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I can see your points but, based on the reporting so far, it seems the accused didn't murder them because he's an institutionally intolerant cop, did he? It seems it had nothing to do with the uniform he wore for a job.
Also, I'm not at all saying the NSW police don't have a shocking history of how terribly they've treated this particular community. But isn't the purpose of the cops marching in uniform in the parade to demonstrate their willingness to change, starting with a public display of tolerance and inclusion?
Like I said before, I can't honestly know how the community feels about all this. I'm just confused as to why they're aiming their anger at the cops, when this seems to be anything other than a hate crime perpetrated by the police themselves.
Well, heres the thing.
It's been repeatedly brought up how uncomfortable and to many inappropriate it is to have uniformed officers march at Pride events. And every. Damned. Time the cops have thrown an absolute shitfit and forced the issue.
Does that sound like a 'public display of tolerance and inclusion'? Railroading over the top of a community for their own ends? The more they push, the more it looks like Sending A Message.
Interesting - that context isn't presented to us here in Melbourne, at least not that I've seen. If that's the case, then this starts to make more sense for sure. Thanks for explaining it.
The context of contention re: cops at pride? It's definitely A Thing, any member of the Community will give you a very loud opinion on it lol
Hmm, thing is no one is locking individuals-who-happen-to-be-cops out of Pride. They just don't want cops marching as The Police Force. Many consider it pinkwashing normally, on the heels of yet another queer couple murdered by a cop? Yeeeeahhhh nah.
It's wrong and harmful to lock any group out of Pride celebrations. Police are not the enemy of gay people and by and large have done a lot to help protect LGBTQ andr respond to helping persecute people that commit hate crimes.
Pride is supposed to be about inclusion and acceptance. If we gay people want acceptance from society we need to be big enough to allow acceptance to all other groups also. Pride isn't just a "gay" thing. It's about all people everywhere being proud of their adulthood and their ability to rise above conflict and get along.