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They are not the "sins of the fathers" Police are still doing very real harm to the community.
You're not "supporting LGBT" if the first thing you do when something you don't like happens is start attacking them physically and in the press.
Most people couldn't give a shit if someone employed as a police officer went full bore ham at pride. It's the marching in uniform that is the big fucking issue. This could have been avoided. It could have been acknowledged as a bad idea. People have not been subtle about "We do not want uniformed police officers acting like we are their PR machine" for literal years now. But they went ahead anyway in defiance of all logic and sentiment, shit happened and now it's OHH THE ABHORRENTSSSSSSSSSS
It is not. helping. matters. And they have to see that - so why do they keep persisting?
really can't help feeling you're being a bit deliberately obtuse here
The police uniform is an instantly identifiable marker of an institution that has been harming the community since forever. That "dark history" that's referred to in the article? That's not just "cops were beating up protestors" it's "people were protesting because cops were murdering us with impunity"
The issue is with the institution - you're acting like it's the individuals. Individuals aren't the uniform. The uniform is worn as part of a job. Demanding to march in that uniform is demanding to march as the institution. You gonna keep pretending you don't see why there would be an issue with that?
Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters is a really good documentary about the first pride in Sydney in 1978. There are first hand accounts of just why cops shouldn’t be at pride.
so uh, how come the queer community has to be the bigger guy here and not the cops?
'cos you keep going "oh sins of the father" "history history history" like it's before anyone was born while I'm also talking about events that happened this decade.
You're still not getting it.
No one is punishing a "group of people". This has been pointed out to you repeatedly. People have issues with the institution.
Cops aren't a fucking demographic no matter how hard you try and palestinian/hamas at it. It's a job. And that job is renowned for encouraging, supporting and defending employees and behaviours that harm members of the community.
.....come back when you're not trying to pull this bullshit.