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Looks like something out of Robocop or Judge Dredd!

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Man, I didn't know London was it such bad shape. It's in black & white. That's crazy.

[–] steeznson 5 points 8 months ago

We'll need to abandon it like the police were going to abandon Manhatten Island in the late 70s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Must have been shot before the world gained colors.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They've already got in trouble for this and had to edit out footage from New York.

That's before the general fact-checking reveal just about every claim is nonsense.

I wonder if they can be prosecuted for this as it is so misleading.

[–] steeznson 7 points 8 months ago

The tone of the video is somewhere between a parody (Twilight Zone) and a fearmongering Republican attack ad. It's like they want to be scary in a tongue in cheek way? Whole thing is like a Brass Eye sketch.

Not sure you can get away with this type of political ad even if they think they are being cute or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Crime capital of the world? Its nowhere near it.

Apart from that, they are implying the (conservative, themselves) government has no control over law and order whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Seems like they're selectively picking their crime stats, starting from the minimal crime that occurred during the lockdowns rather than crime before then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Of all the weirdness here, the American accent has to top the list. Who is this actually aimed at?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Wow the tories have fucked the economy so much. They can't even afford colour adds for there properganda vids.