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Agents claimed one thing, body camera claims another. How odd (discuss.online)

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[-] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 3 months ago

Needs text alternative.

Images of text break much that text alternatives do not. Losses due to image of text lacking alternative such as link:

usability
- we can't quote the text without pointless bullshit like retyping it or OCR
- text search is unavailable
- the system can't
  - reflow text to varied screen sizes
  - vary presentation (size, contrast)
  - vary modality (audio, braille)
accessibility
- lacks semantic structure (tags for titles, heading levels, sections, paragraphs, lists, emphasis, code, links, accessibility features, etc)
- some users can't read this due to lack of alt text
- users can't adapt the text for dyslexia or vision impairments
- systems can't read the text to them or send it to braille devices
web connectivity
- we have to do failure-prone bullshit to find the original source
- we can't explore wider context of the original message
authenticity: we don't know the image hasn't been tampered
searchability: the "text" isn't indexable by search engine in a meaningful way
fault tolerance: no text fallback if
- image breaks
- image host is geoblocked due to insane regulations.

Contrary to age & humble appearance, text is an advanced technology that provides all these capabilities absent from images.

OP needs to learn to link to sources & everyone here needs to learn about the iniquity of images of text as explained above.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

text is an advanced technology

*Formats entire reply in the form of an aneurysm

[-] shane@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago

Does your Lemmy client not support bullet lists?

[-] moopet@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I don't think that image needs a text alternative. It's just covering part of what's said in text below it, which is fine.

The link text being "Here" should have descriptive content though.

this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2025

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When cops are caught breaking the law, they're investigated by other cops. Details are kept quiet, the officers' names are withheld from public knowledge, and what info is eventually released is only what police choose to release — often nothing at all.

When police are fired — which is all too rare — they leave with 'law enforcement experience' and can easily find work in another police department nearby. It's called "Wandering Cops."

When police testify under oath, they lie so frequently that cops themselves have a joking term for it: "testilying." Yet it's almost unheard of for police to be punished or prosecuted for perjury.

Cops can and do get away with lawlessness, because cops protect other cops. If they don't, they aren't cops for long.

The legal doctrine of "qualified immunity" renders police officers invulnerable to lawsuits for almost anything they do. In practice, getting past 'qualified immunity' is so unlikely, it makes headlines when it happens.

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