• Whitebrow@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    “Protect them from verbal abuse or harassment”

    How about you be thankful that hurtful words and insults is all you’re getting so far?

    Start fining people for telling you to eat shit and you’ll see how fast they’ll shift to actions that will be conveying the same message

  • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOP
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    29 days ago

    Montreal city council is expected to vote this week on a proposed bylaw that would allow members of the public to be fined for insulting police officers and other municipal workers.

    • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca
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      28 days ago

      When laws are passed to keep public authorites’ feelings from getting hurt, it doesn’t come from a good place. This is the mildest form of holding the authorities accountable.