A white “back the blue” family was speeding their dog to the veterinarian after it had been hit by a car. When stopped by the police, they assumed white privilege and that cops would es…
We are raised in families where we are ordered around. We are sent to schools where we are trained to be obedient. We go to work in authoritarian organizations. We don’t understand democracy or cooperative organization. Nobody knows why.
"I would never put my son in a position like that, ever," said Albrecht. "I back the blue. I support the blue. Like, I always want to show him that, you know, you submit to these guys. That you're supposed to be able to trust them."
I think you missed the point. As for the ad hominem well, it says more about you.
The point is not in the story itself, but in the way the article was written:
Person suffers at hands of people they support - queue schadenfreude mirth from opponents. Laugh at their pain, for it is funny.
You wanted an example of the opposite you said?
Here you go:
“A protester shot my sister! A protester!” she said. “You are so mad at the police that you are hurting everyone else.”, Associated Press link
Do you not think this was presented the exact same way in right wing forums as the original story was presented in boingboing?
Would it change your mind? Would you reconsider?
Would society come closer to healing if the media were overrun with these outrage click-bait stories?
Society has fallen for Russian active measures, tearing itself apart.