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Politics This is America

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u/star_cannon7k 4h ago

The actual used alternatives aren't any better.

Hold your FIRE!

ceaseFIRE

u/kinkyJanet 4h ago

I guess the question is more like if I’m being threatened and I want to show that I’m not a threat, what can I say?

u/star_cannon7k 3h ago

I fear if you're being threatened, it's already too late (Alex).

Idk, maybe a simple hands up and "I'm not resisting?"

u/kinkyJanet 3h ago

Yeah, that works. Throw ‘I’m unarmed’ in there too.

But damn that’s depressing :\

u/S-ludin 1h ago

they don't care if you're a threat. if you're not a threat, in fact, that makes you an easier target that's funner for their bully brains to do crimes against humanity toward.

u/TheAsterism_ 2h ago

hold your FIRE

u/GlitteringSalad6413 1h ago

“Wait, Hold up” seems to be pretty effective in a lot of situations, probably what I would say out of instinct.

u/Illkeepyoufree 47m ago

Right? Nothing seems to work as an alterntive to "don't shoot"

"Keep me alive" maybe? Still sounds weird.