Agree, but not new in US. Slippery slope started earnestly in 2001.
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1/2 Both "hate crime" and "terrorism", if not well defined and implemented, are easy to abuse.
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But in the world we actually live in "hate crime" is fairly well defined and important.
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Unfortunately, you are right 100%. In Russia we are living in such state created as you describe.
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3. Create new laws that reduce freedoms in the name of safety or " law and order"
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the issue wasn't that we didn't have laws that covered violent protests; the issue was the protesters were better armed than the police
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The problem space includes more than "did they shoot anyone?". The fact that police couldn't do their jobs is already a big deal.
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Also, it strikes me as weird to blame the crowd for being there when the nazi ran his car into them.
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they’ll seek out confrontation regardless
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See my original tweet. Also police approach white protesters much differently than protestors of color.
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E.g. Recreational drug use. Oh wait.
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Where does targeting political dissidents fall into yr 2-step plan? Is seeking to jail protestors not an ingredient?https://twitter.com/guardian/status/897378384631738368 …
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Mis-read as "state police" at first and was confused
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Don’t we already have this?
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We can thank 9/11 for giving us the TSA which every year eats up dozens if not hundred of lifetimes in wasted time.
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That's almost exactly how Syria turned into a police state ~35 years ago
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