NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoLego instructs California police department to stop using Lego heads to mask identities of suspectswww.foxnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1556arrow-down127
arrow-up1529arrow-down1external-linkLego instructs California police department to stop using Lego heads to mask identities of suspectswww.foxnews.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareandrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoNot to dunk on you, but maybe that extreme would convince you it’s a little bit wrong?
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·8 months agoThe reason the police department is wrong is not because they’re using LEGO (trademark infringement), it’s wrong because criminals shouldn’t be reduced to “engaging social media content”.
minus-squareandrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoAnd you are right on the money. Suspects and victims shouldn’t be reduced to infotainment material. I’ve posted it meaning exactly that.
Not to dunk on you, but maybe that extreme would convince you it’s a little bit wrong?
The reason the police department is wrong is not because they’re using LEGO (trademark infringement), it’s wrong because criminals shouldn’t be reduced to “engaging social media content”.
And you are right on the money. Suspects and victims shouldn’t be reduced to infotainment material. I’ve posted it meaning exactly that.