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by whenEnough 4766 days ago
the rules all change when one of their own is killed. though it's largely emotional the resulting logic is strong. protection is generated from the fear of an emotional, armed response; so it survives as unwritten police policy everywhere.

just as if for example, we felt the same way the police would be quite scared right now.

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> the rules all change when one of their own is killed

No police officer was killed. As far as I can tell the chase happened when three men fled police who had killed a fellow gang member.

"a physical altercation between police and 26-year-old Gerardo Diego Ayala that ended with a fatal officer-involved shooting."

whoops i read the wrong side of the gun. perhaps assange is right and their language is their undoing.

still, the though of an "emotional" response remains stirring.