• SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I am saying plainclothes officers are absolutely a form of secret police, and regular police are arguably a form of secret police. I didn’t think that before but you and Enkrod have unintentionally made a very strong argument that is the case.

    You are correct it’s all just word games, but it’s a game that seems to have you pretty riled up. Why?

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      5 days ago

      I am saying plainclothes officers are absolutely a form of secret police, and regular police are arguably a form of secret police.

      Ah, good! We agree on that then =D

      You are correct it’s all just word games, but it’s a game that seems to have you pretty riled up. Why?

      I have a degree in Poli Sci and have written papers (as course work, not academically published in journals) on topics like this.

      Beyond that, I’m Autistic, a bit of a stickler for details, and enjoy infodumping.

      … And I am currently physically maimed, will probably be more or less bedridden for the next 6 months or so, aside from Physical Therapy appointments… so I have arguably too much free time.

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        5 days ago

        Oof that sucks I’m sorry to hear that. Thank you for explaining that, I was trying to understand where the disagreement was and was getting really confused. Good luck on the recovery!

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          5 days ago

          I am no longer in utterly unbearable, constant pain, and I am improving… still in a lot of pain, but it is lessening, and my range of motion is improving, I can get around with a cane now instead of needing a wheelchair… its a whole bunch of really messed up muscles and tendons at this point, bone fractures have healed now.

          Thank you for the well wishes =D