GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

You mean the long list which gets very short once you actually watch the bodycam footage instead of msm headlines?

>How many cases like Nowak‘s where before his?

They literally have tried there best to hide this case. Have you ever considered that the reason you have not heard of other cases is the opposite reason you claim there is a (disproportionately) long list of police brutality against black? Not to mention that statistically speaking, if a group of people commit more crimes, they are also more likely to be involved with police increasing the chance of any brutality.

>Seems like right wingers have a really short temper if they aren’t ok with the victims skin color.

I don't see how claimed political affiliation is relevant here outside of attempting ad hominem.

>Reminds me of anti vaxxers

Reminds me of whataboutism and deflection. You forgot to call me a nazi, im sure that will change reality and do the heavy lifting in an argument.

> didn't register our accommodation which is mandatory

>> Foreigner: just let us go on our trip anyway

>> Citizen: sent to detention and beaten to death [0]. Reverse ICE?

Police is friendly and laid back for foreigners, in China there are even foreigners advertising to call the police for you if you lost something, simply because police will be more responsible if a foreigner is involved. And they are also more flexible like your experience shows, which does not apply to citizens.

There are more examples, like gfw, for foreigner there are even volunteers at major airports helping you install VPN, while for citizens you can get fined or warned with an official record in your dossier.

Or like COVID you mentioned, during the lock-down period foreigners have prioritized access to foods and necessities. One extreme case I remember is a wealthy couple in Shanghai ran out of those things. And how did they get through? They happened to hire a Philippine nanny at the time, and that gives them priority, despite not officially registered like you. Imagine your gov prioritize your servant over you.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Zhigang_incident

https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/emergency-savings-r...

The quote:

"At a time of sticky inflation and a softening job market, extra money in the bank can serve as a lifeline for many consumers. Yet just 47% of Americans indicate they have sufficient liquidity or access to funds to cover a $1,000 emergency expense, a Bankrate survey found. This can present challenges when dealing with job losses, medical issues or other problems that could exhaust one’s cash reserves."

So this raises the question for most Americans: file a lawsuit with what money? It also raises the question of whether your rights should depend on your bank balance. Now, we can pretend that anyone can start a successful gofundme to fund their efforts to have their basic rights protected, but you see where this is going?

As for the media: what media outlets? And why would they care unless it is a particularly egregious story or it involves someone famous? Thousands of people have their rights violated every day. Why would the media care about any "nobody"?

No you don't live in 1984 or Soviet Russia. You live in much worse circumstances because back in the Soviet times, the state, fortunately, had limited ability to surveil, track and control you. The capabilities a state gone bad have at their disposal today are much, much more invasive and effective. And the brutality you risk (eg CECOT) is arguably not materially better than getting shipped off to Siberia. At least around 90% of those who were shipped off to Siberia had fixed term sentences.

And perhaps you will never have the opportunity to litigate if you find yourself wronged. What if you die in custody due to a medical emergency that was not taken into account? Thousands die of medical neglect in custody every year in the US. (Look it up. State and federal custody, ICE, prison system etc). This happens to thousands of people every year and nobody cares. Least of all the media. What if you find yourself in CECOT -- effectively isolated from the world and anyone in your personal network that could do something about it? Or in ICE detention where the very best case is that you disappear for days without anyone knowing where you are, and without the ability to contact anyone.

It frightens me that people can find their way to Hacker News yet be so ignorant of the reality the majority of Americans face. How can you not know basic statistical facts? How can you not ask yourself how someone who isn't rich, isn't well connected, doesn't have a strong network of people around them are supposed to defend their basic rights?

Know what you are talking about. Find out what reality is like for other people. Don't blab on about remedies that are purely theoretical for much of the citizenry. Know stuff!