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gulliver

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6. It protects them and honors democracy

Reply to Arazi (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:45 PM

Sep 21

We can't have it be that a slim population of self-elected (unelected) people can take it upon themselves, unasked, to police the police. Unfortunately, that is what you get when you make it possible to dox a law enforcement officer. You allow random people who have no valid claim to power the ability to undermine the will of the people by interfering with law enforcement.

Doxing is a huge, unsolved problem. It threatens everyone.

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Masked and Unidentifiable: The Risks of Federal Law Enforcement Operating Without Identification [View all] Heidi Sep 21 OP

NO MASKS for armed law enforcement! (nt) Heidi Sep 21 #1

Masked American Gestapo ! republianmushroom Sep 21 #2

Yup, but there are DUers who defend it. (nt) Heidi Sep 21 #3

It's a good article gulliver Sep 21 #4

Why is it important to protect officers from doxing? Arazi Sep 21 #5

It protects them and honors democracy gulliver Sep 21 #6

lol, in fact lmao at police needing to be "protected" Arazi Sep 21 #7