New verses in "Only If It Is Embraced"

[ysabetwordsmith]

Thanks to a donation from daisiesrockalot and curiosity, there are 40 new verses in "Only If It Is Embraced."   It features a hilarious culture clash between Pain's Gray and one of the cops.

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Re: Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Hmm.. yeah I hadn't thought that all the way through. The police will retaliate, same as any other gang would.<<

Always ask what could go wrong with a plan. Then account for it.

>> Problem is, the current administration is really pushing the idea that you're not allowed to film cops, for any reason, or any other kind of federal/public building.. for "security" reasons. So that gives them a fig leaf of legal justification to demand you not make their bad behaviour public.<<

That's because they're cockroaches, who don't like the light.

Since we live in an age of minicams and cell phones, it's a bit late to put that genie back in the bottle. If filming something openly is too risky, do so secretly. Any citizen can use a button cam to film scurrilous activity. If the law will not condemn said activity, refer to the court of public opinion by posting it online. This might not help the coffeeshop in its case to refuse service to abusers, but it certainly alerts the citizens which cops to stay away from.

>> and without the court of public appeal, anyone trying to stand up to them is going to have a bad day... <<

Unless money. If enough citizens object, they can fund an effective fight. Especially if a lawyer volunteers to help.

>> Still, it was a thought, given the way the Rethuglians & assorted bigots are trying to make it legal to refuse to serve certain classes of people, to turn that very thing against them and see how they like it. <<

Remember that it's not about law or morality but about power. They will always see themselves as right and others as wrong, no matter how contradictory it is. It's like dealing with a chaotic neutral party member, who always argues to their own advantage.