I've been wondering that myself lol. So random. I heard it's because they share data with cops, but I don't know how many people on the ground actually know that.

I have a feeling it's just an easy way to get a burning car in the road to cause disruptions, because you can easily call them over.

[–] trinicorn@hexbear.net 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I heard it's because they share data with cops, but I don't know how many people on the ground actually know that.

People said this about the burning and looted Target stores in Minneapolis in 2020. It wasn't true, a lot of people on the ground absolutely knew about many of their horrible practices, and even those who didn't know the specifics correctly idenitified big corporations and big tech as being big drivers/boosters of police repression and surveillance.

More generalized looting is also a thing (and I have no interest in condemning it) but there's a reason Target went first and was targeted across neighborhoods even far from the action.

[–] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago

That specific Target (the first one) was well known as a testing ground for new surveillance techniques

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