How are we in a timeline where the only alternative to a neolib shit stain like Joe Biden is a literal fascist?
In a word: corruption.
Also: Bo Burnham is equally baffled and wrote a short banger about it
Overthrowing the whole broken system is also an alternative. The sheeple are too comfortable with their neolib and fascist overlords though.
A lot people would vote for this without the tiniest understanding of what it means.
What about if instead of giving police a free reign to commit brutality, he said something like “we’re going to vastly increase the funding that goes towards quality training; we’re going to reduce reliance on old military weapons and tactics; there will be less lawsuits because our police will be given a quality education.”
How about wanting the police to be the best at their jobs, rather than the most brutal?
You mean, just like European police forces? Some of which don’t even carry guns on the job?
I’m not sure which countries don’t - the UK doesn’t. Germany does.
But German police seem to be eminently better trained than the US cops.
Can the President overrule civil cases?
I’m sure a lot of potential cases would actually be filed in state courts where he would not have much power over, at least directly.
As far as civil vs. criminal, ianal, but
Under traditional English common laws, a doctrine called sovereign immunity prevented citizens from suing the king. Sovereign immunity was incorporated into American law as well, imposing limits on lawsuits against government agencies or employees. source: Forbes.com
So basically, the government has to grant you permission to sue it. If a president decrees that the government is immune in a civil case, there is little legal recourse. (Reminder: ianal, I want everyone to know ianal.)
But the big picture: regardless of whether efforts to interfere could be successful, this announcement will increase police brutality.
This country is a steaming pile of shit and I’m so worried about my children’s future here.
