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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/23185113

The big boy street vigilantes!

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[–] cybervseas 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Good for him, I hope he gets his day in court and justice is served. I know NYC was a different place, but I don't see how any good can come from vigilantism. Was anyone here in the 70s? Is there anything redeeming at all about Guardian Angels?

I know my (Indian) parents told me stories about being afraid of Dotbusters around that time; it seems like the city was just even more racist back then? Or maybe, just more overtly?

[–] RubberElectrons 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Ugh, what the fuck. That's so gross, those dotbusters guys are the same as neo nazis in my eyes, 100% let em eat steel toe boot.

I guess I fell into the vigilante propaganda, didn't think the guardian angels were bad.. but now I do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Everyone wants to believe that Spiderman, Batman, and The Punisher are out there, but forget one of the main lessons. Only Batman can be Batman. Civilians can't achieve the same thing.

[–] Maggoty 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They beat him up and cops gave him a summons? Something's rotten in the NYPD.

[–] cybervseas 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Something"?? 🙃

Did you see this update to an earlier case of the police harassing brown people for no good reason?

https://gothamist.com/news/did-an-insult-spark-clash-with-cops-in-times-square-an-ex-prosecutor-says-the-question-matters

[–] Maggoty 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nope. Not sure what I expected from NYPD but I thought surely it was better than the police down south.

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

Only half of them are KKK members and Nazis, instead of three quarters.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In my city a similar group of white supremacists held rallies and the goddamn police were providing free security for them, even shaking their hands and getting all buddy buddy with them while bystanders just watched in disbelief.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

"Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses."

[–] Phegan 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The guardian angels are terrorists

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Racist terrorists, at that.