Don’t post pictures of yourself online doing illegal shit.

  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    It’s “clout culture” combined with poor parenting. They see other people doing it and they want to be part of the in crowd. Because they were never taught critical thinking skills they never stop to think “If my dumbfuck buddy Kyle can see this so can the cops”.

    When I was growing up I learned to assume everyone is a cop, as a result I made sure no one was looking (even my dipshit peers) before I did something potentially ruinous.

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    8 hours ago

    What’s the likelihood that the “climbed over and into police vehicles” is 90% of the reason the police care enough to put any resources into a serious investigation?

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    What a gross waste of tax-payer money and police time. Fuck the scientologist hucksters.

    Just a bunch of lawyers invoicing the rich to allow them to do immoral things and write it off as a charity donation.

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    7 hours ago

    Don’t post pictures of yourself online

    Also don’t bring your phone with you, or at least turn it off or put it in plane mode.

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      9 hours ago

      Nah, if you’re stupid enough to film yourself while doing crimes you deserve everything you get. And I say that fully condoning these scientology runs.

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      Y’know people like this complain when kids don’t go out, and complain when they do

      Smh can’t win with these people

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    10 hours ago

    Sure, but best not to do illegal shit. However, if you are doing performative illegal shit because you feel angry with some aspects of an institution(s) you find questionable, perhaps find someone to give the reasons for your speedrunning or whatever you’re performing otherwise you might end up with a criminal record and that’s going to stuff up your life choices a bit.

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      59 minutes ago

      If you are going to have a criminal record, “tormenting the church of scientology” is a pretty respectable thing to have on it. I would be more inclined to hire someone who did that.

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      8 hours ago

      The reason is (mostly?) lolz.

      Which is far from evil here. At least mask up or whatever to the point of not being (facial recognition + legally) identifiable before posting to your social media about someone who isn’t me (SWIM). As per OP, opsec, learn to love it or learn regrets.

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        8 hours ago

        Yes, i agree it’s not evil. They’re kids. It’s the melding of cyber reality with physical reality together with the illegal action that makes me a bit nervous.

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    6 hours ago

    It’s good to know that protesting the Cult of Scientology hasn’t gone out of fashion.

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      6 hours ago

      I don’t think they’re protesting. They’re just following a trend which I guess at least draws attention to it.