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Unfortunately, it seems all too often we are sorted into red or blue containers if we don’t choose a side ourselves.

> And I fully support snitching on violent criminals

And when the criminals have all been removed, the police will give back their power? Or will they create more? They don’t need your help to arrest anyone, they do need your help to not question their methods.

Yes, I agree with you. I would also add the ‘spirit’ of the Defund the Police movement was that a lack of oversight created a safe environment for bad officers to victimize their community.

Now, many of the same champions of this cause are taking on the role of the police themselves. Across Reddit, Twitter, and elsewhere, people are creating open source documents with the names of anyone they believe was at the riot.

Most troubling of all, I am seeing many people openly advocating the police should have shot more protesters or brutalized them in some manner.

This seems highly contrary to the goals of the movement.

While the events of 1/6 are hardly justifiable, I find it deeply troubling that the same crowd who was calling for the abolition of the police a few months ago is now earnestly encouraging informing on their own friends, family, and neighbors because they deserve to be punished and most importantly, humiliated. I hardly believe the FBI needs any assistance in locating anyone, but I fear this is settling a troubling precedent that has not been seen since 20th century Europe.

In the months and years to come, we must try to not forget that the government exists solely for the benefit of its constituents, not the other way around.

The ruled class, red and blue, does not want freedom from oppression, they want to be the oppressors.