Comments by "Ida Larsen" (@idalarsen2540) on "The Daily Show"
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Jeez. America, wtf is wrong with y'all?? Here in Norway we can't wait to get the vaccine. Although we surely have a fiew nutjobs dealing with radikal conspiracies, their voices are never heard. We're too scientific for that shit lol. We had to shut down all of our malls again, only keeping gas stations, grocery stores, emergency services, vets and just the most essential places open. Nothing else. Mask mandate everywhere (except outside), stay at home (as much as possible) orders. Not in the entire country, but in our red zones. As soon as we discovered the mutated virus or government shut down all things necessary. We didn't wait until hundreds/thousands of people got sick and/or died, we shut down straight away - and I'd say at least 80% of people complied. Yes, it sucks and we hate it, but our government takes us seriously enough to do it and they actually don't hesitate (too much) with giving all kinds of relief for people, unemployed or not. We know our government have trust in us, which probably makes us trust them. It's a two-way street. We don't like it, but we comply because we know that the better we get at hindering the spread, the faster we get our lives back to as normal as possible. We've done this since about the beginning (we were a little sloppy to begin with, but as soon as it got as bad as it did last year, we immidiatly stepped up). Therefore, our numbers are extremely low. We're not New Zealand yet to put it like that, but we're way closer to New Zealand's situation than the situation in the US. So we're doing some things very well. Wich has served us all. If only America would stop dragging this shit out so much already, I belive not only the US would be so much better off, but the entire world. The virus don't care about no border control or stupid walls.
The US deserves a whooping with a switch by grandma, y'all need to be whipped into place at this point it seems. Oh, how great is it that the "greatest" country on earth is screwing up everyone. How classic. I'm sure America will try to claim they were the ones that eradicated this shit when it (hopefully one day) passes. Wouldn't surprise anyone. America, time to face the issues and sober up.. but you can't fix what you don't acknowledge. I'm scared for how this will go. Negliegence is literally killing people in the masses, but then we have stupid aholes like Cruz and Taylor Greene and their ride AND die-followers. Ugh, HOW DID YOU GET TO THIS POINT, THIS IS JUST SICK. I'm tired of having to care about American politics, but it's impossible to escape considering how much of a influence the US has.
I keep hoping and wishing for you sensible people out there who made Biden/Kamala and Georgia happen. I have hope that all of you sensible people are able to push through and make some great changes. All hope is not lost, but it's slipping for sure. Please, for the sake of yourself and for the entire globe - please let this new administration get things back on track. I beg you. We're all tired. I know you are too.
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I mean.. I totally get where she's coming from and all that, and I absolutely agree that we need to seriously reimagine what policing in America looks like, but I don't believe completely getting rid of all policing is the solution.
It's absolutely impossible to get rid of all crime, so we do need law enforcement to do just that - enforce the law. I'm totally for the concept of dradtically shrinking the police funding and number of police, and instead offer strong social programs that prevents crime from happening.. but even in the most utopic and safe world, crime will never be eradicated. We should absolutely focus more on prevention, that's key to true reform and justice.. but that's complicated, and requires reform on not just policing, but every other aspect of governing. That includes ensuring affordable and quality housing for every single person, ensuring affordable/free, quality and accessable health care to again literally every single person, ensuring every single person quality employment with quality pay, the list goes on.. you get the idea. The thing is though, even with all these things in place, you'll never be able to 100% prevent all crime. Proper policing is not just about preventing crime, but bringing justice when it occurs, which it always inevitably will. That's just the sad reality.
We need reasonable solutions that actually makes sense. American policing today is totally indefensable, and it needs to drastically and systematically change. We need to look more at alternatives to deal with homeless people, domestic disputes, drug issues, mental health crisis', and all non-violent offenses, but as well look critically at all existing laws, and reevaluate what we deem illegal and not. Prison reform is also massively important, as well as complete drug reform. Policing is a massive issue, but by far not the only issue. Police unions needs drastic change as well.
I just think that colmpletely aboloshing the police isn't reasonable.. a dradtic reduction on the other hand is reasonable AND necessary. Redistributing funding is as well - that's one of the more attainable solutions to the issue at large. Social programs supporting lifting people up and out of desperation, homelessness, health issues including drug addiction and all of these things are real solutions that can be done. Completely aboloshing the police simply isn't realistic. I certainly wish that COULD be a reality, but that's wishful thinking. We need to look at other solutions. I recommend looking at how other countries, those with the least amount of crime are doing policing.. they're obiviously doing something right, and have figured out great stuff that America hasn't yet. That includes getting money and "lobbying", aka legal bribery out of politics, so real solutions CAN take place, instead of quality, meaningful policies being dead at arrival due to police unions, prison "lobbyists" etc. bribing politicians to not change anything.
Money in politics is what we keep coming back to - it truly is the root of all evil, and the thing that mostly obstructs progress from taking place.
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YT's biggest and most watched (political) news network gave a shoutout to the Daily Show, this segment in particular! That made me so happy. They're a great news show! They consist of ACTUAL progressive democrats, who fight for what's right, with a large focus on exposing corruption on each side of the isle. They're the best, and I recommend y'all go watch The Young Turks, Indisputable and The Damage Report. They're not supressed by corporate donors' interests, and have had all kinds of guests, including both AOC and Bernie who's supported this network. They've also had on all kinds of other guests for debates etc., so they clearly show that they're not afraid to have ANYBODY on. One of it's anchors (who I believe is their CEO/founder) had a great debate, CRUSHING Tucker Carlson. You can find that debate on The Young Turks YT-channel. I believe Politicon hosted it, so prob there as well (if they have a YT-channel).
I couldn't recommend these people and that network enough, they're great!
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Oh wow, I remember seeing and episode on Jim Can't Swim (a pshychology + criminology channel on YT) where we get to see murderers interrogations and often times their day in courts. Obvs both interrigations and court proceedings takes days upon days, and you obvs can't upload EVERYTHING that went on. But I believe one of the episodes I saw was about this mom's son EXACT case - a man with his fiancé (she was utterly shocked when she first realized what her husband had done and was straight forward with the police and in court, she testified AGAINST him for the sake of all victims, both the dead and alive ones so no hate for her is warranted) stopped because she wanted some wine. The shooting started when she was in the store, and the shooting had already happened when she got out. No one called the police, the old fart that tried using self defence as his defence, saying so to his terrifyed (now former) fiancé. That was so obiviously a case of violent hatred and racism, as he had no remorse, and his ONLY reasoning for why their dispute about loud music turned deadly was that.. the music was loud. He claimed they threatened him and that he saw a barrell/rifle/gun/stick (he couldn't make up his mind about that, apparantly). NOT A SINGLE WEAPON was in their car. At all. Their only "crime" these kids committed was being young, black, listening to hip hop/rap in their car after they had been SHOPPING or something like that. So they did NOTHING WRONG, yet a 17-year old died, and other people in that car were lucky to BARELY miss all those bullets he uncontrollably shot towards their car. The shooter even stepped out of his own car in order to get better aim. Can't remember his explanation for this, but it made zero sense. Obvs. If he was legit fearful he would've stayed in the car. Such and obivious rasist hatecrime. Even during interrogation he showed his true colors even more, as the pair of police questioning him was one white dude and one black dude. He wouldn't even look at the black dude, and ignored him to some degree, while having no problem chit chatting and having eye contact with the white officer. Like.. how stupid can you be??? Feel so sorry for everyone involved, especially the victim and his friends who were with him and his family.
This story like so so many others just crushes my heart and soul, I'm so thankful that shit like this is an extreme rarity where I live.
Respect to that mother for everything she's been through and for her success. ♡
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