You won't be arrested if you don't do anything wrong. Just let them do their jobs!"

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