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

This is only a contradiction if you don't understand that the "thin blue line" slogan was never about supporting the police upholding the letter of the law, or even the spirit of it. It was about supporting racist cops who disproportionately target minorities and are quick to use lethal force against them.