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Unfortunately, it seems like most people not on Lemmy are with them.
This is highly questionable evidence, but I've noticed more anti police messages in graffiti and restroom walls. And I don't get weird looks when I say "police shouldn't exist" anymore.
I think there might be a tiny bit of selection bias if you're looking at messages today were written illegally.
Of course, most of the messages I see every day are legal. The reason I'm interested in vandalism is because the author wants people to know it, but is safeguarding against repercussions. It reduces the bias towards saying what's good for you personally.
Red state?
Even red states hate police, as long as they're hurting white guys, that is.
True. The things they say about the ATF and FBI would make you think they're extremely anti-police, but then you notice they never badmouth the DEA or ICE even though they inflict the exact same kind of brutality on the civilian population.
But because the FBI arrests white supremacists and the ATF sends you a fine for engraving a punisher logo over your AR15's serial number, they're the worst.
Ehhh purple-ish state.
Nah, my understanding is that many people don't even want to be police anymore. Many retired and their hire rates are low considering the easy and decent pay.