According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks.

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[–] 39 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Same applies to police for last ten years

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Police choose to be police, aren't many of the Russian soldiers drafted or forced to serve at this point?

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago*

    You are correct, many of them conscripted, and even those who was on contract before after mobilization started their contracts became perpetual.

    And police not only choose to be police, but also choose to beat students.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    You can still refuse to be drafted, you'll likely go into prison, but that's a better option than murdering people.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    But prisoners get sent to war...

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't know much about Russian prisons, but I might take my chances on the battlefield and try escaping.

    That is, unless you have family, in which case I wouldn't put it past them to force compliance by threatening your family. I would probably serve "loyally" if not doing so meant my family would be thrown in torture prison for life or killed.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not even Ukrainian sources mention anything about torture of relatives, so I'm pretty sure this is just your fantasy.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Nah, more than 10 for sure. There's anti police slurs coming from as early as the 80-90s, like "Musora" which is a plural form of "trash"

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