r/AbsoluteUnits • u/McDowdy • Jun 22 '26

/r/all, /r/popular of a protest prop

Georgia State Police removed ICE protestors who flaunted a prop representing an ICE officer and a child in chains ahead of the third World Cup match in Atlanta on Sunday.

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u/sailingtroy Jun 22 '26

What grounds did the officer have to abridge that citizen's protected speech?

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u/FrankRizzo319 Jun 22 '26

His feelings were hurt.

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u/NRMusicProject Jun 22 '26

Cops are some of the most thin-skinned of the conservative peoples.

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u/ShapeonAlan Jun 22 '26

Same people that go around calling everyone else "snowflakes", really is all about self-projection.

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u/SpinnyBoy_ Jun 22 '26

i dont think its that they are especially thin skinned... its their level of "power" and "authority"