We are not the utopia some Americans (and too many Canadians) think we are.
Also, what mosdef and ggoreo said.
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Sweden is a country with very different values, with emphasis placed on the collective not on the individual as in the US. It also doesnāt have an archaic constitution, written in stone, to protect slaversā rights. Gun ownership is very low, giving rogue cops less opportunity to exact violence on their targets.
Iād imagine that kids are educated to be socially responsible too.
Itās not a socialist utopia (the increasing popularity of far right wing groups is a worry) but the existence of the US might make it appear like one.
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Lol
Yeah, we are no better than USA#1. The RCMP have their roots in colonialism and continue to be fucked up despite the pretty uniforms. The rest of our police are no betterā¦this is a perfect example (though horrific):
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Seems like a good ratio. Hopefully working from a massive starting number.
We are better simply for the fact that we spend way less per capita on policing then the US does.
That doesnāt make our police any better, just makes them less able to wreak havoc.
Stricter gun laws is a huge factor too, making it harder to justify shooting people.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1384178810933809153
Hereās my sheriff, who absolutely should be abolished:
Lol that guy deleted his tweet publicizing the column he wrote for the paper. I wonder if the paper removed the article as well.
Itās paywalled but assuming itās Ontario Canada thatās one of the increasingly fewer things that make me glad I live here and not there. That would never fly here
You think one of the problems facing police in America is that they are not getting paid enough to murder us?
Iād bet Grady Judd has never been to NYC.
Love riding a bike and getting guns pointed at you for it. Video in quoted tweet
https://twitter.com/j_manprime21/status/1384721085791293443?s=21
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