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New comment by dacops in "Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract"

dacops — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:15:10 +0000

"Likes to own" implies "cannot always own".

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

New comment by dacops in "Driver accused of DUI tracks missing laptop to Illinois State trooper's house"

dacops — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:13:52 +0000

Cops are already paid very, very highly and should be held accountable. Cops don't take accountability and do take the pay, so your thesis is pretty well tested and didn't work.

New comment by dacops in "Driver accused of DUI tracks missing laptop to Illinois State trooper's house"

dacops — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:12:02 +0000

Cops (modern cops) grew out of capital trying to socialize the cost of protecting their interests. Whether it was slave patrols or dock warehouse security, central cops evolved to protect capital's interests.

New comment by dacops in "Driver accused of DUI tracks missing laptop to Illinois State trooper's house"

dacops — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:30:12 +0000

Cop unions are very different from basically every other kind of union. Cops aren't workers. They don't need workers unions.

Teachers and administrative staff are workers. They need workers unions.

New comment by dacops in "Driver accused of DUI tracks missing laptop to Illinois State trooper's house"

dacops — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:28:06 +0000

"On the spectrum of" is doing a lot of heavy lifting for you there. How many teachers have shot someone in their care this year? I'm guessing very few.

Also, "definitely not zero" is an absurd bar. "One teacher did something, better condemn all teachers!"

New comment by dacops in "Driver accused of DUI tracks missing laptop to Illinois State trooper's house"

dacops — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:30:34 +0000

Police need reform. Police unions need to go entirely. Police unions exist primarily to prevent police from consequences of their abuses of power. The State doesn't need unions to protect itself from its citizens.