Octopus Overlords

Let's let the cops sell military weapons to the bad guys so they can get more military weapons!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-sel ... s-posties/

And now making crack??? WTAF?

https://cbs12.com/news/local/broward-co ... e-attorney

"Broward Co. to vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office"

There's an Amazon strike in NY today and the cops are apparently assisting to make sure Amazon business can continue. They've put up barricades to corral picket lines and allow contractors to access the Amazon site and they've also physically put themselves in front of Amazon trucks and are arresting people.

https://bsky.app/profile/hellgatenyc.co ... o7n2ppx22j

I know I shouldn't be surprised that the cops are doing what they're doing, but I guess maybe I am?

A few years back I participated in a strike and right before it was initiated we underwent all kinds of training from the union on what to expect and how to act when the police arrived. It never escalated to that level (thankfully), but what I'm seeing on Blue Sky is exactly what we were warned against. Crazy times.

Should picketers be allowed to disrupt business, either on public egress points or on private land? I thought we lived in an age where they can picket but they can't disrupt. That's the way it's been around here. Blocking egress is moving from striking to protesting and doing so in a manner that is "civilly disobedient" where you would expect legal consequences.

That said, I tacitly support stronger unionization of Amazon employees. *shrug*

If you're on public property (like a sidewalk) the police can f off.

They should absolutely be able to disrupt business; that's the whole point. Yes, they are rules on how they can do that but sending in police officers to bust up the strike is gross.

What happens when a police union goes on strike? Do they draw straws to see who pickets and who scabs to disrupt the pickets?