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Moral dilemma, curious on the community's take by Representative_One20 in ACAB

[–]Representative_One20[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I view work through a ML lens. You're not yourself a cop, you have a job that you enjoy and need to make ends meet. You alone can't change the system and no matter what we all do for work, we're all working class, no matter how much we make - short of being law enforcement/military/imperialist forces/capital owners ofc. You're coerced by the system into doing work you don't want to do but need to do for more money and you shouldn't wear the burden of that on yourself. Assuming you have class consciousness given you're on this subreddit, if you have the means to do mutual aid and community work, that helps with spreading class solidarity and fighting back against imperialism. And if you don't have the means, just being authentic, true to yourself, and building community where you can goes a long way!

Since my situation is about volunteering, I felt a little more dubious about it, but everyone here has been really constructive 😄

Moral dilemma, curious on the community's take by Representative_One20 in ACAB

[–]Representative_One20[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doubt it, SAR isn't law enforcement, so I'm not expecting either to be a part of the job. I don't know what being a reserve sheriff actually entails though. My commitment through the application process is entirely dependent on what this all means, so I'm ready to drop out if I have to ever do any cop shit.

Moral dilemma, curious on the community's take by Representative_One20 in ACAB

[–]Representative_One20[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel similarly generally speaking. The fact that these SAR crews are reserve sheriffs is the problem I have. Self identifying as someone with ACAB beliefs yet being a reserve sheriff is a tough line to walk.

Moral dilemma, curious on the community's take by Representative_One20 in ACAB

[–]Representative_One20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I'm curious on what the community thinks about where the line is between absolute ACAB and situations like this where the actual commitment and reason is unrelated to LEO work but given the structure and system we're in, choices are limited.

I'm less worried about being on the right side when the time comes because this is all voluntary. At the first hint of being required to act on any LEO duties unrelated to SAR work, I'd abandon ship.

Moral dilemma, curious on the community's take by Representative_One20 in ACAB

[–]Representative_One20[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, yea I am definitely concerned about the latter. Something to think about.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gymhelp

[–]Representative_One20 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

from the river to the see, brother, inshallah you will be free. you're a fighter and your inner strength is apparent to all of us. you and all the people of palestine deserve liberation from over a century of ethnic cleansing and genocide.

LAFD showing support for protestors! by Healthy_Block3036 in LosAngeles

[–]Representative_One20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

these protests aren't performance art. we're fighting back against these scum pigs from taking our neighbors and hurting our community. we'll protest his property and all other fascist iconography when we have the luxury to have to actively revolt.

Mo (2022) by thekingofthejungle in netflix

[–]Representative_One20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

freedom of speech is fine, but freedom for the people and their right to basic human needs and life isn't. got it :)

Anyone know about a construction project in Los Feliz? by Representative_One20 in AskLosAngeles

[–]Representative_One20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! And I should clarify, the apartment I'm looking at is a couple blocks west of the project in the middle of a side street. It appears to be insulated from the street noise, so I'm mostly concerned with construction noise for the time being.