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		soperj on Nov 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan Has the number of cops shooting people actually decreased? Considering that they've never even looked for a bicycle, which is many times more expensive than a stick of deodorant, I'm seriously doubtful that they've ever have been hands on for these thefts.

yieldcrv on Nov 24, 2022 [–]

no, avoiding minor crimes has no bearing on whether the cops “feared for their lives” during the times they did show up

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