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SheltieLover

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2. This has always driven me nuts, too!

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 12:25 PM

Feb 2025

Same with schools, attack a teacher, get punished. Attack another student, get a gold star on your forehead!

I won't even start on how revolting I find "zero tolerance" policies. Do they really feel a need to revictimize victims who dare to defend themselves? Fuck that.

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Why are law enforcement officers lives deemed more valuable, more [View all] niyad Feb 2025 OP

Maybe because, an attack on a police officer is an attack on the law. Walleye Feb 2025 #1

And other murders are not? robert dear murdered three people at PP, niyad Feb 2025 #3

This has always driven me nuts, too! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #2

Theoretically, because they are putting their lives on the line for fellow citizens. But too often, it's only theory. Wonder Why Feb 2025 #4