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Comment by asdfman123

1 day ago

Software engineers are definitely among the class of people protected by the police

Depends on the race of the engineer. If you're gay or live in a blue city/state then you also lose your protection

  • Have any of you tried talking to a police officer in real life? If you're just polite to them they treat you like they're your private protection force.

    Moreso in blue cities, I have no idea what point you're making there other than crime you've seen on TV is scary.

  • Sorta, if you live in a blue city—so really just a city at this point-then it wraps around a small amount and your local police are, at least when it comes to this crap, largely on your side. ICE is making huge messes and leaving it to the local PD to clean it up which is not exactly endearing. Nobody likes when a bunch of people come in and start pissing in your Cheerios. Especially when those Cheerios are "rebuilding trust with your local community."

It’s conditional on whether you are affirming the opinions of your employer or oppositional

I'll be sure to bring my mechanical keyboard and secondary vertical monitor out in public so they'll know I'm one of the good ones.

There is no protected class from malevolent government. Everyone from oligarchs down to the have nots can be targets. Let's not keep relearning that lesson.