Shout out black vans of secret police grabbing civilians off the streets during the 2020 George Floyd Uprisings.
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2023
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Did anything ever come of that? It was terrifying.
Honestly, I never heard about it again after that, but I also didn’t go specifically looking, either.
I think I recall reading that some people were held and then let go. Kind of anticlimactic, but I think it was also grounds for lawsuits in some cases.
Actually yes:
Tucked inside the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 6395), which just became law, is a new requirement for federal military and civilian law enforcement personnel involved in the federal government’s response to a “civil disturbance” to wear visible identification of themselves and the name of the government entity employing them.
Probably not, oh well
Can't believe I forgot about that....
Too much shut going on. Honestly I hope those people are ok :(
Me(european) enjoying any cyberpunk genre media(its just the usa with cooler graphics)
health insurance doesn't cover new chrome, choom
I think China is way more cyberpunk, at least in the big cities.
But distopian often still has a ruling class or government owning corporations who are exempt. I guess the lower classes just become 99.9% of people.
Privileged while working class, yea
Sounds familiar lmao
I live in a third world country, but I am not from here and because of that I earn a pretty good wage compared to the local population.
The other night, I was walking home with my wife and it felt really cyberpunk at night.
On the street there were a bunch of little stalls and shops selling second hand clothes, or cheap quality phone cases and chargers.
In the distance there were these huge condo buildings and behind us were the skyscrapers of the business district.
The streets were filled with people walking to and from their destination as they don’t have cars, or can’t book a ride on their phone. The trails have huge lines and are packed. Packed so dense that I was once worried my wife couldn’t breath.
There's a short film called "Homoworld" where straight people are the marginalised group. It's on YouTube. It's kinda fun