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Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization” (news.ycombinator.com)
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[–] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I didn't mean they really thought a camera were a gun. I mean UK cops will "suspect" people filming with a camera of being a terrorist (as if aiming the camera were like pointing a gun).

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago

    and I’m saying it's not a common occurrence, intentional or not.

    Guns aren't common enough in the UK for "they've got a gun" to be a go-to for the police.

    "They've got a knife" or "They’ve got a sign the ruling class don't want people to see" are more likely.

    As another poster pointed out, it has happened, but it's by no means the norm.

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